I've been kind of depressed for the past few weeks due to some unpleasantness at work. I'm coming to terms with it now and finally feel like writing again. I had more dental work done this week- an implant and a sinus augmentation- and my face swelled up so much I could have landed a job in a freak show. It's better today; I just look a lot like Alvin the Chipmunk!
I've been using retail therapy to deal with my depression! On a whim, right before all of the stuff happened at school, I ordered a Cricut die cutting machine after watching an informercial during our internet outage period. I don't even scrapbook but after watching the informercial and seeing that it could cut vinyl and fabric, I researched and ordered one. It arrived the day Spring Break started (which was also the day I got my bad news at work) so I had a whole week just to play. But then I had to have vinyl and paper to use in it, more cartridges, design software and various other "necessities"! Then I felt bad about ignoring my embroidery machine so I bought some more thread and stabilizer and made some lace Easter eggs. The only thing that didn't cost me money was I pulled out a quilted wallhanging kit I bought about 3 years ago and completed the piecing. It still needs to be quilted but I added it to the 2 other projects in the "to be quilted" pile! Too many hobbies and too little time!
I'll try to get some pictures posted of some of my projects and eventually I'll write about what's going on at school. But that's the update for now!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
I can't believe I've let a whole week slip by without writing anything! I'll blame part of it on the Olympics-I really got caught up in them this time. The other problem was spotty Internet service. My husband tried to take care of it Saturday. He took the router/modem to the phone company Saturday morning. They assured him all we had to do was plug it in. Well, after messing with it for an hour (I always end up doing these things) and then spending an hour on the phone with customer service, the frustrated technician finally suggested that the router might be defective and we take it back. That would have been fine except by then it was 12:30 and the phone company's office closed at noon. So we had to wait until after work today but finally we have service and it's actually a faster connection.
I was kind of concerned about how hooked on technology I've become- I really missed my computer! Now, if they would just return our big screen TV life would be good again!
I was kind of concerned about how hooked on technology I've become- I really missed my computer! Now, if they would just return our big screen TV life would be good again!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday Stealing: The Clown's Meme Part 1
I found this link to Sunday Stealing on Coffee Slut's blog. Since I'm still half asleep, answering some questions seemed like an easy way to get started today.
1. How old will you be in five years? 55
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? It's 6:30 on a Sunday morning and no one else is up. If sleeping counts, my husband.
3. How tall are you? 5'7"
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? Spring Break!
5. What’s the last movie you saw? In the theater, some chick flik that I can't even remember the title. DVD, Roman Holiday We hardly ever go to the movies anymore but I love old movies.
6. Who was the last person you called? My son
7. Who was the last person to call you? One of my daughters
8. What was the last text message you received? My daughter, I think. My cell phone died on Friday.
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? The pharmacy to tell me my prescription was ready. I really need to get some sort of life going here!
10. Do you prefer to call or text? It depends what I need to say. I would rather email a stranger than call however.
11. What were you doing at 12am last night? Sleeping
12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced? They had been married for 50 years when my dad passed away.
13. When is the last time you saw your mom? July :(
14. What color are your eyes? Green
15. What time did you wake up today? 6:00AM
16. What are you wearing right now? Jammies
17. What is your favorite christmas song? I love Christmas music so it's hard to pick just one: The Christmas Song, O Holy Night and White Christmas
18. Where is your favorite place to be? At home with a good book or in my sewing room undisturbed
19. Where is your least favorite place to be? Any place that is crowded and Texas in the summer
20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? Ireland
21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years? God, I hope I'm retired!
22. Do you tan or burn? A little of both
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? The wolf my dad told the neighbor kids lived in our attic- don't ask me why he told them that! Actually I was scared of everything as a kid.
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh? I'm reading one of Jen Lancaster's books- I laughed the whole time I was reading last night.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house? I think 5 but the best one is in for repairs.
26. How big is your bed? Queen
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? Both but I mostly use the laptop
29. What color are your sheets? Beige Ok, I really do lead a boring life!
30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 2
31. What is your favorite season? We don't have seasons here- just hot and humid for about 6 months, pleasant for about 2 weeks, damp and cold for a month or so, and then pleasant for another 2 weeks before it's hot again. Back home in PA, fall was my favorite season.
32. What do you like about Autumn? The colors of the leaves, crisp mornings and sunny days, the smell of the leaves, new clothes, the first day of school, football, Halloween, school supplies, the taste of a freshly picked apple and the smell of a new box of crayons.
33. What do you like about winter? Sitting inside and watching the snow come down, hearing the DJ announce that there is no school today, Christmas, sled riding, coming in from the cold to hot chocolate or a pot of soup or chili, sweaters and mittens.
1. How old will you be in five years? 55
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? It's 6:30 on a Sunday morning and no one else is up. If sleeping counts, my husband.
3. How tall are you? 5'7"
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? Spring Break!
5. What’s the last movie you saw? In the theater, some chick flik that I can't even remember the title. DVD, Roman Holiday We hardly ever go to the movies anymore but I love old movies.
6. Who was the last person you called? My son
7. Who was the last person to call you? One of my daughters
8. What was the last text message you received? My daughter, I think. My cell phone died on Friday.
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? The pharmacy to tell me my prescription was ready. I really need to get some sort of life going here!
10. Do you prefer to call or text? It depends what I need to say. I would rather email a stranger than call however.
11. What were you doing at 12am last night? Sleeping
12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced? They had been married for 50 years when my dad passed away.
13. When is the last time you saw your mom? July :(
14. What color are your eyes? Green
15. What time did you wake up today? 6:00AM
16. What are you wearing right now? Jammies
17. What is your favorite christmas song? I love Christmas music so it's hard to pick just one: The Christmas Song, O Holy Night and White Christmas
18. Where is your favorite place to be? At home with a good book or in my sewing room undisturbed
19. Where is your least favorite place to be? Any place that is crowded and Texas in the summer
20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? Ireland
21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years? God, I hope I'm retired!
22. Do you tan or burn? A little of both
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? The wolf my dad told the neighbor kids lived in our attic- don't ask me why he told them that! Actually I was scared of everything as a kid.
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh? I'm reading one of Jen Lancaster's books- I laughed the whole time I was reading last night.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house? I think 5 but the best one is in for repairs.
26. How big is your bed? Queen
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? Both but I mostly use the laptop
29. What color are your sheets? Beige Ok, I really do lead a boring life!
30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 2
31. What is your favorite season? We don't have seasons here- just hot and humid for about 6 months, pleasant for about 2 weeks, damp and cold for a month or so, and then pleasant for another 2 weeks before it's hot again. Back home in PA, fall was my favorite season.
32. What do you like about Autumn? The colors of the leaves, crisp mornings and sunny days, the smell of the leaves, new clothes, the first day of school, football, Halloween, school supplies, the taste of a freshly picked apple and the smell of a new box of crayons.
33. What do you like about winter? Sitting inside and watching the snow come down, hearing the DJ announce that there is no school today, Christmas, sled riding, coming in from the cold to hot chocolate or a pot of soup or chili, sweaters and mittens.
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