( School's Out for Summer!... )

I just hope my little girl's curiosity does not lead her to playing with chemicals she isn't supposed to get into ( Read more... )

So, went out for fast food Chinese tonight, before we had to do some shopping at Target for pool repair patches and other things for the house (like the new drain board). M. poked a hole in the inflatable wading pool with my water probe today, dumping out a good chunk of water onto the back porch, so it has to be patched up before the boys get to ( Read more... )

Rob left around 6:30pm to head north to SF with a couple of coworkers. No more than a half hour after he left, did the first issue occur. ( no rant, just detail... )

Today has been a day of blah. It's been raining off and on most of the day, so very little has been done. I am on the border of getting something nasty, and poor Maurelle has finally gotten hit with what hit Rob and Cam already. She even has been sick while eating, although part of me is thinking that is her own actions at work there, but it isn't ( Read more... )

There is something to be said in having a home come together... step by step, one cleaning cloth at a time ( Read more... )

Yesterday was also a day of frustration on my part. After spending several hours of sewing like mad (over a few days) to get Maurelle's dress done... the zipper went *missing* which was the last piece I needed to finish it. Everything else was done on it, including hand sewing the hem (with really big, huge stitches). ( the rest of the story behind the cut... )

Well, I actually cut into fabric tonight, and might get the skirts cut out tonight before heading off to sleep (but not likely since my neck hurts, and so is my lower back, just lightly ( Read more... )

Well, I did my fifteen minutes of sewing to get me going... which basically amounted to pressing the pattern pieces so I can trace them off, and reading the instruction page ( Read more... )

Well, I wanted to share a milestone for Maurelle... one that surprises both of her parents ( Read more... )