just popping in to say 'hi!'. sorry for the unexpected blog break, but i've been preoccupied with so much stuff going on this summer.
for one thing, (and this is something that i forgot to mention here in my blog) i signed up for another swap! this one is hosted by Melissa Goodsell, from Day to Day. it is a sewing kit swap in which we make a sewing kit for our partner's child. my partner is N from Balkan Style Bloggers. i have already finished her daughter's sewing kit, but i won't show any pictures until i know she's received it. i will try to mail it out today or tomorrow.
that was the fun part, now for the not-so-fun part. my husband, my two girls, my MIL and i have all gotten sick this summer! it was some strange form of cold and it affected us all in very different ways. we are still trying to get over it, and i know it won't last forever, but it has been very uncomfortable and has dampened our fun this summer. there is still a month before C starts school, so i'm sure we'll have lots more fun before her vacation is over.
also, because my husband is taking a vacation, we decided to use it to try to DIY and fix things up around the house. i think the stress of the hard work and worry from not knowing how to go about doing some of the fixing is what made my husband take his illness harder. he only took a day or two off and is still working. our house will be under repair through most of the summer, so it will make things like entertaining at home nearly impossible. there go my birthday plans! oh well! i'm sure we can just go out for dinner. hopefully we can finish the home repairs in time to take a mini vacation and take the kids to sea world before the end of summer. (crossing fingers!)
other than that, i have some crafty projects i need to start working on. one is for my nephew's birthday present and the other one is for my cousin's quinceaƱera party favors. i'm really excited about working on these two projects and i can't wait to show some WIP photos! gotta get started!