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While I think it is true you can't get something for nothing, I definately believe you can make something out of nothing. I get to do that everytime I sew. This past summer, I wanted to learn how to sew. I felt like I should know how to do something domestic and anyone who really knows me knows that cooking and cleaning are NOT my forte. So, I enlisted the help of the Pastor's wonderful wife, Tracey, and I learned how to make clothes. This past week, I made my daughter's Easter dress, and it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. First I basically had to create 2 dresses b/c it has a liner and then, I had to take it apart 3 times...so yeah me for not giving up! This post is basically a public thank you for all the people who helped make my accomplishment possible: the aforementioned Tracey(who has amazing skill and patience), Grandma Wood (for the free material), Grandma Hahne (for the inspiration to even get started, as she is the epitome of how a classy woman should be and what one should know how to do), and lastly name brand marketing for pricing children's clothing rediculously high. This post and product would not have been possible with out you!
Should be the new Navy slogan! Yes, I am a little bitter, and unfortunately it is a taste that all too many military wives have to get use to. Yet somehow knowing that doesn't make it any less sour. "Why, you may ask"...or better yet "What THIS time?" This time, I planned to spend my anniversary and Easter with my husband. I was soooo excited; it was to be his first Easter with his daughter (I even made her dress this year...that's another blog). But after having been informed that he was going to get to stay in on the next underway, they have changed their minds and decided that he needs to go back out to sea to do another pointless run before they tear the thing apart. At this point, I would like to quote from a fellow military wife..."just take the damned thing out to sea, use it as target practice and make a reef out of it- all the while selling tickets and popcorn for all of us who would love to watch the demise of the submarine that kept our husbands out to sea for so long. But, instead they're sending him back out to sea again. God bless the Navy and those head honchos who apparently hate seeing their wives. **insert eye roll here**
I Personally want to insert my foot up someone's butt. Oh well; military life is rarely about getting what you want. Just thought I'd vent!
While I think it is true you can't get something for nothing, I definately believe you can make something out of nothing. I get to do that everytime I sew. This past summer, I wanted to learn how to sew. I felt like I should know how to do something domestic and anyone who really knows me knows that cooking and cleaning are NOT my forte. So, I enlisted the help of the Pastor's wonderful wife, Tracey, and I learned how to make clothes. This past week, I made my daughter's Easter dress, and it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. First I basically had to create 2 dresses b/c it has a liner and then, I had to take it apart 3 times...so yeah me for not giving up! This post is basically a public thank you for all the people who helped make my accomplishment possible: the aforementioned Tracey(who has amazing skill and patience), Grandma Wood (for the free material), Grandma Hahne (for the inspiration to even get started, as she is the epitome of how a classy woman should be and what one should know how to do), and lastly name brand marketing for pricing children's clothing rediculously high. This post and product would not have been possible with out you!
