The crib skirt is done and I have to say I've impressed myself on this one!  It turned out just as I'd hoped.  The mattress arrived today and helps complete the look-  just add a cream bumper and a coordinating fitted sheet to imagine the whole look in your head.

This project was completed with the help of a tutorial video I found on YouTube for a no sew crib skirt-  yes, that's right, my inner seamstress didn't even have to thread a needle for this masterpiece:)  Plus, I ordered enough fabric to use for some accent pillows on the rocking chair and window seat.  I may even have enough left to fancy up the windows a bit...we will see.

A similar crib skirt retails for no less than $95 dollars.  I was able to get this fabric for $11.90/yard (I needed one yard for the skirt but bought three yards total to have for other projects).  The other items I needed to "sew" it all together cost under 20 bucks with coupons from Jo-Ann Fabrics.  I'd say we got a designer look with a much cheaper price tag here-  totally worth the couple hours it took me to fabricate on our rainy Sunday!   

Lately...

Dan has added plumber to his resume-  Our water heater busted last weekend so off he went to Lowe's to make a hefty purchase while I babysat Abbey who was not allowed inside until we had running water again (see muddy paws below)...which wound up being around 9:30pm.  BIG thanks to our neighbor who slumped over in our crawl space with Dan late into the evening helping us get this done fairly easily and surprisingly quickly.

The water heater didn't get us down for long.  All three of us got nice hot showers, then Dan and I were able to attend a fundraising event the next night for work.  A Toast to the Triangle is an annual event put on by the Tammy Lynn Center to raise money for everything needed to keep serving our community of children and adults with special needs.  We had such a great time sampling food from some of the city's best restaurants and pretending like we could win some pretty pricey items from the silent auction.

With another threat of snow coming tomorrow, we have never looked more forward to spring time.  The weekends tease with 70 degree sunny days.  Then the weeks cover us with clouds, wind, sleet, and yes, more snow flurries.  I am beginning to regret all the snow I was so hopeful for this time last year as we prepared to move to NORTH Carolina.  But we have't let the weather stop us from gearing up to spend a lot of time outside in the coming months...we've already gotten a new azalea and two rhodadendruns in the ground:)

Baby T is at 21 weeks and constantly on the move!  The crib has arrived and is waiting on my motivation to get the crib skirt up and running-  pictures to come soon (assuming my inner seamstress cooperates and I create a good product).  We've also been craving a bit of sweets over the last few months.  I've baked up my standard chocolate chip cookies, tried out a new peanut butter cookie recipe (Martha of course), and today added sugar cookies to the mix (Dan suggested I add M&M's left over from our trail mix) and I have to say they are good!  (Gotta fit into my new maternity pants somehow, right?!)

We've been able to cheek out two more local eateries.  Relish-  need I say more than fried green tomato + pimento cheese grilled cheese?!  And Mo Joe's-  I've also had a hankering for burgers and the Old Raleigh Burger (chili + slaw, I left out the raw onion) did the trick!

Lastly, Dan is outside before the rain comes in, breaking ground on our next project that we are super excited about.  This time we've drawn inspiration from our former kitchen sink...wait until you see this!