Yesterday it snowed. Not much, and the heaviest snow was falling on my way home from work. (go figure) About an hour after I got home it turned back into rain. There's still a little bit on the ground, but it will all be gone later today.
For dinner we had bacon and eggs. I cooked it all. It was good.
I sewed several more ornaments. I still have some snowmen to do, and then I am going to start on the others. I did manage to sew 3 peppermint ones. Eddie thought they were ok.
Watched a few episodes of Hotel Babylon on Netflix while I was sewing. It's a pretty good show. It's about a hotel in London and all the adventures the staff have.
Got my craft table that my mom got me for Christmas. I haven't set it up yet. I will probably do that this weekend, because there isn't much time to do it now, and it involves a lot of moving stuff around. Plus, I want to tidy the house a bit before we decorate for Christmas.
Hung out with Vallerie this morning before I came to work. She was in a screeching mood. And she has gotten more... I don't know the word. She likes to sit with Eddie and me and just watch tv and hang out in our laps. It's cute and very fun.
Eddie broke down Vallerie's bouncy adventure seat, and turned it into the standing version. She seems to think it's cool. Don't know how long that will last though.
Update: 8:46 PM
Finished all the ornaments. I made 44.
11 Snowmen
12 circles
12 stars
3 peppermints
3 candy canes
3 penguins (One for Eddie, me and Vallerie. There are 2 adults and 1 baby.)
Eddie hasn't seen them yer, but I hope he likes them. I think they are ok. I like some more than others. I think I would have liked them all a lot better if I could have used buttons and/or beads, but that would defeat the purpose of them being safe for Vallerie to get a hold of.
Maybe next year.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tuesday Morning
It's Tuesday...
Last night after work I started on the felt ornaments again. I sewed 14. I still have about 20 left to do. The 14 I sewed still need finished with puffy paint, but I have the hard part done. By the time I was done sewing my fingers hurt, so I figured I should quit for the day.
After that I played a little of my video game and then went to bed.
I think Eddie might rearrange the living room today so we can put up the tree soon. I still don't know how it's going to work, but we will figure it out.
Raining today. It's supposed to turn to snow tonight, so I am happy. They said this morning 1-3 inches, so I hope it happens! Yay for snow!
The bank called me yesterday and asked when I planned on paying my Nov payment on my loan. I was a little angry. I politely told the guy that I made a payment that day and briefly told him what happened when I tried to pay it on the 18th. He said everything should be fine.
Mailing my sisters ornaments and my mom's cards today. I hope they get there...
That's about all for now.
2:02 PM
It's SNOWING!
I thought of a couple new ornaments I could make. (Yes I should probably finish what I have cut out)
Penguins and peppermints. I was planning on cutting out the penguin template on my cricut, and then I found a peppermint template online. I hope I don't run out of thread. I will just have to use it sparingly I suppose.
One more hour and I am out of here and on my way home. Gotta get gas and soda. Maybe Vallerie will be napping when I get home so I can start cutting some stuff out. If not that's ok I can wait until sleepy time for her.
Oh, and a scarf update: I have about 10 scarves made. I think I have 3 left to do before I am done. I am getting a lot better at finishing the bottoms and making them look nice.
Last night after work I started on the felt ornaments again. I sewed 14. I still have about 20 left to do. The 14 I sewed still need finished with puffy paint, but I have the hard part done. By the time I was done sewing my fingers hurt, so I figured I should quit for the day.
After that I played a little of my video game and then went to bed.
I think Eddie might rearrange the living room today so we can put up the tree soon. I still don't know how it's going to work, but we will figure it out.
Raining today. It's supposed to turn to snow tonight, so I am happy. They said this morning 1-3 inches, so I hope it happens! Yay for snow!
The bank called me yesterday and asked when I planned on paying my Nov payment on my loan. I was a little angry. I politely told the guy that I made a payment that day and briefly told him what happened when I tried to pay it on the 18th. He said everything should be fine.
Mailing my sisters ornaments and my mom's cards today. I hope they get there...
That's about all for now.
2:02 PM
It's SNOWING!
I thought of a couple new ornaments I could make. (Yes I should probably finish what I have cut out)
Penguins and peppermints. I was planning on cutting out the penguin template on my cricut, and then I found a peppermint template online. I hope I don't run out of thread. I will just have to use it sparingly I suppose.
One more hour and I am out of here and on my way home. Gotta get gas and soda. Maybe Vallerie will be napping when I get home so I can start cutting some stuff out. If not that's ok I can wait until sleepy time for her.
Oh, and a scarf update: I have about 10 scarves made. I think I have 3 left to do before I am done. I am getting a lot better at finishing the bottoms and making them look nice.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Tuesday Thru Sunday
Since I had almost a week off from work for Thanksgiving, I got a little lazy with blogging. Here's kind of a recap of what happened.
Tuesday we headed in to town to look for a shirt for each of us to wear on Thanksgiving. It was a horrible day. It was raining and cold, not a fun day to go out. Vallerie and Eddie both found something at TJ Maxx. I was not so lucky. I really didn't think I would find anything there anyway. I've never had great luck there. Vallerie started not having a good time, so we went home after that.
Wednesday I went to Cato's to find a shirt, and I found 2 good ones. I was very happy. I also went to Walmart to pick up a few things to eat, and wow it was packed. I guess I forgot that everyone would be out getting things for Thanksgiving dinner. It wasn't horrible though, the worst was the stupid people blocking the isle with their carts. That really ticks me off. Luckily I didn't have to wait in line because they have self checkout.
Thursday was Thanksgiving. We went over to Eddie's Brother in laws parents house to eat. It was alright. There were some people there we didn't know, so it was a little weird. I ended up in the basement watching Vallerie and Gabe after dinner. I don't know how I got stuck with that job. I guess I can't complain, it was probably better than trying to make conversation with the people I didn't know. After we were done there we took Eddie's mom home and then went home ourselves.
Friday we went to eat with my family at a restaurant in the town I work in. My aunt, gpa, uncle, and my uncle's brother were there. (Eddie and Vallerie too) I had pancakes. They were good. Funny? story, the room we sat in was in the back, and when we went in there was no one there. My aunt thought it was too hot, so she preceded to go to the thermostat and turn on the AC... Several times during our meal the waitresses would look at the thermostat (I don't know if they thought something was wrong, or if they knew it had been messed with) So that was... interesting. Vallerie got an 8 out of 10 for the day (10 being the perfect baby) She got a little higher marks because while she did get fussy at the end, she woke up from her nap early, so she was tired.
Saturday Vallerie and I went in to town to look for cloth Christmas ornaments. We went to Joann Fabrics and Hobby Lobby. Neither place had them, or a bolt of cloth to cut them out and sew them, so I just bought some felt and puffy paint and decided to make my own. (I have 5 done so far. Eddie says they are ok, but I think there is room for improvement)
Saturday night I decided to order Vallerie a couple sippy cups online since we can't find any of the ones we like in the store. (They must only carry one at a time??) I thought I was getting free shipping, so I tried to use paypal to pay, but I got an error saying paypal wasn't working. I thought ok no problem. so I decided to add a few things to the order to get free shipping (things I wanted anyway) and then paid using my card. I decided to check paypal after I was done just to make sure I wasn't charged. Guess what... I was. I called the company that I ordered from and "Dave" said not to worry, that the charge would be refunded. So, I have to keep an eye on that. I was a little ticked though.
Also, I checked my bank account, and found that the loan payment I made through a transfer from my checking to the loan account didn't go through. I got charged a late fee and everything! Since it was Saturday night and there was no customer service open, I send an email to them. (They normally get back to me quickly) asking what the hell was going on. I had a confirmation number to show I tried to pay it. Not only did this upset me, I then realized that I now will have $95 less in my account than I thought I did, since I thought it was already taken out. That really bummed me out.
Sunday the only place we went was Walmans. We helped Eddie's brother out of a jam, and that's pretty much it.
I almost forgot. Vallerie's diaper situation seems to have resolved itself. I don't know if it was what she was eating, or the fact that she was cutting 3 new teeth (yay for top chompers), or both, but she is using all diapers equally well now. The Huggies got us through the rough days, but she's back in pampers now. I'm really glad thats over. Although I'm sure it won't be the last time.
Update:
Heard back from the bank. They waived my late fee and said to try and send the payment again. I did and it worked. I think everything is good now.
Tuesday we headed in to town to look for a shirt for each of us to wear on Thanksgiving. It was a horrible day. It was raining and cold, not a fun day to go out. Vallerie and Eddie both found something at TJ Maxx. I was not so lucky. I really didn't think I would find anything there anyway. I've never had great luck there. Vallerie started not having a good time, so we went home after that.
Wednesday I went to Cato's to find a shirt, and I found 2 good ones. I was very happy. I also went to Walmart to pick up a few things to eat, and wow it was packed. I guess I forgot that everyone would be out getting things for Thanksgiving dinner. It wasn't horrible though, the worst was the stupid people blocking the isle with their carts. That really ticks me off. Luckily I didn't have to wait in line because they have self checkout.
Thursday was Thanksgiving. We went over to Eddie's Brother in laws parents house to eat. It was alright. There were some people there we didn't know, so it was a little weird. I ended up in the basement watching Vallerie and Gabe after dinner. I don't know how I got stuck with that job. I guess I can't complain, it was probably better than trying to make conversation with the people I didn't know. After we were done there we took Eddie's mom home and then went home ourselves.
Friday we went to eat with my family at a restaurant in the town I work in. My aunt, gpa, uncle, and my uncle's brother were there. (Eddie and Vallerie too) I had pancakes. They were good. Funny? story, the room we sat in was in the back, and when we went in there was no one there. My aunt thought it was too hot, so she preceded to go to the thermostat and turn on the AC... Several times during our meal the waitresses would look at the thermostat (I don't know if they thought something was wrong, or if they knew it had been messed with) So that was... interesting. Vallerie got an 8 out of 10 for the day (10 being the perfect baby) She got a little higher marks because while she did get fussy at the end, she woke up from her nap early, so she was tired.
Saturday Vallerie and I went in to town to look for cloth Christmas ornaments. We went to Joann Fabrics and Hobby Lobby. Neither place had them, or a bolt of cloth to cut them out and sew them, so I just bought some felt and puffy paint and decided to make my own. (I have 5 done so far. Eddie says they are ok, but I think there is room for improvement)
Saturday night I decided to order Vallerie a couple sippy cups online since we can't find any of the ones we like in the store. (They must only carry one at a time??) I thought I was getting free shipping, so I tried to use paypal to pay, but I got an error saying paypal wasn't working. I thought ok no problem. so I decided to add a few things to the order to get free shipping (things I wanted anyway) and then paid using my card. I decided to check paypal after I was done just to make sure I wasn't charged. Guess what... I was. I called the company that I ordered from and "Dave" said not to worry, that the charge would be refunded. So, I have to keep an eye on that. I was a little ticked though.
Also, I checked my bank account, and found that the loan payment I made through a transfer from my checking to the loan account didn't go through. I got charged a late fee and everything! Since it was Saturday night and there was no customer service open, I send an email to them. (They normally get back to me quickly) asking what the hell was going on. I had a confirmation number to show I tried to pay it. Not only did this upset me, I then realized that I now will have $95 less in my account than I thought I did, since I thought it was already taken out. That really bummed me out.
Sunday the only place we went was Walmans. We helped Eddie's brother out of a jam, and that's pretty much it.
I almost forgot. Vallerie's diaper situation seems to have resolved itself. I don't know if it was what she was eating, or the fact that she was cutting 3 new teeth (yay for top chompers), or both, but she is using all diapers equally well now. The Huggies got us through the rough days, but she's back in pampers now. I'm really glad thats over. Although I'm sure it won't be the last time.
Update:
Heard back from the bank. They waived my late fee and said to try and send the payment again. I did and it worked. I think everything is good now.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Weekend Adventure: Finding new diapers
This weekend was alright.
Friday after work we went into town and got Vallerie's Christmas dress from his mom. It is really cute. We will need to get a little sweater to put on top of it. She will look so cute in it. I can't wait.
Then we headed over to Sam's club to get some stuff. We saw Eddie's sister there. Vallerie was a good shopper despite not having a 2nd nap.
I worked Saturday for a few hours, then hung out with Vallerie and Eddie the rest of the day. Nothing too exciting... except (and I wouldn't call this exciting)
Vallerie has apparently outgrown? her current brand of diapers. I don't mean that she is too big for them, I mean they no longer work. I had to change her pants 4 times Saturday. I have no idea why all of a sudden they no longer work, but I am a little sad. They worked for so long, and they were cheap!
Sunday Vallerie and I went on our Diaper Adventure. We headed to Walmart and picked up 3 brands of diapers. Pampers (which have always worked in the past) Huggies (which didn't really work in the past) and Luvs (which did not work in the past)... so far the Pampers are OMG no. This mornings diaper change was NOT fun.
To top it off Vallerie was in her new pink penguin jammies, so they now need washed. She's got on the Luvs now, I hope those work. Guess we will just have to wait and see.
I told Eddie that if this problem doesn't get resolved by Thanksgiving, we'll probably need to take extra pants in the diaper bag. How incredibly awesome is that? (not awesome at all really)
Friday after work we went into town and got Vallerie's Christmas dress from his mom. It is really cute. We will need to get a little sweater to put on top of it. She will look so cute in it. I can't wait.
Then we headed over to Sam's club to get some stuff. We saw Eddie's sister there. Vallerie was a good shopper despite not having a 2nd nap.
I worked Saturday for a few hours, then hung out with Vallerie and Eddie the rest of the day. Nothing too exciting... except (and I wouldn't call this exciting)
Vallerie has apparently outgrown? her current brand of diapers. I don't mean that she is too big for them, I mean they no longer work. I had to change her pants 4 times Saturday. I have no idea why all of a sudden they no longer work, but I am a little sad. They worked for so long, and they were cheap!
Sunday Vallerie and I went on our Diaper Adventure. We headed to Walmart and picked up 3 brands of diapers. Pampers (which have always worked in the past) Huggies (which didn't really work in the past) and Luvs (which did not work in the past)... so far the Pampers are OMG no. This mornings diaper change was NOT fun.
To top it off Vallerie was in her new pink penguin jammies, so they now need washed. She's got on the Luvs now, I hope those work. Guess we will just have to wait and see.
I told Eddie that if this problem doesn't get resolved by Thanksgiving, we'll probably need to take extra pants in the diaper bag. How incredibly awesome is that? (not awesome at all really)
Friday, November 18, 2011
TGIF
It's Friday yay!
Yesterday at work we had our Thanksgiving carry in lunch. I made mac and cheese. Everything was really good. I brought home some Turkey and mac for Eddie.
Last night was crazy at work. People kept calling in saying we had called them, but we hadn't. Something must have been going on with out outside call center because the people calling in were not customers or even farmers. I had to spend most of the night apologizing. No one got mad though, so that's good.
On my way home I stopped by CVS to get Eddie some cranberry juice and when I walked in I saw the cutest thing for Vallerie. A giraffe stuffed animal chair. It is so soft and cute! I just had to get it for her.
By the time I got home it was 9:40pm, so I didn't do a lot before I went to bed. I read a couple magazines and went to sleep. Eddie played one of his video games.
Paid the bills online today. I have to go to the bank later for a couple things. I worked some extra overtime, so I got a nice paycheck today. It will certainly help for Christmas buying. I still need to figure out what to get everyone.
I still have a few scarves to make, but luckily the Christmas get together for the girls at work is in January, so I have a little extra time to do those.
Eddie's mom got Vallerie a Christmas dress, so we are going to pick that up this weekend. I hope it's cute! I don't see why it wouldn't be though.
I started making templates for this years Christmas cards. Eddie picked out the one he likes best, so now I just have to do a few samples of different colors to see what he likes best. I have some time for that though, so I'm not worried.
Yesterday at work we had our Thanksgiving carry in lunch. I made mac and cheese. Everything was really good. I brought home some Turkey and mac for Eddie.
Last night was crazy at work. People kept calling in saying we had called them, but we hadn't. Something must have been going on with out outside call center because the people calling in were not customers or even farmers. I had to spend most of the night apologizing. No one got mad though, so that's good.
On my way home I stopped by CVS to get Eddie some cranberry juice and when I walked in I saw the cutest thing for Vallerie. A giraffe stuffed animal chair. It is so soft and cute! I just had to get it for her.
By the time I got home it was 9:40pm, so I didn't do a lot before I went to bed. I read a couple magazines and went to sleep. Eddie played one of his video games.
Paid the bills online today. I have to go to the bank later for a couple things. I worked some extra overtime, so I got a nice paycheck today. It will certainly help for Christmas buying. I still need to figure out what to get everyone.
I still have a few scarves to make, but luckily the Christmas get together for the girls at work is in January, so I have a little extra time to do those.
Eddie's mom got Vallerie a Christmas dress, so we are going to pick that up this weekend. I hope it's cute! I don't see why it wouldn't be though.
I started making templates for this years Christmas cards. Eddie picked out the one he likes best, so now I just have to do a few samples of different colors to see what he likes best. I have some time for that though, so I'm not worried.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thursday Ugh
Spent the last 2 days at hoime with migraines. So, not much happened.
Not feeling great today either. I am using a co workers sunglasses in the office because it's so bright.
That's all for now...
Not feeling great today either. I am using a co workers sunglasses in the office because it's so bright.
That's all for now...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Weekend Stuff
Hello!
Saturday we went to Eddie's sisters and roasted hot dogs over a fire. It was pretty fun. Vallerie started out running around in their yard, but then she got a little too interested in the fire, so we put her in the playpen outside. She didn't like being caged.
We decided to stop by Michael's on our way home and get some yarn. My favorite yarn was on sale for $2 off, which is fantastic! So I bought 3, and then 2 other yarns I should have enough to finish all the scarves I need. Now I just need the time to do it.
By the time we got home we all reeked of smoke, so we all took baths. Vallerie decided that she was going to be a butthead and drop her plate of food on the ground. The plate broke. It was a small one though, so I'm not too upset.
After she was snuggled into bed I played some of the Sims and Eddie played some of his new game.
Sunday was a lazy day. Eddie napped a bit so I hung out with Vallerie. We watched the Powerpuff girls most of the day. She seems to like them. It's a good thing I have 3 DVDs.
Eddie's mom called and said that she has a Christmas Dress that she bought for Vallerie. I can't wait to see it. We wanted to get her one but haven't yet.
We still haven't watched the movie we got from netflix. I really want to see it too. Maybe we will tonight. Who knows.
Saturday we went to Eddie's sisters and roasted hot dogs over a fire. It was pretty fun. Vallerie started out running around in their yard, but then she got a little too interested in the fire, so we put her in the playpen outside. She didn't like being caged.
We decided to stop by Michael's on our way home and get some yarn. My favorite yarn was on sale for $2 off, which is fantastic! So I bought 3, and then 2 other yarns I should have enough to finish all the scarves I need. Now I just need the time to do it.
By the time we got home we all reeked of smoke, so we all took baths. Vallerie decided that she was going to be a butthead and drop her plate of food on the ground. The plate broke. It was a small one though, so I'm not too upset.
After she was snuggled into bed I played some of the Sims and Eddie played some of his new game.
Sunday was a lazy day. Eddie napped a bit so I hung out with Vallerie. We watched the Powerpuff girls most of the day. She seems to like them. It's a good thing I have 3 DVDs.
Eddie's mom called and said that she has a Christmas Dress that she bought for Vallerie. I can't wait to see it. We wanted to get her one but haven't yet.
We still haven't watched the movie we got from netflix. I really want to see it too. Maybe we will tonight. Who knows.
Friday, November 11, 2011
F-ing Friday OMG
Yes it's Friday, but boy am I stressed.
Lets start out with last night then we'll get to f-ing Friday.
Yesterday after work I quickly knitted Vallerie a scarf. It's a mini scarf. I used some of my left over purple yarn. It's great, she likes it. Then Eddie went to pick up his/our new game at midnight. While I was waiting for him to get home I started my house again on the Sims. It's not the same. I mean it's the same, but not like I had it last time. The colors are all wrong! All wrong the colors the colors. (sigh) I saved it about 8 times before I finished for the night.
I went to bed around 2am. I wanted to see Eddie's game a little before I went to sleep. It looks great. Once he is done with it I will play it.
This morning Vallerie woke up around 5:30, which was ok. I was tired from only having like 3 hours sleep, but it was my fault. I went to work around 9. That's when the "fun" happened.
I had computer problems for about 2 hours before things finally got fixed. Then I had to start a new call. This call requires math. I suck at math. Really suck at it. So, I went to CVS to buy a highly over priced calculator to help me.
I am very nervous about the call. It's been stressing me out since I heard about it on Wednesday. I did call a few people, luckily I haven't actually gotten a old of anyone, but still. It scares me. I don't want to sound like a total idiot. Not to mention, they keep making changes, so every time I think I might have a handle on it, something changes and I have to figure it out all over again.
I guess the good part about it is, we're only calling on this call for a week. The deadline for them to order is next Friday. My team mates have been very helpful and I appreciate the support. (They know how weird I can get)
I am looking forward to the weekend. A new Ghost Adventures is on tonight. We got "Horrible Bosses" in the mail through Netflix, and I think I'm going to get more yarn. I had some I was going to take back, but I ended up using it. I have a skein that I really am going to take back though.
And just a scarf update I have made: 2 for my sister (one didn't make it to her)
1 for Eddie
1 for Vallerie
1 for a co worker (She actually ended up buying her own loom, so I showed her how to make scarves on it)
6 misc scarves
I was hoping to give all my family and my team members scarves for Christmas. I don't know if I will have enough time. Guess we'll have to see. Maybe I'll just pick the people I like best and give them one hehe.
I also have been making ornaments for my sister. I have 3 out of 5 finished. And I finally finished all the cards my mom asked me to make. I should mail those out soon...
Lets start out with last night then we'll get to f-ing Friday.
Yesterday after work I quickly knitted Vallerie a scarf. It's a mini scarf. I used some of my left over purple yarn. It's great, she likes it. Then Eddie went to pick up his/our new game at midnight. While I was waiting for him to get home I started my house again on the Sims. It's not the same. I mean it's the same, but not like I had it last time. The colors are all wrong! All wrong the colors the colors. (sigh) I saved it about 8 times before I finished for the night.
I went to bed around 2am. I wanted to see Eddie's game a little before I went to sleep. It looks great. Once he is done with it I will play it.
This morning Vallerie woke up around 5:30, which was ok. I was tired from only having like 3 hours sleep, but it was my fault. I went to work around 9. That's when the "fun" happened.
I had computer problems for about 2 hours before things finally got fixed. Then I had to start a new call. This call requires math. I suck at math. Really suck at it. So, I went to CVS to buy a highly over priced calculator to help me.
I am very nervous about the call. It's been stressing me out since I heard about it on Wednesday. I did call a few people, luckily I haven't actually gotten a old of anyone, but still. It scares me. I don't want to sound like a total idiot. Not to mention, they keep making changes, so every time I think I might have a handle on it, something changes and I have to figure it out all over again.
I guess the good part about it is, we're only calling on this call for a week. The deadline for them to order is next Friday. My team mates have been very helpful and I appreciate the support. (They know how weird I can get)
I am looking forward to the weekend. A new Ghost Adventures is on tonight. We got "Horrible Bosses" in the mail through Netflix, and I think I'm going to get more yarn. I had some I was going to take back, but I ended up using it. I have a skein that I really am going to take back though.
And just a scarf update I have made: 2 for my sister (one didn't make it to her)
1 for Eddie
1 for Vallerie
1 for a co worker (She actually ended up buying her own loom, so I showed her how to make scarves on it)
6 misc scarves
I was hoping to give all my family and my team members scarves for Christmas. I don't know if I will have enough time. Guess we'll have to see. Maybe I'll just pick the people I like best and give them one hehe.
I also have been making ornaments for my sister. I have 3 out of 5 finished. And I finally finished all the cards my mom asked me to make. I should mail those out soon...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thursday Weeeeeee
Last night I made a couple Christmas ornaments for my sister. Then I finished a scarf I was making and started a new one.
Eddie and I watched some tv and then went to bed.
Today a game comes out that Eddie and I both have been wanting. He is going to pick it up at midnight. I'll probably stay awake for a little while after he gets home so I can see it before going to bed.
We got "Horrible Bosses" in the mail today from netflix. I am excited so see it. It looks really funny.
That's all I know right now... will update later if anything exciting happens. (Don't hold your breath)
Eddie and I watched some tv and then went to bed.
Today a game comes out that Eddie and I both have been wanting. He is going to pick it up at midnight. I'll probably stay awake for a little while after he gets home so I can see it before going to bed.
We got "Horrible Bosses" in the mail today from netflix. I am excited so see it. It looks really funny.
That's all I know right now... will update later if anything exciting happens. (Don't hold your breath)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Wednesday Whining
Yesterday when I got home from work I played with Vallerie until she went to bed. After that I played the Sims on my new comp. I was so excited.
I moved out the family I was playing and started making them a giant house. I got it all built, got the wall paper and carpets in and the perfect colors (which takes a while) Then I started decorating. Placing everything in a perfect place.
The outside took me a while because I had to find the right exterior paint. That took me a good hour in itself. Then I did some landscaping, added all the windows and doors. I got the kitchen, bathroom, and the dining room completely furnished and decorated. They looked fantastic. I was so happy with it. It was one of my best houses so far I think.
Well, as I was admiring my dining room, my computer closes my game restarts itself and does updates. I was furious. I spent almost 5 hours on that house and now it's just gone. Should I have saved it at some point? Yes probably, but I didn't think that computers just said "ok forget whatever you're doing, I need to do updates" and close everything. So, needless to say I was upset last night. I realize it's only a game and nothing really important, but I put a lot of time and thought into that house. So it made me sad. I can rebuild, but the inside won't be the same. The wallpapers and carpets won't be perfect like before.
I went to bed after that. I refrained from throwing the computer out the window.
Woke up around 6am today. Vallerie slept later than she has been. Maybe she is getting used to the time change?
Eddie and I decided that her number/alphabet mat had to go. We were getting tired of putting all the letters and numbers back in it and putting it back together every day. I am going to probably put a 3x3 square where her stuffed animals are so she at least has some of it to play with. I know she likes it.
After that I read a little and then it was baby nap time. I put her to nap and then I went to nap. She slept for 3 hours, which is an hour longer than normal. That made me happy. I was tired.
That's about all that happened so far... Might try knitting a hat on my round loom. I also found a new stitch for the long loom, so I will have to try that sometime soon too.
I moved out the family I was playing and started making them a giant house. I got it all built, got the wall paper and carpets in and the perfect colors (which takes a while) Then I started decorating. Placing everything in a perfect place.
The outside took me a while because I had to find the right exterior paint. That took me a good hour in itself. Then I did some landscaping, added all the windows and doors. I got the kitchen, bathroom, and the dining room completely furnished and decorated. They looked fantastic. I was so happy with it. It was one of my best houses so far I think.
Well, as I was admiring my dining room, my computer closes my game restarts itself and does updates. I was furious. I spent almost 5 hours on that house and now it's just gone. Should I have saved it at some point? Yes probably, but I didn't think that computers just said "ok forget whatever you're doing, I need to do updates" and close everything. So, needless to say I was upset last night. I realize it's only a game and nothing really important, but I put a lot of time and thought into that house. So it made me sad. I can rebuild, but the inside won't be the same. The wallpapers and carpets won't be perfect like before.
I went to bed after that. I refrained from throwing the computer out the window.
Woke up around 6am today. Vallerie slept later than she has been. Maybe she is getting used to the time change?
Eddie and I decided that her number/alphabet mat had to go. We were getting tired of putting all the letters and numbers back in it and putting it back together every day. I am going to probably put a 3x3 square where her stuffed animals are so she at least has some of it to play with. I know she likes it.
After that I read a little and then it was baby nap time. I put her to nap and then I went to nap. She slept for 3 hours, which is an hour longer than normal. That made me happy. I was tired.
That's about all that happened so far... Might try knitting a hat on my round loom. I also found a new stitch for the long loom, so I will have to try that sometime soon too.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Tuesday
Yesterday after work I hung out with Vallerie. She was pretty good. She hasn't quite adjusted to the time change yet, but it's not as bad as I thought it would be.
I put all the pictures from the camera on my new comp, and Eddie put them on his. I have a few CD's with pictures that I need to put on the comp too. Then I am going to post some of those on Facebook.
I finished a scarf I was making. I don't know if I like it. The yarn changed colors to fast at the end, so I will have to look at it more and see if it works. I don't think Eddie saw it yet. He always gives me honest opinions.
Went to bed early last night. Vallerie woke up around 4:45am. Slightly early, but that's ok. I had planned to be up shortly after that to get ready to come into the office. Eddie was up, or should I say hadn't slept yet. He actually slept yesterday from about 1pm to 7pm, so he'll probably be tired today. He's got his days and nights all mixed up.
I put all the pictures from the camera on my new comp, and Eddie put them on his. I have a few CD's with pictures that I need to put on the comp too. Then I am going to post some of those on Facebook.
I finished a scarf I was making. I don't know if I like it. The yarn changed colors to fast at the end, so I will have to look at it more and see if it works. I don't think Eddie saw it yet. He always gives me honest opinions.
Went to bed early last night. Vallerie woke up around 4:45am. Slightly early, but that's ok. I had planned to be up shortly after that to get ready to come into the office. Eddie was up, or should I say hadn't slept yet. He actually slept yesterday from about 1pm to 7pm, so he'll probably be tired today. He's got his days and nights all mixed up.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Monday too soon!
This weekend went by way too fast.
Saturday after work we all just hung out at home. After Vallerie went to bed Eddie and I played video games. I stayed up until about 1am. Vallerie got up at a decent hour Sunday morning considering the time change.
Sunday morning I watched the movie "Paul" that we got through Netflix. It was pretty good. Eddie watched it without me, so I had to watch it alone. Boo Hoo.
Later that day I went grocery shopping and tidied up the house. Did some laundry too. I went to bed around 10pm, which was nice.
Sleepy today. Vallerie got up around 5:30am, which isn't terrible. I just need to get more sleep.
A bunch of new games come out next week. We have been saving some money for them, and Eddie has some credit at the game store. One comes out Thurs at midnight and the others come out Monday at midnight. Eddie will be picking them up.
I decided to wait on buying a game that is already out because those other games are coming out. I don't want to go into game overload!
That's all for now!
Saturday after work we all just hung out at home. After Vallerie went to bed Eddie and I played video games. I stayed up until about 1am. Vallerie got up at a decent hour Sunday morning considering the time change.
Sunday morning I watched the movie "Paul" that we got through Netflix. It was pretty good. Eddie watched it without me, so I had to watch it alone. Boo Hoo.
Later that day I went grocery shopping and tidied up the house. Did some laundry too. I went to bed around 10pm, which was nice.
Sleepy today. Vallerie got up around 5:30am, which isn't terrible. I just need to get more sleep.
A bunch of new games come out next week. We have been saving some money for them, and Eddie has some credit at the game store. One comes out Thurs at midnight and the others come out Monday at midnight. Eddie will be picking them up.
I decided to wait on buying a game that is already out because those other games are coming out. I don't want to go into game overload!
That's all for now!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Saturday
So I totally forgot to blog yesterday. Maybe because it was an exciting day!
First off I went into the office and had quite a bit of work to do, then at about 1pm we had movie day! So, we all walked down to the theater and saw a movie. We got to choose between Puss n' Boots or Moneyball. I choose Moneyball. I have a feeling I will be seeing my fair share (and possibly the neighborhoods fair share) of Puss n Boots.
After that it was straight home so Eddie and I could get a computer. I guess I was "late" because Eddie thought I was getting off at 3pm rather than 4, so his sister who was going to watch Vallerie was waiting forever until we dropped her off. (She wasn't mad)
When we dropped her off, Eddie's Brother in law said that the fairgrounds were having one of those liquidation events where they sell electronics and stuff for really cheap. Eddie and I decided to check that out.
We ended up getting 2 laptops! From what we can tell we got a fantastic deal. We spend less than we were going to spend on one.
I am mad at the bank though. I called and asked them to raise my limit, but they apparently didn't because the 2nd one wouldn't go through. Luckily I had a back up plan.
Once we finally got home (we were so excited we forgot to eat, YES Vallerie ate) we messed around on our computers and tried to get things the way we wanted and stuff.
I installed the Sims 3 and the expansions on mine and it took forever. The 2 things that took the most time were 1. I bought one of them digitally, so it had to download. It took like 2 hours, and that's not even including installing it. 2. When I went to install it, it said my game had to be up to date. Well it was, so I had to find a way around that. The only solution was to download the new install thingy, and that took a good hour and half to download. Needless to say I went to bed around 2am. That is VERY late for me. Especially since I had to work this morning.
I was glad to see that there was not a new Ghost Adventures on last night. I would have been upset if I would have missed it. I think there's a new one next week.
I was just thinking! Now we can upload all of our pictures! Yay!! Facebook is gonna explode because of all the pics we're going to add. Eeeeeee I am so excited to do that.
Ok, back to work. I got people to call!!
First off I went into the office and had quite a bit of work to do, then at about 1pm we had movie day! So, we all walked down to the theater and saw a movie. We got to choose between Puss n' Boots or Moneyball. I choose Moneyball. I have a feeling I will be seeing my fair share (and possibly the neighborhoods fair share) of Puss n Boots.
After that it was straight home so Eddie and I could get a computer. I guess I was "late" because Eddie thought I was getting off at 3pm rather than 4, so his sister who was going to watch Vallerie was waiting forever until we dropped her off. (She wasn't mad)
When we dropped her off, Eddie's Brother in law said that the fairgrounds were having one of those liquidation events where they sell electronics and stuff for really cheap. Eddie and I decided to check that out.
We ended up getting 2 laptops! From what we can tell we got a fantastic deal. We spend less than we were going to spend on one.
I am mad at the bank though. I called and asked them to raise my limit, but they apparently didn't because the 2nd one wouldn't go through. Luckily I had a back up plan.
Once we finally got home (we were so excited we forgot to eat, YES Vallerie ate) we messed around on our computers and tried to get things the way we wanted and stuff.
I installed the Sims 3 and the expansions on mine and it took forever. The 2 things that took the most time were 1. I bought one of them digitally, so it had to download. It took like 2 hours, and that's not even including installing it. 2. When I went to install it, it said my game had to be up to date. Well it was, so I had to find a way around that. The only solution was to download the new install thingy, and that took a good hour and half to download. Needless to say I went to bed around 2am. That is VERY late for me. Especially since I had to work this morning.
I was glad to see that there was not a new Ghost Adventures on last night. I would have been upset if I would have missed it. I think there's a new one next week.
I was just thinking! Now we can upload all of our pictures! Yay!! Facebook is gonna explode because of all the pics we're going to add. Eeeeeee I am so excited to do that.
Ok, back to work. I got people to call!!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Thursday almost Friday!
Yesterday after work I finished the New Years cards I was making. I also knitted a bunch of the scarf for my co-worker. I should be done with it today sometime.
After that I watched some tv and went to bed.
Vallerie had a pickle, and by the time she was done everything was covered in pickle smell. Eddie had to give her a bath. Apparently, she was eating the bath water/bubbles and threw up. Silly baby. She's weird/
Eddie got the oil changed in the car today. He also got the air filter replaced. It only cost $25. He said that traffic was horrible. He hates bad traffic.
Tomorrow we are probably going to get a comp. I am really excited. I am hoping we can find a good one for a decent price. It is also movie day at the office. That means, we get to go to the movies in town. There are only 2 movies showing. I'm not even sure which ones they are. It will be fun though. I always like movie day.
After that I watched some tv and went to bed.
Vallerie had a pickle, and by the time she was done everything was covered in pickle smell. Eddie had to give her a bath. Apparently, she was eating the bath water/bubbles and threw up. Silly baby. She's weird/
Eddie got the oil changed in the car today. He also got the air filter replaced. It only cost $25. He said that traffic was horrible. He hates bad traffic.
Tomorrow we are probably going to get a comp. I am really excited. I am hoping we can find a good one for a decent price. It is also movie day at the office. That means, we get to go to the movies in town. There are only 2 movies showing. I'm not even sure which ones they are. It will be fun though. I always like movie day.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wednesday sleepy sleepy
Yesterday after I got home from work I hung out with Vallerie. Then after she was in bed I went and started a few Happy New Years cards. I will probably finish them today.
Eddie was kind enough to sharpen my cricut blades and paper trimmer blades. Now I don't have to go buy new ones. Yay!
I watched a couple episodes of Damages and then went to bed.
I got the stamps I ordered in the mail today. Now I can finish the other cards that I started.
Vallerie was a sweetie this morning. She wasn't real fussy and just did her thing until nap time. She woke up at a decent hour too (not including the 4am brief wake up)/
That's all for now. I have a headache.
Eddie was kind enough to sharpen my cricut blades and paper trimmer blades. Now I don't have to go buy new ones. Yay!
I watched a couple episodes of Damages and then went to bed.
I got the stamps I ordered in the mail today. Now I can finish the other cards that I started.
Vallerie was a sweetie this morning. She wasn't real fussy and just did her thing until nap time. She woke up at a decent hour too (not including the 4am brief wake up)/
That's all for now. I have a headache.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Tuesday
Work was crazy yesterday. We had a discount deadline, so there were a zillion calls coming in. It kept me busy.
After work we went over to my grandpa's to show off Vallerie's costume. My Aunt and Gpa were there. They had a little bag of candy and a light up pumpkin wand for her. She really liked the pumpkin wand. She even said "thank you".
After that we stopped by Eddie's moms and then we went to his sisters to go trick or treating.
Vallerie had a great time and she did so good. She walked the entire time and did not want to be carried. By the end of the night she got the hang of going up to people's doors. She only got scared one time by a guy who was dressed as a spider. She was so cute.
Here she is in her little bee costume:
After work we went over to my grandpa's to show off Vallerie's costume. My Aunt and Gpa were there. They had a little bag of candy and a light up pumpkin wand for her. She really liked the pumpkin wand. She even said "thank you".
After that we stopped by Eddie's moms and then we went to his sisters to go trick or treating.
Vallerie had a great time and she did so good. She walked the entire time and did not want to be carried. By the end of the night she got the hang of going up to people's doors. She only got scared one time by a guy who was dressed as a spider. She was so cute.
Here she is in her little bee costume:
We had so much fun. I can't wait until next year!
After Vallerie was in bed (way past her bed time) I watched the remaining episodes of Drop Dead Diva on Netflix, then went to bed.
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