Done.

Buoyed by Wagon Wheels

(That's me. Not the kids)

Oh- and lots of coffee

(Too early in the day to get buoyed by alcohol)

A practice run first.

The 8 year old was focussed.

The 6 year old was...creative.

The 4 year old was vertically challenged.

Any loss of patience or enthusiasm from me

was counteracted by the oldest sibling,

who, after one practice run on the machine,

knew absolutely EVERYTHING about sewing.

Advice?

~Pick a legless softie.

(Maybe one leg would be OK.
A short stumpy one.
And even a short stumpy tail.

But not 4 legs)

~Using chopsticks is pointless if a limb has been sewn narrowly almost to the point of amputation.

~As teacher, it is your job to keep stuffing well after the kids have

moved on to a game of Monopoly.

~In spite of this distraction,

you wont be able to sew them up fast enough to keep those same kids happy.

But everyone seemed happy in the end

and I can cross that one off the list.

(Once is enough, isn't it?)

Phew.