Happy Pancake Day....

My morning started out with one of my favorite things when I wake up.....this happy face!

He is awake extra early today (before 7:00) thanks to this culprit!

His door for some reason isn't latching and she just pushes it open...pretty much every day and between the stuff she finds to play with and the bell on her collar, Carter is up and ready for the day!  I do however have a problem because she is preventing the 8-8:30 wake ups that I am used to.  
Today is a special day today, because a friend of mine's kiddos came over for some playtime.  We ate pancakes.  When they were served Logan declared it Pancake Day and that we needed to say "Happy Pancake Day."  So we did and even did a rendition of the Birthday Song, "Happy Pancake Day to You."

 Fun times for all!  I tried to do surprise shots.
Around naptime, I decided that I was going to embark on a Pinterest project!  I started making my t-shirt quilt!  I have TONS of old t-shirts that are literally spilling out of the 3 dresser drawers they are "contained" in.  I decided to gather all my shirts from working at Olmos Elementary and make a quilt out of them.  I ended up with 10 shirts out of my hoard that qualify as Olmos shirts (if they were bought and worn for that school-they qualified!).  I also used the backs of two of them.  This is the process to making my t-shirt quilt:
1.  I decided on how I was going to arrange my shirt designs

 2.  Then I measured the length and width of the t-shirt graphics and decided that I would cut all the shirts to be 14" x 14".  Then I drew a sketch of where I want the designs, length and width measurements, plus adding a border and the measurements for that.

3.  Then I started to cut all the sleeves off and cut the shoulder seams and sides.  These resemble something my husband likes to wear! ;) 

I am now going to be trying to be more green and use less paper towels since I have an abundance of wonderful rags!!!

4.  So then I need to cut out the graphic of the shirt into a 14" x 14" square....I would suggest using a rotary cutter and mat....I on the other hand only had a rotary cutter, so I used that and a piece of cardboard that I measured to be the size of the square I need.  Then, I placed the cardboard on the shirt where I wanted it and used the rotary cutter to cut the shirt.  I attempted to cut on a piece of cardboard on my dining room floor, but it was unsuccessful.  I then went upstairs to my crafting table made of plastic and used that and it worked like a charm.....of course I don't care about the 12 newly carved squares on the table top.....I mean that's what it's for right?!

And that is where I leave you in the process for today!  I am going to buy starch to spray them with before I start pinning and sewing.  I read a few different posts about making these, so I have picked through the tips I thought would be handy.  It makes sense that starch would be good to stiffen up the jersey fabric since it can be tricky to sew on.  

   If this isn't enough for one day, I made the mistake decision to open the door to a salesman in the middle of my quilt-making.  He was trying to sell me a Kirby vacuum.  He convinced me that he would clean my carpet for me and that he would get paid $25 from his boss if he cleaned my carpet....I told him to come back around 6 or 7....Little did I know it would be right as dinner is almost ready at 5:45 and that it would last until 9!!!!!  However, I now have a ridiculously clean living room carpet and the need for a new vacuum!  How could I ever go back to my dirt devil after that demo!  Don't even get me started on what the sweeper attachment picked up on a floor that had been swept minutes before his arrival.....

This was what was attached to the filter after vacuuming my bedroom immediately following the vacuum job my dirt devil did!  Now this gem they call a Kirby can be mine for the low price of $2792!  WTF?!?!  I can make payments of $59 a month for 36 months....his "teacher appreciation package" lol, bring the cost down to a low $1700.  Wow!  Would I be buying a car?!?  Then again I am thinking....maybe this is why Logan and Carter have so many medical issues.  The amount of dust and allergens being left behind from my crappy Dirt Devil!!!  I don't know what to do!  The $1100 a month daycare bills don't leave much room to play with when you want to take on an extra payment....I think I need to sleep on it.