new pooch!

monday night, i brought home a new pup and he's such a love! he's a heinze 57, a tennesee mutt. it's impossible to tell what he really is, but he definitely has some pit in him and maybe a little terrier. perhaps even some hound, but god knows what else! i couldn't care less because he is perfect. yesterday baby had his first bath and he was so good, even though he didn't look like he was enjoying it. he stole everyone's heart at the vet!

he already knows how to sit and is pretty much paper trained, but still doesn't have a name so i've just been calling him beautiful boy. i have so many nice ideas for him, but my family can't seem to agree on one. since he's from the south, i want him to have a good, southern name. here are my ideas:

Davis

Grant

Forrest

Jackson*

Jockamo* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iko_Iko)

Peyton

Angus

Benny*

Carver

Clover

Grover

Mingus

Orville*

Ramsey*

Royal*

Tennessee*

Wesley

Winston

*my favs

he is so small right now so i am holding him all the time because i know he won't be small for long. i can't wait until he is fully vaccinated so i can take him to dog parks, obedience class, and let him mingle with other pooches.

this book is good

sewing clazz

for the past 4 weeks, deanna and i have been attending a sewing class at purl, and what a joy it has been. since day one, we diligently cut and sewed in hopes that we weren't wasting our tuesday evenings creating some misshapen, useless, ball of fabric. despite our fears, we were pleased to leave our final class with fully functional, stylish bags (complete with fully-lined interior and exterior pockets) that we made all by ourselves! it was one of the most rewarding classes i've ever taken and i look forward to making more bags using different patterns and fabrics. check out the final product, modeled by dylan.