PJ Time

Let the sewing begin

And I am off... time to get going on Christmas PJ's.  It is only a couple months away and all I have done is cut out the material, but I feel that I have a good start.  I go through spurts of working on the pajamas.  The other night I cut all seven pj's out (with no material left, cutting it very close, scary) in one night.  Off course that was a very late night.  Next, I place all the separate pj's pieces for each person in a different bag and write their name on the bag.  Now I just need to sew them together.  For some reason every year I cut the pajamas out to the size of the pattern per person, but they generally come out big.  So, I started with my jammies and am trying to make it the way I want it.  Then, hopefully, everything will go smooth with the others.  I had an idea in my head of the design for the year, I just have to figure out how to make it work, and of course I need to find the open space of time to sew them.  I enjoy making pajamas every year, even though I get stressed.  I find something very rewarding about making outfits for my family.  On Christmas eve everyone opens their one gift, they know what it is but they still get excited.  Then quickly run to get their new pajamas on and see if they actually fit or look good (some years have been better then others :)). Christmas morning we all sit around in our matching pajama's, read of Christ's birth, and bless each other with presents.  Guess that means I better get to work, Christmas will be here before we know and it would be good to cross the jammie making off my list.  Happy autumn and look here, Latisha is now 30 weeks pregnant, three-fourth the way there.  We are so excited.  Have a great day and God bless.

They are looking good!

Unfortunately, Isabella had another seizure that went off
and on through out the night, until 2:45 am.  

We were all pretty sleepy the next day, but Sierra stayed close to her
as she worked on her school. Isabella was so tired she didn't
move much either.

Carnival

Last week we got to go to my nieces school carnival after the games.  The kids had fun and Aidric found a new love of rock climbing, probably not something I want to encourage too much.  :) It is a little more dangerous then soccer.  Aidric is also very interested in golf and I feel that is pretty safe.  They say the older you get the more laid back your parenting gets, maybe in some areas, but the older you get the more you see, the more you want to protect.

They were just allowed to move sideways down the wall and not go
above the red line.  Aidric did it perfect even though a couple times he
couldn't reach far enough, so he hung on with one had and swung to
the next hand spot.  Not falling once.

Unfortunately this time of year is not the best for Isabella.  She seems to struggle with seizures more at this time of year.  I really think her medicine helps a ton.  There are days when she really concerns me as I see signs of a possible seizure but she seems to get right through.  A couple Sundays ago she had a seizure as we were getting ready for church.  It was very small but put her to sleep for quite a while.  I stayed home from church with her.  I worked on laundry and she decided to get up, but then was too tired to continue on and would just lay down where she was, then she got up again and laid back down.  When the family got home I had lunch prepared and my poor little girls was laying on the floor by the sliding door staring out side.  One of my children was shocked to see that I was letting her lay on the ground like that, but she was happy and wouldn't stay on the couch anymore.  I pray that this will be an uneventful next couple weeks for her.  We are almost through her hard time.

poor baby, she was out cold.

Tomorrow we are attending a memorial service.  An old dear friend's 18 year old son passed away last week.  He had spent over a year fighting cancer.  Up until last year he had been a normal, "healthy" teenage boy.  It is surreal to me because I was there when she announced her pregnancy with him, and we have been friends his whole life.  As children he and his brother would play with our kids and we have very good memories with him.  Hug your family tight and let go of grudges, life can be incredibly short, live it well.

Well, on a lighter note, I shall attempt to finish planting those bulbs I started yesterday.  Have a great day and God Bless.

Alicia