~ Aug 2013~ Sew what... We've gotta find a way back! Jimminy Cricket bag set 5/15!!

[DMGeurts]

Originally Posted by mommy2mrb

its is great the school has been so responsive, hope this will be the beginning of the healing for them all!

enjoy the day!

Originally Posted by Chicago Mo

HAPPY HALLOWEEN D~

Originally Posted by disneychic2

Wow, D~ I can't believe what all is going on in your community! I'm glad Alli is home and able to keep up with her school work and that the school was so quick to reply and so understanding. It probably took a couple of days for them to figure out a plan of action. Sounds like they're on the right track now.

Also, so good that you can go out and do normal things to help get Alli's mind off of the tragedies for a bit. It is probably taking her by surprise that she feels so sad, so I'm sure it's a confusing time for her. You and Josh are doing a great job of supporting her, understanding her needs and yet not shielding her too much. She is blessed to have parents who care so much and are so wise. I will continue to pray for your family and your community. Especially for the teens who may be part of the pact. Praying there will be NO MORE suicides!! My heart just breaks for all involved.

Originally Posted by oopsiDAISY

It sounds like you are making wonderful decisions for Alli's well-being. She is blessed with great parents who love her very much.

Originally Posted by KatMark

I'm glad the Principal and the teachers responded...that is good to hear.

I hope you have a wonderful Halloween.

Originally Posted by cogero

Oh D I am so sad you are having to deal with this. I hope and pray the situation at school gets bettere.

I definately think you made the right decision pulling Alli out of school Poor dear.

Originally Posted by smile5sunshine

Ugh, I feel so awful for the administration and staff at the school. I know this is probably an extremely difficult time for them as well. It is so hard because they have to balance so much, but I'm glad that they are being cooperative and understanding of your wishes to have Alli study at home for a few days. Hopefully the students and school will rebound quickly and return to normal so she can rejoin her classmates under better circumstances.

You and Josh are WONDERFUL parents!

Glad you are making great progress on the bag. I can't wait to see it!

Sunshine

Originally Posted by sewmess

Sometimes stepping away from a situation helps you see the situation more clearly and calmly. Like Alli away from the situation at school and you with the situation with your bag seam

Hope everyone's Halloween will be good.

Originally Posted by DisNorth

Happy Halloween!!
So sorry to hear about the tragedies in your community, D. Glad that the school understood about you pulling Alli out. It sounds like the right decision for her and hope she starts feeling better. Hope she has a productive day of school work and you have a productive day of sewing

Originally Posted by tatar63

disneychic2 expressed my exact feelings...I am not good with words but want you to know I am thinking about your community and your family, praying for all!
Monica

Originally Posted by nannye

Attempting to catch up and had to comment on your post about eating at the castle. I'm on page 58 so who knows if this has changed, BUT First trip with V, we ate at the castle. When I was planning 2nd trip, I booked CRT with the intention of canceling it. As did my friends. I wanted to do park Fare and Akershus so really there was NO need to do CRT.... I couldn't cancel it. I'm glad I didn't. We did breakfast first time, dinner second time. Food was fab. i had some complaints but honestly they were just where we got seated and totally unavoidable. After dinner and walking out I realized that no matter how old I am or how many times I go to Disney with V or some day with my own kids or even with my parents, There is nothing more magical than eating in Cinderella's castle and I've resigned myself to the fact that it's something I probably will never give up, despite the cost. Our last trip I had to pay OOP for 2 meals or maybe 3... can't remember but whatever. Totally worth it!

Originally Posted by nannye

Oh my gosh D, I'm so sorry for the tragedy in your town. I do hope the schools are doing as much as possible to intervene as well talking about suicide, counsellors and such It's so important to be proactive and I hope the school is taking that action. Being a teenager is so hard. You think you are all grown up, yet your're not and to have all these feelings inside without knowing how to express them..... I think teenagers are the master of disguise and they think they are just fine until everything builds up and they don't know how to ask for help. Not that this applies to just teenagers, but anyone in general, I just know that being a teenager can be such a confusing time in a persons life.

Internet Hugs!

Originally Posted by nannye

D I am so glad to see the school has responded to your letter, I do hope they consider the teachers and giving them grieving time as well. Since they aren't related to the students, here (canada/my school district) The would not be eligible for any berevement days. This is something your school seems to have overlooked as well, just because they are not related does not mean we do not grieve. I am only a supply teacher, but I know how close a teacher gets to their students, she celebrates their achievements and helpz battle fears, and make sense of the world. To overlook the teachers and think that the deaths of these students has no effect on them professionally is a great mistake.

I really hope to not hear of any more bad news.


In other news... I know I said I'd be decided by November first which is welll hmmm right now, it's 1 midnight after midnight. and I'm not. I think I'll just have to email my top2 choices or so and your opinions/ideas on them, see if they spark anything in you or you have an idea that will help me decide.

I hope some time off from school will help Alli! I would have done the exact same thing as you!

Thank you again - everyone. No more news of any other tragedies, I pray that there aren't any more and the community can begin to heal.

Allison is doing well at home - it seems as if nothing is out of the ordinary. She tackled her mountain of homework yesterday, and made a nice dent in it. She loves to study and learn, and I am thankful for that right now, because I don't have to constantly harass her to get her work done.

I still feel like I over reacted slightly - but I also feel like the safety of my girls is always my primary concern, so I feel like I did the right thing. I have told Alli that if she is up to going back to school, I will take her - but I just really want her to process all of this before being thrown into all those other emotions again.

It seems, otherwise, our lives are back to normal.

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I spent the entire day in my sewing room yesterday, while Alli was doing her school work. I managed to finish those appliques, but it took me aaaaaaaalll day. I started at 8am, and didn't finish until 4:30pm. Happy that I am still on schedule though.

Last night, Josh got home from work, and he remembered that V's volcano was due today. So, last minute, he & V built a volcano on Halloween night. LOL They worked fast and furious to get it done, then they painted it. I have to drop it off at school on my way into work this morning.

In all my spare time, I've been working on a new pattern, and I am pretty excited about it!

A few months ago, Marianne mentioned to me that I really should make some sort of DSLR camera bag, with a removable insert... So, I've been sketching and sketching, and I think I've finally come up with something I like. I am hoping to make my first prototype over my TG break, and what I don't finish - I am hoping to over my Christmas break. I am very excited about this! I know that I will have the insert available as a seperate purchase, so once you purchase it, you won't have to again - you can just get a different bag - if you choose. Or if you have your own insert that will fit - no need to purchase mine.

I have also been sketching out ideas for a different Travel Organizer... That one might be a while...

I plan to start full previews of my Crazy Days items in my PTR today... I didn't realize I had such little time left - I really should have started showing them yesterday. Oh well.

I hope you all have a wonderful day today - and again - thank you for all of your prayers, support and concern.

D~

[disneychic2]

Sounds like you've been so busy! I find it so amazing that once you scratched the surface of your creativity you hit a gusher! All this talent was in there just waiting to be discovered.

So glad to hear Allie is doing so well and is keeping up with her homework on her own. I'm sure it has helped so much to know that you understand her feelings and support her.

I had to laugh about the last minute volcano! It brought back memories of when one of our 4 had last minute assignments that we had to scramble around getting completed. My daughter just reminded me about a pillow she was supposed to make for home ec and she messed it up so badly and was in tears, so I took it and "fixed" it for her...and I only got a B! She said she had messed it up so badly there wasn't a lot I could do. I don't remember that at all, but I don't doubt it for a minute.

Good luck with all you have to do, and I'm looking forward to the previews of your latest work.

[DMGeurts]

I am still hoping to have a couple more accessories to go with this set.

I wanted these bags to be kind of a "basic bag" - and I mean that very lightly.

I've based them off of the Fab 5 characters.

Each one has a nice face shot applique. A coordinating wallet/lanyard combo, and a zipper pull.

I didn't want to go "over the top" with any of these bags, I just wanted to do something nice, that hopefully someone will like.

First up is my Mickey UPB set...















D~

[disneychic2]

Oh My Gosh! I love that lining fabric! I've never seen that before. It is a wonderful set and so well done. I'm sure you're tired of hearing that. I'm running out of superlatives to describe your work!

[KatMark]

Wonderful job, D! I love the pattern.

I'm so happy that Ali is doing well at home and keeping up with her homework.
We had a tragedy in a neighboring suburb yesterday. Two young children, ages 6 and 8, were stabbed by the mother of one of them (and she babysits the other). The school called in the crisis group immediately. I can't imagine what that does to a young child.

[Pluto0809]

Love the Mickey bag! I'm very tempted to bid on that for my Mom.

[Chicago Mo]

OMG!!! They are AMAZING!!! Y aknow the one orange with the green zipper is a little goofy.. if i may say, BUT WANT!!!
Soo... this bag and the DSLR... This is EXCITING NEWS! WANT! Tell me more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad things are getting better for you!

[oopsiDAISY]

Yes, that interior fabris is AWESOME!!! That is a great bag that will sell quickly I am sure!

[EEs*Mommy]

I LOVE the bags! I love that those are "basic" I can already see all the little details most would leave off a "basic bag"! <3

[nannye]

I failed to comment on how much I LOVE all the new bags!!!!!!

[babynala]

I just wanted to say that my heart is sad over the tragedies that have taken place ibm your community. I think having A stay home is a good idea. Mostly because the school seems to be a sad place to be and the teachers are having such a hard time. I hope the teachers are getting some support from the school, even if the principal didn't outline it in his letter to you. Being proactive is better than second guessing yourself if you did not take her out of school. Hopefully she can head back soon.

A teacher at Curtis's school suddenly died in the classroom a few weeks ago. It was very tragic for the school community, teachers, administration and students. The school handled the situation very well. They did lots of things to help the students grieve and had a memorial service for the students to attend.

It is probably very hard for the administration to figure out what to do in this situation since there have been so many tragedies.

I do love all your SSP projects and I am impressed you got them all written up already. Hope you can "save" your travel wallet. Maybe just glue down a new piece of vinyl and cover the glue marks with ribbon or bias??

Love the Mickey bag and can't wait to see your new insert/bag and travel wallet.

As for southwest, I give it two thumbs up. You should not have a problem getting seats together if you are in group A. I just login 24 hours before (on the dot). On one of our segments on our last trip I paid the money to get an early check in and only got a few spots ahead so I would not pay for hat again. They don't guarantee you will get in A Group if you pay the fee. I will just take my chances next time, I am too cheap too pay.

[miprender]

Glad to hear that your school is not giving you a hard time.


Love the mickey bag. Is this a preview of all the sneak peaks you have been doing?

[sewmess]

I really, at this moment, need a day in the sewing room, without the DH in the house.

So, when I first read "set of bags" and how they were the Fab 5, I had an image of a big Mickey bag, Smaller Minnie clutch, Pluto wallet, Donald lanyard pouch, and a big Goofy duffel to put them all in for travel. Like a "Set." I like the idea of the Fab 5 on individual bags too...not only to sell, but to give people ideas for orders when you take them. And, as always, your bags are wonderful.

[ladylyons]

Glad the school sounds like it's stepping up to help the students and not giving your family a hard time for taking Alli out. Now they really need to do something for the teachers, they are the one's the students look up to. Hugs for your family and I really hope things settle down and Alli is able to go back to school soon. Enjoy your time with her though cuz as you know it goes by way to fast!!

OMG!!! I love the new mickey bag. May be making another purchase!!!!

[DisneyTeacher01]

I love the new bag!! I can't wait to see more!!!