http://stitch7.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:08:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The kids are in bed, sound alseep. I'm tired and ready to call it a day. Their clothes are laid out and ready for the next day. Haven's pants are hemmed and ready. Five loaves of bread have been baked and are cooling on the counter. The kids lunch bags ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1028 Today was the first day of school. I had spent the day before baking mini cookies and making sandwiches so that I could pack their lunches and have everything ready, which made our morning that much easier. Once breakfast was done, the five little ones each donned their backpacks and ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1027 These days, it's not so much the nesting instinct that has kicked in, as much as it is full blown panic and hysteria. My head is filled with everything I want/need to get done, and most of it has nothing to do directly with the new baby. I am in ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1025 Yesterday morning was the "Meet n' Greet" at the elementary school, so we headed over (me, Noah, Haven, Mathes and Gracen) to find their classrooms and to see which of their friends would be in their class. They loved meeting their new teachers, along with getting in a few hugs ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1026 Summer is in it's final days at our house. The start of school looms but a week away, the garden is at it's peak and gushing daily baskets that are overflowing with it's goodness, the days are still hot but the nights are ever cooler, school clothes and supplies have ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1024 Yep, this song is totally stuck in my head, but I have no complaints...   http://stitch7.com/?p=1022 Craig and I cannot decide on a name for this baby. We have settled on the middle names. Kind of. Maybe. But we can't seem to pick "the" name. We have a list of the few names we agree on and we will most likely be choosing a name from ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1021 These last few weeks have been kind of crazy and it looks like the next few weeks will only be busier as the start of school approaches. But I am pretty much ready for it, with only a few items left to get from my back-to-school shopping list. And yes, ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1019 In between sewing for everyone else along with too many other projects under the sun, I have actually managed to make a few little things for the new baby. I found a sweet and simple crochet pattern for these little mary janes, and they are so incredibly tiny and cute. ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1018 It's finally hot. And with the heat comes a need to dress in as few items of clothing as possible, especially when pregnant. I prefer to wear skirts most of the time to try and keep as cool as possible. Unfortunately, I have a hard time finding skirts that are ... http://stitch7.com/?p=1017