Crafty chat

18Mar08

I went shopping today. I haven’t been in a really long time. We’ve been cracking down on ourselves, saving and paying down bills. We also have a huge ass tax bill for the first time ever which sucks too.

But, we were in desperate need of craft supplies around here, so off I went. I bought pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pom poms, plastic “stained glass” things w/stain paint, wooden craft sticks, glue sticks, pencils, construction paper, scissors for the little guy …. hmmm, what else? I can’t remember now. OH! Fabric dye and rubberbands for the kids to make their first ever tye-dye t-shirts. I am super excited to dig in with the kids and get crafty.

A different project that I started with them about 3 weeks ago is painting on canvas. You can get 16×20 unframed canvases for, like, $4.99 each at Michael’s. We just use regular ol’ craft paint. The kids love this. I plan on hanging them up in the kitchen, I think. I love canvas art, especially ones from my kids. 

I’m having Dillon’s (my youngest) birthday party next week. Because of scheduling, it’s going to be on a week night, which is very weird for me. It also ends up saving me money since I’m not serving up a meal. It’s from 6 – 8 pm (after dinner); with just cake, snacks and presents. It’s mostly family coming anyway but still. After Andy’s  (my oldest) party last year, I am looking forward to a low key event. I’ll have to post about this huge ass extravaganza I put on for Andy someday.

-note to self: post about huge ass extravaganza w/ pics

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Seek help. It works.

17Mar08

Without fail, I check my horoscope daily. I don’t know why. I mean, how can it be valuable. It’s written for every single cancer sign ever born. Still, I do pay attention and follow the advice. Weird, huh?

 Here’s today:

Slow-moving Saturn in your 3rd House of Communication is now activated by inquisitive Mercury. You may doubt your emotions, even if you think you are sincere. Seek security in knowing the truth, even if it’s changing along with the current situation. It may be hard to know which rules to follow, so be cautious when expressing your feelings.

Anyway, I have an appointment today with my psychiatrist. I’ve been going to her since July of 2006. Not nearly as much as I should, of course. I tend to think I can take care of myself. That is, until I can’t and then I realize I need help. Today is just a check-in though. We talk about the meds, how they’re working, etc. I am going to discuss the migraines I’ve been having and if she can help with that.

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It can be theraputic.

16Mar08

I’m back. I’ve been gone too long. A really long time. I’ve lost touch with the world. So much has happened in my life in the last year and a half. I’m back.

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