The mess and the tractor

If you walked into our house tonight, you would immediately see our dining room, which is usually the cleanest room in our house. That's not the case this week...

Thankfully we don't do a lot of dining on this table anyway.


The embroidery machine is only here for a limited time, so I am keeping her busy.


I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it on the blog before, but I'll say it again. Embroidery and applique is not simple. I have proof:

It's not horrible, but it's not good. And this picture was taken after lots of cutting and clean-up. I'm pretty sure it was my fault, and it will probably happen again. I'm just thankful he will only wear this shirt once or twice, and I doubt he will be still enough for people to notice the imperfections.

Here are the results of my labor {and why I look extra tired this week}:

I love these dish towels! They are smaller than your normal dish towel, and I plan to use them for drying sippy cups dishes.

I tried to make Darby's dish mat, but I failed miserably. I think it had something to do with my inability to cut straight and/or the fact that I can't really sew. I had convinced myself that making the mat was kind-of like hemming pants. Nope. After spending 2-3 hours and only making a major mess, I decided to ask for a dish mat for my birthday. But I think these will do the job until then. If any seamstresses are reading, I'll gladly make you some initial dish mats in exchange for a real dish mat:):)

While I've been making a mess of our dining room, Trent has been riding his tractor with anyone that will push him. When you stop pushing and tell him to pedal, he makes this face:

This day he decided to just hang out on the tractor.

I hope you're having a great week! I'm getting ready for a big consignment sale Friday night. If you've ever been to a big consignment sale on preview night, you know they require lots of mental preparation:)