Blarg

I'm having trouble with my sewing machine:



So I can't do anything with this stuff yet:





And that makes me mad.

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Y'all, math is hard.

I used to be good at math. I used to get good grades and like, a good SAT score. I'm pretty fast with arithmetic (which, for you under twentys, is an old timey word for adding, multiplying, and the like). But I can't seem to stick to a budget.

My multitude of obsessions/ interests does not help. At any given time, I absolutely MUST purchase one or more items to satisfy my urge to:
-cook something tasty
-drink something bubbly
-make something from purlbee.com or younghouselove.com or dana-made-it or ... You get the idea.
-purchase something for our upcoming trip to new york. Like a coat. And sweaters. Tights. Legally Blonde tickets.

Did I mention we want to remodel the kitchen and buy a Honda element??? Gahhhhh




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Things that are hard to do with only nine fingers

Type this blog.
Shower. (the latex glove doesn't exactly lend itself to pleasant shampooing)
Hair product application.
Logging in to work computer. Typing in general
Opening splenda packet for coffee
Pickin up the puppy without stabbing her. Check out this precious video though:



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All I do is clean. And go to the triage nurse.

So today was a big day. I cut my finger on a lightbulb. Immediately after getting out of the shower. So I was not dressed, bleeding profusely, and trying to keep my doggies out of the glass. And then there were at least four indoor poops today. Fancy just is not getting it yet (trying to be patient... it has only been three weeks. But patience is not a virtue I have)

Back to the lightbulb injury. In my defence, it's this crazy fixture up in my closet where you pull a string and recently the string had to be fixed, but I got it working so today when the light wasn't turning on, post-shower, I thought the bulb was loose. So I went to tighten it... and it broke and then there was bleeding. And hurting. So I went to kaiser (my v supportive husband went with me) and it didn't need stitches but it looks like this:






There are just a billion steri-strips and some adhesive stuff under there. So dramatic. It looks like a sports injury. I could totally be an athlete. Except that tomorrow I have a work meeting. I wonder how I will take minutes?

This is the newest addition to my craft room





Don't be jealous. So far the only thing I've made is a no-sew fleece cape for my neice...that I ended up having to sew to make it stay together. Totally cute though. Make your own! http://rufflesandstuff.blogspot.com/2009/10/tutorial-easy-no-sew-flutter-cape-with.html

Happy almost thanksgiving! I'm making my first big turkey dinner as a wife. It will be a doozie. Stay tuned!!

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it happened.

DirecTV has been disconnected. I have a feeling I will blog more often now, as have nothing else to do.

Pet Peeves? I'd rather have a puppy.

An adult sent me the following email today:
"Me to lol. Thanks again"

While I should be grateful that it was a positive, appreciative email, the grammar tragedy cannot be ignored. This one is right up there with the sequins/sequence debacle that plagued my showchoir days.

I also don't tolerate incorrect lyrics, or incorrect movie quoting.