tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post5292075222488956892..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Artsy-Crafty EditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45205547047854562052012-11-30T19:08:17.129-05:002012-11-30T19:08:17.129-05:00Sue: I think a short, singing service would be pe...Sue: I think a short, singing service would be perfect! Even more perfect: you promise your congregation a succinct service in exchange for long shoulder rubs. Problem solved :) Oh, and I'm glad you get to hang out with *just* your dad. I"ll be he's happy about that, too!<br /><br />Sarah..woohoo for a little romance! Sending you mistletoe vibes. About time you had a good time :debangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475451004512848266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-87735959472835187322012-11-30T16:18:55.441-05:002012-11-30T16:18:55.441-05:00oh, man. sue, i had not heard that news. it'...oh, man. sue, i had not heard that news. it's actually in wyoming; and this sounds extremely weird. even for the U.S.<br /><br />xoxo <br /><br />awards later. kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-77422680027880436462012-11-30T15:44:55.859-05:002012-11-30T15:44:55.859-05:00Great idea Liz! I've got a good 5-minute sermo...Great idea Liz! I've got a good 5-minute sermon written and I think that's all I can do. A few good Carols by Request will finish off that part of the service nicely. <br /><br />Catch y'all later - this laptop is going away. <br /><br />Whine of sadness: Thinking of the College in Colorado where the shooting occurred. So tragic. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-73469141107128970002012-11-30T12:48:26.027-05:002012-11-30T12:48:26.027-05:00Sue - Sorry about your shoulder. May I recommend a...Sue - Sorry about your shoulder. May I recommend a singing service? A short sermon on music being the way most people think of this season, and a selection of the slightly less overplayed carols?<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-26482258646415459102012-11-30T12:22:22.648-05:002012-11-30T12:22:22.648-05:00debangel - I agree - go with the general and do it...debangel - I agree - go with the general and do it soon. It's best to have it done and over with. (why yes, I just ended that sentence with a preposition - insert well-known joke here - *grin*)<br /><br />Yay kathy on the stockings - they sound lovely. Did I tell you I've ordered a novel about a woman with a quilting club who gives quilts to good causes? It sounds really good. It's a Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-37650392283220755082012-11-30T11:04:34.800-05:002012-11-30T11:04:34.800-05:00Liz - fight the good fight!
Debangel - when I had...Liz - fight the good fight!<br /><br />Debangel - when I had a D&C years ago, they did the twilight sleep. (Not even sure what that is - it's a step less than a general.) I've had that for dental surgery too. The recovery was pretty easy. Good luck in all cases.<br /><br />Sue - aww for the stockings<br /><br />KathyA - yay for your daughter's maturity and energy. And stockings! Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-5192750063550724312012-11-30T09:06:33.489-05:002012-11-30T09:06:33.489-05:00I want the rice pudding recipe, please.
Schedule ...I want the rice pudding recipe, please.<br /><br />Schedule sooner rather than later, why have that hanging over your head?<br /><br />AW: Our little court date lit a fire under the prosecutor. So even tho we technically lost, we are totally moving the game along, and therefore...WINNING!!!<br /><br />(lesson in this: remember to keep your eyes on the road ahead. It's the goal that matters.)<Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-88799231290379335452012-11-29T21:52:26.202-05:002012-11-29T21:52:26.202-05:00oh, debangel. you probably don't actually wan...oh, debangel. you probably don't actually want to be dealing with all that bleeding, all the time.<br /><br />why don't you check out more about the anesthesia? they might be able to use a shorter-acting, less barfy one on you. i had a uterine biopsy once (oh, we'll just stick this little thing through your cervix), and then they had to peel me off the ceiling because OMG. you kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-5747323175626024922012-11-29T15:45:10.232-05:002012-11-29T15:45:10.232-05:00Kathy- you made an owl stocking? Can I see?? I o...Kathy- you made an owl stocking? Can I see?? I only have a few shelves worth of owls, so it's not like I'm obsessed with them and you'd be feeding my addiction or anything..<br /><br />(I LOVE OWLS)<br /><br />Sue, I am with you on the dry hands! I can remember everything to do for James and the kiddos, and I can't seem to extend that to putting lotion in my purse. Is the debangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475451004512848266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7917972153570554282012-11-29T11:44:31.052-05:002012-11-29T11:44:31.052-05:00go, liz! shining light on dark corners of governm...go, liz! shining light on dark corners of government is a noble effort. great that you are getting positive press!<br /><br />((( esperanza ))) that sounds like a long day, followed by a long drive. crossing fingers all goes well with the follow and braces.<br /><br />sue, you have performed a community service, reminding us to check for portable necessaries, now that the season is upon us. <kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-55909614930303871352012-11-29T09:58:53.781-05:002012-11-29T09:58:53.781-05:00Yay for job enthusiasm!
Aw Liz, sorry about the...Yay for job enthusiasm! <br /><br /><br />Aw Liz, sorry about the disappointment. But yay for appealing and good press!! <br /><br />esperanza - sorry to hear about the So Tired. <br /><br />W: You know that purse-sized hand lotion I picked up the other day? It's at home on my nightstand. My hands are dry and cracked. <br /><br />Wah. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-6601452448855558722012-11-28T21:35:51.872-05:002012-11-28T21:35:51.872-05:00We're off tomorrow, after a full day of therap...We're off tomorrow, after a full day of therapies, to the grandparents' house for a short family visit. Monday will bring Sweet's follow-up for her foot, and spiffy new braces for nighttime (please, dear Lord, let him say they are just for nighttime).<br /><br />W: SO TIRED of making that drive. SO TIRED in general. Going to bed soon.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-611779244752401772012-11-28T19:43:26.754-05:002012-11-28T19:43:26.754-05:00Yay for re-motivated, re-mornivated daughters!
Ya...Yay for re-motivated, re-mornivated daughters!<br /><br />Yay to all you very crafty pixies.<br /><br />W: We lost in court and I am bummed.<br /><br />AW: Because of the nature of the fight I'm in, even if we lose, we win. Because it's more evidence of how the government is fighting transparency.<br /><br />AW: Filed an appeal.<br /><br />AW: Good write-up in the local paper.<br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-44673689440777947692012-11-28T14:19:10.642-05:002012-11-28T14:19:10.642-05:00yay! chocolate for everyone! what else is going ...yay! chocolate for everyone! what else is going on, liz?<br /><br />esperanza -- that's an impressive amount of craftiness. how are you doing the ABC's? (she'll love that!)<br /><br />sue -- see, you try to pass yourself off as non-creative, but you are so busted. ;) <br /><br />W: massive rainstorm.<br /><br />AW: daughter's gotten herself back on a daytime schedule, and kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-82067565277551787692012-11-28T13:31:21.943-05:002012-11-28T13:31:21.943-05:00I think most people on my list are getting chocola...I think most people on my list are getting chocolates this year. Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-1451221732617096312012-11-28T09:42:44.193-05:002012-11-28T09:42:44.193-05:00kathy - you will be pleased to know that when our ...kathy - you will be pleased to know that when our boys were babies, I made them stockings for Christmas out of FELT!!! You're right, it was easy. They have snowmen on them (three white circles - check!) and other Christmas-y things. <br /><br />We used them until about 5 years ago. The boys wanted to put their stockings in their keepsake boxes and use store-bought ones so that the originals Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-76876762898769174022012-11-27T20:26:28.363-05:002012-11-27T20:26:28.363-05:00~snort~
Also some non-crafty projects, work relat...~snort~<br /><br />Also some non-crafty projects, work related.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-4023109573496798962012-11-27T19:57:40.297-05:002012-11-27T19:57:40.297-05:00they all need felt stockings, in my opinion.they all need felt stockings, in my opinion.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-27023678530345773782012-11-27T19:18:11.575-05:002012-11-27T19:18:11.575-05:00mmm...let's see. Finishing up a set of ABC'...mmm...let's see. Finishing up a set of ABC's for Sweet's speech therapist. Doing two spa wraps (like for after showering) for two teenagers who are extra nice to the Baboos. New Christmas tree skirt. Some kind of star hanging thingy for the front door. <br /><br />See? Trying not to over-project myself. Still have lots of people with "??" beside their names on the shopping esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7969832116991780922012-11-27T16:56:11.301-05:002012-11-27T16:56:11.301-05:00Esperanza -- hints about your projects??
Sue -- I...Esperanza -- hints about your projects??<br /><br />Sue -- I swear, anybody can do something with felt! I'm only using the sewing machine for the edges of the stockings, but they could actually be done with fabric glue -- or hand-sewing, which is a popular classroom project in which everybody's a winner! Fabric glue it is, for the decorations and embellishments at my house.<br /><br />kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-13856077984369490262012-11-27T14:31:57.041-05:002012-11-27T14:31:57.041-05:00The mall makes me shudder. Shopping pretty much ma...The mall makes me shudder. Shopping pretty much makes me shudder, though I did enjoy getting some artsy-craftsy shopping of my own done yesterday. I was attempting to avoid Too Many Projects this season, but it's not looking good.<br /><br />Dear Universe or someone in charge thereof, Would you please return the Sweet Baboo to her formerly sweet self. This grumpy, argumentative, snotty baboo esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-68469687060937177482012-11-27T09:30:45.975-05:002012-11-27T09:30:45.975-05:00Artsy! Crafty!!
Awesome kathy! I am humbled. The...Artsy! Crafty!! <br /><br />Awesome kathy! I am humbled. There isn't a crafty cell in my body. <br /><br />Isn't it lovely when you discover what a small world it is? At times, the world is like a small town.<br /><br />Good luck with the sigmoidoscopy. Preventative health care isn't always pleasant, but it's always good. <br /><br />W: Spent my day off yesterday doing the holidaySuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45880655127861033942012-11-26T16:51:41.551-05:002012-11-26T16:51:41.551-05:00i totally forgot the big W: sigmoidoscopy. which...i totally forgot the big W: sigmoidoscopy. which i dread very badly.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-38305911982734627772012-11-26T16:44:06.720-05:002012-11-26T16:44:06.720-05:00It is kinda small-town, which is thrilling! My to...It is kinda small-town, which is thrilling! My town is small, but a sleepy place in a major metro area; I never expect to see people I know from the big city.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-23831400663739914112012-11-26T15:14:29.720-05:002012-11-26T15:14:29.720-05:00I'll whine later, but your art gallery story s...I'll whine later, but your art gallery story sounds like small town life rather than serendipity. Except for you know, the art part, and the mandolin. esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.com