with my painting progress, that is.
I woke up this morning to a clean house - well, except for the loft. too many valentines left in there. ANyway, I got up and did my workout. It was very easy - the focus of the day was flexibility. So after my workout I went around and just kind of picked up wherever.
I got LegoQueen set up with her lessons and I told the little ones that they could play. It was going to be one of those "take it easy days." Except for me. I tried - I really did.
I decided to let myself paint with just ONE can of paint. Babysteps, right? right. So I got out my electric roller, some tape, and the can of paint.
I started it up and it began leaking everywhere- especially on the carpet. I was screaming for LegoQueen to bring me an old towel, and trying to turn the dang thing off. I got a ton on the carpet. *sigh* , and my sock, and my sweats (but thankfully they are really old) So once I took it apart and put it back together CORRECTLY, we were in business. Can I just say I love my
electric roller? Makes the job go fast and gives great results. I really should have used it when I did Hairy Boy's room. The paint goes on nice and even.
It took me two hours, and then all the paint in the can was gone. I told LegoQueen to make lunch and I took the thing outside to clean it. All I had to do was plug the garden hose into it and turn it on. The water runs through all the hoses. I have to buy another roller pad, because they really aren't worth the effort to clean and use again. But in the future, I will use more than one paint can so that I can get maximum use out of that roller.
So the upstairs walls are complete, and half the stairway. It looks really nice - it give the house that "new" look, IMO.
That leaves the downstairs to do. I estimate three more cans to do that, and I hope to have that on Saturday. I'll have my Hongo prep the house while I am at softball tryouts, and then I will come back and do as much as I can. If I finish, that means we can paint trim on Monday before we take Drama Queen to the dr down the hill for her shots. I will have Tue, Wed to finish the trim.
My funny story for the day:
Hairy Boy had all of his plastic tools stuffed in his pants pockets. All he needed was to show some crack and he could have passed as a contractor, lol. Anyway, he was looking around for stuff to "fix" When I didn't find anything for him to fix, I later found him with the dog cornered, and he was "fixing" the dog! "I fixing Hayden, Mommy. He's broken."
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Today is Tuesday.
I'm serious! check your calendar!
Today was a really nice day. I got up on time and did my workout. My goal for today to not go for an extended period of time just sitting around. My timer got used a lot today, so in turn I got a lot done.
That kitchen floor is coming along nicely, and my refrigerator is looking pretty nice without all the leftovers in it.
Last night I had made a downstairs "to-do" list that outlined all the things that usually get overlooked when I am cleaning up down there. I finished them all, and I even put the kids to work with that little handheld vacuum. They fight over who gets to use it, lol!
I let the kids do their valentines today, they are excited to give them out on Thursday. I am still debating on what to bring. I called up my friend Caryn and asked her if she wanted to participate, and she said to put her name in since she's not on the yahoo group list.
I started that "knitting with 3 needles" thing that I said I was going to do. My first lesson learned: Do not try to knit the stiches on each needle. Follow the directions and do them all on one needle and then divide them up! So now that my stitches are on their separate needles, tonight I am going to read the tutorial on HOW to knit them. I am assuming (okay, I'm hoping)that it is pretty easy, lol. This first attempt will prbably end up as a ribbed elbow warmer, because toes and turning heels sounds pretty daunting!
I took the kids out to the park in the late afternoon. We tried to go earlier, but they were landing a helicopter in the field to transport someone, so they weren't letting any cars into the parking lot. I tried using that lens again, and I think I got maybe 4 good shots out of the 15 that I took. It focuses so slow - unlike my 50mm which is really fast. My kids were getting sick of me saying "Wait - hold still!" I really want to use this lense for LegoQueen's party, so I posted to my HS yahoo group asking for some moms to lend me their kids.
Monday, February 5, 2007
Monday Madness!
It was busy, but definitly an all around good day for all of us.
I got my workout in, and the house was cleaned. I did two loads of laundry, and I started with my kitchen floor scrubbing project. My goal is to do as many squares as possible in 15 minutes. You can definitly tell where I scrubbed and what hasn't been scrubbed yet. Yuck! How embarrassing!
At the rate I am going though - the floor should all look good by Friday. Then I can just maintain it until the big day.
We went and ran errands today....at the grocery store we discovered that they nolonger carry sun dried tomato turkey breast. One of our indulgances at 8.99 a pound. My Hongo will be sad to hear it.
Then we went to Target and picked up our Valentines for park day Thursday. Man, I am really wishing for some kind of break in between events. Yes, I know that I have the option of not participating, but the kids really like it. Plus LegoQueen has such horrible memories of the last V-day party when she was in school, that I just do it and try to grin and bear it. For those of you who haven't heard the story:
LegoQueen was in first grade and not doing well socially in her class. The kids picked on her a lot. Valentine's Day fell on a Friday, which meant her birthday was Saturday. I asked the teacher if we could have a little celebration, andhe told me to bring some cupcakes to the party. I did, and I brought my almost 2 year-old in a stroller and my 6 month old in his sling. Even with my hands full I helped serve kids who wanted cake and punch and cookies. It came time for the class to sing to LegoQueen, so the teacher told her to stand at thefront of the room. He put a crown on her head and started singing "Happy Birthday" I started singing too. But no one else did. It looked like LegoQueen was in seventh heaven, but as the teacher kept prodding the class "Come on - everyone sing!" the smile on her face started to fade. I wanted to cry for her and I was so angry that I wanted to line up all the kids and kick them in the teeth. I am sooo mean!
She touts it as "The worst Valentines' Day ever!" and so when it comes around, it carries both a happy and sad feeling with it. Last year we participated in the park day celebration. She was sooo happy because she was with her buddy Erich the whole day, yet it was sad because her grandparents flaked on her and didn't bring her cake or balloons to the park like they promised.
Sooooooo - enough of that. This year is going to be great, because I am hosting her party, I have a backup plan for the cake, AND I am not even going to tell her that her grandparents may come for her party. I am taking care of everything, because let's face it - if you want something done RIGHT, ya gotta do it YOURSELF.
We also went to pick up the pictures for the cheer competition that are going to be featured in the local community center. I wish they were better, but I am not equipped to shoot indoor sports. I dropped those off and signed my two little kids up for T-Ball. I can't wait!
I also tried to do that photo shoot of LegoQueen that I was talking about. She was awfully difficult, and I was getting frustrated, and by the time she loosened up the light was all wrong. We'll have to try again.
On to other news.....
Tonight we went to Costco, and I had to renew my membership. I saw this guy in front of me leaning over the counter, and he looked over at me. It was like I was looking into my very own eyes. It was WIERD! He stood up, and that sealed the deal - he's a giant!
It was my uncle! My dad's older brother. His eyes are the same as mine - he got his from his dad, my dad got the same ones, and they were passed on to me! You can't mistake it! He kept looking over at me, and finally he pointed at me and said "are you who I think you are?" and I said "Yes!"
I haven't seen him since before i had LegoQueen, so at least 11 years. We spent a good amount of time catching up. I introduced him to my Hongo, and our three children. I wish we had more time, but we WERE inside of Costco, so we exchanged umbers and email addys, hugged and went our separate ways.
He feels the same way i do about my dad, and I think I really felt more comfortable with him because he wouldn't judge me for the stance I have taken in regards to speaking with my dad.
He's still rich too, so I told him that I wouldn't say no to an adoption, LOL!
Well, that was more excitement than I can handle for the night. I am off to take a nice hot bath.
I got my workout in, and the house was cleaned. I did two loads of laundry, and I started with my kitchen floor scrubbing project. My goal is to do as many squares as possible in 15 minutes. You can definitly tell where I scrubbed and what hasn't been scrubbed yet. Yuck! How embarrassing!
At the rate I am going though - the floor should all look good by Friday. Then I can just maintain it until the big day.
We went and ran errands today....at the grocery store we discovered that they nolonger carry sun dried tomato turkey breast. One of our indulgances at 8.99 a pound. My Hongo will be sad to hear it.
Then we went to Target and picked up our Valentines for park day Thursday. Man, I am really wishing for some kind of break in between events. Yes, I know that I have the option of not participating, but the kids really like it. Plus LegoQueen has such horrible memories of the last V-day party when she was in school, that I just do it and try to grin and bear it. For those of you who haven't heard the story:
LegoQueen was in first grade and not doing well socially in her class. The kids picked on her a lot. Valentine's Day fell on a Friday, which meant her birthday was Saturday. I asked the teacher if we could have a little celebration, andhe told me to bring some cupcakes to the party. I did, and I brought my almost 2 year-old in a stroller and my 6 month old in his sling. Even with my hands full I helped serve kids who wanted cake and punch and cookies. It came time for the class to sing to LegoQueen, so the teacher told her to stand at thefront of the room. He put a crown on her head and started singing "Happy Birthday" I started singing too. But no one else did. It looked like LegoQueen was in seventh heaven, but as the teacher kept prodding the class "Come on - everyone sing!" the smile on her face started to fade. I wanted to cry for her and I was so angry that I wanted to line up all the kids and kick them in the teeth. I am sooo mean!
She touts it as "The worst Valentines' Day ever!" and so when it comes around, it carries both a happy and sad feeling with it. Last year we participated in the park day celebration. She was sooo happy because she was with her buddy Erich the whole day, yet it was sad because her grandparents flaked on her and didn't bring her cake or balloons to the park like they promised.
Sooooooo - enough of that. This year is going to be great, because I am hosting her party, I have a backup plan for the cake, AND I am not even going to tell her that her grandparents may come for her party. I am taking care of everything, because let's face it - if you want something done RIGHT, ya gotta do it YOURSELF.
We also went to pick up the pictures for the cheer competition that are going to be featured in the local community center. I wish they were better, but I am not equipped to shoot indoor sports. I dropped those off and signed my two little kids up for T-Ball. I can't wait!
I also tried to do that photo shoot of LegoQueen that I was talking about. She was awfully difficult, and I was getting frustrated, and by the time she loosened up the light was all wrong. We'll have to try again.
On to other news.....
Tonight we went to Costco, and I had to renew my membership. I saw this guy in front of me leaning over the counter, and he looked over at me. It was like I was looking into my very own eyes. It was WIERD! He stood up, and that sealed the deal - he's a giant!
It was my uncle! My dad's older brother. His eyes are the same as mine - he got his from his dad, my dad got the same ones, and they were passed on to me! You can't mistake it! He kept looking over at me, and finally he pointed at me and said "are you who I think you are?" and I said "Yes!"
I haven't seen him since before i had LegoQueen, so at least 11 years. We spent a good amount of time catching up. I introduced him to my Hongo, and our three children. I wish we had more time, but we WERE inside of Costco, so we exchanged umbers and email addys, hugged and went our separate ways.
He feels the same way i do about my dad, and I think I really felt more comfortable with him because he wouldn't judge me for the stance I have taken in regards to speaking with my dad.
He's still rich too, so I told him that I wouldn't say no to an adoption, LOL!
Well, that was more excitement than I can handle for the night. I am off to take a nice hot bath.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
SuperBowl Sunday
Yes, I watched, and yes I was pleased with the outcome!
I misunderstood when the game was going to start - I thought it was going to start at 3:35 Miami time. Needless to say, I was a few hours off.
The house was cleaned, so I just sat and knitted my scarf. I was looking at the label that had thedirections on it, and it said that it should take 2 HOURS. TWO HOURS? Those needles must be moving FAST!!!
I happened to finish my scarf in about SEVEN hours. I knitted two hours last night, and then about 5 hours today. I love it - I made it nice and long and it feels so soft! The only problem is that it leaves lint on my clothes. I supposed that is just the nature of the fabric!
Tomorrow I hope to sew up the rest of that hat. And honestly, that is the only thing i have tentatively planned. I just snapped at LegoQueen and sent her to her room because she has been bugging me ALL FREAKING day to see what we are doing tomorrow. As of right now, her butt is sitting in her room all day because she is grounded, and she hasn't quite grasped that concept. YOU ARE GROUNDED - that means you aren't going to the library to get a new book to read, you aren't getting to do a science experiment, you aren't going to the park to practice your hitting and throwing for softball!
The reason she is grounded is because her father found her up at 1 am playing in her room when she was supposed to be asleep. He told her that if he caught her doing it again, there would be no party. We are very serious about staying in bed around here.
I am making progress on my desk - I have MOST of the unnecessary stuff tossed and the stuff I need put away, except for one pile on top of my printer. I need to get organized this week, because I really want to take my camera out and use it. I won't be able to afford or justify a new lens or backdrop purchase if I'm not using the camera.
I misunderstood when the game was going to start - I thought it was going to start at 3:35 Miami time. Needless to say, I was a few hours off.
The house was cleaned, so I just sat and knitted my scarf. I was looking at the label that had thedirections on it, and it said that it should take 2 HOURS. TWO HOURS? Those needles must be moving FAST!!!
I happened to finish my scarf in about SEVEN hours. I knitted two hours last night, and then about 5 hours today. I love it - I made it nice and long and it feels so soft! The only problem is that it leaves lint on my clothes. I supposed that is just the nature of the fabric!
Tomorrow I hope to sew up the rest of that hat. And honestly, that is the only thing i have tentatively planned. I just snapped at LegoQueen and sent her to her room because she has been bugging me ALL FREAKING day to see what we are doing tomorrow. As of right now, her butt is sitting in her room all day because she is grounded, and she hasn't quite grasped that concept. YOU ARE GROUNDED - that means you aren't going to the library to get a new book to read, you aren't getting to do a science experiment, you aren't going to the park to practice your hitting and throwing for softball!
The reason she is grounded is because her father found her up at 1 am playing in her room when she was supposed to be asleep. He told her that if he caught her doing it again, there would be no party. We are very serious about staying in bed around here.
I am making progress on my desk - I have MOST of the unnecessary stuff tossed and the stuff I need put away, except for one pile on top of my printer. I need to get organized this week, because I really want to take my camera out and use it. I won't be able to afford or justify a new lens or backdrop purchase if I'm not using the camera.
Saturday!!!
We were supposed to be painting, right? Well, it didn't turn out that way. We ended up driving down the hill to look at more furniture for the kids. We went to IKEA, and I bought more kitchen stuff to fill my drawers with. Would you beleive it? I bought an apple corer. WHo would have thought? 28 years and never had one. But my kids are eating more apples and its such a pain to go and cut each one carefully. I used it last night and I turned out three cut up apples in no time.
We went to the mall - looking for new jeans for my Hongo. His are "too faded" But just his luck, the style that he wears they don't make anymore. It never fails, he picks a line and they discontinue it. He did get a new belt, though - somthing that he desperatly needed because with all the weight he is losing the pants are too big.
We also stopped at JCPenney to get Lego Queen some new pants. I scoured the clearance rack for her jeans and I found two pairs of the exact ones she has now and made her go try them on. I also found a really cute denim skirt that went to just above her knees. Turns out the pants weren't on clearanc, but they were on sale, so the pants and the skirt cost me $24 dollars! That's great, considering the pants alone were regularly priced at 29.99.
SO now all Lego Queen needs is some nice socks and shoes that are suitable for wearing with skirts and she'll be all set.
Drama Queen needs pants too, but they didn't have any on clearance, and the ones that My Hongo picke out for her were $20. Maybe if she were a sedentary child who sat and didn't get dirty, I would buy them. But this little girl has gone through 4 pairs this season, and they all were ripped in the knees. So she gets cheap pants, lol.
We came back up the hill for dinner. We were all starving, so we went to Johnny Carino's, probably THE best bet for not having to wait. We were seated right away, but it was not a pleasurable expeerience. Our waiter reminded me of Kevin Federline - both in appearance and attitude. We were unfortunate to be seated right next to "The Moron Who Would NOT Shut Up" This guy had an opinion and a solution for everything. Some of the things he said :
"Fat people need to lose weight. The only way they can accomplish this is by not putting junk in the Lord's Temple. The Lord doesn't want a supersized temple."
"Schools should teach what the parents want them to teach - that way the parents can't complain about their kids not doing well in school" (I snorted and started coughing when I heard that one)
"Those Iraqis are not playing war according to the rules. They are underhanded and sneaky. The U.S. should go in and arrest all of them until peace is restored. That should only take about a month."
What was so horrible is that not only was he talking so loud that the entire restaurant could hear him, everytime he said something that everyone at the table thought was "funny" the males would pound their fists on the table and shake in their seats. As my seat vibrated, I truly beleived that men evolved from apes and these fellows hadn't evolved all the way.
So between my freakish waiter, and the guy who wouldn't shut it, I just wanted to get out of there. So we did.
My Hongo took me to Joann's to get some more yarn and some needles. I have done the binding off for the hat, but sewing the seams is not working. I think I am doing it wrong, so I am giving it a rest until I can either figure it out, or get some help.
In the meantime, I started a scarf with HomeSpun yarn. That stuff is sooooooo soft. I've gotten about 2 ft done, and I hope to get another 2 ft done today during the SuperBowl. I plan on wearing it to Park Day if its cold.
We went to the mall - looking for new jeans for my Hongo. His are "too faded" But just his luck, the style that he wears they don't make anymore. It never fails, he picks a line and they discontinue it. He did get a new belt, though - somthing that he desperatly needed because with all the weight he is losing the pants are too big.
We also stopped at JCPenney to get Lego Queen some new pants. I scoured the clearance rack for her jeans and I found two pairs of the exact ones she has now and made her go try them on. I also found a really cute denim skirt that went to just above her knees. Turns out the pants weren't on clearanc, but they were on sale, so the pants and the skirt cost me $24 dollars! That's great, considering the pants alone were regularly priced at 29.99.
SO now all Lego Queen needs is some nice socks and shoes that are suitable for wearing with skirts and she'll be all set.
Drama Queen needs pants too, but they didn't have any on clearance, and the ones that My Hongo picke out for her were $20. Maybe if she were a sedentary child who sat and didn't get dirty, I would buy them. But this little girl has gone through 4 pairs this season, and they all were ripped in the knees. So she gets cheap pants, lol.
We came back up the hill for dinner. We were all starving, so we went to Johnny Carino's, probably THE best bet for not having to wait. We were seated right away, but it was not a pleasurable expeerience. Our waiter reminded me of Kevin Federline - both in appearance and attitude. We were unfortunate to be seated right next to "The Moron Who Would NOT Shut Up" This guy had an opinion and a solution for everything. Some of the things he said :
"Fat people need to lose weight. The only way they can accomplish this is by not putting junk in the Lord's Temple. The Lord doesn't want a supersized temple."
"Schools should teach what the parents want them to teach - that way the parents can't complain about their kids not doing well in school" (I snorted and started coughing when I heard that one)
"Those Iraqis are not playing war according to the rules. They are underhanded and sneaky. The U.S. should go in and arrest all of them until peace is restored. That should only take about a month."
What was so horrible is that not only was he talking so loud that the entire restaurant could hear him, everytime he said something that everyone at the table thought was "funny" the males would pound their fists on the table and shake in their seats. As my seat vibrated, I truly beleived that men evolved from apes and these fellows hadn't evolved all the way.
So between my freakish waiter, and the guy who wouldn't shut it, I just wanted to get out of there. So we did.
My Hongo took me to Joann's to get some more yarn and some needles. I have done the binding off for the hat, but sewing the seams is not working. I think I am doing it wrong, so I am giving it a rest until I can either figure it out, or get some help.
In the meantime, I started a scarf with HomeSpun yarn. That stuff is sooooooo soft. I've gotten about 2 ft done, and I hope to get another 2 ft done today during the SuperBowl. I plan on wearing it to Park Day if its cold.
Friday, February 2, 2007
oooooh 13 posts......
well, here's number 14.
Today was LegoClub. We stayed a long time, but it was fun. It seemed like the beginning started off kind of rocky - the kids weren't all cooperating with each other. But it seemed to have ironed itself out because the kids were all playing together.
I should have brought Drama Queen's hat with me. I probably would have benefitted from a hands on lesson on how to bind off instead of me ready my book. I want to finish it tonight, but I don't know if I I will even attempt it. When I DO finish it, I plan on taking a picture and posting it to show the world!
Speaking of pictures, one thng i did learn is that it is going to be SUPER EASY for me to share pictures now that I don't have to use photobucket or flickr. I can just pull them up from my computer and post them.
Okay, back to knitting. Since I am almost done with DramaQueens' hat, its time to start thinking about LegoQueen's hat. I wanted to go to Michaels this even and let her pick out some yarn, but my Hongo didn't want to cross over to that side of town. I don't blame him - traffic is terrible on Friday nights. So we'll probably go tomorrow. I also want to go pick up some double pointed needles, because.........
I want to try knitting socks! No, I have not lost my mind - I actually found a tutorial that is geared toward NEW knitters who want to attempt socks. It is here . SoI figure I'll get some cheapy yarn to practice with, and just try to see if I can do it. Because you know what? I want knitted socks. And not only that - I want them made with some cool yarn , like my friend sells. She has a little online shop, and lately she's been adding these really nice colored yarn skeinsthat I look at and say "I wish I could make something out of that yarn." Because its cool. She even custom dyes it. The only reason I haven't bought any is because it would sit in my sewing basket and collect dust. Or my kids would take it and purposely tie knots in it or try to use it as floss.
Anyway, I'm really dying for a pair of knitted socks, as well as a small project that I can just put in a baggie and take in the car. We are going to visit Hongo's grandma down the hill - how nice it would be to knit on the long car trip. Plus instead of just sitting and talking at parkday or Lego Club I could knit, sit, and talk!
So I'm excited, but I just have to make it over to the other side of town so that I can shop. Who's great idea was it to put all the craft stores on that side of the freeway? Or whose dumb idea was it to buy a house on the WRONG side of the freeway?
Okay - enough about my new knitting obsession and onto other things. I talked to my MIL today about the party. She is adamant that she wants to come and meet all of LegoQueens' buddies. So she is trying to make arrangements to be here that day. I am heavily considering making a back-up cake in case she doesn't show. I honestly went out and bought 2 boxes of cake mix and chocolate frosting to have in the pantry.
I also mentioned to my MIL that I was going to take LegoQueen out for her own personal photo shoot to capture her personality on film and celebrate being 11. I'll let her pick an outfit and we'll spend some time just doing candid stuff. She doesn't really like being in front of the camera, so I know that she will need to prodded a little bit to loosen up and look natural. But when we are done,I hope to send out a few collages that the grandparents (and great-grandparents) will enjoy hanging in their homes.
Today was LegoClub. We stayed a long time, but it was fun. It seemed like the beginning started off kind of rocky - the kids weren't all cooperating with each other. But it seemed to have ironed itself out because the kids were all playing together.
I should have brought Drama Queen's hat with me. I probably would have benefitted from a hands on lesson on how to bind off instead of me ready my book. I want to finish it tonight, but I don't know if I I will even attempt it. When I DO finish it, I plan on taking a picture and posting it to show the world!
Speaking of pictures, one thng i did learn is that it is going to be SUPER EASY for me to share pictures now that I don't have to use photobucket or flickr. I can just pull them up from my computer and post them.
Okay, back to knitting. Since I am almost done with DramaQueens' hat, its time to start thinking about LegoQueen's hat. I wanted to go to Michaels this even and let her pick out some yarn, but my Hongo didn't want to cross over to that side of town. I don't blame him - traffic is terrible on Friday nights. So we'll probably go tomorrow. I also want to go pick up some double pointed needles, because.........
I want to try knitting socks! No, I have not lost my mind - I actually found a tutorial that is geared toward NEW knitters who want to attempt socks. It is here . SoI figure I'll get some cheapy yarn to practice with, and just try to see if I can do it. Because you know what? I want knitted socks. And not only that - I want them made with some cool yarn , like my friend sells. She has a little online shop, and lately she's been adding these really nice colored yarn skeinsthat I look at and say "I wish I could make something out of that yarn." Because its cool. She even custom dyes it. The only reason I haven't bought any is because it would sit in my sewing basket and collect dust. Or my kids would take it and purposely tie knots in it or try to use it as floss.
Anyway, I'm really dying for a pair of knitted socks, as well as a small project that I can just put in a baggie and take in the car. We are going to visit Hongo's grandma down the hill - how nice it would be to knit on the long car trip. Plus instead of just sitting and talking at parkday or Lego Club I could knit, sit, and talk!
So I'm excited, but I just have to make it over to the other side of town so that I can shop. Who's great idea was it to put all the craft stores on that side of the freeway? Or whose dumb idea was it to buy a house on the WRONG side of the freeway?
Okay - enough about my new knitting obsession and onto other things. I talked to my MIL today about the party. She is adamant that she wants to come and meet all of LegoQueens' buddies. So she is trying to make arrangements to be here that day. I am heavily considering making a back-up cake in case she doesn't show. I honestly went out and bought 2 boxes of cake mix and chocolate frosting to have in the pantry.
I also mentioned to my MIL that I was going to take LegoQueen out for her own personal photo shoot to capture her personality on film and celebrate being 11. I'll let her pick an outfit and we'll spend some time just doing candid stuff. She doesn't really like being in front of the camera, so I know that she will need to prodded a little bit to loosen up and look natural. But when we are done,I hope to send out a few collages that the grandparents (and great-grandparents) will enjoy hanging in their homes.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Park Day!
We made it to park day. But did you really think we wouldn't?
The desserts were fabulous. I was so stuffed after the apple pie thing, the cookies that looked like there was apple in, the peanut butter bar and the small slice of carrot cake that I didn't get to sample anything else. But I got the recipies for sure!!!!!
I BROUGHT my stuff, but it was breezy and stuff was flying all over, that I didn't bother to bring them out. Next week for sure.
My friend didn't come - her son got sick and her baby was starting up with a cold. Better to have them indoors instead of out running around, I always say.
The turnout was great, but I found myself getting irritated by one lady in particular. Some people you can only take so much of, and then you are looking around to see if you can excuse yourself. Don't worry, I know people probably do that when talking to me too. Some people just don't click. I got lucky though - she left. Another mom chided me for not telling this lady off. I don't know - I just like to keep the peace as best as I can.
So the decision has been made - LegoQueen's party will be on the 16th, and Lego Club will be at my house. I just read that the Valentine's Day exchange is going to be next week, so I asked the woman in charge if that really meant the 8th - not the 15th. We'll see. It probably does.
My mom called today. The three bullet points I got out of the 25 minute conversation:
* My cousin is 5 months pregnant (this I knew) her boyfriend doesn't have a job, nor is he the type to go look for one. I told my mom that she should let my cousin know that having sex with the mentally handicapped is WRONG. So is sex with obviously ugly people who don't have any personality. This guy is awful, and now my cousin is forever bound to him with this child. Hopefully she will drop this guy like a hot potato and RUN for her life!
* My mom has named me the primary beneficiary for her new life insurance policy. All I can say is WOW. Who would have thought that my mother is intelligent enough and courteous enough to get a policy to cover her burial expenses and not just assume that I will take care of it. So we talked about her final wishes for a bit.
* My mom wants to take the kids to Chuck E Cheese's for LegoQueen's birthday. Hmmm... I smell something fishy. My parents haven't seen my kids in over a year.
I think that is it for tonight, off to rest up for LegoClub tomorrow!
The desserts were fabulous. I was so stuffed after the apple pie thing, the cookies that looked like there was apple in, the peanut butter bar and the small slice of carrot cake that I didn't get to sample anything else. But I got the recipies for sure!!!!!
I BROUGHT my stuff, but it was breezy and stuff was flying all over, that I didn't bother to bring them out. Next week for sure.
My friend didn't come - her son got sick and her baby was starting up with a cold. Better to have them indoors instead of out running around, I always say.
The turnout was great, but I found myself getting irritated by one lady in particular. Some people you can only take so much of, and then you are looking around to see if you can excuse yourself. Don't worry, I know people probably do that when talking to me too. Some people just don't click. I got lucky though - she left. Another mom chided me for not telling this lady off. I don't know - I just like to keep the peace as best as I can.
So the decision has been made - LegoQueen's party will be on the 16th, and Lego Club will be at my house. I just read that the Valentine's Day exchange is going to be next week, so I asked the woman in charge if that really meant the 8th - not the 15th. We'll see. It probably does.
My mom called today. The three bullet points I got out of the 25 minute conversation:
* My cousin is 5 months pregnant (this I knew) her boyfriend doesn't have a job, nor is he the type to go look for one. I told my mom that she should let my cousin know that having sex with the mentally handicapped is WRONG. So is sex with obviously ugly people who don't have any personality. This guy is awful, and now my cousin is forever bound to him with this child. Hopefully she will drop this guy like a hot potato and RUN for her life!
* My mom has named me the primary beneficiary for her new life insurance policy. All I can say is WOW. Who would have thought that my mother is intelligent enough and courteous enough to get a policy to cover her burial expenses and not just assume that I will take care of it. So we talked about her final wishes for a bit.
* My mom wants to take the kids to Chuck E Cheese's for LegoQueen's birthday. Hmmm... I smell something fishy. My parents haven't seen my kids in over a year.
I think that is it for tonight, off to rest up for LegoClub tomorrow!
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