Too sweet not to share this week. We had so much fun hanging out as a family last week Eli crashed before seven right in Brandon’s arms.
I finished sewing my niece Zuzu’s birthday present. I’ll share next week after she receives it. It took a long time to make but was a lot of fun. I had a great time sewing something for a little girl for a change.
I cut off the buttons from 4 articles of clothing and saved them for future sewing projects. Eli also did a nice toddler activity sorting the buttons. Unfortunately I found one the next day in the restroom! Needless to say I did not keep that one! I think we will be postponing any toddler learning activities that use buttons for the next few months. 😉
I picked up 2.5 yards (2 different prints) of Christmas fabric at a yard sale for $2.50. It’s usually really hard to find Christmas fabric dirt cheap so I was really excited. 😉 I will probably be using it to make an apron tablecloth, or napkins. I also bought 2 shirts for my mom, and a really nice basket. I love to use baskets for organizing my home.
I cut my husband and my son’s hair. This saved us at least $30.
I received a nice Cat Chow and shampoo sample in the mail. I also received a free book to review.
I finished sewing my first Christmas present. Woohoo! In our family we find the month of December absolutely crazy (as I”m sure most of you do). I have found the key to enjoying December and the Christmas season is preparing early. I’m not always perfect with this but every little preparation I do now will make a big difference in December. 🙂
I used blue fleece from my fabric stash to sew Elijah his first little hoodie using McCall 6237. So adorable!
After baking a chicken in the crock pot for dinner I made chicken broth. I used some of it in soup last week and froze the rest in 2 cup increments in freezer bags. Here is how I cook my chicken and make broth in the crock pot.
I canned 7 quarts of green beans from our garden.
I made homemade tomato soup from tomatoes from our garden for lunch one day. Delicious! We still don’t have enough tomatoes to can but have ben enjoying a few each week.
We bought a new couch and negotiated 15% off the sale price! 🙂 Our old couch was at least 20 years old and WORN OUT. I thought about purchasing a used couch but I know way too much about bed bugs to feel okay about that. We did save up for months and purchased our couch using cash. Now we just have to wait 5-9 weeks while they make it.
I purchased a new dress, beautiful green sweater, and a new skirt for $12 from a thrift store. Super excited about all three! I have really limped along the past year with my wardrobe and am in the process of building my wardrobe a little so this was perfect.
Emerson Family 
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