Sunday Blessings and Two New Blouses

Good Sunday afternoon!  We listened to the 2nd in the Blessing Series from Pastor John Hagee.  It was pretty much the same as last week's sermon, except that all the families sat together in the church.  After the service, everyone stood up, and the Dad's of the families spoke blessings over each of their children.

I was quite shocked to hear Pastor Hagee say that he and his wife have earned the right to SPOIL their grandkids.  I sent him a message -- which he will probably never get -- suggesting that he look up the word "spoil" in the dictionary.  I hear people say it every day, and I always want to correct them, as my Mother once did me, but people just won't hear it.  To "spoil" a child "rotten" is a horrible thing to do.  Words have meaning, and when we speak them, it brings them to fruition.  Hence, the whole purpose of the message on SPEAKING words of blessing over your children.

Now, I shall quit MY sermon of the day and get on to the new blouses Phylly and I are wearing today. 

Mine was supposed to be super-simple New Look 6895.  It was quite problematic and took most of three days to get it to look halfway decent. 

Problem 1:  The flounce itself turned out beautiful, but on the blouse it looked like I could flap my arms and take off into the sky any moment!  Not only that, the points of the flounce on the center front pushed the front of the blouse down into the cave between my boobs, and that looked really weird.  The flounce is now resting comfortably in the trash.

Problem 2:  It needed a Full Bust Adjustment which I put in as a bust dart under the arm and then MOVED IT up into the already gathered neckline.  This seemed like a great idea at the time.  However, I had so many gathers at the neck, that the front of the blouse wants to "cowl" into droopy shapes all down the center front.  Actually, even without the extra gathers, it wanted to do that.

Problem 3:  The front turned out so full, I was afraid someone might see me at the mall and call 911 to help the poor old lady about to deliver a baby any moment!  Therefore, I put two waist darts in the front.

Problem 4:  The shoulder, as it was, did not cover my bra strap, so I had to widen it toward my neck a bit. 

So, here is what the blouse was SUPPOSED to look like:

Here is what it looks like now. 

The yummiest color of green -- like grass -- which is one of my favorite colors. 

 I hardly ever find this color in fabric though.

My husband says it looks good, and that is approval enough for me to wear it outside of my bedroom.  We look like the Bobbsey Twins today because he is wearing the exact same color shirt.

(My mother used to refer to "The Bobbsey Twins" all the time.  I didn't have a clue who they even were until five seconds ago when I googled them.  The internet is amazing!)

I'm not the only one with a new blouse on today. 

Phylly Skyped me this morning, and I had her put on her new blouse for me.  I asked her to send me a pic so I could share in on my blog.

The fabric is a piece I gave her from Gorgeous Fabrics because I ordered it twice. 

Phylly is finally getting a lot of new garments that fit her slimmer, trimmer shape. 

Love the neckline on that one!

I have got to go do something that doesn't require sitting in a chair and allowing my bottom to spread even further than it already has! 

Someone needs to invent a chair with a shake-rattle-roller in it to excercise your butt as you sit in it.  I bet I would love it because I rock all the time anyway when I am sitting in a chair.

Hugs, Joy