A New Kind of Tag

I have been tagged. This is a crafty kind of tag. Em tagged me with this one -- I have to make a skirt. There is actually an online group that has a sew along challenge/project and when you are done you post your pictures in a Flickr group. This tag is to join that group. This is actually a GREAT challenge because I have been wanting to try to convert one of my favorite apron patterns into a skirt and this will motivate me to do it. I don't know when it will get DONE, but I have that fire under my hiney now.

Here are the rules of the tag:

1. Link to the person who tagged you (up above -- click on "Em")
2. Agree to try to make a skirt
3. List five random things about yourself
4. Tag three other people

Here are my random things (though I doubt I have any secrets anymore)

1. I had two bowls of cereal this morning: one bowl of Reeses Puffs and one of Lucky Charms. I have no question as to why my weight is going up.
2. I have watched two versions of Pride and Prejudice in the past week. I read the book last week, then watched the Kiera Knightly movie. I liked it, but it was NOT true to the book, and having just read it that bugged me. Then I watched the old 1980s BBC miniseries. That was very true to the book, but it was like watching Little House on the Prairie. And Darcy was such a boring jerk that I can't imagine that Lizzy would ever fall for him. So I just got the 1995 BBC with Collin Firth and we'll see if I like that one better. I'm sure nothing will match up to what I saw in my head as I was reading. I think I need to find one that was directed by a woman. I am tired of seeing Darcy never ever smile or show an ounce of humanity or personality. He is SUPPOSED to be a great catch, people!! Get an actor who will attempt to show that and not just clench a jaw and stare off into space.
3. Last week when I was trying to teach the primary kids about figuring out 10% to pay tithing I was showing them to move the decimal point to the right (not the left). I could not figure out why it was so much more confusing on paper than it was in my head, until one of the teachers in SENIOR primary (after junior primary just let me muddle through it) pointed it out that I was doing it wrong. Of course that set off the kids who now think I am the dumbest person on the planet (many of whom started asking me kindergarten math questions). I must have been beet red. In my defense, I can figure out the percentage in my head without moving any decimal points. I just do it. And since I know what the answer is supposed to be, when I was doing it on the board I was just thinking that it was more confusing than I remember it being. But it didn't occur to me that I was doing it WRONG. *sigh* I really do suck at math. And that goes down as one of my WORST sharing times EVER.
4. I have been a pretty crappy mom lately. It is time for me to reprioritize AGAIN and put my kids first. This summer we are going to have an organized home (the downstairs, if nothing else) and I am going to get off this computer. I have already pared down my Google Reader list and my favorites. I am going to start shutting it down after my morning perusal of blogs and the news so I can be productive and a good mom.
5. I love the smell of my clean laundry. I use Arm and Hammer Clean Burst laundry detergent and Snuggle Blue Sparkle fabric softener. I started using that combo six years ago when I was watching a little girl in our ward and her clothes smelled diVINE. I asked her mom what she used and I have bought that stuff ever since.

Choosing people to tag will be tough because it has to be people who sew. I tag Candy W (the one with 11 kids), Candy W (the one in Nevada), and Emily (my sister in law). Have fun!!