Changes

I was looking at my blog profile and realized that it still said I was forty-two years old. And as good as that looked on paper (so to speak) I decided in order to be truthful I'd best change it to reflect the two birthdays I've had since I started this blog...hard to believe it has been that long. I don't feel like I'm forty-four. I remember as a kid I used to always think when you were forty you were OLD, but I really don't feel OLD. I have found that time seems to go by faster though the older I get....funny how that is.

And since I was changing things up I thought I might as well change the template to something new and add a rare picture of me in front of the camera instead of behind it taking the pictures all the time. Believe me, I always feel more comfortable behind the camera instead. I feel like my kids are always much more photogenic than me.

The picture I added was taken by Nicole when we were down in San Diego at the Christmas Festival at Balboa Park with my sister Kim. Hey Kim, we had lots of fun!

Dear Miss Manners

What is the proper etiquette for when you are in the bathroom at work and someone knocks on the door?

First of all, why are they knocking on the door? Shouldn't the first clue that someone is in there is that the door is locked? And what exactly do they want me to say? Come back later, I'm busy!?!?

I must say that there have been a couple of times that I have almost busted into the Fats Domino song "I hear you knocking but you can't come in".

Designing Woman

Well, I just finished another wedding dress. I didn't realize that making Cassie's wedding dress would put me back in the business.

I used to sew professionally when I lived in California and I liked it but it could be very stressful. I was glad to get my degree in nursing and start a real job, but I realize now that I have missed the creativity that comes from designing wedding dresses. This one turned out well and I think that Tarah (the neighor) is happy with it.

I've now decided to throw together an album of the dresses I've sewn so that others can see them, especially since another gal at work asked me yesterday if I could sew her wedding dress. And so the other half of the business is born.