so... i know i said i wouldn't touch on "family" matters or should i just say "in-law" matters because honestly, rarely is there an issue with MY family. they're perfect, you know. okay, kidding. so maybe i'm the nit-picky bitchy daugtherinlaw. who knows. i honestly dont know how chad and i fit together because the families we come from couldn't be any further on each side of the spectrum. i have a hard time relating to his family because they are out there, at least according to the way i have been brought up and naturally i want to live my life the same way that i was brought up (and better, my life wasnt perfectly).
dh has been sportin' an attitude lately. super crabby about anything and everything. little things that you can just have a simple little chat about to resolve them. like, my lovely wife, would you please clean up your craft room so you can at least walk in there? me: sure husband! but no... its more like yell yell yell SCREAM yell yell yell. and you know, with all that yelling, i really don't listen. i mean, who likes to get yelled at anyways? i used to be a yeller, a lot more than now, but what good does it do? just simply explain what is making you mad and why... offer a solution and thats that.
well dh was NOT raised with any of those suggestions. his family is SCREAM SCREAM SCREAM bloody murder scream... then storm off, slam doors, throw things, etc... and ten minutes later, act like nothing happened.
okay so how does anything get resolved? well, i dont think it does?? it just builds up and up and up and adds fuel to the next blow up.
so dh was doing this attitude thing on saturday, we were going to meet bil and his kids at some sports show... well dh kept it up up up and his brother got there and i told him i wasn't going in and i was going home and he couldnt come home until he knocked it off. so i went home and locked the door! yes, it probably was immature but he doesn't get it unless i really put my foot down (at least i think so) and its like he just continues to think that its okay to treat people much less his wife! this way.. so i guess they (him and his bro) came to our house after the show and i was up in my craft room (clearing a path to walk, heehee) and my music was blasting (for motivation to clear the walkway, you know) and so the door was locked and i didnt answer the door!! so OH LORD dh's dad was with them as well... and now they ALL know that i being the horrible wife i am locked my husband out of the house.... and you know what they do with a juicy piece of information like THAT.
blab it, of course. i hear from my SIL that fatherinlaw couldn't stop talking about how i locked dh out. you know, i guess im flattered that they have nothing else to talk about but MY drama, but for real. i dont know.. they drive me insane. its like they are sooo interested in all the drama in our lives, i guess so they have something interesting to talk about with others? im not sure.
i just know that im not one who likes to be talked about. guess i better quit locking my dh out, and not mind so much. i just needed to vent.... all this stupid inlaw drama. this hasn't been the first time and im darn sure it wont be the last.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
jan recap
So january is almost 1/2 over... it seems like christmas was a long time ago to me though... sadly had to take the tree down last weekend... hate that! i realized i have WAY too much christmas stuff... need to buy another tote to house it all. the bad thing is the more stuff i collect, the more i run out of room. and dh isn't too keen on "clutter" for obvious reasons when you meet his family--but thats a whole 'nother blog that I have to keep under lock and key due to wandering eyeballs.
i got a raise. not up to the penny i wanted, but enough for now. plus a guaranteed nice bonus for next year AND a promised bonus of some of the money i'm bringing into the firm billing my paralegal work hours. so, for now, i'm happy.
i hope this year is good for us... dh and i. the past year was a little bit rocky but i guess its all part of growing together and being married. you've got to have some bad times to appreciate the good ones, right? i think we are getting on the same page more and more now and learning to respect each others opinions. we are both pretty darn stubborn, i know i am, i'll openly admit that one. and i like CONTROL and i dont like other people to have it... its quite apparent in our house.. ive decorated almost the entire thing (and want to REdecorate it now...) but dh loves to hunt and wants to display some of his ahem..trophies around the house. well i suppose i dont live in an animal museum for a reason... so still working on that.
flickr has been soooooo inspiring for me lately. i just LOVE it. i know the life i want to create for myself and it helps me pinpoint those things and work towards them. so yay for flickr, i visited that site a year ago or so and HATED it. i guess i just didn't quite understand it.
and now a rant... fabric stores! like joanns... come on.. get some cute fabric for cheap.. please?! i promise i will support you... we have a quilt shop here... fiberworks. omg... so so SO much fabric. so much love there. i could live there... but dang, the fabric is NOT cheap. of course i love all the expensive stuff, does that surprise me--no! there are a few other shops around town though, so i need to check those out. ive found a site online that has some cute stuff for a few dollars a yard cheaper too, not sure if the shipping costs will make them more than local shops here or not. im always out to save a buck though! tonight joanns had their calico whatever the hell prints.. most of them are crap, but they were 40% off and i found some alexander henry! yum!! "mocca" is the print... hopefully i can do my first apron with that.
okay missy, no more buying fabric and lots more creating with it. i have OODLES of flannel to use. one of my friends had these blankets for her daughter that were great for swaddling so shes going to get me the measurements and i plan to make lots o' those. i have four pregnant friends right now!!!
sorry no pics. i've been lacking on any crafting lately. the couch just sucks me in after i make supper.
but, we are going to change up the lighting in my craft room and i think that will be great.. right now the lighting in there totally sucks... its one dome shaped light in the middle and i think because of the color it just isn't working well.... so hopefully i can sweet talk dh into doing that this weekend! our stupid tub keeps leaking and leaking and we dont know how to fix it... had to cut a hole in the ceiling. :( and maybe another hole in the wall!! sadness! i have some projects i need to finish up around teh hole and i heard we were supposed to get 4-5 inches of snow tomorrow so i need to get up early and do my running around errands before that hits! i really dont love to drive around in the snow in this town...
thats enough babble for tonight. :)
i got a raise. not up to the penny i wanted, but enough for now. plus a guaranteed nice bonus for next year AND a promised bonus of some of the money i'm bringing into the firm billing my paralegal work hours. so, for now, i'm happy.
i hope this year is good for us... dh and i. the past year was a little bit rocky but i guess its all part of growing together and being married. you've got to have some bad times to appreciate the good ones, right? i think we are getting on the same page more and more now and learning to respect each others opinions. we are both pretty darn stubborn, i know i am, i'll openly admit that one. and i like CONTROL and i dont like other people to have it... its quite apparent in our house.. ive decorated almost the entire thing (and want to REdecorate it now...) but dh loves to hunt and wants to display some of his ahem..trophies around the house. well i suppose i dont live in an animal museum for a reason... so still working on that.
flickr has been soooooo inspiring for me lately. i just LOVE it. i know the life i want to create for myself and it helps me pinpoint those things and work towards them. so yay for flickr, i visited that site a year ago or so and HATED it. i guess i just didn't quite understand it.
and now a rant... fabric stores! like joanns... come on.. get some cute fabric for cheap.. please?! i promise i will support you... we have a quilt shop here... fiberworks. omg... so so SO much fabric. so much love there. i could live there... but dang, the fabric is NOT cheap. of course i love all the expensive stuff, does that surprise me--no! there are a few other shops around town though, so i need to check those out. ive found a site online that has some cute stuff for a few dollars a yard cheaper too, not sure if the shipping costs will make them more than local shops here or not. im always out to save a buck though! tonight joanns had their calico whatever the hell prints.. most of them are crap, but they were 40% off and i found some alexander henry! yum!! "mocca" is the print... hopefully i can do my first apron with that.
okay missy, no more buying fabric and lots more creating with it. i have OODLES of flannel to use. one of my friends had these blankets for her daughter that were great for swaddling so shes going to get me the measurements and i plan to make lots o' those. i have four pregnant friends right now!!!
sorry no pics. i've been lacking on any crafting lately. the couch just sucks me in after i make supper.
but, we are going to change up the lighting in my craft room and i think that will be great.. right now the lighting in there totally sucks... its one dome shaped light in the middle and i think because of the color it just isn't working well.... so hopefully i can sweet talk dh into doing that this weekend! our stupid tub keeps leaking and leaking and we dont know how to fix it... had to cut a hole in the ceiling. :( and maybe another hole in the wall!! sadness! i have some projects i need to finish up around teh hole and i heard we were supposed to get 4-5 inches of snow tomorrow so i need to get up early and do my running around errands before that hits! i really dont love to drive around in the snow in this town...
thats enough babble for tonight. :)
Thursday, January 10, 2008
anticipation
well, tonight I went into (one of) my boss's office and stated my case why I deserve a 1.70/hour raise. I sure hope I was persuasive enough... now I have to wait THREE whole days to find out if I won my case.
DH is getting four teeth pulled out tomorrow to make room for his teeth and another step closer to getting his braces put on!! he is quitting chewing... he's been done for three weeks, I am so proud of him!!!
greys is on right now. yaaaaaaay. i have so missed this show. but i am seriously partial to men in trees. gosh, can i just move to elmo? i LOVE it. so simple. i want my life to always be simple.
i have a TON of cleaning to get done this weekend, i'll be happy when its all done.
OMG the upstairs darn tub is leaking through the ceiling on the main floor... jeez. owning a house isn't fun sometimes.
so... my latest inspriration. makes my heart happy !!
Monday, January 7, 2008
buzzin in my brain
I'm slacking on posting again... sometimes I just don't have time, sometimes i have nothing interesting to say.
so this is going to be a really random post... just things that are floating around in my head and, somewhat, stressin' me out!
ccd--first class back in 2008 tonight... have to throw lesson together after work tonight, then run over to church and class starts at 6. no idea what to have for supper... made soup last night and dh turned nose up at it. figures. must get hat to amy to do a test fit on daughters and then knit pink hat and add flowers to both hats and hopefully have finished before june and hot weather. ugh.
bathroom lights--remodel this weekend. not loving the new light fixtures. maybe its those stupid energy saving lightbulbs that give off light like you are in a garage. yuck. must buy new bulbs and try them in the light. otherwise, return to lowes and start over. the hollywood bubls might be ugly but i like the light they give off. plus, they're cheap. need to figure out how to add some splashes of color to the vanilla + white room. PLUS need to return flat paint for "gloss" paint and ask lowes paint man about best paint to refinish vanity. hopefully finish that project by 2009 !!
lunch with inlaws. i really dont like to associate with them. they have nothing to say. i have nothing to say. they show up without calling and thats a pet peeve of mine. im trying to be better with them, but its hard.
northwest energy. our power bill has been really low for about six months. i thought maybe they were just giving us a break because they overcharged us? ha, i shouldn't be so niave. i saw it said we only used 2 units of power last month and i think the meter is broken. sent an email inquiry to them today.... waiting on the response. hoping to god they don't charge us for all the power we used in the past six months. def. be broke if that was the case. :(
living room. too dark... but might be okay if we add the recessed lighting that dh has been talking about. plus going to add wood floors which may help lighten up as well.
work... maternity leave. yeah its a long ways away but im already thinking about how i can negotiate part of it as sick leave. we don't have a sick leave policy, but i've taken two days of sick time in two years. i want to ask for 2-3 weeks of paid sick leave during maternity. the rest will be unpaid and i've already budgeted for that. long ways away, shouldn't even be worrying about this. and anticipating yearly raise for 2008. want 5% increase.
teeth/gum pain. going to dentist feb 18, must remember to talk to him about this stuff. scared of root canals and other pain causing things.. but oh well.
braces for dh. doubtful that insurance will cover extractions of dh's four teeth. goodbye 1350 dollars. :( oh well. he will be happy once he has straight teeth. braces for dh = 6500. eek. i want to get my top teeth straightened again too. i think if i whitened them i wouldn't notice the gap as bad. much cheaper than braces.
clutter-must get Less is More attitude and CLEAN OUT house. have rummage sale? too much work? undecided on that. i hate just throwing things away.
okay, thats all for now.... hopefully that helped me clear my head a bit.
so this is going to be a really random post... just things that are floating around in my head and, somewhat, stressin' me out!
ccd--first class back in 2008 tonight... have to throw lesson together after work tonight, then run over to church and class starts at 6. no idea what to have for supper... made soup last night and dh turned nose up at it. figures. must get hat to amy to do a test fit on daughters and then knit pink hat and add flowers to both hats and hopefully have finished before june and hot weather. ugh.
bathroom lights--remodel this weekend. not loving the new light fixtures. maybe its those stupid energy saving lightbulbs that give off light like you are in a garage. yuck. must buy new bulbs and try them in the light. otherwise, return to lowes and start over. the hollywood bubls might be ugly but i like the light they give off. plus, they're cheap. need to figure out how to add some splashes of color to the vanilla + white room. PLUS need to return flat paint for "gloss" paint and ask lowes paint man about best paint to refinish vanity. hopefully finish that project by 2009 !!
lunch with inlaws. i really dont like to associate with them. they have nothing to say. i have nothing to say. they show up without calling and thats a pet peeve of mine. im trying to be better with them, but its hard.
northwest energy. our power bill has been really low for about six months. i thought maybe they were just giving us a break because they overcharged us? ha, i shouldn't be so niave. i saw it said we only used 2 units of power last month and i think the meter is broken. sent an email inquiry to them today.... waiting on the response. hoping to god they don't charge us for all the power we used in the past six months. def. be broke if that was the case. :(
living room. too dark... but might be okay if we add the recessed lighting that dh has been talking about. plus going to add wood floors which may help lighten up as well.
work... maternity leave. yeah its a long ways away but im already thinking about how i can negotiate part of it as sick leave. we don't have a sick leave policy, but i've taken two days of sick time in two years. i want to ask for 2-3 weeks of paid sick leave during maternity. the rest will be unpaid and i've already budgeted for that. long ways away, shouldn't even be worrying about this. and anticipating yearly raise for 2008. want 5% increase.
teeth/gum pain. going to dentist feb 18, must remember to talk to him about this stuff. scared of root canals and other pain causing things.. but oh well.
braces for dh. doubtful that insurance will cover extractions of dh's four teeth. goodbye 1350 dollars. :( oh well. he will be happy once he has straight teeth. braces for dh = 6500. eek. i want to get my top teeth straightened again too. i think if i whitened them i wouldn't notice the gap as bad. much cheaper than braces.
clutter-must get Less is More attitude and CLEAN OUT house. have rummage sale? too much work? undecided on that. i hate just throwing things away.
okay, thats all for now.... hopefully that helped me clear my head a bit.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
knitting list...
I've got quite a few projects on my plate, or waiting in the wings to get finished!
I need to make myself a concrete list that I can refer back to, so I thought it would be good to do it here:
1. finish petal hats for Amy - 1 pink, 1 purple- by 1/7/08.
2. finish brother's felted slippers and mail to him at college--received by 2/5/08 (birthday).
3. knit hats for emily + friend, get head sizes first... paid project!
4. finish baby bib for mikayla and choose hat from stash--by 2/1/08.
5. valentine dishclothes for parents, grandma, j&p, carla, pam
6. dishclothes for wedding gifts--dani/kyle--august 8; adam/tasha--august 2; mandy/aaron--june 14.
7. felted slippers for mom done/mailed by march 12, 2008
8. felted slippers for chad by may 2, 2008 (hopefully sooner!)
9. big stack of dishclothes for craft sale table
to be continued...
I need to make myself a concrete list that I can refer back to, so I thought it would be good to do it here:
1. finish petal hats for Amy - 1 pink, 1 purple- by 1/7/08.
2. finish brother's felted slippers and mail to him at college--received by 2/5/08 (birthday).
3. knit hats for emily + friend, get head sizes first... paid project!
4. finish baby bib for mikayla and choose hat from stash--by 2/1/08.
5. valentine dishclothes for parents, grandma, j&p, carla, pam
6. dishclothes for wedding gifts--dani/kyle--august 8; adam/tasha--august 2; mandy/aaron--june 14.
7. felted slippers for mom done/mailed by march 12, 2008
8. felted slippers for chad by may 2, 2008 (hopefully sooner!)
9. big stack of dishclothes for craft sale table
to be continued...
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