it only makes you stronger. I would like to know if the person who said that lived through whatever catastrophe they were talking about. Just when I think I was sure if I couldn't handle working 28 hours in 3 days.... My favorite boss calls me up and asks me to work 10 more hours this week. The other woman I work with at night, fainted and was in the hospital. She's okay, she's going through tests to see why it happened. I had a feeling something was going to happen to her. She has quite a few problems like something with her back, carpal tunnel plus something neurological. She can't feel her hands so she doesn't feel pain. She had been talking about neck pain she was having when I worked on Weds night of last week. On Sunday night she seemed better almost like her body was over compensating for her. She kept nodding her head which is very unlike her to do and I said something to her because she claimed she was feeling better. So I'm hoping they find out what's wrong with her and she gets better!
I will be working 36 hours this week and probably 6 days in a row! Hopefully not anymore than that because I will need a break!
I love this picture. I took it when we had those thunderstorms rolling through last week!
I will have to put major crafting on hold. I did finish a shirt for my oldest for school. Picture coming soon. Really!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Closet Lighting
Does anyone remember when I bought this? No... well neither did I! It's finally in the closet! So I'm excited and it's a step closer to becoming a functioning closet. Now I need to work on the layout for the drawers and hanging rods. You may notice that my husband hung the sconces upside down. I may point it out but he did check how they were built well and hopefully they won't break. What do you think, change it or keep it the same? Does it matter? There is going to be a full length mirror inbetween them.
I seriously do not like fleas! I never had a thought about them before but now, they are pains at my ankles! My floors are covered in baking soda and salt, hopefully dry them out! My girls are home and I really do not want to use chemicals with them around. It is supposed to dry them out and make them too thirsty to bite. Go figure on that one but it does make them act slower. So I haven't been getting bit that much lately. The soap traps are still catching a ton! I'm hoping we are on the down swing of the cycle and they will be gone in a week!
It was a very trying weekend with a new kid in the department. I do not like to babysit and that's what I did this weekend. The kid was so slow and I swear disappeared during his shift. I did scare the crap out of one of my co-worker's after my Sunday shift. That moment made up for the tough weekend. I seriously scared the crap out of him! I called the store and no one answered in the department. So I had him paged. Well he picked up and answered the phone with "Hello". It's not proper phone protocol and I called him on it. He didn't know who I was, so all I hear is him taking a big deep breath and his brain going "OH shit, I'm so in trouble!" I only let it last for 3 seconds and burst out laughing. He was relieved that it was me and we had a good laugh. He's really a good kid, just a little airheaded at times! Hopefully he will mature and common sense things will click! If not watch out airline industry because he wants to be a pilot!
I seriously do not like fleas! I never had a thought about them before but now, they are pains at my ankles! My floors are covered in baking soda and salt, hopefully dry them out! My girls are home and I really do not want to use chemicals with them around. It is supposed to dry them out and make them too thirsty to bite. Go figure on that one but it does make them act slower. So I haven't been getting bit that much lately. The soap traps are still catching a ton! I'm hoping we are on the down swing of the cycle and they will be gone in a week!
It was a very trying weekend with a new kid in the department. I do not like to babysit and that's what I did this weekend. The kid was so slow and I swear disappeared during his shift. I did scare the crap out of one of my co-worker's after my Sunday shift. That moment made up for the tough weekend. I seriously scared the crap out of him! I called the store and no one answered in the department. So I had him paged. Well he picked up and answered the phone with "Hello". It's not proper phone protocol and I called him on it. He didn't know who I was, so all I hear is him taking a big deep breath and his brain going "OH shit, I'm so in trouble!" I only let it last for 3 seconds and burst out laughing. He was relieved that it was me and we had a good laugh. He's really a good kid, just a little airheaded at times! Hopefully he will mature and common sense things will click! If not watch out airline industry because he wants to be a pilot!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Happy Texting Anniversary!
Today is our 12th anniversary and look what my husband got us! His and her phones so we can text each other. Even though he is home during the summer we really do not spend that much time together. Then when he goes back to work, it feels like we never see each other. There's meetings, meetings and more meetings! So now I can let him know that I'm thinking about him without feeling like I'm bothering him.
Not that I would do that anyways or do I?
Not that I would do that anyways or do I?
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Out Of Reach
Our house has been an unhappy cat house lately. My crazy psycho cat decide to climb up my husband's show display and nap here. Hoping we wouldn't be able to reach her! This is in our 2nd kitchen, the apartment kitchen that will one day be the main kitchen. Right now it's part kitchen/room where everything gets stored!
We have fleas! It really sucks and I don't wish it upon anyone. I guessing the free fabric had a few and that's where they came from because they are all upstairs. Which is where the fabric is. Thankfully our house is big enough that I can section off portions so the cats are downstairs and have minimal flea problems. Unlike when they were upstairs and I would comb Luna and I would be combing 50 fleas off her at a time.
I found a great website that is helping get rid of them here. I'm going to try the lemon thing today. I am using a chemical when the kids are in bed. To kill the fleas and eggs. When they go away this weekend I plan on striping their beds and spraying everything too. The trick with the night light and soapy water really does work. I've caught fleas, fruit flies and mosquitoes! Nothing like reducing the bug population in my house! Yikes!
We have fleas! It really sucks and I don't wish it upon anyone. I guessing the free fabric had a few and that's where they came from because they are all upstairs. Which is where the fabric is. Thankfully our house is big enough that I can section off portions so the cats are downstairs and have minimal flea problems. Unlike when they were upstairs and I would comb Luna and I would be combing 50 fleas off her at a time.
I found a great website that is helping get rid of them here. I'm going to try the lemon thing today. I am using a chemical when the kids are in bed. To kill the fleas and eggs. When they go away this weekend I plan on striping their beds and spraying everything too. The trick with the night light and soapy water really does work. I've caught fleas, fruit flies and mosquitoes! Nothing like reducing the bug population in my house! Yikes!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Dunn Metal Designs
I know I promised a while ago reviews of my favorite artist's/friends from the show we did. Sorry it took forever. It's been crazy here.
I really admire this piece. This is not easy to do, with all the different patina's going on. Look at the gorgeous blues! Plus the red on the coral. It takes skill and patience to create the patina's for this piece. 
Aren't these the cutest trio of vases you have ever seen? They remind me of Brancusi's sculptures but with function.
Tim's most popular item is his Calla Lily candlesticks. Very simple yet elegant! He does have more candlesticks but I don't have pictures of them but you can look at them here. Also I don't have picture of the wall pocket vases which are my husband's favorite. Check him out he does do quite a few shows a year, mostly in NY, PA and MA but he does do business over the internet. I hope you enjoyed looking at his metal work, and I hope to have another artist up this week.
First up is a very good friend of mine, who I went to college with. We were in the same program and worked for our professor too. He's a great guy and does wonderful things with copper. Everything you are looking at is made from copper. At least I'm pretty sure it is, every once in a while he may throw in brass to get a different patina. I hope you like his stuff as much as I do. Check out his fabulous website because he has lamps too! He didn't have any at this show but we own the Foxglove lamp and matching vase. We LOVE them!
I really admire this piece. This is not easy to do, with all the different patina's going on. Look at the gorgeous blues! Plus the red on the coral. It takes skill and patience to create the patina's for this piece. 
Aren't these the cutest trio of vases you have ever seen? They remind me of Brancusi's sculptures but with function.
Tim's most popular item is his Calla Lily candlesticks. Very simple yet elegant! He does have more candlesticks but I don't have pictures of them but you can look at them here. Also I don't have picture of the wall pocket vases which are my husband's favorite. Check him out he does do quite a few shows a year, mostly in NY, PA and MA but he does do business over the internet. I hope you enjoyed looking at his metal work, and I hope to have another artist up this week.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Last Month Of Punk Rock Sock Yarn
Here it is the Final shipment!! Isn't it pretty and it works with the album so well. It doesn't even look like Dookie, so I will be happy when I finally knit this up. Actually I'll be happy when I start knitting any of the 3 months worth of yarn I received from Melanie! My problem is that I'm trying to learn Cat Bordhi's New Pathways For Sock Knitters and I'm having problems. The problem with sock patterns is that I get to the heel, make it and don't know where to go from there. In her book it says look at this panel before you move on. It doesn't say exactly when to implement said panel. It probably does say some where and when to apply it but I need my neighbor to translate for my tired brain! She will be by later this evening and will point me in the right direction!
Until then I will be doing laundry and sewing because the house it empty again! My husband went back up to his mother's to pick up the counters, the island and the kitchen sink! He had a late start because she didn't call him because her phone was off the hook all weekend! Her mother doesn't know how to hang up the portable properly! I had a good chuckle when I heard that. My MIL and I often talk how having an elderly parent living with you is like having children at home. We have many a good laugh at things that we've been through.
My husband is testing my super woman powers this week. He decided last week to order 20lbs of sour cherries for smoothies. I was talking to my MIL and she thinks we won't like them because they will be too sour. So I have 3 pie crusts waiting in the fridge to be made into cherry pies! With 20lbs I may end up making 10 pies, thankfully I can freeze pies or freeze the cherries to thaw later and make pies! Did I mention that these are organic or low spray cherries, they are pitted and only cost $1.50 pound! Considering cherries on sale at the store are $4.99 a pound, I think this is a pretty good deal.
My children will be leaving this weekend to go visit their Aunt, Uncle and niece's house. It's a 4 hour drive from my MIL's house so from ours it's probably 5 1/2 hours away. The cool thing is I do not have to drive! My MIL loves to travel so she is picking the girls up after our dentist appointments and whisking them away! My husband and I are going to try and sneak in a movie on Friday afternoon before I go to work. He would have lots of studio time but he's helping a friend's wife move on Saturday. Maybe Sunday too if it's not all done. Our friend is up in the Adirondack's taking an all paid for painting class! He was selected out of a lot of applicants and received a full scholarship to attend for a week. How cool is that?
I'm definitely feeling better now that the crazy weekend is over. Just a little more sleep and I'll be good as new! I forgot to mention this also came with a handmade stitch holder that say's Dookie! Too cute!
Until then I will be doing laundry and sewing because the house it empty again! My husband went back up to his mother's to pick up the counters, the island and the kitchen sink! He had a late start because she didn't call him because her phone was off the hook all weekend! Her mother doesn't know how to hang up the portable properly! I had a good chuckle when I heard that. My MIL and I often talk how having an elderly parent living with you is like having children at home. We have many a good laugh at things that we've been through.
My husband is testing my super woman powers this week. He decided last week to order 20lbs of sour cherries for smoothies. I was talking to my MIL and she thinks we won't like them because they will be too sour. So I have 3 pie crusts waiting in the fridge to be made into cherry pies! With 20lbs I may end up making 10 pies, thankfully I can freeze pies or freeze the cherries to thaw later and make pies! Did I mention that these are organic or low spray cherries, they are pitted and only cost $1.50 pound! Considering cherries on sale at the store are $4.99 a pound, I think this is a pretty good deal.
My children will be leaving this weekend to go visit their Aunt, Uncle and niece's house. It's a 4 hour drive from my MIL's house so from ours it's probably 5 1/2 hours away. The cool thing is I do not have to drive! My MIL loves to travel so she is picking the girls up after our dentist appointments and whisking them away! My husband and I are going to try and sneak in a movie on Friday afternoon before I go to work. He would have lots of studio time but he's helping a friend's wife move on Saturday. Maybe Sunday too if it's not all done. Our friend is up in the Adirondack's taking an all paid for painting class! He was selected out of a lot of applicants and received a full scholarship to attend for a week. How cool is that?
I'm definitely feeling better now that the crazy weekend is over. Just a little more sleep and I'll be good as new! I forgot to mention this also came with a handmade stitch holder that say's Dookie! Too cute!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Empty House!
Woohoo! We had to ask our guest to leave! For those of you who maybe visiting relatives or friends this summer or anytime really, here are some things that probably won't be appropriate. At least they will get you asked to leave our house. Sexual comments about the opposite sex, even when meant to flatter, they just don't fly with me. A remark questioning fidelity of some one's marriage. Yeah that didn't make my husband happy. Claiming you are spiritually better than the person you are talking to. Hello, aren't we all equal in god's eyes?! At least that's what I've heard.
Last night I just couldn't take it. I didn't have anytime with my husband. Seriously the private class is supposed to run 9am-3pm and it was 10pm before he could get away. He was exhausted and upset. I hadn't slept very well the night before. I couldn't take him anymore!! Plus his buddy was supposed to be staying with us tonight. After a long discussion my husband went down and told him we are private people and need our privacy. So they spent an hour calling hotels within a 15 mile radius. After getting no where because there's a HUGE paint ball tournament going on and no rooms available, my husband and I went to bed. We found a place today that charges $160 a night is an hour away. No wonder they didn't want to pay the hotel fees. Everything else is $200 or more around here. Which really surprises me because I really don't consider this a tourist area.
So I have my house back, I don't have to worry about being perved at. Or feeling extra creepy vibes I was getting when he was around my children!
I totally forgot, I gave blood today for the 1st time in my life!! I've always wanted to but didn't weigh enough. I hope it helps someone out, who really needs it.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
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