WOOT!!
Just went to the local Dollar Tree - DUDE. So much stuff in there. OMG. I bought 3 plastic baskets, a metal ruler for crafting/painting, some magnets and a magnetic pen for the fridge calendar (Mom, Sis, and I are attempting to keep up with one another's schedules by having a central calendar. Operative word: attempting.). Lots of folders for me to organize all of the medical bills I can't pay, applications for assistance, etc, I have lying randomly about, a tiny notebook for record keeping for the calls I make to Medicaid/SSA/etc., and a small lined notepad for note-jotting. Oh, and a movie-size box of sweettarts. The last is an experiment to see if I can actually trust the food stuffs at the dollar store (or, as my godmother called them, "Everything's a Buck."). Grand total for all of these things: $13. SO AWESOME. If I had bought all of those office supplies at HEB, Walgreens, Office Depot, etc., it would have been more like $30. YAY!! for deals!!
Then I went to Hobby Lobby and got waylaid for a good while by the supervisor in the knitting section. She was definitely a talker and/or slightly manic because DAMN, I couldn't get her to stop talking. I kept trying to back out of the conversation, but she wasn't getting my hints, so I just kinda let her spin herself back down. I did, however, get some really pretty yarn to make into a prayer shawl for the church. At my church, there are only three people currently making prayer shawls. Mom and I have decided to help, which will almost double their staff. Don't worry, those of you waiting still on christmas scarves from years past - I'm collecting all of them and working on a couple of new projects that will get sent out this fall. Seriously this time. I promise. YOu can link back to this post if necessary down the road. I also got some cheap paper mache ornaments to paint for people as presents and a cross to paint for our house. YAY! for crafts!!
Now my goal is to clean up the little pile of trash remaining in the corner. Then, organize my books. Then organize those random papers. Then do my laundry (because everything I own is currently dirty). Then move our painting supplies from the hallway to the closet so they're out of the way of the movers on Thursday. I'll probably help Mom tonight in moving the things around in the kitchen area where her office will be set up - somehow we're getting it cleared out by Thursday so the movers can put them in the kitchen while they're putting Sis's stuff upstairs. I have a feeling we won't get that done by the time it needs to be. I keep trying to figure out other areas of the house we can have them put the bookcases as temporary storage spots until we can finish the clearout of the kitchen. Mom is rejecting all of my ideas. All I know is that she and I can't bring them downstairs ourselves - they're solid wood and HEAVY. We were barely able to lift them enough to move them the 15 feet to the cove on the landing so we could clean out Sis's room.
Oh, yeah. The guys are moving her stuff in Thursday afternoon. Why then? Because Sis didn't think about when Mom had her weekend off when she told the woman she was moving out. Had she extended the thing one or two more weeks, we would have had a full weekend to do the move. Instead, we get Mom's one Thursday off before she has to turn in the key on Sunday. And, naturally, Sis hasn't spent ANY of the past month doing any of the packing herself in the apartment. As usual, she leaves it until the very last minute. Which puts an incredible strain on Mom, and to some extent, me. She was supposed to help Mom clean out part of the kitchen last night (I was going to , but I ended up with a terrible migraine - like, throwing up wishing I was dead, migraine). She didn't. She was supposed to come upstairs and feed the little cats in the bathroom and she didn't. I woke this morning to Bob howling in that way he only does when they're completely out of food or water. They were out of both. Sis didn't come check on them at all last night. I was so pissed. (Abby was also pissed and therefore pissed all over the vinyl flooring in there, so now my room also kinda smells like cat pee.)
Needless to say, I'm spending as much time as humanly possible away from them, but offering my services when I can. The only problem is that Sis is being USELESS. At least I helped weekend before last by spending the whole time re-doing her room for her because she couldn't stand us just deepcleaning the carpet. We do this all for her and she doesn't appreciate it at all. [/sister rant]
But, to make myself happy: CRAFTS!!
Oh, I discovered something last night... I can't watch episodes of Dexter if I know I'll be falling asleep any time soon afterwards. The images creep into my dreams and I get nightmares. However, it's a good show! I don't know how to solve this problem.
Also, I finished The Eight. It was a really good book. A blend of thriller/mystery and historical fiction! YAY! The two main plots wove together seamlessly at the end, and I was very pleased with the ending. I'm interested to read The Fire, which is on order, and the sequel that takes place, like, 30 years after the first book. I will also be hunting down her other two novels, now that I know Katherine Neville's a good author.
Then I went to Hobby Lobby and got waylaid for a good while by the supervisor in the knitting section. She was definitely a talker and/or slightly manic because DAMN, I couldn't get her to stop talking. I kept trying to back out of the conversation, but she wasn't getting my hints, so I just kinda let her spin herself back down. I did, however, get some really pretty yarn to make into a prayer shawl for the church. At my church, there are only three people currently making prayer shawls. Mom and I have decided to help, which will almost double their staff. Don't worry, those of you waiting still on christmas scarves from years past - I'm collecting all of them and working on a couple of new projects that will get sent out this fall. Seriously this time. I promise. YOu can link back to this post if necessary down the road. I also got some cheap paper mache ornaments to paint for people as presents and a cross to paint for our house. YAY! for crafts!!
Now my goal is to clean up the little pile of trash remaining in the corner. Then, organize my books. Then organize those random papers. Then do my laundry (because everything I own is currently dirty). Then move our painting supplies from the hallway to the closet so they're out of the way of the movers on Thursday. I'll probably help Mom tonight in moving the things around in the kitchen area where her office will be set up - somehow we're getting it cleared out by Thursday so the movers can put them in the kitchen while they're putting Sis's stuff upstairs. I have a feeling we won't get that done by the time it needs to be. I keep trying to figure out other areas of the house we can have them put the bookcases as temporary storage spots until we can finish the clearout of the kitchen. Mom is rejecting all of my ideas. All I know is that she and I can't bring them downstairs ourselves - they're solid wood and HEAVY. We were barely able to lift them enough to move them the 15 feet to the cove on the landing so we could clean out Sis's room.
Oh, yeah. The guys are moving her stuff in Thursday afternoon. Why then? Because Sis didn't think about when Mom had her weekend off when she told the woman she was moving out. Had she extended the thing one or two more weeks, we would have had a full weekend to do the move. Instead, we get Mom's one Thursday off before she has to turn in the key on Sunday. And, naturally, Sis hasn't spent ANY of the past month doing any of the packing herself in the apartment. As usual, she leaves it until the very last minute. Which puts an incredible strain on Mom, and to some extent, me. She was supposed to help Mom clean out part of the kitchen last night (I was going to , but I ended up with a terrible migraine - like, throwing up wishing I was dead, migraine). She didn't. She was supposed to come upstairs and feed the little cats in the bathroom and she didn't. I woke this morning to Bob howling in that way he only does when they're completely out of food or water. They were out of both. Sis didn't come check on them at all last night. I was so pissed. (Abby was also pissed and therefore pissed all over the vinyl flooring in there, so now my room also kinda smells like cat pee.)
Needless to say, I'm spending as much time as humanly possible away from them, but offering my services when I can. The only problem is that Sis is being USELESS. At least I helped weekend before last by spending the whole time re-doing her room for her because she couldn't stand us just deepcleaning the carpet. We do this all for her and she doesn't appreciate it at all. [/sister rant]
But, to make myself happy: CRAFTS!!
Oh, I discovered something last night... I can't watch episodes of Dexter if I know I'll be falling asleep any time soon afterwards. The images creep into my dreams and I get nightmares. However, it's a good show! I don't know how to solve this problem.
Also, I finished The Eight. It was a really good book. A blend of thriller/mystery and historical fiction! YAY! The two main plots wove together seamlessly at the end, and I was very pleased with the ending. I'm interested to read The Fire, which is on order, and the sequel that takes place, like, 30 years after the first book. I will also be hunting down her other two novels, now that I know Katherine Neville's a good author.