I still have some sanity left, so I think I may be fine. But, I've had a huge reality check concerning my DD- my baby. I think I am going to cry at the bus stop. Friday at meet the teachers, I was tearing up, and today talking with a friend, I started all over again. It's gonna be a tough morning. I am having lunch with another friend, so that may help. Unfortunately, all my teacher friends go back to work tomorrow, too.
So besides lunch, what am I planning to do??? I plan to get my knitting together and start all those holiday projects. I have socks to knit, and sweaters for everyone in the house except DS, who informed he doesn't want another one. He's 12 and I can understand- sorta. I also have quilts to quilt and birthday shopping for DD who turns 6 on 9/22. She has a Build-a-Bear leopard that is going to get a blue and white cheerleader outfit. Blue and white are her school colors, and yup, they are the Leopards. And, I've got patterns to type up- a Spider Guy one is in the works. And pumpkins to carve- I buy the carvable ones at Michael's. They last forever, and bounce. Thankfully no one has tried to smash them, but I have dropped them a few times. So, I am pretty much trying to keep myself occupied until 4 pm when I have to pick up DD at the bus stop.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Hanging in there
Well, we are in the home stretch to the start of school. Due to the incompetency of the TX legislature, we had a lovely extended summer this year. They all have nannies- I don't. And my usual baby sitter got her driver's licence and we haven't seen her since! But come Monday, the little darlings start back to school.
DS is starting Middle School- 6th grade. He has been threatened that I will find new ways to embarrass him if he so much thinks about acting up. I basically have a pair of ripped jeans- accidentally, not intentionally- and I threatened to wear them with "granny panties" in front of his friends. I'm not a small woman. I shop at Lane Bryant, so you can imagine how well that is going over.
DD starts Kindergarten. We figured out it was possibly cheaper in the long run to have them spaced out- hopefully DS will have graduated college when DD starts. Everyone thinks I am going to be a mess at the bus stop that first day. Yeah, right. I cried when DS got on the bus for the first time, then I went home and went back to bed. I was hugely pregnant with DD. It was wonderful to have the house to myself, quiet and no one running in the room every 5 minutes to "check on me," or ask for juice (big bro won't get off the computer long enough to help his sis!). So, I will be celebrating big time. If you stop by my house, I may serve you a mimosa!! Until then, I feel like my sanity is slowly slipping away.
DS is starting Middle School- 6th grade. He has been threatened that I will find new ways to embarrass him if he so much thinks about acting up. I basically have a pair of ripped jeans- accidentally, not intentionally- and I threatened to wear them with "granny panties" in front of his friends. I'm not a small woman. I shop at Lane Bryant, so you can imagine how well that is going over.
DD starts Kindergarten. We figured out it was possibly cheaper in the long run to have them spaced out- hopefully DS will have graduated college when DD starts. Everyone thinks I am going to be a mess at the bus stop that first day. Yeah, right. I cried when DS got on the bus for the first time, then I went home and went back to bed. I was hugely pregnant with DD. It was wonderful to have the house to myself, quiet and no one running in the room every 5 minutes to "check on me," or ask for juice (big bro won't get off the computer long enough to help his sis!). So, I will be celebrating big time. If you stop by my house, I may serve you a mimosa!! Until then, I feel like my sanity is slowly slipping away.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Penguin Quilts, too
It's been awhile- over 30 days. My countdown clock is at 25 glorius days. School resumes and hopefully my sanity returns.
Anyway, As the title of this post suggests, I've been quilting. A friend of mine wanted to make a U of TX quilt for her son's best friend who graduated from there. Well, she is officially stitching the binding on as I type!! We "birthed" that quilt in about a week's time- taking time for lunch, the weekend and the occassional movie. And does this quilt have a little story:
We live in the Houston area. We could not find one yard of UT fabric anywhere- Plenty of A&M, but no UT. I had to go to Waco to take care of my mom while she was recovering from knee surgery. I found UT fabric there!! 3 different prints, to be exact, and this where it gets good. I called my friend and she said get 4 yards. I got 5 instead. We carefully cut and pieced the top and then layed the finished quilt top on the leftover UT fabric. We had just enough for the backing. Needless to say, that called for a quick celebration- ice cream!! SHe's thrilled. I think the recipient is going to love it, and her son can now stop grumbling about all the UT fabric in her house.
We are now onto different quilts for her grandkids. These will be so much easier because we don't have to do a lot of piecing like the UT quilt. But they will be fun, and the kids will love them.
As for knitting- I finished a pair of socks, and have been working on the MS3 and the Pacific Waves Shawl from elann.com. I've also got another pair of socks loaded up on the needles. Those stay in my purse for those long waits in various places around Houston.
Anyway, As the title of this post suggests, I've been quilting. A friend of mine wanted to make a U of TX quilt for her son's best friend who graduated from there. Well, she is officially stitching the binding on as I type!! We "birthed" that quilt in about a week's time- taking time for lunch, the weekend and the occassional movie. And does this quilt have a little story:
We live in the Houston area. We could not find one yard of UT fabric anywhere- Plenty of A&M, but no UT. I had to go to Waco to take care of my mom while she was recovering from knee surgery. I found UT fabric there!! 3 different prints, to be exact, and this where it gets good. I called my friend and she said get 4 yards. I got 5 instead. We carefully cut and pieced the top and then layed the finished quilt top on the leftover UT fabric. We had just enough for the backing. Needless to say, that called for a quick celebration- ice cream!! SHe's thrilled. I think the recipient is going to love it, and her son can now stop grumbling about all the UT fabric in her house.
We are now onto different quilts for her grandkids. These will be so much easier because we don't have to do a lot of piecing like the UT quilt. But they will be fun, and the kids will love them.
As for knitting- I finished a pair of socks, and have been working on the MS3 and the Pacific Waves Shawl from elann.com. I've also got another pair of socks loaded up on the needles. Those stay in my purse for those long waits in various places around Houston.
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