Mission Accomplished

Well, I got the W2's done. What a relief! Then I was working on the Income/Expense summary for dad, and when I got ready to fax it to him, the fax doesn't go through. So, does anyone know if faxes work with a digital phone? Boy do I have questions for the Time Warner man. I should have kept him here all day yesterday.

I've made another bowl today, a pink one. I haven't decided how to do the top though. Next project is a quick Christmas mini quilt. I got the fabric when it was on sale. Gotta hurry though because I have Church tomorrow and Carter's birthday party on Sunday, and Rudy's birthday on Saturday.

Please don't let me forget, Carter turns 4 on the 15th.

Bye for now. Gotta get busy!

Oh it's been a long day !

Christy calls the house today and what does she get, " Sorry the number you have dialed has been disconnected". So, she calls Sherrill on his cell phone to tell him. He tells her that he will run down and pay the phone bill and he will call her back. In the meantime, she calls Mandy to tell her about the problems mom and dad are having. Mandy goes on to tell Christy that dad has been out of work for a couple of months, and that she has been looking for jobs for him on the internet. I'm sure by now Christy is really concerned. Then Mandy breaks the real news to her...... mom is changing over t0 digital phone, that's probably why things are disconnected!

It doesn't end there. When they hook up the cable, they unhook my linksys. Now I can't get online on my laptop. Oh well...... that's another day!

Then, I spend the day getting tax stuff ready for Sherrill and for my dad. I get the W2's ready to print, and guess what, the printer won't feed them through. It only takes typing paper, not the carbon pages like the W-2's. Oh SHOOT!

Finally I go to sit down to watch TV, and I pick up the old remote by mistake. The TV goes dead.
I push all the buttons on the new remote, but to no avail. No problem, I'll call Mandy. She's the expert for this. No luck.......she hasn't a clue. She hears Sherrill in the background, "Well I guess we will just sit here and look at a black screen!" Then....what does SHE do. She calls Christy. They get another good laugh. I have to get the instruction manual out which plainly states....DO NOT CALL TIME WARNER BEFORE READING THIS. So, I sit and read while Sherrill and Jack
are fuming. There it is plain as day......TV must be on channel 3 or 4. What! That's simple.
I fixed it!

So I continue to watch tv, dad and Jack have gone to bed, and Sherrill is going tomorrow to get some W2 forms that the printer can print.

All is well in the world! The one highlight of the day was getting cards from Tristen and Nate.
Thanks kids!

Good night to all!

Mandy where are you?

Hey Mandy,
I didn't hear from you yesterday. Everything OK? Call when you can.

Another class today

I'll soon be off to another sewing class today. Today we start doing all the weird basic stitches. There's like 189 of them. Sherrill takes me to class, then he goes cruising around Fayetteville.
I guess I should be thankful that they cleaned up Hayes street. I'm sure he could have found alot of activity there!

No other news for now.

Hey....what's for dinner?

yay for moo moo

Meghan FINALLY went poopy in the potty!!!

Oh, and if you called and couldn't reach me this weekend, I have been popping vicodin for the past few days.

What did YOU do today

So, can you tell what I did today? I had started this quilt before Thanksgiving. I had to put it away when Mandy came. Most of the squares were made on my old machine, and some of them are off a quarter of an inch or so. That's okay though. Since Aurora came home with me, the seams are PERFECT! She has a special foot with a guide that makes the seams just right.

Now, this makes me with 4 quilt tops. Once I learn all the tricks Aurora can do, I'll start the quilting process. Mandy has already seen hers sitting on the chair. She won't get though until next Christmas or so.

Any suggestions for my next project? Oh, I still have to make some squirrel feeders!

Later gaiter!

Meghan at work

Mandy just sent this to me. I don't know how she ever got Meghan still long enough to work on a project. And this was out in public, at Lowe's. Go Meghan go!

Get "ON" your Butt

I subscribe to a newspaper from Lexington County, SC. It's editor is Jerry Bellune. I am always amazed with some of his writings. He often says the things I am too afraid to say in public.
I just pulled this off his blog.

http://jerrybellunesblog.blogspot.com/

Get 'on' your butt
Been told to get off your butt and do something?My advice: Get 'on' your butt and do something.Many of my friends are amazed that I write so much.Big surprise. That's what writers do. My advice:Park your butt in front of your computer and write.You don't need to be a brain surgeon.In fact, brilliance may hurt you.Business guru Peter Drucker discovered this. He wrote:“Brilliant men are often strikingly ineffectual."They think an idea by itself is an achievement.It's not. You must act on your insight.I've taught writers with far more talent than I. I taught them in newsrooms and college classrooms.How many of them have written even one book?I can count them on one hand.Do you have a book in you? Of course, you do.Will you ever write it? That's up to you.I write a minimum of three hours a day."I don't have time for that," you say.Nonsense. I'm as busy as you are. Just do it.Or admit that you don't have the will to do it.Enough ranting. I wish you a great 2010.Get off your butt or on it. Make it a great year.

So everyone..........Get ON YOUR BUTT and get to writing! ! ! !

Crazy Coupon trip

Well after talking to Mandy, I went to WalGreens and here is what I got:

8- 24 pack Aquafina water
6- Boxes of Electrol Tablets
12 Glade Candles

My total out of pocket was only $6.53 Can you believe it!! I was so excited with my deal I just had to tell you. I love coupon shopping It my preferred choice of crack:)

Plus while I was doing that Kurt stayed home to watch the kids. 2 hours later I came home and 2 were in time out and 1 was sleeping and 1 was playing on her bed when she was supposed to be sleeping. Kurt had 4 new grey hairs Poor Kurt!!!

TONGUE FRENECTOMY

Carter had a tongue frenectomy this morning. He is doing good! He disliked the numbness procedure more so than the actual clipping, go figure? He doesn't complain that it hurts, he doesn't want any medicine, and ate bbq sauce with nuggets at lunch!

Hope everyone has a good weekend :)

# 3 Munford Farm

#3 Munford Farm
Cranwich Road
Munford, England
1P265JJ

I just came across this address on a sheet of paper. Does it mean anything to anybody?
Christy, I think this was your address in England.

In my address book I have lots of addresses for all of you. So, think back. What was your first address AFTER you got married? If you can remember, post it in the comment section.

See how far you have come!

NO snow yet

Still no snow. I'm waiting though. Sherrill got the generator fired up today. That took alot of coaxing and some help from Jamie Batts. We have it ready just in case.

Carter was able to spend some MAN time with PAPA today while Lauren was at dance. Their idea of fun was hanging out at Food Lion and the dollar store. I was at church so they were on their own. They even had dinner fixed by the time I got home.

I got in about 300 pictures I had uploaded from Kat's camera last year to winkflash. I'll go through them and pick out some of the good ones.

Have a good night everyone and stay warm. As for me, I will be sitting in bed with the spot light looking outside, waiting for the snow!

Why do mom's never get sleep

Just a question Why do mom's never get sleep?? Once I get one to bed another wakes up, then there are those (Luke) that like to talk (scream) in there sleep and wake the other children up. I mean really why can't I take a nap? Once I get one down then Jake wakes up and then I get Jake down and then Cat's up. Can't they just help mommy out every once in awhile. Then I ask myself why did I marry a fireman, who is never home?? Then I ask my hubby can we get another husband to help out while he's gone you know just another fireman to work opposite shifts as him. I thought that sounded great. Kurt did not think so. So I tell him I want a nanny. He still has not responded to that one. My ad reads

Nanny Needed:
Take care of 4 children
a hampster, fish, and cat
Will need to cook all 3 meals
Wash Laundry, Fold and put away,
Clean house,
Help with homework
Take/Pick up Luke from school
Take to dentist and Doctor app.
and be gofer when needed
all for free
PS you can live in the RV

Any Takers????

I did it, I did it ! ! !

LOOK........LOOK......... I did it, all by myself. No instructions, just watching a video on youtube.

My first bowl ! It took about 25 feet of clothesline cord and about 1/2 yard of fabric. It worked, it really did. I just did the rim with the clothesline. I haven't decided if I am going to put little handles on it or not. Thank you Aurora for doing a great job! Two needles and two hours, and this is what I got!

BRRrrrrrr It's COLD! ! !

Man, it is COLD out there! I had to go out today to take Uncle Rudy to the doctor. It was freezing! I wish he was able to walk in the office. We are still lugging around the wheelchair.
It takes forever getting him in and out. Thank goodness his Thursday visit we can do from home...... a pacemaker check. That should be fun, hooking him up to the phone to check it.
What will they think of next?

Sherrill had to deal with the insurance auditor today for his workman's comp audit. I had everything out, ready to go. Wouldn't you know Sherrill got in an argument with him. I wish they had sent a woman!

I'm still waiting to see Christmas pictures. I have already had mine printed, and some even in photo albums already. I got mine from snapfish, but then winkflash had theirs for 5 cents, so I ended up ordering around 300 that I had on that site. I can't wait for them to get here.

Have a good day and stay warm!

Trading Aurora for another

I went to sewing class last night and carried along Aurora. I showed her off to everyone. I showed her nicks and scratches to the owner. She said she would take Aurora back next week and give me a brand spanking new one! I'm so excited!

Aren't you glad I didn't have this capability when you were growing up? Who would I have traded in for a new one? ? ? NO ONE. I'll bet that a couple of you would have carried me back though!

Have a good day everyone..........

By the way, where are the Christmas photo?

Me and Aurora

Aurora and I have our first outing tomorrow afternoon. We are going to the first day of class.

I have found out that I need to take classes to learn how to handle my new baby. Tomorrow class starts at 3: 00 PM in Fayetteville. I can't wait to see what my new baby can do. I saw where there was a new foot that can help me make these................ (see above) They are fabric bowls. I think they are so cute. I need one for my kitchen table, one for my desk, one for my bathroom. I think I want one for EVERYWHERE! You can also make purses using the same system.

Oh well, I'll be off to class tomorrow! Hope everyone has a great day!

Catherine and Judy

I just got a phone call from Grandma Cat. She was looking at the picture of Catherine and Jacob and was saying how much I looked like Catherine at that age. I had to pull out the old pictures and find one to compare. Then I had to print them out so I could send her.

So, here they are. The brown eyes are the same, and the blonde hair. Other than that, I don't see a resemblance. Any opinions? ? ?

new pictures

I can upload now

Happy New Year

Happy New Year ! ! ! !

Happy New Year everyone. This year I will try to be a little kinder, continue to help others, and not stress so much about the little things. I will LISTEN to my kids, and will try to keep my

overbearing opinion to myself.......well, I'll TRY! I will try to save more and spend less so my old man won't have to work as hard. (Don't tell him I said that)

Hope everyone has a great outlook for the future.