Last night went really well. I am almost done the black wool bog coat. Meaning I decided to head to bed before finishing the trim. Which means Thursday I will have completed a nice bog coat and probably finish most of the white and rust cloak I have been wanting to do for awhile. At least I was able to cut most of the white twill for the cloak. I just need to cut the hood and the lining on Thursday. Raven finished her black cloak and the nice red/gold trim makes it look awesome. We just did not take pictures. It was rather late when we finished up and we decided we'll take pictures later. So cloaking last night was very productive.
Yesterday I found out that Little H our neighbour across the back alley was bitten by a dog on Sunday. She needed 18 stitches on her nose. Poor girl. Though it seemed like her mother and father were more distressed at the attack then Little H was. The thing that got them was that Little H had gone in to her next door neighbours yard to pet the dog when the attack happened. Luckily the owner was there or it might have gone much worse. Little H's father has told us to keep an eye out for Diablo (honestly that name screams menacing dog) and to report him should he ever get loose. He was upset because he could not charge the owner because it happened on the dog owner's property. Okay, I understand that reaction to a dog biting your little girl's face. I would be upset too. But every dog while in their own territory (yard) will defend it from strangers (anyone who doesn't live in the yard) even if they have known that stranger since they were weeks old.
Hubby and I used it as a lesson for Bear and Smiles as to why it is important to never approach a dog unless the owner ok's it. We also used it as a lesson to reinforce our rule about why the backyard gates need to be kept closed at all times. After all these attacks by dogs I have read about in the paper lately I try not to get paranoid, but erring on the side of caution makes me feel marginally safer. After all we can only do so much to keep our children safe without squashing their independence. Still, I will do my best to keep my children safe. Them and their friends. Speaking of which Little H is currently over and playing with Smiles. :)
Oh and the curse has been lifted. I apparently grow really large babies and only one at a time. For some reason I did not think I was 17 weeks along. Oh well at least the baby is well and kicking. Oof! I am not looking forward to when I can really feel them individually. Each and every kick. Oof!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Um Good News?
I just came back from my obstetrician's and everything is going well. She was happy with the fact that I am swimming and eating well. The only thing that dismayed me was the fact that both my doctor and I heard what we thought were two distinct heartbeats. She did state that it may be that the placenta distorting things and it could be only one baby. We won't know until the ultrasound. Which I was quite thankful to get booked for Wednesday. Hubby is understandably flustered and going "Auntie Ski, You and your curse of twins!" I am not certain of what I am feeling right now. If it is twins I will be excited and horribly dismayed at the same time. Since we don't have anything for even one baby, needing to get double will be frustrating and a little expensive. Still since we have to set the nursery anyways all it means is we will have to be more conservative in how we place things.
Sigh!
1. Saw my obstetrician today.
2. I napped.
3. I did housework.
4. I played with Smiles.
5. I blogged.
In other news our family went swimming yesterday and that makes me happy. We weren't certain if we could do it this weekend since Saturday turned into a kid and BBQ intensive day. Still we were able to go swimming and Hubby helped our friend Other with his car. This way Other could drive it down to his new job which is between a 4-5 hour drive. Our friend Ham or Lazarus hired Other on at the hotel he is managing so that Other could get experience in boiler maintenance (his new job career choice). Which means that Hubby lost 2 of the 4 people that used to gather at our house on Fridays. They have been talking of setting up a video conference or something just so they can keep playing on Fridays. Otherwise they'll just have to play every two weeks or so. The things my Hubby will do to play a game he is enjoying. I am glad he is enjoying it and this way it allows me to go to Raven's on Fridays for Ladies of Hack!
Anyways I realized this weekend that I am going to have to mow the lawn again. Ugh! Not my favorite task in the world. But it does keep down the mosquito population at least in our backyard. Otherwise I will be going through an awful lot of bug repellent this year, which will be expensive since I only buy the botanical stuff. Smiles is happy with our garden and so am I. It doesn't look nearly as nice as our neighbour's Lady E but it does have flowers in it and that makes me happy. So I guess in a way I do hope that I am having twins because then I would not have to go through another pregnancy. Of course Hubby and I have decided that this is my last pregnancy regardless of what happens. Snip snip! Sigh.
Sigh!
1. Saw my obstetrician today.
2. I napped.
3. I did housework.
4. I played with Smiles.
5. I blogged.
In other news our family went swimming yesterday and that makes me happy. We weren't certain if we could do it this weekend since Saturday turned into a kid and BBQ intensive day. Still we were able to go swimming and Hubby helped our friend Other with his car. This way Other could drive it down to his new job which is between a 4-5 hour drive. Our friend Ham or Lazarus hired Other on at the hotel he is managing so that Other could get experience in boiler maintenance (his new job career choice). Which means that Hubby lost 2 of the 4 people that used to gather at our house on Fridays. They have been talking of setting up a video conference or something just so they can keep playing on Fridays. Otherwise they'll just have to play every two weeks or so. The things my Hubby will do to play a game he is enjoying. I am glad he is enjoying it and this way it allows me to go to Raven's on Fridays for Ladies of Hack!
Anyways I realized this weekend that I am going to have to mow the lawn again. Ugh! Not my favorite task in the world. But it does keep down the mosquito population at least in our backyard. Otherwise I will be going through an awful lot of bug repellent this year, which will be expensive since I only buy the botanical stuff. Smiles is happy with our garden and so am I. It doesn't look nearly as nice as our neighbour's Lady E but it does have flowers in it and that makes me happy. So I guess in a way I do hope that I am having twins because then I would not have to go through another pregnancy. Of course Hubby and I have decided that this is my last pregnancy regardless of what happens. Snip snip! Sigh.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Kiddie Pool Picnic
I am very tired right now.
It was an extremely busy day today. Lots of fun though. First of all I decided not to go pirating with everyone else at the Pirates of the Caribbean III showing last night. I had decided I needed to get an evening of rest and give myself a chance to hopefully recuperate from this miserable cold. So I watched TV and went to bed sorta early.
This morning was quiet and I got to sleep in a little. Then this afternoon preparations for the BBQ started. I peeled and cooked the potatoes for the potato salad and realized that we didn't have a lot of potatoes. Thankfully we had enough for a small salad and later when I got groceries I picked up an Oriental Salad and some coleslaw. It is good thing I cooked all those eggs last night. Oh and I picked up lots and lots of fruit. We have been going through a lot of fruit lately. Which is good!
So as I waited for Hubby to come home from work Little H came over to play with Smiles and Bear. Which meant I could not take a shower until Hubby came home. Our friend Drive (I think this pseudonym is appropriate for him) came over with his two daughters. So we had 5 kids running around our backyard splashing in the kiddie pool and the sprinkler I had set up. Hubby took a quick nap and then I went to grocery store while he tended kids with Drive and started on the BBQ preparations. Such as making his yummy bison burgers. MmmmMmmm. Then I fixed up my potato salad (I do believe I am getting better at it - not as good as Mom's but eh!) and Hubby started up the BBQ in full earnest. Only to discover halfway through the Burgers that we ran out of propane. Hahaha. Ok, so the steaks were cooked inside after the burgers were done. Boy am I wiped. In between all that I have been doing dishes to keep them from overwhelming the counters, applying sunscreen and bug repellent to the kids and myself and trying to keep 5 kids entertained all afternoon, which included snacks and drinks. Pheewww!
Supper was a success though which is nice. My potato salad is half consumed and the Oriental one is almost all gone. The coleslaw, now here's something you don't see everyday, Smiles decided to try the coleslaw as a condiment on her burger. It looked interesting so I tried it on mine. Not bad I might add. It is sorta like relish. Still the burgers are all gone and the steaks may or may not be consumed later. If not, we'll have steaks for lunch tomorrow!
1. I entertained 5 kids today.
2. I made potato salad.
3. I got groceries.
4. I did housework.
5. I am blogging about my good day.
It was an extremely busy day today. Lots of fun though. First of all I decided not to go pirating with everyone else at the Pirates of the Caribbean III showing last night. I had decided I needed to get an evening of rest and give myself a chance to hopefully recuperate from this miserable cold. So I watched TV and went to bed sorta early.
This morning was quiet and I got to sleep in a little. Then this afternoon preparations for the BBQ started. I peeled and cooked the potatoes for the potato salad and realized that we didn't have a lot of potatoes. Thankfully we had enough for a small salad and later when I got groceries I picked up an Oriental Salad and some coleslaw. It is good thing I cooked all those eggs last night. Oh and I picked up lots and lots of fruit. We have been going through a lot of fruit lately. Which is good!
So as I waited for Hubby to come home from work Little H came over to play with Smiles and Bear. Which meant I could not take a shower until Hubby came home. Our friend Drive (I think this pseudonym is appropriate for him) came over with his two daughters. So we had 5 kids running around our backyard splashing in the kiddie pool and the sprinkler I had set up. Hubby took a quick nap and then I went to grocery store while he tended kids with Drive and started on the BBQ preparations. Such as making his yummy bison burgers. MmmmMmmm. Then I fixed up my potato salad (I do believe I am getting better at it - not as good as Mom's but eh!) and Hubby started up the BBQ in full earnest. Only to discover halfway through the Burgers that we ran out of propane. Hahaha. Ok, so the steaks were cooked inside after the burgers were done. Boy am I wiped. In between all that I have been doing dishes to keep them from overwhelming the counters, applying sunscreen and bug repellent to the kids and myself and trying to keep 5 kids entertained all afternoon, which included snacks and drinks. Pheewww!
Supper was a success though which is nice. My potato salad is half consumed and the Oriental one is almost all gone. The coleslaw, now here's something you don't see everyday, Smiles decided to try the coleslaw as a condiment on her burger. It looked interesting so I tried it on mine. Not bad I might add. It is sorta like relish. Still the burgers are all gone and the steaks may or may not be consumed later. If not, we'll have steaks for lunch tomorrow!
1. I entertained 5 kids today.
2. I made potato salad.
3. I got groceries.
4. I did housework.
5. I am blogging about my good day.
Friday, May 25, 2007
We're Going to the Daffodils!
1. I went to the volunteer breakfast at the school this morning.
2. I did housework.
3. I had my neighbour over for tea and snack (even if all she had was water - teehee)
4. I played with Bear and his hot wheel tracks.
5. I am cooking supper and have plans of making deviled eggs for my husbands work shop.
Basically I ended up with 7 dozen eggs last time my mother was here and last night Raven took two of them. One for her and one for her mother. So I figured that I should probably use up at least another dozen or so and I know my father-in-law likes deviled eggs. So I will get to experiment with scraping out yolks and mixing in mayo and mustard or whatever goes into the deviled eggs mixture. I think I have a recipe somewhere. If not I'll call my Mom she knows everything.
So Bear is upset because I am putting him to bed early tonight. He is flushed and is running a bit of a fever. When he had a breakdown at supper tonight I said, "Okay its bed time for you too young man." Our rule for supper is if they finish everything they have been given them then they can have dessert. So when he couldn't finish his regular portion that he can normally polish off in minutes I knew he wasn't feeling well. He's also upset because now because he won't get any computer time or TV time tonight. Sorry Bear this is what happens when you don't go to sleep until 2-3 hrs after your bedtime for almost a week. It's called getting sick. Mommy should know she's been fighting the same cold all week.
Anyways the tea! hehe with my neighbour turned out well and I enjoyed having her over for almost an hour. I had been cutting up a pineapple for Smiles' snack and since Little H was over she was automatically included in the pineapple offer. So I decided if Little H's Mom was available then it would be nice to have her over for tea at the same time. As I stated above all she had was water, but we had a nice chat and she saw the inside of my messy house. I had swept it at least before she came over. Still, we discussed how we both liked that the girls had become friends and how much they enjoyed playing together. Like today, the girls rode around on Smiles' largest unicorn crying "We're going to the Daffodils! We're going to the Daffodils!". I have no idea what daffodils they were talking about but at least they had fun riding around the house together.
Last night was a good night if a bit later than I wanted. Hubby had a meeting at work that meant he didn't get home til later than normal and so swimming was really late. Which meant that when I got to Raven's it was around the time that we would have usually gotten a cloak finished by. I did finish my black wool cloak and boy is it black. I mean it is black, black, black, black and black. It has a black wool outer layer. A black twill lining. I ran black trim down the front and around the hood. Last but not least I used not one but two black frogs to keep the cloak closed. Raven took a picture of it but I seriously doubt you can see the black trim. It is definitely a cloak for a tall slim goth boy or girl. I stepped on the hem while walking and I am 5'10". So I think I made it for a person at least 6'.
What really makes Raven and I happy is that the black wool cloak makes the number 10. She had been able to sew up the silver and goldish cloak she had cut out previously. Since 10 was the number we had hoped to achieve for May everything is good. And we still have a week left. Which means I should be able to get my bog coat done and Raven will probably get one or two more cloaks done. Yeah we definitely will have over stock for Quad War. The only thing I haven't decided yet is if I am going to keep the gray wool I bought for myself or sell it. Raven thinks I should make myself a bog coat out of it. You see after washing it it shrunk horribly and now instead of a nice light gray it is more of a medium gray. That and I no longer have enough for a cloak. Oh well, I am sure I will decide something sooner or later on that note.
2. I did housework.
3. I had my neighbour over for tea and snack (even if all she had was water - teehee)
4. I played with Bear and his hot wheel tracks.
5. I am cooking supper and have plans of making deviled eggs for my husbands work shop.
Basically I ended up with 7 dozen eggs last time my mother was here and last night Raven took two of them. One for her and one for her mother. So I figured that I should probably use up at least another dozen or so and I know my father-in-law likes deviled eggs. So I will get to experiment with scraping out yolks and mixing in mayo and mustard or whatever goes into the deviled eggs mixture. I think I have a recipe somewhere. If not I'll call my Mom she knows everything.
So Bear is upset because I am putting him to bed early tonight. He is flushed and is running a bit of a fever. When he had a breakdown at supper tonight I said, "Okay its bed time for you too young man." Our rule for supper is if they finish everything they have been given them then they can have dessert. So when he couldn't finish his regular portion that he can normally polish off in minutes I knew he wasn't feeling well. He's also upset because now because he won't get any computer time or TV time tonight. Sorry Bear this is what happens when you don't go to sleep until 2-3 hrs after your bedtime for almost a week. It's called getting sick. Mommy should know she's been fighting the same cold all week.
Anyways the tea! hehe with my neighbour turned out well and I enjoyed having her over for almost an hour. I had been cutting up a pineapple for Smiles' snack and since Little H was over she was automatically included in the pineapple offer. So I decided if Little H's Mom was available then it would be nice to have her over for tea at the same time. As I stated above all she had was water, but we had a nice chat and she saw the inside of my messy house. I had swept it at least before she came over. Still, we discussed how we both liked that the girls had become friends and how much they enjoyed playing together. Like today, the girls rode around on Smiles' largest unicorn crying "We're going to the Daffodils! We're going to the Daffodils!". I have no idea what daffodils they were talking about but at least they had fun riding around the house together.
Last night was a good night if a bit later than I wanted. Hubby had a meeting at work that meant he didn't get home til later than normal and so swimming was really late. Which meant that when I got to Raven's it was around the time that we would have usually gotten a cloak finished by. I did finish my black wool cloak and boy is it black. I mean it is black, black, black, black and black. It has a black wool outer layer. A black twill lining. I ran black trim down the front and around the hood. Last but not least I used not one but two black frogs to keep the cloak closed. Raven took a picture of it but I seriously doubt you can see the black trim. It is definitely a cloak for a tall slim goth boy or girl. I stepped on the hem while walking and I am 5'10". So I think I made it for a person at least 6'.
What really makes Raven and I happy is that the black wool cloak makes the number 10. She had been able to sew up the silver and goldish cloak she had cut out previously. Since 10 was the number we had hoped to achieve for May everything is good. And we still have a week left. Which means I should be able to get my bog coat done and Raven will probably get one or two more cloaks done. Yeah we definitely will have over stock for Quad War. The only thing I haven't decided yet is if I am going to keep the gray wool I bought for myself or sell it. Raven thinks I should make myself a bog coat out of it. You see after washing it it shrunk horribly and now instead of a nice light gray it is more of a medium gray. That and I no longer have enough for a cloak. Oh well, I am sure I will decide something sooner or later on that note.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Past Roommates and Hosekeeping
1. I did housework.
2. I napped.
3. I cooked supper.
4. I played with Smiles and Little H.
5. I disciplined Smiles and Little H.
Little H's Mom had stated that she was not allowed to cross the back alley without an adult accompanying her. So when she showed up at my house three times with Smiles and no adult accompanying her I had to put my foot down and tell her that if she continued to do this she would not be allowed to play at our house again. I meant for today only but I guess she thought it would be forever or something and went home sad. Which unfortunately made Smiles sad too. But I can not disregard Little H's Mom when it comes to her rules she has made for her daughter. I do not mind walking Little H and Smiles over to Little H's backyard during the afternoon, but since I am sure Little H's Dad is not walking them back to our house I had to stop it from continuing. Sigh. It is hard disciplining someone else's child. Somedays it is hard to discipline my own children.
Which makes me very thankful that I am no longer living with roommates. It was a stressful house and yes I do appreciate everything the vacuum brothers did for us but on the whole I believe life is better as separate households. Bird Big D's daughter is a wonderful little girl and taught me many things about myself and relationships. One of the most important ones I remember being - that I can love someone despite not liking them. Strange as it sounds that is how I felt about Bird. Yes I know that her Father's parenting style is different from mine and we had clashes. But I found it very irritating Mothering not only my children but Bird and her Father and Uncle. So all in all I know life is much better for me where I only have to Mother my children and sometimes my husband. Plus this way cleaning up after my family means I am less resentful to my late roommates.
My friend Other stopped by for lunch on Tuesday and as he put it "At least you clean". He was making this remark in regards to himself by the way but I feel it is appropriate for my previous situation as well. Like today for example - after supper I actually did the supper dishes. WOW! Normally I leave the dishes until the next afternoon which is the time I find I do all my cleaning. I will admit freely that I am not the greatest housekeeper. Just like I am not the greatest of cooks. But in my defense I know how to cook and can make edible nutritious meals. Same thing goes with my cleaning. I have learned the hard way in some things when it comes to cleaning about what needs to be done. Yet I have learned them and do clean. I have a clutter filled house that frustrates me most days but on the whole I have learned to live with what I have and realize that I have a good life. I have a really good husband and two wonderful kids. It is trying to be content with what I have that is the problem. Some days I achieve it and other days, well some days I just need to vent.
(I guess my mood today is reflective! Good thing I am going to Raven's tonight.)
2. I napped.
3. I cooked supper.
4. I played with Smiles and Little H.
5. I disciplined Smiles and Little H.
Little H's Mom had stated that she was not allowed to cross the back alley without an adult accompanying her. So when she showed up at my house three times with Smiles and no adult accompanying her I had to put my foot down and tell her that if she continued to do this she would not be allowed to play at our house again. I meant for today only but I guess she thought it would be forever or something and went home sad. Which unfortunately made Smiles sad too. But I can not disregard Little H's Mom when it comes to her rules she has made for her daughter. I do not mind walking Little H and Smiles over to Little H's backyard during the afternoon, but since I am sure Little H's Dad is not walking them back to our house I had to stop it from continuing. Sigh. It is hard disciplining someone else's child. Somedays it is hard to discipline my own children.
Which makes me very thankful that I am no longer living with roommates. It was a stressful house and yes I do appreciate everything the vacuum brothers did for us but on the whole I believe life is better as separate households. Bird Big D's daughter is a wonderful little girl and taught me many things about myself and relationships. One of the most important ones I remember being - that I can love someone despite not liking them. Strange as it sounds that is how I felt about Bird. Yes I know that her Father's parenting style is different from mine and we had clashes. But I found it very irritating Mothering not only my children but Bird and her Father and Uncle. So all in all I know life is much better for me where I only have to Mother my children and sometimes my husband. Plus this way cleaning up after my family means I am less resentful to my late roommates.
My friend Other stopped by for lunch on Tuesday and as he put it "At least you clean". He was making this remark in regards to himself by the way but I feel it is appropriate for my previous situation as well. Like today for example - after supper I actually did the supper dishes. WOW! Normally I leave the dishes until the next afternoon which is the time I find I do all my cleaning. I will admit freely that I am not the greatest housekeeper. Just like I am not the greatest of cooks. But in my defense I know how to cook and can make edible nutritious meals. Same thing goes with my cleaning. I have learned the hard way in some things when it comes to cleaning about what needs to be done. Yet I have learned them and do clean. I have a clutter filled house that frustrates me most days but on the whole I have learned to live with what I have and realize that I have a good life. I have a really good husband and two wonderful kids. It is trying to be content with what I have that is the problem. Some days I achieve it and other days, well some days I just need to vent.
(I guess my mood today is reflective! Good thing I am going to Raven's tonight.)
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Neighbours and Mom
I really like my neighbours. The two old ladies that flank our house are very nice and today Lady E (our right - if you look from the street) asked me if she could give my kids a treat. Of course I said yes when I found out that it was frozen strawberries on a stick. MmmmMmmm. Lady I on the left is the one who is moving and today she gave me a bird bath. I don't really have a need for a bird bath so I think I am going to see if my Mother wants it. She does a lot more bird watching at her house and I think she'd appreciate it more. Also the kids are currently playing at Little H's house. We ended up sharing one of the frozen strawberry treats with her. Today she ended up at my house for snack. Again. Which makes me happy for some weird reason. When I was growing up everybody wanted to come to my house for snacks or to play and I think it was because of my Mom.
I know she has her faults and I see them at lot more as I grow older, but at the same time I look back and see how much she did for us kids and our friends. You know how there always seems to be the house where all the neighbour kids gravitate towards it for one reason or another. Looking back I realize that my Mom made our house like that our neighbourhood. She made it a cool spot where we kids could hang out and not be judged or told to be quiet. Okay maybe if Dad was on shift work and worked that night, but she would merely send us to another part of the house or to the outside where he wouldn't be able to hear us. We had almost an acre and a half in that small town so it wasn't hard to find a place where we could be loud. Hehe.
Anyways one other small thing I wanted share was this morning after we dropped Bear off at school, Smiles and I stopped to watch this tiny bird eat a grub. The bird was so small that when it went into the grass I could barely see. It was literally smaller than my fist and I have small hands. Okay small for my body, but still I can wear ladies gloves sized small and that should tell you something.
1. I did housework today.
2. I cleared some of the boxes out.
3. I hosted Little H for snack again.
4. I cuddled with Smiles and played with her.
5. I called the Kidney Car Foundation to take away our beast of a van. At least this way we'll have a tax deductible receipt for it. Yeah!
I know she has her faults and I see them at lot more as I grow older, but at the same time I look back and see how much she did for us kids and our friends. You know how there always seems to be the house where all the neighbour kids gravitate towards it for one reason or another. Looking back I realize that my Mom made our house like that our neighbourhood. She made it a cool spot where we kids could hang out and not be judged or told to be quiet. Okay maybe if Dad was on shift work and worked that night, but she would merely send us to another part of the house or to the outside where he wouldn't be able to hear us. We had almost an acre and a half in that small town so it wasn't hard to find a place where we could be loud. Hehe.
Anyways one other small thing I wanted share was this morning after we dropped Bear off at school, Smiles and I stopped to watch this tiny bird eat a grub. The bird was so small that when it went into the grass I could barely see. It was literally smaller than my fist and I have small hands. Okay small for my body, but still I can wear ladies gloves sized small and that should tell you something.
1. I did housework today.
2. I cleared some of the boxes out.
3. I hosted Little H for snack again.
4. I cuddled with Smiles and played with her.
5. I called the Kidney Car Foundation to take away our beast of a van. At least this way we'll have a tax deductible receipt for it. Yeah!
Monday, May 21, 2007
Lawn Mowing
1. I mowed the lawn and watered the plants.
2. I did housework.
3. I hosted the neighbours kid over here.
4. I gave the kids (including the neighbours kid) a healthy snack.
5. I have figured out why my blog means so much to me.
I find when I am starting to feel better the housework suddenly looms up and needs to get done. Which is why I was stupid and mowed the lawn. It needed it. I must admit all that walking will help get me in shape if only it wasn't so tedious. Also I found out that this lawn is much larger than the one at the old place. Which means I need to factor that in when I mow the lawn. Also we have a space in front of the house that is past the side walk which needs to be mown too. Thankfully it is not too large. Now hopefully the neighbours don't mind the fact that I don't rake.
The stupid part I did today was after I came from mowing the lawn I realized I had not eaten lunch. Whoops. That's when the kids came in for a snack. So I gave them crackers, cheese and pickles. I had to laugh because Little H was positive she only liked sweet pickles. Halfway through I caught her swiping most of the pickles left in the bowl. Bear kept saying "See, I told you sour was good" Of course it helps that these pickles are my Mother's homemade ones. MmmmMmmm. The neighbour girl is very funny sometimes and I need to get used to having another kid around. It was so nice with just having Bear and Smiles who would still fight but not nearly as often as when Bird was living with us. That is a poor sentence structure. Hmm let me try again. I liked having just Bear and Smiles as the only kids in the house. They still fight occasionally but not nearly as often as when Bird lived with us. There I think those two sentences convey my meaning better.
Anyways I think I will go lie down for a bit. I don't want to tax myself too much after all I am still recovering from that cold. So I will leave the kids to play outside in Hubby's capable hands and go get some sleep. And dream of cloaks and sewing.
2. I did housework.
3. I hosted the neighbours kid over here.
4. I gave the kids (including the neighbours kid) a healthy snack.
5. I have figured out why my blog means so much to me.
I find when I am starting to feel better the housework suddenly looms up and needs to get done. Which is why I was stupid and mowed the lawn. It needed it. I must admit all that walking will help get me in shape if only it wasn't so tedious. Also I found out that this lawn is much larger than the one at the old place. Which means I need to factor that in when I mow the lawn. Also we have a space in front of the house that is past the side walk which needs to be mown too. Thankfully it is not too large. Now hopefully the neighbours don't mind the fact that I don't rake.
The stupid part I did today was after I came from mowing the lawn I realized I had not eaten lunch. Whoops. That's when the kids came in for a snack. So I gave them crackers, cheese and pickles. I had to laugh because Little H was positive she only liked sweet pickles. Halfway through I caught her swiping most of the pickles left in the bowl. Bear kept saying "See, I told you sour was good" Of course it helps that these pickles are my Mother's homemade ones. MmmmMmmm. The neighbour girl is very funny sometimes and I need to get used to having another kid around. It was so nice with just having Bear and Smiles who would still fight but not nearly as often as when Bird was living with us. That is a poor sentence structure. Hmm let me try again. I liked having just Bear and Smiles as the only kids in the house. They still fight occasionally but not nearly as often as when Bird lived with us. There I think those two sentences convey my meaning better.
Anyways I think I will go lie down for a bit. I don't want to tax myself too much after all I am still recovering from that cold. So I will leave the kids to play outside in Hubby's capable hands and go get some sleep. And dream of cloaks and sewing.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
The Reason for MY Blog
There have been some comments left on some of my posts that have been less than complimentary of my blog or more in regards to my attitude towards my husband in specific. I have had to think about what they have said and why it is that I have this blog. The one reason why I choose to write what I do as a blog is because if I need to vent I get the satisfaction that someone somewhere heard me. Even if I don't know who that person is. An online diary is something I am just not interested in. Also for example as with the scams if I have a problem I can post it and invite comments to help me with dealing with it. It is the unwanted advice I have been known to have a problem with and I am trying to not take them personally.
But the one main compelling reason why I write this blog is because it is MY blog. I do not write it for someone else. I write it for me and I have chosen to do it in an anonymous style as possible. Yes I know some friend and even some family read my blog. Heck, I suspect that my Mother-in-Law reads my blog. But the one thing I have to consider when I write my blogs is how much do I reveal of my personal life. Believe me that has been a tough decision. And I have decided that some things are just not meant to be discussed, such as our love life or just how much money we do get in or spend. I specifically try to keep any references neutral. That doesn't mean I can't complain about them sometimes. It is also why I specifically use pseudonyms or knicknames for anyone I mention here.
The main thing I have concluded is that yes maybe I have gone too far in some of the things I have said. But at the same time I make no apologies for what has been said because everything I stated or ranted or Vented about was real at the time and needed to be said. Yes, I will admit that in some cases some of blogs have been sympathy pleas and what I find amusing is not necessarily what others may find amusing. Okay so live and let live. What I don't like is when some anonymous person challenges me to something that I have already been working on in real life and thinking they can guilt me into changing my writing style. My blog is my blog! It's that simple. Thank you for listening to my vent once again.
But the one main compelling reason why I write this blog is because it is MY blog. I do not write it for someone else. I write it for me and I have chosen to do it in an anonymous style as possible. Yes I know some friend and even some family read my blog. Heck, I suspect that my Mother-in-Law reads my blog. But the one thing I have to consider when I write my blogs is how much do I reveal of my personal life. Believe me that has been a tough decision. And I have decided that some things are just not meant to be discussed, such as our love life or just how much money we do get in or spend. I specifically try to keep any references neutral. That doesn't mean I can't complain about them sometimes. It is also why I specifically use pseudonyms or knicknames for anyone I mention here.
The main thing I have concluded is that yes maybe I have gone too far in some of the things I have said. But at the same time I make no apologies for what has been said because everything I stated or ranted or Vented about was real at the time and needed to be said. Yes, I will admit that in some cases some of blogs have been sympathy pleas and what I find amusing is not necessarily what others may find amusing. Okay so live and let live. What I don't like is when some anonymous person challenges me to something that I have already been working on in real life and thinking they can guilt me into changing my writing style. My blog is my blog! It's that simple. Thank you for listening to my vent once again.
Sickness strikes again
I am not feeling well today and that may be why I am feeling a little snarky today. I will probably be crawling back into bed after this. My voice has that raw and scratchy quality to it that makes it sound deep and husky. I have been sucking back lemon water and Tylenol whenever possible just to try and soothe it and my headache. Sigh! I seem to never shake getting sick. At least we did go swimming yesterday and the kids enjoyed it at least. Normally I am the one asking Hubby to wait and let the kids enjoy themselves a little longer. This didn't happen yesterday as I just wanted to crawl into a bed after a short period in the water. Still the kids enjoyed it and I really want to keep up the ritual of taking them swimming on Saturday's. It helps both them and me and I know even Hubby enjoys it. So I will not crawl back into bed since I promised Hubby I would dry the dishes for him. That and I really need to take a shower. Sigh, maybe after supper I will go back to sleep. Oh wait we have friends coming over. Hmm, (laughs) I guess I will just have to see.
They had to go home so no friends over tonight. One has a problem with his system and is on immune-suppressant drugs right now. So I hope I did not give Mr. Giant my cold or whatever this is. I do not want him to end up in the hospital again. Which means I can take my shower and crawl into bed again. I just feel guilty because I have not spent much time with the kids today. I hope I feel better tomorrow.
They had to go home so no friends over tonight. One has a problem with his system and is on immune-suppressant drugs right now. So I hope I did not give Mr. Giant my cold or whatever this is. I do not want him to end up in the hospital again. Which means I can take my shower and crawl into bed again. I just feel guilty because I have not spent much time with the kids today. I hope I feel better tomorrow.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Scams Update
Thanks to Raven I have now sent on the scams I received to hopefully the proper authorities. I am glad to know I am not stupid enough to fall for this open an account and send us money scams. Sheesh, I have little enough as is I do not need to go into debt for someone else's greed. Anyways, I have had a better day yesterday and today and can report more progress on things in my life.
Like today I planted all the plants that my mother dropped off yesterday. Oiy! My back. I got the tomato and spinach planted and then proceeded to work on the geraniums and pansies. There was one type of flower that I did not recognize and so cannot tell what it was I planted. All I know is that my flower beds are all full up now and hopefully people don't walk over them when they come to visit. I can state right now that weeding will be sporadic if it happens at all. Still I think I might enjoy the prospect of having nice flower beds for a change. I am still not a gardener to which my daughter has been saying "You're almost a gardener Mommy! Two more days! Then you'll be a gardener." Thank Smiles. At least someone recognizes my efforts!
Last night went fairly well and very productive. I did not get anything finished but I was able to get the black wool cloak ripped apart and after discussing with Raven swapped some fabric so I got some new lining for the cloak and my black wool bog coat. I had picked up enough black cloth for a full circle cloak and Raven has been wanting to make one for awhile. I had been planning on using it for my linings but I like the stuff I got from Raven better. We are both happier this way. You see as I was leaving the house last night I called to Hubby, "So you don't mind if I hit a fabric store on the way out then?" His response was not expected "I can't Hear YOU!" Thank you for the confidence Hubby. I did not actually spend that much and ended up only getting linings or other cloth that was needed to finish more cloaks. Okay, I picked up one piece of fabric I didn't need but it was a light gray wool from the bargain center. I just washed it and it turned out very nice. This may be the cloak I make for myself.
Anyways Raven and I worked on things last. She finished hemming and sewing the red wool cloak she has been working on lately. She was also kind enough to help me figure out I was going to cut out my black wool bog coat. Which by the way I think will turn out really nicely. I wasn't able to finish cutting out all the pieces I need to complete the cloak and the bog coat though. I still have to cut out the cloak's hood and the sleeves for the bog coat. Which can be done on Tuesday when I go to Raven's. It will make me happy when I complete these two projects in particular. Especially the cloak since I originally screwed up on it. I love the fact that my destressing involves sewing. Whee!
Like today I planted all the plants that my mother dropped off yesterday. Oiy! My back. I got the tomato and spinach planted and then proceeded to work on the geraniums and pansies. There was one type of flower that I did not recognize and so cannot tell what it was I planted. All I know is that my flower beds are all full up now and hopefully people don't walk over them when they come to visit. I can state right now that weeding will be sporadic if it happens at all. Still I think I might enjoy the prospect of having nice flower beds for a change. I am still not a gardener to which my daughter has been saying "You're almost a gardener Mommy! Two more days! Then you'll be a gardener." Thank Smiles. At least someone recognizes my efforts!
Last night went fairly well and very productive. I did not get anything finished but I was able to get the black wool cloak ripped apart and after discussing with Raven swapped some fabric so I got some new lining for the cloak and my black wool bog coat. I had picked up enough black cloth for a full circle cloak and Raven has been wanting to make one for awhile. I had been planning on using it for my linings but I like the stuff I got from Raven better. We are both happier this way. You see as I was leaving the house last night I called to Hubby, "So you don't mind if I hit a fabric store on the way out then?" His response was not expected "I can't Hear YOU!" Thank you for the confidence Hubby. I did not actually spend that much and ended up only getting linings or other cloth that was needed to finish more cloaks. Okay, I picked up one piece of fabric I didn't need but it was a light gray wool from the bargain center. I just washed it and it turned out very nice. This may be the cloak I make for myself.
Anyways Raven and I worked on things last. She finished hemming and sewing the red wool cloak she has been working on lately. She was also kind enough to help me figure out I was going to cut out my black wool bog coat. Which by the way I think will turn out really nicely. I wasn't able to finish cutting out all the pieces I need to complete the cloak and the bog coat though. I still have to cut out the cloak's hood and the sleeves for the bog coat. Which can be done on Tuesday when I go to Raven's. It will make me happy when I complete these two projects in particular. Especially the cloak since I originally screwed up on it. I love the fact that my destressing involves sewing. Whee!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Chicks on the Farm
So the chicks are the way to their new home. Grandma and Grandpa just picked them up. They decided that coming in to the city for two chicks wasn't worth it so they stopped by the hatchery and picked 54 more. Some won't be layers though so they won't have to worry about egg production too much I suppose. Then again maybe not.
The cats are confused as to where the chicks have gone. Haha.The orange and white one kept sniffing the spot where they were. Oh well at least they seemed to realize that we were not going to allow them to hurt the chicks and so left them alone. They were watched. Fiercely! But left alone. My mom and dad think the chick that had the bum problem may be saved, but only time will tell. They laughed when I said Bear's teacher wants pictures of the chicks in about three weeks or so. After all the chicks were going to be running loose amongst all the other ones. How were they going to tell. They were not about to build a run for two chicks. Quite frankly, I do not blame them.
Anyways Mom brought more plants in for Smiles and me. After all Smiles is the gardener but guess who does all the work?! Still she likes the plants and does care about them so I am willing to put up with and try it for this summer. We now have tomato and cucumber and geraniums to plant. Hmmm. Too bad its raining or I would probably be doing that right now. Then again maybe not. I woke up with a wicked headache this morning, scratchy and raw throat and a slight fever.
I did go swimming last night and am supposed to be going again tonight with Raven, but I don't think I'll get many laps done tonight if I do go. Last night I went swimming by myself because Raven was working. I did go to her place and drop off the thread I said I would buy for our projects. (So far we have gone through 2 spools of 1000m black thread and its only fair I get the next spool) I did cut out my black wool cloak and then discovered that the lining I was going to use wasn't a big enough chunk. So I searched the bits of cloth lying around and finally found a piece big enough for the lining. Unfortunately I screwed up cutting it out. Then I screwed up sewing it. So I have decided over night that I will have to rip the lining out and I will end up using it as a pattern piece for future cloaks. Raven keeps saying she should make me a pattern piece of my own. Now I'll have one. The only thing is now I don't have a lining for the black wool cloak. Still that should not be a problem, I am sure eventually we'll find one for it. So the main hope I have for today is that Raven is over the migraine she came home with last night.
The cats are confused as to where the chicks have gone. Haha.The orange and white one kept sniffing the spot where they were. Oh well at least they seemed to realize that we were not going to allow them to hurt the chicks and so left them alone. They were watched. Fiercely! But left alone. My mom and dad think the chick that had the bum problem may be saved, but only time will tell. They laughed when I said Bear's teacher wants pictures of the chicks in about three weeks or so. After all the chicks were going to be running loose amongst all the other ones. How were they going to tell. They were not about to build a run for two chicks. Quite frankly, I do not blame them.
Anyways Mom brought more plants in for Smiles and me. After all Smiles is the gardener but guess who does all the work?! Still she likes the plants and does care about them so I am willing to put up with and try it for this summer. We now have tomato and cucumber and geraniums to plant. Hmmm. Too bad its raining or I would probably be doing that right now. Then again maybe not. I woke up with a wicked headache this morning, scratchy and raw throat and a slight fever.
I did go swimming last night and am supposed to be going again tonight with Raven, but I don't think I'll get many laps done tonight if I do go. Last night I went swimming by myself because Raven was working. I did go to her place and drop off the thread I said I would buy for our projects. (So far we have gone through 2 spools of 1000m black thread and its only fair I get the next spool) I did cut out my black wool cloak and then discovered that the lining I was going to use wasn't a big enough chunk. So I searched the bits of cloth lying around and finally found a piece big enough for the lining. Unfortunately I screwed up cutting it out. Then I screwed up sewing it. So I have decided over night that I will have to rip the lining out and I will end up using it as a pattern piece for future cloaks. Raven keeps saying she should make me a pattern piece of my own. Now I'll have one. The only thing is now I don't have a lining for the black wool cloak. Still that should not be a problem, I am sure eventually we'll find one for it. So the main hope I have for today is that Raven is over the migraine she came home with last night.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Lilacs and Chicks
I am currently sitting at my computer with two baby chicks in a cage sitting on my sewing desk. These chicks were hatched in my son's Grade One class and when his teacher found out that my parents had chickens at their farm.....well you can figure out the rest. So now I have to play guardian over these two chicks until my parents can come in a pick them up or I go out to the farm with them. Our black cat has been watching the chicks fiercely ever since I brought the chicks into the house. Sigh, at least the orange and white one is not too interested in them. The problem is I think one of the chicks is going to die. It has a growth on the back end that collects poop and it doesn't seem to be doing well. I really hope I do not have to report to the class that one of them died. Of course I will be more upset if the black cat actually does get one of them.
So on the way to and from school Smiles and Bear are very entranced with the huge Lilac trees that are on our street. Since I love Lilac's this makes me happy as well. Smiles has been friendly saying Hi to almost all the neighbours that we encounter. One in particular has a very nice garden and we stop by to check on the progress of her garden every day. I have been trying to caution Smiles about strangers but she is a four year old and not very shy, especially when she's with me. I will admit I have been trying to be friendly with the neighbours and like talking to some of them. So I can not blame Smiles from trying to talk with them even more. She makes me smile! Still she knows not to take candy from a stranger and I am confident to leave her in the hands of our neighbour across the back alley. They are very friendly and eventually they will be over for tea. One of these days when our schedules actually allow it. Haha.
This is the neighbour by the way that is due the same month I am! Yay, we can waddle down the street together looking like a pair of walruses or something. I was so happy to find this out on Monday. Like I said she is very nice and I like talking to her. Also I have someone I can commiserate with when it is broiling hot in August and so bloated I have to lie in a kiddie pool all day! Anyways supper will need to be made soon, so I hope everyone has a good day. This one of mine has gone much better than some of my recent ones lately. :)
So on the way to and from school Smiles and Bear are very entranced with the huge Lilac trees that are on our street. Since I love Lilac's this makes me happy as well. Smiles has been friendly saying Hi to almost all the neighbours that we encounter. One in particular has a very nice garden and we stop by to check on the progress of her garden every day. I have been trying to caution Smiles about strangers but she is a four year old and not very shy, especially when she's with me. I will admit I have been trying to be friendly with the neighbours and like talking to some of them. So I can not blame Smiles from trying to talk with them even more. She makes me smile! Still she knows not to take candy from a stranger and I am confident to leave her in the hands of our neighbour across the back alley. They are very friendly and eventually they will be over for tea. One of these days when our schedules actually allow it. Haha.
This is the neighbour by the way that is due the same month I am! Yay, we can waddle down the street together looking like a pair of walruses or something. I was so happy to find this out on Monday. Like I said she is very nice and I like talking to her. Also I have someone I can commiserate with when it is broiling hot in August and so bloated I have to lie in a kiddie pool all day! Anyways supper will need to be made soon, so I hope everyone has a good day. This one of mine has gone much better than some of my recent ones lately. :)
Scams
So I have received two emails lately that I know are scams. Both are asking me to set up an account here so they can transfer money to it from a bank in Africa. Then I would be able to keep 50% of the money while I send them the rest of it. I have read about these scams in the paper so I know they are bogus and that I would end up with a bounced check and a huge debt. The problem is I want to send them to someone who can look into these scams and I need websites or emails addresses. I know they are available because I accidentally found one one time. Unfortunately my brain doesn't process or remember email addresses easily. If anyone knows who I should contact please let me know. I would really appreciate it.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Quizzes
Your Score: Dionysus
33% Extroversion, 13% Intuition, 100% Emotiveness, 90% Perceptiveness
Although deeply emotional, you are extremely lacking in self-knowledge. You are somewhat needy, and when bored, may become very hedonistic. Your life is a quest for meaning, above all else. You are most like Dionysus. You are primarily interested in serving others, but your efforts are almost always unappreciated. You aren't confrontational, you're often out of tune with your own needs and unaware of the consequences of your own actions.
You are, at heart, a good person. You are very affectionate, and you are very loyal to your friends and family. You are very reluctant to burden others with your own problems, to the point that this in itself can become a problem for the people who care about you. This is a particular of a more general problem. Dionysus sends wave of ruin throughout his personal life. He is the photographer who seduces his subjects. He is the teacher who seduces a student. He is the art student who paints nonrepresentational splashes of color, he is the poet who rejects meter and content. You seek sexual partners more than anything else (this is to exploit the nurturing side of others to help fill your own void). If not sexual partners, this desire to become the object of sympathy with other people can manifest itself in other destructive ways. Stinkfist by Tool explains your condition pretty well. It's very likely that you haven't had many experienced mentors. You don't want them either, because you're the sort of person who rejects criticism and boundaries, but they're also your only hope for reaching any kind of emotional maturity.
Famous People Like You: John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner
I'd tell you to stay clear of Hermes, Icarus and Apollo, but you could probably learn something from them. You're least likely to hurt The Oracle, Atlas, Prometheus, and Daedalus, but Atlas and Daedalus won't like you very much.
Seek out: The Oracle, Prometheus
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This somehow seemed appropriate to how I am feeling lately. Except for the promiscuous part. That I have never understood. Anyways I just wanted to say thank you to Auntie Ski for making me feel better today even though I haven't talked to her at all. :)
Cloaks and Mother's Day Rants
The last two days have really productive for me. On Monday I did a lot of housework and even swept up the glass in the back alley left from someone smashing in the van window. Which by the way I will be calling the Kidney Car Foundation to come and collect soon. Last night was very productive and I am most excellently pleased with the blue wool cloak that I finished last night. It makes me feel very good looking at it. Raven had a blue and white (maybe a cream) trim that worked very well for it and I am very happy with the finished product. That and Raven finished off her green wool cloak so we have a total of 6 cloaks done for the month of May so far!
My sister-in-law came over last night with her face cradle (massage table face thingy) wanting me to make some covers for it. Which I am happy to say we have made a pattern for it and am on the way to making 3-4 more face cradle covers for her. She was also kind enough to model our cloaks and let Raven take pictures of her in them. I can't wait for Raven to post them on her blog. I want to see if Auntie Ski actually does look like a petulant child caught doing something wrong while wearing my cloak. The picture was too small for me to see properly. But we had fun and Auntie Ski brought Raven a Slushie which made her happy. I still have not opened the bag of chips she brought for me. I got too busy last night to open them and was having too much fun sewing. Which I don't think is a bad thing all in all. Not opening the chips I mean. This way I can share with Smiles today and not feel guilty.
I do feel I should explain a little about my previous post on Mother's Day. Mother's Day is not a big thing for us and I was not expecting a lot. Normally a few Happy Mother's Day wishes from Hubby and the kids and maybe a special breakfast or something. Even handmade cards from the kids are appreciated. But what I was not expecting was a complete lack of everything like what is normally associated with the day. You see we don't normally celebrate my birthday, it being the day after Christmas, we are usually so busy with the holiday celebrations that I really don't have the energy to muster effort for my own birthday. And if I don't celebrate my day it is not as if my Hubby will. He is willing to ignore it because after all we have so many other celebrations to go to then. We used to celebrate it in tandem with my Brother-in-law's birthday which is on the 28th(I may have this wrong) by going out to dinner with the whole family. Which was fine by me. Lately we haven't been doing that. Schedules and lives have been very busy.
So with no birthday celebration Mother's Day means that it is MY day for recognition. Which I didn't receive and so I was a little choked. I probably should have ranted and raved at my husband for not acknowledging me, but that's not my style. I tend to be an optimist and hope that miraculously he'll wake up to the fact that I am here and that I do all these things for him. Maybe I am stupid for hoping and I think I understand where I get it from. My Mother has a martyr complex and believes that she is hard done by and yet never tells my Father what her problems are emotionally. She complains to me about how he doesn't help with dishes or how he stays up too late and sleeps in til noon. And I keep trying to tell her that she needs to tell him that. Yet when it comes to my marriage I stay mum and don't say anything. Stupid eh?!
I understand it's my fault for not saying anything to him about how I felt that day but when I tried to Monday morning all it came out as was a rant blaming him. Which he didn't take well and well I left it at that knowing he would read my blog. Once again hoping that he would get the hint and do or say something. Stupid me! I can't really blame anyone but myself for this predicament because I married him with my eyes open knowing he was a selfish lazy slob. Still I hope! Okay this is getting depressing and all I am doing is ranting again about my husband. Something I seem to have inherited from my Mother. As well I am pretty sure I am heading into another breakdown soon. All the signs are there. I am frustrated and easily cry. I have imaginary fights with my husband when I am doing housework and he's not around. I am less sympathetic to my kids and am feeling put upon by the world. I am pretty sure it has to do with the fact that most of my destressing tricks were not realized last last week. It looks like that might happen again this week which makes me nervous and unhappy. The only destressor that I have been able to access at all is cloaking with Raven and that was spotty last week. Sigh, I may have to go swimming by myself if Raven does end up working tomorrow night. At the very least I must insist that the kids and I get to go swimming this weekend. We both need it, believe me!
My sister-in-law came over last night with her face cradle (massage table face thingy) wanting me to make some covers for it. Which I am happy to say we have made a pattern for it and am on the way to making 3-4 more face cradle covers for her. She was also kind enough to model our cloaks and let Raven take pictures of her in them. I can't wait for Raven to post them on her blog. I want to see if Auntie Ski actually does look like a petulant child caught doing something wrong while wearing my cloak. The picture was too small for me to see properly. But we had fun and Auntie Ski brought Raven a Slushie which made her happy. I still have not opened the bag of chips she brought for me. I got too busy last night to open them and was having too much fun sewing. Which I don't think is a bad thing all in all. Not opening the chips I mean. This way I can share with Smiles today and not feel guilty.
I do feel I should explain a little about my previous post on Mother's Day. Mother's Day is not a big thing for us and I was not expecting a lot. Normally a few Happy Mother's Day wishes from Hubby and the kids and maybe a special breakfast or something. Even handmade cards from the kids are appreciated. But what I was not expecting was a complete lack of everything like what is normally associated with the day. You see we don't normally celebrate my birthday, it being the day after Christmas, we are usually so busy with the holiday celebrations that I really don't have the energy to muster effort for my own birthday. And if I don't celebrate my day it is not as if my Hubby will. He is willing to ignore it because after all we have so many other celebrations to go to then. We used to celebrate it in tandem with my Brother-in-law's birthday which is on the 28th(I may have this wrong) by going out to dinner with the whole family. Which was fine by me. Lately we haven't been doing that. Schedules and lives have been very busy.
So with no birthday celebration Mother's Day means that it is MY day for recognition. Which I didn't receive and so I was a little choked. I probably should have ranted and raved at my husband for not acknowledging me, but that's not my style. I tend to be an optimist and hope that miraculously he'll wake up to the fact that I am here and that I do all these things for him. Maybe I am stupid for hoping and I think I understand where I get it from. My Mother has a martyr complex and believes that she is hard done by and yet never tells my Father what her problems are emotionally. She complains to me about how he doesn't help with dishes or how he stays up too late and sleeps in til noon. And I keep trying to tell her that she needs to tell him that. Yet when it comes to my marriage I stay mum and don't say anything. Stupid eh?!
I understand it's my fault for not saying anything to him about how I felt that day but when I tried to Monday morning all it came out as was a rant blaming him. Which he didn't take well and well I left it at that knowing he would read my blog. Once again hoping that he would get the hint and do or say something. Stupid me! I can't really blame anyone but myself for this predicament because I married him with my eyes open knowing he was a selfish lazy slob. Still I hope! Okay this is getting depressing and all I am doing is ranting again about my husband. Something I seem to have inherited from my Mother. As well I am pretty sure I am heading into another breakdown soon. All the signs are there. I am frustrated and easily cry. I have imaginary fights with my husband when I am doing housework and he's not around. I am less sympathetic to my kids and am feeling put upon by the world. I am pretty sure it has to do with the fact that most of my destressing tricks were not realized last last week. It looks like that might happen again this week which makes me nervous and unhappy. The only destressor that I have been able to access at all is cloaking with Raven and that was spotty last week. Sigh, I may have to go swimming by myself if Raven does end up working tomorrow night. At the very least I must insist that the kids and I get to go swimming this weekend. We both need it, believe me!
Sunday, May 13, 2007
The Most Wonderful Mother's Day
Last night before Hubby went out to his game he said I could sleep in this morning. He came home around 3AM. Okay, he will still get up with the kids in the morning. Hmm, snores for over an hour before I am forced out of bed with a headache. Okay, I go back to bed once he's up. He's making me a nice breakfast with the kids. I end up getting up just before lunch and nuke some leftover macaroni instead. I would like to use the computer for a silly contest that's at a specific time on Sundays. Yeah, yeah he's getting off. Oh, he has to be at his sister's house in less than half an hour for a massage. Yet he still has time to eat ice cream for his dessert. Did the kids get lunch? 2 o'clock rolls around and they are complaining they are hungry. Okay, a snack of cheese, crackers and pickles should suffice. Apparently they had not been given lunch!
Hubby comes home and immediately goes down for a nap. I play on the computer because I am not feeling well and need to be mindlessly distracted. Eventually the kids come in to tell me they are hungry again. I ask them to wake up Daddy so he can make supper. I get up to go eat and find hotdogs and fries. No vegetables. Then Hubby books it out of the house to go to another game tonight. Leaving me to deal with two screaming and whining kids who I am trying hard not to yell at. The only redeeming thing Hubby did today was he did the cat litter after supper. And here I am going
excuse me was this Mother's Day?
Compare this to what is normally associated with Mother's Day. The Mom is allowed to sleep in and is typically served breakfast in bed. She is given a card or roses and told "Happy Mother's Day!" by her kids and husband. Sometimes she is taken out for brunch or allowed to go out by herself to do something, a spa or just coffee with friends. A really special gift the husband can do is make a nice supper or take out the Mom to dinner somewhere. Or at the very least do the housework for one day. Also the kids will be dealt with by the husband so the Mom has time to relax and realize that she is loved by her family. It's called a destressing or putting things into perspective.
The only gift I got today was a Happy Mother's Day wish from my sister-in-law. I would have been happy with a handmade card from the kids. So Yay! Happy Mother's Day!
Hubby comes home and immediately goes down for a nap. I play on the computer because I am not feeling well and need to be mindlessly distracted. Eventually the kids come in to tell me they are hungry again. I ask them to wake up Daddy so he can make supper. I get up to go eat and find hotdogs and fries. No vegetables. Then Hubby books it out of the house to go to another game tonight. Leaving me to deal with two screaming and whining kids who I am trying hard not to yell at. The only redeeming thing Hubby did today was he did the cat litter after supper. And here I am going
excuse me was this Mother's Day?
Compare this to what is normally associated with Mother's Day. The Mom is allowed to sleep in and is typically served breakfast in bed. She is given a card or roses and told "Happy Mother's Day!" by her kids and husband. Sometimes she is taken out for brunch or allowed to go out by herself to do something, a spa or just coffee with friends. A really special gift the husband can do is make a nice supper or take out the Mom to dinner somewhere. Or at the very least do the housework for one day. Also the kids will be dealt with by the husband so the Mom has time to relax and realize that she is loved by her family. It's called a destressing or putting things into perspective.
The only gift I got today was a Happy Mother's Day wish from my sister-in-law. I would have been happy with a handmade card from the kids. So Yay! Happy Mother's Day!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Pregnancies and Periods
1. Did housework.
2. Finished off the purple fuzzy dress for Smiles. Complete with white roses.
3. Folded laundry and put it away. (This is a major accomplishment for me somedays)
4. I napped.
5. I made lunch and allowed Smiles to go over to the neighbours house to play:)
Unfortunately I missed the Mother's Day Tea at Bear's school today due to being sick. Which is why I napped. Alas I really dislike disappointing my Bear. You see I woke up this morning feeling like I was going to throw up and very faint with a headache. I will admit I had a bad bout of insomnia last night and this probably contributed to my illness this morning. I wasn't too concerned about it till I remembered that yesterday morning I did actually throw up. I had choked on some orange juice on way out the door and had to use the toilet first. I didn't think anything of it until this morning when I had those horrible symptoms. Yuck!
One thing I have realized that is these things tend to happen around my period. I may not bleed because I am pregnant but I still get the cramps, the bitchiness and now the smells and insomnia. Ugh! It's only taken me three pregnancies to realize how badly my body reacts to my periods. The cramps are bad enough, but a simple
Tylenol will help with them for me. The bitchiness, well let's just say I feel sorry for Hubby because he tends to get the brunt of it. I don't mean that in a good way. The smells I am referring to are the ones that my body excretes instead of releasing my monthly blood. The smells are the reasons why I tend to take more baths when I am pregnant. Then I am finally figuring out that the insomnia is a big part of my monthly cycle as well. I am already stressed out and so my brain takes the horrible things my mind thinks of and won't let go. It then elaborates on these horrible things and hence the insomnia. Yuck! So pregnancy sucks. The only thing I can say that is positive for me is at least I am not throwing up constantly or confined to bed rest. Yet!
I hope that doesn't happen. I am thinking I will try to go swimming before going to Raven's tonight since last night was a no-show. The trim she wanted to show me will merely have to wait till I am over there. Sigh! I might have been able to go sew at Raven's except that Hubby and Other decided to have coffee before coming home. Which meant by the time they got home it was too late for me to head out. Oh well. At least the washing machine is now fixed for Other's Mom. That's the main thing. Really. See how Hubby gets the brunt of my bitchiness even in my blog.
2. Finished off the purple fuzzy dress for Smiles. Complete with white roses.
3. Folded laundry and put it away. (This is a major accomplishment for me somedays)
4. I napped.
5. I made lunch and allowed Smiles to go over to the neighbours house to play:)
Unfortunately I missed the Mother's Day Tea at Bear's school today due to being sick. Which is why I napped. Alas I really dislike disappointing my Bear. You see I woke up this morning feeling like I was going to throw up and very faint with a headache. I will admit I had a bad bout of insomnia last night and this probably contributed to my illness this morning. I wasn't too concerned about it till I remembered that yesterday morning I did actually throw up. I had choked on some orange juice on way out the door and had to use the toilet first. I didn't think anything of it until this morning when I had those horrible symptoms. Yuck!
One thing I have realized that is these things tend to happen around my period. I may not bleed because I am pregnant but I still get the cramps, the bitchiness and now the smells and insomnia. Ugh! It's only taken me three pregnancies to realize how badly my body reacts to my periods. The cramps are bad enough, but a simple
Tylenol will help with them for me. The bitchiness, well let's just say I feel sorry for Hubby because he tends to get the brunt of it. I don't mean that in a good way. The smells I am referring to are the ones that my body excretes instead of releasing my monthly blood. The smells are the reasons why I tend to take more baths when I am pregnant. Then I am finally figuring out that the insomnia is a big part of my monthly cycle as well. I am already stressed out and so my brain takes the horrible things my mind thinks of and won't let go. It then elaborates on these horrible things and hence the insomnia. Yuck! So pregnancy sucks. The only thing I can say that is positive for me is at least I am not throwing up constantly or confined to bed rest. Yet!
I hope that doesn't happen. I am thinking I will try to go swimming before going to Raven's tonight since last night was a no-show. The trim she wanted to show me will merely have to wait till I am over there. Sigh! I might have been able to go sew at Raven's except that Hubby and Other decided to have coffee before coming home. Which meant by the time they got home it was too late for me to head out. Oh well. At least the washing machine is now fixed for Other's Mom. That's the main thing. Really. See how Hubby gets the brunt of my bitchiness even in my blog.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Disappointment
I have a very sad little girl right now. She's upset because her brother is over playing at the neighbours house and it is her bedtime. So she is in bed, supposedly. Except all I hear is her wailing. Sigh, life is so unfair sometimes. Like tonight! I was supposed to be going swimming with Raven and then sew some cloaks at her house, but Hubby received a phone call from a friend. Other needs help fixing his mother's washing machine and there is the potential that they could be done early but it is not likely. I doubt it, but there is the potential. Which makes me sad because I really wanted to do some sewing with Raven tonight. I am thinking I might get myself some chips with dip if I can't go out tonight. After all it just means I will be playing on the computer or maybe finishing up Hubby's cloak here if I don't go out.
Anyways my neighbour is moving or is at least planning on it. She has a potential buyer and asked us today if we would know anyone who could help her out packing and cleaning her place. I said I would ask around but alot of our friends are either working or taking care of multiple children as Hubby put it. I would offer myself but even getting paid for it means all I would be doing is neglecting my own sorry housework. So if anyone is interested just let me know. My email address is grey-panther@hotmail.com. Or I will be at Raven's tomorrow night for Ladies of Hack. Wait I think Raven said Ladies may not be happening this Friday. Oh well, it's still Gamer's night over there and I may head over just to do some sewing if I can't get any done tonight.
1. Read Smiles alot of books.
2. Let Hubby go out and help a friend in need. Instead of swimming myself.
3. Let Bear play with some next door neighbours kids.
4. Took a shower.
5. Had a long nap this afternoon.
My nap by the way ended up with my cat curled around my head just so she could sleep on my pillow too. I swear she loves my memory foam pillow. Which by the way means I need to inform Raven that yes I do think I will be keeping it. Sigh, which means I will owe her even more money. Let's see there's tokens, pillow and trim. Hmmm, maybe I am over extending my income but I do believe I can still afford these things. It just means fabric for cloaks may have to wait awhile. Not that we really need more fabric, but hey you can never have enough! Or so I used to think before going through my stuff at my parents place. I really should try to limit my spending to just stuff I really need. Like material for cloaks!!!!
Anyways my neighbour is moving or is at least planning on it. She has a potential buyer and asked us today if we would know anyone who could help her out packing and cleaning her place. I said I would ask around but alot of our friends are either working or taking care of multiple children as Hubby put it. I would offer myself but even getting paid for it means all I would be doing is neglecting my own sorry housework. So if anyone is interested just let me know. My email address is grey-panther@hotmail.com. Or I will be at Raven's tomorrow night for Ladies of Hack. Wait I think Raven said Ladies may not be happening this Friday. Oh well, it's still Gamer's night over there and I may head over just to do some sewing if I can't get any done tonight.
1. Read Smiles alot of books.
2. Let Hubby go out and help a friend in need. Instead of swimming myself.
3. Let Bear play with some next door neighbours kids.
4. Took a shower.
5. Had a long nap this afternoon.
My nap by the way ended up with my cat curled around my head just so she could sleep on my pillow too. I swear she loves my memory foam pillow. Which by the way means I need to inform Raven that yes I do think I will be keeping it. Sigh, which means I will owe her even more money. Let's see there's tokens, pillow and trim. Hmmm, maybe I am over extending my income but I do believe I can still afford these things. It just means fabric for cloaks may have to wait awhile. Not that we really need more fabric, but hey you can never have enough! Or so I used to think before going through my stuff at my parents place. I really should try to limit my spending to just stuff I really need. Like material for cloaks!!!!
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Babbling on the Inside Too!
One of the things I forgot to mention on the weekend was a really cute instance that my daughter provided for me. You see, both her and Bear were having trouble trying to fall asleep. In fact I think they were just too excited to sleep. So after awhile I went to check on them found Grandpa had opened their window. He said because it was hot in their room, which actually it was. But when Grandma came in she used the frogs singing to help the kids go to sleep. The nighttime chorus of the frogs was actually nice and soothing and did the trick. Eventually though I had to go in a close the window because it would have gotten really cold in the middle of the night.
Alas, Smiles woke up around One AM crying. I think she was sick at this point and a little disorientated. So when I went to soothe her and put her back to bed she said very plaintively "The frogs stopped singing!" Apparently the frogs had left an impression on her. I had to explain that they too had to go to sleep to and that it was harder to hear them anyway through the closed window. She was a little sad at not hearing them anymore but did go back to sleep fairly quickly after that. Hmmm, I wonder if I can get some frogs to sing for her here in the city? Probably not, but Bear sure had fun trying to capture the little hoppers the next day.
Okay, on to this week now. Raven and I have been quite productive today finishing a total of three cloaks. Mainly doing the little things like trim and clasps or pockets and such. Alas with no camera of my own, or at least unable to find the one that was given to me a few years ago I can not post pictures of the finished products. Raven on the other hand does have a working camera and did take pictures. Which means they should be available on her blog. Maybe I can get her to send me some of the pictures to post up here later. Right now I am just babbling because I am too tired to go to bed yet.
Positive Reinforcements.
1. I cloaked. I finished two cloaks and am halfway through another one.
2. I took a shower.
3. I made sure Bear's forgotten lunch made it to school in time for him to eat it.
4. I watered the plants that were planted on Sunday. Yeah me!
5. I read Smiles a lot of books today. She really likes the Little Critters books by Mercer Mayer.
I did do some housework but nothing major enough to warrant a Pos Reinf.
Good night everyone!
Alas, Smiles woke up around One AM crying. I think she was sick at this point and a little disorientated. So when I went to soothe her and put her back to bed she said very plaintively "The frogs stopped singing!" Apparently the frogs had left an impression on her. I had to explain that they too had to go to sleep to and that it was harder to hear them anyway through the closed window. She was a little sad at not hearing them anymore but did go back to sleep fairly quickly after that. Hmmm, I wonder if I can get some frogs to sing for her here in the city? Probably not, but Bear sure had fun trying to capture the little hoppers the next day.
Okay, on to this week now. Raven and I have been quite productive today finishing a total of three cloaks. Mainly doing the little things like trim and clasps or pockets and such. Alas with no camera of my own, or at least unable to find the one that was given to me a few years ago I can not post pictures of the finished products. Raven on the other hand does have a working camera and did take pictures. Which means they should be available on her blog. Maybe I can get her to send me some of the pictures to post up here later. Right now I am just babbling because I am too tired to go to bed yet.
Positive Reinforcements.
1. I cloaked. I finished two cloaks and am halfway through another one.
2. I took a shower.
3. I made sure Bear's forgotten lunch made it to school in time for him to eat it.
4. I watered the plants that were planted on Sunday. Yeah me!
5. I read Smiles a lot of books today. She really likes the Little Critters books by Mercer Mayer.
I did do some housework but nothing major enough to warrant a Pos Reinf.
Good night everyone!
Sunday, May 6, 2007
A busy busy weekend
This weekend was incredibly busy and tiring for me, but very much worthwhile. Friday night Ladies of Hack was actually played despite some major reasons not too. I really hope Raven's migraine went away before morning at least since it was really bad that night. There was only three of us girls playing and man was it fun. We totally rocked and did things ass backwards! First we used a trap to make a battering ram. Which we then used to break down doors and ended up using it as a weapon in the very last room. Whee! So even though we had no barbarians with us we still ended up making an awful lot of noise. Whee! That word is now going to be randomly inserted between sentences because that's precisely how I felt at the time. Whee! The cleric and ranger and I got through the first level of the dungeon successfully despite the whining and insipid maiden in distress we rescued. Then there were the rats and ratman we came upon in the middle of a spell chant. Whee! This is where the battering ram was thrown into the acid pool killing one of the rats and damaging another. Whee! I love the fact that my character can not hit anything for the life of her. Every time she tries she fails miserably. Whee! The only time other than the log in the acid pool that she did damage was when she kicked one of the poor rats into the acid pool. Whee! Alas it climbed out and bite her. Whee! Let's hear it for Disease checks! Whee! Thankfully the cleric was able to heal my festering wounds and prevented the disease from taking over. Whew! Hehe had to change it there!
Anyways the best part of the adventure was waylaying the poor drow elf who was waiting in the tavern for our return. He apparently had an issue with us as play testers. Duh, of course we're play testers! Why we we be here then?! Still somehow we convinced him to let us play through the dungeon and all I can say is man Raven's an evil GM. It's great! I just hope we really don't have to sacrifice Angelique to the acid pool just to get to the second level. Sigh! I am not evil. Our cleric seems to be, but at least she's on our side! So far..... Still this is going to be interesting come the next game. I am having a blast with it.
Okay onto the rest of my weekend. Saturday morning arrived and with it came my parents with the long awaited buffalo order. We divvied it up and then the kids and myself went with Grandma and Grandpa to the swimming pool. My mom LOVED the hot tub. Enough said. My dad enjoyed the lap pool and trying to keep up with Bear. We had lunch and then we all went out to the farm where Bear and Smiles got to help Grandma planted Bear's spruce tree sapling he got for Arbor Day. Smiles really enjoyed helping Grandma plant flowers in the greenhouse and I slept! After supper when the kids were supposed to be in bed but wouldn't sleep, I went through the 25-30 boxes of fabric I had stored out at my parents place. I culled about a third of it and only have 17 boxes left stored at the farm. I brought back 2 boxes full of fabric, one full of costumes that I no longer have interest in and one box of curtains. I think I can use the curtains here somewhere and the costumes I am planning on giving to Crazy Lady of the Woods to see if she wants to modify any of them for her shop. She sells medieval style clothes at Quad War while Raven and I sell cloaks next door. Whee! Sorry couldn't stop myself! Whee! The best thing is I found more cloth to use for cloaks and maybe just maybe Raven and I will be able to make a black and black lined cloak for sale. Maybe even a fleece lined black cloak. Hmmm! Would be nice.
Sunday woke up to early, not nearly as early as the kids but at least they pestered Grandma instead of me. Went off to church and did not fall asleep during the sermon. (Came close but I am not going to say any more except I have never had this problem before) Came home late in the afternoon, resisted having a nap. Mainly because I had to sew some shorts for Bear because he had an accident and I had throw his clothes in the dryer. I collected everything to go home. Only forgot two things. Okay only one really Smiles forgot the other (her sunglasses) but the tomato juice really is a minor thing to forget. We got home late with both kids passed out in the back and arrived to the smells of a lovely barbecue. Hubby cooking always leaves a mess but his food is really good. Even my parents like his food.
My mother and I planted all the flowers she had dug up from her place and Smiles got out her watering can to help us. The only reason why I am trying to do this whole garden thing is for her by the way. I really hate getting my hands dirty with dirt. I don't mind fish guts or chicken insides but dirt, yuck! So when Smiles asked about flowers and growing things I naturally turned to my Mom. Sigh! I planted plants today. And watered them and hopefully will remember to weed them before my mother comes out again. Sigh, the things I do for my daughter. Now if only she and Bear were not sick I would feel better. Mainly because I really hope I don't catch whatever cold they seem to have.
1. I had a really good and productive weekend.
2. I planted plants in a flower bed.
3. I went to church.
4. I sorted out all my cloth stored at the farm.
5. I laughed and played with both kids this weekend.
6. I realized once again how much I owe my parents and why I appreciate them.
7. I have good friends.
Anyways the best part of the adventure was waylaying the poor drow elf who was waiting in the tavern for our return. He apparently had an issue with us as play testers. Duh, of course we're play testers! Why we we be here then?! Still somehow we convinced him to let us play through the dungeon and all I can say is man Raven's an evil GM. It's great! I just hope we really don't have to sacrifice Angelique to the acid pool just to get to the second level. Sigh! I am not evil. Our cleric seems to be, but at least she's on our side! So far..... Still this is going to be interesting come the next game. I am having a blast with it.
Okay onto the rest of my weekend. Saturday morning arrived and with it came my parents with the long awaited buffalo order. We divvied it up and then the kids and myself went with Grandma and Grandpa to the swimming pool. My mom LOVED the hot tub. Enough said. My dad enjoyed the lap pool and trying to keep up with Bear. We had lunch and then we all went out to the farm where Bear and Smiles got to help Grandma planted Bear's spruce tree sapling he got for Arbor Day. Smiles really enjoyed helping Grandma plant flowers in the greenhouse and I slept! After supper when the kids were supposed to be in bed but wouldn't sleep, I went through the 25-30 boxes of fabric I had stored out at my parents place. I culled about a third of it and only have 17 boxes left stored at the farm. I brought back 2 boxes full of fabric, one full of costumes that I no longer have interest in and one box of curtains. I think I can use the curtains here somewhere and the costumes I am planning on giving to Crazy Lady of the Woods to see if she wants to modify any of them for her shop. She sells medieval style clothes at Quad War while Raven and I sell cloaks next door. Whee! Sorry couldn't stop myself! Whee! The best thing is I found more cloth to use for cloaks and maybe just maybe Raven and I will be able to make a black and black lined cloak for sale. Maybe even a fleece lined black cloak. Hmmm! Would be nice.
Sunday woke up to early, not nearly as early as the kids but at least they pestered Grandma instead of me. Went off to church and did not fall asleep during the sermon. (Came close but I am not going to say any more except I have never had this problem before) Came home late in the afternoon, resisted having a nap. Mainly because I had to sew some shorts for Bear because he had an accident and I had throw his clothes in the dryer. I collected everything to go home. Only forgot two things. Okay only one really Smiles forgot the other (her sunglasses) but the tomato juice really is a minor thing to forget. We got home late with both kids passed out in the back and arrived to the smells of a lovely barbecue. Hubby cooking always leaves a mess but his food is really good. Even my parents like his food.
My mother and I planted all the flowers she had dug up from her place and Smiles got out her watering can to help us. The only reason why I am trying to do this whole garden thing is for her by the way. I really hate getting my hands dirty with dirt. I don't mind fish guts or chicken insides but dirt, yuck! So when Smiles asked about flowers and growing things I naturally turned to my Mom. Sigh! I planted plants today. And watered them and hopefully will remember to weed them before my mother comes out again. Sigh, the things I do for my daughter. Now if only she and Bear were not sick I would feel better. Mainly because I really hope I don't catch whatever cold they seem to have.
1. I had a really good and productive weekend.
2. I planted plants in a flower bed.
3. I went to church.
4. I sorted out all my cloth stored at the farm.
5. I laughed and played with both kids this weekend.
6. I realized once again how much I owe my parents and why I appreciate them.
7. I have good friends.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Cloaking Cloaking Tra la la
So I have just come home, once again after midnight, from cloaking at Raven's. To tell you the truth it feels good. Mostly because I was able to get about half way done on a blue wool, blue sateen twill cloak. AND I only made one mistake which won't take long to fix at all the next time I am at Raven's to sew. Tomorrow night I hope, fingers crossed, truly hope that Ladies of Hack will transpire instead of being waylaid by Killer Bunnies or something. I suppose if I am disappointed I could disappear into the basement and cloak some more. I did do that once. Generally though if its Killer Bunnies or another fun game I won't mind playing that. BUT I still want to do Ladies of Hack!!! So all you Ladies please support us and come play. Please! Please! Pretty Please with a cherry on top! Of course I would have to go buy the cherries but I think it would worth it. Hmm, the things you can do with cherries.....
Oops, sorry got distracted there. Ahem! Ok, Smiles has been really cute and awfully possessive of the new fuzzy purple dress I made her today. So much so that I did not have time to finish hemming the edges. I have figured out what I need to do is finish the other dress and then tell her I need to put roses on the first one. I would have to because otherwise she doesn't know which side is the front or back. haha. Not that I blame her panne velour dresses do tend to be tricky that way.
Anyways here are my positive reinforncements for the day and I will see or talk to people tomorrow :)
1. I cloaked and made a dress.
2. I cooked supper in under a half hour!
3. I cuddled and made Smiles laugh several times today.
4. I did some housework (dishes mainly).
5. I helped Bear with his reading homework. I am really happy with his reading. It is coming along very nicely.
Oops, sorry got distracted there. Ahem! Ok, Smiles has been really cute and awfully possessive of the new fuzzy purple dress I made her today. So much so that I did not have time to finish hemming the edges. I have figured out what I need to do is finish the other dress and then tell her I need to put roses on the first one. I would have to because otherwise she doesn't know which side is the front or back. haha. Not that I blame her panne velour dresses do tend to be tricky that way.
Anyways here are my positive reinforncements for the day and I will see or talk to people tomorrow :)
1. I cloaked and made a dress.
2. I cooked supper in under a half hour!
3. I cuddled and made Smiles laugh several times today.
4. I did some housework (dishes mainly).
5. I helped Bear with his reading homework. I am really happy with his reading. It is coming along very nicely.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Purple Fuzzy Dresses
1. I cleaned.
2. I got groceries.
3. I got Bear a new set of rubber boots. His old ones having developed a rather large hole in the ankle.
4. I cooked and fed the kids despite wanting to just curl up and go to sleep.
5. I have been really enjoying my current book that I am reading.
Not that enjoying it would be hard mind you. It's Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold and I really like the Vorkosigan series she has written. This one being near the end of them. Still I now want popcorn and not the microwaved stuff but the real thing with butter and maybe a little bit of salt. Sigh! I swear this kid inside me loves butter. I have almost a constant craving for everything fried and that makes it hard for me to eat healthier with less fat content. Because I am sorry perogies or onions fried in oil is just not the same. Tonight I fried up some parsnips my mother had sent me. I like parsnips, I just wish these ones had not gone bad. They had been in the freezer for a couple of months so who's to say?
Anyway, onto cloaking, last night was very productive and amusing. I did actually manage to get a swim in with Raven (she finagled her mother into babysitting, who then proceeded to warm up the sewing machines for us while we swam). We have a line on some fabulous trims that hopefully shouldn't take too long to get here. We also got to compare notes with the Crazy Lady of the Woods(this being Raven's Mom) about sewing techniques and patterns. Especially about bog coats. Raven found online the traditional cut for a bog coat and promptly made a mistake while trying to cut one out. Thankfully it was a minor mistake and one that should be easily fixed. Also I must admit it made me feel slightly better about the mistakes I have been making recently.
Still we added another 3 cloaks to the done pile and after pricing them we put them away in the tubs. It always feels good when we get to that part of things. I also started to cut out three things for my daughter from the um... purple panne velour that I had traded some to trim to Raven for. So Smiles is happy that she will be getting not just one dress but two new dresses from the soft fuzzy material. I haven't told her about the play cloak I am making for her from the same material. That's going to be a surprise! I just hope she doesn't wear both a dress and the cloak at the same time. Knowing my daughter I am sure that that amount of... purpliness is going to happen sooner or later. Sigh! So hopefully I will have some energy to sew one or both of her dresses tomorrow and then be ready for more cloaking at Raven's tomorrow night.
2. I got groceries.
3. I got Bear a new set of rubber boots. His old ones having developed a rather large hole in the ankle.
4. I cooked and fed the kids despite wanting to just curl up and go to sleep.
5. I have been really enjoying my current book that I am reading.
Not that enjoying it would be hard mind you. It's Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold and I really like the Vorkosigan series she has written. This one being near the end of them. Still I now want popcorn and not the microwaved stuff but the real thing with butter and maybe a little bit of salt. Sigh! I swear this kid inside me loves butter. I have almost a constant craving for everything fried and that makes it hard for me to eat healthier with less fat content. Because I am sorry perogies or onions fried in oil is just not the same. Tonight I fried up some parsnips my mother had sent me. I like parsnips, I just wish these ones had not gone bad. They had been in the freezer for a couple of months so who's to say?
Anyway, onto cloaking, last night was very productive and amusing. I did actually manage to get a swim in with Raven (she finagled her mother into babysitting, who then proceeded to warm up the sewing machines for us while we swam). We have a line on some fabulous trims that hopefully shouldn't take too long to get here. We also got to compare notes with the Crazy Lady of the Woods(this being Raven's Mom) about sewing techniques and patterns. Especially about bog coats. Raven found online the traditional cut for a bog coat and promptly made a mistake while trying to cut one out. Thankfully it was a minor mistake and one that should be easily fixed. Also I must admit it made me feel slightly better about the mistakes I have been making recently.
Still we added another 3 cloaks to the done pile and after pricing them we put them away in the tubs. It always feels good when we get to that part of things. I also started to cut out three things for my daughter from the um... purple panne velour that I had traded some to trim to Raven for. So Smiles is happy that she will be getting not just one dress but two new dresses from the soft fuzzy material. I haven't told her about the play cloak I am making for her from the same material. That's going to be a surprise! I just hope she doesn't wear both a dress and the cloak at the same time. Knowing my daughter I am sure that that amount of... purpliness is going to happen sooner or later. Sigh! So hopefully I will have some energy to sew one or both of her dresses tomorrow and then be ready for more cloaking at Raven's tomorrow night.
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