I made a pillow case dress today. I didn't have a pattern, so I was just trying to go by looking at those that I have bought at craft shows/etsy. I think it turned out ok. It's not perfect, and I need to get some different ribbon, but at least I know what to do now, and I am confident to make more in time.
**P.S. I am mouring the loss of Grits and Country's relationship as is half of America**
I am sure everyone has seen Ted Haggard on Oprah, CNN, etc etc. My thoughts? He's in denial that he is gay, and his wife is straight up C R A Z Y for not leaving him. Don't get me wrong, I am not hating on the gays. I support the gays 100% and think they should be allowed to get married, and have kids if they want. It's one of the few liberal things I agree with. I'm just hating on people who think they can be "cured" of homosexuality. The idea is so odd to me. It's not a mental illness for crying out loud. It's flipping 2009 people. Get over it.
But back to Haggard. He's totally gay, and his wife is a fruit loop for hanging around. My advice to her? Get a lawyer, and take him to the cleaners before you catch a VD.
Low point- I was super nervous to be the preschool helper today
High point- It was actually fun
Low point- I had to clean snot off of a kids hands, and I was completely queasy and gagging
High point- I felt like a better mom 'cause three kids in her class came to school with their shoes on their wrong feet
Low point- I got playdough in my hair
High point- I got to go to see a friend for lunch afterward
Low point- I had to borrow her wipes, cause I forgot mine, and my kid clearly isn't potty trained yet
High point- I got to eat some yummy mexican
Low point- it's been one year eaxactly today that my granny died
High Point- I bought some pants, sweater, and a shirt at Ann Taylor Loft, and my total was 22- there's 50% off on clearence...
Funniest freaking thing I have read in a quite a while... I got this as a email from a co-worker, and I almost peed on myself while reading it, and snickered for quite a while. Check this out people CLICK HERE
I don't care what anyone says, Kate Gosslin in my hero. People that watch Jon and Kate plus 8 either love her or hate her. I love her. True, she does get a bit witchy at times with her husband, and seems a bit demanding, stressed, but COME ON. She has 8 freaking kids, 6 being toddlers. I think she's handled it awesome. She feeds her kids organic/healthy meals, and she always done that even before they got "famous" so they were sacrificing money and time to go to all that trouble. I on the other hand am not that great of a mom in that department. Not that I am going to beat myself up on it.... my parents didn't feed me organic food and I survived some how. I just get excited when my kids will eat in general. Beggars can't be choosers.
The kids always seem so neat and tidy. Yes she is a neat freak, but I acually admire she's been able to keep that up with all the kids. None of them ever look like raggamuffins. I admire that she takes them out on trips a lot as well. Of course, it's not as costly for her as a lot of those trips are free for her family, because it's basically free advertising for the places they go, BUT she still deals with the stress of those outings like a champ. I myself have panic attacks at the thought of over night trips with the kids, and all the packing involved. Heck, we don't even really go anywhere with all three unless both myself and the hubby are together. Don't judge me if you don't have three under three and tell me I am being silly- you try it first..
So Kate, your my hero. Love your parenting, your cooking, your hair, your cleaning, AND I love the fact you got a free tummy tuck out of the deal. I am this close to youtubing my belly in the hopes someone will do the same for me. Cross your fingers for me!
The husband turned 30 yesterday! Happy birthday David, I love ya! We had family come over for some spagetti, cake, and gifts. I didn't have much time for cleaning as we have had a busy week. Please note the laundry room in the far right corner in which I piled a bunch of crap back there to hide it, but failed to shut the door. Luckily I shut the door to our room, as it's just a war zone in there.
Dave got lots of cool things. Luckily he got some money and gift cards to Lowe's/Home Depot, as he wants to build cabinets for the garage. He had some plans to use some of the tax money we are getting back for that, so hopefully he wont need money from that to complete the project now lol. I can think of better ways to put that money to use especially since his bob the builder skills are shady- hehe. Just kidding, not really.
Tonight we are going to dinner with another couple to continue to celebrate the big 3-0- in Virginia Beach at PFchangs.... yummmmm
The inauguration was not only an important day in history because of Obama. Let it be known that my child finally pooped in the potty. That over shadows Obama's big day ‘fo sho’. Laura has been doing awesome peeing in the potty, when we are home… not so much outside the house, but hey, I will take it. Gives me hope that one day I wont have to buy diapers… Speaking of which, have you ever priced pull ups? Crazyness! And even at Costco/Sam's you don't get much for your money. Total bummer.
So this is the winner of the crazy photo session we did yesterday for the turn a photo in a oil painting thingy. I think it's as good as we can get it doing it ourself. Boy were there some crazy pictures.... I did make a special request to make the background dark and to get rid of the chair rail, and asked them to hide Emily's diaper that you can see. Even if they don't follow my requests I can live with it, and I will forever remember when I had three under three...
So you know that depressing blog I wrote that made me want to jump off a bridge after typing it? I got some nice comments, and sweet emails from people, that I wanted to thank everyone for. One of my friends also posted a sweet blog of her own on myspace, that I just wanted to share, and means more to me that she will ever know. She's been a great friend through work, and has had to deal with listening to me whine through two pregnancies (she wasn't employed when I was preggo with Laura) so power to her. That alone to enough to make her holy. Below is her post.
Friendship
Friend, whose blog I lurk at and havn't figured out how to get my comments to stick, I too have friendship woos (sp?). I seemed to have destroyed or distanced myself from every friend in my past. I do have one longtime friend from kindergarten, but our lives have taken different paths and we don't have much in common. More that anything we stay in touch probably to say we have still have a friend from way back when. I think part of my problem is that I am too guarded for fear that people will think the real me is a wierdo. What I am realizing (as I age ever so gracefully), is that people are basically the same. We're all a bit wierd and most of us have our hearts on our sleeves. Oprah makes me especially self conscious of my friendship situation with her long time Gayle buddy. I did read an article in a magazine once about the nature of friendships...I wish I could find it now, because the only thing I remember from it is that some end. Anyway, your blog was not depressing, just real. And that is one of the things I like about you. you are real. And you are a good friend.
Yikes! The pressure is on! A few months ago I flipped on QVC, and the special value was this deal where you send in a photo, and they convert it into an oil painting 16x20 frame it etc, for an el cheapo price. I debated about getting it, as I didn't have a picture of all three kids yet, but I figured I would in time. Well, I got an email that I have two weeks to send one in, or they will just refund my money. I don't have a decent picture of all three, so I guess I gotta play photo shoot with with kids for a few days and see if I can get anything good to send in.... Sounds easy enough but you try to take a good picture of three kids!
**Please keep praying for baby Harper** click on the left sidebar picture to go to her website.
Recently I ordered a necklace from this website that I found while browsing. I picked a black/white print necklace, and I love it. Very cute. I decieded that since I know how to do some stitching now on the machine that I could make one, and so I made two...so far... you know I will make a hundred of these in time. It was very simple to make, and I think they are adorable! I don't have a pattern, I just eyeballed it on meausrements. You can check out the website that sells them HERE.
Please pray for this baby. I have been following this blog for a very long time, and today she had her baby, but the baby is very sick. http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/
I had my first sewing lesson today. For those of you who do not know, I got my first and most likely only sewing machine for Christmas from my mom. Let me tell you, I am sooo glad I didn't purchase the sewing machine I eyed at Target on Black Friday. My mom went all out, and got me a Bernina Bernette 92C. My mom is a huge sewer, having started when she was a little girl. She has a Bernina as well but she's got one that is also an embroidery machine. Mine does some monograming and a gazillion decorative stiches, but it's not as fancy as hers, with good reason since I am a newby., and because the fancy ones cost about the same as a used car. The one I have is complicated enough for me haha.
So today I had my "Out of the Box" class. The only sewing I have ever done before today was in a home ec class I took in highschool. We made a sweatshirt, but I couldn't tell you for the life of me how we did it as basically the teacher did most of it. It was complicated that much I remember!
Dave was so funny, before I left he said he expected me to come home with a shirt for him or at least a pillow. He's going to be disappointed! Today I basically just learned how to "wind the bobbin", "thread the needle", and I did some basic stitching, and learned the functions of all the buttons and dodads on the machine. It was fun. I was completely scared this would wayyy over my head, but it wasn't too bad. Of course it was just learning the basics, and when I came home to try on my own I jammed the machine immediatly, but luckily with my mom next door she helped me out of that one.
So here are the stiches I did in the class, I know you are all amazed lol.
When I came home and practied I did some more stitches, and then I did my first kinda sorta project. I bought a handmade apron at a Church Craft Show, and one of my kids kindly ripped off the part that goes around your neck on one side. Today I mended that, so my apron is usable again! I feel so proud!
While I was at the shop I bought some "fat quarters" that were cheap. I have no idea what I am doing with them, but they were cheap and pretty, so I am sure I can figure something out in time. If nothing else I will use them to make napkins haha.
I wanted the machine as I think it will be fun to make dresses for the kids and other clothes. I plan on trying to make pillow case dresses for them. They do not look complicated at all, so in time hopefully I can figure that out. I also just want to do general crafting with it. I am excited about this new hobby though.
For those of you who don't know my husband has been on midnight shift for freaking ever. He put in this summer to get transfered to days effective when I had the baby as he wanted to be nice and help me out with my little ladies nights and mornings, and of course he's just sick and tired of working nights. Who could blame him? ANYWAYS the butt holes over looked him a gazzillon times, but today he came home and said effective next month on the 14th he would be on day shift. WELL, then he got a phone calll right when he got home, and it turns out they want him to start day shift effective TOMOROW morning! woot woot. Of course I don't really need his help during nights and mornings anymore, as Emily began sleeping through the night a few weeks after birth, (I lucked out big time) but it is going to be sooo nice to have my husband home at night, and not have him be a sleepy zombie the rest of his days.
He is excited, but a little bumbed to be loosing most of his overtime, as all his court time was overtime when he was on midnights, AND the city is not giving raises this year whatso ever. Depsite this he is still psyched to be on days, and is just thankful to still have his job in general when so many people all over are getting laid off or having hours cut. I guess the great thing with our jobs is that we do have job security in our fields.
So yesterday Dave took Laura -Lu to school as I was at work, BLAH. He managed to put her dress on her backwards, but she at least went to school with brushed hair and brushed teeth... So I am told... ANYWAYS, a week from this Tuesday we have parent/teacher conferences. Of course I am already tense as I don't think I can handle any constructive criticism on my kiddo. I know I know. She's in preschool for goodness sake, so honestly how bad can any of those precious 2 years olds in the class be? Mainly I think the problem is I have issues with constructive criticism with myself, and as she's my daughter, I am scared they might say something and I will take it to heart and blame myself. I will think of myself for being a bad parent if the teacher suggests we need to work on her sharing skills lol. She's perfect in my eyes of course. This is honestly no big deal, and I need to just calm down. I wonder if every other parent in her class is this tense about this as I am? Chances are I am the only nut.
Ugg. In other news I am pissy about work. I make my schedule of where I am working and what days I am taking off a month in advance. I was all excited as I was actually going to be able to take off next Friday, which means being able to take my wee-one to school. Found out yesterday a stupid meeting is now going to take place on Friday. I had also arranged to have my first sewing lesson friday afternoon. I could take monday off instead but then that would screw up a bunch of other crap, and I think there is a meeting monday anways, so that is no good. So I think I will have to go in friday for the meeting that will last all of 15 min, but my work isn't exactly around the corner, and of course this meeting might take place at 8:30, or 9:30, or might get canceled in the end if the patient ditches before someone can grab them for the meeting. And of course I wont know the time until Wednesday. This irritates me as no matter what I wont be able to take her to school, that day now, and I had made my schedule a month in advance. I will at least be able to pick her up though from school, and I will still be able to go to my sewing lesson, and since I am going to spend part of my time at some meeting on my day off, you better believe I am cutting on early the day before to make up for that.
I always do my schedule around these meetings, but when they throw some extra ones in there last minute it's irritating to say the least. What I may start doing is if there is something I really want to do on the day I want to take off, I might take it off as a vacation day, rather then just a typical off day as I just work 4 days a week, so there is not if ands or butts. Noone messes with vacation days. Or just call out sick. Either way I will make this work.
Oh by the way, I am desperately seeking large pearl fake earrings. They must be fake as real pearls are not in my budget, especially large ones. I have also been seeing a bunch of highschool/college girls with them lately, so it must be in style, and since they are so young they must be fake. Anyone know where I can buy these?
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If you can wear this after having kids and not make people go blind, then we can't ever be friends. Cause trust me, I will call you horrible names to your face.
I was reflecting with some coworkers today about the crazyness of teenage years/early college years, and snickering about how crazy we all were. Seriously, I don't know how my parents have any hair left on their head after the crap I pulled, and they probably wouldn't if they knew all of it. Girls sure do know how to create some drama. I thought it was really funny looking back on some stuff, and then it hit me.... I have three girls. Who will all be teenagers at the same time... One day soon I will get my pay back multipled by three, and my mom and dad will be laughing at me. It's suddently not so funny anymore...
I ran a 5k New Years Day. I can not even begin to tell you how cold it was. I seriously thought about just going to get my shirt that you get, and then just go home without running. But I did it, mainly because my friend forced me. Here are some pics for your enjoyment...
pic 1- This one is the best
pic 2 my eyes are closed in prayer that I don't die
pic 3 In this one I am near the end and can't feel my face
I improved my time which was 37:11 this time. Please keep in mind I am new at this and not a runner. I am just a wanna be runner trying to get in shape, and get shirts so people think I am all that. Yes I did some walking. A lot of walking,but I made sure to run if I saw a camera haha!
