McDonalds and God

right now I'm feeling a bit lowsy as a mother. Two days ago I prepared a meal early enough in the day so we could enjoy it for dinner. There was plenty, so it would last us at least through Saturday. I have also been money conscious, one way by not eating out whenever. So then what have I don't to make me feel lowsy? Two days in a row of McDonalds. Ugh! It's not a proud moment. I'm not really even sure why I did it, especially with food waiting at home. So this morning I felt like I needed to get up with my alarm set of my phone, not by my usual alarm-my kids. I needed to spend time alone in the morning to regroup, to have some quiet and alone time to sit in God's presence. Man, how easy it is to get wrapped up in other things. I read through two devotions. With each one i had this feeling of "I need to finish so I can get on with my day." Doesn't it seem that rushing through my quiet time perhaps somewhat defeats the purpose of it all? I know that's not true, but what am I worried I will miss out on? Why is it so difficult to just "be?"I felt like I needed that time to get things back on course. I guess the key thing here is to just give it up to God. Or let go and let God, as the saying goes. Unless I do, it's gonna keep festering. Eating fast food two days in a row is not a healthy decision. I know this. God has to take care of it. Cutting short quiet time with God wasn't ideal. But as I said, I just need to let these things go. It won't do me any good to let them sit and fester. God is understanding, loving, and kind. Unlike us, God will take what he can get. I suppose I just need to pray for more 1 minute times with him and wisdom and strength to nourish my family the best way I can.

A mother and a crafter!

Since I decided not just to pin what I find on pintrest, but to also create, I've been busy busy! So inbetween changing diapers, nursing, playing, talking with my husband, and making meals I've created quite a bit. And now for your viewing pleasure =)

This is an old t-shirt that I turned into leggings. 1 shirt made two pair, one for Evie and one for Lucy. This pair featured is Lucy's. This set of pants was my first attempt, so the legs are too long and the butt isn't big enough. Evie was excited to try on her "special" pants. The butt part covered half of hers and when she moved they fell. I think putting in elastic will help with that. For all you History Day people out there, does the fabric look familiar? I definitely need to make a new pattern. I took a pair of the girls' leggings and traced it on a paper bag. I didn't do it right, thus the problem with disproportion. But not a bad start!

After I made the pants I moved onto pee-tee-pees. I've been wanting to make these for a while. I had considered buying an in the, hoop design for the embroidery machine. I'm glad I didn't, wouldn't really have been worth the money. These things were pretty easy to make. The hardest part was the drawstring bag. This is a great way to use my fabric scraps! Right now they are made of flannel and cotton. I may toy with doing it with terry cloth, but I'll have to ask moms of boys if that would be good.

The last thing I finished working on today were cloth wipes. These things have been hanging over me for months. Done, finally! I did neutral, boy, and girl patterns. I will be taking them to Angel Britches Friday, a local cloth diapering boutique. Hoping for sales!