I'm rushing right now, but wanted to thank (huge
thanks!) my dear friend who donated to Monica's Feed
the Ferals project (a project I just realized isn't
really advertised on this site much… I'll have to remedy that). Thank you, T!
It means a lot to us that you care and send help. Monica is sending you a
proper thank you note, but until then I did want to acknowledge your
generosity.
I've been doing a couple of things that got me
to thinking… First, I'm compiling some pages that show all my creations with their
inventory #. This is because on occasion, when I need to reference a piece for
some reason, it takes forever to locate it. So in doing this, I ran across some
pieces of my work that I really like and had forgotten about.
Well, as you can see (maybe), I’ve updated my
home page (again… yes, those who know me well know I like change… I hate to
admit it, but aside from change I think I’m just always striving for
perfection; don’t really want to REACH it as such, but improvement is always
good, in my book).
The kids had six hockey games this past weekend
(yes, I feel like I didn’t have a weekend, but the kids are only kids once… I
can rest later, after they’re grown and on their own).
We’re getting ready for our upcoming short
family vacation. I hope everyone has a good time.
Muse for today: Emails and other contacts with
people. Eek!
Okay, so as yappy as I am, believe
it or not I’m pretty shy and/or uncomfortable talking with people. If it’s a
close friend, that’s different, but talking to acquaintances makes me EXTREMELY
nervous. I have no social graces whatsoever.
Anyway, that doesn’t stop me from jumping in,
once in a while, with both feet. (Which is how I tend to do
everything.) Out of the blue, the other day, I emailed someone I don’t
really know other than from a few past email exchanges and because at times we
travel in the same circles. I feel affectionate toward her, the way you feel
like you can know someone at times by reading their blog
and going, “Yeah, I know what you mean.” But that perceived “clicking” or
“jiving” needs to be a strong enough force to push you (me) into doing
something like… sending an email out of the blue to someone who doesn’t really
know you.
No problem if the receiving end is A) receptive…
and B) nice.
Whew!
But then… well, I never know how it’s supposed
to end. I mean… what if they ask a question or what if they say something I
could respond to. If I send them another email, does it then seem like I’m
trying to prolong our communication? That my initial email wasn’t just a “Hi,
how’s it going?” kind of email? Blah!
I don’t want to seem cold by not responding… but
I don’t want to seem clingy and bothersome either.
Who said the internet was a great tool?! There
are so many new questions. Ha ha ha!
Anyway, it’s a retarded thing to worry about, so
I won’t… but it did cross my mind… just so’s you
know.
Why did I stop taking vitamin C last week? Oh
yeah, ‘cause I thought I was getting better and had already accomplished
getting rid of the virus. Ick. No such luck and I’m an idiot for
not taking anything for this in the past seven or however many days.
My lungs, head, and back hurt from coughing.
RSV… blah!
Okay, onward and upward.
Well, lots of work to do so
I’d better go. Just stopped in to say hi and let anyone who wants me for
a visit to know I’m still carrying around my cooties so they probably don’t
want me after all.
Quickie update:
We got back from vacation (I can talk more about
vacation later and Mon took some cool photos).
But for now, I'm just saying a barebones update
for friends ad family who like to know that we're all
alive and well.
As most of you know, I made a lot of jewelry and
had a wildly ridiculous sale before and during our vacation. Y'know, just makin' sure we had a
good time and all. Anyway, turns out that during our 14 hour drive back home,
someone was using my credit card to wipe out all that money I'd made to pay for
the trip.
Yeah, it's sad and it's a pain in the rear to deal
with now, but wow, things could be so much worse. I mean, on the trip down
The cats all survived, much to Mike's chagrin.
We had a great friend take care of them (and the house) while we were gone.
Thanks, B!
BTW, my credit card company says we'll get the
money back, so that's good… I know it'll just take time.
Okay, later… much work
to do now!
This will be brief because it's already
Monica has hockey tonight, but Gabe wants to
stay home and do homework (fine by me…. Means an earlier
night home… yay!).
I still need to blog
about the tournament… soon… Oh, and our trip.
Um… okay, I'd better go now.
Okay, bloggy time.
I just uploaded the pix from Monica's camera. We
need to work on our "vacation photography", but at least SOMEONE was
taking pictures.
Here are some shots at the hotel…
That last pic is a
huge rock they had behind the reception desk that has Azurite in it.
Okay, the tournament…
Mon goalied for the
first game; it was against the Arizona Selects. The Sharks (Mon's team) tied
with the Selects, 3-3.
The second game was goalied
by Morgan. She got a shut-out, 3-0 I believe. That was against the Alaska
Firebirds.
The third game was goalied
by Monica… it was again versus the Alaska Firebirds, and again, Mon helped her
team (or her team helped her) attain another shut-out. 8-0 that time I think.
The fourth game saw Morgan in the net; it was
against the same team we played first, the Arizona Selects. Things seemed
pretty even until one quick couple of goals for the Selects and since it was
near the end they put Monica in then to let Morgan have a break (it was kind of
emotional for those goals to come in against our team so quickly). We ended up
losing 2-3, but that was darn close.
My hats off to all the
girls.
Maybe I can nab a picture from someone who was snapping there.
I need to shoot some video of Monica in net so
Jaime can actually
Well, I'm in the middle of making fish and rice
for dinner, so I'd better get back to that. Then I'll watch the Sharks (the
grownup Sharks) on tv while
I work on jewelry.
Oh, the kids were watching some tv show and I think it was about
pigs being raised for slaughter. Mon wants to try eating less meat now. I'll
make a menu plan for her and me.
Well, my vacation is officially over, but I
still have these last two weekend days.
Aside from getting my orders out and
straightening the house a little bit, I want to do a pc project and possibly
(POSSIBLY!) try to torch (if I even remember how).
Alex and I traded yesterday and I can NOT wait
to do some new jewelry with her beads. This time, I want to try to be more
inventive.
And while I was in
Okay, getting orders out right now… hockey's in
Roseville and I can't bear the idea of another long drive so I'm sending my
regards and good wishes, but that's about it. If Mon goes to practice tomorrow
in
It’s raining… hard. And what did I say as I left
the house and got into the car? I don’t need to go back and get my umbrella.
I’m sure it won’t do more than drizzle today. Hmph!
Gabe did an unsolicited “thoughtful thing”
today. Someone went out of their way to do a favor for him and he recognized
that fact and went out of his way to thank them (as opposed to just assuming
it’s his due). It may not be huge, but it’s a step in the direction that will
make him into a happy grown-up.
I have a “thing” with the kids… I expect them to
do at least one “thoughtful thing” each day… an act they think of themselves
And it’s nice to be able to praise the children.
Too often we, as parents, are quick to point out all the things our kids do
that we don’t want them to do, but we forget to let them know with just as much
vehemence when they are totally on the right track to being a powerful, mature,
thoughtful or kind human being.
I suppose I ought to think about not being so
hard on myself too. Like accepting that sometimes I do the right thing or a
good thing (or however you want to phrase it).
Had a very nice time at a hockey game last
night, talking with one of the moms I don’t usually sit with.
Watched Monica play and although she was
disappointed with her performance (?), they won 6-3. They play the same team
again tomorrow.
Sorry, I’m a bit scattered today so my thoughts
are jumping here and there.
And now we move on to my customers. I have the
greatest customers. Not only are they nice, but they are helpful. This week, I
got some great advice and now all I need is time to implement some of the
changes.