Short post today

My stomach has been hurting since last night. I have no idea why either. Every time I eat, it just starts cramping up. SO, the result is a very short post. I just took 2 Advil PMs and am thinking about going to bed!

Jen

*GREAT* morning (catch the sarcasm)

I woke up a little late this morning, which in and of itself isn't too bad. But I got the kids up to get ready for school and walked into the kitchen to get Jada some cereal. Right in front of my refrigerator I stepped in a puddle of CAT PEE. UGH, this cat has a litter box and I have no idea why he wouldn't use it. So I had to go change my clothes because I had on my satin pajama pants. Then I went and cleaned up the mess and mopped the kitchen floor. I also had to pick up the (almost new) huge bag of dog food, because some had gotten on the bottom of the bag and I wanted to clean it.

About 5 minutes before the kids bus comes I pick up the bag of dog food out of the sink to put it away and the bottom came open and a TON of dog food fell out of the bag right onto my kitchen floor. Yes, the kitchen floor I just mopped. So Jake is helping me sweep it up and put it in a clean trash bag, and we almost miss the bus. We are having to RUN to get there. I got the mess cleaned up, but ended up starting work late.

The rest of the day has been fine though (So far) :)

On a different note, I have still been sewing. I made another pair of those shoes for Jaylin, because my first ones were a tad bit too small. I also made a little apron for the girls to wear, just a half apron. It's cute though, and I put 2 pockets on it. I have to say it's so much better than the first one I had made! :) I'm going to try to make something else today and post a picture of it. I'm learning.

It turns out I DID need glasses. Dang Walmart eye center! They said I didn't really HAVE to have glasses and that my eyes were definately not giving me the headaches. I went to another place 2 weeks later though here in town. Well guess what? I do need the glasses and yes it is my eyes that have been giving me these headaches. So, I got the glasses yesterday. We'll see, hopefully it will take care of the problem. I'm just mad because I had to pay WM almost 70 dollars and they didn't do anything helpful. Then I paid 190 dollars (including exam, frames, and lenses) at the better place. I just feel like that 70 dollars were wasted. Grrrr. I hate losing money.

I think I'll go sew something, that is very theraputic :)

Jen

Funny thing happened at Wal-Mart today.

First of all, I am shocked and saddened to know that the new Wal-Marts and the Wal-Marts that are being updated will be without the fabric section :(

So, I went to a WM (a newly updated one) and was horrified to find the fabric section GONE. So I had no other choice but to go to a different one. (Which really was only about 5 miles away, but anyways) I got to this other WM and pick out my fabric. I have to say this took forever. I had to find the right combination of colors. Finally when I was done I made my way to the big counter/table thing to have my fabric cut. Only there wasn't anyone there. So I walked around a bit longer to see if someone would come.

Finally I went back to the table and no one was there still. There was also another college-aged girl waiting too. We were trying to figure out what to do because we had already rang the little bell...numerous times (that was me, I was trying to get someone's attention). So I went and found an employee and asked them to page someone to come to the fabric section.

Back to the counter/table. A couple seconds after the page, the phone rings. I figure it's someone who works there asking if anyone had helped us yet, so I answer it. Turns out it was NOT a WM worker, instead it was a customer calling with a question. I believe she wanted to know if they had fleece material with certain kinds of patterns on it. I didn't want to leave the lady out in the cold so I just acted like I worked there and put her on hold. I went to the fleece section and found a couple that she wanted, went back to the phone and described the kind I had found. Kind of like "Maam, we have this kind and this kind." She was happy and said thank you very much and hung up.

Jason couldn't belive I actually answered their phone and then helped the lady like I actually worked there. But hey, who else would have answered her question? Obviously not the person who was supposed to be at the counter.

HA!
jen

Made the shoes.

Well, it took FOREVER, because I kept on messing up and had to undo what I did. I probably did that about 10 times, no lie, but they are finished! When I went to try them on her they were too small :( Oh well, I'm giving them to a friend and will make another (bigger) pair!

These are the University of Alabama (Roll Tide) shoes. :) :)

Picture of that apron

So here's the apron I made yesterday. It took me HOURS. But, not bad for my first attempt, especially since I didn't have a pattern. I looked at another apron of mine and tried to duplicate it. I really did learn a lot and it was fun, (although I had a headache by the time I was done).



Maybe the next one will be even better!
Jen

Sewing like crazy

So, way back when my aunt died (over a year ago), I inherited one of her sewing machines. She loved to sew and make blankets and other stuff. I decided this weekend to try to teach myself to use the thing...it's been interesting to say the least! I haven't done **too** bad. Let's see...I made a baby doll blanket, 2 pillows, and an apron.

Someday I would like to be really good and make clothes and everything. I guess we'll see!

Today is day 2 of my whole doing the blog every day thing. I didn't do much to the house because I was busy sewing!

Okay, a more interesting post for tomorrow :)

Jen

IS that you grandpa?

So, a long time ago, when I was still living at home, this happened to me....Yes, this is a typical Jen story...

My parents were out of the house and I was home alone, (don't worry, I was around 17 or 18). Someone calls on the phone and I go over and answer it. It was my grandpa asking to talk to my dad. This is how the conversation went.

CALLER: Hey, can I talk to your dad?
ME: Hi grandpa! No, he's not here right now, but I'll have him call you back when he gets home though.
CALLER: This isn't your grandpa.
ME: Haha, yeah right. You're so funny.
CALLER: No, seriously, this isn't your grandpa.
ME: Okay then....Well, I'll have him call you when he gets home.....GRANDPA...then I hang up.

Yes, I really emphasized the word grandpa in my last sentance.

Guess what?? It turns out the guy was NOT my grandpa and to this day, I have no idea who it was. He never called back. He really DID sound like my grandpa though.

Oh well, it must not have been that important! :)

Jen

Trying to make a change,

I find when I keep myself accountable I do much much better with things like work and keeping the house clean. SO, I have decided to post every day for the next 30 days. In addition...I am doing to try to make some kind of improvement (big or small) to the house every day. I'm curious if I will see any actual change. I bet I will, as long as I take it seriously!

So help keep me accountable okay? :) :)

Jen

How Embarrassing!

So, I went to the Library today.... Me, Jason, Jodie, and Jaylin. Anyways, I bent over to pick Jaylin up and...passed gas. Loud.

It didn't even give me a warning! Oh well, I was amongst old ladies and I'm SURE they could relate. But still, my cheeks are still red...

Jen

Question,

What's the difference between partly cloudy and partly sunny?

A couple things about me

- I LOVE spaghetti. I will eat it for breakfast at any chance I can. I always make it at least one time per week sometimes twice.

- I hate swimming in lakes. It really makes me nervous not knowing if something is in the water about to touch me. We went this afternoon and I had to get out because little fish kept on bumping into me.

- While listening to my Ipod I will sing out LOUD and dance all around while I clean the house. Because of this, it takes me about 4 times as long to actually get it clean. I will listen to show tunes too and try to act out each song.

- I went to a Christian college, slept with my boyfriend, and worked as a bartender......all at the same time. (I was a heathen, but not any more!)

- I care way too much about what people think of me.

- Which is funny, because I'm a wierdo.

- I'm a closet neat freak. You would not be able to tell by looking at my house, but I want things a certain way. If someone loads my dishwasher for me and they do it wrong, I will go back and re-do it the way I like it. (Never in front of the person though)

- I want to be crafty, I just haven't found the time.

- I would rather eat beef jerky instead of chocolate any day.

- I secretly want to go hunting and wear camo and paint my face.

- There's more, I just can't think of them right now!

Jen

Weekend before school starts!

Well, on Thursday 2 out of the 4 children will start school (grades 1 and 2). I think it will be nice for them, although Jake doesn't act too excited. Those kids get so bored here at home and then they start to argue and they get in trouble etc.. It's just good for everyone that they go back to school.

So we went school shopping this weekend. It. Was. Crazy. Let me tell you, it was not worth it, even though it was tax-free weekend. Actually one store (WalMart) was absolutely crazy. We couldn't get through the aisles and we were literally bumping into people. They were also out of a lot of things. Soooo, we strolled on down to Target and it was beautiful! There were even workers there asking us what we were looking for and helping us find it. I know where we'll go next year for school shopping!

Jason was out of town all last week and so my mom took that as an opportunity to come for a quick visit. It was really nice! I always feel bad because she always buys the kids so many things. I can't think of the last time I have HAD to buy them any clothes because my mom keeps them well stocked!

Okay, I'm off to get a snack :)

Jen