I was laughing the other day when I was talking to my brother in the States. He asked how everything was going with the expecting to be, and I said “just fine.” He asked what we were up to, and I said that the wife is making some drapes.

Our room without the drapes on the far wall.

He stopped. He laughed. He doubted that it was true. I said, “no really, she’s making drapes right now.”

He replied and said that every single one of (4 or 5) of the pregnant women he has come across in the last few months have made drapes. I’m wondering… how in the hell does that come up as a topic? I mean, it’s not an everyday question, is it?

Did he find that the first one was making drapes, thought it to be highly unusual, and then asked each and every subsequent expecting mother what she has done to prepare for the baby? At the time, I was also dumbfounded, and didn’t think to ask. These questions are somewhat rhetorical in nature, as I doubt I will get an answer unless my brother reads my blog and wants to chime in.

He, he… maybe I’ll subscribe him to my blog notification He’s my brother, I can do that.

Shopping for Drapery. Has anyone seen a shrubbery around here?

So as you can see, the “making drapes” thing was for real. And after Bro mentioned it, I thought it would be good to document our drape production, if for nothing other than posterity. Plus, I can then show it to you!!! How, utterly, exciting!!!

Walking the Drapery Aisles

We had to choose one pattern, and this is it! It matches the room OK, I love the BLING, and it's pretty thick so as to not allow too much light through. You should see the back side!

Layed out and ironed, we (used overtly proverbially) measured, and made final preparations for sewing. No, I'm not exactly sure why the picture is squashed.

THERE SHE IS --> hard at work. She's damn good at it too!

Here's a close up of her fine needlework. Where's the damn ring I bought you?

The drapes are hung and opened (night time)

Here is what it looks like in the daytime, with the drapes drawn. However, we open them during the day, and close them at night, usually!

That’s all for now. Exciting stuff going on here in Kiev!

Is it really the middle of February already? Yikes!