I will be getting up early (must to Mr.'s dismay) to watch said event. Fortunately, we are both off of work tomorrow so he can't use the "I have to get up early for work" excuse to try and dissuade me.
I give Kate credit and I hope someone gives her something to help her sleep tonight. I had a wedding with 88 people attending (including me and Mr.) and I got an hour of sleep the night before. I could not imagine have billions of people watching me.
The other big news story is what will Kate wear?
Let me start by saying I do not like Princess Diana's dress and don't see why there is all the hype. It was way too poofy and that material? Bad choice! It is so wrinkly. She was enveloped by that dress. Way too much going on.
Grace Kelly, however, got it right.
My hope is that Kate will wear an a-line dress. I hope not too poofy. Princess dresses can rarely be pulled off by those over 24. And while I realize this is really a royal wedding, I can't get behind a grown woman in a giant poofy dress. She will be covered up for sure with sleeves of some sort for the ceremony. I would like to see a v-neck. Maybe some gloves if the sleeves are short. No blusher. A single tier cathedral length veil. I'd love to see some fab designer shoes (that is for you Mr. who said to me earlier today with a sarcastic tone while watching the Today Show, "And now what shoes will Kate wear?"). I'd like to see an ivory dress, not bright white. I also can't get into tiaras but since I realize this is a royal wedding, I will say I would like to see her in a tiara that is simple. I also hope she wears her hair up. I know she wears her hair down almost always but, frankly, in most weddings I have attended where the bride wore her hair down, it almost always looks nappy and straggly by the end. It's a long day. An up-do will hold out. I do also realize that she probably has hair dressers who could brush her hair for her if she wears it down. But, I still hope for up. I think it would also be fab if she does a whole outfit change for the big party late night at Buckingham Palace. Maybe there she can put her hair down then? I would also like to see some great earrings.
Oh and three cheers for omitting "obey"!
April 28, 2011
April 27, 2011
Let’s Talk Baby Names
I am going to start this by saying Mr. and I do not have children but one of the websites I frequent has a message board for baby names. I like to peruse this to see what the current trends are because names are fun and more importantly I love to judge people and talk about them even if I don’t know them.
I am not a big fan of many of today’s trends like boys names for girls or anything ended in –aden or weirdo “unique” spellings like Mykayla. (People it’s Michaela just like Dr. Quinn…. Medicine Woman….)
To the point, my vent today is about people obsessed with making sure their kids’ names match.
What do I mean? Well here is an example post:
Hi. My son’s name is Jim. I like the names Bob, Reginald, and Bert. What will match the best with Jim?
My question to these people is why does it matter? Now, these cases are when I think some consideration should be taken (because you can’t make blanket statements without a few caveats):
1. No themes (i.e., naming your girls all flower names like Charlotte from SATC or, as someone we actually kind of know in real life, alcoholic beverages: Brandi and Sherry)
2. No everyone starting with the same first initial like the Duggars (unnecessary).
3. No rhyming or way too similar names like Bill and Jill or Chuck and Buck or Patty and Paddy (why?).
Maybe someone can explain this to me? Outside of childhood does this even matter? Even in childhood, it’s not like me and my siblings hung out together outside of our house and family. We were in different grades, had different friends. Today, I don’t go around saying my name is X, my sister is Y. No one I come into contact with on a daily basis even knows I have siblings let alone what their names are.
Furthermore, my siblings and I don’t have names that “go”. My siblings have more traditional (aka in the Bible) names. I have a born in the 1950s “mom” name. No one ever said “Oh my! What were your parents thinking? Your names are stylistically different! Shame on them!”
I don’t think I ever gave a thought to “sibsets” until I started reading this board. If every child is unique, shouldn’t their name fit them and not their sibling? I think it’s ridiculous that parents would forego a great name they love because it doesn’t flow with the child’s sibling’s name. Dumb. Judgment hat on.
PS Mr. gets annoyed when I rant about strangers on the internet and what they are doing so this is why you are being graced with this. Because I had to get this out and he has cut me off.
I am not a big fan of many of today’s trends like boys names for girls or anything ended in –aden or weirdo “unique” spellings like Mykayla. (People it’s Michaela just like Dr. Quinn…. Medicine Woman….)
To the point, my vent today is about people obsessed with making sure their kids’ names match.
What do I mean? Well here is an example post:
Hi. My son’s name is Jim. I like the names Bob, Reginald, and Bert. What will match the best with Jim?
My question to these people is why does it matter? Now, these cases are when I think some consideration should be taken (because you can’t make blanket statements without a few caveats):
1. No themes (i.e., naming your girls all flower names like Charlotte from SATC or, as someone we actually kind of know in real life, alcoholic beverages: Brandi and Sherry)
2. No everyone starting with the same first initial like the Duggars (unnecessary).
3. No rhyming or way too similar names like Bill and Jill or Chuck and Buck or Patty and Paddy (why?).
Maybe someone can explain this to me? Outside of childhood does this even matter? Even in childhood, it’s not like me and my siblings hung out together outside of our house and family. We were in different grades, had different friends. Today, I don’t go around saying my name is X, my sister is Y. No one I come into contact with on a daily basis even knows I have siblings let alone what their names are.
Furthermore, my siblings and I don’t have names that “go”. My siblings have more traditional (aka in the Bible) names. I have a born in the 1950s “mom” name. No one ever said “Oh my! What were your parents thinking? Your names are stylistically different! Shame on them!”
I don’t think I ever gave a thought to “sibsets” until I started reading this board. If every child is unique, shouldn’t their name fit them and not their sibling? I think it’s ridiculous that parents would forego a great name they love because it doesn’t flow with the child’s sibling’s name. Dumb. Judgment hat on.
PS Mr. gets annoyed when I rant about strangers on the internet and what they are doing so this is why you are being graced with this. Because I had to get this out and he has cut me off.
April 25, 2011
Don't Read This!: The Countess and the King
By Susan Holloway Scott
I am ashamed to say that this book took me a ridiculous two weeks give or take to get through. That is a long time for me for a book like this. Part of this was due to my new iPhone and playing sudoku at lunch time and on the train instead of reading. Part was it was that this book stunk.
When one picks up a book at the Borders big sale like I did and when that book is entitled The Countess and the King, one expects a nice piece of naughty historical fiction. One does not expect to be bored to tears over the highly detailed political intrigues spelled out in this book.
The Countess and the King is told from the first person perspective of Katherine Sedley, a mistress to James II of England. The book recounts her unique youth among her father and his friends, then her development into a lady of King Charles II’s court and eventually her attachment to his brother James.
This had the makings of a good story and there were parts that definitely kept me interested what ruined it was that the author got way too into heavy details regarding the politics of the time particularly the Protestants vs. the Catholics. While I do think some background would have been helped the story along, it was not necessary to go into so much detail. If I wanted to read a historical account of Charles II’s reign, I would have bought a history book.
I am ashamed to say that this book took me a ridiculous two weeks give or take to get through. That is a long time for me for a book like this. Part of this was due to my new iPhone and playing sudoku at lunch time and on the train instead of reading. Part was it was that this book stunk.
When one picks up a book at the Borders big sale like I did and when that book is entitled The Countess and the King, one expects a nice piece of naughty historical fiction. One does not expect to be bored to tears over the highly detailed political intrigues spelled out in this book.
The Countess and the King is told from the first person perspective of Katherine Sedley, a mistress to James II of England. The book recounts her unique youth among her father and his friends, then her development into a lady of King Charles II’s court and eventually her attachment to his brother James.
This had the makings of a good story and there were parts that definitely kept me interested what ruined it was that the author got way too into heavy details regarding the politics of the time particularly the Protestants vs. the Catholics. While I do think some background would have been helped the story along, it was not necessary to go into so much detail. If I wanted to read a historical account of Charles II’s reign, I would have bought a history book.
April 24, 2011
April 21, 2011
Home for My iPhone- Follow Up
As I mentioned in previous post on this topic, I was not happy with the amount of padding produced by my first iPhone attempt. So this is attempt 2.
Instead of 2 pieces of 3x5 batting, I used 4 pieces of 2.5x4.5 batting. The rest of the measurements and supplies are the same. Changes to round 1 are bolded.
I did attempt a new way to close the top since I ran into problems last time. Here is what I did for round 2.
1. Cut fabric so that you have 4 pieces of 6 x 4.25 inch fabric and 4 2.5 x 4.5 inches of batting.
2. Pin the two outside fabric pieces together with the right sides facing in.
3. Pin the two lining fabric pieces together with the right sides facing in.
4. Sew a 5/8 inch seam around three of the four sides of both the lining and outside fabrics leaving the top open. Leave an inch or so unsewn toward the top on both sides.
Make sure if your fabric has a direction you don’t sew the top accidentally.
5. Trim the seam down to about a ¼ inch for both. I also trimmed the corners to eliminate bulk.
6. Take the extra scrap and fold it in on both sides and then in again. Sew a line down the middle.
7. Pin the inside of the outside fabric top to the inside of the lining. Right sides face in. Pin the piece of fabric in step 6 folded in half with the ends sticking into the seam. Sew across this about a 1/2 inch seam.
Fold the other sides of both fabrics down. You don't want to sew these other two sides.
If this seems confusing. Here is a visual for what this will look like when you are done.
8. Line up the batting on the lining to make sure it will fit within the seam.
9. Put two piece of batting on the inside of the seam you just sewed in step 6.
10. This is going to be confusing so it may help if you look at the pic in step 7.
The green fabric is the lining. The blue is the outside.
Take the lining fabic with the batting next to it on the side with the sewn top seam and shove it into the pocket created by the sewn outside fabric. It is kind of like folding socks.
In the end, you should have the lining inside the outside fabric on the side with the loop and sewn top seam.
11. At this point I sewed the button on about an inch and a quarter from the top to the outside fabric only on the unsewn side.
12. Fold the unsewn top pieces of the case in about a ½ inch and pin.
13. Hand sew the open sides and the open top shut. Now, I did try to sew the open sides with the sewing machine but I didn't backstitch and the stitches fell out so I ended up hand-sewing them. If you can sew the side seams with the machine, more power to you.
14. So at this point, I was done! Voila!
Instead of 2 pieces of 3x5 batting, I used 4 pieces of 2.5x4.5 batting. The rest of the measurements and supplies are the same. Changes to round 1 are bolded.
I did attempt a new way to close the top since I ran into problems last time. Here is what I did for round 2.
1. Cut fabric so that you have 4 pieces of 6 x 4.25 inch fabric and 4 2.5 x 4.5 inches of batting.
2. Pin the two outside fabric pieces together with the right sides facing in.
3. Pin the two lining fabric pieces together with the right sides facing in.
4. Sew a 5/8 inch seam around three of the four sides of both the lining and outside fabrics leaving the top open. Leave an inch or so unsewn toward the top on both sides.
Make sure if your fabric has a direction you don’t sew the top accidentally.
5. Trim the seam down to about a ¼ inch for both. I also trimmed the corners to eliminate bulk.
6. Take the extra scrap and fold it in on both sides and then in again. Sew a line down the middle.
7. Pin the inside of the outside fabric top to the inside of the lining. Right sides face in. Pin the piece of fabric in step 6 folded in half with the ends sticking into the seam. Sew across this about a 1/2 inch seam.
Fold the other sides of both fabrics down. You don't want to sew these other two sides.
If this seems confusing. Here is a visual for what this will look like when you are done.
8. Line up the batting on the lining to make sure it will fit within the seam.
9. Put two piece of batting on the inside of the seam you just sewed in step 6.
10. This is going to be confusing so it may help if you look at the pic in step 7.
The green fabric is the lining. The blue is the outside.
Take the lining fabic with the batting next to it on the side with the sewn top seam and shove it into the pocket created by the sewn outside fabric. It is kind of like folding socks.
In the end, you should have the lining inside the outside fabric on the side with the loop and sewn top seam.
11. At this point I sewed the button on about an inch and a quarter from the top to the outside fabric only on the unsewn side.
12. Fold the unsewn top pieces of the case in about a ½ inch and pin.
13. Hand sew the open sides and the open top shut. Now, I did try to sew the open sides with the sewing machine but I didn't backstitch and the stitches fell out so I ended up hand-sewing them. If you can sew the side seams with the machine, more power to you.
14. So at this point, I was done! Voila!
April 19, 2011
Where Have All the Caramels Gone?
I need caramels for a treat I am planning for Easter.
But I can't find them anywhere.
I have been to four stores.
What the heck????
Do they not make caramels anymore???
But I can't find them anywhere.
I have been to four stores.
What the heck????
Do they not make caramels anymore???
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