Nappy # 2 - Glenn

Here is my second attempt at a MCN. It is a pocket made up of 3 layers of Fleece. 1 on the inside & 2 outer layers. I have used 2 Microfibre Cloths as a booster. LOL at glenn wanting to have a phot of his bum!

Kelly's combo

Wrap Colours

Ok, I have some more material for the wraps.

Rose & Cranberry



Ming & Denim




Now I have done my best to show the fabric to its true colour but please allow for slight difference in real life of colour. I think that the photo of the Ming & Demin don't really show the colour that well but its the best I could get it. The Ming (the green) has more of a hint of blue to it then the photo shows. The Demin isn't as grey/dull as the photo.

The material is a discontinued line, there for I have enough for 1 rose & cranberry pocket, 1 cranberry & rose pocket, 1 denim & ming pocket. There was not enough of the ming to have it as the main colour.

I've caught the bug

Well after what I feel to be a rather good outcome of my first nappy, I can't wait to make more! But I still only have scraps of material & the flennel just doesn't cut it for Isla & her massive wees!
I might try & make a larger one for Glenn, might help him with Toilet training if he feels wet.
I love to sew, thats probably more what I have caught is a sewing bug. I have always enjoyed sewing just had nothing to sew. but now........ Nappies & Wraps!

My first nappy!

Yay! I made a fitted cloth nappy! All made from old baby blankets. I must say that was pretty easy & it I think it looks pretty good! I can see that I will need to work on the velcro bits as the pull a bit, maybe if i sew it so its attached to all layers? Anyway, what do you think? I only wish I started this back with Evan!

Would you like me to make you one?

Well I don't know if its just people being nice, but I have had some good feedback about my wrap. I am happy to make these for people so just drop me an email sf_fuller@aapt.net.au & we can discuss what you would like.
At the moment, as I have only made the one for myself I wouldn't charge alot. I have offered to make one for a friend at the cost of $15 + $9 for postage (anywere in Aus) so thats $24.00.
Remember, the material I used for mine cost me a total of $9 so really I am only charging a tiny fee for my time. Any that I do make will not include the little picture. This was just an iron on transfer that cost about $5. But its something you could add yourself to personalise your wrap. Its really easy, Do you have an iron? an ironing board? a damp cloth? Yes? Then you can add a little picture with ease.

The material I used is a cotton knitt. This type of material dose not fray so I have not bothered to hem the edges on mine. I think if it would look better to keep the edges this way. I think adding a hem would make it sit weird. Might work if it was overlocked. But I don't own a overlocker...

Anyway, if you would like for me to make one for you let me know :)

I'm so proud....

The other day I tried on a Hug a Bub. Its a wrap style of baby sling. I have looked at these a few times & thought they looked like too much material & would be hot. Plus a price tag over $100 has always meant I have never been inclined to buy one for my self.

Well after seeing one & trying it on I thought wow I could make this, all it is,is a big bit of material. So I got on the net & started looking for instructions on how to make one. Sure its justa length of material but I needed to know how long, how wide etc. I found a great website http://www.mamatoto.org/ its all about baby wearing & has several instructions on how to make a wrap sling. It even has No sew options. So basically all it is is 5mtr of material which is about 20 to 30 inches wide.

So I bought myself some nice material & set about making one. This is the end result. I must say I am pretty proud & its so dam comfortable! The best bit is all up the material cost me $9!

She must be tired..

Our landlord is a PITA! They insist on coming to the house to collect our rent payment. We have been here for over 2 years yet they refuse to accept payment via any other method. Claim they have been burnt too many times in the past so regardless of how good of a tenant we are they don't trust us. Anyway it was organised for them to come around on saturday, lunch time... no show. No show on Sunday either. I gave up chasing after them along time ago so thought nothing of it & figure the rent is here when they come, i'm not taking it too them.

Today I was getting ready to go for a walk & was in the shower while the boys jumped on the ebd & Isla happily rolled around on the floor in the living room. I left the bathroom door open so I could still hear & see what was going on. I had just finsihed washing the shampoo from my hair when I hear "Fiona, are you there?" I quickly grab a towel (one of the kids ones, so of course not much is covered!) and poke my head around the corner & there is my landlady INSIDE!
Poor Isla was crying on the floor so I quicly grabbed my dressing gown so that I could pick her up with out bending over to reveal all. The landlord keept saying Oh she must be tired because Isla was crying & kept crying after I picked her up. She would settle then look at the landlady & cry again. I tried to polietly say it was because she didn't know who the strange lady was that came inside while mummy was in the shower. But nope, she must be tired.

Easter & things

Well I thought it was about time for another post. I knew the novelty of this would ware off pretty qucik but I will try & make a habbit of posting in here. I'm not even sure if anyone but me sees it!

Anyway last weekend was easter. We drove to my sisters place which is 2 hours away for lunch & a easter egg hunt. it was fun & good to have us all in the one room. Both my sisters & my mum was there. It has been along time since that has happened.

The kids played & got high on chocolate. Isla & Rebecca rolled around on the floor together for the first time in there "active" lives. they have met each other before but this is the fist time they would have really been awear of each otehr. There is 7 weeks between them, Rebecca being the older onem dressed in pink.

The boys also had their Hat parade at Preschool which was a bit of a bomb. Glenn didn't want to be apart of it & cried untill I called him over to sit with me. Evan was pretty good untill they sat to sing a song & then he didn't want to be a part of that so come & sat with me also.

They made their hats at preschool, they are ment to be eggs. One half is the hat & the bottom is the thing around their waist. Was cute.

Well that brings us to now. 1 week on from Easter & we have no more chocolate left in the house & Glenn is having withdrawals LOL. He will come in asking for hoclate. No Glenn, no more chocolate & then the temper hits HOCOLATE!!!! It should ware off soon...... I hope.

E Pencil Puzzle

Can you solve this Puzzle? Its a solid bit of Wood shaped into a E with a pencil put into a hole in the center line. How did they get it in & how can you get it out?

Matters of the teeth

My teeth are sore.
I had braces on for 2 years back when I was 18. They came off when I was 20 & I stopped wearing the retainer when I was about 22.
I had 8 teeth removed in order to correct my teeth. I spent a lot of money & alot of time in pain in that 2 years. Each time the braces were adjusted my teeth would hurt for a few days. This was done every 6 weeks.

Anyway, everynow & then my front top teeth ache. Funnily enough its one of the early pregnancy symptoms I suffer from. I'm not sure what the link is but its there.
I'm not pregnant now, but my teeth are hurting just the same. Maybe because I had a cold last week & was full of snot! I know that the sinus are linked to the teeth so I imagine all the extra pressure has left my teeth a bit sore.

Well thats all, I just felt like writing about it.

That Scar

Well I was bord & thought I would write about that scar I have on my leg.

When I was about 8 or 9, I was roller skating out on the street, well the footpath near a friends place. Being the silly 9 yr old that I was, we pulled the Donut man over ( like the icecream man, "Mr Whippy", but he sold donuts). For some stupid reason I thought it would be a good Idea to hang on to the side of the van, I lent in through the window on the side & just dangled from there as the driver moved the van forward. I can't really remember how far we went, I know it was only a metre or two. Anyway, my skate cought the edge of the rear wheel & I fell. I am pretty sure the van actually ran over my foot as the axel on my skate was broken. Also my little toe was sore for weeks & weeks after. I can't really remember any other injuries other then the sore toe & the great big sore down the front if my right shin. Actually I don't think the wound was orginally as bad as the scar makes it look. But you see I have 2 older sisters. Two older sisters who like to pick scabs & who like to get their little sister to do things one normally wouldn't do. So this sore would heal over & scab up & it would get picked, either by me or by one of them. So it took along time for this thing to heal.

I never told my mum exactly how I did it. For years I stuck to the story that I studded on a rock while skating & when I fell I hit the edge of the gutter & thats how I got such a nasty sore. As far as I knew this is what my mum believed untill I was about 15 & my older sister Elizabeth decided it would be fun to sit around & have a laugh about all the "naughty" things we had done growing up. That was all fine & good for her as she had already moved out! I didn't get into trouble but I don't think mum was overly impressed!

Well for my own stupidity this is what I have to show for it! Its about 7 cm long & the main part at the top is about 1.5 cm wide.

Why is it so hard?!

This morning we all got up bright & early so we could get over to my parents place by 9.30am.
Simons postie bike has a some problems with its gear box and a WEEK ago my step dad offered to have alook. We thought that was great & appreciate the offer. To have the bike looked at by a professional would cost us alot of money that we don't have. So Dave (step dad) picked up the bike on Sunday last week. He hasn't got around to looking at it. Ok fair enough, he has other things to do. But Friday we stopped in & thought we would ask if & when he thinks he can get to it as its costing us in fuel for Simon to be using the car. So ontop of the normal costs of petrol we now also have the repayments on the bike. It would be ok money wise if Simon was actually using the bike to get to work, saving us the money in petrol for the car.
Anyway, Dave said come around on Sunday anytime after 8.30 -9am & he would have a look at it. He mentioned a wanting to go to a truck show later in the day so I said ok, we will be here nice & early so we can get it out of the way, with plenty of time left to go to the show.
We get there & mum comes out & says "Oh we were just about to go out" . WTF? I said Dave said to come early to do the bike. She said " yeah he said to give you a ring & let you know that he would come for Simon later in the day, but hadn't called yet as she thought we will still be asleep".... Ah yeah of course with 3 little kids we would still be asleep at 9.30 am! I said well we all got up & out the door early because Dave said come early. I was so pissed off that I said fine, come on back in the car & turned to leave. Mum said "Oh no you don't need to leave straight away, just hang around to see what Dave wants to do seems your here". So we go inside & Dave says " We can't hang around, we are going out". No, Sorry, I forgot. Or Sorry I meant to call you. Just " can't hang around we are going out". I told him he said to come early & he just looked at me & said Oh did I? Well we are going to the truck show.
I asked when he wouldbe back & he said sometime late this afternoon.
So I said, fine lets go.
Mum kept saying it was her fault, she should of called earlier etc. But No its not her fault. Dave made a plan with us & then backed out & didn't give a shit about the effort for us to get there early. I said to Simon (in ear shot of mum) that When they get back, just bring your helmet & we will take the bike home & find another way to get it fixed.

I am just pissed off that its taken a week for Dave to make some sort of plan & the he backs out at the last minute. Why is it so hard to get help from family. Why offer if you don't have time or want to do it. Why is it so hard to ring the night before?