Please be in prayer for my cousin Sarah and her family. “The McGee’s”

 They will be leaving for Kenya on August 4th, 2007 as missionaries with Samaritans Purse.

Here is their blog address ~ http://mcgeesinkenya.blogspot.com/

 Don’t think SEW! Before we went on vacation I started working on a pocketbook. I thought the pattern would be easy to follow since it was for beginners. No such luck! If I may say so myself, I did a good job getting it cut out and the interfacing ironed on. But once it came time to sew it together, I was lost. I ruined it before getting the first two pieces sewn together. I think I have enough material to cut out two new pieces but I don’t know if I will bother doing that or not. I have seen a couple of websites that give easy projects with a step by step video or pictures. I think I will start there, just have to find them again. 

But for the meantime, I am working on another project. While we were shopping at the beach I saw these CUTE little crayon keepers. I think I remember them being $14.99. They looked so easy to make so I thought I would try one out of some left over material. (I am only making one row on mine)

Funny thing is, I find it very easy to do and I don’t even have a silly pattern to follow! I have a couple more spots to finish up and then find a ribbon to match and it will be finished. If this continues to go well I am going to buy some really pretty, full price material and make each of the girls one.  

If you have any sewing tips or websites for beginners I would love to have them! I am planning on taking a class at the first of the year or our first school break. Until then I am on my own!!

I am looking forward to participating in the “Homeschool Open House 2007” that my friend Tiany is hosting on her blog. If you have not already checked it out go HERE. With school starting back up week after next, I have decided to start posting our 2007-2008 homeschool adventures on my HSB blog ~ www.homeschoolblogger.com/daddysgirls  ~ (this blog will still remain open as our family blog) 

I am looking forward to going back. It was a hard decision to leave the first time but because of some of the changes that were made, I was constantly having trouble with my blog. Since then most of the problems have been fixed and it is running much smoother.  I hope that you will check in with us HERE to see how our school year is going. I will be posting about our days, (good and bad) homeschool finds and plenty of questions for all the veteran homeschool moms. That is one of the things I love most about this community!  Everyone is there for each other, ready to help, offer up advice and be an encouragement to one another.  

A little homeschool humor