and the stockings were hung by the chimeny, er, cd rack, with care...

i sewed.

i went down to mama debs house for some help with a christmas stocking for skylar. debbie made matt and i both stockings, but i thought i'd help with skylar's. and, it turned about pretty darn cute, if i do say so myself--mostly due to debbie's mad skills. yes, she did most of the work, but because i helped a little, i'm taking most of the credit. that's how it works.

the fruits of my (okay, our) labors:

debbie also made this great car seat cover for skylar. my job was picking out the fabric, hers was to make it. i may have had the harder job. kidding. she made me bind it, and oh what fun that was. it actually wasn't bad. though my finger tips were crying a little.

my binding job. please don't look too closely. especially you, debbie.

we had it quilted to give it some weight, warmth, and cuteness...

the quilter did these cute flowers in the back. so adorable.

i also cook.

matt had bacon, eggs, and toast.

i had this:

before:

world's largest chocolate chip pancake

after:

a small scrap...

and a huge gut.

and that's all, folks.

xoxo