My Birthday, the present

Molly has been famous for her observations this summer.  She is growing up so fast and learning that not everyone does things the same way.  So when she attended a play date with all her buddies from Preschool in June, she came home with a very important pronouncement..."Mom, you should get a sewing machine.  Then you could actually sew something."

You see I cannot sew.  Buttons are a challenge for me, let alone fixing her blanket...or God forbid, sew her a skirt like her friend's moms do! A sewing machine does the sewing for you, she explained.  So the machine would solve my sewing problem.  Smart girl...except the darn machine may do the sewing, but I would still have to help.  I cannot even do that according to my seventh grade Home Ec teacher.

When Rapunzel's dress was torn shortly after this playdate, I fixed it with a rubber band.  I also have been known to use safety pins and duck tape to fix things.  I approach a sewing problem like my engineering husband would a house problem...and I use the same tools.

Fast forward to August. My birthday is approaching and people are asking what I would like for a present.  Molly would pipe up with "a sewing machine!"  The look of shock on their face should have been her clue that a sewing machine would not turn her mom into Martha Stewart.  But she still had hopes for me.  It turns out I wanted a smoothie maker so I could have a healthy dinner on the go while I live in my car driving my kids to activities.  I thought a smoothie maker sounded more practical; and so, I got a smoothie maker, not a sewing machine.

Last week, Rapunzel's dress feel apart again.  As I fixed the dress with my "tools," my daughter was quick to point out that the sewing machine really would have been a better choice for my birthday present.  Thankfully duck tape comes in purple.  And tonight, I will work on Rapuzel's new dress while I sip a delicious smoothie while sitting at soccer practice.  And I am sure tomorrow, Molly will be quick to point out my duck tape dress is not as cool as a fabric one.  But that is ok.