Sundays

I love Sundays! My usual routine is to get up around 7 (because 7 is sleeping in for me), shower, dress, do hair and make-up then start a load of laundry. Then I head out to do some shopping. I'd like to say that it is usually grocery shopping that I do but lately, I haven't been cooking so I don't need to buy groceries. If I don't head to Walmart first, around 9 am to pick up things like toilet paper and toothpaste, I will wait until 10 am to head down to Costco to try to beat the rush. I make weekly trips to Costco just to buy milk. I am a milk drinker and the only places I will drink milk from is Winder Dairy or Costco. Grocery store milk has a nasty taste to me and I heard once that it is because it is exposed to light. No one else seems to notice this but me. Anyway, once I am done with Costco and I don't have other things I need such as a new pair of shoes from DSW, it's back home to do more laundry, clean house, and work on any projects I have started. Sometimes, Jenny will ask me to come help her with something or go to Ikea with her. I love this too because I love spending time with my girls. Ahhhh, I feel so productive on Sundays.

Weekly Bowling Scores 11/22/08

Brent did much better for his first three games but blew it on his fourth; too tired, I guess.

Brent 140 / 142 / 150 / 109
Terrie 117 / 118 / 112 / 120
Jenny --- / 129 / 120 / 108

Progress

Well, here it is. We have a new floor in BOTH bathrooms. My wonderful brother in law (Thanks Bob!) came and put the tile down yesterday and Brent grouted it today. He still has to put the sealer on it but I couldn't wait to post. I still don't have a toilet in either of these bathrooms yet but hopefully they will be in tonight. It's real hard getting up in the middle of the night (twice in my case) and having to go downstairs to use the potty. I am laying bets though as to how long it will take to get the baseboards put back on. The hall bath shouldn't be bad but Brent broke the ones in the master bath so we'll need to put all new on there.
From 1985 through 2007



Finally, brought up almost to 2008. Unfortunately, to be real current, we would have put travertine or slate down and re-done the bath and shower but that just isn't in the budget anytime soon. Next up? New granite countertops!

I can't figure it out

I cannot figure this out. Taz (maniac) NEVER lets anyone hold him, let along like this. Aubrey is the only one that can get away with it. The minute she picks him up, he falls asleep on her shoulder. Either that, or he's too scared to move and closes his eyes in fear! Either way, it's so cute.

My Family

My brother Glen got married last Friday. It was a wonderful ceremony and the dinner was delicious. Here are a couple of photos from the wedding. For some strange reason, there is an odd reflection in these photos. Since there is nothing shiny around, no water or anything to reflect, I like to think this anomaly is the spirit of our parents. Glen and his wonderful wife, Diana.

Back row: Ed, Ron and Hans. Front row: Linda, Glen and me.We're missing Rick. He lives in Colorado and couldn't make it. The photo of our spouses didn't turn out at all.


Back row: Logan (Deb's Husband)Valerie, her little boy Jack, Scott, Tyler, Nick (Diana's son) Front row: Deborah, Diana (holding Ella), Glen (holding Gabby), Sheena (holding Kate)The three adorable little girls belong to Glen's son Tyler. Welcome to the family Diana and Nick. We love you!

By the way, Valerie's husband Scott is an awsome pianist. I didn't know he played but he sure plays well.
Thanks Glen for allowing us to share this very special event with you. I just love spending time with my family.

About nothing

My mind is blank today and I don't know what to post about but since I committed to posting everyday this month, I will post about nothing, nothing meaningful that is.

My boss recently asked us to submit a "Favorite Things" or "Wish List". She said it can be anything; personal or work related. I am not sure what she plans on doing with this list but I am sure that nothing will come of it. Here is what I sent:

My favorite things:
My Silhouette digital craft cutter
Pretty scrapbook paper and embelishments
Bare Essentuals
My family (immediate and extended) because I have the best one on
earth.
My wish list:
That each facilitator can view ONLY their jobs
An email system that actualy works and isn't super slow

As you can see, my wish list is only work related because I am already so blessed in my personal life. Aside from wanting new carpet and paint throughout my house and new furniture, a kitchen remodel and a new vehicle, I have everything I need.

Happy Birthday Zachary

Friday Nov 14th was Zach's 6th birthday. I can't believe he's already 6. Happy Birthday Zach.
Here's a short clip of his party. We had Jase with us so I thought I would include a few cute pics of him too.

The proof is in the Picture

Saturday morning I woke up to this. Shreds of paper towels on my bed.

So I followed the trail. Or should I say the leader?



What? You still don't believe HE did it?


The proof is in the picture! And that's just one of the reasons I call him Taz Maniac. Luke is not getting blamed for this one!

Weekly Bowling Scores 11/15/08

Brent 113 / 119 / 134
Terrie 140 / 137 / 128
Just a few months ago,I never thought I would even come close to winning Brent. His scores seem to get lower and mine are getting better. My excuse for him is his arthritis in his knee and for some reason, he's not throwing the ball as smoothly as he used to. One of these days, I will take video. Yay for me that I have been slowly approaching his old average. Boo hoo for him that his average is slipping.

Sewing Machines

I am thankful for my sewing machine and serger and my ability know how to use them. My dad bought me my first sewing machine for me when I was 16. It's an awsome sewing machine and real heavy duty but I bought a new one about 8 years ago because I wanted more functions. Then I bought my serger. Although I rarely make clothes for myself anymore like I did in high school, I do love having my machines for other projects. Like the Annie Dress I made for Aubrey, the blessing gown I made for Mollie, the bedspread I made for myself and now for the doll clothes I am making for Aubrey's Christmas present. I got her a doll from Costco that looks like the "American Girl" dolls. I went online to buy some clothes for her and all those outfits are over $25 for one outfit. Even the off brand doll clothes are in excess of $12 per outfit. I bought a pattern and some fabric and so far have about 8 outfits and a matching nightgown for Aubrey (of which she picked out the fabric for) for less than $40 and that includes the patterns for both Aubrey and the doll. I've already made two dresses and two pair of leggings for the doll. That took me less than 2 hours to do. I did buy some shoes and a pair of stockings online because every party dress needs a pair of black mary janes.

Swings and things

I am thankful for baby swings. Without this swing, Mollie would probably cry all day. Everytime I hold her, she screams. She refuses to take a bottle and so she starves while Kim goes to work. Most of the time, Kim works 4 hrs, 4 days a week but with the kids being off track, she has decided to work 2 eight hour days. Poor little Millie Mac only has her fingers to console her and luckily, this swing.


I am also thankful for Papa's that are willing to take two of the kids out to play. I thought it would be great fun for him to take them to Bounce U. Unfortunately, they only operate at certain hours. I didn't know this when I sent them out the door. When they arrived there, Zach and Aubrey told Brent he could take them to Chuck E Cheese instead. Brent called me and said, "What do I do?". I told him to just take them to McDonalds and get them lunch and let them play there. Well, nearly three hours later, I knew it wasn't McDonalds!. Looks like they had a blast at Chuck E Cheese!

Furry little creatures

I am thankful for furry little creatures; in particular, CATS and DOGS.

Paisley Jo Daisy has been with me for 7 years now. She's a pretty little calico, ver mild tempered and rather petite compared to most other adult cats.

Taz Maniac (aka Dusty) has only been with me for a couple of months. He is a very handsome siamese and extremely high spirited.

IS IT LOVE OR HATE? You dedide...

Silhouette

I am thankful for my Silhouette. I am talking about my digital craft cutter. I absolutely love this little machine. It's hooked up to my computer and I can cut any font I have on my computer to use in my scrapbook or cut vinyl lettering and shapes to put on my walls, the hottest craze nowadays. I no longer have to search for the right style of font of stickers, only to find that I don't have all the letters needed. Now, I just cut any style I want and whatever letters I need for whatever my project calls for. I can even cut swirlies and flowers if I want.

Photo printers, Scanners and Digital Cameras

I am thankful for my photo printer. I know, it sounds stupid but I love my photo printer. I can print a picture anytime I want without having to go to the store to do it.

I am thankful for my scanner. I can scan in an old picture and crop it and then print just the subject to put in my scrapbook without having cut up an original that I no longer have a negative for. (I was way too organized at one time and decided I didn't need any negatives of my children growing up).

I am thankful for my digital camera. Aren't dital camera's the best? Now, I no longer have to figure out how to store all those negatives that you can't really tell what or who they are anyway. Simply insert the carmera card right into my computer, save them to my file, delete the blurry ones and even print the ones I want to scrapbook in a matter of minutes. It's sad though that my camera is a 6.0 megapixel camera and I paid about $450 for it about 3 years ago. Now, you can buy a namebrand 14 megapixel camera for $150. Oh well. That's how it goes.

Weekends and Schedule Changes

I am thankful for weekends.
Many of you may think that working from home is a piece of cake but it's actually no different from going to an office to work (with the exception of the commute and I don't have to wear a bra to work; however, I still shower and do my hair and makeup EVERYDAY). So, why am I thankful for weekends? The same reason anyone else that works full time outside the home is. After working all day long, I am too tired to do anything else like clean my house, do crafts, laundry, shopping or anything that requires me to get off my butt. I have so much energy on the weekends that as of right now, I have finished about half of my Christmas shopping. And NO, this year, no one is getting anything from QVC, my favorite place to shop!
I am thankful for Schedule Changes
After 4 years of working the graveyard shift, Saturday night through Tuesday night (4-ten hr shifts), Brent has gone back to day shift. I am so relieved. He's been with this company for 21 years now and the graveyard shift was his choice to take. One of the men that had it, passed away (on the job) from a heart attack and Brent wanted to get away from the politics on the day shift. They call if "Graveyard" for more than one reason. On his days off, he would have a difficult time switching his body to be awake in the day and sleep at night, yet while on work nights, had difficulty sleeping during the day. Saturday's were the only time we had together and even then, we'd only have the morning until around 2 in the afternoon because he would have to get some sleep before going to work that night. I would have to vacuum either early in the morning before he got home from work or just before I went to bed at night so I wouldn't wake him. Now I think we are back to normal. He will still be working his 4-ten hr shifts, Sunday through Wednesday and have Thu, Fri and Saturday off. Now I can hang out with him all day on Saturday and still do my house work and errands on Sunday. I hope this change will also help to make him feel a little better now too.