Maybe it's Time

Well as you can see in the previous post there has been a death in the family and my husband will be going to the funeral, but we will not be going with him. He is only going for three days and I only get one paid day off work for bereavement, and the kids have their first day of school this week.

So I will be taking the three days while my husband is gone off from work to take care of the kids. I think this will be a good time to get the sewing room done so that I can try to find time to get back to sewing. I received the new catalog from Keepsake Quilting and of course just love the cover quilt, it made me want to start a new fall color quilt. Of course thinking about going to San Deigo made me want to visit all my friends at Quilt in a Day too. Oh well it will just have to wait till next time.

Family Sadness

At 11:05pm Michigan time (8:05 California) my husband got the called that his father had past away. He and his sisters will be joining his mother in the next few days. School starts here on Tuesday so my husband will be attending the funeral alone.

Ok, so I haven't been sewing yet. I haven't really felt like it. I do get a twinge now and then and wander why I am putting it off, but it really boils down to the fact that there is not enough time anymore.

I have been unpacking the kids rooms lately and once done with that I need to get the garage done and then maybe I can set up the sewing area better to suit my needs. I miss not taking classes but again there is no time and for that matter I really can't afford it either.

I did it!

I did it, today I had to use my sewing machine. I have a class tomorrow for Girl Scouts and one of the homework projects was to make a mess kit drying bag. I used a very heavy material and thread. I thought my machine was breaking down, it was making a lot of loud noise. But after I got done making my bag, I tried stitching a couple of cotton patches and the machine was working fine. I need to find a place to take my machine for service and I need to get some new needles, but it was working. Maybe next week I can get some more done. I only have four days of work and although I could use the money, I also need time to get things done around here. Nothing gets done here if I am not around to make everyone do the chores.

One more Day

Well, hopefully one more day until I can finish unpacking and start sewing. I still have to pick up a hook to hang the lamp in the ceiling. The room has no light to speak of. Then I can finish unpacking the sewing things and get it organized and do some actual sewing. I have been so busy with work and trying to spend time with the kids, that when I do have any free time I end up laying around the house. I do however spend at least an hour a day on reading blogs too. When I get home after work at night I read some blogs and then play some computer games while having dinner and then it is off to bed. No time for sewing then. So I will only be able to sew on my days off and sometimes in the mornings. Oh well, we do what we must, but I sure miss the days when I was the stay at home mom and had more time to sew.

Will I ever be sewing again?

Well I have my sewing area set up and almost all unpacked. I still need to hang the overhead light, the room has no lighting to speak of. Once I have everything unpacked, maybe I can get down to sewing again. The stress that I have been under for these past months has really made it hard to take the time to sew. I need to find my happy place again and get back in the swing of things.

I do seem to keep up with all the blogs I have been reading. I like to see that there are others still do sewing out in the world, even if I am not.

On to the New

Today our son bridged from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. It was our last Blue and Gold ceremoney. I am such a wimp, I always have a tear in my eye when onhe of my kids are recognized as if it was my great achievement. Well, in a way why not, I am the one that had to go to all the meetings and campouts and other activities with them.

I am hoping to get started on my sewing area tonight. I really have been wanting to sew.