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November 19, 2012

Say Cheese!

While putting up the Christmas decorations today (yay!), we somehow got on the topic of snow — which took us back to the first time my hubby took our unnamed daughter sledding.

She must have been around five or six, and she had her first loose tooth (it will soon become clear why I associate those two events). And that front tooth was really, really loose — at that nasty point where it was just hanging by a thread, but she refused to pull it.

It just so happened, that day was the first big snowfall of the winter, and while I was at work, he bundled her up, and strapped her on her brand new disc sled (the kind you can’t steer, but can go really, really fast).

Let me preface this story by referring to a previous post about how accident prone my hubby is.

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November 15, 2012

Baxter’s Story

I have GREAT news!

I have finally broken Topher down, and he has agreed to put up my Christmas tree this weekend! It took me longer than I thought it would — I must be losing my touch.

Sadly, this will be our first Christmas without Baxter. We got Baxter when my unamed daughter was in the second grade. We rescued him from the Humane Society when they were at their old location. Topher and I went down there to get her a kitten for her birthday to help teach her responsibility. We walked around that old, dark facility forever, not seeing one that really “jumped out”.

We found a cuddly little kitten with sweet eyes just laying there, looking docile and calm, so we asked to spend some get-to-know-you time in the visiting room.

I’m not sure what happened once we got in there, but this cat suddenly thought it was a squirrel — on caffeine. It would somehow teleport to every corner of that tiny room simultaneously — one second she’s behind me, then I blink and she’s has Topher’s shoestring in her mouth, then I blink again and she’s underneath my chair, or in the corner, or jumping up to play with the doorknob. We were trying to calm her down long enough so we could pick her up, but for a cat named Edith Ann, she was traveling at light speed.

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November 14, 2012

On The Road Again

My daughter received her learners permit, so anyone in the Andover/Wichita area should stay off the roads if at all possible.

First of all, I can’t believe she is old enough to have her permit. It makes me feel old. Actually, there are a lot of things anymore that make me feel old — but back to the story.

I started off having her drive down dirt roads. She did alright except anytime another car would approach, she would pull to the side of the road and come to a complete stop.

Every time we would complete her dirt road driving lessons, she would pull into our driveway, jump out of the car, and rejoice with a “Yay! I didn’t kill anyone!” (which was exactly what I was thinking).

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November 12, 2012

Faux Mercury Glass Pumpkin

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was busy painting and watching movies, so not too bad.

I love vintage mercury glass but I don’t love the prices. I decided to make my own faux mercury glass using looking glass paint.

I got the Krylon looking glass paint at Hobby Lobby. I looked at Lowe’s and Michael’s here in Wichita, but they didn’t carry it. It was around $11 but I used the 40% off coupon from the Sunday paper so it wasn’t so bad.

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November 8, 2012

Weird things

Topher, my-daughter-that-wishes-to-remain-anonymous, and I were sitting around the dinner table the other night discussing strange and unusual things about ourselves. Well, it turns out we’re about as strange as Morticia, Gomez and Wednesday. I’m pretty certain they may revolt if I share their quirks (I know my teenager would disown me), so I am bravely going to pass along a few of my own. The shortened list is as follows:

I almost never eat with spoons. I don’t know what it is I just don’t like them. Maybe it’s the way it contours to your mouth that feels odd, but the only thing I use a spoon for is cereal (trust me I’ve tried) — I even eat ice cream with a fork.
I hate heights and I am claustrophobic. Sometime I will share the story of when my hubby and I, after not dating very long, went through a massive cave in Missouri. Most terrifying experience of my life. I was a little panicky, and then they decided to turn off all the lights to show us what utter darkness felt like. Good news: he didn’t go running for the hills. After that…I knew he was my guy….
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November 7, 2012

Look For The Signs

Yesterday my daughter was home from school sick. I was tired, and I thought how nice it would be to just veg out with her in the basement watching movies all day.

Then the little voice in my head reminded me that I have errands to run, a new blog post was due, and I had multiple projects to work on. I also reminded myself that she’s 15 and will only be under my roof for another 3 1/2 years. That makes me sad.

At this age, we can have some pretty nasty fights, but a lot of the time we have fun together. Then I get an email from a client asking when her piece would be finished. That’s it, back to work!

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