What a nice weekend! Friday, Stefanie and I went to see South Pacific at the 5th Avenue Theater. It was wonderful! The music, the singers and the costumes were great! We thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Now I’m all enthused to see about getting more tickets for Nineandahalf and I. It was a nice Daughter/Mother outing – She planned and got the tickets and best part . . she drove in that awful Seattle traffic and parked. That was a bit of a head ache . . It was hard to find a place to park and we squeezed in . . and I do mean squeezed in. I got out before the parked and then she had to crawl over the seat and get out the back door. I was laughing! She rarely wears a dress and wouldn’t you know that when she does she has to climb over a seat! ~ something to remember!
Phine came out Friday night to spend the weekend with us. She brought the dog and cat and stayed in stayed in the cute pink room upstairs. Nineandahalf got it painted earlier in the week and it really is cute.
The animals all got along and we enjoyed a weekend of checking out the local haunts. We all had a great time and it was fun to have her at the “Arthur Inn”. It worked out much better than expected so think we’ll do it again!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Roadtrip!
It was a great road trip . . . Off to Pullman we went to celebrate an extra long weekend and Valentine’s Day with Furrbait and Megan. We got up early on Friday morning and left the house all packed with food for Furrbait’s requested dinners, dog, blankets etc . . and left before sunrise. I was tired and not pleased about getting up so early on my day off but we wanted to get to Pullman early to have the whole day . . .
As we went over the pass, the sun was rising . . . .what a breathtaking sight . . The snowcapped mountains with the rising sun and pink and lavender sky behind them . . it was incredible. It was a great smooth drive and we got there in plenty of time to enjoy the day.
I cooked Shredded Pork Tacos (which are incredibly good), made a strawberry pie, and had a nice steak dinner for Valentine’s Day. Furrbait made us some of his fried chicken legs - - they were really good . . and he fell in love with my cast iron pot! I’m lucky to have gotten it home with me! LOL
Nineandahalf, Leo and I did a nice volksmarch in Pullman on Saturday afternoon. It was a wonderful sunny day and the walk was really nice . .. all on a paved trail. We really enjoyed it .
Friday night we went with Furrbait aka Cub Reporter to a couple of Pullman High School basketball games. It was really fun and we enjoyed it. High school sports are so fun! We enjoyed seeing him taking notes – he has a great system he made himself, interviewing the coach and reading his story. He really does have a flair for it and does really well.
We watched some movies, played Kyle’s favorite game (Monopoly), ate good food, visitied, went shopping . .and just had a great time . . nothing special . ..but then again . . .everything special! These regular old days often make the best memories!
As we went over the pass, the sun was rising . . . .what a breathtaking sight . . The snowcapped mountains with the rising sun and pink and lavender sky behind them . . it was incredible. It was a great smooth drive and we got there in plenty of time to enjoy the day.
I cooked Shredded Pork Tacos (which are incredibly good), made a strawberry pie, and had a nice steak dinner for Valentine’s Day. Furrbait made us some of his fried chicken legs - - they were really good . . and he fell in love with my cast iron pot! I’m lucky to have gotten it home with me! LOL
Nineandahalf, Leo and I did a nice volksmarch in Pullman on Saturday afternoon. It was a wonderful sunny day and the walk was really nice . .. all on a paved trail. We really enjoyed it .
Friday night we went with Furrbait aka Cub Reporter to a couple of Pullman High School basketball games. It was really fun and we enjoyed it. High school sports are so fun! We enjoyed seeing him taking notes – he has a great system he made himself, interviewing the coach and reading his story. He really does have a flair for it and does really well.
We watched some movies, played Kyle’s favorite game (Monopoly), ate good food, visitied, went shopping . .and just had a great time . . nothing special . ..but then again . . .everything special! These regular old days often make the best memories!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
If it ain't broke . . .
then don’t fix it!
So how many times have I heard that . . .and yet I didn’t lesson. Sayings like these are here for a reason . . . and at my age you would think I would learn to listen . . .
When we bought my sewing machine, we included a maintenance and warranty package for 4 additional years. The price seemed right and the sales person told us that we should have the machine serviced yearly. So we bought into this logic. We were busy over the Christmas holidays and I wasn’t sewing so we took the machine in even though I’ve only had it for 9 months.
The first of the year hit and I was anxious to get back to sewing. Already the shows for the 2010 season were getting scheduled and in place. I picked it up and right away it didn’t seem right. The automatic thread cutter wasn’t working all the time . .. but then it worked some of the time. I contemplated taking it back in but I was anxious to get to the sewing of some of our new fabrics. Then it seemed to work more and more and so I forgot about it.
I try to sew each night after work so there will be plenty of stock this spring and summer when the shows are every weekend. I had just proudly finished my 3rd dress for the night (despite working overtime) and was starting the 4th when the machine made a loud clunk and locked up. The computer message on the machine said that the machine had been stopped for safety reason due to tangled thread. But . . the thread didn’t seem tangled. I took off the plates and unscrewed the screws and couldn’t see any tangled thread.
Nineandahalf took a look see and called the store. We are to bring it in tonight but it will take a week to be sent out and come back . . . so the yah-hoos that goofed it up in the first placed will fix it . . .I’m not happy . .I’m in production mode! And well . . I should have left well enough alone . . .
It wasn’t broke . . .. so I shouldn’t have fixed it! Lesson learned . . .at least til I make this mistake again!
So how many times have I heard that . . .and yet I didn’t lesson. Sayings like these are here for a reason . . . and at my age you would think I would learn to listen . . .
When we bought my sewing machine, we included a maintenance and warranty package for 4 additional years. The price seemed right and the sales person told us that we should have the machine serviced yearly. So we bought into this logic. We were busy over the Christmas holidays and I wasn’t sewing so we took the machine in even though I’ve only had it for 9 months.
The first of the year hit and I was anxious to get back to sewing. Already the shows for the 2010 season were getting scheduled and in place. I picked it up and right away it didn’t seem right. The automatic thread cutter wasn’t working all the time . .. but then it worked some of the time. I contemplated taking it back in but I was anxious to get to the sewing of some of our new fabrics. Then it seemed to work more and more and so I forgot about it.
I try to sew each night after work so there will be plenty of stock this spring and summer when the shows are every weekend. I had just proudly finished my 3rd dress for the night (despite working overtime) and was starting the 4th when the machine made a loud clunk and locked up. The computer message on the machine said that the machine had been stopped for safety reason due to tangled thread. But . . the thread didn’t seem tangled. I took off the plates and unscrewed the screws and couldn’t see any tangled thread.
Nineandahalf took a look see and called the store. We are to bring it in tonight but it will take a week to be sent out and come back . . . so the yah-hoos that goofed it up in the first placed will fix it . . .I’m not happy . .I’m in production mode! And well . . I should have left well enough alone . . .
It wasn’t broke . . .. so I shouldn’t have fixed it! Lesson learned . . .at least til I make this mistake again!
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