Game On!

First things first, no updates on baby. Progress pending...

Dan and I like to play games. Dan likes to play games way more than I do, and he even likes to make up games fairly often (which are always very silly and/or hilarious), but there just aren't that many legitimate games that work really well with only two people.

This is our typical "two man" game repertoire: Sequence, Phase 10, Killer Bunnies, and Yahtzee. The extra days he had off for the holidays were great because we played games with each other a lot when we usually only do it on Sunday evenings if there is nothing else to do.

Well, last night was one of those Sundays and we played Yahtzee...

I ROCKED THE HOUSE!

I have seriously never played a game where I had better luck. We only played two rounds, but during both rounds I got TWO Yahtzee's AND my upper section bonus (if you don't know how cool that is you should play sometime). Talk about major points! Dan didn't fare so well. He was a good sport, even though he is WAY more competitive than me.

We have a good time together and Dan always makes me laugh. That's one of the things I love most about that man. He's going to be a great Daddy (definitely the fun parent).

I have been doing a lot of sewing lately. I finally finished the quilt. I've decided I am not a quilter. Even with a really simple quilt with big pieces and no corners to match I just don't enjoy cutting out the fabric, sewing it together, machine quilting and then binding it. Way too much work, not enough satisfaction. Of course that's just me. But anyway, here it is.

This rocking chair was given to us by Dan's mother who got it when Dan was a little guy. So besides being a beautiful piece it's got some awesome sentimental value. However, it's kinda hard. So I set out to get some kind of cushions for it. Turns out they don't make rocking chairs like they used to and therefore there were no cushions that fit mine. I decided to make my own. The back cushion is not finished yet, but the seat is (because I figured that was the most important one). For making it up, I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.

These are a couple of diaper bag accessories I made (neither of them was my original idea). I had seen those diaper and wipes cases online but I knew I could make one for way cheaper than I could buy it, plus I wanted a side pocket to put diaper rash cream in, so I came up with my own design. Then my sister (who is super creative) sent me some pictures of little handy things she's made for her little guy one of which was a little pouch for pacifiers. It keeps them clean and the strap Velcro's so that it can be strapped wherever it's most handy. If you want to make any of this kind of thing, there's a great blog called "make it and love it" (the button is on the left side of my blog). There are all kinds of easy projects and she writes great tutorials. That's where my sister and I have gotten some of our ideas.


That's all for now!