Rainy Day Blues....

This morning we woke up to stormy Fall weather....
We had rain, thunder and lightning all day into the evening.
 It was the perfect sort of weather to enjoy homemade chicken noodle soup.
 I used a recipe that
 Rosina
 shared over on her blog....
 It was yummy!
 The kids finished up their school this afternoon...
 While Freckles went off to play for the day ....

 

Then I got out the rainy day bag of crafts.
I knew it would soon come in handy.

Freckles started a little Nature scrapbook...
So cute, made by American Girl.
 Michael's Crafts has a whole American Girl craft line in their store.
 I had picked up a few crafts a while back just for days like this.

Then we pulled out this sweet craft...
We stitched the remainder of the afternoon away.
 This craft is perfect for a beginning hand sewer.
 All the holes are pre poked out for you.... 

  

It was also a lesson in patience. Freckles did a nice job...
 Yet, still has to finish her raccoon up later. Mama just sews a little bit faster...
So she spent the rest of the rainy daylight playing with the raccoon
 I finished and read up in her bedroom.

 

Oh did you notice her bed???
 I painted it last week while it was really hot outside.
This was on my to do list for Fall projects. Freckles chose a Robin's egg blue paint...
 Which will turn into more of a girly nature room.
 She loves it!

 

 

I think the little raccoon likes it too! I also finished her
 second pair of vintage sheets Jammie pants the other day...
 Everything is coordinating!

 

It might be a blue rainy day...
But surely Freckles isn't too blue about it...
She is having a ball jumping on her bed!

 

Okay, okay...
The sun is going down soon and Freckles decided to read a bit more...
 As she listens to the rain hitting her window.

 It's going to be a blustery night ahead!