Sunday, October 19, 2008
Smile, uh, POSE, for the camera Sweetie!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
My kids are hams! No, not the kind you eat, although I have to admit when they were chubby little babes I did wonder about them thar juicy little legs! lol
We went to the school where Tyler's interview for the Russia trip was at and Austin and I ended up smashed up in the car for an hour - boredummm!
Anyway, afterward we went to WallyWorld to exchange little man's pants (guess he wasn't that big afterall!?) and after struggling to find a parking place close enough to get my lame carcass up to the door Austin asked me why I didn't park in the Handicap spot? My reply was that I didn't have a card. Never satisfied with my short answer he stated that I should have my doctor give me one :( Well I then explained to him that as long as I could walk, I will, Thank You very much!!
He thought the HC parking spot symbol looked cool and promptly laid himself down on the ground in this pose - I swear I should've yelled at him to get up off the filthy ground, but I'm pretty amused and laid back, so instead I grabbed the camera so I could share this ridiculous event with you! =D
Now that we're back to home sweet home it's time to get away from the internet and work on a pattern for a client's photo puzzle! Hope you enjoyed this little whimsy :)
Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida
Sorry, I can't work today!
Friday, October 17, 2008
At least that's what I'm going to have tell most of my perspective clientèle' - there's wasps in my work shop, black widows in my wood cache, and every creature big and small is hunting for a place to lay over for the winter. But that's not what is keeping from my beloved shop today - It's my boys!!
My oldest, Ryan, is home for a few days from college - some kind of break. Tyler has an interview this afternoon to go to Russia after the school year - an invitation-only international, sister-city, school trip, as well as a school bake sale he set up for Sunday at the local WalMart. And Austin, well, he's 9 - he just flat needs his mommy!! Right now he's standing behind me swinging a cord and saying "ow, this really hurts!" lol Don't ask me, I just live here!
Weekends at Deer Mountain are always a mixed bag of work, kids, hubby, and housework. Never a moment's rest, but this weekend is shaping up to be a wee bit more hectic and I'm already getting a headache!
So, sorry ya'll - just can't work today!
I did manage to get in some computer time this morning and was delighted to receive an email from ProjectWonderful saying that I'd finally been approved for an ad box! I immediately went skipping through the house telling my children that I'd finally "arrived"! lol Pretty stupid, I know! But it's nice to know that they feel this goofy little blog is worthy somehow and now I hope that someone will bid on it - even at the $0 mark! - so I don't feel silly for thinking someone might want to advertise on my site!! I just tell myself, "Think good thoughts!" I know I'm not going to become independently wealthy off of such a thing, and actually hope it never costs anyone anything! :), but it would be nice to be thought of in that way! :D
As always I have so much to tell you, but I lack the time - apparently, I can't blog today either!! So I bid you adieu for now and hope that you always enjoy "stopping by the shop!"
Freida
Tough times call for stupidity...
Monday, October 13, 2008
Wow! I was in such a good mood this morning - the realization that I had tons of 'real work' to do and that I was going to be allowed to do so in relative calm and peace caused such a feeling that I thought, "man, I'm actually giddy with excitement!!!" lol Then it happened -
I was in the front room, folding clothes to deliver to my sleepy heads when the news started in, blasting me with all of the warmth of an arctic storm! :(
I'm so sick of the candidates, the weather, the problems that people like O.J. Simpson are having, news that Paris Hilton has feelings and emotions like the rest of us, and disaster after disaster - but the stock market and the 'bail out' are just flat out pissing me off!
When one of my many bill collectors call and viciously harass me for payment can I tell them, "Hey, my tax dollars are bailing your butt out, so quit calling me, unless you want to say 'Thanks!'" After all, it said that we will be infusing the bailee's with billions of dollars to help them out!?
But NO! Ever since the news hit that these unfortunate victims of tough times are going to get this tremendous boost in the financial arm, I've been inundated with phone call after phone call of debt collectors that want their money, NOW!
Everyone wants the Iraqi people to be grateful that we're 'saving' them, so why wouldn't I want the financial institutions to be grateful that we're 'saving' THEM?!?
We're suffering and losing our homes and retirement funds, and no one's running to help us!? Bush says that "we have to sit down and work this out together..." but I haven't received an email or phone call from him? And what exactly does his new catch-phrase mean anyway? Is HE going to be tightening the 'ol belt buckle and chipping in? Are our law makers, candidates, congressmen/women, and state government heads going to be taking a pay cut? Are they at risk of losing everything?
Hey guys/gals I need a bail out too! But it's not because I mishandled my funds - it's because I've had to try to live amongst the chaos that you've created, and you've taken away my funds so now there's nothing to save!
It's time for answers. And no, McCain, I'm NOT "your friend." I hate that phrase he's using! lol I was so excited about Palin - she was 'one of us'; a mother, a woman, a sensible soul - but, no, I guess I was wrong in that assumption... they're all the same - and as good as Obama talks, he's ingenuine too... I'm going to vote for Homer Simpson and wish that Andy Taylor were running!
I guess that's it for my rant - I've run out of time, energy, and am just flat too depressed about it all to keep on - isn't that the way they want us? Too tired and depressed to fight what they're doing?? Spirit broken and homeless? I'm beginning to think that that might be a fact...
Trip to Adams State Universiy
Friday afternoon we farmed Austin out to a neighbor, dropped Tyler at his buddy's house, loaded up Ryan's girlfriend and headed to Adams State College in Alamosa for Ryan's first college concert (well, there were some other kids in it too!). It's really kind of silly as the college is only 2.5 hours from here, but for me and my back it was an epic journey!
I packed everything but the kitchen sink, checked at least a dozen times to make sure I had everything, especially my pills - can't forget those!!
As we pulled into the meeting place, the corner "Loaf n Jug", Kylie was on the phone trying to get Ryan to hurry faster... After all, we hadn't seen him in almost a week!! She and I were both out of the car the moment his weirdly angled driving lamps came into view and as he stepped from his car my gut turned again as I watched him desparately embrace his own true love and leave me standing there, looking stupid, as usual! lol I don't think I'll ever get used to sharing him with this interloper, ummm, well it's not really sharing - she's got him and I don't... that's motherhood! It's a good thing that I really like her!! =D
When we arrived at his hotel room, I mean, dorm room, we started to unpack and take inventory of what we would wear to this monumentous occassion - for all of my thourough packing and careful checks and re-checks, Roger ended up without his shirt, and me without my trousers!! ugh! Everyone ended up being in extremely casual attire, so we fit in just fine - again proving that I worry too much and pack way too much!
It was a great concert, even if I did only capture the top of my darling's bobbing and weaving crown of dark tresses! He sounds so much more polished now than when they ruled the small high school of Cotopaxi, Colorado, so I guess the college courses are working :)
It's really pretty sad though that I can never get good footage - for years other parents nodd warmly at me as I arrive at concerts and events with massive electronics in tow, knowing that the most precious moments of their children's school lives are being safely preserved by the lady that always has the best of the best in HSN home video recording equipment!
I know they wonder why I've not complied with their many requests for copies of the events, but I am sure that I would be totally exiled from future school functions if they only knew! Not to mention, when your oldest son is one of the best bass players in the State of Colorado and his best friend the best drummer of the Western U.S., get to 'jammin', the camera is not going to be steady!! I'm deathly afraid to even look at those, but the sound came out good! ;->
After the concert we went back to the dorm and made ready for a good night's sleep - Ryan had managed to scrounge up a mattress from David's room and took the 'drapes' off of the windows for our covers. We would assuredly have the best rest ever! Roger and I haven't slept "side by side" in over 9 years as we have a massive California King bed that assures we will never bump into each other, but this night we would sleep on the smallest twinmattress I'd ever seen and quite possibly get reacquainted in the most inhumane manner! I wisely commandeered the inside of the mattress that was against the foot of Ryan's humongous bed. I guess throughout the night Roger found out how cold the floor in a dorm room can be and finally ended up at 1am, resting comfortably on a nice hard cafe' chair. I didn't notice, I wasunconscious! At 5:30am I was roused by my loving man holding a luke -warm cup of Micky D's exotic brew and, what I'm sure was, 1200 tiny packs of sugar. He knows me well! I haven't slept in my clothes in some time and remember now that it was a wise thing to grow out of when I was quite small! It was an experience and I dare say that the next time(?!?!) I will sell something and get a room!!
So I'm back home now, safe in my sweats and medic scrubs. I've been beyond sore today, but am still victorious in knowing that we 'did good' and my empty bank account made a young man look good, once more, in front of his friends.
Spare me monthly concerts ASU, please! Now, back to work! =D
Just WHAT are we trying to say here??
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
I guess today's going to be one of those days where I just don't "get it"!lol Like this belt buckle that was advertised in the Etsy Finds today...
hummm, now, just what are we trying to say with this one?
"This whale belt buckle would make any outfit an instant showstopper. Guys, go out with this one on and just wait for the ladies to start commenting on it! buncombebuckles's shop $54." May 12, 2008 Today's Find was curated for you by Marymary.
I just found it comical, especially with MaryMary pointing out that the "ladies" would start commenting on it to the wearer...
"Back in the day" I remember my poor little grandma's words about the horribly indecent things she was being subject to -
Most prominent in my memory was her comment about a billboard that read, "A buck well-spent on a Springmade Sheet"! It pictured an Native American male sitting, with his head hanging down, on the edge of a bed that I guess was made using the company "Springmade"'s sheets... she thought the implication was intolerable! I really think she would just die if she saw all the commercials on t.v. now!
There is nothing that can't be said, or done, on these commercials now. Even the animated movies are full of innuendos and profanity.... {sigh} I often wonder if, for the sake of "free speech", that we've lost all dignity, modesty, and self-respect? It still stops me in my tracks to hear these things on t.v. Even "The Bee Movie" was inundated with sexual comments and drug use references!? I think they've decided that kids don't understand the meanings of what they're saying, so it's okay - but I guarantee you that my 8 year old boy understands! Of course, he has an usually high I.Q., but it's not a reach for the average intelligent child to "get it"....
I wish we could go back to the way it was - I just feel like we've lost our commonsense and especially, our morals.
On a more, directly related to me, note - there's a fire up here on the mountain, just a few miles away, so I will probably have to stop work for a bit to pack up some of my more important things. A guy up here decided to not tell anyone, and just go ahead and burn some brush - we have a very strict fire ban on right now, but he didn't care! =< Now my little home is being threatened again, by the carelessness and selfishness of some guy that wanted to clean his stupid yard! Makes me angry to say the least!! Our season is already started to be a bad one - it's going to be precarious living unless we get some moisture soon. The clouds are thick today and a storm is predicted, but the clouds aren't letting loose yet! Maybe I'll have to get some of the deer antler into a necklace and get to makin' a rain dance! lol
Anyway, would appreciate some good thoughts sent our way today =D
Freida
KW Eagle - Progress Pics
Monday, March 24, 2008
It's finally showing signs of Spring and my work load is steadily increasing => I thought I would post a progress picture of the eagle I'm working on. Can't wait to get him done and sent to his new home. I thought I was making a huge mistake in using my finest walnut burl on this piece, but I think now that it's going to be a good thing. It's just a reminder though, to "keep it simple" - it really wasn't necessary in the end to use such figured wood - the piece will stand for itself after the shaping and final finish is applied! Still, all-in-all, it's a pretty project. Kathy Wise always makes me look good! lol These aren't the best pictures though, taken at 5am, having to rely on indoor lighting. I'm going to be taking better ones later to add to my Flicker page. The eye is the only part that remains to be finished, although I think a little more shaping on the upper body will help tremendously...
The Easter egg hunt at the fire station was loaded with kids this year. We got there a few minutes late and Austin had to run to get in the racing crowd! A few were later than us though, and some of the kids only ended up with a few eggs =< home ="">
I was so surprised to see Vivian there! She had a new little girl in her arms? I told her that I didn't even know she was pregnant and she said, "no one did!" lol She's so cute; 5 weeks old and decked out in pink => I managed to snap a quick photo of a hungry Madison! It was a sad note though to hear that Denita was back in the hospital. She's getting an i.v. in place for antibiotics - I guess she's lost a lot of weight; Vivian said she's down to 110!? I really need to see her - I would feel terrible if something happened and I hadn't gotten to see her!! I wish I were a better friend....
Well, it's back to bed for now - Roger was leaving this morning for Trinidad again - another 3-4 days. It's good for our bills but it's Spring Break for the boys and I won't be able to get much work done =< The sun's starting to come up and I promised myself I would have a lazy morning and stay in bed a little while later this morning - as long as my back doesn't act up anyway ;{
Freida
