Time Gone
My blog shows Sunday as my last post, which is obviously correct!
I was busy Monday, and don’t even remember what I was busy doing! I believe I went shopping that day with T, we bought flowers for her to plant and a few other things. T & I also went out to lunch and to the park that day. After we got home we planted her new flowers, put things away, and I worked on some laundry.
Tuesday was interesting to say the least! On Tuesday we had a court hearing for my 2nd daughter who requested she be emancipated from us. The hearing didn’t turn out as she hoped, the judge told her to suck it up, as parents we do have the right to set rules, even the ones she doesn’t like, and she has to live with them until she is legally 18 years of age. For her though 18 years of age is only a few months away, so this whole thing is rather silly, and stems around a relationship that we feel in inappropriate at this stage of her life. The whole issue wouldn’t be so bad as the amount of lies she began telling, then the way she started talking to us since she started this relationship. The actual court hearing went pretty fast, we weren’t gone more than 2 hours, even with the 1 hour drive round trip. After I got home I updated all my pictures over at Pattern Review, I didn’t realize how many of my pictures were not showing up. All the pictures are correct now. I also tried to do a blog posting for some more pattern reviews, had one all typed up when my Microsoft 2007 decided to just close up shop :grrr: Then I was frustrated that I spent all that time typing, adding pictures, for it to be dumped. It is my own fault I know I need to save from time to time because these products sometimes get minds of their own! I also started fighting the laptop this night, it for some reason was locked up with the CPU showing 100% usage. It was also a Sheriff ride night for my DH, so he wasn’t home from around 5 pm until 5 am – so that meant all the chores were mine again for the evening.
Wednesday was a busy day, a day that made feel completed! Of course I felt completed because of the items that got completed! I worked around the house in the morning, did morning chores, than sewed! I sewed until my 2nd daughter was ready to go to work, which I drove her to work. Once home from that chore I got busy on other things that needed to get done. I lightly tilled the garden where weeds were coming in. I found that I am totally missing several plants, I’m not sure if I should blame the deer or the bunnies. The deer are a big possibility as have caught them recently eating the apples off my trees in the orchard lately. After I got my garden area tilled I mowed. I mowed not just the garden area but finished mowing the yard the DH didn’t get finished Monday night. We have approximately 5 acres for a yard, and with that size it takes several hours to mow the entire yard, more hours than squeezable within a night. I vacuumed the pool, something I dread doing. I picked up J (daughter #2) from work, took both the girls out for dinner (McDonald’s), than we got ice cream for dessert later. After we got home, I did the dishes, and those little tedious chores, than I sewed! I sewed for several hours. I completed an apron for my mother-in-law! I’ll do a review of it on here within the next day or so. DH was gone again tonight with the Sheriff’s Department. As a reserve deputy they have to provide security for all the fairs in the county, and unfortunately there is one this week, which is why he has been gone so many nights this week.
Thursday which is today, I’m not sure what well be completed. I am thinking about some painting, J has to work again today, and DH has NO Sheriff stuff tonight! I have a several things cut out ready to sew but not sure where to start. I have a skirt that I actually cut out during winter break from school that I never got around to sewing. My problem is I’m worried that the skirt will not fit now. I have been gaining weight! I am so mad and upset about it, but I guess not mad enough to head back to Weight Watchers. The 40 lbs that I had taken off is all back. It took me a little over a year to put it all back on, but hey I am a non-smoker now, does that count? My doctor says she prefers the non-smoker over the 40 lbs for my health, but I seriously need to work on the 40 lbs. Anyway the skirt I cut out as size 12 last winter which shows like a 38″ hip. I was already putting my weight on at winter break so I know I was probably 20 lbs over at that point. I measured my hips now, they measure 41″. So I am debating if I use 1/4 ” seams instead of the 5/8″ seams will it give me enough extra? This is a gored skirt, so I do have several panels. I hate sewing something that maybe a complete waste of my time in the end, but I would just love to have a brown skirt. I also would like an easy was to lose 40 lbs! I hate being so restricted as what I can eat as the Weight Watchers system, or any systematic diet. I know what I really need is to find a good exercise routine, I generally don’t eat terrible, except those chips I picked up since I quit smoking they are an addiction, especially the Sun Chips Garden Salsa!
Well I better get this rainy day moving! I have reviews I need to work on, painting, and sewing!
T-T-F-N!
