Have you heard about the 2010 Summer grow along? This lady started a group, we are all planting the same plants, and will do things with the plants. For instance, planted peppermint, so will be making recipes with peppermint. We also planted thyme, chamomile and edible marigolds. I am still on the hunt for chamomile. I am going to go to some of the local garden stores tomorrow to see if I can find some. She will send you an email every week if you sign up too!
It has been wet, chilly and raining to beat the band here this week. I know that summer is coming, but we are having a wet wintery throw-back. Maybe it will be nicer next week.
We have these funny bank commercials here, along the lines of the (insert your weird job here) we salute you. But it has to do with things that are peculiar to the pacific northwest, so socks and sandals guy is one of them. But really, living here, you can almost see why people do that.
Yesterday, went to my daughter's track meet, and it went from pouring down rain, to sunny, to windy/blustery to sunny again. All in about 45 minutes. My sandals that I wore to the track meet were not a great thing to wear. If I had had socks, I might have just put them on!
Anyway, have plans to sew this weekend, a new nightgown, and finish the skirt I am working on.
I have a lot of school stuff to do too, before the end of the year. I also want to continue working on my blog. But it will be nice to have just a relaxing weekend. Summer's coming!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Times- they are a'changin....
I keep making changes to my blog, when I can fit them in. Usually at night or in the wee hours of the morning.
Tonight, I added the flowers to my title. And changed the fonts of all of my blog. I am self taught, so everything looks a little wonky, but I am pretty proud that I can do this.
The wind is blowing and blowing outside and I need to get to bed, so night y'all!
Keep learning new things!
Tonight, I added the flowers to my title. And changed the fonts of all of my blog. I am self taught, so everything looks a little wonky, but I am pretty proud that I can do this.
The wind is blowing and blowing outside and I need to get to bed, so night y'all!
Keep learning new things!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
A background investigation
I learned how to add a background to my blog page! Don't you love it? An old dog can learn new tricks!
Next, I'll learn to download and add photos, and after that the world is my oyster!
I feel strangely powerful right now.
Thank so much to Chocolate on My Cranium for the tips. Love, love, love her blog!
Next, I'll learn to download and add photos, and after that the world is my oyster!
I feel strangely powerful right now.
Thank so much to Chocolate on My Cranium for the tips. Love, love, love her blog!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Ho hum Mother's Day
My hubby made a mistake and it happened on Mother's Day. Poor hubby!
So, I rolled with it. The mistake was like this, see? We have a science center membership and when they get the newest IMAX movies in, they send us an email so we can see them. Pretty cool, right?
Well, poor hubby got the email and didn't think about mama's day. He got tickets for us all to go see Ironman 2 on a Sunday. So we did. Left a little after 12:30.
It took us about an hour and a half to get there because of traffic. Crazy, busy traffic. And it is a GORGEOUS day outside, GORGEOUS! The likes of which we get here in the NW about 2 times a year. GORGEOUS! And what are we doing? Sitting inside watching a movie. Sitting inside watching a very bad movie that is all hoochie mama dancing girls and lecherous self centered arrogant guys and things blowing up. Scarlett Johannsen wore, musta been, 6 inch heels. She walked funny in them, and you know that was some guys idea of sexy. Get real! Dude, next time YOU wear those shoes. Seriously!
It took about another 2 hours to get home, so most of the day was shot by the time we got home.
But we grilled turkey blue cheese burgers for dinner, so all was forgiven.
But, really, that's what real moms do. They go to movies they hate, wipe noses and hineys, clean up barf and every other bodily fluid with no snarky remarks, dash to the store last minute because even though she could command a battlefield with the precision and preplanning her home runs on, her loving child "forgot" at the eleventh hour, she will watch umpteen baseball/soccer/track-meets/football games in the rain/snow/sleet/sun and smile through them all because that's what moms do.
Happy Mother's Day to all you had-to- go -see- Ironman -2 -mamas out there. You rock more than Ironman and you don't even have to wear the suit!
So, I rolled with it. The mistake was like this, see? We have a science center membership and when they get the newest IMAX movies in, they send us an email so we can see them. Pretty cool, right?
Well, poor hubby got the email and didn't think about mama's day. He got tickets for us all to go see Ironman 2 on a Sunday. So we did. Left a little after 12:30.
It took us about an hour and a half to get there because of traffic. Crazy, busy traffic. And it is a GORGEOUS day outside, GORGEOUS! The likes of which we get here in the NW about 2 times a year. GORGEOUS! And what are we doing? Sitting inside watching a movie. Sitting inside watching a very bad movie that is all hoochie mama dancing girls and lecherous self centered arrogant guys and things blowing up. Scarlett Johannsen wore, musta been, 6 inch heels. She walked funny in them, and you know that was some guys idea of sexy. Get real! Dude, next time YOU wear those shoes. Seriously!
It took about another 2 hours to get home, so most of the day was shot by the time we got home.
But we grilled turkey blue cheese burgers for dinner, so all was forgiven.
But, really, that's what real moms do. They go to movies they hate, wipe noses and hineys, clean up barf and every other bodily fluid with no snarky remarks, dash to the store last minute because even though she could command a battlefield with the precision and preplanning her home runs on, her loving child "forgot" at the eleventh hour, she will watch umpteen baseball/soccer/track-meets/football games in the rain/snow/sleet/sun and smile through them all because that's what moms do.
Happy Mother's Day to all you had-to- go -see- Ironman -2 -mamas out there. You rock more than Ironman and you don't even have to wear the suit!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Sunday Night Calm
Sunday night has to be my favorite night of the week.
I can look forward to a new week, with new things to accomplish and I have usually set the last week straight and have cleaned the house somewhat to have a nice start to the new week. It just makes me happy to have that order and calm.
I've also found a new love. I love fountain pens. They write beautifully and make you feel like your words are elegant and beautiful and worth writing down. I have bought five of them this week on ebay:) for less than one that I would buy at Office Depot. I admit it, I am a nostalgia buff too. It tickles me to think that my pen could have written words of love to a child or a husband. I can't wait to get them in the mail.
Not too much creating this week, just a coupon notebook, a very sad sourdough bread, and a shopping list to go along with my monthly shopping. I grocery shop once a month for my family. This time I had 65 bucks worth of coupons, woot! Last time was 45, so I am increasing my savings every month. And no, I don't buy stuff just because I have a coupon for it. I only bought things that we would normally use and it had to be a good price to begin with. For example, I passed on the 55 cent off of the pringles in a bag, 6 for 3.99 (youch!). Instead, I bought the pringles in a can (4 of them) for 99 cents each and used the buck off coupon. I got way more pringles for my money. I left the other coupon on the pringles packet for someone else to use.
I am only learning to be a couponer, but so far in two months, I have saved over 150 bucks. Not bad!
I am going to teach my students to oil pastel their mother's days gifts this week. I have been messing around with gesso and painting everything cardboard that I can get my hands on, toilet paper tubes, the thing that the paints came in, and little itty bitty frames. Too cute! I love gesso, it is a new friend of mine.
And on a last sad note, last week a student at our rival high school lost his life in a car accident. His name was Noah. At the time of the accident, I was sitting on the couch with my own Noah, watching a movie. The thought that that poor Noah's mom would give anything to trade places with me, has been haunting me all week. That poor mama, that poor family. It makes you grateful and want to hug your kids a lot more, even if they are teenagers and you can't stand them right now.
Ok, off to clean my face with the olive oil mix and get to bed. Hubby is coming home tomorrow after being gone for three weeks. Yeah!
I can look forward to a new week, with new things to accomplish and I have usually set the last week straight and have cleaned the house somewhat to have a nice start to the new week. It just makes me happy to have that order and calm.
I've also found a new love. I love fountain pens. They write beautifully and make you feel like your words are elegant and beautiful and worth writing down. I have bought five of them this week on ebay:) for less than one that I would buy at Office Depot. I admit it, I am a nostalgia buff too. It tickles me to think that my pen could have written words of love to a child or a husband. I can't wait to get them in the mail.
Not too much creating this week, just a coupon notebook, a very sad sourdough bread, and a shopping list to go along with my monthly shopping. I grocery shop once a month for my family. This time I had 65 bucks worth of coupons, woot! Last time was 45, so I am increasing my savings every month. And no, I don't buy stuff just because I have a coupon for it. I only bought things that we would normally use and it had to be a good price to begin with. For example, I passed on the 55 cent off of the pringles in a bag, 6 for 3.99 (youch!). Instead, I bought the pringles in a can (4 of them) for 99 cents each and used the buck off coupon. I got way more pringles for my money. I left the other coupon on the pringles packet for someone else to use.
I am only learning to be a couponer, but so far in two months, I have saved over 150 bucks. Not bad!
I am going to teach my students to oil pastel their mother's days gifts this week. I have been messing around with gesso and painting everything cardboard that I can get my hands on, toilet paper tubes, the thing that the paints came in, and little itty bitty frames. Too cute! I love gesso, it is a new friend of mine.
And on a last sad note, last week a student at our rival high school lost his life in a car accident. His name was Noah. At the time of the accident, I was sitting on the couch with my own Noah, watching a movie. The thought that that poor Noah's mom would give anything to trade places with me, has been haunting me all week. That poor mama, that poor family. It makes you grateful and want to hug your kids a lot more, even if they are teenagers and you can't stand them right now.
Ok, off to clean my face with the olive oil mix and get to bed. Hubby is coming home tomorrow after being gone for three weeks. Yeah!
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