2:53pm

Just Atticus and I cuddling up today.  If I were "that type" of person, I think I'd call out sick. 

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

I go to the barn...

I haven't felt much like blogging lately.  Mostly  because I haven't done anything to blog about.  I've been a social butterfly this past week, but haven't made anything or actually done anything to post.  This weekend of mine has pretty lazy....it snowed yesterday...not a lot, but enough that I used that as an excuse to cancel all my plans.  I also had (well, still have) a scratchy throat, so the snow was a good reason to cuddle up with Atticus and not do anything except watch Psych and window-shop online. 

Same thing today.  Throat still scratchy, its still pretending to snow, and I'm really very sleepy.  I've been sitting here for about 2 hours debating if I wanted to make yet another can of soup and then eat some ice cream without obstacles.  I hate soup.  I'm not really a fan of ice cream either.  My throat says otherwise, though. 

Decisions decisions. Maybe I'll play another game of hearts against the computer while I continue to decide.....



This is from last week.  His expression makes me laugh.



















Some good news. 

Outside by your doorstep
In a worn out suit and tie
I'll wait
For you to come down
Where you'll find me
Where we'll shine
~ Band of Horses

Just another Friday at 5:30 pm

Its amazing how time flies when you don't have a to-do list (FINISHED!  Well, except for "make dog biscuits" - thats coming up next.  Oh, and "wash the kitchen floor"...because really...whats the point of doing that BEFORE the biscuit making), its overcast and kinda rainy and cold outside, you just made a pot of coffee, and you haven't checked out the blog world for a week.  I'm still trying to figure out if this is the picture of contentment or laziness.  Or maybe just putting off the biscuit making because I know its going to involve chicken livers. 

Either way, happy Friday to you, and (not-so) happy Monday to me. 

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have. 
~ Don Herold

Animal cruelty

Its no wonder he chews my stuff.

What it looks like when not modeled by Atticus. 

I used this really easy tutorial.

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. ~ William Shakespeare

February 10th

My blog titles can be so original, I know.

I actually had a productive day so far...even though I woke up already calculating what would be considered a decent amount of time to be awake before I could take a nap again. 

Finished and filed my taxes.  Getting money back!  Woohoo!!!

Organized / shredded / filed / etc 2 years worth of bills and paperwork.  I'm a horrible person, I know.  What makes me more horrible is I have a huge rubbermaid tub worth of papers spanning from like 2000 to 2008 that I haven't touched since I dumped all the papers in there before I moved and I'm a little scared to go near it now.  Even though I should, right???  Don't answer that.  I have a feeling I won't like your answer. 

Took pictures of birthday presents!  The birthday presents have been finished for a bit, I just wanted to take pictures before I went to the post office.  I figured I'm already a month late for birthdays, whats another couple of days?  I think I'm going to make Eliana something else tonight - its a toss-up between a skirt and more barbie clothing.  Maybe I'll do both.  I want to use up the lavender thread I have on my bobbin.

An Eagles Fleece hat!  (as worn by my iron)  Its really really plain, but I didn't want to add pom-poms or anything else because I really have no idea what boys consider "cool".  I'm so out of touch.  I really hope it fits.

I think the final total on this was 43 pennants.  I missed the superbowl, I know.  But still - pretty cool.  I think its 4 yards long in total.   

A pillow with Eagles fleece with a Steelers "A".  This was a personal request.  I wouldn't have paired them up like that normally.

A fun pillowcase. 

Oh, and I participated in a pay-it-forward thing on facebook last year.  I showed you Jolene's bag several months ago.  This is a bag I made for a co-worker, Donna.  Donna requested a bag specifically for her dog, Lilo (like Lilo from Lilo & Stitch).  She wanted a bag she could hang up and store a leash and other things in for her dog so she didn't have to find a bag at the last moment. 

It has a big front pocket....I think thats pretty cool.  I do need to redo the handles though.



Personalized!  A lot easier to do fancy thread sketching now that I got a disappearing ink pen. 




A ziploc replacement - for dog treats.  Fully washable.  And fun!






































In other news I went to Zumba twice again this week - my muscles don't hurt as badly this week.  Hopefully I can keep it up!!

Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff. ~ Robert Eliot

Picture Heavy

I was cleaning all the pictures and videos off my phone and figured I'd share the random pictures from the past year:

Occasionally this is what we do on graveyards.  Don't tell anyone. 

The first ever Starbucks.  At Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Atticus and his friend Walker on the Clear Creek Trail.  

One night at work I had to call the IT guys because one of our computers wasn't working.  It was a "who's on first" routine for part of it because I didn't know what the guy was talking about.  So I took a picture of the back of the CPU and sent it to him so he could tell me in color what I needed to check.  Lots of wires back there.

I took this for my friend Kurt.  I have yet to send it to him. 

I want to send this to PassiveAggressivenotes.com

My work baby....1 year later. 

Atticus and his friend Springer.

I took this just yesterday.  He didn't want to get out of the car. I think he figures if he doesn't look at me I'll stop bugging him...???

Atticus.  Of course.

Grace carving up our Thanksgiving dinner.

Shrewsbury Market in PA....the sprinkles section!



Fort Worden. 




Who else?



May you always have work for your hands to do.

May your pockets hold always a coin or two.

May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.

May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.

May the hand of a friend always be near you.

And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

~Irish Blessing





The Tyrant

You wouldn't know it by looking at him, but this guy isn't always so innocent.

Yesterday he stole a barbie dress off my dresser and chewed large unrepairable holes in it.  This is what he does when he's mad at me (chews my things - like hats and socks), but until now he's never taken anything off my DRESSER...and never a present I've made for someone.  I was so mad I had to quarantine him in the bathroom because I couldn't think of anything else to do that wouldn't have put me in jail. For those of you wondering it was the black and red barbie dress I had just made for my niece.  *BIG SIGH* 

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.  ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Outside the zone

I made another step outside my comfort zone this week and took my very first Zumba class on Monday.  Granted, I went with 3 very supportive girl friends so its not like I went by myself, but still.  This is like my first official exercising in like 10 years. 

It turns out I have 2 left feet, no sense of rhythm, and am terribly out of shape.  But I had so much FUN.  What was not fun was completing my 10 hour shift at work afterwards.  I could not get comfortable on my chair.  And I was so completely exhausted all I could think about was sleep.  But I made it....

And went back to Zumba today (Wednesday).  Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment.  I thought all my aches and pains were gone.  Turns out they were just hiding...waiting for me to exercise again.  I couldn't do the dancing with as much enthuasiasm as Monday (seeing as I couldn't jump, and could barely lift my legs after about 15 minutes), BUT....I did it.  Which right now is the most important. 

Going back again on Monday?  You betcha. 

My  new kicks.  Oh, and I'm probably one of the few people in the world who doesn't own a single pair of white socks.  Today was a polka-dotted day!

A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. ~ A.A. Milne