Maggie World!

This was last night's salad and yes, I am posting it because I think it's so pretty and I'm being a little braggy. That shredded stuff in the middle is crab, leftover from a few night's ago and there are cucumbers in it, cherry and regular tomatoes, green beans, black olives, and, uh- well, the avocados and eggs. I always think I can throw a salad together in minutes but 

A. You don't THROW a salad together although you may of course toss it when it's done, and 
B. It takes a while to get the crab meat out of the crab legs and then another while to cut up all your vegetables, and
C. Then you have to make the dressing. If you make your dressing. 

So yeah, it never takes minutes. Or, rather, it takes quite a few minutes.

Look who's having a sleepover with us tonight. 

Why, it's Ms. Magnolia June! Here she is playing with Linda Sue's sewing shop miniatures along with some rabbits and bears that I got at a thrift store a long time ago who also have accessories. As Magnolia said. 

She is as happy as she can be. 

When I picked her up she was all ready and was wearing lipstick and eyeshadow. Lauren, who was at the house and in charge, said, "Maggie! You put on make-up?" 
"Of course she did," I said. "She is going out." 

On the ride home she informed me with solemn gravity that she had not eaten lunch. I am pretty sure this is not true but whatever. I told her she could definitely have a snack when we got to my house. Would she like a peanut butter sandwich? A chicken sandwich?
"No," she said. "I don't like sandwiches. Do you have eggs? I would like scrambled eggs."
So I made her some scrambled eggs. That girl has been requesting scrambled eggs from me since she was a tiny girl. She was so happy. Scrambled eggs and strawberries.

She ate on our new table. She was amazed when I showed her how it worked. I had told her about it in the car and she asked if Boppy had taken the "prickly things" off the tree before me made the table out of it. 
"You mean splinters?" I asked. 
"Yes."

"It has no splinters," I reassured her. It is as smooth as glass. He sanded the wood. Do you know what sandpaper is?"
She did not. I tried to explain sandpaper to her using a nail file that I keep in the car. After a minute she said, "I'm going to pretend I understood that."

She cracks me up so much. 
Lily told me that earlier, she had gotten a call at work from Lauren who said, "Maggie wants to ask you a question." She put Maggie on the phone.

"Yes?" asked Lily. 
"Could you please ask your mother if she will make me fish tonight?"

So Lily asked her mother if I would make Maggie fish tonight which of course I will along with the de rigueur cheesy noodles and sliced cucumbers. 

We have still not yet decided whether or not she will sleep with me in Mr. Moon's and my bed or alone in the guest room. 
Guess which one I'm betting on? 
I think Mr. Moon enjoys an opportunity to have the entire guest room  bed to himself, to tell you the truth. 
I did point out to Maggie that she is seven years old now. She pointed out to me that yes, she is, but that she gets scared and she's worried that Maurice might come into that room in the night and as we all know, that is a valid reason to be scared even though Maurice never sleeps on that bed. 

Oh well. If she can put up with my snoring, she can sleep with me. 

I worked some on my dress pockets today and all I can say about that is- I suck at pockets. My problem was that the pocket pattern I made, based on superior pockets in another dress, just did not work right. Too shallow, too long of an opening. 
Sigh. 

So I am back to ripping out and when will I learn that basting is my friend? I would save myself so much time by basting things before I really stitch them. Also, to be honest, I am hating the fabric I bought to make the pockets with. Which is silly. That fabric won't even really show. 

So that's the pocket story for today. 
To be continued, of course. I am DETERMINED to get pockets in this dress. 

And I guess that's about it from Lloyd today. And I need to go make cheesy noodles and all that other stuff. 

Oh! Wait! There is this.

That pretty gray oak snake was crossing the road on my way to get Maggie. Isn't that a lovely design?

Well, Maggie asked her Boppy for a ride on the four-wheeler and now this is happening. 

Oh, that girl. Her wish is our command. As it should be. 

Love...Ms. Moon