Yesterday I got out my rotary cutter, my mat, my square ruler, and a bunch of fabric scraps. The plan was to make a doll quilt. I didn't know what I'd do with it, but I wanted to make something... Soon I had a nice stack of 3 inch squares. Some were old nighty fabrics, some from jackets mom had made, left overs from dresses we had made and a few more.
I arranged them into strips and sewed them together. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures... Then I decided that it was a little too small so I took some left over fabric from a dress we had made for Emily and cut out a border. I Alison what I had done so far and she said, "You should make that a pillowcase!" I did need a new pillowcase and I thought it would be a cute one so I decided that there would be no doll blanket after all. After asking mom what she thought, we decided that it would be best to sew it on to the top of a pillowcase we already had. After ripping out the seams in the pillowcase and sewing and sewing and doing more sewing, we had this:
Mom gave me a green pillowcase we had sitting around (we bought it because we needed the sheet to back a quilt) to sew it onto. I asked her if I could have the other pillowcase in the set too so my pillows would match and she said yes. It's too bad that the other sheet in the set is too big for my bed... I might attempt to make it fit anyway... :-) This is my favorite square on it. The fabric was a leftover from this year's summer nighty.
The only problem is that I have two more pillows that don't match... My next project is... Well, I haven't decided but I'm hoping I'll find something soon.
We opened our gifts over the 8 days of Hanukkah and so today is more like a typical lazy weekend! At sunset each evening of Hanukkah we gathered everyone for some family time. Over the coarse of the 8 days the children received several gifts to share (2 DVDs, a Wii game, Connect 4x4 and a new Boggle game) and a few individual gifts (new pajamas for all and things for each child's individual interests).
Russ bought me new slippers, a bamboo bathrobe, a scarf and a pair of gloves! I bought him a torque wrench and got him a gift certificate for a therapeutic massage at our chiropractor's office.
I would love to get a chanikiyah. We have a regular 7 stemmed menorah, but for Hanukkah there really needs to be 9 candle holders!
Russ has been giving me a break from cooking while he is on leave (and after the baking marathon earlier this week I needed a break!) For example: Yesterday we had Spanish rice and peppers. Today we are having lentil stew and we are having a turkey dinner this weekend!
Oh, we also received several lovely gifts from family members. We had enough gift money to purchase a one night (two day) stay at The Great Wolf Lodge too! That will be fun!
I have been working on hand painting a couple of sweatshirts for my mom as a belated bday gift. I also have some more sewing I hope to get to while we are on our "vacation" days. We have still assigned some schoolwork each day, but are taking a much lighter schedule. This allows for some deep-cleaning of the house and time to do some of those projects that I can never seem to get to on a "normal" school schedule!
Matthew 6:27, 34
"Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to his life? Don't worry about tomorrow -- tomorrow will worry about itself! Today has enough tsuris already!"
I am going to like today is my last day, and tomorrow is too late, say goodbye to yesterday! Live this moment like its my last, leave things in the past, and make no more regrets!
The Home Alone movies is about a boy who gets left behind. There are 4 movies, but since I only seen the first 2, Im going to review them. I'll put up the last 2 if I get a chance to see it.
The first movie is where it all began. As a kid, have you ever think that your family stinks? Kevin McCallister think so. He think he has the worst family ever. The only reason he thinks that way is the way his family has been treating him. One night, before the day that the McCallister are going to Paris for Christmas, one of Kevin's older brother, Buzz did something mean that the rest of the family blamed Kevin for it. Upset that the way his family has been treating him, including his mother, he declares that he doesn't want to see his family ever again that that they will disappeard from his life. He ends up getting his wish. The family was in a rush to get to the airport that they accidentally left Kevin behind. Kevin got the whole house to himself and gets away to do anything he wants. But he soon learn that there are 2 robbers in the neighborhood called The Wet Bandits who have been breaking into people's houses and Kevin's house is their main target. So Kevin must do whatever it takes to the family home.
In the second movie, the McCallister family are getting ready for the Christmas trip in Florida, hopefully, this time, to have the 'whole' family. But again, something went wrong. At the school's Christmas show, Buzz played another trick on Kevin during his solo, which causes them to fight and ruin the show. But at home, after saying sorry in front of the family, Kevin said some mean to Kevin behind the family's back. Kevin know Buzz isn't truly sorry and refuse to forgiving him, making the parents send him up to his room. Upset that his family is taking Buzz's side, he declares once again to be away from the family for a while, but only this time for him, just to be on his own vacation. His wish ends up coming true again. At the airport, he becomes separate from the family and accidentally takes a wrong plane to New York City. He has fun in the city til he lands into double trouble. First, one of the hotel managers see Kevin with a credit Card and believes he is a credit card stealer. Also, The Wet Bandits had escape from jail and are playing to rob a toy shop and get their revenge on Kevin. Will Kevin find his way in New York City? Will he'll stop The Wet Bandits again?
Character Kevin - the youngest boy in the McCallister family. The one who gets left behind. His family has been treating him badly, so he wish that he would never see them again and ends up getting his wish. He is played by Macaulay Culkin
Kate - Kevin's mother. Out of all the family, she is the one that doesn't seem to care how Kevin's feel about the way they been treating him. But in the events when they left Kevin behind, she realizes her mistake. She is played by Catherine O'Hara
Buzz - Kevin's older brother that gets Kevin into trouble. He is played by Devin Ratray
The Wet Bandits - Harry and Marv are 2 robber who have been stealing all over town until they meet their match, Kevin. Harry is played by Joe Pesci and Marv is played by Daniel Stern
Positive Both movies shows the important meanings of family. Kevin get is wish twice in both films that he wants to be away from the family, but after a while, he wants he family back. During the events Kevin has been left behind, Kevin's family, including his mother, starts to realize how badly they had been treating. Negative In both movie, Kevin is being mean towards his family because his family has been treating him badly, like blaming on him for something the other kids did and calling him helpless and idiot. There are some cuse words in both films. Buzz being mean to Kevin.
Im going to give both Home Alone movie a 3 because even though I don't like the way the story goes, they do have some good scenes that are fun to watch.
