Dawn talks about her bag on her blog. Hers is very neat while mine, as you will see, is not. At least this gives me the opportunity to clean it out.
My bag was made by a friend who used my husband's old BDU top and some Amy Butler material for the sides and insides.
Here is my mini purse that I use to house my wallet. When it's just me running out of the house, I can just grab the mini purse and go. Also, you'll see my calculator, a sudoku book (I love these puzzles, but I've only managed to finish about 3 of them so far), a ball of yarn for Pumpkin, a pencil bag full of multicolored pens, and a couple of notebooks.
Here are my clipboards (when little girls get tired of their toys in the therapy waiting room), another ball of yarn, our epi-pens, diapers and wipes, scissors, and mints from Olive Garden.
Toys, seeds, stations of the cross chaplet, appointment card, rosary, Divine Mercy card, and rubber bands for a geoboard.
Trash and receipts.
Crumbs!! How'd that get in there? I try not to carry food around in this bag. I have a separate snack bag that I carry to therapy and other places.
And, finally, my husband would not be happy that I didn't show the back side of the bag where I have patches from all the units he's been assigned to.
Oh, one more thing. The handles have this saying stitched on them: "I had cast my lot with a soldier and where he was, was home to me."--Martha Summerhayes, an Army wife from the late 1800s.
I love how personal and meaningful your bag is. I'm sure you treasure it.
Posted by: Jennifer | May 05, 2007 at 04:43 AM
Your bag is really cool, KC.
Posted by: Cheryl | May 05, 2007 at 06:16 AM
Your bag is the coolest! How special it must be to you!
Posted by: matilda | May 05, 2007 at 09:33 PM
What a great bag! This is such a beautiful way to proudly honor a husband!
Wow! I am so very impressed! Can you tell?:-D
I have seen the bags that have photo images of loved ones and thought I would like one to show off my hubby and kiddoes...
Posted by: Sunydazy | May 06, 2007 at 07:58 AM
Too cool, KC! Love the back, what memories in those patches!
Posted by: Jennifer | May 06, 2007 at 02:13 PM
Too cool, KC! Love the back, what memories in those patches!
Posted by: Jennifer | May 06, 2007 at 02:14 PM
KC, your bag is a perfect reflection of its owner: a ton of fun and very, very cute.
God love you, Honey! Hope you all are getting past your illnesses.
Posted by: Margaret in Minnesota | May 08, 2007 at 07:56 AM
KC -- I am SO glad you showed your bag. This was the post I was hoping for when I saw the bag deal going around. Thanks for sharing! How do I get one??? Blessings, Karen +AMDG+
Posted by: Karen in TX | May 09, 2007 at 07:08 PM
I LOVE dh's patches, and so did my dh! So many reasons to be a proud wifey! This was really fun to read!
Posted by: Suzanne | May 09, 2007 at 10:45 PM