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For the whole schoolyear, I have been putting off sewing my daughter\u2019s badges onto her scout troop vest. Because I don\u2019t know how to use a sewing machine. What? I graduated from college with a degree in public policy and started having babies 4 seconds later. I\u2019ve been taught to use a sewing machine a handful of times, but it never stuck. Proficiency with machines and domestic arts are two skill sets that I lack\u2013by nature and by choice.<\/p>\n

Anyway, today the scouts are wearing their uniforms at school for an end-of-the-year ceremony, and proper attire is rather important to my scout. I had to figure out a way to get those patches onto her vest.<\/p>\n

Naturally, I went knocking next door and begged our 85 year old neighbor Mrs. Patti to come teach me. We had to thread the needles for her, but she rocked the zig-zag stitch and got us started. I did the flag, first aid, and campfire songs patches myself. All five \u00a0of my kids watched in wonder. I\u2019m not sure whether they were surprised to see me getting my homemaker thing on, or whether they thought I might prick my finger on the spindle and fall under Maleficent\u2019s spell.<\/p>\n

While working on the circle-shaped hiking patch, I ran into some kind of snag, and the machine stopped working. \u00a0Also, the American flag is about 45 degrees slanted. Whatever. Tell me this isn\u2019t a good afternoon\u2019s work:<\/p>\n

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