The Sewing Mom

I missed this meme last week, but I’m not letting that happen again! Posting Four Foods on Friday means my weekend is just about to officially begin. This week has been rather busy for all of us, so I’m glad it’s Friday. This is a great meme, if you’d like to participate, give Valmg a visit!

This week’s questions:

#1. When going out to dinner what items do your order? Appetizers, soup, salad, dinner, dessert. I usually will have soup or a salad and dinner. There are certain restaurants that I look forward to ordering desert, but that doesn’t happen too frequently.

#2. How predictable are you when eating out? Do you usually order a meal that you’ve had before or do you like to try new things? That too depends on where we go. Some restaurants I tend to order the same thing, particularly Italian or Mexican. Others, I tend to order something different every time I go in.

#3. When eating at a restaurant, what beverage do you like to order with your meal? Most of the time I just get water or ice tea, but, depending on my mood, sometimes I’ll order a glass of wine. I’m cheap and don’t like paying the price of alcoholic beverages that I can have or make at home!

#4. Name a meal that you ate at a restaurant that you liked so much you tried to recreate it, as well as the name of the restaurant and the recipe. I don’t have a meal that I’ve tried to recreate, but I did try to recreate the bread pudding that our local KFC used to have on their buffet. I’ve never been successful at making it though, so really don’t have a recipe to share. However, if anyone knows a good, sweet bread pudding recipe, I’d love it if you’d share it with me. In fact, I’ll post it here if you share it!

I’ve been out shopping and running errands this morning. My first stop was the quilt shop (of course) where I spent way too much money, but love the fabrics I bought! I was also looking for Mother’s Day gift ideas for my mom and my step-daughter. My step-daughter will be celebrating her very first Mother’s Day this year. I know it will be very special for her, her husband will ensure that. I was thinking of something we could do that would make it an even more memorable occasion for her.

I was looking at unique gifts, something they wouldn’t buy for themselves, but something they could cherish for many years to come. I am considering a portrait painting like this one.

I can choose any photo and then upload it or mail it to Paintyourlife.com where they will create a portrait using the medium of my choice, pencil, acrylic, watercolor or charcoal. Once they’ve completed the portrait, an image of it uploaded for me to view. If I’m not completely satisfied, they’ll make changes. This process continues until I give final approval and then the portrait will be shipped.

I’m just waiting for my husband to come home so we can select which phtograph to use. It may be difficult to choose, only because she’s such a beautiful baby, and very photogenic! I’m also considering having a portrait made using my own daughter’s baby picture.

What do you think?  Have you ever had a professional portrait made?

I received this in an email today and, after spending $100 to fill the gas tank in my full size van, I found this to me humorous, if not true!

I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of gas….. The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.

I was surfing the web today looking for gifts for my own mom for Mother’s Day when I ran across something I could use for myself (isn’t that always the way it is?). A watch, I could use a new watch!

You see, I currently have a watch that I really enjoy, but, it’s the only watch I own. For the last several years, I’ve been sort of hinting around that I would like to have a more casual watch than the one I currently own. I’d like a watch that is rugged and can stand up to days when I’m doing yard work, or playing around at the softball fields. I also would like that rugged watch to be accurate.

So, while surfing today, I found these Casio watches. These Wave Ceptor watches are inexpensive and yet are calibrated for atomic timekeeping, in other words, the time is automatically set using radio signals. It’s also scratch resistant which would be beneficial when working out in the yard.

What are you wanting/giving for Mother’s Day?

Mother’s Day is getting really close and I’ve been searching for just the right idea to spoil my own mom with. She is an avid quilter and so I tend to look for things at the quilt shop for her, something that maybe she wouldn’t buy for herself.  If you’re looking for ways to spoil your loved ones, read on.

I wanted to mention a sight that is close to my own heart because I am one of several writers who post articles here and that is Spoil On, a site full of articles and ideas on how to spoil your loved ones. Loved ones can be anyone from your spouse to your children. There are some great ideas, and not all of them require going out and spending money. I hope you’ll take a look!

If you have a great way to make your loved ones feel special and spoiled, let me know, I’d love to hear about it!