I'm a wussy

I'm currently sitting in my basement office in front of my brand new space heater.

Yes, I'm all about saving money and cutting back on electricity and all that jazz.

After working for about seven hours down here on Saturday morning I declared I could not, and would not, go through another winter working without a space heater. I had on long johns, wool socks and three shirts and still froze my big rump.

It might actually be a little cozy down here this year. That makes me extremely happy.

We'll see how happy I am when I get my next electric bill.

Cold weather goals update:

I haven't updated my goals in a couple of weeks.

I haven't touched my scarf in that time. It has been sitting on T's dresser all of this time (to keep the needles out of Monkey's reach as I haven't designated an area to knitting storage yet).

I can finally see my desktop. I still have a few things to organize and deal with, but the worst part of the desk area has been dealt with. I taught someone Quickbooks one on one last week for a little extra spending money, so Monkey and I are going to hit up TJMaxx this week to find some office organization tools. I need to get a few more things off the desk and they need to go on the wall. I want room on the desk to work. I do have a few ideas but have lacked the time to implement. It is coming, though!

My shredder, however, can not keep up with me. I've been adding to the stack of shreddable materials. I keep overheating the shredder and by the time it cools enough to use it, I've moved on (or Monkey has awaken).

I'm also hoping I can finally get back into scrapbooking now there is room on my desk. I almost started my wedding album yesterday (finally - after 3 1/2 years, right?), but Monkey woke from her nap and T was outside changing the tires on the car, so I put the album right back away. It was the first time it came out of the "wedding" box in 2 years (the wedding box being a pretty storage box I have with all sorts of things to put into the scrapbook, like an invitation, a program, etc). Not to mention I never did finish my pregnancy book or ever get started on Monkey's "First Year" book.

I started working on a cross stitch last week. It's a scarecrow and I'm stitching him onto a piece of burlap. I think he'll be cute framed with an orange mat. He'll obviously be way out of season by the time I finish him, but I'll have him for next year!

I've also been shopping around for my bedroom re-do. By shopping I do mean online window shopping. I also found a lovely wall hanging at Target that would go perfect above the bed. And, again, I've got some extra funds from my side work to go purchase it this week. The side work I do really is worth it for all I get to do around the house. I may have to be patient to wait for the next funds to arrive (they usually are gone as fast as they get here), but my house will thank me when I'm done.

Progress has been made!

Tales of the road

For some reason, the only time Monkey will recite animal sounds for me is when we're alone in the car.

Last night, on our way to town, I was drilling her like I normally do.

"Monkey, what does a cow say?"

"mrrrr" (that's her cow sound)

"What does a doggy say?"

"urfurf"

"What does a kitty say?"

"mrawmraw"

"And what does Gram say when something is yucky?"

"Blech blech"


While my Mom was here last weekend, Monkey was opening a tube of butt cream with her mouth. Gram made barfy sounds at her, telling her it was yucky. They continued making these sounds at eachother until Gram left on Monday.

For the record, I really didn't expect an answer. And I can't believe she remembered.

Sesame Street

While listening to the radio at work last Tuesday, I heard a discussion about a show coming to Bangor next month. Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up. The fact that it's Sesame Street was enough, but Elmo being the center of the show? After a discussion with T, it was decided I couldn't NOT bring Monkey.

Gram was with us while we were discussing it and I said "How about you come down with C [my nephew] and we'll take the kids together?" Turns out, she was game.

I just purchased 4 tickets for the Wednesday morning show and I am extremely excited. I actually feel like a dork. I can't wait to see Monkey's face when she sees the characters "in real life" - especially her beloved Elmo!

What fun things are you doing with your little ones this season?

Giveaway at Living Senses

So, I've managed to fall behind with blog reading thanks to the chaos of the past week (blog posting as well, obviously). I swear, I'm trying to catch up!

Thanks to the heads up I just received this morning, I was able to get in on the giveaway over at Living Senses.

Check out the link for details!