Halloweeeeeeenie

The weather in Denver was WONDERFUL for Trick or Treating.  I can't remember the last time it was SO nice.

C went out with her friends.  It was like Homecoming redux.  She put together her costume with help from her friend's mom at the last minute.  I think she was supposed to be a Greek Goddess because she wore a short toga with a white long sleeved T-shirt underneath and gold artificial leaves bobby pinned in her hair.  I didn't get a picture.

I took Z to my mom's so he could go with his friends.  We got his costume today.  $$$$$  He went from wanting to be a "shadow with swords" in black with only having to buy a mask and accessories to being a scary jester and a purchased costume.  I couldn't say no.  I hope to get a pic when he gets home as I didn't get one when he left because he wasn't wearing his costume yet.

S was a Neon Fairy.  I actually was doing pretty well managing the cost of the costume until we purchased glittery shoes this morning.  hahahahaha.....  oh, and purple eye shadow!  She probably had the most fun as she went with her friend to the rec center Halloween party last night and then out again tonight with another group of friends.  I got pics of her last night sans glittery shoes and eye shadow....

She was very particular about her hair.  I only had hot rollers and not a curling iron.  I had a nice time getting her hair into ringlets and not just curled under.


Alex is into Star Wars so he was a Clone guy.  Typically, he didn't want to wear the mask.  M and I took him out tonight....together for the first time ever.  In past years, I've taken the kids to my mom's by myself.  It was nice!  We took him over to the other side of the neighborhood because we heard more people were actually giving out candy--sure enough my street was pitch black when we left.  A only went one block before he wanted to quit because he was tired.  Too funny!  He got a lot of candy for only visiting about 10 houses.

As we finished the night early with him, we took him to McD's for a Happy Meal.  M and I ended up with $2!!!! burritos at Chipotle.  I had purchased a couple of bags of candy because I wasn't sure of our plans this morning.  We only had one Trick or Treater.  It's a good thing I bought Snickers and Milky Ways because they won't go to waste.

Truckin' Along

M bought another truck yesterday.  This one is green.  He didn't spare me the details....  He's still in the middle of working things out with the insurance companies, but he had to do something as he only had under a week of rental car left.  He was finally contacted by the at-fault driver's insurance last week and gave his statement.  Everything has gone through our insurance because he couldn't wait for them to step up.  I'm sure our insurance will try to mitigate.

We've also been dealing with something else.  Ginger, the dog with what we think is diabetes, has gone blind in in her right eye.  We only really noticed it this past week.  She has started running into things and has become hesitant in certain situations, like going down the stairs to go outside.  We need to get her back into the vet.  We got her spade as suggested.  She hasn't put on any weight and now the blindness.  I'm very sad about her and afraid of how M is going to handle her deteriorating health.

Glass Half Full

Why am I the way I am?



Was I born this way?  (nature)

Did experiences shape me into the person I am? (nuture)




Why am I a glass half full person?

I've lost track of how many times people have told me just to be happy.

Why do I focus on the negative?

Instead of saying I got this, this, and this done....I say I didn't get that done.

Instead of being proud about something I've done, I think about things I would have done differently.

Scary!

A student at C's school was hit by a car this afternoon and sustained serious injuries.  The accident was so vicious that C heard the crash while at volleyball practice.  The boy was running with the rest of the school's cross country team.  We don't know all the details, but C heard that the boy was running in the street with some other teammates.  He was hit by the car and rolled up the hood and windshield.  She said she heard that he was conscious at the scene, but that he numerous visible injuries including some exposed bones.

I thought of Z.  He runs for his middle school team.  They run the streets around his school.  I think the coach supervises the runners, but I'm sure the runners don't all stay together and he can't be everywhere at once.  We are going to talk safety with him tomorrow.

The accident didn't make the news.  I hope we hear something tomorrow.  I'm sure the accident will be the talk of the school.

Easy Does It

Sundays!  Ahhhhh....

There are so many reasons to love them in the fall.

It's a gorgeous sunny day in Denver.  A tad unseasonably warm for October, but I am SO not complaining.  The weather would dictate that I be outside taking advantage, but I won't be.

I spent yesterday out running between soccer games, errands, and shopping.  We got an early start for S's game as she had to be there to warm-up at 7:30.  They lost miserably--one of the girls on her team got a yellow card for swearing at the ref....she's 9.  We made our WalMart run and S got some of the stuff for her Halloween, excuse me...Harvest Festival costume--she's going to be a fairy.  A and I ran over there again to look for his, but ended up at Spirit Halloween store to buy his Star Wars Clone guy costume...which I will be returning today because, even though he tried it on, he's decided the mask doesn't fit and he doesn't want it.  hmpf  I missed his game which they lost.  I saw Z's game which was won.  Z got hurt and sat most of the game.  I don't like going to his games because there are a group of parents that are extremely annoying.  They yell and coach from the sidelines....in Spanish mostly.  From what I hear English isn't a problem, but they stray into Spanish...when it's convenient.  The parents of another boy on our team got up and moved at half-time so it's not just me that they annoy.

M is off running errands today.  He's making his Costco run and has a couple of used trucks to look at.  His new used truck was totalled as a result of the accident.  The used car market is really tight right now--thank you Obama and the Cash for Clunkers program--and he's having trouble finding anything in his price range.  He still hasn't gotten the accident report which has to be purchased from Denver County since it wasn't provided at the time of the accident.  Everything has gone through our insurance for now, including M's doctor visit and the rental car.  Based upon the rate, he has about three weeks of rental car so he needs to find something soon.  He ends up getting short with me if I ask any questions so I've not been bringing up the subject much.

I'm at home watching football, doing chores, and sewing.  I don't need to finish the quilt I started last week.  I could have, but when I found out the girl's grandma is a quilter I decided not to finish the quilt for her.  I don't want it to become another UFO so I continue to work on it a little at a time.  It's actually turning out better than I thought it was going to.  I was beginning to not like my fabric and color choices.  I'm using the picture only of a pattern and don't have the benefit of the instructions and I've modified the measurements of the quilt.  I don't have enough some of the fabrics either so I'll be fudging that, too.  I can't quilt without adding excitement to the whole process?!

I've got chicken breasts in the crock pot.  I'll be using the meat to make chicken enchiladas.  I've been hinting outright begging M to get me some Hatch chilis, but he hasn't so I'll be using canned green chilis.  Seems to me since he's the one who requested I make enchiladas that the least he could do is get me the chilis.  I put cream of chicken soup and sour cream on my Costco list.  I'm nothing if not crafty!

You Aren't Seeing Things

I have something on my design wall.  This is a modified version of a quilt that I didn't buy the pattern for....sorry, times are tough.  If I can make a quilt without a pattern, I will.  The quilt is for a birthday on Sunday.  I probably won't get it done and that's okay.  I'm sewing and it can always go to charity.  The fabrics are all from my stash.

I want to shop this new online quilt shop, Marmalade Fabrics.  I love the FQs and shipping prices!

So what's been goin' down since my last post of a week ago?

I gave away the Twilight Quilters Coven T-Shirt Quilt.  I'm making a realistic fabric portrait of RPatz...Edward.  Go there for the details.

M was in an accident last Thursday.  A woman ran a red light and hit his new truck--the one he didn't even have permanent plates on yet.  He got word today that its been totalled.  A big mess all around.  He's okay with minor injuries.  She didn't have proof of insurance and was taken away in an ambulance.  The police report hasn't come in yet.  Everything is going through our insurance for now.  We're praying he will get a payout for the amount he financed on the truck a little over a month ago.

We got into a big fight over the accident.  Stupid, I know.  Just another symptom....

The rest of life is about status quo.

I wish I could go into it all.  I have so many things I need to get off my chest.

Sweatshirt Jacket

I want to make one!  I've always wanted to make one!!

Yeah...

Isn't this so pretty?  Too bad the class is in Florida.

I'm thinking I'll try to make one for S to try it out.  Smaller size, less fabric, easier?