My decorating skills... Hmmm...

Ok, I know I'm not the best decorator in the whole world, but I'd like to think that at least I can decorate without the after affect of people having nightmares about my work. :~) Well, my sister will have to be the judge about that, after all she will be sleeping in that room... I'm very proud of my sewing/guest room. Jamey seems to like it too. I think after I got done and asked him to come see it, he was a little shocked that it looked alright. Well, you can judge for yourself... The first photo is when you first walk in the door. The second shot is of the TV and sewing table that my Father-in-Law fixed up for me, and the third one is of my 1950s machine (it's closed cause I couldn't fit it in opened, trust me I tried) my writing desk and my dresser. The last shot is of the pics on the dresser next to the book shelf.

There you go my skills at work... scary isn't it? Speaking about skills the skill of putting gas in the car is one that has eluded me until now! Yes, I can fill my car with gas! However, the lady that helped me with this process is probably still laughing about it.

Yesterday I took Jamey to work so I could have the car for class and to go shopping afterward. The gas gauge was low, so I kept an eye on it. I had to go to Kroger after class so I decided to get gas then. I pre-paid for my gas so I wouldn't have to watch it and over fill. I got some money off on the gas cause I had my Kroger card. Anyway, after all that happened I put the nozzle in my tank and squeezed. And squeezed again, nothing came out, so naturally I kept squeezing for about two minutes until I decided there was something wrong with either the machine or me. Turns out the problem was between my ears! :~) I go up to the lady that sits and watches to make sure you pay and told her my dilemma. She looked at me and said "Did you punch which gas you wanted?". Of course I hadn't, so I went back and punched in the cheap gas and then squeezed the handle and it actually worked!! :~) Everyone by now knows that I didn't have a clue how to do this and they were very gracious and waited till I was gone to break into fits of laughter. Ahh, life's little speed bumps! Now that I have mastered that art, I will let Jamey do it from now on! ;~)

The 4th of July was a lazy day for the Dickeys. Ok, so it wasn't such a lazy day. We stayed home and did some cleaning and preparing for Sarah to come. We moved that furniture up stairs which about wiped me out. That stuff is heavier than it looks! I also did most of my decorating Wed. But that was fun... at least for me. Now I have a room where I can sew and relax.

Tuesday Jamey and I went to a Forth of July celebration in Collierville. Dani McCulloch was doing a concert there, so we had to go. It was a fantastic evening. The concert was terrific and the fireworks after were the best I've ever seen live. I've seen the ones on TV before, but I was right there for these so it was better. After the concert Dani's dad took us over to see Dani and talk to her for a while. That was neat, she is the sweetest person. The whole town showed up for this, so it was a bear trying to get out when it was over.

Jason finally left on Tues. He was able to borrow one of the preacher's cars, so he could go back to Germantown. It was different this time having him here, cause last time it was still sorta his house. This time it was mine. We let him stay for a little more than a week, so I think that was enough time.

Monday, we went to see Transformers! That movie is really good. I was impressed. It had a lot of action in it and the way they transformed the machines into robots was really cool! :~) I want to see it again and we might go watch it with Sarah and Danny when they come, even though they've already seen it too.

I'd better go and get the rest of my cleaning done before I drop. I'm really tired right now, I can't handle going to bed at midnight and getting up at 7am without a nap. I can't begin to think of how Jamey does this every day. I can't handle it for two days let alone for a week! :~)

I'm not sure if I will post anything while Sarah is here... It depends on how busy we'll be. :~)