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