Yay!

I'm stealing a few moments while Harmony is happily playing in her play yard and Melodie is at grandma's to say, we have ac back.
And then there is work...I was asked yesterday before we got the ac back to come in two hours early this morning. I said no. Terrible of me since the money would come in handy, but the thought of a night of little sleep was bad enough. I knew if I went in for what they asked all I would be is annoyed, aggrivated, tired and in a worse mood when 10am rolled around than when I would go in at 8am. The thought of coming home that grumpy and annoyed just did not appeal. I realize they can't understand that those of us on the lower rungs do have lives (we aren't salary) and actually like to plan things and just spend time with family, friends, or even alone, but I just couldn't bring myself to do that to me or my little family.
Now that I'm done ranting I'm going to go knit a shawl/blanket(haven't decided yet) for Harmony since the blanket I made Melodie(which ended up with Harmony) is being teethed on, drug around and loved to the point of lots of strings hanging out. Enjoy your day and I hope it isn't too busy of a Wednesday for anyone!

Update

Another short and sweet post. I am happy that our thermostat is only reading 79 at the moment. But we got the bad news that our compressor needs replaced(a part is cracked that is not repair/replacable), the good news is the landlord picks up the tab, the downside is we have no clue how long it will take him to replace it(hoping soon since the baby is not handling the extra heat in the house well, our MicroDot has her own dedicated fan to keep her cool and she is tolerating being contained for that reason alone). Plus I don't want to think about what an oven this place will be if it isn't fixed before it rains and we have to shut the only windows providing cool air.

Blah

Short and to the point tonight. We've been without AC since Friday night and it has staying in the 80's inside despite opening windows and using fans to direct the cooler outside air. Needless to say our focus has been on keeping the little girls comfy and not to warm. Hope this is a quick easy fix. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Hmmm...

Sorry, I just haven't had much to say. Been taking the girls out in the afternoon/evenings after I get home from work. They love it, but once Harmony is let off the porch to run she won't go back to play. Which is funny as it is frustrating since Melodie wants to ride her bike on the porch or play(she has an amazing and vivid imagination) and Harmony wants nothing to do with being confined to the porch anymore. If I let her, Harmony would walk the whole little development we live in. She knows which three houses around us have dogs and tends to head across the street first and then she looks up towards grandma's house. I think grandma won't take her out to play under the trees because of having to run her down. I have 3 dishcloths sitting finished, except for weaving in the ends and another 3/4 done. Hopefully I get a bit more knitting and crocheting done this weekend, but if I don't get much done I really won't mind, at all. Which probably isn't a good thing, but life had just been a bit to stressful this past week. Hope everyone has a warm and wonderful weekend!

Sunshine & Sunburns

It has been a beautiful weekend here. The only reason I'm inside by the computer is because Melodie is up playing at Grandma's and Harmony is taking a nap. Poor Melodie is very red though. She and Grandma went to the beach yesterday, then came home and played with Grandma's neighbors grandson. Five hours is just too much sun for my little ghost girl, even with sunblock. But Grandma didn't have the heart to stop her from playing since it was nice out and she had someone her own age to run around with. Harmony and I went knitting at the lys with Joy, then some random shopping stops (gotta stop at the thrift stores if they are on the way home). Joy, got a nice sleeveless summer dress at the new consignment shop by our lys. I made out at my nearest thrift shop(all the proceeds benefit Citizens Against Spouse Abuse). I spent a whopping $1.50 and got Melodie a pair of shorts, Harmony a pair of shoes and a top, plus 2 books. Both my girls have hit growth spurts (okay Harmony has been averaging one every 2 or 3 weeks since February) and not all of Melodie's old cloths are the right size in the right season. And I just don't have much for Melodie above the size she's in...not that she cares if her jeans turn into capri's. Well Melodie just came home so it's time for me to go play. Hope everyone's weekend was great.

Pay It Forward

I spotted pay it forward on a different blog last week, loved the idea, but the thought of doing it just left me uninspired.
Not so today when I came across saraeden's blog . I love her little pump bags she posted also. She is super creative and crafty and I enjoy seeing what she comes up with and the fabrics she uses.

So, the first 3 comments on today's blog I will send a special hand-made little something to and in return those 3 people mention the pay it forward on their blogs and send special gifts to their first 3 comments, et cetera.

Just the thought of getting a special little package in the mail is enough to make me smile (ok I'm going to be getting at least one this week and if I'm lucky the second will show up too..or next week...you can never go wrong with yarn and books).

And if this is disjointed I am sorry...very long night with the baby not sleeping, so I feel a bit fuzzy headed. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Quiet

I will probably be on the quiet side for a few more days. With work adding hours for the holiday and all of the emotional ups and downs I'm exhausted. And now hubby has a nasty cold and Melodie-girl is complaining of an upset tummy(but she's finally potty trained..stubborn+potty training=lots of struggles) and Harmony isn't sleeping much or well. This Mama is tired and any knitting or crocheting to 'relax' just puts me to sleep. Take care and if I don't post before the holiday...Happy Easter!!!

Had to add pics of my girls and Gma keeping Harmony out of too much trouble(huge struggle there)

Etsy

Finally have the camera cable and have uploaded 5 sets of cloths to my etsy shop.
If you need more than are shown or a different set of colors please feel free to contact me. Or if you only want a bunch of a certain style I am more than happy to make them.

Patience

I am so sorry I haven't gotten anything up in my etsy shop. We've been spending a lot of time with our neighbor Mr. R (he's 75). He lost his aunt, who was 90. She is his only living relative that he had any contact with since almost all of his family has died. He looked forward to her weekly phone calls. Sorry for the rambling it has been a long and emotionally rough weekend here.

Hiding?

I had planned to have a nice little bunch of cloths listed in my etsy shop...problem is my camera cable has vanished into thin air. Hopefully I will find it tomorrow afternoon/evening after I get off work so that I can post some yarn-y goodness. Heather is having her 1st Friday giveaway with some of my cotton goodies to give-away. So bear with me as I find that elusive cable and get at least a few little things up for anyone who might be interested.


P.S. For Kristin...I looked at several and just kind of modified them to suit me (smaller needles since I have a bad habit of knitting loose and closing up the center instead of leaving a hole) but here is a link for you.

Those days

The past couple of days, have just been that 'one of those days' that exhaust and drain you. A little bitty girl who is a whirlwind of emotion, mostly fussy, angry, tired and only wanting mama, but at the same time not wanting mama. And then there is little girl who seems to be on a roller coaster of her own 4 year old emotions. With both girls colliding constantly and both demanding and refusing and refusing to sleep even though their little bodies keep telling them it is necessary. And no sooner do they finally succumb to sleep...a deep breath is taken to relax for just a few minutes...then one or both are awake and demanding still/again.
Thanks to Cathleen , Heather, Jessica , Lucy and Brin for a few short minutes and little oasis' of peaceful serenity.