For all of you in the US Midwest getting soaked – sorry. It is my fault. You see, we keep going on mini vacations. Your week will be going along just fine. There is lots of sun. Then we decide to head to a nearby state park. We figure there is a lake with pontoon [...]
This is my former dog Apollo. He died in 2000. I love this picture but it was taken on the only unhappy day of his life. He truly hated his balloon. Take a good look. Now look what I saw today (after the break).
I’ve been a Friday Block Party slacker because I’ve been distracted by another project. So I decided today to catch up with blocks 28, 29, 30. I decided to start with week 28 because that was an easy one. I made every mistake possible and a few that were quite improbable. Made sections the wrong [...]
Happy July 22! According to the star on the calendar at work today is the day that I was scheduled to be HOT. Yes, it is the end of the 12 week Body for Life challenge. My results: Weight loss – absolutely none! Pant size – down one size Body shape – totally different. I’d [...]
Check out the new theme! I know most people are probably reading this in a RSS feed but come on over and see the new summery design. If you are on a feed aggregator here’s a summery shot to tide you over. Guess what this is. 192 identical 4.5 inch half-square triangles. I can’t believe [...]
I’ve found out that the biggest part of doing this running routine is mental for me. I’m on the second week of it. The first week was warm up at a walk for 5 minutes, then jog 60 seconds and then walk 90 seconds. Repeat until you get 20 minutes which is 8 repeats of [...]
My first sunflower finally opened. Across the street there are lots of sunflowers and I was having sunflower envy. Now I feel better! I’ve done all three of my running sessions for week one of the Couch to 5K program. The good news is that I’m not having shin splint problems at all! I’ve been [...]
We went to Burr Oak state park this weekend. We are doing a tour of the state parks that have resorts. This resort was on a lake made by a dam. There are lots of trails for hiking and riding. You can rent a boat and go out on the lake. Sounds good, right? It [...]
I saw this idea over at Patch Andi. It started at Simplify. You post a picture of your first quilt and your most recent and talk about what you learned. My first quilt: This was made for my grandparents’ 60th anniversary in 1998. My mother had started watching Simply Quilts because I was starting to [...]
As much as I’ve liked the Body for Life program, I still haven’t seen any weight loss. I’m sure this is entirely my fault since I’m not following the food plan and I’m a lazy cardio person. The only part that I’m doing consistently right is the weight lifting portion and I’m seeing great results [...]
I made the purple block last week but for some reason never got around to posting. I thought I was being smart this week and making the block out of the same fabric that I made the other 8 inch blocks. It wasn’t until it was all done that I realized that I actually made [...]
I have an idea for an extra level of Hell. Take an overtired, overstimulated five year old and put her in the car for a four hour drive. At first she lulls you by falling asleep but she wakes up nasty. Let her start demanding food. When you remind her of her refusal to eat [...]
I’m vacationing with the SO and Z at my parents’ house. It was supposed to include beach time but it is cold and dreary. So my parents, Z, and I went to the zoo. It was the first time I’ve taken her anywhere without the SO. She did pretty well. She got a bit mouthy [...]
To update yesterday’s post: The SO is seriously not waffling. I can’t believe that he is using my plan to prevent impulsive dog getting to actually prevent me from impulsively getting a dog. The nerve of some people! LOL We went to look at the outside of our ideal house yesterday. It is super nice. [...]