A day off with rain and chicken

I did laundry and mending this morning and liked how well Esme's clothes have been holding up in the wash. The one pair of pants I did a small repair to are more than six months old and just needed the bottom hem put back. I also repaired Esme's homemade Shaun the Sheep toy when we went to play at Grandma's. He had been damaged in the laundry and now feels much better (esp. since he was hugged all the way to the chicken place in the car). Also at Grandma's I laid out the muslin pieces from the last dress fitting and retraced them onto newspaper. That felt like an accomplishment. I have to find the green fabric now and get it prepared to be cut out.

Esme had fun playing with Grandma and talked her into making her popcorn while I went back home to get a cup of coffee and put away all the accouterments of the sewing plans. Then I drug Daddy back up to collect Esme for a chicken leg adventure just as it began to rain. I think this is the first rain in more than a week? Not sure, but it has been so dry lately it is rare to say that it is raining. We rented a 50 cent movie for her 'Cinderella'...as well as one for ourselves (Mark picked it out - not sure what, hmmm: Predators, ok.) a friend at work had recommended a second look at the kid's shelf in the place we rent new releases once in a while. They have a Clifford movie there too, but it was out.

Now we have collected our Suki kitten in from the rain and are getting ready to put a movie or two in. With everyone fed and ready to settle in for the afternoon/evening it is a nice day.