The Summer List

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Did you, as I did, have a list of things you want to accomplish

this summer?

I am excited to report that several are checked off, including

this biggie....

TEACHING MY GIRLS TO SEW!

Yep! Check that off the list!

The new sewing machine Ron bought for me in May

(Mother's Day, to be exact) finally got a work out.

It is an amazing machine. I must admit, I was intimidated by

it as it has so many bells as whistles compared to the

machines I have used in the past.

Everything is computerized on this machine and making

fancy border stitches is easy-schmeezy. Once I got over

being intimidated by yet, another advance in technology,

I gave myself an afternoon orientation to the machine.

Soon, I sat down withMegan to teach her the basics of a

Sewing Machine, the names of parts, and how to thread it, etc.

It was like a Mini-Home-Ec Class.

I was amazed at what came back to me after all these

years. More amazing was how quickly she caught on (oh,

what an amazing teacher I am, Ha!) She has been busy

making pillows, purses, doll clothes, etc.

Katherine had a lesson after Megan. I had Megan help me

teach Katherine some basics (for Megan's review benefit).

They both are comfortable and capable of sitting down to

sew. I showed them how to mend several items, which

crosses more off my "TO-DO" List...Mending.

They are both itching to make an item of clothing. Using

patterns, cutting the pieces and sewing them together will

be our next frontier!

Now that I see how much they enjoy sewing and how easy it

was to teach them, I wish I had started earlier in the summer.

Click HERE to see the another exciting thing my

girls learned this summer...At least I think it is exciting, it

will be several years before they think so...after all, it has

to do with toilets...

Am I the only one with A Summer To-Do List?

Do You Have One?

If so, how did you do?

Summer Is Fading Fast!

Last Beach Hurrah!

Yesterday was our last Group Beach Day for

The Summer of 2008.

As best we could, Tuesdays were at Lake Worth Beach

and

Fridays were at Dubois Beach Park in Jupiter.

Yesterday, we had nearly perfect weather and water.

The children played and played and played.

It was an ideal way to say good-bye to summer vacation.

Every beach day, the children work on digging holes.

Usually, there is one HUGE hole by the end of the day.

In or out of the water, the children are so happy.

Katherine buried Erick and made him into a "shark". Note

the sand "fin" near his neck. I have written about this before,

note the shovels the children use to dig. They are, hands down,

the best beach toy. They are perfect for sandboxes and just

plain digging at home, also. You can find them with the

children's gardening supplies at Target or WM.

I am not sure who has more fun.... the children...or the moms!

I look forward to spending the day with the awesome women.

I feel blessed to call them friends.

Stephanie, Lynelle, Sally, and yours truly...you can call us

The Beach Moms!

Happy Back To School Everyone!

Summer was totally fun, just not long enough!

Dubois Beach Park

My Favorite Beach Spot In

Palm Beach County...

Dubois Beach Park in Jupiter, Florida

Click HERE, HERE, HERE, or HERE

to see some of my Dubois Beach Memories

Yes, that is Tiffany G in the background behind Megan in the

above photo. She was with us at the Beach with her 2

adorable little boys!

I raised my boys in the "Little Lagoon" at Dubois Beach

Park and it is safe to say my girls are being raised on

regular visits to this spot. Dubois Beach Park is full of fun

memories for me.

The girls collected miniature crabs and beautiful shells today.

There were so many fish swimming out of the lagoon and

back out to sea.

I think I was saying.... Hip Hip Hooray... We Are Here!

Our First trip of the summer to Dubois Beach Park!

This is a huge departure for me... a bathing suit that is not

black or mostly black.