Seems every day gives me just enought ime to do less than planned .
Fridays are always stressful and they shouldnt be.
Oldest Smurf is really having a struggle with her graduation requirements and we have only 3 months of school left.
She is really really working hard and is making some progress but has some classes that I stress about. She is really struggling with geometry and I cant understand why. She is very bright. Her teachers keep telling me she is trying to make it harder than it actually is.
Uggh.
Boy Smurf is getting his braces off this month and cannot wait. He is home with a sick stomach today but will be working on schoolwork from his bed when he gets up. He is laggin behind in school and needs to keep up , Not lack of smarts just lack of motivation.
#3 Smurf Has PJ day at school so she was easy to get ready for school today. We are moving into sports season so she cant wait. I have mixed feelings. She likes Soccer but doesnt so much love getting up early every Saturday . :-)
Baby Smurf Is at Grannys house. I had parent teacher conferences yesterday. He spends 2 nights a week at his grandparents house and I try to HURRY and get all those little things done that I cant do easily when he is here. Me and #3 Smurf try to play a board game or something like that while he is gone as it is not that easy with him here..
Since my last post we Spent a weekend in Nevada Not much excitement and came home with less than we went with.
I celebrated a birthday. Whoop de do.. LOL..Hubby got me a wireless pet fence for my Big old Dog. I am not sure that I trust it and she doesnt go outside the boundaries anyway.. #1 Smurf got em a purse and a pair of sunglasses that she will probably eventually snatch back from me. #2 bought me Some lotion , some more things fro my dogs,and a nice card , #3 got me more lotion ( am I that dry looking) Some scissors, my Very own notebook and an assortment of sharpie markers , The last 2 will probably slowly disappear, and Baby smurf got me a card about drinking beer ( I havent even tasted a beer or any other alcoholic drink in YEARS lol.)
My parents got me a Very nice Pieced quilt that I needed with some shams , Some homemade Coconut macaroons.
More than I deserve,
This week , No before pictures , I redid a wheeled cart with a butcher block top I bought at the thrift. It was all natural wood unfinished so I sanded it all down and painted it all except for the top, That I oiled up good, Havent used it yet but provides a place to store a few things in the kitchen.
I also grubbied up a few wooden bowls. One was a smaller one but was painted red with some white dots. I sanded it all down and stained and antiqued it. The others just needed a coat of paint and some sanding.
I am hoping to get to some sewing today or tomorrow while the baby is gone. I bought a Bernina 830 at the thrift store a while back and havent messed with it much. It is extremely heavy and I dont have a dedicated sewing spot . I have to drag it all out to the kitchen table when I want to sew. I make sure I have a block of time and lots to do when I finally get it all out.
I have a sewing machine addiction. LOL.. I had an older brother that is pretty plain jane that has served me well but I started seeing sewing machines for 5 bucks and under at the thrift and I couldnt control myself. I now have1 bernina that is perfect, another bernina with no foot pedal but i can use the one from my other machine, 2 brother sewing machines,1 singer sewing machine and 1 ugly brown monstrous metal thing. I use the bernina exclusively. I think This spring the rest will go into yardsale as they are not easy to store.
My fave find at the thrift store this week is a big Sand and water table for the youngest. He is going to love it, I have looked at them new before but put it off. It has a side for sand, a side for water and a cover for both sides. There is a big claw that he can dig around with attached. He has a lot of sand toys I ahve gathered for when we would go to the lake.
It has been SO nice here lately. 60's and above. I have really been working on the yard. I have a bunch of raspberries I need to move and replant. I have them planted right by the back side walk and last year they grew over the sidewalk and would catch you each time you walked by.
. I hope to post more later after I actually try to get something done....
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