Homemaking on the Homestead

I will be taking a little time off from blogging.   I will be back soon but right now I need time to focus on my family more!     Crystal  

I am looking out the window this morning and seeing snow on the hills of Oregon .. a beautiful site!!   Today is going to be a day of sewing.   My sweet hubby bought me a new sewing machine!   He also bought one of our daughters a new machine.   Sew Â…   today I will be deciding if I want to work on the jumper pattern for myself or keep making diapers.   I found some more cute baby flannel at Walmart yesterday and canÂ’t wait to turn it into diapers!   Plus I found a few remnant pieces so Sierra and I can continue to make doll clothes.   “Sew much to sew.. sew little time!”   haa.. haaÂ…     Plus I still have a home to keep up onÂ…   I need to work my way through laundry, clean the bathroom this morning, vacuum and then think about getting ready for IsaacÂ’s birthday tomorrow.   He will be 8 years old!   He is so excited about his big day.   Emily is going to make him and ice cream cake. ...

I realized today that it has been a whole week since posting!   Between not feeling well (had a flu bug go through the house) and dealing with puppies (yes we still have them, but are working diligently on selling them!), getting a new milking goat (I will tell about that soonÂ…) and sewing (been working on diapers and Sierra and I have been sewing doll clothes..), and working to spring clean my kitchen in small steps..   well,   I have just not had time to update my blog.   We can skip the details of the flu bug (it is over now and we are feeling better)!   The puppies are so cute, but other than a few calls, so far no one has come to look at them.   Next week I put an ad in the big city  paper!   I am ready for them to find new homes.   On the diapers sewing..   well between a pattern I bought from CyndiGran http://www.geocities.com/cyndiegran/index.html    (you can purchase her patterns on Ebay http://search.ebay.com/_W0...