The Sewing Mom

As you know, I’ve just returned from 2 weeks of a road trip that took me from Dallas, through Tennesse and Kentucky and then on to Atlanta before returning home. The temperatures at home were in the 90’s when I left and weren’t too much different in all of the areas we visited. Upon returning home on Saturday, Dallas has been 100+ degrees every day. I just have to say, I have been thankful every day that our van has good air conditioning.

Our van is 8 years old though, so before I ever left home, my husband took the van to the shop and had everything checked out, including the air conditioning compressor. If we had needed any parts for the a/c, I would hope that our service center would utilize www.discountacparts.com, where they carry parts for all makes and models of vehicles. Plus, they warranty all of their parts and ship for free. Thankfully, other than some coolant, we didn’t need any auto a/c parts and the a/c compressor was running just fine.

If you find your vehicle needs any a/c parts, you may want to give discountacparts.com a visit.

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Okay, I managed to move all of my sewing supplies and my machine, back into the sewing room.  I had unloaded them from my van yesterday and they were sitting in the kitchen.  I carried it all into the sewing room and set it down.  Now I just need to unpack it all.

I’ll probably leave my fabric bags packed in the bin for now, although, I do need to take a quick inventory of what is left after our sale in Knoxville.  I still have a bin of fabric in the van, but it’s so heavy, I’m waiting for my husband to carry it in.  With it being over 100 degrees outside everyday, he’s not too motivated to go out to get it.

I didn’t get around to sorting through the papers on my desk, or any of the action items.  I really just didn’t feel like dealing with it.  I spent all of Sunday working on those items and I’m not feeling much like taking a 2nd look at those items.  Right now, I’m putting it off until tomorrow morning.

In the mean time, I did get the bedding washed on my bed and cooked a lovely dinner of pork country ribs.  Now we’re all settling in for the night to watch some television together.  Yes, I could have been a bit more productive today, but it wasn’t a total waste either. 

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It is so hard for me to believe that a year has passed, it passed so very quickly. Our granddaughter has turned one!

I remember early last summer, receiving our Baby shower invitations to both the shower in California, where they live, and the one in Kansas City, where my step-daughter grew up and her mom still lives. It was so hard for us to believe she was even pregnant, but we were sure excited for her. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to make it to either shower, but we did send out gifts. Then, not too long after the baby was born, my husband and our daughter flew out to California to meet the newest member of our family.

This past June, we flew mom, dad and little one out to visit with us. It was my first time to get to see her and I was thrilled. She is absolutely adorable and so smart! She is definitely going to be keeping them on their toes. I had so much fun doting on her and I took her shopping for clothes and shoes, what fun! Of course, that’s what grandmothers are supposed to do, right?!

Last week, our little one turned one. We got her party invitation in the mail, but again, we weren’t able to attend. That’s okay, her daddy was good and emailed us a ton of photos and it looked like everyone, including our little one, had a fabulous time. I was out of town and still need to mail her gift, which I will do in the next few days.

While I’m talking about it, I have to tell you, they’ve always used the cutest invitations. I’m not exactly sure where they’ve gotten them, but I know that vistaprint.com offers a wide selection. I’ve purchased a number of printed items from them and have been very happy with their work. If you need to order invitations, you can type in the coupon code FREEINVITE at checkout and receive 10 free invites.

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After spending two weeks on the road and away from home, I have plenty of things to tackle around here. I’ve been tackling laundry, a couple of loads a day, since Sunday and am washing the bedding today. I finished unloading our van yesterday. Yes, it’s unloaded. Now I need to put everything away. I managed to unpack my suitcases on Saturday night, but everything else is still waiting to be put away. This includes all of my sewing items, fabrics, products, etc. I also have spent the last couple of days tackling the mound of mail that was waiting for me. I’ve got everything sorted and most of what is left requires some sort of action. Some will need a phone call to be made, some need forms filled out and sent in.

Finally, I would be sharing more photos, but I still need to download all the pictures from the trip. Most of the photos are on my new camera which requires me to connect a cord to the computer in order to download. (For some reason, my computer won’t recognize the memory card).

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