Dreaming of spring

So just when I thought it couldn't snow anymore...it did.  I think it was around four or five inches but I had already hoped that there would be no more until next year.  Anywho I have been working on spring/summer dresses for AJ and here are a couple of them.  The first one is not a great shot but I thought it shows the contrast between my dreaming of spring and the reality outside our doors.

This is a better shot.  The pattern is a free pattern from Oliver + S Patterns and is called the Popover sundress.  I made one last year too and I think the pattern goes up to 6 or 7 years old. 

This dress is from the blog Made by Rae and is the enlarge 2-3T size of the Itty Bitty Baby dress.  I think its going to be a little big on AJ but she always surprises me by how fast she grows. 
And lastly these are some of the artisan loaves I've made with my new bread book.

They are just as good to eat as they look!  We like to eat them with olive oil, balsalmic vinegar and crushed up spices.  Yum! 
Oh yeah, and I have to mention that I won the contest on my lovely sister's blog Cotton Pickin Fun.  I can't wait to get my hands on my prize!

What we've been doing these snowbound days...

This post isn't about sewing but it is what AJ and I have been up to the past few weeks. 

After being in Missouri for five years I have learned a thing or two about how to survive snowbound, gray days...I've learned that a.)  its helpful to get at least a little exercise consistently,  b.) take your vitamins (especially D since the sun isn't out very long and you probably don't want to stand in the 14 degree wind to get a few rays), c.) open the blinds/curtains even when there is a little sun, d.) you have to just get out in the snow and drive like an old lady to get where you're going because if you don't you will get cabin fever and that ain't pretty and driving like an old lady is preferable to cabin fever, e.) you have to layer, layer, layer and sometimes it may require you to even wear pantyhose as an added layer (but beware when you go in a store you will start to sweat.)  These are a few things this Alabama girl has gleaned since living in what I sometimes lovingly call "the artic tundra." Here are a few pictures of some other things we've been doing to survive...

We potty train...she has double the amount of stickers now! 

We wash dishes...or Polly Pockets...

We bake a birthday cake with our new mixer...

We bake breads and bagels out of this book...

Look out the kitchen window to see where the snow drifts have settled...and if all else fails...

And if all else fails...try standing on your head!