New bike...

I started to excersise a few weeks ago and decided that a new bike would be nice.  I was riding my sons' bike but the seat is way to painful.....  So I started to save some $.  I was able to get the bike today.  It rides really nice, even though I only rode for a little over 2 miles.  I am hoping to go for 10 miles tomorrow or Sunday.

Vacation

So it's Thursday before Christmas.  All the shopping is finished and wrapped.  I want to work in the sewing room, but am not feeling inspired to do anything.  I have to finish my Christmas eve dinner napkins, so I guess I'd better get on with it.
Will be going to Costco later today....
Enjoy your day!

Saturday in the sewing room...

So today I was finishing up a few stray items I have been working on.
I am sending my niece her Waldorf-style doll with some custom clothing made by me.  I could not send her so much swag without sending her little brothers something.  So I made them some cats along with a story.  The cats they can have now, the story is for later.  Here are the cats and the beginning of the cat's tale.....

Here is Ms. Truffle, she is Ms. Lemon's twin sister.  The other cat in the picture is a stray that Ms. Truffle found in the alley behind the muffin shop on her last visit.  She was out looking for some nice Ahi tuna muffin tops, when she stumbled upon "Caesar", an Italian stray who was hanging out to see what he could pick up.  Ms. Truffle was instantly smitten by this sleek, black Italian cat with his smooth romantic accent, she could not help herself and had to bring him home.

Happy Tuesday...

Today was a much better day..... nothing chewed by the animals in my house.  Well, except for the avocado pit I found in the master bedroom.  We have an avocado tree in the front yard and the people in our house never get any of the very few avocados that the tree manages to grow.  The animals in the family and the neighborhood critters always seem to reach them first.  If it's not the squirrels, it could be the raccoons and finally, the ones that make it to the ground, are eaten by one of our dogs.  So when today I found yet another pit inside, I went outside and picked all the avocados I could reach without climbing on the roof.  It helped that we have this long tool with a basket on the end made for picking fruits.  In a few days when the avocados ripen up and are ready to eat, all the people will be very happy. :)

DOGS!!

So I come home today from a day of tending 4 and 5 year old children.....only to find that my dogs have eaten a pair of my son's new shoes.....they cannot even be saved at all....then I walk into my bathroom and find that one of the dogs has ripped out one side of the toilet paper holder that was in the wall.....then I go to the laundry room to do  some wash and find that the bath mat in my older son's bathroom is soaking wet, like there was a flood......
What a great end to my day!!!!!
Now I must finish dinner.....I think everyone will eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that they make themselves.

I AM FINISHED....

Not a typical Sunday.....

     I have been working on stuff for school the entire day.  Well, except the hour I spent on Skype with my sister in Virginia and my cousin in Mexico City.
   The school stuff needed to be finished and it has been haunting me since the second week of school.  If I stop wasting time online, I will finish in time to watch my new episode of Dexter. 
     So off I go.....have a great week.

Last day of summer for me...

Today is the last day of my summer....I must return to work tomorrow.  I am excited about starting my new school year.  My new students have been invited to join me.....their name tags are ready, crayon boxes and pencils in their caddies on their desks.....The room looks great.  We have staff meetings tomorrow and then the students arrive on Wednesday.
I will be working the Noho Taco Cook off Festival on Saturday, September 24th, 11-6 pm,  if anyone wants to join.  There will be many food trucks, a taco cook off contest, vendors and live entertainment.  The best part is that part of the proceeds go to the Forgotten Dog Foundation.  So come out for some good food, fun, entertainment and vendors for a good cause.