No, you're right, it's Thursday...

Just to let you know, I do know what day it is and I will explain myself... Tomorrow I will be cleaning an older lady's house. She can't get around very well and asked me to help her. She is the same person Jamey and I helped move on Labor day. I'm supposed to go at 1pm, but I also want to get my grocery shopping done tomorrow too, so I most likely won't have the free time to write.

Let's see... Monday night Jamey and I went out. Not for a long time, but we had coupons that needed to be used. We got one of those entertainment books with the coupons in it from someone at church. We went to this CD store and made out like bandits. :~) It was fun. We came home and watched a movie we got at that CD store... Yeah, they have movies too.

Tuesday was awful in terms of attitude. I saw some pictures of my family from the wedding reception and started to feel lonely. I also felt like I was of little use cause I didn't want to do chores and I had a lot of them to do. Thank the Lord for my wonderful husband though, cause he came home and took me out to eat and calmed me down... :~) On a side note here, I can't wait to see my family in about a month for my sister's wedding!! :~)

Yesterday I got a lot done. I got everything done that I was complaining about on Tuesday. I also had to hem a piece of cloth for a friend at church. When we were at church I was approached by one of the ladies and was asked if I knew how to hem pants... She said that she needed three pairs hemmed and wanted to know if I could do it. Finally it's getting around that I sew and can be called on to sew! :~) Not to mention that I will get paid for it!

Today Jamey and I are going to go to AR to see a football game. We got tickets from one of the preachers at church. I can't wait... This will be my first football game! :~) Oh, I almost forgot...

Size 5 double pointed needles: $4
Size 7 double pointed needles: $4
7 more ozs of yarn: $2.50
Wearing a sweater that you knitted: Priceless! :~)

You can't really see it in the photo, but there's cabling on the sweater. It took me about 2 weeks to finish it after I got the needles. I can't wait for some colder weather so I can wear it out! :~)

Second day of Fall?

I've been really quite good about being a Vermonter in Tennessee... However, one thing I will never get over is the fact that it's 90 degrees on the second day of fall and the only reason the leaves are falling off the trees is that it's been dryer than my humor here. Alright, that's it for my peeve of the day. :~)

Friday I was feeling, well... Cramped being inside so Jamey took me out for some entertainment and dinner. It was really nice to go out and not just to Wal-mart.

Saturday we didn't leave until 12:30pm so we got to sleep in a little. It only took about 5 hours to get to Jerseyville IL. It's about an hour away from St. Louis. We went passed the arch, but the batteries in my camera were dead so I missed that opportunity. It was a beautiful day out, but it was hot. Jamey had the air on and to keep myself from freezing I wore my sweater that I finished earlier in the day. The one problem we have is the whole temperature thing... I like to have it so I'm cozy (which is about 80), but to have it that way Jamey roasts like a hot dog. So I figured I'd just wear a little more... Especially since he was driving. I think however the people we met thought I was a little crazy. :~) At least they didn't get a wrong first impression! :~) We got to stay in a hotel this time and it was nice. There was a football game on TV, so Jamey was watching... It was Georgia against Alabama, Jamey is a big Georgia fan. I would have taken a picture cause he was so cute, but like I said before the batteries were dead. :~(

Sunday was an equally nice day out and after church they had a pot luck. However, when service was over an adorable 5 year old came over and attached herself to me. She had been looking at me during church and she came up to me after church telling me that she was looking at me cause I was so pretty! :~) Awww... This child must need corrective lenses! :~) I got to play with her and we sat with the children for the pot luck... They had us surrounded! :~) After that pleasant experience Jamey and I went back to our hotel and took a long nap. Driving certainly takes it out of you! We left after night service. The arch was sorta lit for night and I tried to get a picture... This is the best I could do. You can kinda see it in the middle. It looked a lot better in person. It kinda blended with the sky, both at night and in the daytime.

Today I'm recovering from the weekend. Two more weekends that are booked and then we get a break for my birthday. I can't wait to see where Jamey is taking me for my birthday... :~)

Things that just don't add up...

Alright, my big plans for today are get my blog written and knit till my fingers fall off. Yeah, big plans. :~)

Monday night I went to the store to see if I could get some more yarn for my sweater. I don't know about you, but when it says it needs 13 ozs of yarn I tend to believe that it needs 13 ozs of yarn... So when I ran out of 16 ozs of yarn, I started to think that 13 ozs was only if you wanted a sleeveless sweater! Well, I went out to see if I could find some yarn. Oh, on a side note I hate that Wal-mart has discontinued their fabric section I used to love to go there for that reason. Also they seem to have lessened their crafts section altogether. Anyway, I went to Wal-mart cause that is where I got my yarn to start with. I guess it is partly my fault for not working on it for 2 years... I couldn't find the color I needed. Well thank goodness for Hobby Lobby. They didn't have the exact same color but it is close enough. Silly me I thought that I wouldn't need to get any more yarn for it when I bought the 16 ozs, so I tossed the wrapper. Note to self don't do that anymore! :~)

Tuesday I wasn't feeling very well, so I kinda took the day off. I felt a little better when the shoes I had bought on-line for my sister's wedding came. I will be one of the bridesmaids, so I needed to coordinate with my other sister who lives half an hour from a mall and an hour away from a good mall! Since my family doesn't have the time to mall surf, my sister looked on-line and found what she wanted. I usually hate to buy things over the Internet for the simple fact that I can't try it on... Call my crazy but I like to only buy things that fit and look nice on me. I got lucky though, these shoes look quite nice and fit well. Not to mention that they are very comfortable.

Wednesday I was feeling about the same as Tuesday. The good news came in the form of the dress I had purchased on-line for my sister's wedding. Yes, I live in Memphis and the store here didn't have the dress I was looking for. Another pet peeve of mine... Anyway, the dress fits and looks alright on me. If I'm going to look good in those wedding pictures though I'd better lay of the chocolate for a while if you know what I mean! ;~) The last thing I want is incriminating photos of me with signs of chocolate consumption around my middle. :~)

Yesterday I had a relatively good day. I got up and took Jamey to work... It's been a couple of weeks since I've done that due to the sleepy factor. However, I was feeling more awake yesterday morning than I have in a long time. I did get a lot of things done. I had to grocery shop, mail some letters, pick up prescriptions, and get a slip for the above mentioned dress. I'm slightly proud of myself... I got temporarily lost on my way home from the post office (Jamey usually takes me there) but I know my way around well enough to get myself home. Jamey had somewhere he had to go after work so I got to go with him. It was one of those work parties that have appetizers and are intended so you can meet some of the people you work for or with but have never met in person. The food was good and the people were nice. After that we came home and finished watching the first season of 24. Ok, I have one thing against this show... If you have kept my attention for 24 hours at least have a happy ending. Is that too much to ask? I don't really get the programs that want to be like real life... For goodness sake, that's why we watch TV to get away from real life. Am I wrong in wanting happy endings on programs? I might watch the second season, but it will be a few days before that happens.

Well, the first half of my big plan for today is done. The second half will come in a little while as I plan on returning to my knitting when I'm done with this. I also have to get ready to go to IL tomorrow and I have to do those mundane house chores that make life so darn interesting! :~)

One tiring weekend...

Two things strike me as I sit and write this... I am extremely tired from the weekend I just had and I am wearing a long-sleeved shirt when it's in the 80s here, although it's about 70 inside. Hmm... I have been really cold lately, also I have this urge to wear long-sleeved stuff just because it's the middle of September! Call me crazy but I don't think the high for this time of year should be around 90 degrees.

Friday evening was very sweet on Jamey's part. He usually makes dinner on Fridays, so he asked me what I wanted. In my usual indecisive manner, I said that I didn't know. I hated that I didn't have any idea what I wanted, however, it didn't stop Jamey. He called me on his way home and said to be ready to go to the park when he got home so we could have a picnic. Now, I have been pestering, uh... asking to go to the park and have a picnic since spring time. So I was absolutely ecstatic. It was a little warm yet for a picnic but we found a shaded spot next to a lake and sat and ate what Jamey had bought at the store. We stayed, sat on a bench overlooking the lake and talked for about half an hour after eating before we went home. At home we stayed up and watched my new favorite show... 24. For those of you that don't know about this, it follows a guy who works for something like the FBI. It's unique because the episodes happen in real time... So you have to watch 24 episodes to get through the whole day. Yeah, it's addictive! :~)

Saturday we didn't have to get up that early. It only took about 6 hours to get to TX, so we left about 11:30am. It's a little boring to drive for 200 miles and there is nothing but flat. It was a beautiful day to go driving though. We got there about 6pm and went out to eat with the people we were going to stay with. Being from the north I'm not quite familiar with the nice people of the south. The people we stayed with made us feel like old friends/family. That was nice. :~)

Sunday I have to say Jamey was incredible. There were a few obstacles with the job in TX, but he did a very good job. I was a little surprised Sunday because the temperature was about the same as Memphis. I had always thought that when I visited TX (if ever) it would be sweat city. Apparently this was a mild summer for them... Yeah, I got lucky! ;~) We stayed for evening service. Unfortunately, we thought that it would be about 5ish for service. Evening service was at 6pm. We didn't get out of there until about 7:30. We ended up getting home around 2:30am.

I feel bad for Jamey cause he had to get up this morning and go to work. I got to go back to sleep after I made him breakfast and packed him lunch. Usually Mondays are long nights anyway, but he'll be really beat this time.

Happy Birthday... No not to me!

Ok, I was a little tired Monday so I decided to just skip it. But now I'm back!

Today is my younger brother Ira's 21st birthday. This isn't the first time I haven't been there to rightfully claim my piece of cake, however this is the longest I've gone without seeing my family. I'll call him tonight, but it won't be the same. Anyway, Happy Birthday Ira!! :~)

Saturday and Sunday Jamey and I were out of town, going up to Iowa. Knoxville to be exact. For those of you that don't know... Knoxville is the Sprint car capitol. Ok, that information is only really interesting to me but I thought I would put it in anyway! :~) It took about 10 hours to get to Knoxville which means that I had to pretend to be awake at an insane hour... 5am. Now I have to say I admire the people that this comes easy to... I am NOT one of those people! :~) Yes, we got up that early so we wouldn't get in to Knoxville too late. It's beautiful country up there... If you're not going through pouring rain. At least our car got washed! :~) We got there at 4pm. We didn't get to bed until about 11:30pm cause we kept talking!

Sunday they had a pot luck after service. They know how to cook! After the meal we left. The weather back was much better than the weather that we went through to get there. I was amazed at how pretty the landscape is there. It reminded me of Vermont only without the mountains in the background. We got back from Knoxville about 11pm.

Monday I was moody. I have to say though that Jamey is one of the most patient men I've ever met! :~) The one redeeming thing Monday was we got a dryer! Someone was getting rid of an old dryer so they practically gave it to us.

Tuesday was like Monday only more moody. Marco wouldn't stop barking and the dryer wasn't cooperating. Anyway, I think it was just a little of me being home sick and tired from the trip. After Jamey got home we went out to the mall and Target. Yeah, that helped! :~)

Wednesday was sooooo much better! I opened the windows and got some fresh air in the house and it was just such a beautiful day out. If we hadn't had to go to church I would have liked to go to the park. Anyway, I had a really good day. I found a book that my Grandma had given me for Christmas a couple years ago and I started reading that. One of the things I miss... My girly books.

Thursday I was tired so I decided to not go to class. Bad idea. I should have gone just because that is the only day when I really get to get out. Not that Jamey doesn't take me everywhere I need to go, but I have that sense of independence. However, it wasn't the nicest day out. It started raining about the time I would have started shopping. When Jamey got home, after supper, we went out to Aldi to go grocery shopping. Also the knitter in me had to go to Hobby Lobby to get those double ended needles! When I got home I started knitting and finished the neck of my sweater. I started that sweater about 2 years ago! :~)

So far today I'm just chillin' till I have to pack so we can leave tomorrow for TX. Also I want to tidy my house so I won't have to do it Monday. Hopefully I won't be too tired from traveling to write Monday. :~)

Another Friday! : - )

Another fairly uneventful week...

Since I blogged a day late I don't have to relate Monday and Tuesday. Hmm... Now for the rest of the week.

Wednesday Jamey took off so we could get the tires done and the oil changed. We started our quest at 11am. We first stopped at Wal-mart to get the tires and oil done at one place. Well, they didn't have the tire people there... Apparently they all decided not to show up for work that day! :~p So we ended up only getting the oil changed. Then we went to a car place, but they couldn't get to us for a couple hours! Nice. Well, we went to another Wal-mart to see if their tire people were there. They were! Also this particular Wal-mart still had the fabric section! Yeah, I was happy. I didn't get any fabric, but I looked! I also couldn't help looking at the clothes... I don't need any, it's just that I'm female and that's what I do! :~) I found one shirt that was really cute and then I realized that I had the pattern to make it on my own! Well, after that discovery, the car people said that our car needed tires that it really didn't. So we ended up going to this place that did car work for Jamey before and his dad still goes to him. Anyway, he fixed all the problems. Now we have a practically brand new car... Well, it feels like it when you drive!

Thursday I was so tired I didn't even get up to get Jamey breakfast! Yep, I didn't go to class either. For some reason I really needed my sleep! It's been a while that I haven't gotten up and made Jamey's breakfast. Oh well, he didn't mind. I ended up going to Aldi after Jamey got home. I went while he was talking on the phone. I hadn't made anything for supper so I picked up a pizza at Aldi. It was only $2 and it tasted pretty good! :~p

Well, I have to go and get ready for our trip this weekend. I still have to finish that dress, not to mention packing! UGGG... I hate packing... I always feel like I left something important at home when we leave! We'll be leaving early tomorrow morning. I'll take pictures! :~)

Oops... One day late!

Sorry about that, but Jamey was home yesterday and when he's home I like to spend time with him.

Saturday Jamey and his dad went to a football game. His parents get tickets from a co-worker of his mom's. So they went to do that, and his mom and I went to Linens n Things to get a new bed set for her. She had gotten a gift card for that store from Rachel for their anniversary. We found some good deals and then went to Hancock Fabrics. We stopped in at Old Navy just cause I had never been there. I had to go to Hobby Lobby to get some ribbon and needles for the dress I'm still making. We spent about an hour in Hobby Lobby looking at patterns and then went over to TCBY to get something to cool us down. We spent about 4 hours out shopping and when we got home Jamey and his dad still weren't back from the game. They finally got home at about 6pm and then had pizza with us and left.

Sunday was a little more relaxing. We went to church and went out to eat with Jason afterwards. After that we just stayed home and relaxed. :~)

Monday was Labor Day. That's exactly what Jamey and I did... We helped an older couple move into a new house. We spent half the day moving stuff in the house and getting stuff out of the old house. It was hot too! :~) After that we came home and watched a movie, and I took a nap! :~)

This morning was the visitation, so I took Jamey to work. We have to go get our car tires checked and the oil changed so we will be able to go all the way to Iowa Saturday morning! That should be fun, I've never been that far west! :~)