Tuesday, Sew busy, Cold!

 It is very cold here and very dry.  So yesterday was a nightmare hand sewing.  I had a lot of hand sewing to do on several wedding dresses and my thread would not stay unknotted.  I could not use wax on a wedding dress, so it was a lot of swearing under my breathe. I would try and dampen the thread, but it would dry out immediately and knot.  I think today will be worse.  Oh joy!

Two more wedding dresses in yesterday. I did not get the shop cleaned as I spent most of my time swearing under my breathe. EVEN KEEPING MY THREAD REALLY SHORT DID NOT HELP.

Daughter #3 found a bed on face book marketplace for our Oliver. HE is now crawling out of his crib, and landing, thump on the floor. It was down here in the valley and a good price.  Hub's and I went and picked it up this morning with the truck and hubs took it up to the University to drop it off at their apartment. I am so happy to see my kids use this resource. It saves so much money for them.

I did not get to make enchiladas yesterday as dinner time crept up on me as I was fighting knots and the chicken was still knot (excuse pun) thawed all the way.  SO, I made a quick dinner, out of large sausage dogs, frozen corn and potatoes.  After I arrived home from getting the bed loaded, I put the chicken in the oven to bake so I can take is off the bone later today.

Lil sis is so funny.  She has a tendency to be a last-minute person.  As in she puts off important things and then tries to hurry and make up for lost time. She is notorious for driving way over the speed limit to get to airports on time and then almost missing or missing flights.  We both have huge procrastination problems.  Hers is worse than mine.  Sissie got all the on-time genes.  Sissie plans everything, and she beats the two of us up when she is with us. Anyway, I digress.  As I have been on way too many butt clenching drives to airports with Lil sis, I have started lately to insist that I come and spend the night with her if it is an early flight out.

Now she was really offended by this the first time I did it, but tough beans, I was not putting my life and my blood pressure on the line for her anymore.  The last time I had to get across country in time for a meeting, she was not as owly about it.  Yesterday, she requested I come and spend the night with her to make sure she was fully packed the suitcase in my car, my alarm set, and I will get her A$$ up and shoved into the car and get her to the airport on time.  I think she likes not having the stress, or she is just lazy.  Probably a combo.

If you guys have not seen the Facebook post of Slug's dancing with her son at the wedding, you have to see it, I laughed until I hurt.  She is just so much fun.  She is up for anything and is so adventuress. They are just so cute. I hope she posts it on her blog when she gets home.

Grocery adds were dismal again.  I mean not a thing I would buy.  I will get apple juice which is a special at .99 limit 2.  The two grand babies drink this when they are here. We will have Oliver tomorrow late and he will spend the night and then his other grandma will pick him up here and take him to her place.  Daughter's work is already down one operator and she just found out another is retiring tomorrow. I don't have any idea what this will hold for her schedule, but she has now been a straight 12 days on.  It is crazy.  Her job is not just something you can jump into.  It requires training, and passing of National exams, plus she has a chemistry and micro bio degree for the lab work.  I expect we will be doing more sitting of Oliver in the future. I am so happy it is getting nicer outside at the end of the week.  This way we can play outside with grandpa and leave grandma to sewing.  Usually, Hub's goes up to their place to free me up from the distraction.

Well, I am off to see if I can finish up a wedding dress without having the problems I had yesterday. You might hear me screaming.

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim