Cooler weather has got me thinking of all sorts of projects to make. I'm beginning to wonder why my creativity seems to be linked to the weather.....or the anticipation of it. By the end of spring, I'm dreaming up all sorts of summer
outfits for the kids. The end of summer, I have corduroy,
jackets,
tights, leggings and of course costumes on the brain. Now if I just had more time to make them.
The boys are really wanting to be
Hogwarts students for Halloween. I'm good with this, except that when I started pulling together the cloaks, ties, wands, and all it got really out of hand. I'm great at finding patterns, fabric and
fantasizing of how glorious their costumes will be. Not so great at executing my plans as of late. I know I have the same amount of time each day as everyone else, but why am I getting so little done? I do realize that time with my kids is not "not getting things done," and I am aware of how quickly they are growing, but sometimes it would be nice to have something
tangible to show for my day, besides boogers on my shoulder and crumbs on the floor. Not complaining, really.
So in an effort to spend time with my kids instead of my sewing machine, I am purchasing the
boys cloaks. S's arrived yesterday, and though it may not fit my lofty expectations of what a costume could be (and may have been have been made by a child his age in Malaysia), he loves it. G is slightly jealous and his will be coming soon. He was going to use an existing costume from our
plentiful supply, but after seeing S's has changed his mind. I'm trying to talk G into
being Ron (isn't her sweater and
Scabbers great?), but am not making much progress in that area. We may have two Harry's at our house on Halloween, because to have a lightning shaped scar is too cool to pass up, and because G is
always the
sidekick.
As for Miss A, I'm going to wait and see what comes into my brain. I know this much,
nothing itchy (no tulle) and
nothing on her head. Which leaves so few options. Any ideas?
