Be Here Now

What a day we had today. Knock on wood, but it seems like the kiddos have finally gotten to the point where they can play for extended amounts of time with each other so that I can get a few things done around here. It sure helps that the weather is beautiful and they can be outside most of the day digging in the dirt, collecting earthworms, and generally having some good, clean, TV-less time.

I usually dread Thursdays - somehow the energy around here seems to get a little off and we all tend to suffer. But today was different! It all started when I got my fabric in the mail that I ordered to start my first online "quilt-along" - the bright idea of Dana who writes one of the blogs I check out frequently, Old Red Barn. I was worried about choosing coordinating fabrics online, but it actually turned out quite well I thought.

The one on the far left is a Paula Prass design that I used as my "feature fabric" -- so now I get like 50 extra chances to win the Janome 6600, which I guess is the finale of this whole deal. So me and about 2,000 other people are making a quilt together! Cool. If you want the details, check out her blog.

. . . hmmmmmm . . . what else did I do today? Oh yeah, wedding cake madness has officially begun!

It all started two days ago and now I have all the cakes baked and piled in my freezer. Tomorrow I start the filling and frosting process. Cake delivery is this Sunday 1:30 pm. The countdown continues. It's an all chocolate wedding cake - I like this bride.

What else -- oh, I've been awakening the seamstress in me lately, making a couple of new halter tops just in time for our trip to the BEACH. That's right, only one more week until we set off for South Carolina. I can't wait to feel some real heat baby. Anyway, the tops are turning out really cute - thank you Amy Butler!

Although I must say, I made some significant adjustments to the sun surf halter so it wouldn't look so maternity-ish (Andy's suggestion). As soon as I can get somebody to take a photo of me wearing them, I'll be sure to show them off.

Okay, It's now several hours later and I am pooped. I'm off to bed to finish reading A New Earth. Not that I think Mr. Eckhart Tolle is really saying anything new, but something about it is working for me. I've been trying to focus more on the present moment unsuccessfully for years, but now, reading his book, it's actually beginning to happen. It's starting to get a little esoteric for me at the end, but I think I'll be able to glean the useful nuggets that apply to my life. I mean, heck, Oprah likes it and she's never wrong - right?

Looking forward to waking up with a swirl on my face. Nighty night.