Sorry for being a little quiet over the last week, I've been super busy, Thank you to everyone that entered the give away and it was lovely to read all of your answers. It was so hard to chose a winner, but this comment below (from Sherry Williams) really made me giggle! I also keep buying those cheap umbrellas and they really suck when the wind starts blowing. I am sending you an email now Sherry!
If you missed out on the pattern and are trying to track down a copy, it will be available soon at Quilt Fabric Delights.
My favorite thing about rain, is when I wake first thing to the sound of it hitting the window in the morning. I always know it will be a day full of adventure when I wake up to rain. First I let the doggies out and they run like nuts about the yard and when I call them in, they run past me as fast as possible to avoid the rag I use to wipe their lil paws. Next I get suckered into driving my girls 2 streets over to school, and thats after I spend the 30 mins doing my hair because rain or shine, I MUST pop up my hair and spray it before I leave the house. I then get to walk my son to the bus stop as the rain pours down and practically breaks my cheap black umbrella...I will not fork over any good money for a decent umbrella, so I keep buying the 3$ ones that break at the slightest wind. telling myself every rainy day that the next on e I will be wearing a raincoat, or have a nice working umbrella. I further enjoy the rain on the walk back home when I realize I get to redo my big flat hair. :) I spend the rest of the rainy day with a race to get the dogs feet wiped each time they run in and out- no less then 15 times by 3pm. I smile as the rain plays its music outside as I wipe the muddy prints off the kitchen floor and sofas many many times. At 3pm my favorite part of a rainy day continues...I get to redo the whole kid pickup, getting drenched, fix hair, and continue to chase dogs, and get in and out of trucks while I drop off kids at various activities. because rain or shine kids here will play lacrosse and not really care if I am wet while watching or going to and fro. :) Gosh, I LOVE the rain. Did I mention that it usually smears my eyeliner so as I run like a nut with half flat, half overhairsprayed poofed up hair, broken umbrellas and muddy dogs--I look like a stressed out wet zombie??? As silly as that sounds, it is also the truth, but the thing I love the most, is crafting at my table with my curtains open as the rain pours on my yard and replenishes the earth. We use to live in Washington state where it rains over 300 days a year...can you imagine seeing the crazed wet zombie with dogs trailing for that long?? lovely raincoat. good luck to the winner. :)
