Nov 13, 2010

Today, my internet was out most of the afternoon. Blah. Gave me plenty of time to work on this - the 'lord a leaping'. And watch the Harry Potter marathon. I'm so productive when my back is out!

Nov 12, 2010

This turtle dove is the project I did today. Yeah, I said I was going to paint, but my back had other plans. I also did the finishing touches on the partridge today, I finished most of it over a month ago. I did wash the teddy bear from yesterday, it will get framed this weekend, I promise.

It's all done! I purposely hid the name and birthdate, just in case the mom this is intended for actually reads this. Then again, I think I'm talking to myself out here in cyber-space, so why did I bother? Who knows. Tomorrow: painting! And framing this. Over the weekend: Sewing the baby blanket to go with this. And mending the comforter on my bed. Hey, if I have to get out the sewing machine, I'm at least going to make it worthwhile!

Nov 10, 2010

I didn't get any work done on any projects. It's been one of *those* days. I'm just going to go to bed and try again tomorrow!

Nov 9, 2010

Unless I think of something brilliant to post, I'm going to start uploading pics of my works in progress. This is for a friend who had a new baby recently. I worked on it a couple hours last night, and a couple hours tonight. It's coming along quite well and should be done tomorrow for framing on Thursday.

Random Vanity Plate of the Day (or RVPOTD)

RVPOTD is a feature I've been wanting to start for a while now. There are SO MANY vanity plates here, and I rarely see the same one over and over - so many visitors, so many fun things to see and laugh at!

So, for your bemusement:

TEXNLMO

BTL3BRN

I'll let you decipher them. ;)

One Week Later...

I think I'm going to live. It was a rough weekend, and even though I've been taking it easy, the nights were rough on my foot. Today, I'm able to walk with no noticeable limp, and yesterday I was able to work. The biggest difference right now is that I'm slow. The job I did yesterday should have taken about half an hour (at least that's what it usually takes) and it took me an hour. Thankfully my boss is very understanding, and I know the extra time won't be a problem.

We've settled in more. We've gotten most of the boxes unpacked or moved to storage. We ended up getting a storage unit - as much as we threw things out and took truckloads to D.I., we still have too much stuff!! It's just amazing how much we have amassed in 3 years. The (old) house had seemed so huge, but we filled it up quite well, and losing all that space has been rough. I ran the dishwasher for the first time since we moved in 10 days ago - plastic and paper have been a lifesaver, even if they're not so good for the environment. Don't shoot - we are recycling all that we can! ;)

We're still looking for a dining room set and a new couch. We thought we wanted a couch with recliners built in, but now DH thinks that's too many hiding places for scorpions. So we're making do with half of our huge sectional.

Life calls, so I better get up and get doing.