~Lesson's Learned~

"I choose…to live by choice, not by chance. To make changes, not excuses. To be motivated, not manipulated. To be useful, not used. To excel, not compete. I choose self-esteem, not self pity. I choose to listen to my inner voice. Not the random opinion of others".....Author unknown.

Good morning. Tuesday has dawned stormy here in Vermont, with an inch of new snow having fallen overnight & yet another crazy winter storm on the way. It seems we can not have a storm this winter without the dreaded mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. It has certainly been a strange Winter... well, weather wise anyway...... home and business wise....it's been wonderful....

On the home front...

*Jenna & Ben are engaged!!!!! We are SO happy for them and I can not tell you how excited I am to fly out there for our first trip to look at wedding dresses!!!*
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*Kurt headed back to Paul Smith's College on Sunday and yesterday he started his very last semester ..he will be graduating in May!!!* Yesterday he sent me a text, in the afternoon after classes were over, and he was headed up Whiteface Mtn on the gondola for his first skiing since last winter...he was in heaven.



And...business wise....

*On Sunday I finished my pattern design class. I am so happy and pleased with having taken this class....it was a LOT of work and quite challenging..(especially in the time frame which we were given..which seemed a bit short for the work involved)... but I am so thankful for the lesson's learned in this class. I feel empowered and very well equipped to move forward with my designs. Everything seems so clear and makes so much sense to me now.



Teddy bears (and other animal moppets) are challenging..there are gussets and paw pads involved..basting and seam allowances that matter. All these things need to be considered when designing them and you really need to have a good foundation of knowledge or they are just going to look wonky!!! Which sometimes is a good thing..but sometimes is isn't..if that's not the look you are going for :)

I also just received my first three grades for my "Writing Short Stories For Children" class...92%, 100% & 100% :)I can not tell you how GOOD that feels!!!


With my work schedule, class schedule and family life...things have been busy and keeping up with everything has, at times, been a bit challenging....

thankfully, Mark has taken over quite a bit of the cooking..he's mastered spaghetti and meatballs this week, which are simmering in the crock pot as we speak...they smell fantastic. It seems we are all learning here in the Frost's household :)


I'm off now to pack & ship three orders that must go out today and then it's back to moppet making for this weekends web show. Wishing you a joy filled day.

Doreen