More baby shoes

Alright, so these shoes really are SOOO CUTE and so fun to make. After making Bethany's, I just had to make another pair. They turned out great! Not sure if these are for a boy or girl yet. But I'll either add buttons or flowers depending on who they're for.

What I did differently than the pattern:
I used wonder-under instead of medium weight interfacing (so I ended up doubling the amount of pieces I cut out. I think this made the shoes a little sturdier too.)
I didn't use a very a thick fabric for the bottom, or sole, of the shoe - I just did more layers of fabric with wonder-under.
Another tip - fold your fabric over when cutting out each piece (otherwise this step could take a long time - and do the same with the wonder-under)

ENJOY!!!

BABY CLOTH SHOES!!!

Alright so I found the best idea from the Secret Stitch Club blog. Today I attempted and succeeded using THIS PATTERN posted by Star Dust Shoes. I was very pleased with how they turned out! Can't wait to make another pair. This pair is going to Bethany :D

NEW MONTH, NEW SEMESTER

Wow. Morgan began his 3rd year of dental school and already seems to be in the groove of things. He has been doing dental procedures on REAL patients now. And yes he is very good at it. He amazes instructors with how fast and proficient he is. He has been doing a lot of restorations already (cavities) and has a lot of patients. As a dental student, he has certain requirements he needs to meet before graduating, he has to do a certain number of restorations, root canals, etc. So he's already jumping right in and getting things done.

It's September and the beginning of semester 6 for me. This semester I will be studying PSYCH, community, leadership and research. Yes, I did put an emphasis on the psych. That's right, my clinicals will be on a psych floor, I've already heard many many stories from nurses doing psych rotations.... Pretty sure this won't be my favorite class, but it sounds like I will learn a lot of therapeutic communication that I can apply in various situations. I am still doing my externship - and I LOVE IT!! I learn something new every time I'm there and I really enjoy it.

CURTAINS!!!!

Alright so our new place is great. We love it!! Since I've been married, I've been thinking it would be fun to do curtains, but didn't want to have to deal with buying the rods and putting them up in a place that wouldn't be permanent. When we moved to our new place, there were curtain rods already up. And since I've had a few weeks off, I made curtains!!! We found the fabric at Walmart on sale, and thank goodness because these curtains took 10 yards worth of fabric to make.

NEW HOUSE!!!

Alright so we are officially in the new place and I promised my mom I would post pics by this weekend so here it is!!! A quick glance of our new residence. We're hoping to be here for the rest of our florida stay :D

EXTERNSHIP - cardiac stepdown unit

I have been searching and searching for the past three months for an nursing externship... In Broward County, evidently, these positions are hard to come by. I had finally decided that I probably just needed to work as a nursing assistant or volunteer to get at least some experience and do some networking while I was in school. Externships are the best experience though because they provide you with multiple things: 1. experience in the field 2. exposure to hospital systems (procedures, protocols, charting, etc.) 3. networking 4. a job when you graduate from your program. All great things right? I GOT AN EXTERNSHIP IN A CARDIAC STEPDOWN UNIT AND I'M SO EXCITED!!! I just bought my first pair of non-teal scrubs yesterday, along with my first ekg calipers :D

NEW SPICE = HILARIOUS!!!

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