Redefining Perfect

Watch that last step it’s a doozy!

I had no intentions of ending up disappearing for this long.  I have at least a dozen half-baked and sometimes half started posts in my head and on my dashboard waiting to be written.  I have no good explanation except…”oh hai, I have blog?”  Yeah – I could just never hit publish or wrap my head around actually completng a post.

On a good note – real life has been absolutely packed with stuff.  Our October calendar was packed full of activites of which we’ve only done about 1/2…because we also had some illness creep through and things like cruddy weather getting in the way.

Instead of blogging I’ve been driving my wonderful husband Archie nuts with the crafting supplies now absolutely overflowing out of their previously neat and tidy corner.  I’m making presents and decorations for the upcoming Yule/Christmas season! 

I have made several of the decorations. Two adorable little pettiskirts, and overskirts.  I’ve got the materials nearly completed for two twirly skirts for which I’m making my own pattern and hoping to let them both be free and overskirts for the pettiskirts.  I’ve also started other gifts, but I can’t say what they are on this public area

Brandon has been going forward in school like wildfire.  He has been doing his afterschool program and loving it.  His grades are (mostly) holding on great and we went to his first band concert this year!  I actually got to go on a Field Trip with him this year – to the zoo!  It was great finally meeting some other parents in his grade and getting to the zoo. I’m getting ready to go in a few weeks to the formation of the new parents group that’s forming along the lines of a PTO…I’ve been painfully aware over the past few years that I’ve never been involved enough in these things – so I’m trying to be now.

Today I finally got the girls to the new homeschool group.  Riley got stung by a bee, but it didn’t hold her back.  They had a blast and I had a nice time socializing with the moms….and being able to come home and tell Archie about the large group of (successfully) homeschooled kids from the girls age up to 17!  I think I can learn a lot from these women and look forward to going again next week!

I’ve also been really busy doing some behind the scenes stuff online…I have a lot more work to do in that area, but hopefully I won’t forget this place again!!  Or any of you!  I feel like I’ve gone to no blogs at all lately…and it’s time to rectify that right now!!

Brandon started school a couple of weeks ago and since then I just have been in the midst of a whirlwind.  It’s not that I haven’t had time to blog…I’ve just had so much to talk about, I couldn’t seem to focus on one thing!  So, for today you get some bullet points of things that have happened over the past few weeks and hopefully in the next few days I’ll get back into my posting schedule again.

* Just a few days into school, Brandon came home with a note.  It was an invitation into his schools “Odyssey of the Mind” program.  It’s a Talented and Gifted program that focuses on Literature, Art and History.  Only 15 students are in this program.  After 3 years of advanced math and science programs – this kid is just rocking school!  I’m so proud of him!!

* My aunt came in to visit from Buffalo.  She’s the “Cool” aunt we had when we were growing up…6 years younger than my mom and always was about keeping the kids happy – no matter what the parents say.  Nothing’s changed. Not that I ever fight her when she wants to do things w/ Brandon…but sh emakes it seem like I’d object *lol*  It was so wonderful seeing her again!!

* When she was here we all went down to Nashville, IN.  I love that place and really need to make an effort to get there more often.  Next time w/o the kids and a photog friend would be perfect…so many things I missed out on capturing.

* Speaking of which – I have 400+ (maybe 500+ now) photos sitting on my camera and hard drive waiting to be edited and shown off!!  I swear Ive been so blog-lazy the past couple of weeks.  Hopefully I’ll dole those out nice and slow for you…instead of bombrding you with tons of pics!!!

* I have absolutely NOTHING planned for Halloween – not even costumes…but I might let the kid have a halloween sleepover.  I’ve got some nasty Halloween recipes that are perfect for the gross out fans that are 10-11 year old boys.

* Archie actually broached the subject of homeschooling with me – something we haven’t dared discuss in months (hot-button issue in this house ).  The results of our latest discussion is that homeschooling may be the best thing for Riley – but only Riley. He thinks Angel would thrive better in a social situation – and I tend to agree.  We’ll see how this progresses.

* While I have nothing planned for Halloween, I’ve already started with Christmas plans/decorations/presents.  Tomorrow I resume sewing on the girls clothes that I started a little over a month back.  I have purchased some stuff for Christmas presents for the in-laws/parents/Archie…but that’s all I can tell you because they all read this  

* Hopefully we sell the mustang in the next couple of weeks.  It goes in the Auto/RV this coming weekend, and we know the neihbor is interested in it.  If we sell it, we will be discussing just how the money will be divided…including Christmas and something Archie wants into there along with getting our truck repaired. It won’t go far-but I’m sure it will go far enough…

* Living in the middle of nowhere does not lend well toward great craft supply shopping. I got exceptionally frustrated tonight – might have been less so if I’d gone out earlier and really been able to spend time in JoAnn.  Oh, and WalMart recently remodeled our store…it now SUCKS.  Not only is everything moved around and no longer cohesive (seriously, no rhyme or reason to how they did this)…but their stock is SERIOUSLY down – they have NOTHING. Stupid WalMart.

* I’m so excited that the fall is here. I really get my baking mojo on in the fall…and it’s already started.  I cannot wait to get to the orchard and get some baking pumpkins for this year. I have lots of pumpkin to freeze for use later.  Cookies, breads, cakes…yummmmm…

* I know I’m missing  a lot, but I can’t remember now. hopefully you’ll get a new post from my husband tomorrow…he has this week off for vacation so he has no excuse to NOT write one (*nudges Archie* HINT)

You thought you’d get a post from Mr. Perfect today, didn’t you?  Well, you aren’t that lucky…he’s still writing.  So instead you get the fun random bullets…

* I’ve been sick the past few days.  I feel ‘okay’ in the morning and it starts to hit by about 1 every day.  Headache, sore throat, muscle aches, grumpiness, and feeling clammy-like.  After two nights of putting up with me, Archie wants me to call the doctor. I did and go in today. I’m sure I’ll be told it’s just a cold, but it’s just as well to go in w/ the sore throat and a CF babe in the house.

* Remember the Saga of the Big Toe that started in January and I thought was done in April with a big fat cortizone shot?  Well, it’s not.  After enough distractions and pain killers (thank you, gall bladder), I was able to ignore it for 3 months – but the pain is not gone.  It gets worse when I wear my sneakers for more than an hour or two.  So, I go back to the podiatrist next week.  It’s a good thing I like that man with how much I despise feet….

* Today I finally got off my butt and scheduled doctor’s appointments I was supposed to a couple of months ago.  My podiatrist for one, I called the OBGYN for my 2 year check (hooray for no parts, checks get farther apart) – only to find out I’d already scheduled it months ago…and I got Riley’s appt with her geneticist set again. 

* I’ve been sewing like mad – well, previous to my sickliness.  Trying to get Christmas presents done for the girls.  It involves working my poor sewing machine to the bone, but will be worth it…if I can restrain myself from putting the clothes on the girls prior to Christmas.

* Brandon starts 6th grade on Tuesday.  Tuesday!  I can’t believe summer is over already…but I’m relieved in a way.  We seriously need the break from each other.

* The girls old OT called today just to see how they were doing.  I thought that was so sweet of her.  It was good to talk to her again briefly.

* Had one of my ex’s actually act surprised and hurt that I ignored his friend request on Facebook.  He sent me a message asking if I still hated him that much that I wouldn’t friend him.  I didn’t bother replying – but have to say that I don’t hate him…hate is such a strong word..but really, I don’t LIKE him enough to friend him…anywhere. 

* July was a great month of visiting family…and I’m sad I wasn’t able to get to Buffalo to do the same.  Hopefully next year I will get there.

* Still wishing I could make it to Type A Mom.  No sign of sponsorship in sight, though…so that may be another I miss again.  Maybe next year.

* Have an editor actually reading my novel now.  Here’s to hoping she loves it and you’ll be looking at the latest published blogger here soon  

That’s it for now.  Hopefully soon hubs will finish his blog post for me…and yes, I’m putting this out here to help nudge him toward it

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