Therapy & Longer Weekends

So the weekend I was dying for...

Friday night.  Don't remember much of it.  Meri was out.  I think I tried to sew, but then just lounged in the living room with Robb.  Meri was out.

Saturday, spent the morning with Robb.  We had a full English breakfast at the British Pub where Ryan was working.  YUMMM!!!  There was so much food, I couldn't even finish Robb's mushrooms or tomato!  Ryan said he'd eat whatever leftovers we left....  AND he treated us!  I could get spoiled...

Instead of hashbrowns, we got something called Bubble & Squeak.  It was basically mashed potatoes with chunks of cauliflower, carrots and other veggies cooked in it.  OH was that good!  I think we have a new dish for our annual St. Patrick's Day meal!!

Then we ran errands and got back to the house in time to see Meri and several of her friends doing another chef chop challenge.  More chicken, more not enough grease in the pans.  I think the copper pan is done for.  Yes they do wear out with misuse and too much char.

Then they left.  And Robb and I left too.  Meri's Reader's Theater was doing the Beauty is the Beast performance again about an hour away and Robb hadn't seen it yet.  The little classroom was packed.  They did a great job and got all ones for their scores.  That means it was good.  We'll find out today if they get to take their act to All-State.

Afterwards, Meri tried to talk us into running and getting her and her friend Zombie Burgers.  Ummm  That's a half hour or more that way, then another half hour back and then another hour to home.  Don't think so.  Here's some cash, go ask HIS mom to go.  

Well, she turned them down too.  I'm not sure what they ate but we had given Meri Skittles, so she wasn't going to starve.

Got home and I sewed.  Got lots done but in the grand scheme of things, there is still a lot left to do. 

On Sunday, we did some major grocery shopping.  We were running out of lots of things.  Those cooking challenges really use up the chicken.  AND Robb was going to make a brat breakfast casserole for Monday's breakfast at work.  Apparently someone's birthday...  I miss working in a place that has people that don't call you Mom. And has food on random days that you don't have to cook.  Robb got up early to make the casserole and the house smelled wonderful when I came downstairs.  LOTS of dishes but it smelled great.

Robb went with me for a quick JoAnn fabric store run on Sunday afternoon for a zipper that they didn't have.  I purchased the exact one that I needed online in the car afterwards.  Then we dropped off some cheese balls at my nephew's house near campus.  I THINK it was the right house.  and I HOPE he ended up with them.  The sleepy guy that answered the door didn't know where Josh was but SAID he'd put it in his room.  Ummm Ok....  I'll never hear from Josh, so he may or may not have gotten them...

I spent the rest of the day Sunday, getting in a quick visit with my bestie, and having a great talk with Maddy on DUO.  It's better than Skype because I don't have a Skype app on my phone.  She worked on homework for kindergarten and I worked on sewing while we talked.  It was like she was sitting at the next table.  I love hearing about her classroom adventures and how Leon's school antics aren't that uncommon...

Here is SOME of what I worked on.  

The lace color looks off in this pic but it's not that bad in person.  The black string will probably be replaced with something else.  But I had it handy at the time.

The bodice vest thingy is mostly done except for the zipper.  I bought a nylon cheap 7 inch one from JoAnns to make it work for now and will replace it with the sturdier metal 8 inch one I found on Amazon when it arrives.  

As I rewatched a bit of Emma Watson's version of Beauty and the Beast, I noticed that the towel things hanging around her waist are actually bags.  She puts a loaf of bread in one!  hmmm..  So I'll rework that.

The flowery stuff will be the lining of the skirt and able to pull up and hook onto the waist line.

While at JoAnns I also purchased the pattern for the dress that Meri wants for prom.  

The bodice of it will be made with a fabric that has a map on it.  I think.  Not entirely sure yet.  The tapestry map of the world arrived today and I'm not entirely happy with it for a boys suit or a prom dress.  Will probably buy some stabilizer and see if we can make it into something better...

Sigh.  So that was the weekend.  I didn't die FOR it or because of it.  Got a lot of sewing therapy in, so that was good.

Hanging on for the next one!!