Dark Mornings

It is still dark, but it is morning.  If I were a coffee drinker, I would probably be drinking a cup right now, but I never grew to enjoy the taste of this hot beverage.  Although, this one looks so cute I should really learn to enjoy it.

Instead of coffee, I wake up and start doing. 

Doing what, you ask?  Well anything that happens to be running through my head at the moment.

This morning I woke up and started sewing.  Each year I make the kids a homemade gift and this year, I decided to make Caleb his own flag football set--complete with adjustable waist belts and flags.  Of course I had to make more than one set, since you can't play this game by yourself. So I made four.  Two orange and two blue.  I would insert a picture here, but I can't.  First, because I don't want Caleb to accidentally come across this page and see a picture of it before next week.  No worries that he will actually take the time to read this entry.  Why would he do that?!! Second because I can't seem to find my camera.  It's not where I usually leave it and I don't have the energy to go searching for it.  After all, I just made 4 flag football belts and 8 flags--I'm exhausted!

After making the flag football set, which turned out way better that I ever imagined, I was perusing the web in search of a great homemade gift for Emaleigh.  She is getting a little more difficult now that she is officially a teenager.  I had one idea, but now that I have made Caleb's gift, I'm not too keen on it.  Here's what I found on a couple different blogs.

A hanging organizer for her bed

 

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2008/09/sewing-for-the-home-hanging-bed-organizer/

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binder/journal covers

http://whipup.net/2007/08/10/beat-up-binder-makeover/

I am thinking I might try these, but not sure I have enough time with Christmas being just a week away and the kids out for winter break. 

Oh wait...I still have 6 more dark mornings before Christmas arrives!