March Book List

March
4.22 - The Walking Dead vol 2 - Robert Kirkman (3/30) - library - 4 Stars
3.21 - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs (3/20) - library - 5 Stars!!!!
2.20 - Trigger Warning - Neil Gaiman (3/5) - library - 5 Stars
1.19 - One Yard Wonders - Rebecca Yaker (3/2) - library - 4 stars


favorite this month was Dead Heat. I love Patricia Briggs, and i LOVE her urban fantasy series (her high fantasy i've never read, but i'm sure it's excellent). This book is an Alpha and Omega book with Anna and Charles, and i think we're finally catching up time-wise to the main series with Mercy. though, she could just keep writing A&O books until she catches up....i'd be ok with that....

i didn't have a least favorite, Trigger Warning was excellent, as usual for Mr Gaiman, i've yet to dislike something by him, even the Sandman comics are fantastic.

speaking of comics, i've been reading the Walking Dead comic, and trying not to pass the show, because i like them as separate entities. volume two is pretty much entirely the prison. i do see how much they left out of the show though, and what's changed, and that's fun.

i'm behind on my reading goal for the year by 2 books, so i'll need to pick up my pace this month. and read more crap from my shelves, and less from the library (As i look at the two books i checked out on monday sitting on my desk....)

My coat

Well, my sewing adventure went pffffft

I finished my turkish vest. But it doesn't fit. I measured a billion times, and it ended up too small. Simplicity patterns either run really small, or my mom the advanced seamer measured wrong.

Disappointment from my coat aside, I also made a windmill bag. And I'm very happy with how that turned out. I'm looking around for another easy project I can make for me. I have a whole pinterest board started.

O M G

How could I forget to post about Connor's birthday?!?!?!

Buddy got his new big boy bed from Grandma Debbie

We went to cartoon cuts to get another haircut. Pretty sure they gave me back the wrong kid. That is not my baby

We played in the kids area at the Wellington mall

Loves his new baby Conner

And the train set that has kept him busy for literally a month. Best.gift.ever.

Daddy Daughter Dance

Friday night was the Daddy Daughter Dance at Kae's school. This is her 4th year in attendance. It's gotten progressively more organized, and expensive.

This years theme was Aloha

Because my daughter cares about themes lol. Glow in the dark black skull nails.

Some people are flower headed, no two people are not on fire. 

My pretty girl

Ready to go.

And because my husband can be a complete ass (like all men) he immediately started texting me to remove his picture from facebook. This was my response:

I personally like the Afro one the best

February Reading List

February

9.18 - Half Yard Heaven - Debbie Shore (2/27) - library - 4 stars
8.17 - More Scary Stories - Alvin Schwatrz (2/20) - library - 4 stars
7.16 - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Alvin Schwartz (2/20)- library - 4 stars
6.15 - The Book of Bags - Cheryl Owen (2/20) library - 3 stars
5.14 - Sewing for Kids - Alice Butcher (2/20) library - 4 stars
4.13 - Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire (2/20) library - 4 stars
3.12 - The Barefoot Bandit - Bob Friel (2/19) library - 2 stars
2.11 - One Zentangle A Day - Beckah Krahula (2/9) library - 5 stars
1.10 - The Secret Hour - Scott Westerfeld (2/3) library - 4 stars^

i'm recording backwards this year. so the bottom of the list was read earliest in the month.

The Secret Hour - pretty good, YA fiction, will not continue the series.
Zentangle a Day - Very good, learned a lot, if you're interested in Zentangle, this is a great start
Barefoot Bandit - book club, TLDR, non-fiction about a kid thief, looked it up on wiki
Rosemary and Rue - it was..ok, not really memorable, won't continue the series
Sewing for kids - couple cute projected kae wanted to do, she made a pillow from the book
Book of Bags - way too complicated for a beginner seamstress.
Scary Stores 1 & 2 - hahahahahahhahahahahaahaahaha
Half Yard Heaven - Liked it, cute projects, made a tea cozy.

I read A LOT of non-fiction this month. but didn't really love all the books i read. hopefully march will be happier

i'm 2 books ahead of schedule for my 100 for the year.

Sewing ...for Kaeley

Since I've been using my sewing machine, kae has been begging me to teach her to sew. 

While I was picking out fabric for more harem pants today I let her pick a couple fat quarters to make a pillow. That's a good easy first project.

She first learned how much pinning sucks.

Then she learned how to follow a straight line.

And it became a hot pink leopard print pillow for her bed. 

Sewing...for me

I'm currently working on a gwazee coat for Renn fair. It's the simplicity pattern 2159. 

It's ridiculously complicated for a very first project.

I used a cotton for my coat, instead of the heavier fabric it calls for. I wasn't going to put in a lining, but then decided I didn't want it to look unfinished. So I cannibalized a sheet for my lining. Call me Scarlett.

First time putting in interfacing.

First time seeing darts...I hope I never do this again (o.m.g.)

My mom helped me pin the lining to the outside to do the final stitching. I'll post a pic when it's done.

Ps! I made harem pants!