Silly little things

My goal is that one or more of these things will make you smile!



I recently told my daughter to stop licking the bath water because it has pee in it.



I was actually disappointed when Little m was making too much noise for me to catch the dialog in The Santa Clause 2.



Number of times during this pregnancy that I have completed my shower and started to get dressed only to realize that I forgot to shave one of my legs? Twice.



I became absolutely giddy to find out that they make stand-alone shower kits in 60 inch widths not just 48 inches. So happy in fact that I am donating part of my closet in the new house to accommodate the bigger shower. Here's an example of one.

Okay gotta go for now...hope you had at least one smile in there somewhere!

Don't forget my BLOG CANDY.

Blog Candy and Prayer Request

Okay it just hit me how to give away this pile of blog candy! I found out yesterday while blog surfing that Kelley is battling cancer. I hadn't checked her blog all week and was completely shocked to learn of her news. Take a minute to read her story, and if you feel moved to do so, leave a comment of encouragement and prayer for her.

Here's the requirements to win the candy. If you have a blog, post a link to her blog for believers to visit it and say a prayer for her. If you don't have a blog, say a prayer for her yourself. That's all. Then leave a comment here, letting me know what you have done and I'll enter your name in the drawing for the blog candy. Does that make sense? Oh and she doesn't have a clue I'm doing this, so you don't need to mention it to her.

I know that most of you would say prayers for her regardless of whether or not there was a prize involved, so that's not why I'm offering the blog candy. And I know that those of you who don't believe in God would even likely stop by her blog and let her know your thinking of her. But I thought, maybe this would be a little like an organized prayer chain. And I had a few of those prayer chains going when I was facing my biopsy surgery, and I know from personal experience it is possible to feel God's love and peace through people's prayers. So my hope is that there will be so many people praying for her, she will have no choice but to feel God's peace when she has her surgery Monday!

Here's some pictures of the blog candy. It's mostly paper, stickers and a few odds and ends. If I find more to throw in the box, I will.

Lots of alpha stickers. The brown ones on the left are epoxy.




Here's a few cards from me.



12x12 pages of stickers. Very thick stickers.

Miscellaneous stickers.

More alpha stickers.

Paper. Here's a sample picture. I have almost THREE INCHES of 12x12 paper stacked up.

Some odds and ends. Paintable Christmas ornaments, battery-operated flickering tealights, chipboard slides, golden bee clips, and a gently used stamp set. There is only slight blue tint on one of the small stars. I don't even remember using it??

More stickers.

Okay that's what I have so far. It's all being packaged in a Huggie case box. (we go through a lot of wipes with kids AND stamping!) So after I get it all in, I may find something else to throw in. I'll update if I do.

I'll close the date for this candy Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at midnight central time. If you are posting something about the blog candy on your blog, feel free to use these pictures. I will only count comments on this post for the drawing, so each day I'll post a link to this entry.

Have a great rest of the weekend!!

Black Friday from home

I don't do large crowds. Especially large, crazed to fight for the latest toy, crowds. But I did get some online deals today. And technically in my book they are really good deals if they involve the phrase 'free shipping'.


I got a pair of black boots for myself. My current black boots are 12 years old and the inner lining is starting to tear out. So-time for a new pair. Here's the ones I desperately wanted. (and had we not been building the dream home, probably would have purchased for $310.)



OH and if I could have thrown $600 at shoes I would have picked it up in this color too!


Divine, right?


But I settled for these. I still really love them and, get this, they were only $34! Cool right?!? Plus I got...say it with me...free shipping!!! Sorry I had to post a link, since I couldn't get the picture to copy...



I also got Little d and Little m the Barbie Dollhouse. I am not posting a link or pictures because if my daughter accidentally stumbled across it, how would I explain that!!?! I found it at Amazon for $99 plus FREE shipping! Originally it was just for Little d, but the more I thought about it I realized they will play with it together, so I'll just get them their own Barbies to play with separately. I am so excited to see their faces on Christmas morning!!

I had a wonderful day yesterday. The only thing that would have made it better was D not working nights. But at least we all had our turkey meal together.

Now to figure out if we're buying a real tree this year or not. It will be a first for us if we do...

Nothing to eat?!?

How is it possible that there is nothing in the house to eat on the day before Thanksgiving?? I mean all the fixings are here, ready to go, and even some prep work is being done. BUT there is nothing we are allowed to eat yet. So here I sit, starving, smelling rolls rising, stuff baking and contemplating if I will eat peanut butter and jelly sandwich or beefaroni. So sad. HA!

Also I have to say that I didn't mean to give you all a fright with the heartbeat story...that was not my intention!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving all!

My little stinker (baby news)

We had an appointment today for a heartbeat check. First, I've gained three pounds since last month, so my weight now is 133.2. But who counts the ounces, right? ANY way. I'm sure some of you could care less, but I am using this as documentation for me.

We went in for the check. My doc always asks if anything is going on or if I have any questions and most of the time I don't, like today. He joked 'just doing time then.' We smiled. When he was about to use the dopplar he said that he has to be careful who he says that too. Once (when he was doing his work with a program catering to low income patients), he made that comment and the woman's boyfriend popped up and said "no, I'm already out."

So he tried to find the heartbeat and tried and tried. Nothing. I started getting nervous. He said "this is the hardest time during the pregnancy to find it..." Not feeling comforted, I just bit my lip while he keep listening. Occasionally it would pick up the heavy thumping of my heart. I was not fooled. I've heard it too many times to know. Still we listened.

Finally he said, 'try straightening out your legs and I'll try it a little lower.' So I did. And instantly we heard the quick soft swishing that caused my lungs to fill with air. Apparently the little stinker was hiding somewhere in my pelvis! Already the little toot is giving me heart attacks.

Next stop we went to a local clinic and D and I got our H1N1 vaccine. I am so glad to be done with that nagging worry in the back of my mind.

I am very much looking forward to our Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for this year. God has truly blessed us and I hope that you all are feeling His blessings as well!

(Oh and I'm going to forget that I turn the big 3-5 on Thanksgiving day!) I'm kidding, I LOVE it when my birthday falls on the holiday!!! The turkey feast is my all time favorite meal!

The rest of the Christmas card order...

I got them all finished today. Which was no small task considering Little m took a short nap, and then when they played in the scrap room with me they completely annihilated the room. Uh, and no, I haven't cleaned it up yet.

Five of this one...

Five of this one...(you can't tell from the poor lighting, but this has a gold embossed star.)

One of each of these (six pounds of Prisma Glitter included free of charge.)

Details: all CTMH. The exception is the colored pencils I colored the nativity with, they are EK Success.

Did I mention in my spare time I am reading the Reid Health care Bill. I'm on page 50 (of 2000 something). Lots of bureaucracy so far. LOTS. Oh and I get a kick out of every time it says something like "$5,000,000,000 to be appropriated from the treasury". As if there is actually that kind of money hanging out in the nation's treasury.

Christmas Card Order

I finally cleared off the scrap table of craft fair stuff. Yes, it's been that long since I've done any cardmaking. D's aunt wanted me to make her 15-20 Christmas cards and I thought I better get off my tail and get crack-a-lackin'. I decided to make five cards in each design. Here's the first one.

Her only stipulation? Put something on the inside so she doesn't have to write. Can do! I really want to finish these by Tuesday at the latest. Wish me luck!

Details: all CTMH unless noted

Paper: Evensong Creative Basic, colonial white cs

Ink: Olive

Stamps: Christmas Melodies

Other: scallop punch (SU!), coluzzle, liquid glass, sparkly red ep (HL)

Picture Perfect Day

Yesterday was truly a wonderful day. We were scheduled to have the piers drilled and and then filled with concrete. My brother took off a day from work to help D move the electric fence. So we made a day of it and spent the entire day out at the land. I packed everything under the sun and we headed out.



D and I bought a travel trailer shortly after we were married. Well actually we traded in his 'well used' trailer in for a new one. We almost had to trade it in, we couldn't just sell it to pay off what was left on the loan. It wasn't actually worth that much. There have been times when we've wanted to get rid of it (and the payment) and other times when it's been a lifesaver (Christmas at the in-laws.) We have moved it out to the land and now once again I am thankful we have it. It's going to be our home away from home...



As soon as we arrived Little d said "I'm ready to go in the trailer and color." And it was a beautiful day out...not to bright, with a cool breeze. But mom, me and the girls went in and set up shop. D, my dad and brother worked outside moving the electric fence. We are moving it to just enclose the house pads and driveway so that the cows can roam the rest of the acreage. See my post on ag exemption if your curious about the reasoning.

Little D said "It's like a vacation" and it was!

But soon the cement trucks arrived and we had to go document the first pour ever in our new house. The girls, obviously, shared the momentous emotions of the day.

Fortunately the day was shared with Mimi and Pawpaw. Here's my dad and brother with the girls.




Here's the truck that (surprise!) didn't get stuck. It was touch and go for a minute there.




This is a pier filled with concrete. There are 42 of these. They are about six feet deep with a three foot bell at the bottom.




And in case you were wondering what they looked like before the concrete...I bravely got close to one and took a picture. You can tell from the un-centered photo that I was not paying as much attention to photography as I was to my footing!!



The orange nail there tells them where to fill to. The next step is trenching the beams and filling those with concrete. But alas, after the worst Texas drought in 50 years, we now have rain. Droves of it. So things are on hold for now.



Thanks for stopping by! Oh and guess what? I got started on putting together my blog candy. Finally. Lots and LOTS of paper involved. And stickers...so far.

Birthday Girl {Two year old Little m}

Wednesday we had a very small party for Little m. We did it during the week when D was off because with all the house stuff going on we really didn't want him to have to take days off unneccesarily.

It was a wonderful day.

First my cake. Huh. I wanted to make a dog cake and my cousin was able to supply a Blue's Clues cake pan. Blue was turned into a brown puppy with pink spots. What do ya think? Did it work? Or for that matter, does it still look like a puppy--HA!



Here's the princess posing right after her nap, before the party. We blew up the balloons while she slept and she was so excited to see them when she came downstairs from her nap. I think that may have been her favorite part of the party.



See? Look at this face. I told you it was a wonderful day!

I'll try to post later about our great day yesterday at the land. Truly this has been a busy, but awesome week for us!!

Checklist

I think my days are about to become a series of checklists.

Call this number, check.

Meet so and so here, check.

Pick up this, check.

Today's list went something like this:

9:30a go to land, note that nothing's been done.

9:45a run errand with dad.

10:45a back to land to wait arrival of port-o-let.

11:40a back home. eat. nap.

2:30p get truck inspected. (just noticed yesterday it's been out since October)

3:00p out to land with D to meet with contractor. end up meeting with foundation guy and supplying him plans to mark off beams.

4:00p return home.

laundry...blah blah blah.

Aren't you happy that this is what I'm updating about?

How exhausting is it going to be...

To build this house while carrying this child? Pretty exhausting. And I'm not even doing any physical labor!

Today we met with the foundation guys. They marked off the corners and strung lines along the edge of where the house will go. Tomorrow bright and early they are marking the area for where the piers will be drilled. Then once D takes a look at it, they will arrange for the person who drills them and the concrete trucks.

Baby steps, but that's how it works.

I am so very tired and I was only out there for a couple of hours. And I slept good last night. I'm looking for that second trimester energy boost I've heard so much about. Anyone seen it?

I know this isn't a riveting post, but I'm trying to document all the steps. You know, for my best-selling How to Build a Dream Home While Carrying Your Third Child and Not Go Crazy book. I may have to re-think that title...

Happy Birthday Little m

Today my sweet ball of fire turns two. What a year (oops she just dumped a cup of water on the floor) it's been. She definitely keeps me on my toes.

She's talking so much now...and some of it we actually understand. She follows and copies everything big sister does. (Much to the annoyance of big sister sometimes.) For example, every time there is a commercial on TV featuring a toy she yells "buydat" or usually "buydat now!" Which is of course the shortened version of Little d's "mom can you buy that for me?"

She absolutely loves playing with her da-da. And forget about trying to distract her from her PawPaw. Those two are thick as thieves. She also loves music and dancing around.

And strong willed! My BFF tells me it's 'second child syndrome'. I call it ornery. She has literally sat in time out for 45 minutes because she would not pick up the colors she dumped out. (Of course it was PawPaw who finally got her too comply.) And let's talk about her fighting going to sleep for a minute. I can wrestle with her for over an hour trying to get her to sleep. Which considering my lack of patience (thank you hormones) is the most taxing thing I deal with.

But she's also incredibly loving and sweet. She gives hugs and kisses, grins like nothing you've seen, and helps out when you least expect it. She makes life an adventure for us and we love the ride.

Happy Birthday little bit--we never knew it was possible to love as much as we love you and your sister!

Little of this, Little of that...

House news...

Surprisingly, we signed the paperwork as scheduled. Not surprisingly there were even more hoops to jump through. My bother and his wife had to go re-sign that one piece of paper that was wrong due to the bank's error before the loan could get funded. Fortunately that happened by the next day. We then opened an account with the contractor for the draws to be deposited in. That took three times as long to do as the closing signing. And no, I am not exaggerating.

But moving on. Sunday the foundation guy is going out to start 'blocking' the house area. And then Monday, he says, they can start drilling for the piers. (The foundation has a 'pier and beam' base. I'm not exactly sure what that means except that it's more concrete in the ground and it's supposed to make the structure/foundation more stable in shifting soil.)

Then we got an awesome deal on the termite treatment for the soil since my dad has a friend in the business and totally hooked us up. Yea! More money saved!

Kiddo news...

Little d is doing wonderfully on her daily dose of Miralax. Little m is celebrating her second birthday tomorrow, and we are having a little party for her next Wednesday for family.

I also scheduled their H1N1 vaccines for next Tuesday. I know there is controversy about this vaccine, but there is controversy about vaccines in general and I am firmly planted on the side of get the vaccines for those diseases. I have looked through research regarding vaccines and autism. And I am simply not convinced there is a link.

Here's where my decisions fell. Could I live with myself if my kids got the virus and died because I did not vaccinate them? No. And as for me and my baby? Well, if it becomes available I will get it. I saw the story this summer of the pregnant woman who got H1N1 and was in the hospital on life support. They kept her alive until her baby could be delivered, but then took her off of life support and she died. I don't want that to be me and my family.

What helped convince me this vaccine was safe, was a doctor (on the news) saying that this vaccine is like the regular flu vaccine in that they take out the seasonal flu virus and plug in the swine flu virus. I'm sure this is an oversimplification, but it made since to me. Also, my doctor, my OB, and our pediatrician all recommend it.

Baby news....

I'm 16wks and according to my week-by-week book I can no longer lay flat on my back. Silly but I have a hard time with this. When I sleep at night I have to shove a pillow in my back or I'll wake up during the night, flat on my back! With this pregnancy though, so far, I'm not having a problem with it.

Everyday life...

I am still not doing anything crafty. I didn't even make invitations for Little m's party! How horrible. On the up side, part of the reason I was too busy is because I got a new customer. So that was good. I have so much cleaning out of stuff to do it's ridiculous. And that blog candy thing? Not even close yet. Oh well. Maybe this weekend I'll get to it!

I hope you all have a great weekend. I will eventually post more on my health care bill views, but I want to be concise and coherent and well, when I'm pregnant, it takes all my concentration to string two thoughts together. So I have to have quiet to do that!

Happy Veteran's Day

I am blessed to have men and women in my family who have served and who are serving now in the military. From my dad and grandfathers to distant cousins, I get to hear accounts of bravery and courage on a first hand basis. May God bless their service and uphold them in the cross they bear. And may they receive the honor they richly deserve.

And a quick answer to some of the health care comments, since the part I'm addressing fits in this category. I think that service men and women, their spouses, and their minor children should be covered from the time that service person signs up until the time they die. No question. And I think instead of starting a new bloated government program, Congress should fix the Veteran's Administration. I've seen first hand the ridiculous waste and bureaucracy that the VA has. So Congress, fix that before you bite off more than you can chew with a new program. And while you're at it, Congress, fix Medicare and Medicaid. And then, maybe then, you can convince me you have any clue how to run health care.

For Sabrina...

For some reason I can't comment on her blog. And it just drives me nuts when someone is having a down day and I can't say something! So in case she checks in here...

Your card is beautiful and don't worry if people stop reading your blog because for the rest of us, you have the ability to brighten our day with your words, faith and creations.

Okay, off to bed...

Super Busy...well for me anyway!

Today is a busy day.

I need to make and send the invites for Little m's party--like should have been done yesterday.

I placed an order for CTMH.

Answered a possible new CTMH customer's emails.

Trying to get closing stuff settled--this one is mostly my husband, but my brain is so wrapped in that stuff that everything else takes twice as long.

Signing paperwork today! Yea! I think...

Picking up cake pan from cousin for Little m's party.

Answer blog comments from yesterday. I appreciate the perspectives, but I need to sit down and devote another post to it when I can collect my thoughts. Not sure that will happen today.

And still I want to get the stuff together for the blog candy thing...

Off to get ready to sign paperwork!! Again Yea!!

Such a funk

I'm in a crappy mood. I decided to do a Christmas card workshop on November 20th. My deadline for RSVP was 8p tonight. I've had one person sign up. Granted one customer just had a baby Friday, I didn't expect her to want to come, but really, one?

So I've decided to console myself with the fact that it's the opening night of New Moon and I just can't compete with that. Wink!

But what's really bumming me more is what happened this weekend. Saturday night around 10ish. No, it wasn't some college football game. It was the health care bill. It passed the house. Narrowly, but still.

I just can't wrap my brain around it. {Political stuff ahead!}

I simply can't understand why insurance is a right that the government should provide. Roads? Yes. National security? Sure. Freedom of religion, speech, right to bear arms? Well duh! But insurance? Not quite getting it. I mean I get that insurance is important. Please you don't have to explain that to a pregnant woman who NEEDS an epidural in a few months.

But. Insurance is the reason that (in my opinion) medical bills are so high to begin with. When I didn't have insurance (in college) I was charged less at the doctor's office than when I did have insurance. Same doc. Same visit. Different price. Why?

Okay, insurance and public option aside look at all the other stuff in this bill. For starters, one trillion plus dollars to finance. We are already borrowing money from China to "create" jobs here. We are printing more money than we can back up.

Uhg. That's it for now....I am too fed up to finish my thoughts and D just got home from a weekend of hunting!!! Feeling better already!!

ETA real quick...blog candy announcement may be later in the week!!

Paperwork!

I haven't posted all the details of the construction loan paperwork because snore, unless you're an accountant who likes paperwork details. Especially other people paperwork. But alas...this is my life and of course it just. got. interesting.

At least, interesting enough to post about.

We (well just D actually) signed the preliminary paperwork October 2nd. Which going in, I thought was the actual paperwork. Anyway. Starting on that day we have one full year to complete the construction and convert the loan to a mortgage loan. But we don't get to start construction until the final paperwork ("should be three or four weeks"). Oh and actually we get to wait until the final paperwork is filed at the county clerk's office with will take another week. So if your counting that's five weeks if we're lucky. We were not.

First hurdle. DB (our loan officer--the prelim one not the construction one--yeah it's fun and confusing that way) forgot to get D to sign some paperwork so D had to go back in to sign it a few days later. Tick-tock.

We get electricity while we're waiting.

D tells JB (our other loan officer--the one who will handle the loan after it's actually started) to have the appraiser call to set up a time to look at the land so D can explain where it it ect. Does the appraiser call before he goes out there? Nooooo. Does he have questions later for D like which housepad is it? Yeeeees. Do they have to exchange phone calls and take another week getting that straightened out? Yeeeees. Tick-tock.

Then my brother has to go in and sign a release of lien document (for $110) for the acre that our house will be on. We own the thirty acres all together as undivided interest which of course doesn't work for the bank. They need the acres and easements surveyed and free for the house. Then my brother has to take the paperwork to the county clerk's office to file it. (for $45). We are surprised that all of this is not included in the closing costs and get it straightened out that we will NOT be paying double for this. Tick-tock.

We get a date set for closing, Tuesday at 2p. Then we get a call yesterday that D needs to sign something else, something that should have been signed back on October 2nd, and pickup our appraisal at DB's office. We get the stuff and look over it and guess what? They have appraised the wrong acre. So this morning D calls to get this straightened out and has to take more paperwork to the title company and hopefully we will still be on for signing at the same time. TICK-TOCK!

So now we will easily be six weeks into our year before we even get to call to set up the foundation guys.

Is this the first time this bank has done a construction loan? Noooo. Does it feel like it? Yeeees.

You know what's also fun? That paperwork my brother signed and filed? Also wrong since the appraiser's paperwork was wrong. Yes the bank will eat the cost of that....they will, or we will serve it to them flambe.

And Yes I still feel very blessed that we are building the dream home right now, but carelessness on other people's part makes me a little hot under the collar.

Crafting Hiatus

Okay I doubt that I will really be on a crafting hiatus, but other than making some cards for D's aunt for Christmas, I have not a lot of desire to make any cards right now. I think I burned up extra mojo on all that craft fair stuff I worked on. So you may be seeing mundane posts about everyday life for a little bit. Oh and maybe a political post thrown in for fun.

How 'bout this? My daughter just left a bag of Halloween candy on the desk in front of me. Sugar high here I come!

My one year blogaversary is coming up on November 11th. {Happy Veterans' Day} <---Where does that apostrophe go?? I am going through my stash this weekend to see how much stuff I can give away. Should be tons judging from the size of the stash! So look for my blog candy announcement next week. Yes I totally just figured out how to change font size. Brilliant am I.

We have an appointment Tuesday at 2pm to close on the construction loan. It takes a week for them to file the paperwork after that, then we should be able to start on the house. How exciting is that?!?

Oh my gosh how is it possible that now I like grape Skittles?? I used to hate them. That's just insanity.

Middle of Nowhere

First of all I have to say that our mouse is dead (and batteries aren't fixing it) so I've had my fill of the mouse on the laptop. Every time I type my hand hits it and makes me start typing somewhere else...uhg! Oh well if that's the worst of my problems I'm doing good!

I mentioned that the craft fair was in the middle of nowhere in an OLD dance hall. Here's a few pictures...

Here is the stage, and no, not the one where the bathroom is. Didn't think the old timers would understand why I was taking pictures of their bathroom.

This is the view from the window near my table. It's really pretty there, rolling hills and all.

This is the front of the serving area in the kitchen. The Rx brand is D's grandfathers.

Here's another topic coming out of the middle of nowhere. I thought it was funny that hardly anyone knew what those cookie sheet memo boards were for. I mean when I showed them the little magnet buttons, they were all like "oh what a cute idea!" They really had no idea. If fact I'm always surprised at workshops when people don't know how I did something.

I've always been able to look at something and usually tell how it's done. My mom is the same way and so is my best friend. So I guess it surprises me when someone can't just look at something and figure it out. I'm not trying to be rude, I just was a little surprised when I started doing workshops and had to explain even the simplest of things to someone. And I'm not talking about people who are new to papercrafts. I talking about people who have been doing it for a while.

I was also amazed when I first started looking at the bulletin boards on CTMH and if someone posted something cute or new, about a million people would ask that person for the directions. I would just sit down and try to work out a template myself. Again, I guess this sounds rude. I am not speaking poorly of these people, I am just talking about how it opened my eyes. It made me do workshops a little differently. I now try to explain stuff in greater detail and I even make charts of instructions for especially complicated stuff.

Oh well, just thought I would mention that. Do any of you have any reflections on that topic? I guess it just shows how everyone learns differently. Okay enough pondering...off to do laundry!

Halloween Weekend with pictures!!

Here's the two little witches! Cute as can be!

Another one with grins.

Little d...

Little m sticking her tongue out...

Craft fair pics. These are Lindsay's wreaths....

My dad made that pegboard display...it worked perfectly!!

Some of Lin's bridal bouquets...

I have more pics of the hall but they will have to wait...have a good night!

Our Halloween weekend--without pictures

Just wanted to update on how the weekend went. Hopefully later I'll get pictures loaded.

Friday, we had a good dinner at IHOP and a nice time at D's aunt's house to celebrate his Grandpa's 96th birthday. The girls were mostly the center of attention being the only kids there. D's aunt was very impressed with Little d's coloring skills and Little m's dexterity. She works with children and kept telling me how advanced the girls are. Makes a mom proud!

Saturday night we trick or treated. Little m acted like she's been doing it for years. It was so cute to watch her trucking around in her cape like she'd been wearing a witch costume her whole life. There is this picture I will have in my head of her walking alongside Little d, sparkley broom in one hand, pink pumpkin bucket in the other, and she just turns up to look at big sis and gets this huge grin on her face. As if to say "can you believe what we're doing?" Of course I didn't take a camera trick or treating, but I love that image in my head. She acted much the same way Little d did on her first "real" trick or treat trip.

So then Saturday night was the time change. Yea! An extra hour of sleep...not. I woke up at 3:30am and could not go back to sleep. Sunday we left for the craft fair at 7:30. I set up and sold...are you ready for this...$30 worth of stuff. And twenty of that was to D's aunt. Yeah, major bust. So other than the cards and card set that D's aunt bought, I sold two cards and one post-it note coaster thingy. (I'll have to post pics of those--I forgot to.) D's aunt also wants me to make her 15-20 Christmas cards. On the other side, no one else was selling anything either. There were I think seven other vendors. All but two had handmade stuff. Truly it was a sad little showing. Very few people came--apparently it wasn't advertised. Oh well, I got to spend time visiting with D so that was worth it.

Oh and I have to tell about the bathroom at the hall where this craft fair was. It's an old (like over a 100 years old) dance hall in the middle of nowhere. (I'll have pictures later.) So the bathroom is old too. I've never gone in it before because normally I when I'm there I don't have to pee every five seconds--like now--and also because it's on a stage. I mean you have to climb up a ramp to access it and get this...the top is completely open. And it's in the corner of the hall. Not very private to someone like me. So yesterday was the first time I had ever been in it. The exterior walls have cracks in them that just barely mean someone on the outside can't see in. You can actually see daylight in some places. The stall door has a hook closure, which is fine except that of course it's not aligned and when trying to free my self of it I succeeded in shoving a huge splinter under my finger nail. That means, if you keeping track, that I'm typing this with a really sore index finger adorned with dried blood under the nail.

Hilarious. I actually sat there peeing (you're welcome) and thought of how the blog post would go. Although the splinter was an unexpected bonus. Okay enough of that.

I came home Sunday so exhausted I could hardly keep my eyes open. But blissfully I slept well last night and so did the girls! Ready to tackle a new week! Keep your fingers crossed we close on the construction loan this week!

I'll try to get the pictures loaded later today...