Secret Pal

Well Here are the two strips for the Dragonfly Dreams Afghan I am doing......this particular strip........I do 5 of these........then 5 each of 3 different bobbles and line patterns.........I don't really like this bobble stitch, you have to keep pushing the bobble forward. LOL I am doing all the strips in the Raspberry, but will do another one later on in a cream or white background with the dragonflies being done in blue

I received this from my Secret Pal in the Swappin Squares group. I absolutely love this tote.......the colors are beautiful and it was made so well..........really pretty.

The tote was filled with some wonderful yarn.......Some of this yarn I have never worked with, so Can't wait to find something to make with it.

I am tired today...............I had to run to wally world and decided to get my hair cut.........yes I know I said i would not again..............but I told her not to touch the bangs at all, no trimming nothing, just leave them alone........she cut the hair to frame my face, and its only to my shoulders, so not that much shorter than it was. But it was driving me crazy.

Happy Monday

Well I really hope things settle down this week. AJ is grounded today from having any friends over because Friday he was giving me a hard time...........he had a friend over or was over at a friends all that week...........and here he was griping at me about wanting them to stay longer...........Last night around 7:30 he wanted to go over to his friends.......and I had said no, but he started in on me, asking why his mom is home, and I said I don't care, its 7:30 and its too late........but its summer time!! Like that matters to me........so he got grounded another day. He is playing golf now..............this is his 3rd or 4th week, and 4th week..........last week was cancelled because of all the rain we got..............the course was flooded..........no rain for a few days which is a nice break. Hopefully today won't be that miserable...........the humidity out has been awful.

Aiden is doing good..........he is still sleeping, he was so tired last night, he was up from all the fireworks people kept letting off all hours of the night.........I really wish they would not sell them until the day before........I know that is unrealistic of me to wish..........but I know its fun for kids to set off, but at 2 in the morning........is it really a "little" kid setting them off...............NO..........its the adults! LOL "big" kids. I will try to keep the kids settled down today and not so wild.

I am going to be mailing out a swap today............was going to yesterday, but the post office at the grocery store closed early on Sunday.

I finally got started on my Dragonfly Afghan...............made two strips so far............But I did spend some time with the boys this weekend and guess what? The stupid "red" car won't start now............got a new ignition switch, but that was not it..........got a new starter a few weeks back, so not sure what is up with that stupid car.

I took the boys to the History musuem a couple weeks ago.........here are my handsome duo...........

The things here were fascinating!!! They even had real mummies............which AJ thought was soooo cooollllllllllll............he actually enjoyed reading about how much was found out from one of the lady mummies and who she was and her age and stuff like that.

My future little basketball player.............I am having a hard time finding a small size basketball, he had one at one time........but we can't find it anywhere.............it was from a local game.....so if it was left in the front yard, someone could have taken it.............or it got thrown in the road and no one noticed it and now its gone............LOL oh well, no big deal, but now I can't find the smaller ones.

I will post more later on, have some more pictures to post..........oh and just got a call that my moms Diamond ring is in..........I got her one a few weeks back and she had to have it sized, so she will be happy its in.

Terrible Twos!

Its just been one of those days! I got up early this morning, and made pancakes and sausage for breakfast, which both boys ate very well...........I heard it was going to rain today, so I decided to take the boys outside to ride their bikes and Aiden could also ride his jeep.........so we did that for awhile, although AJ was not too happy about it, since he was not able to ride his bike over to a friends.........he wants to go by himself, but I just don't feel comfortable with him riding his bike alone...........the friend lives in an apartment, its a weird set up of apartments, but its not in the best of location.

So fine, I could deal with AJs attitude..........Aiden was fine, then he started to really act up............jumping all over the place............hitting me and AJ............I didn't want to yell.............so I went into my room to calm myself down........and AJ took him in his room to watch a movie.........well all i hear is Aiden crying and screaming...........he wanted the movie turned up really loud................and he wanted to press the buttons like crazy, so I made him go lay down.........after 20 minutes of him crying, I let him get up...............didn't want him getting sick...........he was fine after that, we went for a walk, or rather I did, while the boys followed on their bikes.............after awhile, Aiden started in again.......so off to bed we went...................he cried for about 10 minutes, and then he fell asleep..........so did I. LOL we both woke up in better moods, and I am beat too............so tired.............I did finish my one crochet project.

I am not sure if I will work on anything else.

I know I have left some of the crochet groups I was in.........I am wearing myself out with being in so many groups.............plus swaps.........I am just too tired, and can barely get to projects I want to do for family and stuff.........plus I want to start working early on some more holiday crochet..........Anyway I am going to limit my swaps.......I am going to try to stay with 3 a month or every other month...........I am hoping this works out better for me........but with mailing prices the way they are, and me being so tired........I just need a break. I am in 8 groups now........none produce a ton of mail and I can always go on Daily Digest if I have to.........but tonight I was finishing up a swap item, and thought to myself that I am just over doing it..........so I made that decision today and I hope the owners of the groups I left will understand.

For July I have the Secret Sister swap....well actually I don't have to with this one..........its July, August, or September, you pick your month and item....so that is good, I can take off July from that..........I also have a Buddy swap that runs until August, and a Secret Pal swap that runs until August as well......so that is two swaps right there..........plus I have a square swap to do...........and an amigurumi I signed up for........I love amigurumi and find it hard to stay away from them. LOL so 4 swaps, one over my limit, but I won't do anymore.

Crochet-A-Longs

I am in a group called Crochetalong
Click the link to find out more about this group, you sign up for a CAL and a host sends out the links on certain days............well I got behind, and so I did all of these last night........I know I am missing some patterns, but I probably have them filed away. Will look here soon. We are waiting for the roofer to come......he said he will try to come this afternoon to do the repairs....which is good, because more rain is on its way..........I am really getting tired of all the rain.


This is a Holiday Dishcloth, was very fast to make, I think I did this is 30 minutes and really that was because I was stopping to watch Gladiators..........LOL I love that show..........anyway, this turned out really well. I was going to send it off, but might keep it.

This is a blue ribbon fridgie done in thread

Red Hat fridgie, I didn't have purple ribbon for this one, so I used purple yarn, and will replace that once I get the purple ribbon.

Green Apple fridgie..........

Well the roofers are here..........there is about 20 guys out there.........LOL AJ was like how come there are so many guys out there...........LOL Aiden is looking warily out the door at them........

Another Rainy Day

Well I did this mobile last night, it worked up fast and turned out really cute!!! Aiden said, AWE when he saw it and told me what everything was...........and even AJ thought it was cute...........its hanging up in the boys room now.....

Well I love this bear, even though I started this a long time ago.....I got bored with it.........which is nothing against the pattern.............it worked up fast..........but I get bored with things that have several pieces to it........Anyway I had gone through a craft tote of mine yesterday afternoon, and came across the bag that this stuff was in.......I had already done the bear, and the bed and side table, I just needed to sew the bear together and do the pillow, blanket and lamp. I really love this pattern. I am going to put something under the bed to keep it up........it hangs down in the middle.

Here he is with just his blanket and pillow

This pattern also called for a night cap.......which I did, but didn't like how it looked on the bear. So I am keeping it off. This will be put in Aidens room tonight.

I received this package from the Surprise swap in a group I help run.....this is from Bobbie Lynn, and I love it......4 coasters, pot holder? square.......a Better Homes and Garden Craft book, a Family Food magazine, a bonnet pot holder pattern, a note pad, and some recipe cards.......awesome package!

Its been raining since last night.........so you can imagine the frustration of the leaks in the closet and utility room. LOL

We had a bbq last night and it turned out really good, it was a nice relaxing day yesterday.............

A Busy and Windy Day

Its been a very busy and windy day.........No storms, but I hear some are on the way. We did get an insurance adjuster out here to look at the roof for the landlord and he showed me a picture of the roof above the utility room, and it looks like an earthquake crack!! So I am anxious to get this stuff fixed. Today was one of those days, I decided to take the boys to lunch, and could not find Aidens sandal.......ok we found one.........but that is it............how "lost" can a shoe get in a house that is clean and uncluttered? LOL He has two pairs of flip flops, but likes to take them off everywhere or one will fall off. Ok flip flops were on feet and we were out the door, Burger King was our next stop, the boys wanted that...........both were pretty good. After that off to the post office and then home to get my mother to take her to the drs.....I tried to work on some crochet, but too many distractions. After that went to Walmart, mom got a ring with diamonds in it...........I got some thread and I got Aiden a Thomas the Tank pair of swim trunks and another pair of sandals...........I think I love to torture myself!!! he is outside with his big "bro" getting we in the sprinkler. Looking really cute. LOL


I took this the other day and loved how it came out.............I wish AJ would slow down a bit on growing up............He looks so much more "grown" up in pictures now.

Well these are 3 amigurumis that have gone out the door........well only two have left the house.........one is still waiting to be boxed up...........but I will not say who got what............they went out today.

Saturday Got package in Mail. Woohoo

I got this from Amy in Swapaholic Crocheters group........a 12" square, and I love the colors.

She also sent these for the May Amigurumi swap, so cute, and the dragonfly is adorable and I love it along with the little dolls.

I got this little tote at Walmart to put my crochet stuff in...........I love pink!! and this was a mini version of a bigger one they have.........but I am still debating on whether I want the bigger one. Anyway I really thought this was cute, and at only 4 dollars, I could not pass it up.

I have been playing catch up online.............in my group, Crochet_Swaps_Galore
I just started 3 new swaps, this is a fairly new group on yahoo, I am running with it Dawn. Our first swaps for July are an Amigurumi swap, a Secret pal swap and a Square Swap, you pick the size of your square. The secret pal swap runs for two months, July is Christmas in July........crochet one regular size item, something stuffed like that, or 3 small ornaments types............August is our you pick the theme.....so the one sending picks the theme, and 3 things must be sent pertaining to the theme you picked..........with atleast one item being crocheted......Anyway I am hoping to see some more members join our group and help it to grow and become a really neat group. I know that things start out slow sometimes.......but please join the group............and let us know you saw it here. LOL

Today was hot and very windy...........they say more very heavy rains will hit us tomorrow........:( the utility room and closet are smelling musty and I can't stand it. Thien says an insurance adjuster will be out to look at it next week sometime......roofer did come this past week, and he seems like a nice guy........said the whole roof will not need to be replaced, the leaks are coming from the two chimneys and the add on to the house. So that should be good news to the landlord. Anyway maybe the rain will pass up by. We did get a horrible storm Thursday...........it was cloudy all day and the weather men said severe and very threatening weather was coming our way..............we lost our electricity twice that day, but all before the storm hit, we lost it because of the extremely high winds we had............Anyway the storm lasted about an hour............and we were fine after that.

Stormy

I was going to take the boys to see a movie tonight, but as we got into the car, the wind was really blowing hard out there, some really awesome displays of lightening, and we heard bad storms were coming..........so rather than get stuck in the storm, we decided to turn around and head for home............I got Aiden cleaned up and settled, and we did stop at QT and get a movie, Fantastic 4.....we have not seen this yet, so we will watch it tonight after I take my shower. I have been just hanging around the house most of today........I did run to Walmart with a friend.........and got some lunch and some other stuff we needed. Last night I worked on a pillow for my SS that is due this month.....Today I worked a few more rows on the alieghan afghan that I am testing.......I really hate working with so many yarns at once, but that is ok, I like this afghan.............

I am in a Buddy Swap in CrochetSwapBuddies group.........and I did start on something for my buddy today....I won't say what since she might read this.....but its something in her birthstone color..........and its something I HAVE never done.........its with thread too...........I am getting braver and braver!! LOL I did 3 rows tonight, but wanted to check email and take a shower........not sure how much more I do tonight.........

I should really get off and get in the shower, no storms, but the weather could change any minute.

No roofing company called today either.........:( they must not want the business.

TOO HOT AND HUMID TODAY

Man it was hot today!!!! The weather man said the heat and humidity would be bad today, and he was not wrong with that!

AJ is taking golf lessons for the next 8 weeks, and I tell you he looked so grown up Saturday when I was taking pictures of him with his new golf clubs.......WOW.......it really made me think about how fast time is going by......I added a new song to my playlist, "You're Gonna Miss This" I love this song, and it really does make me see that I will miss these times............So I really need to savor the moments that make me laugh, cry, and even make me mad. LOL

Yesterday Aiden has this hat on and it was so cute on him..........he was helping Papa fix AJs bike.....it needed a new tube. This was a good shot.

AJ with his golf club...........he looked so handsome out there showing me all the.........clubs! I almost forgot what they were called. LOL Anyway it was too hot today, the boys and I walked to the park so they could play, and I guess I didn't realize how hot it was..........even in the shade I was sweating something awful......so when we got home, I took a shower and gave Aiden a bath, and made Aj take one too...........we were all sweating.

I have a headache now, so I am going to get off and take something for it. Work on some crochet.

I was sleeping so good this morning, when I was up like "lightening" at the thought that the house was falling down....about 8:00 this morning, I heard the loudest thunder ever........I mean the house shook, the windows were shaking..........in all the storms we have had over the years, never heard one that loud....it really freaked me out, because it sounded like an explosion, only after getting out of bed and looking out the window did I realize it was thunder.........so we got another rain storm.........I have to put my clothes in a tote, after they are washed, the ones hanging in the closet, it is starting to smell in there...........I am HOPING a roofing company calls really soon............this is the second rain storm in two days........and the rain just pours in.........no one should have to live like this...............its really bothering me looking at the utility room and my closet and having to look at the walls and ceiling, its just absolutely gross!!! This problem has been going on for some time now and needs to be fixed now!

Other than that, a nice day...........I spent some time outside with the boys, worked on some crochet, which I have realized I seriously have to slow down on..........I was looking over my notebook and I am in a total of 10 swaps this month, 3 of those actually run for 3 months.............one is the SS swap, and one is a Secret Pal swap, and the other is a Buddy swap..........the other swaps are pretty much done already, I like to work early on swaps, so I can stagger them when mailing them off.......so it makes it easier for me, but I have decided no more swaps for me for a couple of months............I don't want to over do it...........plus I have some projects I want to get started on for myself and the boys............I bought a Dragonfly Afghan pattern off of Ebay last year, and would love to get started on that this week........I also want to make an afghan for AJ and Aiden..........I put off making the second Star Wars afghan for awhile and decided on making him another one......he picked out a pattern that is done in strips, and wants blue and white. Not sure on Aiden yet, I am thinking on this afghan called, "Spring Waves" very pretty.

I am also testing an afghan for a lady at Crochetville......its coming out nicely.

Well I am going to get off of here answer some more mail and then work on some crochet.

Friday!!

Wow its hot out...................very humid too.........you start sweating as you are walking out the door, I hate this humid weather.........The week has been decent up until yesterday and today. Very hot.........we got way too much rain last week, it rained every single night.......then I think it was Monday, we were getting ready to have a bbq on the front porch since it did look like rain....well sure enough it did pour!! and golf ball size hail.......some were bigger, but mostly golf size I kept waiting for the car windows to crack, but thankfully they didn't and the hail didn't last...........but it sure tore up our roof............we have been having problems with our back roof for some time now...........since we moved in here...............but nothing got done with it, so my father put some more tar paper and shingles to cover those areas, which worked for awhile..........but not Monday.......we found out utility room almost flooded, rain was pouring in from the roof and the back wall........and in my walk in closet.............I had to move everything away from that corner......my clothes got wet, a shelf got wet, some bedding got wet............the carpet.............oh it was a mess............the landlord called around to some roofing companies, but so far no one has called me about coming out to look at it.

This is a little red bird on a stump, I got the pattern from Etsy, and it came out cute........I didn't really make it for anything particular, will use it for an amigurumi swap in the future probably.

A side view of the bird and stump

I am working on a patriotic swap and here are a few things I have done so far..........I am also working on a bookmark for the swap too.....but took a break. LOL I also need to add a button on the towel holder, but forgot to get a patriotic one when I was at Walmart today. I did let the boys each pick out a movie......Aiden got a Thomas DVD OF COURSE!!! LOL and AJ picked out, "Water Horse" that should be a good movie. I am sure we will watch them them tonight sometime.

I know there are some storms around Kansas, but hopefully none are coming our way. LOL

Pictures

AJ and his little brother Aiden. it was funny, when Aiden was taking pictures, he kept yelling, "J!!!!" or "Bro".........to get AJs attention.

My handsome AJ with me yesterday.

I didn't take a picture of the diploma, but will later, but this is the Graduation Amigurumi I made

Aiden in his new Jeep.......he has already hit papas truck and ran over papas toes........Aiden carries the "Baby Insurance" LOL

This is an amigurumi doll I finished the other night.......she took me awhile to do, because I kept getting so busy with stuff around the house, and then getting sick........and I redid her legs, I still don't really like them too much, but she is cute and I think she could have came out better...........She is for a swap

I am so tired........LOL Yesterday was a very busy day for us. AJ was having his 5th grade graduation..........we got there early because I had a change of outfit for him..we were able to get front row seats.........and the kids all looked so cute in their hats and walking down the aisles..........I did end up sitting on the wrong side, so when the kids received their certificates, I got the back end of them. LOL I could not move to the other side, because Aiden would not let me.......he was fussing a bit.........he was hot and tired........but he was not acting up too much, he wanted to take pictures himself........so I let him for awhile, then after the ceremony, there was cake and stuff, and Aiden sat very calmly and ate his cake, he is not a messy eater at all...........you would think with cake that he would have it all over him........but not my little Aiden, he does not like to have stuff like food on him........Anyway the kids all went swimming, and my mom and I took Aiden to Mcdonalds to play in the Playhouse for awhile, before heading to the store, then home again.......

We had cake and ice cream for AJ, my parents and I just put money in his cards.......that way he can just go pick something out for him. I did finish his graduation amigurumi which he loved, and I printed out a small diploma and rolled it up and used that. I will post pictures later today, but for now I am just tired and want to work on some crochet.

AJ is spending the night with a friend and they are going to watch, "Indiana Jones" this afternoon.

It looks like it could start storming out any minute now.

My parents got Aiden a little Jeep....one of those that run on a battery.......Aiden LOVES it..............they lady still needs to get us the battery charger..........its in excellent condition.............her son grew out of it apparently very quickly! LOL

I will post pics later today, but for now I am off to crochet.

AJ came home from school with a ton of papers, always the last week, they come home with a ton of stuff.........I was going through all of it when I came across a folder with a picture of him on the front........it was AJ when he was in Kindergarten.........they had saved certain things he had done in every grade! I really thought that was so sweet of the school to do..........it was nice looking and reading through stuff AJ had done since he started school...........and it made me cry............it really did..........he has grown so much since kindergarten............and now he is graduating elementary school. Some parents don't really think its a big deal, but I do. LOL

He is graduating tomorrow...........then a reception will follow and then he will go swimming with his class for the rest of the day. He is going to like that..........They also want them dressing nice, so I went out tonight and got him a really nice outfit to wear. I mean its just Khaki pants and a nice polo top..........but he has outgrown the nice clothes he has! LOL

I let the boys play outside for awhile with AJs friend Nando, they were getting ready to go to church. I worked on some crochet on the porch, and I am finished with the amigurumi graduation boy, I just need to put it together.

We have storms coming in.....not sure if they will hit us tonight, or tomorrow sometime.........so I need to get off of here and clean up a bit, the boys will be home soon, and I will give them dinner before taking Nando home.

Crochet Update

Well I have not gotten much done this month with my crocheting......I have just been so busy, and then with being sick for the past couple of days. Anyway this is what I have done with the graduation Amigurumi I am doing for AJ, he is graduating 5th grade Thursday! He is ready for the vacation from school, and I don't blame him. I am just not ready for him to be growing up so fast!
This is a Goodnight bear I started last month.......I am a bit bored with it, and I am not sure why.........so its stuffed in a bag and I have not worked on for about 2-3 weeks. I think it will be cute though.
I got this from my SS Minday and it was a nice surprise yesterday......
We went to Exploration place with some friends, it was free with a River Festival button........this is AJ, Aiden and AJs friend nando.
Aiden making crafts at Exploration place, he really had fun here and made a great picture, which I have not taken a picture of yet.
my boys and I at the Zoo last week.
Mr Muscle man!!!!
My parents with my boys.

Finally back to Blogging

Nasty old Carpet
Just some of the dirt under the carpet
New carpet
Bedroom carpet

We had two rooms in our house that desperately needed new carpeting........the lady who lived here before had a cat that pissed in both rooms, now you could not really smell it as long as you had a towel over the spots and something else. So that is what we did, not to mention numerous spots, I know we made a few of those spots, but she did most of them.......I can't even figure out what on earth she got in the bedroom..........anyway the landlord finally replaced them..............talk about gross........we decided to pull up the carpet ourselves.............because the carpet guy said to put Kilz over those spots and that would take care of the urine smell.........so we cleared out the living room Friday afternoon and pulled up the carpet and padding........talk about gross..............and the amount of dirt on the floor!!! it was a lot............I had to sweep a bunch of times........and my dad pulled up the old tack strips, because they were damaged and stained with urine in those areas as well............so swept some more, and pulled up a ton of nails and staples..............and then we went to the River Festival later that night..........when we got home, I swept agian, and washed the floor really good.............put some of the stuff back into the room. Sunday is when we got to the bedroom, and pulled up that carpet and put the Kilz on the floor.......I had gotten really sick that morning, so had the flu all day Sunday and Monday.............but the stuff had to get done..................the carpet guys were late Monday morning, but they took longer than expected because one of them was always on the phone............I had politely asked him on the 4th time of him being on the phone, to please save those conversations for after the CURRENT job was done........I mean I know he has a business, but to me its poor business to be sitting there on a job chatting on the phone sitting in your van, no work is getting done, and we just wanted to get him done and out of there so we could put our stuff back in, we had some on the porch, and with my mom being in a scooter, she needed to have room to move around, and she really didn't. So he finally got done, and left and we got our stuff moved back in, and I am just glad its done....................I love........LOVE the color in the the bedroom, but both colors look really nice, and feel much better too........its nice not to cringe when the boys would get on the floor, and now I can walk barefoot and it feels good. LOLWe had a BBQ and birthday dinner for a friend earlier this month and that went well..............had fun. Also this month we had the River Festival, which is a 9 day event...........they have some stuff to do........its really gone down hill in recent years...........everyone complains there is not enough for "them" to do............or not enough "big" name people who come..........We had Ruben the American Idol contestant from last year or the year before come last year.............but anyway...........we went to the Zoo and to Exploration place last week, and a few days at the actual Festival, and it was not much fun...............not as many people around, but enough to throw fits and think they are the only ones there........so they don't move, or show respect for someone in a wheelchair..........not enough for the kids to do.........AJ got the 3rd degree practically from a guardsman for not having his button on the outside of his hoodie.......he had it on his shirt and seeing as how it started to rain, he had just put on the hoodie, but he made him show him the button..........even Aiden who was sleeping on my moms lap...........they MADE my mom show them his button too.............all for a stupid 5 dollar button.......we buy them, and I get that some people don't.............but to have the Air National Guards there to practically yell at people to "SHOW" their buttons was a bit much.........I guess the Festival people thought the "volunteers" that use to harass people were not enough, they needed someone that others might feel "threatened" by..........I have always bought and worn a button, but who wants to put a button on a 2 year old????? he might get pinched, poked or lose it.........so we would usually put his on his stroller or something, and they got all excited thinking we didn't have one, so they would approached and berate us for not having one and telling us we "better" buy a button............I don't even have fun going anymore.

Thursday!!

AJ not only came home yesterday from school in a better mood, but he made me flowers in art............below. They are pretty!!! He and a friend went to church last night too, and he was still in a better mood. LOL.

I took this last night, and I like this picture...............

This is the project I am working on..........I had to frog it once...........this will be an amigurumi thing......can you guess what it is? LOL

This Mr Goofy, I was taking a picture of him eating lunch and he comes up with putting his little train in his mouth, or rather it hanging from his mouth. LOL

I am tired today, my back is hurting.................My mother and I went to Dillions to get some groceries and some stuff for a BBQ/birthday dinner we are having Saturday. We also went to Papa Murphys to get the new taco pizza for lunch........yummy. Aj and I went to his open house today in Middle school. I like it so far..............and I am still nervous about AJ going into middle school, but I really like what this school does. So hopefully my fears will subside.

FED UP!!!

I am at my wits end with AJ..............I have had enough fighting with him..............he has really tested my nerves lately.............its always something with him lately. He is always wanting something from the store, and when I say no, its a downward debate from there..............fighting with him to stop fighting with me...........him not listening......and when he gets grounded, its another fight......him arguing with me.................He had an attitude this weekend.............He spent all day Saturday with a friend..................then Saturday night he had friends over complained when they had to leave.............Sunday we spent all day at the park..........he got to ride the paddle boats, train, play mini golf, and play with his friend all day..............came home and found something to complain about.......Monday he gets home from school and starts complaining about a book he wants from the book fair...........won't leave me alone until he is grounded.......I come in from outside to find him yelling at Aiden........so I tell him to come sit in the dining room in a chair, and not talk or do anything.............then I turn away, turn back and find him up getting a book..............I told him no, find him reading it anyway.............so I took it away. The rest of the night was ok...............but then today was another day of fighting.........I had to run to walmart and asked if he wanted to go, but he was not getting anything, so he asks anyway, I say no.....and he complains, so I tell him that I am really sorry I made the mistake of asking him to go with me..............So I get Aiden ready to go, and AJ comes out front and starts in again...................So I just leave.................come home and he seems in a better mood, until dinner time............I am in the kitchen and hear Aiden yelling in the dining room, so I ask Aj whats wrong and he says "nothing" so I come out since Aiden is still yelling, and that "nothing" was AJ with his feet on Aidens Chair!!! So he gets into trouble for that..............after dinner they are in the room, and Aiden again starts screaming.............AJ says nothing, Aiden is still screaming and that "nothing" turns out to be AJ laying on his bed, with his feet hanging over the bed in Aidens face.................So I have Aj come out to do his homework, tell him he is going to bed an hour earlier and no TV..........so he does his homework and wants me to sign a paper for another Recorder, because he didn't get the color he wanted the first time I bought one.............I tell him no way, that is life................deal with it.................I want a ring from Wal-Mart that I have had to take back after buying it to pay a bill...................but I don't go giving everyone a hard time because I didn't get what I wanted..............he tried to argue, but I told him flat out he was grounded..........I am soooooooooooo tired of dealing with his attitude........I am sure I am making it sound worse than it is............but I am so fed up right now...............I actually look forward to him going to school.................which is rare for me..............I actually looked forward to him having days off and stuff..............not now.........I enjoy the quiet time that he is in school..........Aiden is still too young to bug me as much as AJ does. LOL I told AJ that I am struggling to pay bills, and get the stuff that he and Aiden do NEED..........that I don't need to hear his attitude because he didn't get the color recorder he wanted the first time I bought it.

It's Monday

This are two very pretty bookmarks and a book from Kairi in France, this was for our Buddy Swap in April. I hope she likes mine.

This is a Birdhouse Bells I did, and don't like it one bit, not sure why. The bottom picture is a pink heart square I did for a swap. I like it.

Well I did a cardio workout this morning..........I didn't get through the whole thing........she moves from one thing to another really fast..........I did that for 15 minutes and stopped, I figured just starting out that was fine.......I will work 10 minutes on the treadmill and 10 minutes on that ski machine or whatever it is called...........I did do about 5 minutes on the stair steppy thing this afternoon, and that was plenty!! LOL I will do strength training tomorrow and Thursday.

I also got my package boxed up for my SS, but forgot to take pictures!! I don't really want to pull everything out again.

I have decided to work on a few comforghan squares for some people..........plus I have a couple more swap stuff to finish up on.

I have been waiting for a long time to post pictures to this blog, but it is not going through.

I took the boys to the park yesterday with chris and they all had a blast, Aiden rode the train twice and the boys played mini golf.............it was crowded, but a good day. AJ and Chris went out on the paddle boats and luckily came back in one piece and drenched, but luckily not from falling in!! They kept going under the water fountain. LOL

I see the pictures finally uploaded, but one is missing, so uploading again, then will go rest a bit.