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Sewing help? May 3, 2007

Posted by spacemom in : Ghost in the (sewing)Machine , 5 comments

A friend has been looking for a pair of PJ’s for his wife in a special fabric. Instead of finding the PJ’s, I found a similar fabric on ebay and snatched 3 yards of it. Now I am planning to make a pair of PJ pants with it.

Here’s the catch. I am 5′3", 135lbs. His wife is definitely taller and a little heavier than I am.

How can I get him to get her measurements without tipping off what’s going on? This is a surprise for her.
If he could measure a pair of PJ’s that she likes and fits well, what measurements should he do?

Help????
Thanks

I am planning on doing the pattern twice, once for me so I learn the pattern and how to work with knits and then for her on the special fabric I bought.

Anyone with measurement tips on how to measure someone who I can’t actually measure?

Long road of Parenting May 3, 2007

Posted by spacemom in : Mom Phrases , 5 comments

Does it mean that I go to Dunkin’ Donuts too often when my almost 5 year old yells out "mom, I want a cinnamon raisin bagel and 2 honey-dipped munchkins" when I pull in the drive-through?

When the girls are fighting in the car, should I care?  One minute it is "She’s touching me" (really! I thought it was a joke) and the next minute they are singing the theme to Diego and holding hands. They actually held hands in the car for 20 minutes of the 30 minute ride in today.

Why does quality daycare cost so much? Soleil is leaving daycare in September to go to  Kindergarten. We are saving almost $1200 a month (removing the cost of after school care). Holy Carp!

It’s a good thing when your child wants to fish in Hawaii so she can give the fish to people who don’t have enough money to eat, right?

And when she wants to put her large stuffed bear and small stuffed bear together and pretend that they are Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (the Big and Little Dippers)? Is that strange or what?

Or when the almost 3 year old wants to pretend to fish in the car with a random piece of string she found? Should I worry? Or only when they come up with a barracuda because it was in Nemo?

Another trip down this road of parenting….