Can't Compete with China

This weekend I decided to make Lyra a rain coat. For about $45 you can buy a nice toddler rain coat, made in China of course. I thought with spring on the way out making one was probably my best bet. I hit the local Fabric Depot for some Memorial Day sales. Here is the break down of what I spent.

Pattern $4.47 after 50% off

Fabric $26.38 after 40% off

Thread $2.12 after 20% off

Buttons $2.85 after 20% off

Total $35.82

Had there not been a sale this would have cost me a total of $59.03 to make! I might also add there was about 10 hours of labor to make this coat as well. Making your own clothes just isn't what it use to be. The only advantage is picking the exact style, colors and fabrics you want. Other than that you just can't compete with China.

Finished product!

Lyra modeling

First Timeout!

Today Lyra is 16 months old and had her first timeout. This morning she walked over to the DVD shelf in the living room and started throwing DVDs across the room. Cody made several attempts to tell her to "stop" and "no" with no affect. So, he scooped her up and dropped her into her pack n play for one minute. She screamed until Cody took her out. Then she ran right back to the shelf and started throwing DVDs. Cody again told her to "stop" and "no" to no avail. Back to the pack n play she went. After her minute was up she ran back to the book shelf, but this time she stopped and looked at Cody. "No, Lyra" Cody warned. She smiled and grabbed a DVD and threw it on the floor. Cody scooped her up for a third time and she smiled and waved to me as Cody carried her to timeout. I distracted her with a ball after her timeout and that seemed to end the DVD throwing. Our little 16 month old is already testing the boundaries and she isn't even in her terrible twos!