Friday, December 5, 2008

This weeks Update

I tried writing this earlier. I got into the second paragraph, hit some button on my keyboard and it just disappeared. not all of it, but most so i just shut down and went to bed. I will try and start this over again. What i was saying was that i dont have a lot to say, but i will say what i know for right now. So, here I go, one more time.

My youngest son called me yesterday morning at 645 am. I was still at work, and didnt hear it ring. Its really loud out there on the floor. So I called him when I saw that he called. He realised he knew what he wanted for Christmas. So, I told him he is getting a check, the same thing his brother is getting. I spent so much time last year buying gifts I thought were great, only to have them all returned. He said he wanted new sheets, so I said i could order them for m costco and have them sent to him there, or i could send him a check and he could buy what he wanted. He chose the latter. He also wants a new warm quilt and a new pillow. The one his gran made him was wearing out. So, this morning i looked in my books and found two patterns, had him choose one, so I went out and bought the fabric. I did pretty good on that. I got all but one fabric for 50% off and the other one was 30 % off. yea me. Our fabric store has a 50% off table and I got three of the fabrics from that table. Now all of it is cut, and just have to start sewing.

When i went to my sisters party a few weeks ago, i took a bunch of pictures. My sister likes to have pictures to hold in her hand, in a book, so i had them printed and put them in a book. I also had a group shot of my sisters printed out for  each of them and framed them. I figured I could give each of my sisters a picture. So i woke up thursday night and John told me my sister dropped by and left me a prezzie from my oldest sister. Guess what it was? a framed picture with me in it of my sisters plus some individual shots. how funny huh? Now i have five framed copies of almost the same shot that im sure my big sister also has for my other sisters. talk about great minds thinking alike.

Things are slowing down at work. we havnet had that happen in our department since shortly after i started working there. its usually our department that is running till almost time to start up again, but this week it is already shut down. I didnt have to work last night, i had to go, but i came right back home. I couldnt get to sleep, so i stayed up and watched tv till my eyes shut. i only slept about four hours, so now im tired again, and its only 530. crap.

anyway, it looks like i am out of things to write about, so until next time, have a great wekend.

10 comments:

  1. Its nice that your son wants a quilt - I know how much you enjoy making them. I also know how it is to think you have the perfect present - and then they return it. But it sounds like you DID come up with the perfect present for your sisters.....and who cares if they get more than one family picture...that's the sort of thing that you can't have too many of. I hate being slow at work - I get bored easily....but in your case, its nice that you got to go home, I guess.......though it seems like a waste if you didn't get to sleep.
    And you have a great weekend too.

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  2. I am envious of your fabric finding deals. Present buying is like a big crap-shoot. The things you are psyched on seems to be the "oh thanks" I hope the chip slowdown isn't going to effect our holiday consumption...happy weekend to you also

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  3. I love new sheets! Thye just feel decadent! :)
    I am doing photos framed and such this Christmas too for the older kids. :)
    And the quilt making....I wish I understood that. lol I wold love a sewing machine for Christmas, ya know I bet that would help me in making my frist quilt, eh? LOL

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  4. CArol. the lady that owns beverlies is pretty great at buying fabric. she buys stuff especially for the 50% off table. I was jsut lucky to find the right colors on taht table. and I had to ask about the foux zebra print. they got tired ot refolding it and putting it on a bolt, so I got it at 50% off. a yard n a half and its almost ten a yard. I just got lucky only spending 35.00 yesterday. and guess waht, the pattern is pretty easy so If i work at it, it may be done by christmas. woo hoo. i wish you could come down here and check out our stores, it would be fun.
    Lu, i showed carol how to doa pretty simple quilt here on line. she has a sewing machine, but you can pick a pretty good one for around 100.00. ask santa, i would be happy to help you if you get one.
    Em, I just mailed this years prezzies to my kids. if they dont like this, well, i guess they get nothing next year. im sure my d/l will have something to say about my choice, but oh well, she aint my kid.

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  5. ok what can I say ... sounds like the son chose wisely ... and yes it is amazing how siblings tend to think alike ...

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  6. Oh goodie, your handing out checks! I'll take one too! Just treble what your given the boys and I will be happy!

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  7. eh, hemmm, did I say trebble? I meant to say times it by 4 baby!

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  8. Timesing it by 5 would just be greedy wouldn't it? However, i was really good this year, yup, times it by 5!

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  9. ...and then there is the number 6 to consider. Seems a shame to just stop at 5! (This is why I would never make a good gambler!)

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  10. Okay, make it 7 and I am walkin away now!

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