commissioned

Since I've gotten into sewing, I have been commissioned to do various projects for family members/friends. Here is yet another project, accomplished with no pattern or idea of how to construct it. I would say I'm a fly by the seat of my pants kind of sewer. Leave the perfect tailoring and finishing to someone who actually knows what they're doing. This is a bouncy seat that my sister in law wanted recovered. She requested that the pink, girly flowers be replaced by something fitting for their new little man (so he wouldn't be called a sissy). An old grey corduroy shirt did the trick.

Before:

After:

you've got to be joking me

Let me start by saying I HATE car problems. They're right up there with having to go to the doctor and pay a gazillion dollars to have them tell you to drink some water. That being said, let me recap the last month of our lives. In April we planned to go to Eugene for Easter to celebrate with my family, only to find that our trusty old corolla wouldn't start. The trip was cancelled and we found out it was a fuse blowing that kept the car from shifting into gear. Easy fix until two days later we blew a head on it (resulting in an estimated $2000 fix).

Here she is: The "Trusty" Corolla

Current status: We're still driving it even though it only gets up to 50mph and the break lights don't work, and are trying to figure out the best solution for fixing it or selling it

So we started driving our old trooper more. Jake drove it into work a couple weeks ago and couldn't get it started again to come home. We found out later that the timing belt had snapped (luckily it didn't happen on the road, keeping it from damaging more parts of the car).

Here it is: The "Pooper" Trooper

Current Status: Just payed to have it towed up to where we're living, and are hoping to have a friend come help us fix it this weekend

Then we found an old subaru on craigslist with lowish miles on it. It checked out at the mechanic (other than needing new brakes) so we bought it, thinking we got a good deal on it. The first day we had it we strapped our 8' aluminum boat to the top to go fishing. 5 minutes into our drive, the boat flew off and majorly scratched and dinged up the passenger side. Yesterday as Jake was driving it into work he blew a flat tire. He took it in after work and we had to replace all the tires ($190). Yikes!

Here it is: The "New" Addition

Current Status: Still needs brakes replaced, and figuring out if we can buff out the scratches from our little mishap.

Moral of the story: Car troubles suck. They have hit us all at once on every car we have! BUT God is good and we are thankful to be provided for.

P.S. - If you see us stranded on the side of the road in one of these vehicles, please don't hesitate to 1)laugh & 2) stop to help. Thank you.