Posting slacker...
Obviously I've been slacking on posting. Keeping an updated LJ fell low on my ambitions lately. Brief update:
- I'm very proud of David...he's been dealing with a crapstorm of drama from all different directions over the past couple months, none of it his fault, and he's been handling it very well. Hopefully soon things will settle down, though...it does get old.
- I'm proud of myself because David's company hit a rut and we didn't get paid for a month, but somehow we all survived. I made it an entire month without going to the grocery store and we ate pretty well, and I managed to get David a lunch to take to work almost every day. Now things are starting to pick up again so hopefully I can restock the pantry and freezer so I can take another grocery shopping break when the baby comes.
- I'm knitting my sister's baby a pair of combat boots (that will eventually go with a little camo outfit, but I don't think I'm going to get to that until her shower this fall). I made one last night, but I found a pattern I like better so I'm going to frog it and try again.
- My broccoli finally is ready in my garden, and I can't eat any! Last night I broke a couple pieces off and had terrible heartburn until 4:00 am, and am still feeling it now. So someone is going to get a lot of broccoli over the next few weeks...
- I haven't had much patience with anything lately and have been pretty cranky. My poor family is bearing with me well, and I think most of the time I realize when I'm getting whiny, but as long as I don't go too long without eating and get something that resembles a night of sleep I'm alright. Long days are hard, though - after a Sunday when we're on the other side of the river all day, now I just go home and go straight to bed. Only two more months...and then I'll be carting another baby around. Sometimes it's hard to call if babies are easier inside or out. :)
- The girls have been hilarious lately....well, Kate's sneaky and into everything and Amy is in high-drama mode, as usual, but they have been especially good for laughs lately. Kate is turning out to be quite a sweetie, too - always hugging and cuddling on people, but that doesn't change that she's also the one who will eat out of the dustpan or run out the door as soon as she knows no one is looking.
- I have my sewing list down to finishing my sister's diaper bag and then starting my friend's. I'm doing that one without a pattern. I'd like to think it's "custom" and I'm "following a vision" but I just hope it doesn't turn out to be trainwreck. I thought about making a hammock for the backyard, but eh, we'll see if I get around to it.
- The ARC is bringing their truck around this week to pick up junk! I am determined to take full advantage of this decluttering opportunity.
So that's that...
- I'm very proud of David...he's been dealing with a crapstorm of drama from all different directions over the past couple months, none of it his fault, and he's been handling it very well. Hopefully soon things will settle down, though...it does get old.
- I'm proud of myself because David's company hit a rut and we didn't get paid for a month, but somehow we all survived. I made it an entire month without going to the grocery store and we ate pretty well, and I managed to get David a lunch to take to work almost every day. Now things are starting to pick up again so hopefully I can restock the pantry and freezer so I can take another grocery shopping break when the baby comes.
- I'm knitting my sister's baby a pair of combat boots (that will eventually go with a little camo outfit, but I don't think I'm going to get to that until her shower this fall). I made one last night, but I found a pattern I like better so I'm going to frog it and try again.
- My broccoli finally is ready in my garden, and I can't eat any! Last night I broke a couple pieces off and had terrible heartburn until 4:00 am, and am still feeling it now. So someone is going to get a lot of broccoli over the next few weeks...
- I haven't had much patience with anything lately and have been pretty cranky. My poor family is bearing with me well, and I think most of the time I realize when I'm getting whiny, but as long as I don't go too long without eating and get something that resembles a night of sleep I'm alright. Long days are hard, though - after a Sunday when we're on the other side of the river all day, now I just go home and go straight to bed. Only two more months...and then I'll be carting another baby around. Sometimes it's hard to call if babies are easier inside or out. :)
- The girls have been hilarious lately....well, Kate's sneaky and into everything and Amy is in high-drama mode, as usual, but they have been especially good for laughs lately. Kate is turning out to be quite a sweetie, too - always hugging and cuddling on people, but that doesn't change that she's also the one who will eat out of the dustpan or run out the door as soon as she knows no one is looking.
- I have my sewing list down to finishing my sister's diaper bag and then starting my friend's. I'm doing that one without a pattern. I'd like to think it's "custom" and I'm "following a vision" but I just hope it doesn't turn out to be trainwreck. I thought about making a hammock for the backyard, but eh, we'll see if I get around to it.
- The ARC is bringing their truck around this week to pick up junk! I am determined to take full advantage of this decluttering opportunity.
So that's that...