I super love that somehow it's MY fault the batteries weren't charged when they needed to be used. Even though I said, "You're going to need charged batteries for this thing" fifteen thousand times. Even though I informed EVERYONE that they were going to need batteries for this thing on this day at this time...
So when the batteries show up and they're dead, that's my fault.
I'm not a generator. I can't charge the batteries for you. I would love to, believe me! It would make my life so much easier if I COULD charge the batteries for you.
But alas...they are your batteries.
I had my batteries charged the night before. I charge my batteries EVERY night before I need them...and sometimes on the weekends I spend a lot of my own extra time making sure that MY batteries are ready to go when they're needed.
So again, please explain to me how your dead batteries are MY fault.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
My Teacher Genius...or not
I just don't know how to not give 110% apparently b/c every time I turn around I feel the need to do something else I don't have the time for.
My latest project is a way to display the students' work. I've always loved the idea of a "brag wall" but if you've seen my classroom you know that...well...I've covered every wall with stuff already and I have 100 kids to accommodate. So I Googled "display work ceiling" and combined several ideas for this one:
Paper clips bend so nicely, and can slip right under those "beams" in the ceiling
So I'll tie a string to a paperclip that's stuck in the ceiling and at the other end of the string will be a clothespin.
Now of course that's not enough...I decided that I need to spraypaint the clothespins so they're yellow and then decorate them so they are pretty. I had thought about putting each kid's name on it BUT then I'd have to redo them next year...and I don't love that.
I'm hoping to get it done soon-ish. My goal was before open house...but now I'm not sure if we have an open house, and if we do when it is. So I guess we'll see.
It's not like I have a million other high priority things I should be doing instead of doodling on clothespins.
My latest project is a way to display the students' work. I've always loved the idea of a "brag wall" but if you've seen my classroom you know that...well...I've covered every wall with stuff already and I have 100 kids to accommodate. So I Googled "display work ceiling" and combined several ideas for this one:
Paper clips bend so nicely, and can slip right under those "beams" in the ceiling
So I'll tie a string to a paperclip that's stuck in the ceiling and at the other end of the string will be a clothespin.
Now of course that's not enough...I decided that I need to spraypaint the clothespins so they're yellow and then decorate them so they are pretty. I had thought about putting each kid's name on it BUT then I'd have to redo them next year...and I don't love that.
I'm hoping to get it done soon-ish. My goal was before open house...but now I'm not sure if we have an open house, and if we do when it is. So I guess we'll see.
It's not like I have a million other high priority things I should be doing instead of doodling on clothespins.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Money Isn't Everything
So I haven't posted in forever...and that's basically b/c things have been crazy.
Lincoln is currently in Afghanistan and since my last real post we've "moved" back to Cleburne and I'm staying with my dad until next summer when Lincoln will wrap up his contract and we'll begin our normal boring life.
I also was absolutely blessed to be hired back on in town as a 7th grade ELAR teacher (that's, English Language Arts and Reading). It's the exact opposite of everything math. Every day I feel like I'm stretching that side of my brain...some days I feel like I have to kick it out of bed and poor some water on it.
I often feel the desire to post but want to be careful with my "personal internet life" now due to all kinds of issues with being a "public figure" and all that jazz. Not that I ever, in public of private, do anything that would jeopardize my job...just saying.
Every year I sit down and kind of map out where my kids live. Try to get to know their neighborhoods as it would be. Do a little virtual home visit.
Now...as to why I was inspired to post. I have the privilege of working with some amazing kids this year and I'm trying harder than I ever have to get to know them (and their first and last names...) And after my activity this evening I'm reminded that money isn't everything. In fact, in the big picture...how much money someone has says very little about who they are at all, good or bad, stereotype or not.
I guess it's the same lesson I learned in high school when we started sharing our essays with the class and some of the "richest" kids I knew were sharing really sucky home life situations with the class and made me realize that even though I didn't have Abercrombie jeans on and Doc Martin boots...I had a lot of stuff they didn't...like parents that cared. In that way, I feel honored to be an English teacher now b/c there's a special sacredness to what gets shared in English. When the kids write, it's a little peek into their little heads and that's something you don't really get a lot of when you are teaching other subjects. Maybe that's why I already feel like I know some of them pretty well.
So in short...I'm excited about what this school year will bring. I'm getting to be creative with all kinds of things and it makes it all very fun...sometimes. Other times I kick myself after starting a project and ask myself if I'm actually trying to work myself to death.
Should I start keeping a tally count for how many times I get asked if I'm pregnant this year...if so, the count is at 2 (from the same day....in the same class period....)
Or here's a fun one..."Have you ever cheated on your husband?"
Goodnight everybody!
Lincoln is currently in Afghanistan and since my last real post we've "moved" back to Cleburne and I'm staying with my dad until next summer when Lincoln will wrap up his contract and we'll begin our normal boring life.
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| Lincoln during Counter IED Training. I told him to take notes. |
I also was absolutely blessed to be hired back on in town as a 7th grade ELAR teacher (that's, English Language Arts and Reading). It's the exact opposite of everything math. Every day I feel like I'm stretching that side of my brain...some days I feel like I have to kick it out of bed and poor some water on it.
I often feel the desire to post but want to be careful with my "personal internet life" now due to all kinds of issues with being a "public figure" and all that jazz. Not that I ever, in public of private, do anything that would jeopardize my job...just saying.
Every year I sit down and kind of map out where my kids live. Try to get to know their neighborhoods as it would be. Do a little virtual home visit.
Now...as to why I was inspired to post. I have the privilege of working with some amazing kids this year and I'm trying harder than I ever have to get to know them (and their first and last names...) And after my activity this evening I'm reminded that money isn't everything. In fact, in the big picture...how much money someone has says very little about who they are at all, good or bad, stereotype or not.
I guess it's the same lesson I learned in high school when we started sharing our essays with the class and some of the "richest" kids I knew were sharing really sucky home life situations with the class and made me realize that even though I didn't have Abercrombie jeans on and Doc Martin boots...I had a lot of stuff they didn't...like parents that cared. In that way, I feel honored to be an English teacher now b/c there's a special sacredness to what gets shared in English. When the kids write, it's a little peek into their little heads and that's something you don't really get a lot of when you are teaching other subjects. Maybe that's why I already feel like I know some of them pretty well.
So in short...I'm excited about what this school year will bring. I'm getting to be creative with all kinds of things and it makes it all very fun...sometimes. Other times I kick myself after starting a project and ask myself if I'm actually trying to work myself to death.
Should I start keeping a tally count for how many times I get asked if I'm pregnant this year...if so, the count is at 2 (from the same day....in the same class period....)
Or here's a fun one..."Have you ever cheated on your husband?"
Goodnight everybody!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Casey & Lincoln Take On Disneyland
During the World of Color show I asked Lincoln, "Is it everything I said it was?"
His reply, "and more."
Friday, July 8, 2011
In Which My Hummingbirds Teach Me a Lesson
Matthew 6:26
The hummingbirds have discovered my feeder and the past couple of days every time I hear one come up and "chirp, chirp" I stop what I'm doing and go to the window to watch them flitter around. I'm going to miss having that feeder right outside the door so I can hear and see them flying around all day.
So as I sit here and worry myself absolutely sick over something I have no control over I realize I'm being a bit ridiculous... I'm sitting here watching these tiny tiny extraordinary birds completely demonstrate the verse above and I'm sitting here worrying about what's going to happen next month...or the next month...or next summer.
God will provide...he's done a great job taking care of us up till this point...we'll be fine. It's just getting myself to believe that and quit worrying long enough to calm down...until that point I'm quite livid about the current situation...
Here's to taking a breath, relocating my faith, and calming down.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
More Hannah
I sat down yesterday and started going trough all the pictures I'd taken of Hannah on our visit and was having so much fun tweaking the pictures that I didn't stop....so here are some more pictures of sweet Hannah :) After looking at pictures all day I'm having an inkling for some more baby time soon :)
You can click on the pictures to make them bigger.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Officially Introducing Hannah Belle
Until then, it's just trial and error and seeing "what's this button do?"
My Favorite Constellation
I've had my engagement ring almost a full 2 years and my wedding ring almost a full year and I still love to watch them sparkle when the sunlight hits them just right. Especially in the car when the tiny glittering lights sparkle all over the car. I always say to myself that it's my favorite constellation. One big star, five medium stars and countless little stars surrounding it all.
Also it's a fun disco ball when you shine a laser pointer at them :)
Monday, July 4, 2011
What Does Independence Day Mean To You?
So I got a bit sentimental looking for a picture to post as my Facebook picture to celebrate the 4th of July.
Quite honestly, with the packing underway and the ever impending deployment hanging over our heads, I get sentimental brushing my teeth... I literally gave our dishes a "see you soon" speech before we sealed the box.
Anyway, I got to thinking like a lot of people do, that when these "holidays" come around we all go through the motions but I'd hasten to say that most of us don't give a second thought to WHY we have these days off from work. I happen to be in a position that many of my friends have been in before, that my husband is off to war next month... so it wasn't a surprise that the wheels started spinning.
To answer my own question, Independence Day this year is a reminder that Freedom isn't free...men and women go to war every day to defend freedoms that others would love to have taken away.
So for the sake of all those who have served, who are serving, and who will serve, take a moment and at least recognize what it is we celebrate. If you're in a position to legitimately thank someone who fights for your freedom, now's a good time to do that.
I will now resume my place on the ground and off the soapbox.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Caroline
This is one of the kiddos we were summoned to entertain in the pool while the grown-ups took care of some business. This is Kayla's little cousin Caroline and I had the privilege of meeting this one when she was just days old. She was so itty bitty and it's weird when you only see kids like once a year b/c they just change so much!
I saw this one at Kayla's wedding 2 years ago and then last year at the annual Chili supper...so she went from newborn, to toddler we danced around with at the wedding, to a 2 year old that sat down and had a conversation with me at the chili supper, and now she's a 3 year old who is very serious about her chalk drawings.
Things are very serious when we are very small.
Wileta's in the Kitchen with Dina
While I was in Cleburne this past time I went out to my friend Kayla's aunts house to entertain the little kids and possibly partake in dinner with her family. Little did any of us know that it was going to turn into a FEAST!
While watching her Aunt Wileta work her magic in the kitchen I commented that I felt like I was sitting on the front row of a cooking show. Her kitchen is everyone's dream and I swear the lighting is production quality. After I made the comment she said that there used to be a cooking article in the paper called Wileta's in the Kitchen with Dina.
Kayla's parents brought over steaks, grilled jalapenos, grilled zucchini, baked potatoes, and veggies. Wileta made up homemade fried chicken (a certain friend I won't mention had never had homemade fried chicken which is what prompted this mega feast), homemade shells and cheese, corn, potato salad, rolls, and gravy.
It was super tasty and exactly what a good "get together" meal looks like in Texas :)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Hooty Hoo
I know I've said it before, but seriously....this might be the cutest thing I've ever made. It was the brain child of my mother-in-law for my niece Em. And if there is possibly anything cuter than this hat...it's
Flowers!
Somehow these guys didn't die the month I was gone and they didn't get watered. Its quite possibly a miracle. As of now, all plants are alive...just a little sad. Some tender love and care should take care of that...I hope :)
Friday, June 24, 2011
Meet Hannah
She's perfect! :) we had a nice time bouncing and swaying and napping. I'm seeing more trips to OK in the future
Also, didn't realize I'd packed UT clothes until we left the hotel in Norman, OK...then when we ventured out shopping and all the baby boutiques had "Sooner" stuff EVERYWHERE!
I didn't get shot or kicked out of anywhere...we'll call it successful.
Also, didn't realize I'd packed UT clothes until we left the hotel in Norman, OK...then when we ventured out shopping and all the baby boutiques had "Sooner" stuff EVERYWHERE!
I didn't get shot or kicked out of anywhere...we'll call it successful.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
WHAT IS IT?!?!
In case you're new to the game or just have never actually met me...
I HATE waiting.
I interviewed for a position at the school I used to teach at last Friday and was told "one to two weeks" to hear back and I'm dying! I hate waiting!
Then to add to that THIS pops up and gives me something else to wait on! At least this one has a definite end date...but still...I HATE WAITING!
I am ridiculously impatient. In fact it's almost childish. (If we're being honest it's probably very childish.) When there's something that I want, I get into an absolute funk if I can't get it. I will say that there aren't many things in this universe that I just HAVE to have and usually it's something that I can actually get like a shirt, or a cd, or a movie, or an iPhone case.
I try to get my impatience in check and save money by ordering most things on eBay but sometimes the cost just isn't worth the wait for me b/c waiting drives me NUTS! I am currently ALSO waiting on an iphone case that i ordered late late Sunday night and even paid extra for the faster shipping. It should have been here today.
It's not here.
I HATE WAITING!
I swear they are watching how many times I check that website to see where it currently is and just laughing and laughing at my expense. I check every 5 minutes like it's actually going to help or change the outcome...It's still not here.
By the way, I HATE WAITING!
I HATE waiting.
I interviewed for a position at the school I used to teach at last Friday and was told "one to two weeks" to hear back and I'm dying! I hate waiting!
Then to add to that THIS pops up and gives me something else to wait on! At least this one has a definite end date...but still...I HATE WAITING!
I am ridiculously impatient. In fact it's almost childish. (If we're being honest it's probably very childish.) When there's something that I want, I get into an absolute funk if I can't get it. I will say that there aren't many things in this universe that I just HAVE to have and usually it's something that I can actually get like a shirt, or a cd, or a movie, or an iPhone case.
I try to get my impatience in check and save money by ordering most things on eBay but sometimes the cost just isn't worth the wait for me b/c waiting drives me NUTS! I am currently ALSO waiting on an iphone case that i ordered late late Sunday night and even paid extra for the faster shipping. It should have been here today.
It's not here.
I HATE WAITING!
I swear they are watching how many times I check that website to see where it currently is and just laughing and laughing at my expense. I check every 5 minutes like it's actually going to help or change the outcome...It's still not here.
By the way, I HATE WAITING!
On a semi-related note. Little bit here has got herself some Aunt Casey attitude in her :) This past weekend we all got to witness this one's inability to wait. I'm a bad influence b/c when she starts doing something wrong or gets herself in trouble I am the one who almost just has to leave the room b/c I start laughing so much. I dunno if it's the "uncomfortable laughs" or just that I find it entertaining how dramatic life is when we are so small and things are so frustrating.
Either way, I'm that person laughing into a pillow while your child is in time out crying their eyes out.
God help our future children.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Trying Something New
Hope you're having a fantastic day!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Baby Shower Goodness
A week ago (and a day) I was super glad to be able to go up to Frisco and see my friend Heather and attend her baby shower. It wasn't until about halfway through it that I got to thinking and I'm pretty sure it was my first legit baby shower as a grown up. I've given baby gifts, I've made baby gifts but I don't think I've actually attended a shower as an adult...I could be wrong, but I'm like 90% sure b/c I've been contemplating this idea the entire week.
It was wonderful. Heather's family is going through a bit of a baby boom and we were blessed to have two of the recent additions at the shower. I have to say...the shower, the cute baby gifts, PLUS not one but TWO tiny babies was enough to give me a pretty bad case of baby fever.
Now, it'll go away like it always does, I'm nothing if not practical. But I can't wait till Hannah gets here so I can hold a tiny baby and "oo" and "aww" then give it back :) It's a temporary cure for baby fever and it works pretty good.
It was wonderful. Heather's family is going through a bit of a baby boom and we were blessed to have two of the recent additions at the shower. I have to say...the shower, the cute baby gifts, PLUS not one but TWO tiny babies was enough to give me a pretty bad case of baby fever.
Now, it'll go away like it always does, I'm nothing if not practical. But I can't wait till Hannah gets here so I can hold a tiny baby and "oo" and "aww" then give it back :) It's a temporary cure for baby fever and it works pretty good.
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| Heather with her sister-in-laws and the tiny babies |
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| After two boys it's fun to see all the pink cuteness |
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| This one is a pro at rockin' babies. She was in this chair for over an hour rockin a babies |
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| Me, Heather who you probably can't even tell IS pregnant from this view :), and Allison |
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| And the soon to be daddy-again getting some baby holding practice in |
Sunday, June 5, 2011
My Latest Projects
I've posted some of them randomly but the pictures were just from my phone. So here are the "good" pictures of my projects from the past month or so.
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| Elf Hat for Baby Hannah |
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| Little Lace hat for Hannah that I apparently dropped at the C-Town Mall and will never find. Will make a replacement soon. |
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| The flower from the lost hat |
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| The bear hat for baby Hannah (I seriously can't wait to meet this kid!!!) |
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| Elf hat for the future niece or nephew due out next January. Can't wait to see that little nugget in all it's Aggie stuff. |
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| One of my proudest projects, baby Hannah's absolute girly goodness blanket. |
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| Reagan's owl hat I made for when she came to California to help me drive back to Texas last weekend. |
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| I will admit, it's possibly the cutest thing I've ever made....like Ever. |
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Why I'll Never Wrap Anything Again
I'm a lucky girl, my closest friends are ones I've had since elementary, middle, or high school. One of these friends is having a baby and it's her first girl after two boys so of course it calls for lots of pink :)
Since I'm in love with crocheting and I love my friend, I took this opportunity to make her lots of crochet things (I'll post pictures later)
In our town there's this store called Accents in the mall and when someone gets a gift from Accents, or has it wrapped at Accents...EVERYONE knows. Since I didn't actually get a gift from there I did get it wrapped there and for the price quite honestly I will probably never wrap something myself again.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Haters Gon' Hate
But me...I just bake.
I made all these chocolate chip cookies for our road trip to Texas...it's kind of one of those projects that's all or nothing. There's not really a recipe for a couple chocolate chip cookies.
This is one of my favorite recipes. Instead of butter you use Crisco butter flavor baking sticks and they make the perfect combination of crunchy and soft. It's quite perfect and they hold their goodness longer than some other recipes I've tried.
It's just the Nestle Tollhouse (say it like Phoebe) recipe...so, cue pictures of cookies :)
I am going to write a love song for the cookie scoop... my OCD looooooves how uniform everything is
These are diagonals that Mr. Reed would be proud of :)
So many cookies....like 54.
The end! Want one now?
I made all these chocolate chip cookies for our road trip to Texas...it's kind of one of those projects that's all or nothing. There's not really a recipe for a couple chocolate chip cookies.
This is one of my favorite recipes. Instead of butter you use Crisco butter flavor baking sticks and they make the perfect combination of crunchy and soft. It's quite perfect and they hold their goodness longer than some other recipes I've tried.
It's just the Nestle Tollhouse (say it like Phoebe) recipe...so, cue pictures of cookies :)
I am going to write a love song for the cookie scoop... my OCD looooooves how uniform everything is
So many cookies....like 54.
The end! Want one now?
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Part 1 of the Texas Shuffle
I haven't blogged in a week now and with good reason:
I have been busy!
Reagan came in last Friday to Long Beach and we saw as much of California as we could in the 4 hours we had before sundown then grabbed some food and went back to our apartment where I began (yes, BEGAN) to pack for this month long stretch here in Texas.
Saturday morning we loaded up and headed out at around 7 o'clock and were shooting for El Paso (about a 12ish hour drive I think.)
For the most part our Excellent Adventure was relatively uneventful...except the first 15 minutes.
We get on the highway and head to base where we stopped to get gas b/c gas on base is always cheaper and I figured I should take advantage of it before we headed out into the civilian wilderness. I also kinda wanted to show Reagan a tiny bit of base.
After we filled up and Reagan got to take in a bit of the scenery we went over the overpass and turned to get on the on ramp and my car JOLTS like it sporadically stopped working and then decided to work immediately afterward.
Immediately we're both like "CRAP!?"
We continue on cautiously...driving a LOT slower than the California speed racers that are zooming past us. My car is generally low maintenance, the only problem I've had with it has to do with the air supply (fan belt, hoses, AC.) So I turn off the air conditioner to see if it runs better (it wasn't running poorly but I was overreacting to every bump in the road like my engine was going to show up in my rear view mirror.)
As soon as I kill the AC "smoke" starts coming out of the vents, Reagan points to it, and I just pull over. We evaluate the situation. The car was running fine, nothing seemed off, the "smoke" seemed to just be vapor from the AC so we decided to press on.
My poor little car just really doesn't have a lot of "oomph" so the mountains are hard on the poor thing but we made it, slowly but surely.
We stopped in Yuma (right outside of the California border) and as soon as we were off the highway and idling at a stop light to turn....the check engine light comes on. That stupid unholy light...and we were maybe 200 miles into the trip....with like 1300 left to go.
To wrap up the story...we made it to Texas with no further worries from the car. The check engine light stayed on the entire trip but the car drove fine and aside from some sketchy truck stops we hit up for food/gas it was a pretty routine drive.
When we got into Austin we decided I'd go ahead and eat dinner with Reagan before making the rest of the trip to Cleburne...but after we got some tasty Torchy's Tacos in our bellies all I wanted to do was sleep so I crashed at her place for the night. It was the best decision I made b/c I was able to chill (literally) watch some tv, got to watch How to Train your Dragon and absolutely pass out for the night. Woke up bright and refreshed and finished off the drive easy the next morning.
So here I am till the end of June.
I have been busy!
Reagan came in last Friday to Long Beach and we saw as much of California as we could in the 4 hours we had before sundown then grabbed some food and went back to our apartment where I began (yes, BEGAN) to pack for this month long stretch here in Texas.
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| Reagan at the Long Beach Teeny Tiny Airport |
Saturday morning we loaded up and headed out at around 7 o'clock and were shooting for El Paso (about a 12ish hour drive I think.)
For the most part our Excellent Adventure was relatively uneventful...except the first 15 minutes.
We get on the highway and head to base where we stopped to get gas b/c gas on base is always cheaper and I figured I should take advantage of it before we headed out into the civilian wilderness. I also kinda wanted to show Reagan a tiny bit of base.
After we filled up and Reagan got to take in a bit of the scenery we went over the overpass and turned to get on the on ramp and my car JOLTS like it sporadically stopped working and then decided to work immediately afterward.
Immediately we're both like "CRAP!?"
We continue on cautiously...driving a LOT slower than the California speed racers that are zooming past us. My car is generally low maintenance, the only problem I've had with it has to do with the air supply (fan belt, hoses, AC.) So I turn off the air conditioner to see if it runs better (it wasn't running poorly but I was overreacting to every bump in the road like my engine was going to show up in my rear view mirror.)
As soon as I kill the AC "smoke" starts coming out of the vents, Reagan points to it, and I just pull over. We evaluate the situation. The car was running fine, nothing seemed off, the "smoke" seemed to just be vapor from the AC so we decided to press on.
My poor little car just really doesn't have a lot of "oomph" so the mountains are hard on the poor thing but we made it, slowly but surely.
We stopped in Yuma (right outside of the California border) and as soon as we were off the highway and idling at a stop light to turn....the check engine light comes on. That stupid unholy light...and we were maybe 200 miles into the trip....with like 1300 left to go.
To wrap up the story...we made it to Texas with no further worries from the car. The check engine light stayed on the entire trip but the car drove fine and aside from some sketchy truck stops we hit up for food/gas it was a pretty routine drive.
When we got into Austin we decided I'd go ahead and eat dinner with Reagan before making the rest of the trip to Cleburne...but after we got some tasty Torchy's Tacos in our bellies all I wanted to do was sleep so I crashed at her place for the night. It was the best decision I made b/c I was able to chill (literally) watch some tv, got to watch How to Train your Dragon and absolutely pass out for the night. Woke up bright and refreshed and finished off the drive easy the next morning.
So here I am till the end of June.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Pressing On
Today I started really getting ready to leave.
Well that's how my day started.
I got up, found out that Reagan's flight had been canceled (wha?!) so I talked to her and got that squared away (all good now) and got out of bed. Sat down for my morning bowl of cereal while I watched tv and continued following the Casey Anthony Trial (I'm invested in this thing now, no backing out) and then went to get the clothes out of the washer/drier from the night before.
I had done about 4-5 loads of laundry yesterday. My goal was to have everything washed before I left. Well...the washer/drier quit working. It was busted. I unplugged it. Flipped the breaker. Got nothing.
Before I called the leasing office to put in a maintenance request I wanted to make sure the apartment looked nice enough to have someone come in. In other words get the underwear off the kitchen table and put up all the laundry I'd done up...well except the last load that quit before it was dry so that load is hanging in the doorway to the closet.
But I didn't let it stop me, I was hugely productive today.
I finished off cleaning the apartment, called the leasing office, had lunch and watched the trial, after it was over, I took care of our rental insurance (ya know...since we have 2 months left), went to the leasing office and let them know we'd be moving out at the end of July, then went to WalMart and had my oil changed, all my fluids checked, had my tires checked, and bought the rest of the snacks for the trip.
Came back and started baking. Made delicious fudgey brownies, and delicious chocolate chip cookies. After that I called it quits in the kitchen for the night (might I add that the kitchen is still clean after all the baking!?)
So I sit down to eat my measly smart one dinner (I wanted spaghetti but didn't feel like dirtying up dishes and space was limited with all the baking.) After I was about halfway through my measly smart one I reached for something and in the process caught my fork and catapulted the little bowl, food and all, all over the place. On the floor, on myself, on the couch...
I have made it about 2 days without loosing it, today I felt one coming on...I've been busy all day and have successfully fought the urge to curl into a ball and cry for a bit...but this...this broke me.
I had a nice cry and then sucked it up and started working on my sister's owl hat.
I honestly might let myself cry a bit more later just to get it all out of my system. It's not just missing Lincoln that's doing it...it's that I'm going to miss our apartment, California in general, and having our own space...
Alright, moving on. Goodnight.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
I'm Not Whining!
I finally got off the couch today!
Don't get me wrong, I've been hugely productive the past couple of days...just the wrong kind of productive. That kind of productive where you do anything but what you're supposed to do.
Since I dropped Lincoln off on base I have made two elf hats, a lace hat with a flower, a bear hat with no pattern, and finished a square for a blanket I've been working on.
So today I watched the game, watched the Casey Anthony trial, and was texting a bagillion people during my afternoon and swore to myself I wouldn't start another project until I cleaned the house. My reward for myself would be that I get to make this hat tonight after I finished.
So I finally got off the couch after the trial wrapped up for the day and started in the bathroom which is always the first room I clean when I clean b/c it's easy. Anything in there probably belongs there so it just needs to be put up, everything gets wiped down, washed, etc and when you're done it sparkles and shines.
That's where I am right now...After being in the bathroom for so long with so many fumes I needed to escape so here I am, taking a break and coming down off the fume high.
There's a load of towels in the drier, more laundry waiting to go in, dishes soaking in the sink, trash ready to be taken out, and I watered the plants that have been a bit neglected the past week. Next up will possibly be the living room just b/c it's the next easiest and really just needs to be vacuumed and dusted.
Looking forward to cleaning the kitchen b/c after it's clean I get to mess it up again and start working on baked goods for the trip to Texas.
My goal is to leave the house clean so that when Lincoln gets back it's clean and it'll be easier to start packing and getting ready for the big move... as of now the idea is to rent a 14' truck and pack everything up ourselves and make the drive. It saves way too much money for us to do it ourselves that it would be silly to hire movers at this point.
Don't get me wrong, I've been hugely productive the past couple of days...just the wrong kind of productive. That kind of productive where you do anything but what you're supposed to do.
Since I dropped Lincoln off on base I have made two elf hats, a lace hat with a flower, a bear hat with no pattern, and finished a square for a blanket I've been working on.
So today I watched the game, watched the Casey Anthony trial, and was texting a bagillion people during my afternoon and swore to myself I wouldn't start another project until I cleaned the house. My reward for myself would be that I get to make this hat tonight after I finished.
So I finally got off the couch after the trial wrapped up for the day and started in the bathroom which is always the first room I clean when I clean b/c it's easy. Anything in there probably belongs there so it just needs to be put up, everything gets wiped down, washed, etc and when you're done it sparkles and shines.
That's where I am right now...After being in the bathroom for so long with so many fumes I needed to escape so here I am, taking a break and coming down off the fume high.
There's a load of towels in the drier, more laundry waiting to go in, dishes soaking in the sink, trash ready to be taken out, and I watered the plants that have been a bit neglected the past week. Next up will possibly be the living room just b/c it's the next easiest and really just needs to be vacuumed and dusted.
Looking forward to cleaning the kitchen b/c after it's clean I get to mess it up again and start working on baked goods for the trip to Texas.
My goal is to leave the house clean so that when Lincoln gets back it's clean and it'll be easier to start packing and getting ready for the big move... as of now the idea is to rent a 14' truck and pack everything up ourselves and make the drive. It saves way too much money for us to do it ourselves that it would be silly to hire movers at this point.
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