Mom's Day Off

I generally don't get much done on my day off and today was no exception.  Yes, I take great pride in keeping things as boring as possible and if the phone doesn't ring, all the better. 

On the way to school, Co-Defendant #2 informed me she wants to be a pirate for Halloween.  Mind you, I've been after the child for weeks now Whaddya wanna be for Halloween?  hoping to beat the mad rush and grab a costume at a decent price.  Not my kid, ya'll; there is no rushing her.  So, being the cheapskate frugal gal I am, I decided to make the costume out of stuff she can use later for dress-up (yes, I'm still hoping to convince her she really is a girl) or wear later on this winter.  The pants, shirt and bandana are handled; I made the waist-thingy, cumberbund...whaddya call it?  I don't know, but it's done..made from gold satin and gold-coin trim.  Snazzy, if I do say so myself.  All that's left is the eyepatch, and yes, I'm making that, too.  Co-Def #1 has decided he's too old for such childish pursuits.  I don't know whether to be giddy or slightly crestfallen, but remembering last year's homemade werewolf costume I think I'll go with giddy.

I had lunch with the Hubby who gleefully informed me to clear my calendar for the weekend 'cause we had plans!  Am I awful and shallow if my first thought was that we were going to a car show/air show/swap meet and that I'd rather shove my head into a fire ant mound instead?  Imagine my surprise when he said we were...hold your breath ya'll...GOING TO A HOCKEY GAME!!!!  WHOHOO!  Big, burly, bearded fellows with missing front teeth zooming from one end of an ice encrusted rink to the other, wielding sticks at a tiny bit of vulcanized rubber whilst balanced precariously on thin metal blades (gasp!).  BE STILL MY HEART!!!

I'm all right now.

Where was I?

Oh, yes...here's the quilty thing I accomplished today.

I've got one side border of polka dots left and the outer border of yellow with white polka dots to go.  The paper-pieced pattern is from Quiltmaker Magazine...I believe it's called Pops-a-Lot, but don't quote me on that.  I do so love paper-piecing...almost as much as I love hockey.

Almost.