1/17/25

Hello happy FriYeah sniff sniff.

Got the nice little head cold going on but it's not too terrible yet. Asked my dart partner if his wife could sub for me tonight. So far he hasn't answered. Jess called out for work today too so no kids today.

I was supposed to have a work meeting to talk about who is taking over the retiring girls offices but the boss is sick and is just like you guys figure it out. What? I don't really care so I'll just do whatever the other girl thinks is best. We have a 3rd person but she's on vacation for 2 weeks.

I got a few things finished yesterday. These were all upholstery samples that no one wanted to buy when I was selling my fabric lol. Figured I might as well cut them up and do something with them. I have a giant box of upholstery samples. I need to make some lots and put them on eBay or something to get them moving. One of these days. 

I made dinner hella late last night. Horrible for the metabolism I'm sure lol. Eat and go to bed. I've made this a bunch of times it is really good. Spinach and Chicken Pasta bake. 

While I was washing some dishes I cut my finger. I'm scared to take the band aid off and see how bad it is. It was hurting in the middle of the night last night so I'm sure that's just great. 

Well hopefully I get a sub for darts and don't have to do anywhere tomorrow so I can just be chill. Praying I don't get the coughing part of the cold.

 

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1/16/25

Good morning happy Thursday!

Cold #1 of 2025 has hit. I decided I'm going to keep track of how many colds I get this year lol. I had 3 from Oct-Nov in 2024 so my guess is 12.

I may have taken a short nap yesterday. When I got up these two were there. They don't like each other so that was pretty close for step sisters lol.

I realized I had all the ingredients to make this soup still so I made it for lunch. Tuscan Vegetable Chicken Stew. If I made it again I'd leave out the apple cider vinegar they have you add at the end. It was still good though.

I went to the grocery store finally and got the missing ingredients for this chicken tortilla casserole. Mine looks nothing like their picture. It was ok, probably would add rice if I made it again.

Now I have a freezer full of meat for the next few days. I will be gone Tues night-Thursday next week so the boys will be on their own.

Darts tomorrow but if I'm feeling any sicker I will try to get a sub. So far I'm not too bad. Hoping I won't be a coughing coughener for the meeting next week. If I can't go to that one I'll have to go to Merced and that's just yucky. 

That's about all the excitement around here. We had frost this morning so Simon is loving it outside!

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1/15/25

Hello happy Wednesday!

It's been cold here lately. I got all my bedding washed yesterday and added back another blanket. Brrr

This is what I wake to. Simon sleeps in Trevor's room but comes in in the morning after Scott takes her out to go potty before work.

I watched the kids after work yesterday for a couple hours. They are all sick and going to Urgent Care today. I got coughed on a bunch so I'll be sick soon ;) Everyone is sick everywhere so it's unavoidable. 

They got a Christmas present from my brother & sil and it finally made it's way here. Nice loud piano mat lol.

Nate started walking all over the house! I guess I can put the baby walker away now.

So cute! He'll be 1 on the 30th. 

Darts last night, we only won 2 out of 7 games. There was a ton of people there since 6 teams were playing. I have another game on Friday night.

I need to make a list and drag myself to the store today. Finished off the last of the creamers this morning. Jess got us TP & eggs yesterday but we are out of a ton of stuff.

A girl in another office is retiring and the amount of worrying another girl in my area is doing about how they are going to change our office assignments around is just tiring. I keep telling her I don't really care lol. I hardly have any work to do at the moment. Once they start selecting more applications to contracts it will get busy but that's ok I like to be busy. Friday we have a meeting with our boss to go over whatever she decided I guess. I don't get all this worrying about it lol. Just tell me what to do and I'll do it. People complaining all the time is exhausting. 

I've been working a little bit on some random sewing projects that I cut out of upholstery samples. Some wine bags, coin purses and zip bags. Just have to do the interfacing for the wine bags and everything will be ready to be sewn. Nothing too exciting just more to put in my to be sold boxes :)

Someone said they wanted to buy my quilt I finished yesterday so that is nice! I know I should charge more but if I don't really have to buy much for my projects that just keep my brain busy it's ok :)

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1/14/25

Hello happy Tuesday! 

Today is my mom's birthday. I spent the last 3 days with her. Last night we played bunco and she won for the most buncos. We had a 3 way tie, her, me and another gal and we did a roll off and she won! Nice little bday present for her lol

Here is my last quilt all finished. I love how the design came out. All the squares if you look closely. Finished size ended up being 55x55"

I used regular quilting cotton for the back and batting in the middle

Last night I was cleaning up my desk a bit and cut some lining fabrics for a few things I cut out between projects. Might work on finishing those up next. 

Tonight I have a make up game for darts, so 2 dart nights this week. Like a social butterfly going down to the clubhouse 3 nights this week ;)

Really need to go to the grocery store soon but maybe I can pull out another dinner.

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1/13/25

Hello happy Monday!

This is my last work at home Monday. Booooo. Next Monday is a holiday and then we have to work in the office on Mondays. So rude. 

Yesteray I worked on my little quilt until the afternoon and then I met my mom and my niece Adrian at the movie theater to see Wicked. I'm not really a fan. I don't think I'd pay to see Part 2 lol.

Afterwards we went to Red Robin across the parking lot and had some dinner. 

My Smokehouse burger. It was good :) Took the fries home for Trevor since I was still sporting popcorn and the chips and salsa appetizer. 

When I came home I worked on my quilt some more. All I have left to do is fold over the outer edges then clip them all. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the design that it made when I laid out the blocks. Not too shabby for just coming up with my own thing haha.

Hopefully Tik Tok doesn't get banned today. I really like that app. Although I might waste less time on my phone but probably not lol.

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1/12/25

Hello happy Sunday!

Yesterday I worked on my denim & batik squares and then we went to my brother's house for dinner for my mom's birthday. Her birthday is actually the 14th.

I only took a few pictures. We had Chinese food and chatted while the kids ran around. Jess didn't come since Daniel was coughing and my brother Louie didn't come because he is also sick. Trevor was working so none of my kids.

We left around 9 then hit the store on the way home for breakfast stuff. They didn't have any eggs in the store we went to. Everyone is going to have to get chickens soon. 

After we got home I finished up the squares I was making so now I just need to cut the batting and figure out what to use for a backing. Might get some flannel from Joanns today when I go out.

I woke up with indigestion this morning from the Chinese food so that is fun. Simon has been outside 4 times already and I had to tell her no go lay down after the last time since she was only out for a few minutes before she wanted back in. It is still windy here this morning.

I just went in to check if Scott is still breathing since he's still in bed and not snoring lol. He's fine. Today I am going to go see Wicked with my mom and I think my niece Adrian is coming too.  That reminds me I was going to take a sweater shaver to the flannel on the back of the denim quilt I made for her and to take that today. One less thing on Mount Fabric Hoard in my room lol.

 

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1/11/25

Hello happy Saturday!

Thursday night for darts my fist time up I got a high ton which was super exciting. It was 2 bulls eyes and a triple 18 for 154 points. I won the whole game on that one and then played like my usual crap after that haha.

Friday I watched the kids until about 3. The baby was a little clingy hopefully he's not getting sick.

He walked from my chair in the kitchen to the couch which is pretty far too! He also climbed up on this little chair but then didn't know what to do with himself lol.

This is Rosie when she gets told she can't stand on the table. Or anything really. She's so dramatic!

After they left I went and laid on my bed. Aunt Flo really did a number on me this time. Probably anemic from losing so much blood lol. I eventually got back up and cleaned up the toys. Tubz helped. She's such a box kitty.

I debated going to get something to eat but just made myself a pb&j and went back to bed lol. I didn't sleep the whole time but I should be well rested now. I got up at 5am to go to the bathroom and unstick my dry eyes. Got a drink of water and went back to bed until 8. 

Tonight we are going to go to my brother's house to do dinner for my mom's bday. Chinese food and the good stuff too! Not sure if Jess is going to bring the kids or not since Daniel was coughing a bit. 

Not sure what else I'll do with my day. Probably work on some more of the denim and batik squares. I decided to make it into a rag quilt. I laid them out on my bed the other day and decided it needs one more row in each direction. After that I will be almost out of the batik I think. I used up almost all of the 6" denim squares I had cut too. I do still have some 8" ones left though. One way to use it up ;) 

Tomorrow my mom and I are going to go see Wicked I think. That was the plan before we had this dinner tonight. I was looking up the movies and there is a Lion King movie in the theater too so might have to take Daniel to see that. If not he'll love it when it's out streaming I'm sure.

Yesterday I got a letter saying Trevor will be aging off my dental & vision insurance on his birthday. They have dropped the age from 23 to 22 on that. I told him we should make him appointments to get the last of it real quick! his birthday is the end of February. I also got a letter about Melissa aging out of my medical insurance 31 days after her birthday this year too. All my kids growing up! 

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1/9/25

Good morning happy Thursday! 

No work today so I could stay in a bed a bit longer. I need to go find some socks my feet are freezing. 

The fires down south are so horrible. I hope they can get control of them soon. All those people losing their homes is just so sad.

Here is what my current project is looking like.. I have 8 of these and now I'm like should I make some more and make them into a quilt or just make a few bags out of them? I went to bed early last night because I was a little annoyed with myself not being able to decide what to do with them haha. Leaning towards large bags but then I'm like a quilt would be pretty. 

 

Dinner last night, I made it not that long ago and it was so good I made it again. 

Lucy patiently waiting for her breakfast this morning. She's so funny. She sleeps on and or around me. 

Aunt Flo is kicking my ass today. She's so mean.

Darts tonight! Haven't been out to do anything social in awhile. 

 

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1/8/25

Hello happy Wednesday! 

It's my week's Friday and I've gone 1 hours before I can go take a nap. I'm exhausted today for some reason. Maybe because Aunt Flo showed up several days late. She could have just not came at all. So rude. 

I was super busy all morning with work. One of my offices has a new "acting" boss since the other gal retired. Of course this guy is all excited and is going balls to the wall trying to be the best office boss ever. I'm like this office is so small it hardly does anything why are we so excited lol.

Yesterday I was playing with some batik strips and denim squares. I just repinned my triangles I ended up with. I'll probably cut them apart in a different direction after I sew them together. Trying to mix the fabrics a bit and don't know what I'm doing. Just playing around.

Last night's blurry dinner pic. Shepherd's Pie or as I saw in someone's Tik Tok video, Cottage pie since it's made with beef not lamb. I think that was all the beef I bought for this week so we're onto chicken for tonight.

Trevor is working 2 shifts today so he left early. The house is real quiet since Simon hasn't been yelling to go in and out like she was yesterday. She's not a big fan of the wind so I think she'd get out there and then remember it was icky.

Not sure what I'll do with myself for tomorrow. Probably wash some clothes and sew. I'm so exciting. I have darts in the evening so I'll get some social time for the week. 

My birthday is one month from today. I can't believe how old I am now, although it's ok I'd rather be old than dead ;)

 

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1/7/25

Hello happy Tuesday!

I finished my bag yesterday. The end was like a wrestling match. I temporarily forgot how hard it is to turn those straps inside out. I ended up taking out a couple stitches on the end, snaking a thin ribbon inside and then sewing it back up. That helped quite a bit since then I could pull the ribbon to help work it through.

Also if I make another one I would not have the jean seams go all the way to the edge. Or if I did that maybe use a bias tape of some sort along the edge so that I'm not trying to turn it under after sewing. That was difficult. But I got it done!

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I used this fabric I had in my stash. It was hemmed so I think it was previously a table cloth or something. 

Keeping that bag for myself :) I like it :)

For dinner last night I made some easy enchiladas. The filling on the side fell out when I tried to get it out of the pan so I just plopped it on the plate. They were yummy.

I went to bed between 7:30-9 three days in a row now lol. Last night it was 8 when I sat down again and I was like well it's too late to start a project! Might as well go to bed. I don't necessarily fall asleep right away or stay asleep but I've been waking up earlier so I probably did sleep more haha.

Trying to decide my next project. I had a bag of what I thought was batik scraps but it turns out they are jelly roll strips. Going to try and do something with those mixed with some denim. Looking for some pattern ideas on Pinterest. 

That car I liked sold yesterday so that was a bummer. Scott still wants to drive an Explorer but those seem to be about $10k more than the Traverse and that's a lot. 

One more day of work then it's my long weekend. Woohoo

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