Kyler's mouse

So while we were at Petco trying to sell cookies, Kyler looked around at the pets. He decided he wants a mouse (this has not been approved yet). He excitedly asks Rochelle (the other mom there) and I if we want to see which mouse he has picked out. So we go over to a large cage with 25 identical small white mice running in every direction! He points to one and says, "That's the one I picked out!" It was hysterical! Keep you posted on this one....

Girl Scouts

Ilea has been selling Girl Scout Cookies this year. It started pretty well, taking pre-sale orders around our neighborhood. People were pretty willing to buy from her, and she really enjoyed it. We got most of them delivered (quite a bit more work) but she really enjoyed that too. She comes bouncing in, and even asked if she could get a job selling cookies when she grows up! So tonight was our first "Site" sale. We were at Petco from 4 - 5pm, right after school. Well....Not so fun! An hour of standing in a drafty doorway, not selling very many boxes turned out to be a different story. We have a number of more hours to go, so we'll see how excited she is next year!

Fabric Gift Bags

I am so excited! My friend told me about how they use fabric bags. She said that they have been doing them in her family for 30 years, started from another friend (whose grandmother or mother sewed old tea towels and fabric scraps together to save money). She sews fabric bags with the ribbons attached. It makes wrapping a snap, and they are keepsake bags, used over and over in the family. I cleaned out my closet, as well as going to the fabric store. I bought lots of Christmas fabric at 70% off, about a yard each. I ended up making 74 bags of all sizes. This was our first test. I have 11 presents for Kyler, who is turning 7 tomorrow. It took less that 15 min. to "wrap" them and tie the ribbons. I was so excited! Worth any amount of money for that! I wonder if you could get work as a professional gift wrapper? Anyway, I had 2 foam swords, that were long and awkward to wrap, but there was a bag big enough. Plus weird shapes for Star Wars and Lego stuff. I am thrilled. I can't wait until next Christmas! Many of the fabrics are sentimental to us also. The blue/green one near the front is from a Pool coverup robe I made Kyler. The purple/black leopard is from Ilea's pajamas, and the small blue stripes near the front is from Kyler's old PJ's that I had made for him. I don't sew a lot, but I can manage a bag, and it was a great way to use scrap fabric that I couldn't bear to part with. They really look great, and the Christmas ones are going to be really pretty!