Rub A Dub Dub Tree Skirt

Friday night, I scrambled to get the bridal shower gift ready to ship off on Saturday, the day of the shower.  Yep - I'm on TOP of things!!!  

Saturday morning, I got it photographed and boxed up.  As I labeled it, I took another look at the invitation.  The shower is NEXT Saturday...  Hmm..  I guess I didn't have to ask USPS to turn back time after all!

I did forget to stick the shower card inside the package...  sigh.  Week early, card short.

And if my dear sweet sister will NOT tell or share this post with her future daughter-in-law, I will show you what I made.  

I'm going with an Amish theme for this Christmas Tree skirt.  They leave in at least one mistake because no one is perfect!  I left just enough to leave no doubt.  And probably a few threads here and there...  Hopefully no pins.  But it does have a one year old's butt print on it.  oops.

Then on Saturday, I had found a Freecycle.org post about someone giving away a TON of stuff and only between the hours of 10 - 4 on Saturday.  They were cleaning out their barn or garage or some such thing and just wanted to put everything out for people to take during just that time.  Cool!  They listed a bunch of what they had, including a cast iron claw footed bathtub, Tonka toys, theatre chairs, etc.  Meri set her sights on the tub...  REALLY???  

So after we had spent the earlier part of the day purchasing literally tons of groceries, we headed out to find this mystical farm where they give things away.  

Found it...  After getting lost on ill marked gravel roads for over 30 minutes.  

Oh and the giveaway was on Sunday, not Saturday.  I was wrong.  Full car, day early.  I was really hoping that by being late, the tub would have been gone...  So much for being lost!

The lady said that since we were there, to take whatever we wanted!  Well, Meri wanted the bath tub and I wasn't going to argue with her in front of a couple strangers.  Although looking back now, that would have been easier than moving that behemoth into our garage!  And Sonya and Alisa wonder how my garage fills up...

We unloaded most of the groceries onto their yard before loading it, then piled everything in around.  I have a station wagon type car...  Leon just patted it from his seat and pushed the packets of toilet paper and diapers out of his way so he could see the movie screen and kept munching away on his fruit snacks.

I got the Tonka toys too.  They need cleaning up but Leon will love them next spring in the sandbox!

Meri's idea for the bath tub...  She wants to paint it all sorts of funky colors and put it in her bedroom, probably under her lofted bed.  Fill it with pillows and cushions and have a little reading nook for herself and Leon, with possibly a great place for Leon during sleepovers.  One of the 2nd grade teachers had something like this in their classroom and Meri had LOVED it.

Robb and Ryan weren't as thrilled with the idea and my hands and arms still hurt from moving it from the car to the garage last night.  I thought I was having a heart attack.  The tingling feeling is leaving my arms today, but last night they weren't feeling so hot.

During the afternoon, after we sifted all the groceries into the kitchen and sworn about the tub, I got several pizza crusts ready to roll.  Maddy and three of her closest and dearest college buds drove in around 4:30pm!  They weren't here really to see us.  We were just a place to fill up with supper and get gas.  Not at the same time.  We fed them and visited and in a whirlwind suddenly they'd left!   Maddy was wanting to see her old high school's fall play and had brought the other girls to help her stay awake during the superdy duper day trip.

That night I got to sew.  I made a sample top out of some muslin for my DATE night next week.  It fit pretty well, after guessing the next size up on the pattern.  Don't you hate it when the pattern is too small but you're determined to make it work anyway?  I'll tell you more about the project later in the week.  Currently I'm trying to make the button hole guide be the facing...  Don't ask yet...  Just roll your eyes and roll with it.

Sunday...  That will be tomorrow!  I'm tired of typing and my hands are tingling.

Happy Veteran's day to all the brave men and women who have kept and are keeping our country safe!  Thank you for all your service!  I'm planning on attending the program at the middle school today.  Meri has a prominent role!!  Have a great day!