Ellie got to go to her very first movie at a theatre this week.

It only took us this long to get there because we decided to wait until we were sure she could sit through a whole movie without having to go potty, and without driving us, and those people around us, crazy.

We kept it a secret from her until the moment we got to the theatre (and oh how i wish i took my camera with me!)
I showed her the movie poster for “Cloudy with a chance of meatballs” and asked her if she remembered the book…she said yes…and when asked if we should go see the movie…she started yelling “yes…come on guys.”

So like her. Ready for anything!

So, we get in the theatre and get our tickets and instead of saying thank you, she asks the person taking money for popcorn.

Oh, my impatient child.

After scoring some popcorn…we walked into the theatre to a chorus of “wow…look at this place!”
We get to our row of seats and I tell her to go in and pick a seat.
She, playing with the chairs that flip up and down, explains that she can’t climb into one because they’re tippy.

The people a few rows back find this hysterical and and asked if it was her first movie. My comment “is it that obvious?”

We did settle down, watch the whole movie, eat almost a whole bag of popcorn, and drink hawaiian punch to our hearts delight…

and when food started falling from the sky, no matter what it was, Ellie would exclaim “a chance of meatballs.”

Seriously cute.

On the way back from the Iowa Library Association conference last week, my co-workers and I stopped at Dairy Queen to eat. 

It was raining…it was cold…and dairy queen sounded just right – especially since our hometown Dairy Queen closed for the season, and doesn’t serve a full menu when they’re open.

I was super excited…to be eating out.  Nathan and I stopped eating out as an experiment with our finances…and our waistlines.  

I ordered…the grilled turkey club…with cheeseballs. I was good and didn’t have any ice cream (but only because i figured the cheeseballs made up for it and more.)

If I look in pain…it is because i was. This is what i had left when i started to feel full.  I started taking big breaths in order to make room for the whole meal. (have you ever noticed that you start to breathe deeper when getting full?) I was always a clean plate girl…but seriously underestimated the size of the order!  

I told Stacey though…I didn’t cook it, and I didn’t pay for it…so I’m gonna eat it. 

And I did.

I made Stacey take the picture on her phone…so, thanks stace for the image to the post!

I’ve been meaning to post this…um…since the beginning of October. 

Better late than never right?

If your life has been touched by breast cancer, you should check out 

www.talkinwithteenie.blogspot.com

Its been an inspirational read this month. 

Hope you enjoy…

Oh – and she’s giving away some cool things too…

check it out! 

I spent the bulk of my afternoon…and some of my evening crafting…one of my very favorite things to do…

I was making a fairy skirt for a friend of mine for Halloween…yes…I’m that kind of friend. 

This is the beautiful sight that allowed me to start this project today…

I was originally going to take this project with me on the four hour trip to my sister’s house this weekend…but changed my mind when i realized that tulle with glitter on it gets glitter everywhere. Not good in my van.

Not good anywhere…like my basement carpet, my clothes, my hair, stuck to my face, or now plastered to the self-healing mat that we use to cut photo mats. Hubby – not going to be happy when all the mats we cut now have a glittery shine.

Let me just start by saying that tulle is hard as heck to cut. Hard to line up, hard to hold on to, just hard to work with in general. Working with tulle makes me want to start drinking these…

So, why am I doing this? Refer to sentence 2. I had a friend in need…and I’m a fixer.

So, tulle cut…at my “command center”

four pretty piles of tulle…white, lime, dark green, and the damn lime with glitter.

(on a side note…I just knew that slide would come in handy for more than sliding in the winter! I just had to find the right craft to prove it!)

The start of the skirt…

and the finished product

Come to think of it…since its over, it wasn’t so bad…I’ll probably make another at some point. I’ll just make sure to stay far, far away from the glittery stuff…

And…if you feel the need for a little tulle in your life…you can find the pattern here: 

http://lazymamadesigns.blogspot.com

I’m so proud of myself…

I had a little help with Ev’s hat…but the majority I’ve done myself this year. 

Did i have a pattern? Nope…made it up. The bow too…

So stinkin’ excited. I love halloween.

I just couldn’t wait to show you…