some time in the park...AND new pillowcases!

Today was one of our first warm afternoons...the kids have been ~~begging and pleading with me every waking moment of every freaking day~~ asking nicely to go to the park, so today after school, we/I ~~gave in~~ decided to go. The kids had a super time (especially Kate, who found some "older" girls [who were like 10...;)] to play with)...

The ride home was a little tougher than the ride there...I had to keep explaining to Gray why we are NOT going to get him a 4-wheeler, and that "yes, those boys were young and their mom's are probably totally cool," but "I'M your mom, and I say no" - and yes, I am that "because I said so" mom...

I also had to try to convince Ty that the mud would come out of his pants..."yes, baby, I know they're your favorites...no, baby, I don't think they're broken..."

Good times.

I also made some new pillowcases! Yay!
I made some new linen cases about a year ago, but I made them too short (?) and we were constantly struggling to keep our pillows in them. Soooo, this time I increased their length, added a little "pocket" so that the pillows don't slide out, and dressed them up a bit. Even though these pillows are usually hidden behind some deco pillows, I thought they would look neat if they were a little fancy...

Enter my Silhouette machine...

I used the new fabric interfacing they have over at Silhouette, cut the design on the machine, ironed it on to the case & hand-stitched (oh, yes, I did just say hand-stitched) the damask to the case.