If apples were pears and peaches were plums and the rose had a different name. If tigers were bears and fingers were thumbs I’d love you just the same. ~Valentines Poem

A Conversation

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:09:31 -0600

A conversation with this -----> cheeseball today.

Nathan: “Come and put on my shoes, plllllllease.”

Me: “You can do it, you know how.”

Nathan: “You know how too!”

Yeah, he still doesn’t have his shoes on. And when did he become so good at reasoning things?

Block #2

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:21:39 -0600

Here is the second block that I made. I had only one seam rip (my thread became wound around the bar and snapped), and it only took me about 30 minutes to complete. MUCH better then the first block. My sewing is still not straight, and my lines are vary in size, but it gives it character, right?

We’ll see what the next two blocks are like. They’re a chevron and diamonds and look hard.

Want to see?

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:48:48 -0600

I know you are all DYING to see my finished block. And yes, I can say I have finally finished block number one out of 20 (and the website is on three and four).

-I have not squared it up, so it’s still ragged.

-Yes I need to steam press it. I’m waiting for that until I have block two finished, then I’ll just do them both together.

-Yes I do realize that some of my pressing is awkward and crooked. I don’t care, and neither should you. ;)

-And Momma D, the mat wasn’t in the sun very long, I promise! :)

I’m am going to do block two tomorrow, hopefully. In one fell swoop too! I was going to do it tonight, but I think I’d rather read.

So there. Take that Mr. Sewing Machine Bent on Revenge.

It’s February!

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:58:52 -0600

I didn’t think about it being February already otherwise I would have had my front page changed before now. Oh well.

I have excuses though. We’ve caught a bug. All three of us. It started with Sam, went to me, and now Nathan is coughing. It’s not a big bug... but it’s enough to make us headachy, coughy/sore throatish, and have some serious muscle and joint aches. We’ve all been kinda grumps and laze-abouts.

Also, my mom, sister and I have decided to start doing a “block of the month” from a craft site, and make a quilt. Can I just tell you that I do not think quilting is my thing. First, I was having jamming issues with my machine. Figured out I had threaded it wrong. THEN last night, I was all set to finish my first block (the site is now on block three and four...). I cut and sewed only to realize after I was done that I sewed a strip on backwards, so the muted color was facing out. I seam ripped that apart, and tried again. Got the color correct this time, but I sewed it so that the seam was facing out, instead of under. That’s when I stopped, and put everything up and proclaimed that “QUILTING IS NOT MY THING!!” and then went to bed. It was quite dramatic.

So now if I want to finish that dumb block, I have to seam rip AGAIN. This one dumb little block I’ve had to use the seam ripper six times in the first three sews. IT”S JUST A SIMPLE DUMB BLOCK!!

Anyway, I need to clean house because it’s kinda getting out of control.

Enjoy the photo of my son with underwear on his head. A lady at church gave him some nice new pure white undies and he LOVES them. He also looks stinking adorable in them.

I guess I need a subject line...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:15:29 -0600

I’m really slacking on blogging lately, aren’t I?

I think it’s more due to not feeling like I have time to do anything other then houseclean, look after Nathan and sometimes spend time with my husband. So you all take a backseat.

You’d think with staying home all day with Nathan, I’d have more time for recreational things. Hahaha, you’d be wrong. Nathan is at the stage where he is demanding attention in more then a “yes what a beautiful train track” way. He actually wants me to participate in his playing. The nerve. :)

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(That was Nathan. See, he wants to do everything I do. Or have me do everything he’s doing.)

Anyway, I’ve started to learn to knit. Haven’t gotten very far because I run while Nathan naps, and then once he goes to bed at night, I like to hang out with Sam. That and I still usually have dishes to do and dogs to feed.

What else? I joined MOPS the other day. It meets twice a month and Nathan has a blast with the other kids. (MOPS, by the way, is Mothers of Preschoolers. Click for the link). I’m not so sure about the meetings yet. I’ve been to two, and they’ve both been “testimonial” style. Apparently they do more then that, but I’ve yet to see it. BUT, I do enjoy the women at the table I sit at, and one of them is my good friend who is running the 5k with me in March.

My chiropractor appointments have gone done to two a week, and next week will only be one on Monday then “as needed” with no set schedule. Apparently my neck responded very quickly to the adjustments. All I know is that I’m feeling a whole lot better.

We are dealing with Sam’s contract stuff now. The Air Force awarded the contract he works on to a new company, and so everybody there is needing to reapply for jobs that may or may not be the same ones they are in now. It’s stressful. I’m glad I took up running when I did, I may have gone mad by now if not.

Hmm... I don’t know much else. Life is quickly passing by is a series of everyday moments.

Until next time, which hopefully won’t be in 10 days like last time.