A New Hobby: I'll Let You Be the Judge of That

So, I have a little story to tell. This is Baby Teddy, who my wonderful friend Sara and her family gave to Shelby when she turned one. Lately, Baby Teddy and Shelby are inseperable and Shelby decided one day that he needed a girlfriend. He must miss her when she is at school.

Aren't they adorable? I think it's especially cute at 2 in the morning when Shelby rushes in my room and askes me to find Baby Teddy because he's fallen out of bed.

Anyway, on with the story.

I decided I would need to get Baby Teddy a girlfriend about the same size as him. I also thought it would be nice for her to have a dress. So I told John I would like to get a sewing machine. He said sure, I think he thought it would be a great opportunity to make fun me for making crazy looking garments.

The next day a garage sale sign was on the mailbox, and low and behold it had a sewing machine listed.

We went by the neighbors for a quick look and I left with machine, which came with a hydrolic cabinet.

Sure it's a little old (1989), but the previous owner took really good care of it. (I payed $200 for the machine and the cabinet). That's not a bad price to start a new hobby.

This is the dress I made for Baby Teddy's girlfriend. You should have seen the first one. HAHA

I found Baby Teddy a girlfriend on EBAY she cost $3.00 and is exactly the same. (Kind of like a mail order bride)

Well I guess it was all worth it.

Aren't they cute together?

I want to give a special Thanks to Anna for helping me thread the sewing machine. You got me off to a great start.

FYI: Some of my posts from Sept. 1st got out of order, I just didn't want you to miss anything.

Brandon Becomes Famous

Brandon had an exciting day with Grandpa last week when John's brother used him for one of his assignments. He is a photographer for the local newspaper and his assignment included taking a piture of an adorable little boy eating an ice cream cone. Shelby got to do the same thing several years ago and her photograph is actually posted at Marble Slab Creamery in Folsom. Hopefully Brandon is also able to enjoy his fame for years to come.


http://www.folsomtelegraph.com/detail/91842.html

Things You Rarely See.

Well last weekend was.......... interesting? I have a question mark because what happened was so strange I could not have imagined it. It was Saturday morning and Shelby was at a sleep over with Grandma Wood, John went on a hike with his brother, and Brandon and I were just hanging out. He asked me to go for a bike ride around the block and I agreed.



All of this sounds soooo normal.



During his ride he started going too fast down a short hill and he fell off. I quickly picked him up, brushed him off, and told him he was okay. It was at that exact moment that I heard a familiar MEOW. Huh, "Paws......Sampson....." I called looking for one of our two cats. Then I looked directly below me and onto the street where I was standing over a storm drain and out popped a little head from a second drain which runs under the street. Paws was in the drain and he was not coiming out. (Hard to describe, he wasn't really stuck, he just wasn't coming out anytime soon.)



Seriously, these things always happen when the men in our lives are away. So I called the Vet to see if they had any suggestions. Yep that right, "Call the Fire Department." "Is that a myth?" I asked. Nope.



So after Brandon and I tried hopelessly to coax the cat out; we drove to the local fire station. I felt so stupid asking for help, but they said they would come out after awhile. They ended up pulling two storm drains and using the hose to chase the cat to the exit. Poor kitty, he looked like a disaster when he popped out of the drain all wet and confused. I have no idea how long he had been in there and he was sure happy to go home.



This is a picture of Paws shortly after I got him home.

Another thing you rarely get to see is when your vehicle turns over 100000 miles. It's not that I'm happy about this, I just have something about even numbers. I think I have seen this three times in my life now.

Do you have anything you've seen that's rare?

What's Been Going On?

We'll it's been some time now since I have posted anything. Over the next couple of days I hope to catch you up on the ongoings of the Wood Family.

First and foremost our little girl is now a big Kindergartener. She loves school so much she wants to be there every minute and is sad when the weekend rolls around. I remember being the same way when I was young. Oh to be young, I just don't remember when the excitement wears off.

The week before school started we made our annual trip to Monterey. Thanks to Amanda for recommending this state park (Asilomar), we had a great time. We spent all of our time here and at Dennis the Menace Park. The kids had a blast, the parents were exhausted, and we all loved every minute of our time together.

We had swimming lessons for two weeks at the begining of July and both did awesome. Shelby really suprised us and was willing to do everything she was instructed. Brandon had to be convinced to participate on some days and did great on others. Hopefully next year we will have our own pool and they can have more than a couple weeks of lessons. Swimming has always been one of my favorite things.

More to come real soon. We have so much to catch up on.