A Handy Thing to Have

Years ago, my sister made the neatest holder for my curling iron. It's lining is made of teflon coated material and you can store your curling iron in it when the iron is still hot. Its wonderful for traveling and even better for everyday use because you don't have to wait for it to cool down before storing away. I use it all the time. I think its one of the best gifts anyone has ever given me! She shared the pattern with me, but the instructions were for using a quilted placemat. I don't know if you've looked lately, but stores don't sell those kinds of placemats at the moment. At least I haven't been able to find any.

I was needing one of these nifty holders to use in carrying my aunt's curling iron back and forth to the skilled nursing facility where she currently lives. Sooooo....

I came up with a modified pattern,

bought some double-sided quilted material sold by the yard at the fabric store, bias tape, and some teflon coated material for the lining,

and came up with my own version of a very handy thing to have!
~Nancy~

Straight to the Punch Line!

Our granddaughter (22 months old) and I go to Kindermusik on Monday mornings. Her Daddy drops her off around 7a.m. and we have breakfast then play for an hour or so until its time to go.

There are no shoes allowed during Kindermusik class, only socks. So, I have to wrap my right foot with a bandage so my arch won't hurt. (I know, I know... Too Much Information)

This past Monday, she was watching me wrap my foot and all the while I was telling her what I was doing. When I was through and said, "see, all finished", she took my little toe between her thumb and finger and said, "wee, wee, wee" then looked up at me with the biggest grin!
~Nancy~

Napping at Grammy's and Poppy's

For some reason, our youngest granddaughter (22 months old) has never taken good naps at our house. Sometimes I think its because we're having too much fun playing! It couldn't possibly be that I'm a pushover. *ahem*

Last week the babysitter's daughter was sick so Charlotte spent a couple of days at our house while mom and dad were at work. The first day, she finally settled down and napped for about an hour. The second day, she had a hard time getting in the nap mode. We have a routine before nap that we follow and we even sang our rocking song after reading her book. I could tell she was tired but she wasn't having anything to do with her crib. I finally decided to try laying down with her on the bed that is in that room....

We laid down and I closed my eyes and "played possum". She started out being still for all of 30 seconds then tossed and turned and flipped and flopped. I didn't know you could change positions that much while keeping your head on a pillow! At one point, I could tell she had gotten pretty still but was moving around a little and when I peeked, she was doing leg lifts! Both legs at the same time! Wish I could do that. I ignored her and closed my eyes until in just a little bit she put her face close to mine and went "heh, heh, heh". I really wanted to laugh but I knew I didn't dare. Instead, after the second "heh, heh, heh" I opened my eyes, sat up, picked her up then stood between the crib and the big bed. Then, I told her that it was time to take a nap and "go nite, nite". I asked her if she wanted to sleep in the crib or the big bed and she pointed to the big bed. We laid back down and she was asleep in less than a minute. And, she slept for 2 hours! She never sleeps that long at our house.

I wondered what she would do when she woke up. Would she get up and open the bedroom door or call me? She called me and when I went in there she had a puzzled look on her face that said "where am I?".

What do you want to bet she's through with napping in the crib at Grammy's and Poppy's?
~Nancy~

WABAC Machine

On the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, there was usually a segment about Mr. Peabody (a dog) and "his boy" Sherman. Each episode of "Peabody's Improbable History" began with the dog's greeting, "Peabody, here." The premise each week was to introduce Sherman to real history. To do this, Peabody constructed the WABAC (pronounced "wayback") machine. The WABAC was a time machine used by Peabody and Sherman to travel back in time and witness various historical events. While this picture isn't necessarily historical it does go "wayback" to when I was in college and was taken in the backyard of our grandparent's house. I'm holding my first niece who I think was about 6 six weeks old at the time. Why her mother (extreme right) wasn't holding her we will never know! Thought you might enjoy seeing how we looked "back in the day"! (left to right is my cousin, my niece, me, and my three sisters)