More booties & onesies

Here are the pics of the other sets that I made for the baby shower.....the moms-to-be loved them!

Bitty Booties & Onesie

2 of Carl's wrestlers are pregnant with boys so I have been making booties with matching onesies to give to them at their baby showers. I got the bootie pattern from Heather Bailey's website, which I love, and the idea for the onesies from Martha Stewart's show. I dont normally watch Martha Stewart, but I do love her....I just happened to stumble across the program one day and thought the onesies were really cute. I took pics of this first set but have actually made 2 sets of booties & onesies for each baby. If I can remember, Ill take pics of the others tomorrow before I wrap them up.

Gobble Gobble

Thanksgiving is here, and Im sure everyone is looking forward to the turkey. Well, everyone except for the poor turkey.
I was watching the news last night and heard that there was a man delivering live turkeys in New York when a freak accident occured, and several of the turkeys were thrown carelessly from the truck. Thank goodness, they survived the incident and could be heard gobbling, "WE'RE FREE! ... Run for it!" Of course the police came and an ambulance (not for the turkeys), and since the driver and truck were fine, the driver was released to go on with his delivery. But not before they caught the turkeys that were thrown free and PUT THEM BACK ON THE TRUCK. Can you believe that? Why would they do that? I think this accident happened for a reason....maybe God wanted them turkeys free. Maybe they had families to return to. Oh no....the police caught the poor little guys and put them back on that truck which led to their certain death.
So as you all sit down today to eat your delicious turkey dinner....think of the poor little turkeys that were almost home with their families...but now are probably in the bellies of yours.
I leave you with a Thanksgiving song.....sung to the tune of "Oh Christmas Tree" :
Oh turkey leg, Oh turkey leg...Im glad you lost your feathers
Oh turkey leg, Oh turkey leg....your skin's as tough as leather
If you could speak to us right now...You'd say, "Why me, and not a cow?"
Oh turkey leg, Oh turkey leg, We'll see you next at Christmas"
Sorry turkeys!

We survived the frozen tundra

I think no matter how many scarves you pack, you cant be totally prepared for North Dakota weather. It is about a 13 hour drive to Jamestown ND...and that is only if no one wants to eat or use the restroom along the way. We stopped in Sioux City, IA and stayed the night. That was a nice, relaxing stay. We got there about 8pm so Madi had time to swim in the pool and we (those of us that didnt have to make weight the following morning) walked over to Culver's for dinner and ice cream. The girls that were trying to make weight were working out and making steam rooms in their bathrooms so they weren't out socializing much, but the rest of us had fun. The girls weighed in at 7am the next morning and then we were free to eat and be merry. Spirits were up more now so people were a lot more talkative and happy on the bus. We drove on to Jamestown and ate dinner and settled in to our hotel room there. We all walked (yes, it was very cold) over for frozen yogurt and hung out at the hotel. Carl had a coaches meeting at the college and Madi went to play charades with some of the wrestlers in their rooms while I hung out in my room relaxing and playing Sims on the laptop. The next day Carl and the girls left for the tournament around 7am....Madi and I stayed in bed and watched TV until 11. We took a bus (which Madi hated) to the college for wrestling until 4pm. This was a VERY long day. Right after the tournament ended we drove an hour to Fargo and had dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings (yum) and then headed south. We made it all the way to Sioux Falls SD before stopping for the night....then up REALLY early the next morning and off for the 9 hour drive home. Needless to say, we're exhausted. Madi is sick now...I think this trip just sucked the health out of her. She is home today from school to recuperate and will hopefully be all well and good by Thursday!

Heading North

There is a wrestling tournament in Jamestown North Dakota tomorrow and I am the assistant bus driver for the trip. Carl's assistant coach couldnt make it so Madi and I are on our way to the frozen north. After much deliberation we made the decision to allow Megan and Ellen to stay home alone for the next few days. Megan is 17 now and Ellen is a very responsible 13 ...not to mention that they have several viscious dogs there to protect them (and keep parties from happening).
The temperature in Jamestown over the next few days is supposed to be FREEZING COLD so we packed plenty of layers to wear. The girls will only be wrestling for one day...but it will be a long day so Madi and I may try to brave the weather and walk somewhere. There will be breakfast with Santa at the hospital ... about a block away from the tournament ... and there is an art museum and some shops we could browse through. Of course it may be so cold that we decide to just watch wrestling.

Caesar

Julius Caesar was a big success. Megan and I had seats near the center about 12 rows back. It was perfect! This was the first time I had ever seen a baroque (long O sound....not pronounced like our new President) opera before so I must admit I was a little shocked when Caesar started singing...it was all I could do not to snicker a little (Meg says I did). Most popular operas that are performed now were written in the 1800's & 1900's but this one is from the mid 1700's and back then all masculine male roles were sung in very high pitched voices. Once again...it would have been nice if I had known this in advance. Overall, it was a great performance....great opera.... and Megan and I both had a wonderful time and really like it a lot!

Julius Caesar -- the opera

Meg and I are off to the opera...just the two of us! Meg is studying Julius Caesar in her English 2 class and I found out that Julius Caesar the opera is being performed tonight at the Lyric Opera of KC so off we go! Carl and Madi both have wrestling practice so they cant go...and Ellen cant put her book down for 5 minutes so shes not going either. It will be nice to be able to spend a fun evening with just me and Megan. It has been a while since we have been able to do that. Im sure this will be a great opera anyway...its all about desire, seduction & power...what could go wrong?!?