My Building Project

This is the link to the pictures from the previous post...

Deadlines

Stupid project.

I almost have you conquered. Almost done... and the drawer slides are not right... and the putty is not putty-ing right... and the drawers are too big for the drawer cabinets... and MY DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!

I could be working on it right now but I'd rather write a blog while Scott gets a movie going. I can either meet or break my deadline tomorrow. We will know by the end of the day tomorrow.

In a few minutes:

Here are pictures of the project so far.

anxious

I'm feeling really, super anxious... something needs to change.

Should I blog more*...

Should I get those really cute cloth napkins to replace our paper ones**?

Should I tear my hair out because I:

a. maybe won't get my entryway project finished by my deadline^ even if I try

or

b. am losing good mothering points^^ because I'm putting said project ahead of the happiness of Jaedyn

Should I save money for a big trip***?

Should I go to bed now, or read a book, or watch a TV show with Scott?

AHH!

Here is where I go running into the night, screaming.

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*perhaps but I should probably really spend my time in real (not virtual) life.

**Well since our paper ones are from 'food' storage and I have not bought a roll in over a year and a half... I'm not going to really save money doing it...

***There is talk of the sister's taking a trip to Europe next spring but I have not even spoken with Tarah or Emma about it...

^My brother and his girlfriend and my dad are coming for a visit / camping. Miles leaves Afghanistan the 1st of September and he's coming pretty directly HERE. That's my deadline for making things look nice. Less than a week. Yikes! I have not even finished screwing things together. Much less puttying or painting!!

^^Scott grew up with this as the rule for outings: if you threw a fit, mom would leave the store right then and you could not come the next time she went out. If she was ALMOST done or JUST beginning it didn't matter. You act up, you leave. Scott remembers having a full cart of groceries taken to the manager of the store. His mom explained that she'd have to leave the groceries there and not buy them because her son was not acting appropriately in public.

It made an impression. We thought we'd adopt that rule.

Today Jaedyn threw a huge fit at Home Depot. To the point that clerks and other shoppers were giving me 'the look'. I should have left but I didn't until I had half the stuff on my list (I forgot the rest). She acted up, we should have left.

Things

I'm into:

TV shows

reading other people's blogs

commenting on a select few

crafts

watercolors

embossing

sewing

building

organizing / cleaning

cooking ... I'm learning

washing dishes with gloves... to keep my hands pretty

reading book group books

reading for pleasure

reading to learn skills

I want to :

*yoga

learn to run

oh, all right just get fit swimming, biking, dancing

*journaling

possibly blogging... maybe

family history

*interactive teaching and learning with Jaedyn (<- read preschool or just more quality time)

*eat healthier and remember to take vitamins etc

work with acrylics and embossing meduims

work on canvas

de-clutter and get rid of stuff (AH! I can't let go)

keep reading more book group and pleasure and skills stuff

go to school for design or architecture

There is only so much time in a day... I need to get organized. Maybe if I work on one something each day... hmm.

EDIT Christy hooked me up with Habitforge.com and I have added the starred items as habits to track. I'd add more but some are weekly things, like family history, it's a great Sunday afternoon activity. Some are monthly things, like book group reading. I sure hope this helps me get motivated to do the things I want to do.

Thanks Cisty!

More building

I got over to Brian's parent's place about a week ago and finished with the wood. Then we brought it home so I can putty up the knots and sand out the rough patches*. I cut some pieces for a necklace hanger with th scraps and put it together today**. It did not turn out like I hoped. The wind has been let out of my sails a bit. I really hope I can make this entry way project. Without screwing it up***.

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*We got the cheap pine with rough bits and knots. It ended up costing me about $200 less to do it this way and I like that. Less $ is good. Knots and scratchy bits are not so good, but it's worth it.

**There are screw holes EVERYWHERE and only some of them have actual screws in them... Others are pre-drill holes that were going the wrong direction. Of the holes that have screws some of the screws are poking out of the top and others are poking through the front of the wood^. It did make a nice sturdy frame^^.

*** Ha! that's a joke because it's held together with SCREWS!

^ You may or may not see pictures... I'm not in a showing off mood right now`.

^^I finally got the frame together and then ran out of sampler screws so I hammered the back into place. The sides fit so snug I may not have to screw them in. Well I will screw them in, but I don't have to. It's a pretty tight fit.

`I see these projects that other people do for their first wood working project and I'm amazed. Even more so when they do it in a day or whatever. HOW? Do they not have toddlers getting into everything? Do they have all the tools and space for building available? What am I missing?

I am

I am building things.

Today Scott and Jaedyn and I went to Monroe with our friend Brian. He helped me buy wood to make this

PLAN: Braden Entryway Drawer Bench

and this

PLAN: Brady Entryway Open Locker. We took it back to his parent's place to put it together. His dad is a professional carpenter with a cabinet shop / business. They had cool things in the shop in their backyard like a big sawdust sucker-upper and big saws and tools and much lumber. We got all the plywood pieces cut before Scott got bored. It took 2 hours. Some other weekend we'll go back and cut the rest of the wood. Brian is going to ask his dad about a sprayer for paint. Cool! Then we'll put it together and paint it... rather we'll paint it and then put it together and add hardware and bring it home. I'm SO EXCITED!

A new post

Well I really like reading everyone else's blogs... it seems that updating my own is not as important. Sorry.

I cut my hair

Among other things I should be diligently telling the blog-world about, I have cut my hair.

Shoot blogger hates me because I won't pay them to host more pictures. You'll have to go HERE to see them.

Jaedyn pictures and videos

* I really hope this works!*

I made (bought the pattern and used fabric from my stash to sew) this really cute dress. I finished it and we put it on to take a walk. Jaedyn loves taking walks and drinking smoothies so she combined the two. See for yourself.

Video located on Youtube.

And more videos.

See Jaedyn sing the Bath-Time song.

See Jaedyn eat Parmesan cheese at the pizza place in Anacortes, WA.

Tools so i can build things... Things I NEED to make

I really really really want to win THIS giveaway!

I had success in my last giveaway submission.... I won!

But this time it has less to do with how many ways I post about the item or the blog... I have to visit a different website and submit a comment.

Knock-Off Wood

Knock-Off Wood

Ana has updated her catalog and it's awesome. Now I can easily search for the things I want to make without having to e-mail myself the page.

Church is in the middle of nap time

After church today I just told Jaedyn it was nap time and asked for the toy she was playing with. She sat for a moment* and then handed me the toy and grabbed my finger** and walked me to her room where she picked up her blanket and tried to climb into bed***. Poor baby was really tired. Not that I couldn't tell that from the tantrums at church today****. I'm glad she's so good, she was sitting quietly on the couch playing with a toy when I got her for bed.

* It was a tense moment because she would either obey or shriek and throw a huge baby fit. I was bracing for the scream fest.

** This is her new method for 'come here Mother, I have to show you'... that she wants that thing on the counter, this closed door she's like to to through or a cool new thing she has discovered.

*** A gross deviation from the routine of walk in the room; diaper change if necessary; turn off the lights; turn on the lullabies; cuddle for the intro to the first song; and lay down in bed.

**** She would not get her way and give a pouty face. Then it would escalate to sitting down in her big dress~ and an even pouty-er face then she'd throw herself backwards and pout to the ceiling (or me if I was watching) and if that still didn't work she'd start crying big crocodile tears really really loud. ~~

~It was very cute to watch. The dress pooffed up just life a princess dress.

~~ Some of the ladies in Relief Society were amused. Some others were not. The amused ones were the ladies who were close enough to watch her antics and or those who had toddlers themselves. The ones who heard her across the room or who had no kids were less amused.

Bwahahahah!

My friend just introduced me to this amazing blog.

Seriouslysoblessed

So, um, I probably can't ever read your blog in seriousness now. Sorry.

Snork!

Twitter.

Full Out LAUGH!

He He He...

After School Snack

Dea and I made Peanut Butter Popcorn today.
I only had my phone to take pictures with, but we had fun editing them.

PS It was delicious!

Nap Time

I need more.

Dylan is having a hard time with going to sleep for naps... so I've come up with a creative solution. We run laps around the house until she is tired. I run with her, but she still thinks it's a punishment... hopefully that will change soon. I am not punishing, just ensuring that she will go to sleep. Jaedyn tried it today. We also switched it up and ran the other direction. It' was more fun I think. At least there were less tears.

Ranting and Raving

I have much on my mind... but I know of the people who read this many of them already have a low opinion of me...

so

I guess whatever I write won't change their opinion...

huh.

This is to those particular people.

You Fetching Jerks.

I kinda like that when I started writing a blog no one cared and I could write what I wanted and figure out how I felt and what I meant while I wrote. Censoring it all is really a drag. Part of me is glad that those particular people figured out that they didn't like me from the blog, but the farce that they DO like me is tedious at best. Just man up and admit that you don't like me based on what you read. OR. Man up and admit that you don't want to get to know me. Please don't fake it. Please don't pretend. And for GOODNESS SAKE please don't tell other people how crappy a person you think I am IN FRONT OF ME!!!

Fetching Jerks.

Did you think I wasn't listening?!?

Happy Easter

Brian and Mary invited us to an Easter party at their house. We had a great time! Thanks!

We had a great egg hunt and a delicious meal and fun hanging out.

Ana, I wanna build like you...

I want to make this headboard for our bed. Ana from Knock Off Wood has the plans and supplies list and everything! It looks so easy. I can do it. I just don't have the space. It was different when there was no baby who might get crushed or poisoned or something, but now I don't feel comfortable doing building in the living room.

Anyone have a garage I can borrow and a truck I can use for transport?

Then I'd like to build this and this. I need them, I think.

My desktop broke...

My desktop broke... I wonder if that's why my pictures won't show up.

I am helping a gal at church organize her home... and I want to help her get her kids artwork displayed and showcased... in a different way than it is now showcased.

I'm wondering which way would be better...

Alison has this amazing showcase wall that would work down the hall at Loralee's. Her's are the framed ones...

Ana has this cool clothespin display thing...

Maybe one could be used in the hall and another in the basement or the kids bedroom....

I hope these pictures work...

I made Jaedyn a dress from on old shirt...