Pink Mohair

Crocheted Cardigan

I've long admired Posie's baby cardigan and a few weeks ago she announced that in this new book was a pattern for the adult version so I'm giving it a go.

She has laced vintage fabric through the yolk of the cardie which is such a sweet touch. This is the best crochet book I've ever seen - most of them are very dowdy and boring. Great if you want to crochet a green frog toilet paper holder, but not for much else. Plus, the book is a bargain at $13.57. Lots of cute stuff to wear and for the home.

 

Diaper Down

Every mom gets frustrated from time to time but i was making dinner the other night and Junior would NOT keep his diaper on. Back and forth, back and forth to rediaper him (let him run naked, you say? Ok, you come clean the pee off the cat and wall.)

The last straw was when he started carrying the diaper around...

And dumping it over his gate. I was pissed off at this point because the pasta had boiled over, Juniorette had unloaded every paint tube onto one single piece of paper (Making a birthday cake for you, mommy!) I stomped around looking for a solution so I could get the damned dinner made without further chasing of small naked children.

YES!!! MOMMY WINS!!! I grabbed some packing tape from our move and you can bet your ass Junior kept that diaper on until after dinner. NOBODY messes with mommy.

Blythe Mania

Alas, I didn't find the prom dress I was after but I walked away from the formal affair with TWELVE Blythe dolls and lots of little Blythes - to my astonishment. Check Casapinka for the full story.

Vintage Prom Dresses

Husband just LOVES formal dances etc. and they were a part of life when we lived in Dublin. Well, his boss also loves them and gets tickets 4 times a year, so he tells me (it's a new job.) I'm a bit dubious because I don't like pretentious people and haven't got a thing to wear. I told husband that I'd love to wear a fifties prom dress (definitely NOT what anyone else will be wearing in this crowd) and he smiled and said "Absolutely, just be yourself."

So, Junior doesn't know it but he's coming shopping with mommy tomorrow to try and find a dress like one of these.

When we lived in Nashville I never felt like myself for some reason (probably because of my job situation.) Here, I feel like "Heck YEAH I'm going to wear me a birthday cake dress! And even BETTER if I can find one with Hello Kitty on it!

I am, however, glad that he and his friend opted out of the Dumb and Dumber tux duo of baby blue and bright orange. It might clash with my dress.

I'll let you know what I find (hopefully something fabulously gaudy. I'm giddy with anticipation!)

Realization

How many times do we tell ourselves we're terrible moms? I know I frequently feel that I could be doing more or being more patient (especially in light of the poop epidemic at my house.) I think we all need to be easier on ourselves and realize that it's ok to be irritated when your credit card is put in the toilet next to your cell phone, and the VCR won't work because someone has shoved a Tampax inside it. The fact that your four year old will only eat large pickles for every meal IS exasperating (what will they say at school?) and insists on wearing mismatched socks. I often think this stuff is a reflection on me as a mother, and therefore a person. But really, it's part of the natural flow of things in a parent's life and I'm trying to live in the minute and have a sense of humor (as I'm stuck fishing my engagement ring out of a Diet Dr. Pepper can.)

We were at a cafe the other day (the day I showed up to a locked school having not bothered to read that it was an in-service day.) I was talking to a couple of parents and when they heard I was taking the kiddos to the beach for shells they were flabbergasted. I mean, really. I get to sit in a heated car for 45 minutes with no screaming, listening to MY music. They were fawning all over me like I was some amazing mom to be doing this. It made me think that I'm not such a bad mom - I'm good enough, really. That's all our kids can ask of us.

We froze our butts off at the beach but got a huge feather that was unfortunately given a bath and dried so lovingly in my bathrobe by Juniorette (ugh.)

Pink Birthday Cake

First of all it's nobody's birthday but Juniorette's school did some bullshit thing when she got a nosebleed. They said she had a temp of 102 and sent her home for two days. This kid was not one iota sick, let me tell you. I think it's because her mom forgot to sell all the raffle tickets or clean out her moldy lunchbox.

The upshot is that we had Friday off and I had wanted to go thrifting. SO, we decided to make a pink birthday cake and Juniorette was allowed to get three scummy toys from the Scummy Toy Table at Salvation Army (where everything is three for a dollar.) The good thing is that this is like Chuck E. Vomitus Cheese's for the four year old set - the glee immeasurable. "Mommy, mommy, mommy....look...it's Polly Pocket and she's naked! Look, it's Elmo but his head is gone!" So, I could hear her from all over the store and didn't have to worry about anybody running off with her.

Back home, Naked Polly Pocket, Fairy Freak Doll and Small Doll on Acid (seen above) all had to have a bath. This, I knew would take 45 minutes so I not only got to thrift, I also got to sit down while this transpired and try to meditate (heh.)

We then made the cake and decorated it, sang Happy Birthday to nobody in particular and THE BEST PART was the little embellishment I got to add and Juniorette didn't even notice. Sort of like The Simpsons (or so husband tells me when he illegally lets J watch it), "Humor for adults, humor for kids."

Folks, if this ain't artful living, I don't know what is.

Stinky

Don't be fooled for a second by me. Mom now refers to me as Shittypants because I removed some stinky junk from the trunk and smeared it on my wall.
and crib.
and my stuffed puppy.
and sheet.
hair.
face.
ok, three times in the last couple of weeks.
as if that is an excuse for not blogging.

Yes, I do wear the  multicolored sweater. I love wearing it but I love smearing poop on it even more!