A Tale of Two Leggings

Posted on November 7, 2013 by

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SCENE: This morning at our house
BACK STORY: Little D (age three) attends a weekly gymnastics class for three- to five-year-olds (yes, at the same place where I put myself through gymnasticky torture of the adult variety). 
Anyway, they have a lot of rules about what the kids can’t wear — no jeans, no cords, etc. — and the little girls have no problems, because they can wear fancy little leotards or cute leggings. 
The boys all wear sweatpants or track pants, but D doesn’t own those (except one pair of too-small sweatpants for sick days). He doesn’t own them because I’m weird and I don’t like any of us to wear sweatpants in public. I KNOW, HE’S A KID, I GET IT. But he’s my kid, and he wears jeans or cords or khakis. End of story.
So after weeks of bringing D to class in a pair of black track-pantish pants that I had bought specifically for the class — like for $5 at Walmart — I wanted something better. On Halloween, the kids had to wear gym-appropriate costumes, and since he couldn’t wear his farmer costume jeans or button-up, I sent him in last year’s Sir Topham Hatt costume … with, er, C’s leggings on.
And you know what? They were freaking PERFECT for gymnastics! *evil laugh*
So the other day, when C and I were traipsing through Walmart, I MAY HAVE slipped a pair of 5T black leggings into the cart, paid for them, and brought them home.
That brings us to this morning, when I was getting D ready for gymnastics … 

ME: OK, let’s put on your SPECIAL NEW GYMNASTICS PANTS, yayyyy!

D: Yay! My new pants!

DARLING HUSBAND: What’s he wearing?

ME: Gymnastics-y sportsy pants.

DARLING HUSBAND: Did you buy those in the girls’ section?

ME: They’re 5T!

*(Not sure why I felt that was an answer to that question?)*

DARLING HUSBAND: Are they leggings?

ME: They’re SPORTY PANTS for active boys!

DARLING HUSBAND: *sigh*

***

In the end, of course, they were practical and fantastic. Go, leggings! The pants for ALL!

Category: Clothes, Darling Husband, Funny, Our Son

2 Comments on “A Tale of Two Leggings”

  1. Ha! This made me laugh out loud. My hubby is always so appalled when I do anything remotely girl-ish with our boys. Good luck with gymnastics for all of you! 🙂

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m journalist and blogger in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have an 8-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Making things isn’t just a hobby — it’s part of what keeps me alive.

Whether I’m decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

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Yesterday’s blog post also included details on how I made this ENORMOUS piece of wall art with 704 teeny fabric squares. . . . Unlike the other piece (in my last Insta pic) this one DOES require sewing. It’s a great way to use up fabric scraps. . . . #linkinbio #sewing #wallart #fabric #fabricart #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #postagestampquilt #rainbow #color #colours Today on the blog I’m revealing how I made two HUGE pieces of fabric wall art — and only one of them required any sewing (not this one). . . . #DIY #fabric #wallart #fabricwallart #kona #robertkaufman #robertkaufmanfabrics #handmade #diyhomedecor #ecmmedia Did you catch my post from the other day about my DIY dog seat belt? @annabellenessa is snuggled up in it right now, happy as can be — even though she has permanent bitchy resting face! 😉 . . . Full details over on the blog! Did I mention there’s NO sewing required? It’s a two-second project. . . . #dogs #DIY #dogseatbelt #ridingincarswithdogs #doglove #bostonterrier #chocolatebostonterrier #ilovemydog #diydog #ecmmedia Talk about a blast from the past! Want to see the DIY airplane-themed nursery I decorated for D back in 2010? We're talking BEFORE PINTEREST, you guys! . . . Pop over to the blog and search “airplane nursery” for every detail. . . . ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ . . . I remember decorating this room so clearly! It was a tiny room in our Bedford condo, and he didn't have closet (or a dresser, at first) because it was stuffed with all of my craft and sewing supplies. . . . Oh, how excited I was to be painting clouds on the walls and sewing crib bedding for my soon-to-be-born little guy! Hope you enjoy the tour of his first bedroom! xo . . . #nursery #DIY #DIYnursery #babyboy #airplanes #airlinefamily #handmade #sewing #homedecor #nurserydecor #nurseryinspo #babyboy It drives my husband crazy that I always save my wood scraps — er, just like I save my fabric scraps — because I know I can use them for something. But then I mostly ... don’t. . . . I had an awesome idea for a wood scrap project recently and started by chopping the scraps into specific dimensions. (Anything leftover — too small to saw without also sawing off my fingers — went to my friend who has a wood stove!) . . . Here’s one of THREE bins of neatly chopped scraps. Who can guess what I’m going to make them with? 😜 . . . #sneakpeek #woodworking #woodscraps #reuse #DIY #ecmmedia #handmade Finally got around to sort of hanging my first oil painting! 🍋 My husband thinks he’s pretty funny because he spins it around daily and leaves it upside down until I notice 🍋 . . . #handmade #oilpainting #stilllife #lemons #chalkboard
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