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Stuff

So remember when I used to blog about stuff?

Yeah, neither do I.  :-)

Today, school started.  I may or may not have sobbed the whole way home in my empty car all the way to my empty house.  (I'll try not to bum you out any further than that.)  

But looking on the bright side, since school started, I should have more time to blog, sew, socialize, etc.  Should is the key word there.  I promise I'll try.  I have a bunch of projects on my list, just need to get started.  

At the top of that list?  Introducing you to my...

BOOK!  

I still can't believe it.  I only have one advance copy right now, but more should be here in a week or two.  I can't wait... Really, can't wait.  

So I guess here's to less sobbing, and more sewing.  And waaaaay more homework.  (But lets just ignore that for now.)

Hooray! 

Summer

Dream on (Moda) = summer to me.  Love. This. Line.  Can't wait to dig into it.

Summer is ending.

I have mixed feelings, to tell you the truth.

Part of me is cheering because good heavens summer is unbelievably hot here.  

But the rest of me wants to cry at the thought of sending my kids to school and being here alone.  Yep, I'm an empty nester this year.  Well, for two and a half hours a day (Kindergarten).  Call me crazy, but I am not looking forward to it.  It is just too quiet with the little guys gone.  You know?

Dreading back to school aside, I have a busy fall ahead of me.  Bliss should be shipping soon, my book is right around the corner (hooray!), The Creative Connection is going to be here before I know it... lots to look forward to.  

Oh, before I forget, I did a little random number generating, and the WWC magazine and Bliss are headed to Emily Camp.  Congrats Emily!  Email me and I'll get that right out.  Also, a big thank you to all of you for your kind words and encouragement.  I can't even tell you how much I appreciate it.  And you!  I don't know how to thank you.  Hopefully this will do for now.

Thank you.  Really. 

And happy (or sad) end of summer to you all.  

Hopefully happy.  

And sending your baby to Kindergarten-less. 

{sigh}

Where Women Create

A couple of weeks ago, I had a particularly exciting mail day in the middle of a particularly busy mom day.  The fall issue of Where Women Create landed on my step right before we headed off for a day of doctor appointments, kindergarten shots, Canon traumatically losing a sticker in Target, 87 errands, etc.  It was a crazy day.  And now that I think about it, pretty much every day since then has been about the same amount of crazy in one way or another.  

Maybe that is why I am slow getting around to talking about it, or maybe its because although it is exciting, I always feel a little silly talking about things like this?  Probably a little of both.  But since today looks more like this:

and I have a little time to catch up, (and an extra boost of confidence from my brother-in-law telling me that I looked a little bit tan after our trip to Idaho- thanks Jake!) today was a good day to post about it.  (In case you haven't noticed, I do not tan.  At all.)

Anyhow, a few months back, Where Women Create contacted me about being in the August issue.  I was a little nervous, as my studio is neither large nor fancy, but decided to go for it anyway.  I'm so glad I did!  They sent a great photographer out to photograph me and my studio a week or two later, (the day before I left for San Francisco actually) and that was that.  It was crazy!  In a good way.  

It really was a lot of fun working with everyone on the feature, and I am so pleased with how it turned out.  I just feel so honored to be included with such amazing women. 

Thank you so much to Jo and everyone over at WWC for all your hard work to make me look good, and for everyone over here that helped clean-clean (Jarom), make extra messes (kids), watch the munchkins before/during the shoot so the messes could be cleaned up (Michelle), those who sent goodies (Lissa & Cheryl), and the last minute haircut (Jenna).  I owe you guys.

I ended up with an extra copy of the magazine, so if you would like it and a little Bliss charm pack to go with it, say hello, and it might be headed your way.  

Good luck!  And one more thanks to everyone for making this possible.  I feel so lucky. Crazy, but lucky.  

Happy Friday!

5 days

We spent the last 5 days family reunioning in Idaho.  It was awesome.  I'm pretty sure that I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.  Apparently I have a family full of comedians.  It felt a little bit like a Seinfeld episode at times.  In a good way, of course.  

Those 5 days were packed with berry picking,

camping/boating/swimming,

eating Bambinos,

and little people waterskiing for the first time.

Just to name a few things.

We will probably spend the next 5 days recovering.  From the reunioning and the laughing.  And missing the cool summer weather, fresh berries (the freezer is stocked- thanks Mom!), bambinos, and these crazy people:

Especially that last one.