It took me a little longer to do my morning routine, devotions, getting dressed, picking blueberries, and enjoying blueberries and peaches on my cereal. Yum!
On Wednesday I wore one of my favorite pink floral shirts, and I don't really remember where I got it. I think it may have been Walmart or Burke's - not sure! =) I wore a skirt I made for a girl in the Ruth musical who then didn't end up being in it. She was a younger and shorter girl (I'd made it ankle-length for her) but it ended up fitting me just fine and being a nice cool skirt for summer. I like how full and light it is! I also Frenchbraided my hair, keeping it off my neck and out of my face for the day.

Then there were other little things and reading in my various books as well as doing Memlock.

I did various little to-dos, then sewed for a while, completing the bodice of the third bridesmaid's dress. I took time to plan the music and moves for teaching the next day, then set to work on the sleeves of the dress. As I was ironing them (we have the ironing board in the living room) my sister Miriam walked in - at 4:20 p.m. My face showed shock when she told me she had quit work - her joke worked! Rather, she had come home early because the power went out at her office. She had some costumes to sew for the drama team she's on, so she started those while I attempted to change the thread on my serger to the wooly nylon thread to make rolled hems. It's hard to fit that kind of thread through the little holes in the needles! I only got one through after quite a lot of trying, and went to complete supper.

After enjoying the yummy food, Miriam, Jubilee, Rachael (Jubi's friend who was over for the day) and I played two games of Dutch Blitz. It was so much fun! I won the first game, then Miriam won the second, though Jubilee was close behind!
After Dutch Blitz, I succesfully threaded my serger (yes!) after Miriam reminded me to tie are regular piece of thread to the wooly nylon thread, then thread with the regular thread, pulling the wooly thread through. It worked wonderfully the first time - why didn't I think of it earlier? ;-) It took a while to figure out the right settings for the rolled hem, but eventually I found the right balance of thread tension and cutting width, and serged the neck of a costume Miriam had made and the sheer overlay of the two flower girl's dresses. The rolled hems look great!
As Miriam ironed velcro onto her costumes, I checked some things online, and researched how we would add sleeves to Miriam's wedding dress. Miriam told me about the website she'd found, ModestProm.com, and their Modest Prom Makeovers had exactly what we were looking for, with a free printable pattern to add cap sleeves to her strapless dress (she'd gotten it for a really good deal!). We made some test sleeves out of some costume satin I had, figuring out what fabric we would need, etc. It's going to be beautiful. =)
It's was around 9:15 p.m. but I hadn't had time to practice piano during the day, so I did that, talked some with the family, then got ready for bed, reading some in World Magazine, and turning out the light at 10:13 p.m.
5 comments:
Hi anna, you dont have to post this, but i was wondering what religion you are? Is the same as Miriam Harts? Thanks
Hi Courtney,
My sister Anna and I are both followers of Jesus Christ, commonly called Christians.
From: http://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-a-Christian.html
"A true Christian is someone who has repented of his or her sin and put faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone. Their trust is not in following a religion or a set of moral codes, or a list of do’s and don’ts.
A true Christian is a person who has put his or her faith and trust in the person of Jesus Christ and fact that He died on the cross as payment for sins and rose again on the third day to obtain victory over death and to give eternal life to all who believe in Him. John 1:12 tells us: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” A true Christian is indeed a child of God, a part of God’s true family, and one who has been given new life in Christ. The mark of a true Christian is love for others and obedience to God’s Word (1 John 2:4; 1 John 2:10)."
God bless you Courtney!
Sincerely,
Elijah
Courtney: My brother answered the question very well! =)
However, I'm not sure whether or not that's what you were meaning - I hope that through my writing people can tell that I'm a Christian, following after Jesus.
Some people, I know, refer to one's denomination as one's "religion", though we don't usually refer to it that way. :-) If that's what you were meaning, we've gone to a variety of denominational and non-denominational churches, currently attending a Christian and Missionary Alliance and an Anglican one. Yes, it's weird to go to two... but one meets in the morning and one in the afternoon, and my parents have chosen to go to both at this point.
I'm rather curious about your cleaning routine...
Maria Pauline: My ideal cleaning routine (which doesn't always happen!) is to clean one or two rooms per day. That way, the house is in a general state of order, and I don't have to spend too much time each day to get it that way. I clean more in-depth some days, just lightly other days - it depends on how the room looks, and how much time I have!
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