Just a Ramblin' woMan

The weekend is over.  shucks...

Had a great DUO call with Maddy to kick it all off!

I did complete from start to finish, one project for the State Fair.

Not sure if it was good fabric for this type of project, but oh well.  I did a good job on it.  I think it drapes nicely and it would look great with a little black dress.  That I don't own...  

It needs to be pressed a bit.

Oh well, it was in my stash and free.

I also have these two projects to finish up.

Remember this dress from my nephew's wedding a few years aback?  I hated it.  I felt good in it until I saw this photo.  sigh...  

AND I tried it on last week and it's a bit snug now.  I may have gained some weight since then. 

double sigh...

I'm going to complete the seams with the serger because they are raw at the moment.  AND take the hem up about 5 inches.  

Daring... no?

Meri said to take the slit up about that far too.  Now THAT would  be daring!  I might take it up a couple inches anyways...

I was going to fix the sleeves as they were put in on the wrong arms... SSSHH!!!  Don't tell the judges.  It's not obvious unless I'm wearing it.

I purchased some wide elastic for the purple-ly skirt and will hem it eventually.  It is really difficult to buy thread to match that skirt when you don't have a sample with you...

AND I took a prom dress apart (not any of my girls dresses), seam by seam and made a pair of slacks from them!  That is going to be my biggest challenge for the fair I think.  I'm trying to get a good fit from it so it's basted together.  But I have tried them on several times and keep re-positioning the darts.  

I'm to the point where I've realized the fair judges don't care if it fits me or not.  It just better be done well.  So I'm hoping to just get them done this afternoon.  IF I can find thread around here to match...  

I can always pull them apart and make them fit me exactly after the fair and before the cruise.  That's why I'm making them anyway.  Well, that and a State Fair ribbon.

I've got the skirt and top for this outfit done, but still need to make the tank top work.  

Currently it doesn't fit me and it's in the same boat as my satin blue slacks, which will be skinny pants.

OH!  Since making my own yogurt and eating tons of it with rhubarb sauce, I've lost 7 pounds!  That and trying to eat a salad with my own sugar free poppy seed dressing on it for lunches...  Some days there are chips in the house and then my weight goes the other way.  But now that I'm seeing a bit of progress, yay! It inspires me!

I've got a batch of Lactose-free milk in the fridge at the moment.  I blended up two Lactaid tablets with a cup of milk and poured it into the gallon jug.  The lactose enzyme is doing it's thing until noon today (24 hours) and then I'll make some lactose free yogurt for Meri.

She moves out of her apartment in 3 weeks and the same day signs her life away for her house and moves in.  I suppose I should ask for the day off from work...

Wow is this a ramble!

Leon started his swimming lessons this morning.  I worked from the shaded pool side while the teacher attempted to make him dunk under deliberately.  Leon came up sputtering and then a loud BURAUPPPP!!!!  I overheard him tell his teacher, "heh heh heh... I may have swallowed some water..."  

The other day when Leon and I were at the pool, I jumped off the diving board to show him how easy it is and give him something to look forward to.  

That will be the last time ever for me!  My ears hurt for a while and I felt like my head was in a fog for about six hours afterwards.  I'm sure the lifeguards were poised and ready to save my life when it took forever for me to resurface.  I may or may not have screamed while jumping off the board.

I did scream.

More progress has been made on that Judy Blume book while sitting at the pool drying off.  I don't think I could live in the 50s.  Well, unless I had my parents with me.  The 70s were crazy enough.

Ok.  back to it.  Have a wonderful day and I hope to visit you all later!  I miss you guys!