Kid Sized Robot Apron, Lucky Little Boy!

Isn't this just the perfect little boy fabric? I decided my nephew should have an apron. Not only does he like to help Nanna in the kitchen both cooking and with the dishwasher, but he also likes to help Grandpa with just about anything, especially messy projects. 

The pockets on this apron look much more like they are supposed to. My pinning skills have much improved since I made the first apron in Dec. Those are much more freestyle.

Here is the finished product. (Don't we have such nice carpet? haha. No one around here that size to model it for me.)
 Wish I could see his face when he opens the package. Guess Nanna will have to take a photo or two for me. I just know he'll use it lots! Maybe he'll even send some cookies to his Auntie. If not, they'll just end up in Grandpa's Tardis cookie jar. ;-)

Spring is Coming!

Spring is just around the corner. It makes me smile just thinking about it! When I was little I had a video called, "Spring Comes to Sesame Street," that I used to love to watch this time of the year. In it Big Bird walks all over Sesame Street looking at all the signs that Spring is coming; the green grass peeking through the snow, the snow and ice melting away and daffodils and violets poking through the dirt. I still think of all that this time of year. Maybe it's why I like daffodils so much in the Spring. Maybe one day I'll a little bit of dirt to plant some in!
 Not much is new here. We're going to have to box some more stuff up, as the contractor has yet to make an appearance. We can walk through our place, but not much else. So instead of focusing on the suffocating feeling our place gives me right now, this weekend I scrapbooked. I worked on my nephew's scrapbook. He's 5 and I've yet to really get started on it, my bad. I also did a Huge chunk of our wedding photos, finally. It felt good to have a good start on it and hopefully I can finish it up in the near future. I also pulled up a digital scrapbook program I've had for awhile and make a cute page for my nephew's book. I might have to play with it more. It's so fun and quick, no messy glue or rearranging everything ten times and hoping I get it all straight. Electronics are great!
 Gotta run for now. I'll try to get some fun photos up next time I post. Things just might start greening up around here soon, so maybe some photos of the area are in order.!

Well it's been quite a ride since I last posted. There's mold in our place, and we lost an entire room of our house, storage and use wise. We're still trying to figure out what that means, though not much it seems to our landlord. Someone came and looked at it, told us to stay out of there. Another guy is supposed to come replace the sections of wall affected and the window. We have not heard from him yet. Oh, the joys of renting! Guess its time for another call to the landlord, or rather the message line that is the only way to get ahold of anyone. I miss the previous landlord. He was reachable, personable, and willing to take care of problems as they arose. Sadly, he moved and sold to a company that owns many rentals around this area. I don't think we would have rented from them had they been the original owners of the place. Nonetheless, I guess I'll have to see what our options are. I'd put up photos, but it just makes me frustrated and they look gross. You'll have to use your imagination.
 On a brighter note, it is March, which means Spring (and my bday) is just around the corner. I'm not sure the weather around her got the message. It snowed the whole day yesterday and left a few inches of powder. It is very pretty. But I'd be alright with it melting in the next couple weeks.
 I read "O Pioneers," by Willa Cather recently. I'm a big fan of Willa Cather. I wouldn't say she's my favorite author, but I love reading about the Nebraska prairie and the people who broke the land. She has such a different style than any other author I've read. The first Cather book I read was "My Antonia." I fell in love with the characters and Cather's writing. I was only about 10 at the time, and the book has always been a tragic romance that could never be, in my mind. "O Pioneers," has similar storylines, but is written a bit differently. It's harder to connect with the characters and the story seems to have only the bare essentials. I enjoyed the book, but it was not what I was expecting. I have a feeling I will like her other works more.
 I'm now reading "One of Ours," by Willa Cather. (I love my Kindle Fire and all the free classic books I have access to now!). I'm not very far into it, but am enjoying it. The characters are more relate-able than those in "O Pioneers." I'll let you know how it is overall, I'm just getting into the thick of the story.

 I uploaded a chunk of our recipes via hand scanner to my computer, in hopes of being able to use them electronically and getting rid of the cupboard full of cookbooks we've acquired. It's a bit of an undertaking, and I'm not very far all things considered.  I thought I'd share a recipe with you that I've uploaded. We make this every once in awhile. It has a little kick and is a nice change from regular chili.
That's all for now. Enjoy!