The Boys Were Back In Town

The boys were back in town for Christmas break and it was great to have them all gather at our house.  Loud, but great.  One of the LAN parties lasted until the wee hours of the morning and at one point (around 4 am, I think) the voices were so loud and the language so, um, well, questionable, Craig was convinced they must be watching a bad Ben Stiller movie.  By 7 am, however, not a creature was stirring.

These boys are serious gamers who do not travel light.  And although each of these boys got a 5 on their AP Chemistry AND Physics exams, that didn't stop them from putting cans of Coke in the freezer and subsequently wondering why muffled explosions emanated from the kitchen.

Peter returned, somewhat reluctantly, to SLO yesterday ... the first of the friends to return to college. Having managed to get himself registered for only 8 hours for winter term and planning to crash a number of classes today in hopes of getting off a few waitlists, I expected a somewhat negative response to this evening's 'how's your day?' query. In typical Peter style, however, he declared he is 'wonderful', though he adds 'Well, I think I forgot how to school, but I'm having a lot of fun! =)'

Really, what else could a mother ask for?

And Now There Are Six

 

 The chair project was started over a year ago, inspired by Plow & Hearth's Classic Check Chair Bow.

These, too, were supposed to be bows, but there is just too much fabric to tie a proper bow.  I used 100% cotton homespun, which is probably where I went wrong.  Still, no synthetic fabric for this country girl, not even on the dining room chairs.

 I also bought enough fabric last year for a tablecloth, to duplicate one I saw at Kitchen Kaboodle. After making two chair covers last year, I ran out of time and stuffed the entire project in to the fabric cupboard. 

 Out it came this year, and I was on a roll ... for a bit.  Then guilt kicked in and I decided I had better things to do.  So I stopped at six, but still have fabric and two chairs that need to get acquainted.

Still, the whole project makes me happy, even with the bow fail.  And I have a whole year to make the remaining two, plus the tablecloth.  Or, at least, 11 months.

I've given myself 'til the weekend to put away everything Christmas.  I'm going to miss my Christmas table and chairs.