It's a gift...

Nope.  It's not.

It's a wanna be gift. 

I am the first to tell you it is not a strength and the first to make fun of myself about it! 

What is this non-existent trait you ask?

Sewing!

My poor husband comes from a family that can sew about anything, and be creative about it.  It's really quite sickening, cough-cough, Darcy Holsopple and Denise Greene. Then marries the woman that only owns one needle and one roll of white thread.  Our running joke when a button falls off one of our clothes..."Well, there goes another "shirt" to Goodwill."

So in a moment of weakness, desire and pure insanity...I decided to try this sewing thing out.  We are huge Fairfield football fans and love to go to the games.  Darcy made Jett a onesie when he was a baby that had a big F on it to wear to the games.  Well, it has made it through all my kids and Kyla is getting to big for it.  Last game it took some strength to snap it closed (her first lesson on fashion over comfort). 

So i came across a navy sweatshirt and found an old yellow shirt and decided to make one myself for the next game.  I think Greg about fell off the couch with shock when I told him about it.  Then we had a good laugh. Well, let's just say it was a bit interesting.  First I have no pins.  So I cut out the letter F...and had to put Elmer's school glue on the back to keep on the fabric while I sewed...for hours...just for a stinkin' letter F. 

So after almost 3 hours and 4000 needle pricks later...

 Then I had this "great" idea to put her name on the back.  I actually got much quicker and had her whole name done in 3 hours:)  So next Friday, you will see Kyla sporting this at the game...while I beat my chest and talk smack about how I can sew about anything:) 

The new running joke now is..."I could totally sew that..."