What I Did On Summer Vacation

Just a few of the things that we did over the summer...



Lots of boat rides to Horn Island.




We went to the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans.




We also went to the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.




Lauren's birthday party was at the new spray park. It is fun for kids of all ages.

Ethan had to get stitches after jumping out of Daddy's lap and landing head first on the coffee table. This was not a pleasant experience. He is fine now, my poor baby.





We went to Indiana for my Grandmother's funeral, but ended up having a double reunion and a really good time.




My brother, his fiancee, and their son (my nephew) came down for a visit. We did alot of things like going to the island and getting sno-cones at the caboose.






And then school started...Here's my brand new fifth grader. Doesn't she look all cute?



This concludes my picture essay of my family's summer vacation. Thanks for letting me share it with you!

My First Sewing Projects

So here are some of the sewing projects I've been doing while I was busy not blogging. Starting with my very first few projects, very simple things like baby blankets (more like sheets b/c its just too damn hot 'round here) and a shirt for Lauren that was already smocked. I just had to do the seam up the side and hem it.


My first with-a-pattern attempt. Luckily it was very easy, and Lauren loves it.

I've Been Gone

Now I remember why I don't post more often...it is a bitch to upload pictures, not only does it take too long, but then they aren't in the right order or place...that's if they uploaded in the first place. Which mine didn't.

So, I've been gone. My grandmother passed away on Friday, and we left for Indiana on Saturday. It took us 2 days to get up there. We went on our "new" RV. The kids did pretty good on the trip, no one killed anyone so that's good. Grandma was pretty old, she had Alzheimer's, and was in a bad way so it was more of a blessing that she's gone. I'm just sorry that I wasn't able to see her more often...It has been 11 years since I've been to Indy. Now that we have the RV, hopefully, it won't be that long for the next trip.

Other than the funeral, I had a great time in Indy. We stayed with my aunt on my dad's side. My other aunt and my Grams were both in town, so it was like a reunion. And of course alot of the family from my mom's side was there for the services- double reunion.

In about a week my brother and his family will be here for a couple of weeks. I can't wait. We are going to have so much fun.

Welcome!!! (First Post)

So I'm done with my old blog...the title was just too limited for me. I loved my blog and I was missing posting on it, but since it has been months since I scrapbooked, I never wrote on it. So I thought I would just start fresh...with a general- yet cute- title. I came up with the title as a play on my last name of Duda (pronounced doo-dah) with the song "Camptown Races" (you know the one, doo-dah, doo-dah...oh doo-dah day). It morphs into doo-dah days...into doo-dah daze...into doo-dah daizy/daisy. And since one of my favorite flowers is the Gerber daisy, I thought it would be a cute title.

So here's just a quick bit about me...I am married to a great guy who gets on my last frickin' nerve. I have 2 kids...an 11 y.o. daughter who is too much like her daddy, who is so creative and talented and sweet natured, who can do anything she wants if only she'd get up off her butt and do it...a 2 1/2 y.o. son who is also so sweet and is a total mama's boy. He is potty training right now and is doing so good that I think we are about done (YAY!!!). I work at the local hospital in the laboratory and I love my job, especially the hours- three 12 hour shifts, so I get 4 days off. Sa-weet!! I have a potty mouth (you have been warned!! lol), and I 'm a pretty straight shooter. I am the big sister of 4 siblings, so I can get pretty bossy (or forceful, if you will). But I have been making a sincere effort to reach out to others, to be friendlier, to be less "forceful", to try and cement these acquaintances that I have into real, solid friendships.

So I guess that's about it for my first post. Thanks for checking me out, feel free to comment or just lurk! lol