This week has mostly consisted of alterations that I needed to get caught up on. Currently in the "done" pile are 2 dresses and a cashmere coat. In the "working on pile" is a suit. In the "to do" pile - a bridesmaids dress.
Next week - window seat cushion and pillow cushions and the beginnings of a wedding dress. (As per usual - you'll see pictures of the wedding dress after the wedding.)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
knitting - hat & scarf
Christopher's Nanny made a Christmas sweater for Joseph this year. She gave me her leftover yarn to make a matching hat. I ended up making this hat & scarf. For pictures of the entire ensemble go to our family blog - Swearingen Crib.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The benefits of having a McClellan construction crew at your house
in no particular order:
1. they still love you if you're totally busted in your jammies at noon.
2. they bring their fryer and boil things in the backyard
3. on tuesday they gave you 6 quarts of boiled peanuts
4. today they boiled shrimp
5. today they invited you to come outside for lunch and bring cocktail sauce
6. today they brought all the leftover shrimp inside as a gift
7. oh . . . and they're fixing your house and building an additional bathroom
1. they still love you if you're totally busted in your jammies at noon.
2. they bring their fryer and boil things in the backyard
3. on tuesday they gave you 6 quarts of boiled peanuts
4. today they boiled shrimp
5. today they invited you to come outside for lunch and bring cocktail sauce
6. today they brought all the leftover shrimp inside as a gift
7. oh . . . and they're fixing your house and building an additional bathroom
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
happy things
I've been tagged! Dawn tagged me with this fun, short little list of things that make me happy.
6 things that make me happy (in no particular order):
1. Snuggling with Joseph on the couch in the mornings
2. knitting (thanks to Nanny for the lessons and Dawn for the some great patterns)
3. Santi's
4. Snuggling with Christopher on the couch in the evenings
5. my sisters
6. great friends (who enjoy being made happy by Santi's with us)
and now I tag:
Christine
Sarah
Rita
6 things that make me happy (in no particular order):
1. Snuggling with Joseph on the couch in the mornings
2. knitting (thanks to Nanny for the lessons and Dawn for the some great patterns)
3. Santi's
4. Snuggling with Christopher on the couch in the evenings
5. my sisters
6. great friends (who enjoy being made happy by Santi's with us)
and now I tag:
Christine
Sarah
Rita
Friday, October 17, 2008
Autumn decorations
I've been feeling a little bit crafty between projects for others and these new autumn decorations are a result. I made the wine bag out of a burlap Jamaican coffee bag that Aunt Janet gave us after a recent vacation. I want to make more so yesterday I visited my favorite local fabric/audio/visual store and picked up a 2-yard burlap remnant for $1! 
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
ahead of the game
. . . . as in . . . I just wrapped 6 christmas presents. And, got a christmas package together to mail to Indiana to await our arrival.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Chair #4
here is chair #4 (actually chair #3 of the project I was hired to do) . . . and it is complete! finally! this was probably the most challenging one. i'm so glad it's done.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
my chair
I just wanted you all to see a picture of this chair. I picked it up at a garage sale in 1996 for $10. The next time you see it, it will look vastly different.
Shetler burritos
Since we are heading to Nashville again later this week for another whirlwind weekend trip for wedding and family reunion . . . I've been trying to get by without going to the grocery store. So far I've done it . . . except that we're out of eggs and COFFEE! yikes!
So - last night's dinner was a family favorite. Legend has it that my mom had a pound of hamburger thawing one Sunday after church and had no idea what to do with it so my dad whipped up the following recipe. I think we've probably been eating this for about 25 years or so.
Shetler Burritos:
1 pound hamburger
1 onion chopped
1 bell pepper chopped
1 can dark red kidney beans
cornstarch
salt, pepper
shredded cheddar cheese
butter
tortillas
So - you brown the hamburger and add in the onions and bell pepper. Add in the kidney beans with the juice and let all simmer together. Add seasonings to taste. Sometimes I also add a few canned sliced jalapenos and a little of the juice. Although I do this less now that Joseph also eats this. Once everything is cooked, thicken it with a heaping tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with a little water.
To Serve - put a pat of butter on your tortilla then layer with meat mixture and shredded cheese. Fold up the bottom of the tortilla and then fold in the sides. Yes it does sound a little weird. But it's delicious. Ask any of the men who have married into our family. And before you get any ideas that it might taste better with sour cream or salsa on it. . . . well, it just doesn't. You can't mess with pure Shetler perfection.
So - last night's dinner was a family favorite. Legend has it that my mom had a pound of hamburger thawing one Sunday after church and had no idea what to do with it so my dad whipped up the following recipe. I think we've probably been eating this for about 25 years or so.
Shetler Burritos:
1 pound hamburger
1 onion chopped
1 bell pepper chopped
1 can dark red kidney beans
cornstarch
salt, pepper
shredded cheddar cheese
butter
tortillas
So - you brown the hamburger and add in the onions and bell pepper. Add in the kidney beans with the juice and let all simmer together. Add seasonings to taste. Sometimes I also add a few canned sliced jalapenos and a little of the juice. Although I do this less now that Joseph also eats this. Once everything is cooked, thicken it with a heaping tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with a little water.
To Serve - put a pat of butter on your tortilla then layer with meat mixture and shredded cheese. Fold up the bottom of the tortilla and then fold in the sides. Yes it does sound a little weird. But it's delicious. Ask any of the men who have married into our family. And before you get any ideas that it might taste better with sour cream or salsa on it. . . . well, it just doesn't. You can't mess with pure Shetler perfection.
tagged again
Christine tagged me - so here we go!
The rules of the tag are as follows:
1.Post the rules on your blog.
2.Write six random things about yourself.
3.Tag six people at the end of your post.
4. If you are tagged, JUST DO IT, and pass the tag along.
1. I am a crier for all things sappy. . . . weddings, movies, tv shows, etc. the tears are also triggered when I surprise someone or see someone really happy.
2. I could not squeeze out a single tear at my own wedding.
3. I've had 4 injuries to my right leg . . . . big toe was splinted after wagon incident, 48 stitches in foot after tent post accident, knee surgery from torn ligaments, 14 more stitches in foot after stepping on broken bottle in back yard.
4. When I was a senior in high school my family hopped in a car (6 of us) and drove to Acapulco, Mexico. It was about a 55 hour trip. Oh - and we drove straight through.
5. I have 56 first cousins on my dad's side of the family and 34 first cousins on my mom's side of the family. Most of them are married and have children. A few of them are already grand-parents. My paternal grandmother was a great-great-grandmother when she passed away.
6. My first pet was a pony named Kristy. She eventually went blind and would eat the grass in circles in the front yard. If she got too close to the road, we'd go and bring her back a little closer to the house. Before you think this is horrible . . . we lived waaaaaay out in the country and had very little traffic on our tiny dirt road.
Ok - who to tag now. . . . I can't think of 6 . . . . how about Katie L. and Michelle M.
The rules of the tag are as follows:
1.Post the rules on your blog.
2.Write six random things about yourself.
3.Tag six people at the end of your post.
4. If you are tagged, JUST DO IT, and pass the tag along.
1. I am a crier for all things sappy. . . . weddings, movies, tv shows, etc. the tears are also triggered when I surprise someone or see someone really happy.
2. I could not squeeze out a single tear at my own wedding.
3. I've had 4 injuries to my right leg . . . . big toe was splinted after wagon incident, 48 stitches in foot after tent post accident, knee surgery from torn ligaments, 14 more stitches in foot after stepping on broken bottle in back yard.
4. When I was a senior in high school my family hopped in a car (6 of us) and drove to Acapulco, Mexico. It was about a 55 hour trip. Oh - and we drove straight through.
5. I have 56 first cousins on my dad's side of the family and 34 first cousins on my mom's side of the family. Most of them are married and have children. A few of them are already grand-parents. My paternal grandmother was a great-great-grandmother when she passed away.
6. My first pet was a pony named Kristy. She eventually went blind and would eat the grass in circles in the front yard. If she got too close to the road, we'd go and bring her back a little closer to the house. Before you think this is horrible . . . we lived waaaaaay out in the country and had very little traffic on our tiny dirt road.
Ok - who to tag now. . . . I can't think of 6 . . . . how about Katie L. and Michelle M.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
the little things
this morning i am thankful for my coffee. i am always thankful for coffee . . . . . but i am really dragging this morning.
last night i was thankful when Christopher came home and, seeing that dinner was still being defrosted, suggested that we save it for later and order pizza. it was delicious.
i'm also thankful for the sweet little snuggly boy that i hear over the monitor beginning to wake up.
last night i was thankful when Christopher came home and, seeing that dinner was still being defrosted, suggested that we save it for later and order pizza. it was delicious.
i'm also thankful for the sweet little snuggly boy that i hear over the monitor beginning to wake up.
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