Month: June 2014
LifeSkills: Buttons 101
I shocked myself as much as them when Marie asked me today if I would teach her how to sew and I dropped everything to give them a lesson on the sewing machine. Hey, she asked in June, not November. This is a GOOD time of year.
I taught them how to thread the machine and sew a straight (or semi-straight) line. That was enough.
My mom suggested teaching them hand-sewing first. I’m not a huge fan of hand-sewing, but it dawned on me they should know how to sew on a button.
As soon as dinner was cleared I got out the stuff and away we went.
I called in to Stewart and asked him if he knew how to sew on a button. He readily admitted he did not and rapidly joined in the lesson. I brought him up to speed quickly and gave him a pair of his shorts to put the button on. He’s a pro.
Nigel already knows a bit of sewing.
OOOOoooooo – I just got an idea for them to raise money for another CRUISE!!!!!!
Jungle = tamed
Art for the garden…
Hanny’s new slip and slide
Would be funner if the water was warmer. Hanny doesn’t like cold.
Remember this video?
http://dayspringdisciples122.blogspot.com/2010/05/nan-on-slip-n-slide.html