Runs for Cookies: Saturday Morning Pictures
These have been meant to be Friday Night time Pictures–a week in the past!–but higher late than by no means. Many of the pictures I’ve on my telephone are of current tasks I’ve labored on. I am going to put these in a separate put up although. I have been actually into stitching currently, and it has been so chilly outdoors (we had frost on the bottom yesterday!) that I have never been motivated to work on out of doors issues. I *want* to scrub the storage; through the winter, we simply toss issues in there to place away within the spring.
It has been an emotional week. Final weekend, just some miles from me, a lady was driving drunk at about 3:00 within the afternoon and drove her automobile proper into the facet of a ship clubhouse. The place there was CHILD’S BIRTHDAY PARTY taking place. She hit and injured 15 folks and two youngsters died–siblings, ages 4 and eight years. An older sibling and mother are nonetheless hospitalized and there was a candlelight vigil on the boat membership final night time.
Does not that simply rip your coronary heart into items? I’ve ZERO sympathy for that girl and I hope she rots in jail (she is at present out on $1.5 million bond). She has taken no accountability and has proven no regret. She was going so quick by the car parking zone that she went 25 toes INTO THE BUILDING earlier than her automobile stopped. And that was after she’d hit a parked automobile shortly beforehand. I’m merely devastated for these youngsters and households that not solely have been injured, however there to witness it! There is no such thing as a getting back from that sort of trauma.
Okay, I’ve thought of it a lot this week that I want to maneuver on for now. It is horrific and I am unable to cease excited about that poor mother who misplaced two of her youngsters and now has an enormous restoration ahead–both her and her 11-year previous son had extreme accidents.
I assumed I had much more pictures than this, however that is in all probability due to all of the pictures I took for the baseball staff. Talking of baseball, Eli determined to go away the staff. He’d been enjoying baseball since he was three years previous! Nonetheless, the varsity coach sort of sucked all of the enjoyable out of the sport for him (and a number of other different youngsters) and he determined he’d moderately spend the time at work to save lots of up for a automobile. Eli mentioned it had been on his thoughts continuous and he put a whole lot of thought into whether or not he needed to proceed enjoying; as soon as he made the choice and instructed his coach, he mentioned it felt like an enormous reduction. He appears happier and his temper is so a lot better! I did not understand how a lot it had been affecting him.
Anyway, listed here are a number of pictures which have been hanging out on my digital camera roll…
When Luke and Riley have been at Brian’s one weekend, we went over there to see them. They’ve this play gear that hangs in a doorway (a swing and these rings beneath). I used to be making an attempt to explain to Riley how she may in all probability do a backflip with the rings and I wasn’t doing an excellent job explaining… so I made a decision to exhibit for her, hahaha. I hadn’t tried it since I used to be a child, and I had no concept if I used to be going to fall and break my again, however I managed to do it. And it was so enjoyable! Riley took this image of me whereas I used to be hanging the wrong way up.
The youngsters have been leaving the next day for Texas (only a brief journey with Brian) so there wasn’t time for me to take them to Barnes & Noble for Luke’s birthday custom. I’m going to take him the subsequent time they’re right here, however within the meantime, I had gotten him a ebook that I used to be planning to purchase since earlier than he was ever even conceived. It is a ebook by Dr. Seuss known as “My E book About Me” (Amazon affiliate hyperlink), and it is a fill-in-the-blank ebook for teenagers to fill in. My dad and mom obtained one for every of my siblings and me, which we stuffed out after we have been about six or seven years previous. Luke simply turned seven, so I assumed it was a very good time. (That is severely a unbelievable present for a 5-7 yr previous! I nonetheless have the one I stuffed out. Perhaps I am going to dig it out and put up a few of it.)
Right here, Luke was beginning to fill out the ebook. I observed he was writing along with his left hand and I mentioned, “Luke, I did not know you have been left-handed! Do you all the time write with that hand?” and he mentioned, “No, I can write with each arms” and he switched to his proper hand and continued. BAHAHA.
In the meantime, Riley took every of us (Jerry, my mother, Brian, and me) upstairs individually to 1) model our hair, and a pair of) make us a reputation tag. I want I had gotten an image of my hair! She put a whole lot of spray-in conditioner in it and slicked it down on my head and put a bow on high. It was… not my regular look. Ha! Often, once I inform the children I’ve to go away, Riley jumps in my arms and asks me to remain longer. This time, I mentioned, “Riley, we’re going to have to go out in a couple of minutes” and he or she replied with zero hesitation, “It’s worthwhile to take out that bow!” The youngsters are SO humorous; I want they did not develop a lot between every go to.
Jerry: “You bought the mug!”
Me: “What do you imply?” (realizing then that I meant to cover it and forgot)
Jerry: “I used to be going to purchase that Buddies mug and conceal it from you!”
Me: “That is what I used to be doing for you!”
So, we had every seen it and Jerry simply left it on the shelf till he may return for it with out me seeing. When he went again, it was gone. As a result of it was in my cart, haha. I feel I’ll plant some cat grass in it.
Do you ever get the sensation you are being watched? 😉
| Might Duck look any extra evil? |
Jerry was DYING to get his arms on one in all these ghost lure popcorn buckets from the discharge of the brand new Ghostbusters film. As quickly as they have been obtainable, he drove to a theater about an hour away with a purpose to purchase one. Then he went again two extra instances to get the smaller sized ones to ship to Luke and Riley. They bought out tremendous quick, however he managed to get them.
Jerry, Eli, and I went to see Ghostbusters. In contrast to Star Wars, I truly do like Ghostbusters (nothing like Jerry does, however I feel it is a cute nostalgic film).
My dad requested if I would make a pecan pie for Easter. I’ve made them one million times–my dad loves my pecan pies–but one thing SO ODD occurred this time. I don’t know why, however it overrated throughout baking(?!) and the feel was completely off. I’m a self-admitted horrible baker, however I make a killer pecan pie; this was so unusual! My dad mentioned it nonetheless tasted good although.
I lastly made one thing with the Buddies cloth that I would gotten. I had deliberate to make Jerry and I matching pajama pants, however I assumed this may be extra enjoyable. These are backrest pillows and so they’re SO cozy. Jerry and I haven’t got a headboard, so they’re good for sitting up in mattress (often we simply stack a bunch of pillows on high of one another).
I have been on a extremely good sleep schedule (lights out at 9:00 pm) and it has been understanding nice, BUT I get up method too early. I actually suppose my physique solely desires six hours of sleep as a result of it is virtually unimaginable to sleep longer than that. So, I often find yourself waking up at round 3:00 and I attempt to keep in mattress till 4:00. So, I’ve began studying my Kindle earlier than I even step foot away from bed.
When Jerry and I have been at Goodwill, I noticed a pair of pants with this tag and I assumed the tag was so cute! I have been saving some tags to placed on a bag one in all today, so I have been paying extra consideration to them. I did not wish to purchase these only for the tag, so I at the very least took an image.
I made some severe progress placing my denims quilt again collectively. I completed the quilt high and I really like the way it seems. Nonetheless, I began quilting it and it seems horrible now. I’m simply not minimize out to be a quilter! I assumed the toughest half could be stitching by the thick layers however that wasn’t an issue at all–I’ve sewn by rather more than this earlier than. Nonetheless, the quilt high kind of bunches up whereas I am stitching (even with a strolling foot) and after studying about it, I feel it is as a result of the backing was too taut. So, it should look homely, however that is what I really like a lot about denim–I feel it seems finest when it is sort of messy. So this quilt goes to have character! 😉 I am going to put up a pic when it’s very achieved.
Once I was feeling unhappy after listening to in regards to the drunk driver, I checked out a bunch of “eye bleach” memes (principally, actually candy and healthful memes/quotes to make me smile). I actually appreciated this little story:
I took this image of Chick yesterday–he was SO out of it. He is so chill; the polar reverse of Duck, who has as a lot nervousness as I do. Peas in a pod, me and Duck.
Duck was digging by some issues I’ve in my night time desk, and I grabbed my telephone to take a video of him. As quickly as I began it, he sensed I used to be there after which leapt towards me to take a look at my telephone. It exhibits his “curious” look very nicely.
I discovered this neck tie at Goodwill and I beloved it. I purchased it with a purpose to use the material on something–haven’t determined what yet–because it was too distinctive to not. I really like {that a} 13-year previous boy designed it for the Save the Youngsters Fund group.
That is all I’ve obtained for now. Have an ideal weekend! xo
