I cut my hair this morning and I accidentally cut it a little too short. Luckily it will grow out, but until then I'm stuck with it. At least it won't blow into my face anymore, especially with the high winds we've been having.
It's needed cut for awhile, but I had been debating on whether I wanted to spend the money to have someone else cut it or do it myself, which I've done in the past. This time however, I guess I got a little carried away. It doesn't look bad, just a little short. It's happened before and it took only about a month for it to grow out to the length that I had originally wanted to cut it.
This is actually a post that I wrote on the 21st, but forgot to publish.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
I'm Lovin' It!
I have been as snug as a bug in a rug these past few nights. I have kept the one window in our room opened just a little and closed the liners to keep out the light a bit. Those are great if you don't want to close the curtains. With the comforter on the bed and having the down mattress topper, it's been so easy for me to snuggle under the covers and zonk out.
I love the cooler weather for sleeping. I sleep so much better on nights when the heater isn't kicking on and the window is opened a bit and a nice cool breeze is coming in.
This is also my favorite time of the year. I love fall, the fall colors on the trees, even though most have come to peak and lost their leaves, there are still a few that are just coming to peak now. Our maple trees in the back are doing that. These are silver maples and not the ones, I guess they're sugar maples that turn that bright orange-red. Silver maples turn a bright yellow that on a sunny morning with the morning sun just coming up and shining just right on them, are just gorgeous. I've tried taking pictures, but I just couldn't capture that beauty. Here's a picture that comes the closest so that you get an idea. I wish I had a picture of when the rest of the trees were at peak, but unfortunately a lot of the leaves were blown off the trees before then, thanks to the high winds we were having at the time.
I love the cooler weather for sleeping. I sleep so much better on nights when the heater isn't kicking on and the window is opened a bit and a nice cool breeze is coming in.
This is also my favorite time of the year. I love fall, the fall colors on the trees, even though most have come to peak and lost their leaves, there are still a few that are just coming to peak now. Our maple trees in the back are doing that. These are silver maples and not the ones, I guess they're sugar maples that turn that bright orange-red. Silver maples turn a bright yellow that on a sunny morning with the morning sun just coming up and shining just right on them, are just gorgeous. I've tried taking pictures, but I just couldn't capture that beauty. Here's a picture that comes the closest so that you get an idea. I wish I had a picture of when the rest of the trees were at peak, but unfortunately a lot of the leaves were blown off the trees before then, thanks to the high winds we were having at the time.
Anyway, I am in the middle of doing laundry. I held off for a few days. I guess I can see what other trouble I can get myself into, so I will see you all later. Have a great day. Oh, if you happen to see Kenneth tomorrow are are a friend of his on Facebook, make sure you wish him a Happy Birthday. ☺
Monday, October 17, 2011
Baby, it's Cold Outside...
But it's not as cold as it could get. Looks like we're out of the 70s for awhile and possibly even the 60s. Plus it's been windy. It's the wind that cuts right through you. It's not supposed to get out of the 50s all week with lows in the 30s. That's not the record though, we've already had snow by now in the past few years. Last year though I don't think it snowed here until December. I do remember that we did have a white Christmas.
I can't believe that it's the middle of October already. Some stores are also putting out their Christmas stuff and it's not Halloween yet, but they do that more often now. No wonder time seems to be speeding by.
Now one state has even moved their primary to December 6th. That's ridiculous and the candidates are saying that they'll boycott it because Iowa has been traditionally first and they have already moved theirs to January 3rd to keep that status. I'll be glad when the election is over, but moving your primary to the year before, that's just dragging it out more than it already is. Give us a break people!
Yea, it's raining, not a lot, but any little bit will help. I planted more bulbs last week, I hope it wasn't too late because we hadn't had a hard freeze yet, so I hope they come up in the spring. I planted different colored irises and really pretty double tulips in the round flower bed around the flagpole. I need to get a new spotlight to light it at night. I noticed last night that the one that's out there wasn't working. Dave said that it just might be the battery, so I'll check that first. I didn't know that solar lights had batteries. I guess they would need one. It's a cheap one from Harbor Freights that I paid only $10.00 for. It's lasted pretty well considering the weather it had to endure.
My computer is acting up again. I really am starting to dislike this thing. Oh well, it has given me about four or five years of no problems, so that's about normal for a laptop. Anyway, hope your day turns out great.
I can't believe that it's the middle of October already. Some stores are also putting out their Christmas stuff and it's not Halloween yet, but they do that more often now. No wonder time seems to be speeding by.
Now one state has even moved their primary to December 6th. That's ridiculous and the candidates are saying that they'll boycott it because Iowa has been traditionally first and they have already moved theirs to January 3rd to keep that status. I'll be glad when the election is over, but moving your primary to the year before, that's just dragging it out more than it already is. Give us a break people!
Yea, it's raining, not a lot, but any little bit will help. I planted more bulbs last week, I hope it wasn't too late because we hadn't had a hard freeze yet, so I hope they come up in the spring. I planted different colored irises and really pretty double tulips in the round flower bed around the flagpole. I need to get a new spotlight to light it at night. I noticed last night that the one that's out there wasn't working. Dave said that it just might be the battery, so I'll check that first. I didn't know that solar lights had batteries. I guess they would need one. It's a cheap one from Harbor Freights that I paid only $10.00 for. It's lasted pretty well considering the weather it had to endure.
My computer is acting up again. I really am starting to dislike this thing. Oh well, it has given me about four or five years of no problems, so that's about normal for a laptop. Anyway, hope your day turns out great.
Monday, October 10, 2011
♫Monday, Monday...♫
Well, we got the trees planted yesterday that needed to be. I'm glad that's done. I also took out the irises where two of them went. That was a job in itself. Those things multiply worse than rabbits. I may transplant some of them elsewhere and mix them with other color ones, all of the ones I took out were yellow, but most I'll give away.
Patches is living up to her reputation as a good mouser. She caught another mouse this morning and left it where someone was bound to see it. Thankfully she left it in one piece this time, good girl! I hate cleaning them up when she doesn't.
David did a nice thing this morning. Usually I'm the one who goes and feeds the horses in the morning if Dave doesn't feed them before he leaves for the office. This morning he didn't and left a note asking that they be fed. David got out of bed a little before I did, so he went out to feed them for me, without my even having to ask. I'll feed them this afternoon since he did this morning.
It's cloudy today and a little cooler than it was yesterday, but still above average and still no rain. Apparently we have a better chance by the end of the week.
I'm not sure if there's mail delivery or not today due to Columbus Day, which is actually tomorrow. I was thinking not, but it looks like the stock market is open (and the price of gasoline and oil are up ☹), so I'm not too sure. The stock market is usually closed on federal holidays. Maybe it isn't on this one though. Looks like the price of gasoline at the pump will be right back up to where it was before sooner than we thought, thrills, NOT! And the "experts" predicted that it would go down a lot more, yeah right. That's why I don't listen to the so called "experts."
I should cut this short, plus my computer is acting up again, so I will see you all later. Have a great day.
Patches is living up to her reputation as a good mouser. She caught another mouse this morning and left it where someone was bound to see it. Thankfully she left it in one piece this time, good girl! I hate cleaning them up when she doesn't.
David did a nice thing this morning. Usually I'm the one who goes and feeds the horses in the morning if Dave doesn't feed them before he leaves for the office. This morning he didn't and left a note asking that they be fed. David got out of bed a little before I did, so he went out to feed them for me, without my even having to ask. I'll feed them this afternoon since he did this morning.
It's cloudy today and a little cooler than it was yesterday, but still above average and still no rain. Apparently we have a better chance by the end of the week.
I'm not sure if there's mail delivery or not today due to Columbus Day, which is actually tomorrow. I was thinking not, but it looks like the stock market is open (and the price of gasoline and oil are up ☹), so I'm not too sure. The stock market is usually closed on federal holidays. Maybe it isn't on this one though. Looks like the price of gasoline at the pump will be right back up to where it was before sooner than we thought, thrills, NOT! And the "experts" predicted that it would go down a lot more, yeah right. That's why I don't listen to the so called "experts."
I should cut this short, plus my computer is acting up again, so I will see you all later. Have a great day.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
♫Lord, I Was Born a Rambling Man.♫ Wait, That Ain't Right!
Okay, I'll admit it, I was wrong by saying I wasn't going to watch "The Chew." Not only did I watch a full episode today, Friday. I liked it. I will watch it again. I should have given it a chance before saying that I wasn't going to watch it. They have some really good recipes and I like the chemistry between the people on it. I still don't like the name of the show, but they didn't ask my opinion, so my opinion doesn't matter on that.
Dave and I went to Lake Rathburn near Albia yesterday, Saturday. We wanted to check out the lodge they built there several years ago called, The Honeycreek Lodge. It was really nice. We're planning on going there for our anniversary in February. There are also cabins there that you can rent. They were so cute and the way they were set up, it looked like a little neighborhood. They all have wrap around porches and are fully stocked with everything you would need for a cozy little weekend. But I told Dave that if we go, I want a room at the lodge overlooking the lake.
Last night we were watching the movie, "Tangled" and kept wondering why Max kept coming into the room as if he were being called. As it turned out, the horse in the movie was also named Max and every time he heard the horse being called, Max thought he was being called. Right now he's sleeping and so are the other three. He's so funny.
The weather we've been having is more like late spring and early summer, minus the rain, than fall. We've had highs near or at 80 and sunny days. Next week is supposed to be more like normal for this time of year, but still little or no rain. We're really starting to see the results of it with the lakes down and peoples' ponds on their properties down. I never realized just how much rain we were lacking until we were driving yesterday and saw the marches along the 34 dried up. The last time we went that route, in late May, they were full. Lake Rathburn's level had dropped too. We were walking on a part of the beach that would normally be under water. We're not as bad as Texas is though and for that, I'm grateful but I'm also hoping that those of us who need it, get some rain soon.
Today Dave and I have some trees to plant that should have been planted a while back, but for some reason or other, we just kept putting it off and we're running out of time. Our good weather will come to an end eventually.
Did you all have perogies for dinner last night? It was after all, National Perogi Day. We stopped at the store on our way home and picked some up. We didn't fry them the way they're supposed to be though, we just boiled them and ate them like that. They weren't as good, but we were also hungry. The next time I make them, I'll do them the correct way or maybe I'll buy some alfredo sauce to pour over them. I did that once and they were good that way.
Oops, my battery is running low and will soon give me a warning that it is going into hibernation and when that happens, whether I try to stop it or not, it does it anyway. I don't know why when I also plug it in, sometimes it still shows that warning and goes into hibernation, but it's very frustrating. I've even bought a new charger to no avail, it still does it. If anyone knows why it all of a sudden within the last couple months started doing this, please fill free to let me know. I'm thinking it's the plug on the computer, but I could be wrong. All I know is that it's causing the new battery I bought for it not to be getting charged properly and so it doesn't last as long as it should. Maybe it just decided that it was going to hibernate this year. I don't know, but maybe I just need a new computer. Maybe Santa will bring me one for Christmas.
Dave and I went to Lake Rathburn near Albia yesterday, Saturday. We wanted to check out the lodge they built there several years ago called, The Honeycreek Lodge. It was really nice. We're planning on going there for our anniversary in February. There are also cabins there that you can rent. They were so cute and the way they were set up, it looked like a little neighborhood. They all have wrap around porches and are fully stocked with everything you would need for a cozy little weekend. But I told Dave that if we go, I want a room at the lodge overlooking the lake.
Last night we were watching the movie, "Tangled" and kept wondering why Max kept coming into the room as if he were being called. As it turned out, the horse in the movie was also named Max and every time he heard the horse being called, Max thought he was being called. Right now he's sleeping and so are the other three. He's so funny.
The weather we've been having is more like late spring and early summer, minus the rain, than fall. We've had highs near or at 80 and sunny days. Next week is supposed to be more like normal for this time of year, but still little or no rain. We're really starting to see the results of it with the lakes down and peoples' ponds on their properties down. I never realized just how much rain we were lacking until we were driving yesterday and saw the marches along the 34 dried up. The last time we went that route, in late May, they were full. Lake Rathburn's level had dropped too. We were walking on a part of the beach that would normally be under water. We're not as bad as Texas is though and for that, I'm grateful but I'm also hoping that those of us who need it, get some rain soon.
Today Dave and I have some trees to plant that should have been planted a while back, but for some reason or other, we just kept putting it off and we're running out of time. Our good weather will come to an end eventually.
Did you all have perogies for dinner last night? It was after all, National Perogi Day. We stopped at the store on our way home and picked some up. We didn't fry them the way they're supposed to be though, we just boiled them and ate them like that. They weren't as good, but we were also hungry. The next time I make them, I'll do them the correct way or maybe I'll buy some alfredo sauce to pour over them. I did that once and they were good that way.
Oops, my battery is running low and will soon give me a warning that it is going into hibernation and when that happens, whether I try to stop it or not, it does it anyway. I don't know why when I also plug it in, sometimes it still shows that warning and goes into hibernation, but it's very frustrating. I've even bought a new charger to no avail, it still does it. If anyone knows why it all of a sudden within the last couple months started doing this, please fill free to let me know. I'm thinking it's the plug on the computer, but I could be wrong. All I know is that it's causing the new battery I bought for it not to be getting charged properly and so it doesn't last as long as it should. Maybe it just decided that it was going to hibernate this year. I don't know, but maybe I just need a new computer. Maybe Santa will bring me one for Christmas.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Little Miss Mickey, Sat on Her Tushy, Sewing the Day Away
Had a busy day on Saturday. Yesterday I was feeling like I may be coming down with something, so I didn't do much of anything.
Got the valances for our bedroom made on Saturday. They look really nice too and the best thing is that I don't have to change the curtains to match. I also paid as much to make two of them as it would have cost me to buy (two), correction:one made in the same pattern. Pretty good, huh? I was able to find a two and a half yard remnant of Ralph Lauren fabric in the complimentary pattern to the comforter I bought last year. I even have enough left over to make two pillow cases.
I also took the curtains and liners down to wash them, so now the only ones that need cleaning are the ones in the dining room. I asked Dave to hang up the ones in the one bedroom while I hung the ones in ours and put up the valances. It was funny, but when I went in later, I noticed that he had hung them upside down. They're the pocket rod kind, so you just have to skip the rod through the pocket. I guess he thought the lower pocket where they were hemmed was the pocket for the rod. That was okay though because I had to take them back down yesterday to attach the liners to the back of them since I only have one rod in that room, unlike the others, where I can hang them on a separate rod. Now all the windows, except the bathroom have liners behind the curtains, yep, even the one over the kitchen sink. I also made new curtains for it out of a cloth shower curtain. They turned out good too and the grommets were already in the top so that I was able to hang them without having to sew a pocket for the rod.
I guess next I'll sew the pillow cases out of the extra fabric I have left over from the valances. Those won't be too hard to do. I found a couple pillow shams on eBay that match the comforter that weren't an arm and a leg. Now I'm thinking of either buying or making a duvet cover for the comforter so that I won't have to take it to the laundry mat as often. Hopefully I'll be able to find one.
I need to get a move on here, so I'll see you all later. Have a great day. Oh yeah, I have a cute video that should bring a smile to your face, it's of Max doing his "Butt Scratch Boogie." :)
Got the valances for our bedroom made on Saturday. They look really nice too and the best thing is that I don't have to change the curtains to match. I also paid as much to make two of them as it would have cost me to buy (two), correction:one made in the same pattern. Pretty good, huh? I was able to find a two and a half yard remnant of Ralph Lauren fabric in the complimentary pattern to the comforter I bought last year. I even have enough left over to make two pillow cases.
I also took the curtains and liners down to wash them, so now the only ones that need cleaning are the ones in the dining room. I asked Dave to hang up the ones in the one bedroom while I hung the ones in ours and put up the valances. It was funny, but when I went in later, I noticed that he had hung them upside down. They're the pocket rod kind, so you just have to skip the rod through the pocket. I guess he thought the lower pocket where they were hemmed was the pocket for the rod. That was okay though because I had to take them back down yesterday to attach the liners to the back of them since I only have one rod in that room, unlike the others, where I can hang them on a separate rod. Now all the windows, except the bathroom have liners behind the curtains, yep, even the one over the kitchen sink. I also made new curtains for it out of a cloth shower curtain. They turned out good too and the grommets were already in the top so that I was able to hang them without having to sew a pocket for the rod.
I guess next I'll sew the pillow cases out of the extra fabric I have left over from the valances. Those won't be too hard to do. I found a couple pillow shams on eBay that match the comforter that weren't an arm and a leg. Now I'm thinking of either buying or making a duvet cover for the comforter so that I won't have to take it to the laundry mat as often. Hopefully I'll be able to find one.
I need to get a move on here, so I'll see you all later. Have a great day. Oh yeah, I have a cute video that should bring a smile to your face, it's of Max doing his "Butt Scratch Boogie." :)
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