Here's a great (easy) way to get your house clean... Shorten your Swiffer handle and attach a cleaning pad. Give to child. Volia!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Cleaning House
Here's a great (easy) way to get your house clean... Shorten your Swiffer handle and attach a cleaning pad. Give to child. Volia!
Terhune Orchards
We went to a local pick-your-own place today. Terhune Orchards is fewer than 5 miles from our house. They have tons of different types of fruits and vegetables that you can pick yourself, as well as lots of farm animals. We went to get our Halloween pumpkin. W had a great time looking at the animals. He really liked the goat.
We saw lots of pumpkins that we liked. W kept trying to pick them up. He also kept getting tripped up in the vines. In spite of the drizzly and chilly weather, we had a really nice time.
We saw lots of pumpkins that we liked. W kept trying to pick them up. He also kept getting tripped up in the vines. In spite of the drizzly and chilly weather, we had a really nice time.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Sudoku Championship
Today was the big day for the First Annual Sudoku Championship. I, along with about a thousand other nerds, converged on the Philadelphia Convention Center at 9 this morning. After snagging my free t-shirt and goody bag, I chilled out for a bit with Mike and W. The first and second rounds were back-to-back, starting at 11. There were 263 contestants in my division, beginner. After about 5 minutes of solving, I was the 43rd to finish. In the second round, I took about the same amount of time and was 34th to finish. The third round, after lunch, was much harder. I messed up on the puzzle, and after 7 minutes of solving, I finished 95th. There were some people who didn't finish in the 30 minute time allotment, so not too bad
on my part, I guess.
Since there was nothing to do but sit after completing each puzzle, I was glad I had brought some cross stitch to work on. I started on, and got about halfway done with, a piece that will become an ornament for my friend's son's first Christmas. This is also the one I did for a couple of friends of ours who just got married, as well as for my nephew.
on my part, I guess.Since there was nothing to do but sit after completing each puzzle, I was glad I had brought some cross stitch to work on. I started on, and got about halfway done with, a piece that will become an ornament for my friend's son's first Christmas. This is also the one I did for a couple of friends of ours who just got married, as well as for my nephew.
Friday, October 19, 2007
A Merry Little Christmas
I got a book (Better Homes and Gardens: A Cross Stitch Christmas) at the library last week that has Christmasy cross stitch designs in it. Most of them are in styles I don't particularly care for, but there are a few that I dig. I am doing one right now that is a Lizzie Kate design that says "Have a Merry Little Christmas". It's really cute; I am stitching it on navy blue 14-count Aida cloth. There are directions for making a frame for the finished design out of twigs; I collected some candidates in the yard yesterday. I'll post pics when I finish it.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The Painted House
Our house is finally painted! It really looks great. They replaced the rotted wood and we got completely new shutters. They dripped a little paint on my plants, but that's not really a big deal.
DDH took down our back fence this morning. Mr. B's Fence Company is delivering new panels tomorrow morning. DDH is going to start putting it up while W's taking his nap, after W's 15-month check-up at the pediatrician. I won't be along for the fun, as I will be having my first subbing experience at Notre Dame High School. I want to sub some to make sure that I really want to go back to the classroom once I do go back to work. Part of me doesn't want to go back to the classroom, as I feel like a babysitter at times. However, there are aspects of teaching that I do love, and I just want to see if those aspects still outweigh the negative. I have ideas as to what else I could do besides teach, but since I have experience teaching and it does provide a nice summer break, I want to give it a try up here in NJ.
It's looking like Eudora might have to retire to MS. She isn't a mean dog at all, she's just old and can't see well. W. will come over to her and try to love on her and because she can't see well, it startles her. She grumps on W. a little too much, and last night she actually made physical contact with him. She left a couple of minor scratches on his face, frighteningly close to his eye. There was a bit of blood, which scared me, but once I got him cleaned up, it was clear that the wounds were small and shallow. I treated the boo-boos with hydrogen peroxide and put Neosporin on them. Thank God she didn't cause any REAL damage. DDH and I discussed it last night and think it would be best if she went to live with her Burdy and Ace at the Del Barka Vista-Rankin County Location before she does anything worse...
DDH took down our back fence this morning. Mr. B's Fence Company is delivering new panels tomorrow morning. DDH is going to start putting it up while W's taking his nap, after W's 15-month check-up at the pediatrician. I won't be along for the fun, as I will be having my first subbing experience at Notre Dame High School. I want to sub some to make sure that I really want to go back to the classroom once I do go back to work. Part of me doesn't want to go back to the classroom, as I feel like a babysitter at times. However, there are aspects of teaching that I do love, and I just want to see if those aspects still outweigh the negative. I have ideas as to what else I could do besides teach, but since I have experience teaching and it does provide a nice summer break, I want to give it a try up here in NJ.
It's looking like Eudora might have to retire to MS. She isn't a mean dog at all, she's just old and can't see well. W. will come over to her and try to love on her and because she can't see well, it startles her. She grumps on W. a little too much, and last night she actually made physical contact with him. She left a couple of minor scratches on his face, frighteningly close to his eye. There was a bit of blood, which scared me, but once I got him cleaned up, it was clear that the wounds were small and shallow. I treated the boo-boos with hydrogen peroxide and put Neosporin on them. Thank God she didn't cause any REAL damage. DDH and I discussed it last night and think it would be best if she went to live with her Burdy and Ace at the Del Barka Vista-Rankin County Location before she does anything worse...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Surprise! You're home!
Getting home (back to NJ) has been really nice. My DDH did lots of projects around the house while I was away. He installed a light fixture in our downstairs bathroom, installed a fan/vent in the upstairs bathroom, and (drumroll please) planted my shrubs! They look great. To top everything off, the painters are here today and they are working their tails off. What else could a girl ask for?
I got my pens today for the Sudoku tournament that takes place this weekend. I have to break them in a bit prior to Saturday. Can't just walk in there with virgin pens!
I've cross stitched a bookmark for my mom's birthday. Her BD is Saturday, but she won't be celebrating much, as she will be on a school trip to the Huntsville Space Center with 50+ 5th graders. She says that her best BD gift is that she'll be done with that trip for another year!
I got my pens today for the Sudoku tournament that takes place this weekend. I have to break them in a bit prior to Saturday. Can't just walk in there with virgin pens!
I've cross stitched a bookmark for my mom's birthday. Her BD is Saturday, but she won't be celebrating much, as she will be on a school trip to the Huntsville Space Center with 50+ 5th graders. She says that her best BD gift is that she'll be done with that trip for another year!
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