Life as Mrs. Emerson

Happy Monday everyone!  Would you believe the above photograph was taken just two days ago?  We had SNOW on Saturday.  In April.  I still can't believe it.  Anyway our weekend was filled with lots of fun as we enjoyed a delightful visit with family from out of state.  Here's a look at how my goals shaped up for last week and what I hope to accomplish this week.   Last Week's Goals: Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.   Enjoy a fun weekend with extended family who will be visiting.  A great reward after lots of hard work cleaning this week.     We enjoyed a lovely weekend with family and even squeezed in a trip to the Creation Museum.  I even had the privilege of hearing Ken Ham speak while we were there.  After the weather finally started warming up we enjoyed a lovely 3.5 mile walk at the park.   2.  Eva has one therapy appointment this week. 3.  Spend an afternoon dyeing eggs with the children.  (This year we were busy mourning the loss of a dear friend from

This bunny dress came about after what was supposed to be a quick trip to the fabric store to buy materials for a baby gift.  Evangeline was with me and quickly spotted the purple bunny fabric.  Somehow that sweet fabric just grew arms and legs because it quickly found its way into my cart.  *Smile*  For the next week Eva proceeded to sweetly ask every time I sat down at the sewing machine, "Mommy.  You sew my bunny dress please?"  This sewing project quickly moved to the front of my to-do list!  Here is my review of the pattern. First of all this was a great pattern!  I really like to sew peasant dresses and this one was a cinch.  I'm always a big fan of Simplicity patterns since they usually include great instructions.  For Miss Eva I sewed this dress in a size 1 since she currently wears 24 month clothing.  I sewed View D. The big change that I made included sewing the bottom ruffle out of a different fabric.  I simply purchased 1/4 yard of the striped fab

We enjoyed a lovely Resurrection Picnic beside a lake last week.   Spring is in the air and I can just feel it!  That means it's time to get all of my Spring Cleaning and Decluttering finished so I can spend as much time outside as possible.   Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.   Enjoy a fun weekend with extended family who will be visiting.  A great reward after lots of hard work cleaning this week. 2.  Eva has one therapy appointment this week. 3.  Spend an afternoon dyeing eggs with the children.  (This year we were busy mourning the loss of a dear friend from church and we just never got around to it.  It isn't a necessity that we dye Easter eggs.  We have family coming in from out of town this weekend and plan on enjoying the activity together. Homemaking 5.  This week I'm finishing up a two week spring cleaning and de-cluttering!  Woohoo!  I see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I can't wait till this is finished.  I have been going through toys,