I don't know what i'm going to do - she's already been buying litte outfits! I did give her a gift bag full of baby things for Christmas, making sure that i added some Toronto Maple Leaf socks (Eddie's a Montreal fan, the traitor...). I have a blanket made and i also have a little dress that was supposed to be a gift for someone else and never quite made it. Since she will be a summer baby, she won't need much in the line of sweaters and blankets. I'm going to ask Mike if he'll attempt making a change table for them. We have a crib that he made and a cradle that a friend made, so they'll have that. I can fix up sheets and things and maybe my mother-in-law will do a little quilt. Still waiting for her to have the ultrasound to find out for sure that it's a girl - the ring on a chain said it was! :)

I've been. I used to live in Pittsbrugh, and I've been going long enough so that I even went when they were at the factory. They happen twice a year, in June and in early December (perfect for Christmas gifts). There's a lot of stuff in the 40% range; the items in the 60-75% are seconds. If I remember right, on the last day, more stuff moves to a steeper discount, but things are pretty picked over. All the All Clad I have I bought there. It's been awhile since I've been looking for much, but I still go about every third one for gifts. And I haven't lived in Pittsburgh for a good number of years. It was worth the drive (3 or 4 hours -- two moves since I left.) This December they weren't at the racetrack, but somewhere else nearby. They also set up at some kitchen stores nearer to Pittsburgh If you email customer service they'll tell you when the next sale is and the locations.

When I was born and came home from the hospital, I was introduced to my first SMALL HOUSE. 900 and something sf 3 bedroom 1 bath in a tract neighborhood. This was home to my mother, father and 3 siblings. I lived there until I moved out and into a SMALL rental HOUSE. From there, a banker friend I worked with and I decided to build a new SMALL HOUSE. 3/2, 1,400 sf, nice, new, loved it. He started dating, then married one of my former girlfriends so he bought me out and I moved on. I bought an older SMALL HOUSE, 2/1, large lot, haunted. Yes, haunted. Sounds unbelieveable and I am not prone to things that go bump in the night but if you spent any time in this house you would be a believer. Sold that. Bought a lot and designed then built a 2/2 about 1,100 sf. This was a perfect SMALL HOUSE for me. The local economy took a turn for the worse (1988/1989) I was working on commission and had to sell the house and move back in with my parents temporarily. Unable to find a job in Florida, I packed my car and moved to South Carolina. I rented a SMALL apartment, met my wife and she moved in. From there to a slightly larger SMALL apartment, then we bought our marital home, 3/2 1,500 sf. Although it was just a run of the mill, older 3/2 with a one car carport, it was great neighborhood and I loved living there. My two sons were raised there. It had a den and a formal living room. We rarely used the living room, in fact, most of the time, it never even had furniture in it so in reality, we actually lived in about 1,300 sf of that SMALL space. Divorce took me to another SMALL apartment and from there to my current SMALL home. 3/1, 1024 sf. Oh, I too had a lover in AR. "Had" means she made other choices too and that still hurts. Sorry if I strayed off topic, but it was a SMALL indescretion. :) Scott

love your work! and you are one lucky lady, to have taken a workshop with Isaiah...how did that happen? was it a full class, with a waiting list? I wish I could just do something that bold at my own house and maybe the day will come that I will I have a feeling things won't be the same, once I come back from this much anticipated together in Canada!...lol check out the thread on "Vancouver Island Get Together" and scroll down to see the pictures of the house that Calamity posted, of a place near where she and Klinger live.... it's not mosaiced but is sure something to get the artistic blood running through your veins!! I haven't been to etsy for a bit but am sure that I've seen the pieces you have there.. cool ideas and all that you have. Becky .(*_*).