Something About Nothing

My two youngest went off to camp this week leaving my husband and I without children in the house.   A sneak peek into our near future. I thought I would have a lot of time to get my projects done but . . . well, time goes so fast! I did manage to accomplish a few things: #1 -  I transformed this old folding table. Before:  After:   Why yes, I did just throw a piece of pretty oil cloth on top and called it transformed.  Easiest project ever and you saw it here first.  I should write a tutorial. #2 - I recently purchased some stencils in preparation for my Summer Campish Class at Whimsy Cottage, so of course I had to spend hours playing with them. How else would I know if they would help me teach the class? I painted many pieces of fabric but forgot to photograph it. Oops.   I also also painted my shirt, fingers, elbow and bra. I'm pretty talented that way. #3 - I went out to dinner with my husband and oldest daughter who lives downtown. We had ...

We had a wonderful day at the temple yesterday.  I loved seeing so many friends there sharing a day dedicated to the Lord. Today we are back to reality. The two youngest are now out of school and want to spend all their time reading or on the computer. The oldest is still working at the Capitol and hoping to find a job in Arizonia via the internet so he can move before he starts his 5 year stint of law school/phd program. And the forgotten middle child has not one but TWO fabulous internships in wonderful San Francisco.  She leaves in three days and still needs to move out of her apartment and bring all of her things home. Add to this that I need to repair a sweater for my sister so that my daughter can deliver the sweater to my sister when she goes to SF, we have not one but two wedding receptions Friday and an 80th birthday party on Saturday.  Not to mention that I have projects to finish for Whimsy Cottage before the Wasatch Front...