yay! the house is ours again.
actually it wasn't too bad. i didn't feel as invaded as i had during previous visits, i think my parents did their best to keep their crap in their bedroom.
i'll come back & blog more later. reese has a haircut appt in 40 minutes and we're all still in our jammies!
10.19.2005
10.13.2005
all tangled up.
i'm back. but just to update all of you who think the sewing classes are going great. :/
wednesday night i was humbled. before then, i thought i was making pretty good progress, doing ok, grasping concepts well, etc. then i went to class and i could NOT get my machine to do anything. all i needed to do was sew a neckband onto the sleeper, but every seam was loopy on the bottom. i spent 2.5 hours ripping out 3 (crappy) attempts. the instructor attempted to sew as well, but got the same result no matter what the thread tension was set at. i was sooooo frustrated.
so then the instructor allows me to use her machine. keep in mind i really don't know ANYTHING about machines (which is why i can't figure out mine) so i tried to load in the bobbin. hers is not a drop in, mine is; i took apart what i thought was necessary to get the bobbin in. then i couldn't figure it out so i took it up to the instructor and just about gave her a heart attack. i had disassembled her entire bobbin assembly and taken it apart so thoroughly that she would have to take her machine to the shop to get it fixed. i felt like complete shit. :( not only had i disabled MY machine (somehow?!?!) but i had broken hers too. ugh.
but the instructor sat down and tried to put it together and after about 10 minutes she got it. big frickin' sigh of relief from me. i wiped my tears away (yes, i'm almost 30 and i was crying over this!) and she threaded the bobbin for me and i managed to sew ONE seam in 3 hours.
when i got home my mom & i tried to figure out what was wrong. all i can think of is that i wasn't holding onto the threads when i started sewing. (i would make sure they were to the back, but i don't recall holding onto them at all times.) but how could i have done that for practically 3 HOURS?!? and the instructor did the same thing?!?! ugh.
anyway, i sewed a bit today with no problems. the instructor showed us how to put in a zipper and that's my next step so i think i might try & do it with my mom's help (refreshing my memory :)).
i'm kind of down on sewing today. but the instructor did put a positive look on me breaking her machine. she said that in all her years of sewing that she had never had to sit down and try to put her bobbin assembly back together. now if it ever happens again, she knows that she got it once so she can get it again. thanks, teach :)
today my mom made some yummy homemade chix noodle soup. it was sooo good. she even made her own noodles. roasted the chicken (and yes she bought the chicken at the store just like everyone else, no chicken coop in our backyard! :)). made her own broth. at times i wonder if i will ever put that much effort into something i know i can buy for $1.00 a can at the store. but this was just excellent. and i put in my something special too.
i made bread sticks. i was hoping to make decent breadsticks out of a package of pizza crust mix. i mixed up the crust, added extra garlic salt and italian seasonings, spread it out on the cookie sheet, and baked it for 10 minutes (425 degrees). then i slathered on some melted butter on top. i had hoped the crust would rise more but it didn't. so we ended up having something like heavily seasoned crackers. it was pretty good...one of those mistakes that was pretty tasty. and i felt very martha-ish that i had made something so tasty out of just a package of pizza crust mix.
anyway, it's late. the kids will be up early (as always) so i'm off to bed. goodnight, folks :)
wednesday night i was humbled. before then, i thought i was making pretty good progress, doing ok, grasping concepts well, etc. then i went to class and i could NOT get my machine to do anything. all i needed to do was sew a neckband onto the sleeper, but every seam was loopy on the bottom. i spent 2.5 hours ripping out 3 (crappy) attempts. the instructor attempted to sew as well, but got the same result no matter what the thread tension was set at. i was sooooo frustrated.
so then the instructor allows me to use her machine. keep in mind i really don't know ANYTHING about machines (which is why i can't figure out mine) so i tried to load in the bobbin. hers is not a drop in, mine is; i took apart what i thought was necessary to get the bobbin in. then i couldn't figure it out so i took it up to the instructor and just about gave her a heart attack. i had disassembled her entire bobbin assembly and taken it apart so thoroughly that she would have to take her machine to the shop to get it fixed. i felt like complete shit. :( not only had i disabled MY machine (somehow?!?!) but i had broken hers too. ugh.
but the instructor sat down and tried to put it together and after about 10 minutes she got it. big frickin' sigh of relief from me. i wiped my tears away (yes, i'm almost 30 and i was crying over this!) and she threaded the bobbin for me and i managed to sew ONE seam in 3 hours.
when i got home my mom & i tried to figure out what was wrong. all i can think of is that i wasn't holding onto the threads when i started sewing. (i would make sure they were to the back, but i don't recall holding onto them at all times.) but how could i have done that for practically 3 HOURS?!? and the instructor did the same thing?!?! ugh.
anyway, i sewed a bit today with no problems. the instructor showed us how to put in a zipper and that's my next step so i think i might try & do it with my mom's help (refreshing my memory :)).
i'm kind of down on sewing today. but the instructor did put a positive look on me breaking her machine. she said that in all her years of sewing that she had never had to sit down and try to put her bobbin assembly back together. now if it ever happens again, she knows that she got it once so she can get it again. thanks, teach :)
today my mom made some yummy homemade chix noodle soup. it was sooo good. she even made her own noodles. roasted the chicken (and yes she bought the chicken at the store just like everyone else, no chicken coop in our backyard! :)). made her own broth. at times i wonder if i will ever put that much effort into something i know i can buy for $1.00 a can at the store. but this was just excellent. and i put in my something special too.
i made bread sticks. i was hoping to make decent breadsticks out of a package of pizza crust mix. i mixed up the crust, added extra garlic salt and italian seasonings, spread it out on the cookie sheet, and baked it for 10 minutes (425 degrees). then i slathered on some melted butter on top. i had hoped the crust would rise more but it didn't. so we ended up having something like heavily seasoned crackers. it was pretty good...one of those mistakes that was pretty tasty. and i felt very martha-ish that i had made something so tasty out of just a package of pizza crust mix.
anyway, it's late. the kids will be up early (as always) so i'm off to bed. goodnight, folks :)
10.11.2005
my parents have arrived! safely! my mom was pretty stressed after their trip through hartford. apparently she doesn't trust ANYONE in a car. not even the driver of the car that she is in. after almost 38 years of marriage, i guess my dad has learned to live with it. what a guy. :)
anyway, reese was beyond excited to see them. you know how terrier dogs can just bounce and bounce and bounce? well, that was reese when my parents walked through the door. i think i'm going to make her our offical welcoming committee. funny, later during bathtime i was admiring what good muscle tone reese has in her legs. wish she could inspire me, my legs could use some work.
another sewing class coming up tomorrow. hopefully it goes well :) my folks (joe & linda bobeara) are going to be watching the kids for about 1/2 an hour since rob's coming home a bit late tomorrow. so we're ordering pizza for dinner and i bet cade won't even notice i'm gone. reese won't even care. i'm thinking about doing some sewing 'extra credit'...maybe thursday nights too. only on thursday nights, i'll go to borders and grab a good book and a hot drink and read and people watch.
ooooh, i just realized that since i cleaned the tub in our bathroom today, that it's clean enough for an actual bath. woohoo! that is sounding a lot better than folding a huge load of little kid laundry.
see ya!
anyway, reese was beyond excited to see them. you know how terrier dogs can just bounce and bounce and bounce? well, that was reese when my parents walked through the door. i think i'm going to make her our offical welcoming committee. funny, later during bathtime i was admiring what good muscle tone reese has in her legs. wish she could inspire me, my legs could use some work.
another sewing class coming up tomorrow. hopefully it goes well :) my folks (joe & linda bobeara) are going to be watching the kids for about 1/2 an hour since rob's coming home a bit late tomorrow. so we're ordering pizza for dinner and i bet cade won't even notice i'm gone. reese won't even care. i'm thinking about doing some sewing 'extra credit'...maybe thursday nights too. only on thursday nights, i'll go to borders and grab a good book and a hot drink and read and people watch.
ooooh, i just realized that since i cleaned the tub in our bathroom today, that it's clean enough for an actual bath. woohoo! that is sounding a lot better than folding a huge load of little kid laundry.
see ya!
10.10.2005
work to do...
i think i work best under pressure. i know i did in my college days. even in high school, i'd leave things til the last possible moment. i recall doing an autobiography in senior english that i spent the night before actually writing...not just proofing or assembling. writing. i believe it was 10-12 pages long.
then in college, i'd leave papers til the last moment. my roommate would go to bed at 11ish and i'd watch her go to sleep, wishing i could be in my own bed, snoozing away. yet i would stay up til 3 or 4 in the morning, typing and making up shit (now known as MSU in our household...) so that i could just have the paper DONE. i often wonder what my grades would have been if i hadn't procrastinated so often.
however, now i do the same thing. but now it's not for assignments or papers.
my parents are coming to visit us tomorrow. and my house is a pit.
a little background: my m&d live in iowa. we live in connecticut. that's 1200 miles & 2.5 days of driving. they left on sunday to drive here, and i've known that they would leave on that day for 2 weeks. so now they'll be here in about 20 hours and i have mucho work to do. all 3 bathrooms (3 toilets, 3 sinks, 2 tubs, 3 bathroom floors--puke!, and 1 cat box). vacuuming 2 levels. scrubbing kitchen floor. some laundry done so the kids are clean AND cute. some grocery shopping to do so i can put together a meal tomorrow night. oh and add in there that i need to lose 40 lbs. :) i can do that all by 3 or 4 tomorrow afternoon, right? :)
another challenge is that i currently have 3 books in the house that i'm interested in reading. and they seem to show up right where i have the most work to do: the bathroom. (yes, i am a bathroom reader. in fact, i've looked in home depot for a magazine rack for the bathroom. did you know i've STILL never found one there? linens & things has plenty. they should get some sort of award for offering something that's so vital!) so it's sooooo tough to clean up pee drips and scrub the grungies off the bathtub when i'm wondering what's happening to jamie frasier in diana garbaldon's latest. sigh.
and it's not like i get a second alone when the kids are awake. that will be interesting to have to do that much housework while keeping the kids entertained and from pulling out what i just put away. maybe i can lock them in a box for a few hours. (just kidding, of course! i would only do that for 15 minutes, tops.)
maybe i'll just get a good night's rest and work on the house tomorrow. i'm kind of tired from all this procrastinating.
then in college, i'd leave papers til the last moment. my roommate would go to bed at 11ish and i'd watch her go to sleep, wishing i could be in my own bed, snoozing away. yet i would stay up til 3 or 4 in the morning, typing and making up shit (now known as MSU in our household...) so that i could just have the paper DONE. i often wonder what my grades would have been if i hadn't procrastinated so often.
however, now i do the same thing. but now it's not for assignments or papers.
my parents are coming to visit us tomorrow. and my house is a pit.
a little background: my m&d live in iowa. we live in connecticut. that's 1200 miles & 2.5 days of driving. they left on sunday to drive here, and i've known that they would leave on that day for 2 weeks. so now they'll be here in about 20 hours and i have mucho work to do. all 3 bathrooms (3 toilets, 3 sinks, 2 tubs, 3 bathroom floors--puke!, and 1 cat box). vacuuming 2 levels. scrubbing kitchen floor. some laundry done so the kids are clean AND cute. some grocery shopping to do so i can put together a meal tomorrow night. oh and add in there that i need to lose 40 lbs. :) i can do that all by 3 or 4 tomorrow afternoon, right? :)
another challenge is that i currently have 3 books in the house that i'm interested in reading. and they seem to show up right where i have the most work to do: the bathroom. (yes, i am a bathroom reader. in fact, i've looked in home depot for a magazine rack for the bathroom. did you know i've STILL never found one there? linens & things has plenty. they should get some sort of award for offering something that's so vital!) so it's sooooo tough to clean up pee drips and scrub the grungies off the bathtub when i'm wondering what's happening to jamie frasier in diana garbaldon's latest. sigh.
and it's not like i get a second alone when the kids are awake. that will be interesting to have to do that much housework while keeping the kids entertained and from pulling out what i just put away. maybe i can lock them in a box for a few hours. (just kidding, of course! i would only do that for 15 minutes, tops.)
maybe i'll just get a good night's rest and work on the house tomorrow. i'm kind of tired from all this procrastinating.
10.08.2005
it's october???
another short & sweet update. i have to work fast b/c who knows when the kids will attach themselves to me and demand yet more attention. at times i feel like i have no time for myself. then i realize that i just don't use my time affectively. i get wrapped up in the internet/blogs/boards and enter some kind of time warp. so, the time that i think i don't get is there, but just being wasted.
i'm still taking my sewing class. i was thinking i was doing really well, and then i posted pics on my parenting board and someone mentioned the word 'serge'. as in 'hope you serged that b/c otherwise it will really unravel.' ummm.. no. no serging involved. i don't even know what the hell serging is. so, as usual, i'm going to call my mom & find out. the instructor of the class didn't mention serging. :/ so now i'm sofa king worried that my whole project is going to turn to rags when i throw it in the washer. (btw...i love saying 'sofa king'...sounds exactly like so fucking, but in an innocent way.)
reese is becoming a brat. at least 1x every 10 minutes, she gets this look on her face like she's going to go postal on you. teeth gnashing, face as angry looking as can be and she comes at you swinging. ugh. i can put her in timeout as often as i need to but it's really not fixing the behavior. worse, yet is that she does it to me and to cade. not so much to rob b/c rob doesn't discipline much. or i should say, he's too busy watching baseball to discipline her. (however the red sox LOST yesterday so they're DONE DONE DONE! yipee!) so now we've reverted to taking away privleges. if she does it after dinner, she loses watching 'the saveums' http://angela.decode-ent.com/saveums/ . (can you believe i'm too impatient to make a better link. sorry blog experts. you're getting the bare basics here!)
if she starts swinging during the day she usually goes straight to quiet time. i really need to work on a better plan though. maybe i should start tivoing supernanny again.
cade is doing great. i think he grew over the last few days b/c suddenly the 2T shirts don't look so long on him. hmm...i know he's getting more teeth...including his first molar! for those of you who don't know, molars suck. cade's teeth are so slow breaking through anyway, and this molar has taken 2 weeks now. arg. funny, i think it's a 2 year molar, but he's only 15 months (tomorrow!). oh well. he's doing great with his spoon, trying to figure out his fork. he loves wearing baseball hats (when daddy is wearing one too) and rob has gotten him excited about watching sports. in fact both kids love watching sports. ??? so they can all hang out downstairs in a few years watching football, etc and i can go do my mommy stuff. maybe rob has the right idea!
rob is getting brownie points. he's been playing with the kids for the last half hour while i've been dicking with this. and now my right thumb is going numb. hopefully it's not signs of carpal tunnel. :( i've had a bit of aching, numbness...kind of like a pain that really isn't painful. hard to explain...
oh, guess who's coming to visit next week??? my parents! i'm excited to see them, but not b/c i need to clean like a mofo. and there's a lot of projects i wanted to have done before they got here. but i don't think i'm going to get them done before this tuesday. :( especially b/c most of them involved painting entire rooms or new furniture!
my main gripe of the week: the f-ing weather. ct is turning into a damn rainforest. for the last 2 days it has been low 70s and 99% humidity. so it's clammy and i swear i hear mold just growing everywhere. (i'm mold-paranoid. it grows everywhere and i think entire state of connecticut should be doused with clorox.) yesterday it was a high of 75ish and last night it maybe got down to 68. now it's raining (100% humidity) but if we close the windows b/c of the rain, we'll suffocate. where's that damn cold front that's been advertised for the last week?!?!
ok...that should satisfy most of you. and just as predicted, the children have migrated over here. cade is grabbing for my fingers and so i must....go........bye!
i'm still taking my sewing class. i was thinking i was doing really well, and then i posted pics on my parenting board and someone mentioned the word 'serge'. as in 'hope you serged that b/c otherwise it will really unravel.' ummm.. no. no serging involved. i don't even know what the hell serging is. so, as usual, i'm going to call my mom & find out. the instructor of the class didn't mention serging. :/ so now i'm sofa king worried that my whole project is going to turn to rags when i throw it in the washer. (btw...i love saying 'sofa king'...sounds exactly like so fucking, but in an innocent way.)
reese is becoming a brat. at least 1x every 10 minutes, she gets this look on her face like she's going to go postal on you. teeth gnashing, face as angry looking as can be and she comes at you swinging. ugh. i can put her in timeout as often as i need to but it's really not fixing the behavior. worse, yet is that she does it to me and to cade. not so much to rob b/c rob doesn't discipline much. or i should say, he's too busy watching baseball to discipline her. (however the red sox LOST yesterday so they're DONE DONE DONE! yipee!) so now we've reverted to taking away privleges. if she does it after dinner, she loses watching 'the saveums' http://angela.decode-ent.com/saveums/ . (can you believe i'm too impatient to make a better link. sorry blog experts. you're getting the bare basics here!)
if she starts swinging during the day she usually goes straight to quiet time. i really need to work on a better plan though. maybe i should start tivoing supernanny again.
cade is doing great. i think he grew over the last few days b/c suddenly the 2T shirts don't look so long on him. hmm...i know he's getting more teeth...including his first molar! for those of you who don't know, molars suck. cade's teeth are so slow breaking through anyway, and this molar has taken 2 weeks now. arg. funny, i think it's a 2 year molar, but he's only 15 months (tomorrow!). oh well. he's doing great with his spoon, trying to figure out his fork. he loves wearing baseball hats (when daddy is wearing one too) and rob has gotten him excited about watching sports. in fact both kids love watching sports. ??? so they can all hang out downstairs in a few years watching football, etc and i can go do my mommy stuff. maybe rob has the right idea!
rob is getting brownie points. he's been playing with the kids for the last half hour while i've been dicking with this. and now my right thumb is going numb. hopefully it's not signs of carpal tunnel. :( i've had a bit of aching, numbness...kind of like a pain that really isn't painful. hard to explain...
oh, guess who's coming to visit next week??? my parents! i'm excited to see them, but not b/c i need to clean like a mofo. and there's a lot of projects i wanted to have done before they got here. but i don't think i'm going to get them done before this tuesday. :( especially b/c most of them involved painting entire rooms or new furniture!
my main gripe of the week: the f-ing weather. ct is turning into a damn rainforest. for the last 2 days it has been low 70s and 99% humidity. so it's clammy and i swear i hear mold just growing everywhere. (i'm mold-paranoid. it grows everywhere and i think entire state of connecticut should be doused with clorox.) yesterday it was a high of 75ish and last night it maybe got down to 68. now it's raining (100% humidity) but if we close the windows b/c of the rain, we'll suffocate. where's that damn cold front that's been advertised for the last week?!?!
ok...that should satisfy most of you. and just as predicted, the children have migrated over here. cade is grabbing for my fingers and so i must....go........bye!
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