IP Wedding Dress
Random: Pushing the birdies out of the nest
So. Remember bar manager? (Good friend of mine & the BF's; battling her coke addiction?) I haven't really heard or had contact with her for a while, since I have no real reason to go to the bar since I've had my son for most of this past month, and her kids have been with their father. She texted me yesterday for my birthday, and I asked her if her kids were back, since Fartling has been asking to see them. She was working that night, and she did have the kids back, so they spent the night with me and Fartling. I like those kids. When they realized it was my birthday, they decided that I needed to go out for dinner at a restaurant of my choosing, so they got some money from their mom and we all went out to dinner @ Papouli's. It's my favorite restaurant, and it's all Americanized Greek food. I love it! I need to find some even more authentic Greek food in this town, but for now, I love Papoulis. Anyway, so we had dinner, then wen to the bookstore near the restaurant, where I bought the kids books. We got back to the house, and the kids dived into their books. It was awesome!!
This morning, we were sitting around, me drinking my coffee, and S, the twele-year old girl, asked if I liked breakfast tacos. I said yes, and she asked if she could ride her brother's bike across the street and get us some tacos. I said yes, and she did. She's very responsible like that. :agree: Then the boys, Fartling & JD, asked if they could go to Walmart and get some legos, then home to JD's apartment to play XBox. After some dithering and soul-searching, I said yes. They got their money together, and before they left, I gave them both a talking-to about how I'm trusting them to take care of themselves, and that they HAD to call me when they got to the apartment. If I hadn't gotten a phone call within an hour, I would go out and search for them, and they wouldn't like me when I found them. They both looked a little scared and promised to call. I told S that I really admired how independent she and her brother were, and that I wanted Fartling to be like that, but since he's only eight, I have to be more careful. She volunteered to walk with the boys to Walmart, and then walk with them to the apartment. Then she wants to come back to my place to help me sew the wedding dress.
I just got several calls from S (she has a pre-paid cell phone), telling me about the boy's progress, that the Walmart by my house now stocks fabric (Oh, dear!), and that they boys made it to the apartment. Her mom is home with them, so they have an adult there. I'll be picking Fartling up after a bit, or at least calling their mom to check and see how she's acting.
So, I'm working on teaching Fartling independence. As he and I discussed yesterday, I have ten more years of being a mom. :rolleyes: His words. I pointed out that I'd be a mom for the rest of our lives. He responded that yes, but I'd only have ten more years of his living with me. I pointed out that in that time, I had to teach him how to live on his own, and make his own responsible choices. So I'm trying.
Random: Wedding Dress Progress
Didn't do much work on it this past week. sMother has been in town, and I've been trying to make it a point to get enough sleep every night so I don't drag too much at work the next day. Yesterday I finished the alterations on the petticoat, and I hung the layers on the form over the petticoat to hang out. Today I figure I'll cut the lace for the bodice, and the pink bias trim. Tomorrow evening, after work, I'll take the dress and petticoat to one of the costume shops with which I have connections (either my college shop, or my old work shop) and use their professional dress forms to mark the hem.
S with the dress
Charlie approves of this dress!
This is what I mean by having to let the hem hang for at least 24 hours: the silk dupioni doesn't grow that much, but the acetate lining sure does!!
So. Remember bar manager? (Good friend of mine & the BF's; battling her coke addiction?) I haven't really heard or had contact with her for a while, since I have no real reason to go to the bar since I've had my son for most of this past month, and her kids have been with their father. She texted me yesterday for my birthday, and I asked her if her kids were back, since Fartling has been asking to see them. She was working that night, and she did have the kids back, so they spent the night with me and Fartling. I like those kids. When they realized it was my birthday, they decided that I needed to go out for dinner at a restaurant of my choosing, so they got some money from their mom and we all went out to dinner @ Papouli's. It's my favorite restaurant, and it's all Americanized Greek food. I love it! I need to find some even more authentic Greek food in this town, but for now, I love Papoulis. Anyway, so we had dinner, then wen to the bookstore near the restaurant, where I bought the kids books. We got back to the house, and the kids dived into their books. It was awesome!!
This morning, we were sitting around, me drinking my coffee, and S, the twele-year old girl, asked if I liked breakfast tacos. I said yes, and she asked if she could ride her brother's bike across the street and get us some tacos. I said yes, and she did. She's very responsible like that. :agree: Then the boys, Fartling & JD, asked if they could go to Walmart and get some legos, then home to JD's apartment to play XBox. After some dithering and soul-searching, I said yes. They got their money together, and before they left, I gave them both a talking-to about how I'm trusting them to take care of themselves, and that they HAD to call me when they got to the apartment. If I hadn't gotten a phone call within an hour, I would go out and search for them, and they wouldn't like me when I found them. They both looked a little scared and promised to call. I told S that I really admired how independent she and her brother were, and that I wanted Fartling to be like that, but since he's only eight, I have to be more careful. She volunteered to walk with the boys to Walmart, and then walk with them to the apartment. Then she wants to come back to my place to help me sew the wedding dress.
I just got several calls from S (she has a pre-paid cell phone), telling me about the boy's progress, that the Walmart by my house now stocks fabric (Oh, dear!), and that they boys made it to the apartment. Her mom is home with them, so they have an adult there. I'll be picking Fartling up after a bit, or at least calling their mom to check and see how she's acting.
So, I'm working on teaching Fartling independence. As he and I discussed yesterday, I have ten more years of being a mom. :rolleyes: His words. I pointed out that I'd be a mom for the rest of our lives. He responded that yes, but I'd only have ten more years of his living with me. I pointed out that in that time, I had to teach him how to live on his own, and make his own responsible choices. So I'm trying.
Random: Wedding Dress Progress
Didn't do much work on it this past week. sMother has been in town, and I've been trying to make it a point to get enough sleep every night so I don't drag too much at work the next day. Yesterday I finished the alterations on the petticoat, and I hung the layers on the form over the petticoat to hang out. Today I figure I'll cut the lace for the bodice, and the pink bias trim. Tomorrow evening, after work, I'll take the dress and petticoat to one of the costume shops with which I have connections (either my college shop, or my old work shop) and use their professional dress forms to mark the hem.
S with the dress
Charlie approves of this dress!
This is what I mean by having to let the hem hang for at least 24 hours: the silk dupioni doesn't grow that much, but the acetate lining sure does!!
