Mama Loves: having a girl
January 19, 2010
I won’t lie. Some days my precious Ellie drives me nuts. But most days I simply delight in her. I look into her sweet, almost six-year-old face, blonde corkscrews framing her bright blue eyes and contagious smile, and I see the years laid out before us. I see her in her wedding gown. I see her as a gracious mother and a loving wife. I see her doing great things for God. I know that we’ll have our ups and downs, but I love that we’re friends, that we treasure our time together.
This weekend we went through a bunch of pictures. (Rick is converting them to be the screensavers on his new Kindle. He thinks it would be funny if the “sleep” screen always showed a different picture of our kids sleeping. 
) I came across these. I had planned to blog about them back in November, but never got around to it. So, here you go: Ellie’s first sewing adventure.
She couldn’t reach the floor from my high sewing chair, so we used the insides of some of the book purses I’ve made.
And the finished project: a fully-lined blanket for her babies. She was so proud!
Mama loves having a girl.
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carpoolqueen | January 19, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Now I want to adopt and get a sewing machine…Thanks a lot…
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Taryn | January 19, 2010 at 11:28 AM
So sweet! I still treasure the times my mom spent at the sewing machine with (and for!) me!
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Kristina | January 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM
How sweet!
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Mary Jo | January 19, 2010 at 3:16 PM
ooooo – she is such a sweetie! and I’m not too prejudiced! She is truly delightful and it’s so nice to see how you delight in her.
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O Mom | January 19, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Love the tongue! Now that’s concentration!
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whimzie | January 23, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Someone’s going to have to teach Anna AND me to sew. So, I’m challenged in the craft department! I still love having a girl. We had a 9-year-old boys slumber party here and she went to spend the night with her best friend. I had no idea I’d miss her so much. It’s hard to remember being the only girl in the house.