For those of you that know me, the following sequence of events may come as a shock to you.

I walked into a fabric store last night (shock #1) and purchased a thimble (shock #2). With that thimble (shock #2) I sewed the front of Isabella's horse blanket shut (shock #3). The front velcro of her horse blanket kept coming apart because the buckles in front were looser than the velcro, leaving the blanket very uncomfortable for her. I also waterproofed her blanket (shock #3.5 - not too shocking) and hopefully by tomorrow evening it'll be dry enough for me to put it on her and hopefully have a white horse once again. At the present moment she is quite brown with a white face (can't get the face dirty).

At the fabric store, I also purchased a needlepoint kit (shock #4). The pattern looks like this:



Kinda cool. It was the only one of the hundreds of choice that I was even remotely interested in (I just can't picture cute puppies playing and antiquey roses displayed anywhere in my home). I've completed exactly 18 cross-stitches. I'm praying they don't unravel since I can't make a pearl knot (what the heck is that anyway?) to save my life.

Also delivered to my home was a magazine I must've signed up to get for free, Bride (a surprise for me). I've decided it's time to get my bridal portfolio together, even though I'm not engaged yet (HEY - if Lizette can get her amazon baby list together before she's engaged, I'm allowed to do this!). It's tough to look objectively at wedding dresses when you're looking at thousands of them in a row, but I have to say I haven't found one in the magazine that I would even consider. I'm determined to find a dress with a little bit of color in it.. and I've actually had one in mind for a while if I can ever find it again. However, I did find a nice floral crown that was very pretty and some stationary I liked.