Momma Like

How much do I like our new deep fat fryer? Very much. I like it so much, that I don't even mind and can actually laugh heartily at my husband who deep fat fried himself some mushrooms for dinner. While he was eating this he downed a 16 oz glass of egg nog. Yummy, right? (Luckily my husband also has this uncanny talent of it not being physically possible for him to gain weight.) Any way, he will never be doing that again because it left him with quite the stomach ache.

Haha... I love that picture.

I'll probably have some more fat fried food to pig out on once I get home. That or something else. That little cook.

Handmade House Filled with Handmade Articles

My little handmade, tilted, wood panel infested house will once again be filled with the sounds of my sewing machine!  Thanks to Rebecca's dad my sewing machine is well repaired and for only $15.00.  Thank you, Sir!  I have been mostly busy trying to get my winter mittens finished, (Considering the fact that it grows more and more cold every day)  but it's comforting for me to see it resting on my table and blowing up my electricity bill because I leave it plugged in all the time. 

Subject Change:

I've started 2 new projects and in those 2 projects I have come up with 1 new revelation.  The new projects are:  A christmas sweater for my husband (don't tell!)  and a pair of patterned socks for my friend's christmas present. 

And my revelation is:  I HATE knitting small socks.  I would probably really like to knit socks, except for I seem to have this head problem where I'm attracted to all of the socks that are hard and knit with tiny tiny needles, and include either intricate patterns and/or multiple colors.  Why do I do this to myself?  I have no idea but next time (if I can ever bring myself to it again) I will make sure that I use at LEAST a size 5 needle and a bigger yarn.  Sheesh.  But I can make no promises that I will ever make another sock again.  Although I have found that people do request them in their christmas lists to me.  (What can I say?  Even though I lead my hands to a quick path of arthritis, I make some AWESOME socks.)  

I'm making myself a quilting type pillow, which is starting to look pretty time consuming.  And said pillow is planned to make it's little way right to my ugly red couch which once was the not so proud owner of the ugly and mangled tan slip cover.  I finally just decided after months of tucking in the corners of the slip cover, that I would rather dress up and look at the ugly red cover than adjusting the stupid cover every time I walked by for the rest of my life. 

And that's about all, folks. 

Bitter Sweet

My sewing machine is BROKEN!! The gear that moved the fabric feeder just snapped! (I know because I opened it up to look at it myself. Quite the dangerous surgery. But I'd rather do that instead of paying someone else up the butt just to tell me that when I could possibly figure it out myself.) That puts all of my sewing on hold and I'm so angry I could just spit. And I have so many projects to do! I think it's time for me to start saving up my money so that I can just buy myself a new one. Because really, if it's $79 just to clean it, ordering a part and fixing it would probably be the $200-$300 that it is just to buy a new machine.
On a happier note, I went on my bike ride yesterday and it was all that I ever hoped for and more. It was really quite fun. I also went and saw the movie called, "All About Steve." It was funny but I don't think I'll ever really want to see it again. Sandra Bullock says a lot of funny lines in it and she plays an excellent stalker but the guy that plays in it always plays a jerk wad and I can't get over him.
My husband is gone again. My mitten patter in stupid. I thought they were finished but when I tried them on they were child's sized. So saaaadd. Yesterday was a bittersweet kind of day. Dropping off my husband at the airport, biking and spending time with my sister and friends, and my sewing machine breaking. Bummer.
I need some coffee.
Oh, and a little shout out to my friend who had a secret wedding today! Congratulations!
Peace out.

Hallelujah

Today I walked outside, took a big whiff of the great outdoors and one thing entered my head. Bicycle time. Now if only I had a bike. Luckily my mom has a cruiser with a massive seat so that you're butt doesn't get sore (hallelujah) with a rich, creamy, tan paint job. It's the cadillac of cruisers, if I do say so myself. All it's missing is a basket on the front or back and some handle bar tassles. Add those little details and that baby is set. Maybe I can talk Alex into buying me a cruiser for christmas... or just for fun. Basket, tassles, and bad ass seat included.

Book recommendation:
"Same Kind of Different as Me" is the latest and greatest book that I have read. It's about a colored southern share cropper during the 50's (He was basically in slavery... all that was missing was the title) whose life was basically one tragedy after the other, and a middle class white man who has been very successful in life. The story is how they meet and their lives come together in friendship. God uses them to make a HUGE impact in the world around them. It's a true story and it will change you. This book is a must have addition to anyone's book shelf.

Tonight I'm going to go home and clean my kitchen. I'm also thinking about making myself a new showe curtain. So I'm going to measure my shower. I'm going to change it to a black and white theme. (There is nothing more classy and timeless than the black and white theme. You can't mess up with the black and white.) I'm also going to try to talk my husband into buying me some stick and peel tile so that I can re tile my bathroom.
Wish me luck!

Creation to the Max!!

So this morning I woke up with frost on my car so thick I had to scrape it off. Crap, dog!! (I pretend like I'm sad but really I love fall and I'm happy it's coming a month early because that means there's a chance it will last 2 months instead of one. But I bet that's not how it works. We'll have permenant snow in September.) I also woke up this morning to a nice little thing I like to call, "Low Tire Pressure," and "No Gas." Did I also mention it's so cold in my office that my fingers are numb and the 2 sweaters I have on are making my body temperature just right and not slightly warm?
Anyway, on a good note, today I plan on going antique shopping as well as craft shopping. I'm planning on making some things that I can sell online. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to create an etsy!! After all, any crafter needs an etsy! With all of the stuff I like to make, I feel like I will have a well rounded etsy. I plan to include handmade aprons, jewlry, knitted goods, clothes, maybe some stationary, and also maybe some obscure antiques that I find! My friend Audriana was also interested in starting one with me. She's a fabulous artist/photographer and also shares the love of a crafter. I feel like it's a good, well rounded match for my etsy. Maybe my sister who prints patches and clothes and is also quite the clothing designer would contribute a few items. I feel like this etsy will be on a rocket ship to success!! I will be sure to let you know when we have enough compiled items to create one!
So later I'm off to shop!!
Until next time!!

An 8 that wouldn't fit an 8 year old.

There is nothing that makes you feel more down about yourself than to sew a skirt that is 2 sizes larger than what you usually wear and then when you try it on half way through making it and you realize that if you keep going the way you are, it will never be able to go past halfway up your thighs. As I was trying to inch it further up to see if I could try to get by so that I could fit in it uncomfortably and with the seams stretching, I started to remember all of the things I had eaten that week and how I had never exercised. In fact, I haven't exercised for about a month.
So tonight I'm going to take the necessary steps to making that stupid skirt fit. One is to let out all of the seams. That should hopefully help. Next would be to call my sister in law and see if she's willing to once again go on an exercising routine with me. Possibly one that starts early in the morning so that we're not exercising super late into the night which is what we were doing last year. That, dear readers is my ultimate plan to fit into a size 8 that wouldn't fit an eight year old.
Aside from that little tid-bit of news, I took a few pictures over the weekend that I will hopefully post tomorrow if I remember to bring my camera.
Until next time!

This Just In!

I know I already blogged today and that's it kind of late, but I just wanted to say because I was so excited that I got a wonderful clock today for $11 and I reupholstered a dining room chair and it looks awesome!