a tiger on the loose

i was reading, or stalking, blogs tonight and honestly laughed out loud when i read this on craftster.org. this lady was doing a tutorial on the cutest dress that i want to try to make for the girls and her first suggestion goes like this:

Step 1: Convince your wee one she is a tiger and an empty box is her jungle. Apply snacks frequently.

This is followed by a hilarious picture of her daughter in a cardboard box with snacks and a plastic tiger.

Ahh, motherhood. After I thought about that for a little while I wondered if she had ever heard of Tom and Jerry, Looney Toons, Star Wars: Clone Wars, or Max and Ruby. All staples on our DVR. You see, a strange thing has happened to me lately. I don't know if it is my rebelion against small child activities, but, I, who absolutely hated sewing lessons, and ignored constant pleading from my mother, have actually enjoyed sewing lately. There are so many fun things to do with a sewing machine. It kind of all started with my rag quilt. I enlisted Nana to help me with this Enrichment project and it is nearly completed. Nana has talked me into adding a border to make it a little bigger, so after that adjustment, it will be done. And, I actually like it. I like to look at it and see what became of the millions of little squares I cut out. Well, then I decided the sewing machine is not too scary and I made a small squishy pillow for Maggie. I even machine embroidered an "M" on it. That was way fun. I am in the middle of a surprise for the trip to Utah for her and am debating whether or not Casey will cry for want of one. (The completed project will be posted later). I have sewn on dozens of scout patches for my two boys, and a friend (wink to kim). And, today, I did a little fashion redesign. A $6, size 10 skirt, was scaled down to fit Maggie so that it would be long enough. Her delight made the short work worth it. Well, this post went a little longer than was wanted. But, thanks to stalking craftster, tomorrow when I open up the sewing machine, maybe the tv won't be my babysitter. Instead, I'll insist a tiger is on the loose.

p.s. I'll have to post pictures tomorrow. My camera battery is charging.