Oh how I'm tired of it. We basically bagged up half the house and sent it off to Goodwill. We've been doing that for about 3 days. I think one more day and it's over. Ahh.... Okay, so I better go off to bed before I fall asleep in front of the computer. ZZZZZ - sourpatch
I slept in this morning and had a great time doing it, too! Rachel, Mom, and I think Zach are out at garage sales. I stayed home to wash my hair and clean up around here. Rachel and I have a grad party to go to at 12:00, and... we made a scrapbook page to give to her. That was her request. Here are the pics:
(Also, I can see 10 pin cushions from where I'm sitting right now.)
Ok, I tag:
ttyl ~ sourpatchSo.... this morning, we had another IBLP class by Bill Gothard. I have really enjoyed taking the class, and have learned much from it. We have another 3 hours left that we plan to do the following Friday. ~ After that, we had some lunch (left over pizza from last night), and drove over to sewing an photography group. For sewing, we all made little pouches. Here is the tutorial: Twelve22.org. They were really, really fun to put together, and a great way to start the sewing group on zippers. The pouch is lined on the inside with brown swirl fabric. Here are some pictures:
(Sorry this picture is so blurry, I couldn't get my camera to focus.)
...is now open. You can go look at my pictures at: Photography: An Empty Canvas. I forgot to tell ya'll that the other day, Rachel and I went out to an orphan organization and sorted food. The food was donated by churches and other large organizations. That is my favorite service project of the year. All the food is in bins lined up on tables in the gym. We take shopping carts around and gather one "type" of food. (i.e. All the popcorn, etc.) You'd be surprised at how many weird things people donate. Like sardines, or chowchow. sourpatch
The visit with my cousins really went well! My grandma and cousins family went to their first book signing at 9:00 on Saturday. He also went to my aunts book store in the afternoon for another book signing. Bryce did his wonderful speech and presentation on the Civil War twice there and twice at the one earlier. I couldn't stop smiling during the presentation, it was so good. I'm proud of him. We had hamburgers and fries for dinner, too. That was a plus. This Sunday, we went to church, and then Rachel and I came right over to my grandma's house. We organized her closet and got rid of her outdated clothes and things she didn't wear. It looks really good in her closet now! I'm proud of that, too. It turned out good!! There is so much more space in there now! For dinner tonight, my grandma cooked this frozen pizza that she got at Aldi's. It was about $4 each, but it was almost identical to Digornios' $6 pizzas. The brand is Mama Ocozzi. They were really good!! Too bad we don't really go to Aldi's all that much. We use the fundraiser card for Kroger's, so we go there a lot. Tomorrow, I have an appointment with a dental surgeon for a consultation to pull 4 teeth. The orthodontist says I need 4 teeth pulled; although at first I didn't see why that was necessary. I guess they're pull one on each side top and bottom. That still seems like a lot though. I hear that science class has been pretty boring without me. I bring the humor I guess. I've missed it a lot, so I'll be glad to be back again. sourpatch
Monday and Tuesday I had my achievement tests. Jessica and I took them together, but not in the same room. I feel pretty good on how I did, especially the science, reading comprehension, and reading vocabulary. The math was pretty rough though. It was harder than the stuff I've been doing this year, or maybe I just forgot some stuff.... I'm craving some gold fish, I had those for part of my lunch. I need gold fish!! Not the real fish, that would be gross. Later this afternoon, we had planned to go to my grandma's house and clean the yard, but it's thundering right now. That's probably going to be called off. Oh yeah, Mom and Rachel went to the store during the test and got, "My Spanish Coach." For ya'll that don't know, it's a game that I can play with my DS. I haven't tried it though. I think I'm going to go do that. I also have a question about Virus Buster. What is the scoring system on that? Also, what is a good score? Thanks in advance. ttyl ~ sourpatch
On the phone that Rachel and I share, they have volume setting for the music, etc. Well, I'm taking this phone to the rec center to listen to music while I'm exercising. The problem is, I can't turn the volume down low enough on the songs. My question is: if I get different ear phones that have a volume switch on it, will it work?? Anyone??? So, here are my daily ramblings.... We have to go to the store to replace our currently, almost empty pantry. Then, I think we have to go back to the library and return a video that is out. While we're out, I want to see if mom can swing by Target or somewhere for the ear phones. Rachel is about to leave for writing class, also. We are going to get rid of the 'burb' sometime soon. I'm sad to get rid of it, she's been good to us.... (Except that time her transmission went out) Mom and Dad are going to look at a suburban that looks interesting. This time, we are actually going to get a 21st century car!! Unbelievable! Then, on this coming Saturday, we are all going to my cousins house to pick up our truck. This truck was my grandpa's that we are now inheriting. I can't even believe that we are going to get 2 "new" cars in one week. Crazy, I tell you. Also, have you ever tried Googling your own name. You can be surprised by what has been posted on the Internet. I think it's interesting looking at basketball pictures when I was 10-years-old.... What is this Fashion Fiesta thing that's going around?? Do you just photograph pictures of your clothes, or what?? Thanks in advance!! sourpatch
So this morning I slept in until 10:00. I hardly ever do that! We went to church at 11:00, then came back and had some left-over lasagna that Rachel and I cooked last night. Also, our grandma came for lunch. Zachary went with her to spend the day. After that, we wipped the house into shape and then took off the rec center to excercise. We did weights and cardio, then left for Wendy's. I know, we eat a lot of Wendys. But it's so great! I ate some chicken nuggets, then we went into Freds and bought a few things. Including a pack of Bubbalicious gum. (I've decided to write about everything). Back home, and here we are. Rachel drove on the way back, and I must say, she is getting better at driving. We even stopped at a stop light. Anyway, nothing to say, so, until next time - sourpatch
We had frozen pizzas tonight for dinner. We had Red Baron and a Wal-Mart pizza. The Wal-Mart pizzas are really good; they don't skip any toppings! Digornio pizzas top them all though!! Just thought I'd update you. Also, Rachel got some lovely blue flower fabric at Hancocks for the back of her quilt. Hopefully, she'll post a picture of it, or maybe I'll have to do it.... sourpatch
Right now, I am in the new public library. They have updated it so much! Although it does not look any bigger than the old one, it is a lot nicer! They have a lot of tutoring rooms and a lounge where you can read periodicals and newspapers. We are going to start meeting here for our sewing group again. We were meeting at the old library, but because of the "move", we were meeting at a local church. I wasn't able to go into the room we're going to be meeting in (because it was locked), but I'm sure it's really nice.... Rachel is exciting because of the big selection of knitting, crocheting, & sewing books. They haven't gotten many more books, but since the library was closed for 3 weeks, all the books were returned. I'll keep typing, because I like the way this keyboard types. Kind of like the way I like certain books because of the way the pages turn. OCD, I know. Also, bowling was this afternoon. I didn't do very well today, but Jessica did wonderful! (kudos to you!) It was funny because I got 108 each game, scratch. We won 2 out of 3 games. Also, I want to go to the rec center for a membership. Except mom wants to go tomorrow so she'll have her make-up on for the picture. Also, there is this program for younger members where we can get our own cards. We have to take a tour like thing so we can use the weight machines. That's pretty much everything that's happened today. Maybe dad will take us out to eat tonight....
These are the pajama pants that I was working on in sewing class. I especially love the fabric. They're a little wide, but REALLY comfortable. I wore them to sleep in yesterday night. Rachel really helped me a lot on this pants. They were more complicated than I thought, but well worth the effort. Thanks Mrs. Winter and Rachel for helping me on this project!! (For those that don't know, Mrs. Winter is the 4-H sewing teacher).
Okay, so I admit it, I tried making one of those little pin cushions that Rachel made. The first one went like so:
I know! You don't have to tell me it's ugly, I already know. This picture is after Rachel "fixed" it. Part of the problem is I can't sew in a circle so the shape is a little deranged. It's also a little (more like a lot) lopsided. I blame it on the stuffing!! I attempted a rectangle one this morning after school. It turned out well except for the fact that the string doesn't match the fabric. But overall, I'm pleased with it. I made it out of part of a "fat corner" that Mrs. Winter gave me. I used another one of Rachel's buttons also. I whipstiched it close at the end where I stuffed it. At least I think that's a whipstich.... sourpatch
We went to church this morning. The pastor actually preached today. He's been sick with a pretty serious illness for the past month or so. Afterwards, I played Super Mario 64 on my DS for a little while during the commericals when Memphis creamed Texas. (By the way, Super Mario 64 is the best game ever!) It really was obvious from the very start that Memphis was better. This is a picture of Joey Dorsey of the Memphis Tigers doing what he does best: slam dunk. He was a star this afternoon along with Derrick Rose. I think he rather enjoys all that dunking. Tomorrow I'll have to post an awesome picture of him playing this afternoon. They don't have them on the web yet.... (:
Rachel just finished her LOVELY apron a few hours ago. I'm going to go get her to post about it. It's kind of a vintage pattern with pink heart fabric and white bias tape.
Well, the day slipped away. Before I knew it, it was 4:00. ttyl, sourpatch
(P.S. - Jess, I'm still waiting for the ear pictures ... please!)
Rachel went and got her learner's permit the other day. She drove from my grandma's house to ours. Very scary. We almost ran off the road once.... But, for a first time drive, she wasn't bad, I guess. Still can't wait 'til I get mine.... sourpatch
