Love this picture. It shows determination, team work, tradition. Awesome. Wish the lighting would have been better but it still captures the moment.
Today is Monday. I wish I had a better grasp of what this week is going to bring. I usually like to have Mondays open so I can clearly and cleanly plan for the week. Today is going to be different. Oscar has to go to the Vet this morning. Poor dude. We found an area that needs special attention that we have overlooked - under his tail. His tail is all cork screw like and he has an infection because it wasn't dried after his baths. He is miserable and that has to be fixed immediately! After that I will get some work in but then my dh and I are taking his Aunt to the "boat". It's another tradition for her birthday we always take her. We go to lunch and then she picks a slot machine or video game of some sort and she plays and we watch. She just loves it and she is important to us so we do it. My dh likes to go once a year and this is it. We go during the day to beat the rush. You would not believe the number of people that go during the day - and you can tell they are the real deal (probably there multiple days during the week).
This weekend was good. House Christmas lights are up. Tree is up. Miscellaneous Christmas decorations and front door stuff are not done. Maybe this week. Dh's birthday - done. He got his own iPod Nano. Yeah! I spent a good amount of hours trying to load and unload his songs. Love iPod but initially it's never as easy as it should be. Watched a lot of movies; Click, The Break Up, Larry the Cable Guy Health Inspector, part of Brokeback Mountain. None I would really recommend but glad to get them off my "am interested in" list. The family liked Larry the Cable Guy Health Inspector, I did not. Rarely do I leave the room to do something else during a movie but this one I did. Brokeback Mountain only made it through maybe half. Take out the controversy, it's just a slow boring movie and disturbing. People say it's a love story. ? For the record I have seen the full movie. My dh hadn't seen it and we tried. Anyway...
Another thing I did this weekend was look into a new sewing machine. I can't believe how expensive these things can be. Unbelievable! One I saw was $3000. $3000. Ouch! Of course I don't need one like that but still. I need to get a new one and I've learned that I need something better then the one I got at Walmart. I'm really interested in a lower end computerized model. I've been fighting with the tension on the one I have and am very much interested in the models that set the tension automatically. They even cut the thread and thread the needle for you. Awesome! I'm a home dec sewer. I don't want to have to buy another sewing machine ever so I want to make sure I get the right one. I have made a couple quilts in the past and would like the ability to do it again in the future so I am leaning towards some of the quilting features. I did find one that was a store model - slightly used but a full warrenty. Cost is less then new since it was a floor model. More then I wanted to spend but would give me everything I want and then some - room for growth. I'm bugged that my window treatments aren't made yet but I can't finish them with the sewing machine I have. That's why the push this weekend on shopping for a new one. Holidays coming up, people coming over...
I still have to prep for the Ali class this weekend and get going on my Christmas list and shopping. So much to do - no time to do it. I can do it all, right?! Tonight my dh is taking my sons to Hockey practice so I'm focusing on my Ali class pictures. I will get it done!!!
Best wishes to everyone that you can accomplish all you have and want to this week. We can do it!
