What is a Cave Gurl and why does her mom ramble?

To start with, on a more serious side, my niece has been missing for a week and a half now. Here is a link to the poster. If you have any information PLEASE contact the authorities.


I don't know what has come over me. I am not a writer, I am an analyzer, a calculator, a maker, but now I have the urge to write. There must be something strange in the air since I have successfully avoided all writing classes at any cost and do anything I can to minimize my writing whenever the occasion calls for me to actual compose something. But here I am.

What, you might ask, is a Cave Gurl, and why does her mom ramble? Well, Jean Auel can explain a cave gIrl better than anyone I have read, however my daughter is a cave gUrl. Ayla is her name, and unique with a capital U she is. Her mother, me, rambles, because that's how my goofy mind thinks, in random sequences. You know, like when you go to the store with a list, and buy everything but what was on the list? That's me. Because I forgot the list. Or I forgot to look at the list. Or I decided I didn't like the items on the list. Why do I make lists? Because that's what you're supposed to do to be organized! And organized is what engineers are supposed to be.

Organization is something I am constantly trying to implement but have never achieved. Anyone have any tips? My sewing room is a mess, but how can you come up with a cool new project when you don't have all of your fabrics in full view? Since all organization methods I have tried actually hide my fabric, I am constantly in search of new ones. That is also my lame excuse for buying even more fabric...you know, because I can't find any in my stash that will work. So please, organization gurus, lend me your mojo so I can have one area of organization and function!

Sewing is what makes me happy. Right now, that is. Sometimes it's quilting, or crocheting, or knitting, or reading or talking or organizing (ironic, eh). Here are some of my current projects

The first pic is a mini wall hanging I made for my mom for helping me out, the pattern is from an old quilting magazine that I can't find at the moment and can't remember the name of.
The second pic is a mini wallet and gift bag for my niece's birthday. I got the idea a for the mini wallet from a tutorial on www.craftster.com.
The last one is a purse I just finished making for my daughter who is away at OSU (go Beavs!!) The pattern I used is Butterick 4041.

More excitement to come....