swoop

I saw these on Pinterest and thought it would be a great corral for the Legos overtaking our house.  I also (naively) thought it would be a relatively easy project.  Why is it so difficult to sew in a circle?

First it looked like this (S got to choose the colors)

But the sides wouldn't stay up, so next it looked like this

Then I added interfacing and it looked like this

And finally it looks like this

It's a little ginormous.  But whatever.  This is a small fraction of the Legos stashed in the basement for future use.  If it keeps me from stepping on those tiny ones that kill your feet, then this was a success.

bedrolls

Why did we buy them beds again?

jam

I just finished a book and one of the main characters was addicted to his word-a-day calendar.  The author worked it into his thoughts and daily attempts to use and expand his vocabulary.  It was entertaining - and it kept reminding me of the episode of Friends where Joey is explaining what moo[t] means.  So funny.

Joey: All right, Rach. The big question is, "does he like you?" All right? Because if he doesn't like you, this is all a moo point.
Rachel: Huh. A moo point?
Joey: Yeah, it's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It's moo.
Rachel: Have I been living with him for too long, or did that all just make sense?

I dropped the camera for the umpteenth time a few days ago and did some damage.  Sadness.  It puts me in a photo jam, right?  So I looked up jam and was once again reminded how ridiculous the English language can be...like 20 definitions for jam?!  Let's see how many of them I can cover.  I'll even use them in a sentence!  I was just telling Dustin that it's becoming exceedingly obvious to me that I haven't 'worked' in nearly a year...can you tell?  My poor brain.

And no, this was not planned, and yes, these are in fact just random pictures I've taken in August.

jam

¹   verb, jammed, jam·ming, noun

1.

to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: P jammed Baby A so tightly to herself that he couldn't. get. away. 

2.

to bruise or crush by squeezing: If P is alone with Baby A, she usually jams him with love.

3.

to fill too tightly; cram: Sometimes I feel like I'm jamming food into Baby A's mouth as quickly as possible.

4.

to press, push, or thrust violently, as into a confined space or against some object: Poor Baby A has twisted, further jamming himself between his belt and the swing.

5.

to fill or block up by crowding; pack or obstruct: The pillows jammed in a circle around Baby A kept him from rolling about the hotel room floor.

6.

to put or place in position with a violent gesture (often 

followed by on )  Baby A's teeth jammed their way through his gums with gusto.

7.

to make (something) unworkable by causing parts to become stuck, blocked, caught, displaced, etc.: P jammed the cherry in her straw and then cried because she couldn't drink any more of the milkshake.

8.

Radio .

a.

to interfere with (radio signals or the like) by sending out other signals of approximately the same frequency.

b.

(of radio signals or the like) to interfere with (other signals).  The Lego Spaceman and his trusty robot were on a mission to jam radio signals on another planet.

9.

to play (a piece) in a freely improvised, swinging way; jazz up

10.

Nautical . to head (a sailing ship) as nearly as possible into the wind without putting it in stays or putting it wholly aback.  If this ship was real, S would undoubtedly jam it.

11.

to become stuck, wedged, fixed, blocked, etc.: 

P jammed a bunch of buddies in her new stroller.

12.

to press or push, often violently, as into a confined space or against one another: P jammed the dental floss between her teeth.

13.

(of a machine, part, etc.) to become unworkable, as through the wedging or displacement of a part.

14.

Jazz . to participate in a jam session.

noun

15.

the act of jamming or the state of being jammed.

16.

a mass of objects, vehicles, etc., jammed together or otherwise unable to move except slowly: P had a picnic for all her buddies in the doorway, creating quite the [foot] traffic jam.

17.

Informal . a difficult or embarrassing situation; fix: Whenever Baby A gets tired or is in a seemingly overwhelming jam, he puts his finger in his mouth to self soothe.

18.

jam session.  Baby A participated in a jam session - he was the drummer.

Origin: 
1700–10;  apparently imitative; compare champ¹ , dam¹

noun

jam

²  

1.

a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar: P loves jam.

Idiom

2.

put on jam, Australian Slang . to adopt a self-important  manner or use affected speech.  When S talks about Legos, he can totally put on jam.

Origin: 
1720–30;  perhaps special use of jam ¹