What a day. I don't think I have done anything significant today, yet I am exhausted. The day started early for Brion and Nicole, they were car pooling to work. actually It was more like a really screwed up relay. Nicole took Brion to work, then went to work and came home. I picked up Michelle and her friends for lunch, brought them home, they ate lunch and I took them back. Then I went to pick them up fro school and deposit them at Alison's house. I picked Brion from work then picked Michelle from Alison's house then we ate dinner. Then We (Nicole, Brion and I) went to rescue Kristin, who had broken down in the Saturn on the freeway at the point of the mountain while she was coming home to switch phones with Michelle, because hers was trashed, and Michelle's phone wasn't working anyway because the batterey wasn't working when we got it, well actually it was Kristin's, but Kristin needed a phone more than Michelle cause michelle had her old one, and Kristin gave Tami hers and School was starting etc etc etc... so, we found Kristin and the Saturn seemed to be working fine, so Dad drove it home but he followed me in case he had any problems (Shouldn't I have been following him?) well before we got home we had to drop Nicole off in Salt Lake to work for an hour, we took a wrong turn and ended up right smack dab in the middle of the Jazz fan crowd as the game just ended. We made it up to Nicole's job dropped her off and promised to be back in an hour, made it down to the freeway to find the Jazz fan crowd now in cars plugging up the freeways so we turned around and went back to Nicole's job to wait for her, then back to the freeway home.
I was just about to crawl into my bed to get some rest because tomorrow is going to be more of the same insanity, but Michelle needed a shoulder to cry on and so that was pretty much my day.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Post Christmas
Today is January 1st. And yes I did not finish any projects but I enjoyed thinking about and planning them. And I did not finish the quilt. It's pretty, and my kids wanted me to make it for us, and buy them one. So we did. I may try and finish them during the year. Although it's hard to stay in the Christmas spirit all year and I kind of have to stay in the Christmas spirit to do Christmas projects. Anyway. I did get all the fabric for the Aprons. I had to get it off the Internet for 3 of them. It is all gingerbread. ! I sent away for Santa Aprons for Brion and George, which came in and were Children's sizes. Boo. So I will return them and make them Santa Aprons for them. In fact I may make everyone Aprons for Christmas. (Here I go....) Any way, I may go to the Clearance Christmas Fabric sales . Last time I bought over a hundred dollars worth. So, maybe not.
I went to California to take care of my Dad. Gary needed to get away. It was a bummer cause it was Nicole's birthday, but I felt I should go. As bad as this sounds, it's time for my dad to be released from this life. I know that is not my decision but his life is hell. The only time he is happy is when he is scheming to buy a car and go back to work. Right now his feet have such bad pressure sores on them that he is in jeopardy of loosing them. He just is not in his right mind and it is driving everyone out of theirs. Anyway, I am just going to pray about it. I love my Dad. He was a great father and taught us Christ like behavior by his example. He is the most unselfish person I have ever known. He gave his whole life for his family. he gave his time, money and energy for us. he wanted nothing for himself. If that's not Christ like, I don't know what is.
I went to California to take care of my Dad. Gary needed to get away. It was a bummer cause it was Nicole's birthday, but I felt I should go. As bad as this sounds, it's time for my dad to be released from this life. I know that is not my decision but his life is hell. The only time he is happy is when he is scheming to buy a car and go back to work. Right now his feet have such bad pressure sores on them that he is in jeopardy of loosing them. He just is not in his right mind and it is driving everyone out of theirs. Anyway, I am just going to pray about it. I love my Dad. He was a great father and taught us Christ like behavior by his example. He is the most unselfish person I have ever known. He gave his whole life for his family. he gave his time, money and energy for us. he wanted nothing for himself. If that's not Christ like, I don't know what is.
Friday, December 11, 2009
It's beginning to look alto like Christmas...
OK, I am finally in the Christmas spirit. Of course along with it came my compulsion to sew everyone a ton of home made gifts. I go through this every year. I have tried to ban my self from sewing in the month of December, but actually, December is really the only time I feel motivated to sew ( sew everyone I love a ton of homemade gifts) I only complete a fraction of what I begin. I always begin by buying Fabric. Beautiful, colorful, on-sale Christmas fabric. I do have a fetish, and Christmas fabric is it. I do love all types of fabric, but Christmas fabric is my favorite. I love it more than anything. I would rather buy it than clothes, home furnishing, jewelry. I keep boxes of it (All projects that I planned on making but never finished, or even started for that matter) I really get great enjoyment from fabric. ha ha ha.
What usually happens is I start projects and always want to get them embroidered, but the lady I take them to has to have them by a certain date, so right from the start I begin to get stressed out to finish. And then I can't just make one of anything. If I gave one to one of my brothers or sisters or daughters it just wouldn't be nice and someones feelings would get hurt so I have to make whatever I make for everyone. The only problem is I have 2 sisters, 4 brothers and 5 daughters.
Last year in the middle of the worst time of my life. (sicker than a dog from Chemo) I decided had to make Christmas pillow cases for Cassandra Sisco's brothers and sisters. I had to. I don't know why but I really wanted to . I think I told her I would the year before. ( I'm sure she wasn't expecting them especially under the circumstances)But I had to do it, So I did. and I finished them to get to the embroidery lady and sent them overnight mail so they would have them by Christmas.
2 years ago I started a rag quilt for Brion's parents thinking I would finish it for that Christmas.
Well, Guess who might get it this Christmas.??
Thanksgiving, of last year. (Again sicker than a dog) decided I had to make thanksgiving aprons for my girls. I could barely sit up in bed, but I wanted to make them anyway. Giving into my condition, I realized It just wasn't gonna happen. Thankfully, Kristin, came to my rescue and finished them up. In fact she probably did more than me.
So to bring us up to date .... It is December 11, and where do you think I was this morning??? That's right the fabric store in find the perfect fabric for Christmas Aprons. Not just one store but 2. Then I came home to look on line for just the right fabric. You would think all the Christmas Fabric I have that I would be able find something to make aprons from. Oh no,
I can't make Christmas aprons out of just any old fabric, it has to be something that goes along with Christmas cooking, and they all have to coordinate, and none can be cuter than the other,
I drive my self crazy. So I found 2 that would work, now I'm off to search Davis County for 3 more 3/4 of a yard pieces. Then I will have to find just the right coordinating fabric. It not only has to coordinate, it has to match perfectly. I get great joy out of my finished project when it
looks wonderful. So as I was driving around from store to store, I realized that I may not finish them this year, and that was OK, because I realized I get great enjoyment just in the planning stage. I have declined the inclination to make them Christmas Pillow cases and quilts, (It did enter my mind).
I know that I want to do this more than anyone really wants them, but that is OK. I do it for those I love and I really enjoy it. So, I am just going to enjoy this process instead of letting it stress the H___ out of me. I may or may not finish and that is OK. There is always next year.
What usually happens is I start projects and always want to get them embroidered, but the lady I take them to has to have them by a certain date, so right from the start I begin to get stressed out to finish. And then I can't just make one of anything. If I gave one to one of my brothers or sisters or daughters it just wouldn't be nice and someones feelings would get hurt so I have to make whatever I make for everyone. The only problem is I have 2 sisters, 4 brothers and 5 daughters.
Last year in the middle of the worst time of my life. (sicker than a dog from Chemo) I decided had to make Christmas pillow cases for Cassandra Sisco's brothers and sisters. I had to. I don't know why but I really wanted to . I think I told her I would the year before. ( I'm sure she wasn't expecting them especially under the circumstances)But I had to do it, So I did. and I finished them to get to the embroidery lady and sent them overnight mail so they would have them by Christmas.
2 years ago I started a rag quilt for Brion's parents thinking I would finish it for that Christmas.
Well, Guess who might get it this Christmas.??
Thanksgiving, of last year. (Again sicker than a dog) decided I had to make thanksgiving aprons for my girls. I could barely sit up in bed, but I wanted to make them anyway. Giving into my condition, I realized It just wasn't gonna happen. Thankfully, Kristin, came to my rescue and finished them up. In fact she probably did more than me.
So to bring us up to date .... It is December 11, and where do you think I was this morning??? That's right the fabric store in find the perfect fabric for Christmas Aprons. Not just one store but 2. Then I came home to look on line for just the right fabric. You would think all the Christmas Fabric I have that I would be able find something to make aprons from. Oh no,
I can't make Christmas aprons out of just any old fabric, it has to be something that goes along with Christmas cooking, and they all have to coordinate, and none can be cuter than the other,
I drive my self crazy. So I found 2 that would work, now I'm off to search Davis County for 3 more 3/4 of a yard pieces. Then I will have to find just the right coordinating fabric. It not only has to coordinate, it has to match perfectly. I get great joy out of my finished project when it
looks wonderful. So as I was driving around from store to store, I realized that I may not finish them this year, and that was OK, because I realized I get great enjoyment just in the planning stage. I have declined the inclination to make them Christmas Pillow cases and quilts, (It did enter my mind).
I know that I want to do this more than anyone really wants them, but that is OK. I do it for those I love and I really enjoy it. So, I am just going to enjoy this process instead of letting it stress the H___ out of me. I may or may not finish and that is OK. There is always next year.
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