The Sewing Mom

This is what she looks like after a full day of playing softball in 105 degree temperatures! Believe it or not, this was only day 1! We had to get up the next morning at 5 and do it all again. They payoff? The team took 5th out of 24 teams, not to shabby in my opinion!

I am so proud of my daughter!

Yesterday my daughter played in a softball tournament. This isn’t unusual, but the temperatures were in the high 90’s with high humidity, it was a tough day to play. Add to that the fact she was running a fever of 101 as a result of having had 3 vaccinations this week, I give her a giant pat on the back and a huge hug! They played a total of 7 games during the day and took 2nd place.

She played right field the entire day and made some incredible plays. In one game she caught a pop fly and then quickly threw it hard to 2nd base to get the runner ending the inning with a double play. In another game, a ball was hit towards center, but knowing that the centerfielder tends to not run up on balls to catch them, she headed that direction running as fast as she could, and made a diving catch, looking like a pro! The centerfielder even thanked her for covering and told her she wouldn’t have made the catch.

I could go on and on, but i won’t. I will just say how very proud I am of her and the team and share a photo I took of her last night after she received her 2nd place trophy.

Finally! My daughter’s softball team is scheduled for a one day tournament, and it’s NOT RAINING! They actually get to play!

So, I have packed my newly created bag and will be toting it all day Saturday. It’s really amazing just how much I was able to get into this cute little bag… 2 different bottles of aspirin and sinus medication, first aid kit, wallet, mirror, emery boards, chapstick, scissors, hand sanitizer and of course, my cell phone! I do believe I still have enough room for my sunglasses, so those will also be in there. I LOVE my new bag!

Yep, old man weather struck again. My daughter’s softball tournament was rained out. It’s really getting to be quite the joke. Just schedule her team to play in a tournament and we are all but guaranteed rain!

I made good use of the day though. First, my husband amazingly agreed to go to Sam’s Club. I had recently joined through work and we needed to have our photos taken for our permanent i.d.’s. We haven’t been a member of any warehouse club store in so long, it was interesting to see some of the items they’re selling. We managed to spend less than $100 (amazing huh!) and got 2 new folding chairs to take with us to softball tournaments (if we ever actually get to go to one), some bagged frozen veggies, the New Moon dvd for my daughter and a case of Kraft macaroni and cheese (the blue box), also for my daughter and all her friends who’ve been eating me out of house and home all week since they didn’t have school.

I didn’t just shop today either. I came home and sewed! That’s right, for the first time in 2 months, I turned on my sewing machine, and created something new! Here it is, in all it’s glory…

a new Softball purse!

Now I have to admit, this isn’t completely finished. I want to find a decorative button to attach to the front pocket, and maybe even a charm to hang from the zipper pull, although, I may just use ribbon for that. I thought I might go to Joann’s Fabrics tomorrow and see what I can find for the finishing touches.

This bag is approximately 8″ wide and 10″ long with a zipper on the top for security. The front pocket is perfect for holding a cell phone and there are 2 additional interior pockets for chapstick and whatever else a person might be carrying. This bag is fully lined and I used fleece for sturdiness in between the top and lining fabrics. The strap is around 45″ long and is perfect for carrying cross shoulder.

This bag takes a quite a bit more time to make than the one show in my previous post so I’m going to have to ask a higher price for it. I sell the other style for $15, so I’m going to ask $20 for this one. I think they are both fantastic bags for carrying to games and use one myself!

The above photo was taken last weekend, by me, at the PFX softball tournament opening ceremonies in McKinney, Texas. This was just after all of the amateur teams (110 of them) had been introduced and the professionals were taking the field. My daughter is somewhere in that very large group bordering the infield.

This is just a small post to give an indication of part of what is keeping us so busy of late. My daughter is a softball player and we are right in the thick of softball season. Between practices and tournaments, I’m busy trying to keep the house from falling apart and trying to work 20-25 hours a week, not to mention cooking dinners and making it to scheduled appointments. But, all that said, I’m sitting here drinking my coffee, having a quiet moment before I start my morning shift.