Monday! Monday!

Well my weekend was rather full. I sort of thought it would be a little slower, but Saturday brought a lovely wedding shower for a sweet new bride to be, grocery shopping and a quick stop in at Hancocks to breeze through the $1 Butterick patterns. I did find out the Simplicity patterns will be $1.99 this weekend and I am planning on picking up some of the new Lisette patterns. You can go here to look at all the cute patterns by Lisette. Then home and housework. I also made 2 quiches-one for us and one for a family in our church with a new baby ( I will post the quiche recipe today). I used my awesome grill pan and cooked a bunch of chicken breasts with Mrs. Dash table blend-Love! I made a big pot of rice cooked with chicken broth instead of water and added broccoli and a little parmesean cheese. Then I managed to get my second little girl dress sewn up. All I am lacking now are the button holes. I am using some vintage buttons from Nanny's stash on both.
Sunday is always church which I am thankful for! Being the pastor's family usually means leaving a little later. We then trekked over to Sam's Club to get a new tire on my Volvo. It had a very ugly bulge coming out of the side. Did a little produce shopping there and had lunch with most of my family. Picked up my husband's new glasses and headed home without hubby. He had 2 extra church member stops to make before small group. Back out for small groups and home by 8:30 pm. Pretty full days and no reading with hot tea in hand this weekend.
So today, Monday, started off with a bang! Exercise on the treadmill, a little coffee, laundry & ironing, school planning for the week and some quiche to make it all better.  How about you? Do you exercise in the morning or evening? Do you have a laundry day or does it just seem to go on all the time (like in my house)?

I think routines bring comfort and definitely make me feel more organized. I am less likely to forget things if they are part of a regular schedule. Looking forward to reading Proverbs with my kids this morning. Part of our morning schedule-Scripture everyday-oh how I need it!

McCall's 6100

We have two cute little sisters at church and I decided quite a while ago that I wanted to make them a little outfit. Hancock Fabrics had their McCalls patterns on sale 5 for $5 this weekend so I bought 6100. It is super simple and so fast. I have finished 1 minus the hem (waiting to try it on her). I plan on cutting the second and sewing tonight or tomorrow. I want to do a couple more of these with the tiers. This is some of the material I bought at Walmart (5 yards for $5), so it is cheap, but it should definitely hold up for spring and summer. The girls grow so fast that they won't be able to wear them long. This fabric is super soft, so it will feel nice when the weather gets warmer. It has a lined bodice and an unlined skirt. I did a little topstitching along the top of the bodice to keep it from rolling. I hand stitched the lining in. You can do the simple straps or make longer tie straps. Altogether I only spent $3 to make 2 dresses. What a deal!