Well. I certainly didn’t think anyone would get it already. Lisa must have scoured the internet for every photo of every stadium in the world. She was the only one who got it right. A pound of the lovely lavender will be winging it’s way across the Atlantic to her this week.
We’re running the 10K at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens the first weekend in November. We will be in Athens for less than 24 hours. How dumb are we? We were so focused on being home in time to put the kids to bed on Sunday night that we didn’t even think about going on Friday afternoon and actually relaxing for a bit. We will probably exert more energy trying to make our early afternoon flight back to Germany than we will during the race. Poor planning. Actually there was no planning what-so-ever. We got excited and jumped in. We’ll still have a blast and we’re still SO excited. I’ve been to Greece before but Pam hasn’t. Our hotel is right in the thick of things and the race course goes right by all the main attractions. Gives a whole new meaning to a quick trip.
I’ve been sewing again. We have the Wives’ Club Bazaar this weekend. It’s a pretty big deal over here. I’m making bags for the Ways and Means table (money that goes back into the club to help run it). The Army changed uniforms recently. So what to do with all those old Battle Dress Uniforms? Get creative!
Trust me. WAY cuter in person. They are lined with the T-shirts that they wore with these uniforms. I also made up large messenger bags and wine gift bags and little tissue holders. I’ll share the pictures once I get more done. I need to get back to the sewing machine. The bazaar starts on Friday!
My load will greatly be relieved come November 1st. Soccer will be over and we’ve decided to put off the Tae Kwon Do until we get back to the States and the boys can join a proper class that isn’t so late in the evening. That’s FIVE, count ’em, FIVE days a week we’ll get back the afternoons and evenings. Whew. Maybe I’ll actually have time to pick up the needles again.
During breakfast I’ve started reading to the boys. The book we started this morning is Here Lies the Librarian. They both love it. This author, Richard Peck, is fantastic. Daniel read one of his other books in class and I got hooked on him.
Wow, those old uniforms are in great shape. The piles that we have lying around really need to get tossed; someone has seperation anxiety. 🙂
Really cute bag! And, a very smart idea. Still praying for you and the boys.
Great bags and a terrific use of recycling! DD#1 liked Richard Peck too, but I hadn’t thougt of trying him for read out loud. I will have to check out this book. There are so many books which are fine as read to self books, but just don’t translate well to bedtime read out louds. We liked Magyk and Flyte, but need another good one until the third comes out.
Those bags look darn cute in the picture, too! I really like them. So glad your family will have some more time… and the Saturdays are passing by, too, until Dan comes home to you guys! I’m so glad you post the long list of links for people to support our troops, Iraqi children, and veterans on your sidebar; my cousin just enlisted in the Navy (he’s in boot camp now) so this is fresh on my mind. I think the service is going to be really good for him and I’m really proud he made the decision he did.
Good luck with your bazaar!
I thought, hmmm, it looks like Athens. How awesome. When we saw Benne in April, ladies on the plane were flying to run the Music City Marathon and immediately returning to FL. Then there were folks on our plane to NH going to run in something and fly back the next day. Clearly this is something that runners do.
But I digress. Those purses are so much fun. I can’t wait until we stop all the moving (hopefully) so I can get sewing. The T-shirt lining is an awesome touch. I bet they sell real fast.
Those bags are great! What a neat idea, makes me want to go sew :-).
Wow, that’s dedication! I can’t believe you’re flying to Athens to run a 10K and getting right back on the plane. Good luck with the race.
Making the bags from old BDU’s is a great idea, and the t-shirt lining is the perfect touch. I bet they sell out lickety split!
I tried searching for the answer, but got no where. Didn’t even guess. May have to break down and buy some yarn from you eventually.
What a great idea to make bags from the old uniforms!
Oh, those bags are awesome!! I bet they will be very popular.
How nice to have some evenings to chill a little, the running around for after school activities gets a little wearing after a while. Those bags are fabulous, I want one!
I love those bags. I would definitely buy one! What a cool idea. I wanted to email you last week, but my email was broken. It’s better now 🙂
Also very cool about running in Athens. I wish you could have a bit more of a getaway out of it, but what a great story you’ll always be able to tell.
What a relief it will be to move at a slower pace with the boys.
Jean! I thought you had quit blogging. I had taken you off my favorites list, but then googled you to find the post about where to stay in England. What a nice surprise to see you’re blogging again! I’ve got some catching up to do, reading all of your back posts!
~Wendi (the gal who was in Basic the same time and same place as you…remember?)
Those bags are so cute! I hope you make a lot of money with them. Even more important, I hope you get time to knit soon.
Really enjoyed reading your blog. (I’m a knitter)YOU ARE One busy woman….I have a 15 year old son who has been talking about joining the Army….scares me..but I’d support him. We lost a hometown boy in the 9/11 attacks. He worked at the Pentagon….Jonas Panik. (here’s a story about him if you care to read:
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Stay strong and God Bless….Lori