I gotta tell you.. I am mildly irritated.. I am a soapmaker. I make and sell soap for profit. I list all the ingredients on my labels so you know exactly what you are getting. It really pi**es me off when I see someone selling soap and they do not list the ingredients. When I purchase something, I expect to at least be entitled to know what it is that I am buying.

Since the ingredients were not listed on the website completely, I "assumed" that they would be on the packaging.. So I went ahead and bought some soap. It arrived and nope... no ingredients. This soap is used to wash my soakers that will be put on tiny soft baby skin. Would you put something on your child washed in something you have no idea what it is made of? Not me.. I may not be able to understand what some things are in the ingredients list, but at least if there is a problem, I can provide the ingredients to the doctor.

I emailed the gal making the soap. She stated she was afraid that someone would "copy" her recipe. I just laughed. Anyone making soap knows you cannot completely copy a recipe just by knowing the ingredients. You would have to know the exact proportions of each ingredient to copy it and that is impossible to know just by looking at the ingredients.. LOL How stupid. I understand wanting to protect your hard work, but for you to completely disregard the common labeling practice is just dumb.. I want my customers to know exactly what they are using.. LOL

Okay enough venting. back to knitting. Hope to have my next pair done tomorrow.. Only one lef left.. LOL. Have dyed by me I might add..

Stay tuned..

Okay.. posted edited. I couldn't resist. Here I am to date with it..

I have finally finished and taken pictures of my latest longie. These were a bit long in the rise.. LOL 20 inches, slim in hte hip, but really cute nonetheless. They are made with pure handspun goodness.. A bit rough yet, but with a good wash and soak in lanolin and they will be soft as ever (I hope). Let me know what you think. I am always happy to do custom orders.


Here are a couple hats I just crocheted. Very cute.. LOL I used 2 strands of worsted weight yarn together for these. Just something to do. Macky loves them, so I must have done something right. LOL

Yeah.. so I didn't get to go to the concert. Ended up being cancelled. Bummer, but will catch it next year.

An update on my ebay problem. The case was closed yesterday or today. I lost the case. Basically she got away with selling junk and ripping me off of $51.00. That is just not right. I called paypal and they are starting up a new dispute for item severely not as described. Asked me for pictures which i will be providing. As well as a picture of the shipping envelope with date intact. They said that she has to make this right. Since she has not offered a thing other than "I shipped it and she received it and that is that" attitude, they will be investigating her as well. They have notes in this new dispute on her contradicting herself.

1. Didn't receive any measurements turned into made to the measurements sent.
2. Mailed 2 days after payment cleared turned into postdated 3 days after claim filed.
3. Left bottom unhemmed only turned into bottom and side unhemmed.

This is all documented in the case, so.. according to paypal she will have to offer some sort of satisfaction. Cross your fingers. I have slacked on fixing it because of principle. I will wait to find out what happens. Sellers should not be allowed to do this type of thing. I will keep this going just to prove a point to this seller. She will hopefully have to conceed in the end and maybe she will be more honest in the end.

It is raining!! Gash darn raining!! ARG!! DOUBLE FRACK!! SPIT SPIT!!! I am sooooo stinking P'Oed right now!!! STOMPING MY FEET.. ohh... I am just so mad.. It just has to rain today... My friggin concert is tonight and now everything is going to be soaked, muddy and if it stops raining it is going to be muggy... I have been waiting all summer for this concert.. Steve Miller is one of my favorites.. VIP tickets, VIP tent with free food and beer, and front row sitting... GOSH DARNIT!!! Why the heck does my parade always get rained on?? ARGGGGGGGG!!!!!

Okay I have a plan.... I am going to insist that they put up a bubble over Constitution Park.. Get a ton of dryers out there and get the ground dry (at least my spot), and have it ready by 4pm. LOL!! I know, I know... but it was a thought.. LOL Don't think the govm't would actually do that just for me, but would have been great.. LOL

2 years ago when Journey was there, it rained the day before the concert. Big trenches were dug in the park by the tires of every vehicle they had out there setting up. It was awful. Funny to see the drunks fall, but not really cool.

Thankfully it is set up already from the Quiet Riot concert out there on Thursday night.. Slaughter sucked. Vince Neil didn't even sing his own songs, he did all the old group songs. Kind of upsetting.. Firehouse ROCKED!!! And holy crap did they all look old.. LOL Not saying alot for myself now.. LOL If they are getting old, then I must be too..

But.. back to the rain. It is really down-pouring right now. WOW!! Just looked at NOAA and the forcast til Tuesday is RAIN!! I love rain.. I really do... BUT NOT ON CONCERT NIGHT!!!! Oh.. Frack!!! I am going to go do laundry now and pout!!

Hope you all are having a good day so far... Cross your fingers this clears up for me.. Please....

Here are my headbands. Love them all and so do the girls. Got kind of sick of braiding them though. Now to the weaving. LOL

Here is what I am working on now. Sheepy Pants Longies. Very cool. Great pattern and a perfect one for beginners. I am using some handspun wool. Oh so lucious.. I really love it. Has some bits of "stuff" in it still, but it really is great to work with. So much lanolin in it still. Soft hands are a bonus.. LOL

It has been such a long week. I am very tired. I will be going to see the Steve Miller Band tomorrow night at the Army Concert tour Wi stop. I cannot wait. My dear brother gave me 2 VIP tickets to it. Gotta love that. LOL I am taking Baby Nick with me. That should prove interesting.. LOL So.. I am going to hang it up for the night.. Get some sleep so I can get my work done in the morning before getting ready for the concert.. LOL
Night!!

Well.. this post is not my usual sort of post. I want to remind all of you that driving is an everyday occurance. You have a right to drive, but you also have a right to be safe while you are driving. It is your responsibility to make sure you are in safe condition to be driving when you are behind the wheel. This is what we were called out for at 12:30 am Saturday morning. The man driving this truck was tired. He fell asleep behind the wheel of a semi carrying hazardous material. Dry Ice. Very dangerous...
Take a look at these pictures and think of them every single time you get behind the wheel either tired or drunk or just plain in no shape to be driving..
I love you all.. I show you these only to help you understand what type of business I am in and what I see everyday.. It is scary and I hope that none of you ever have to see this or be part of it.. by the way. the driver of this truck survived. He broke his back and is covered in cuts, but he is alive and not paralized.. AMAZING!!

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Hey all.. I got an update for ya on the ebay tragedy. I am not going to say that this "gal" is a bad person.. I do not know her personally. Frankly.. I really don't think I would want to. But here it is..

I filed the paypal complaint and there have been a couple messages, but nothing major. No apology or anything to make this outfit right. So.. I left another message asking for a partial refund. She sent an email to paypal stating that she feels this should be over because I got the outfit. Apparently "who cares if it sucks, she got something in the mail and that should be good enough".. is her new philosophy. She also stated that she made the outfit to my specifications.. Hmmm...

Here is a quote from one of her emails..


the 37 inches came in because i went 37 plus you still want extra wrap but i never ahd a measurement to go on so i wung it so that you would get your package before christmas...i emailed you a couple times about the measurements with no answer so i had to wing it...

Hmmm.. interesting if you didn't get my measurements, how can you make them to the measurements I sent? LOL Idiot!!

So.. not only did she lie again, but she also escilated the paypal "non receipt" dispute to an all out claim. She has ended communication. Apparently she doesn't want to make this right. I didn't even get the chance to respond to her "I made the outfit perfect and want it closed" email. Hmmm.. see the "perfect" pictures in my other post if you needed a reminder of what "perfect" apparently is.. LOL

So.... I called paypal customer service on the phone.. I was so upset.. Well no.. I wasn't upset. I was mad as heck! Apparently it doesn't matter who files the dispute. Either one of you can escilate it to a claim.. No matter.. Seems to me she bit her own hand.. She sadly misrepresented the outfit, left it unfinished, and mailed it only after the dispute was filed. TO LATE!!! I have dealt with paypal enough to know that she is going to have to eat some crow. Either refund and take the outfit back, or make it right. You cannot just sell a piece of uncompleted fabric and call it an outfit and think you can honestly get away with it. As a buyer, i made sure it was a buyer protection item. If the buyer isn't happy, the seller has to make it right.

I can't go into to much detail since I know she (the seller) reads my blog. I didn't realize we had a mutual friend on one of the yahoo groups I belong to. Well.. this friend has informed me that this isn't the first time she has done something like this. Nice.. The last time she got away with it. but.. I hope she doesn't this time. Seems to me it is time to take the licks..

On another note.................................. I GOT A HAIR CUT TODAY!!!!!!!

They took off about 5 inches.. Holy Crap is that alot of hair.. LOL But it is so cute.. I really do like it. Took off about 5 years. Now if my body would conform to my wishes and help out, I would be happy.. LOL another 30 pounds and I would be in heaven.. Course another 40 and I would be close to what i was at graduation from high school.. LOL Like that will happen.. But it is my dream world and I can see it how I want to.. LOL

Okay. It is way to late.. I am getting a headache from to much coffee and I really need to get to bed.. Long day tomorrow and I really should get at least 5 hours of sleep. Snap.. gotta get the laundry switched around too or I will be going all day with no britches on.. LOL Guess I better switch that laundry around.. LOL

Night!!

Look what I made yesterday.. YEAH!!! I couldn't resist buying the instructions for these braided headbands. I got the instructions on ebay. They are sooo simple to make. I am not sure I like the underside. The ribbon is just laid over it and overlapped on the topside. I think I will wrap the blank headband on the next one.

I got a whole crapload of ribbon from a neighbor who doesn't craft anymore. She was cleaning out her craft room. Lots more stuff to come. They are turning this house into a "summer home" and moving south. So.. everything has to go. Lucky me she was a HUGE crafter.. I think she dabbled in everything.. LOL

So is anyone else desperate for school to start? I love my girls, but sheesh.. I really cannot wait til the first day of school. They are completely bored. Nothing else to do other than the little ones getting to Wisconsin Dells. Think we are going to skip it this year. The older 2 have already gone. Macky goes to the Best Western, Super 8 and the Country Inn to go swimming, so the Dells aren't really a big deal.. LOL Katie of course is to little to even care. She hates water anyway.

Paul has been super busy at the office. Dump Trucks seem to be needing repair this time of year. Word of advice to you if you own dump trucks. Power wash the under carriage of your trucks. Get all that gunk, dirt and yuck out of there. All hte grease zerks and such get filled up. Not pretty. And to top it off, all that crap eats the stuffing out of the frame and everything else under there. Proper maintanence will save you money in the end. Just ask the fellow that lost his driveshaft on the interstate. $4900.00 later his is wishing he had taken better care of his stuff.. LOL this includes cars, trucks.. whatever. Make sure if you are in the dirt or gunk that you are properly cleaning the undercarriage of your vehilces.
Okay.. enough of that work talk.. LOL

I am off to watch a movie. Sunday and I am so horribly tired all I want to do is lay here and do NOTHING!!!

Soooooooooooo........... before I tell you about my crappy ebay experience, here is what I accomplished today.. i made some key fobs for DH's business. P.E.R. Towing & Recovery. Aren't they cute!! I made them with nylon belting instead of cotton cause I couldn't find any. I needed them to be 1.5 inch, but could only find 1 inch. BUMMER... But they still turned out okay..




I gotta tell you.. I have lost alot of faith in my ability to choose decent people to buy things from.. I really gotta start being more choosy..Libby totally rock!! So far she has been the only one to actually get my custom orders to me in a reasonably fast time.. And she is ready to burst with pregnancy.. Go figure.. LOL

I ordered an outfit on ebay. I sent the payment which turned out to be an echeck since I forgot to update my credit card thru paypal when my back got taken over by a new bank. Took 9 or so days to clear, but I paid it. I sent the measurements a total of 3 times and this woman claims she never received them. So she adlibbed and made the waist at 37 inches. Told me she added a buttonhole to it. Left it unhemmed. okay.. unhemmed.. no problem. I can zip that up in no time..

I emailed her to ask where it was, and she emailed me asking how we liked it. I emailed her back to tell her that we never received it. She told me she mailed it 2 days after my echeck "finally" cleared the bank. That would have put the mailing on the 12th or so of July. She still claimed she mailed it.

I filed a complaint thru paypal since I could see a problem. Went to the post office and asked them about what I could do to track the package. They said to get a copy of the receipt and they would see if they could find it in the lost or damaged boxes at each post office between here and there. I requested a copy with no response. This was on the 26th. As of today, I still have not received a response. However, she stated to paypal that she did mail it "awhile ago" and that somehow I never sent her any emails since they weren't recorded with ebay. Funny thing about email is you can keep a copy in your sent folders with read receipts. She sent me one read receipt for one of the emails with the measurements.. LOL But she of course never received it.

Anyway.. I got a call from the post office today. They had a package I needed to pick up because my driver was gone before it got there. Nice to know people in the PO. Anyway.. guess what arrived???? Yep the package. Postmarked the 27th of July.. Hmmm.. I thought it was mailed out around the 12th?? I filed my complaint with paypal on the 24th. How can you say you mailed it to paypal and then have the balls to mail it 3 days after you are threatened with having to give a refund..

Okay.. so anyway.. I left the post office and opened the package while driving. Stupid.. I know.. The first thing I saw was the falling apart embroidery lightening bolt on the bodice of the apron top. I was so pissed. I slammed the skirt onto my lap and a stick pin jabbed 1 inch into my upper thigh.. OUCH!!!! I was wearing brnd new khaki pants. Bled like a stuck pig.. It was awful.. Who the hell leaves stick pins in clothing they send thru the mail????????? Okay.. I throw the whole thing into the passenger seat and proceed to the office. I got to the office and took the outfit into the shop with me. I start looking it over..

The apron top...
The lightening bolt design is literally falling out. Here is a picture of the apron top front.

Now.. here is a picture of the backside.. Nice huh!! Notice the tear away stabilizer is still on it..

Okay. So next up is the ties. You are gonna love this.. One is knotted with a bead on it and the other is not. What??


Okay.. so the patchwork on it is incredible. I do love that. It is also made nice and strong and each block is serged. Can't complain about that.. LOL And the turtle applique is super neat. i do love that. Hence the reason I bought it.. LOL

Now for the wrap skirt...
Here is a picture of the killer needle and unfinished side hem and bottom hem that is totally uneven. It hangs down on one side at least 2 inches longer than the patchwork side... Why on earth would you send this to someone who paid for a finished item?

Now another. now this one is hard to see, but it is the top of the unfinished side. Thing about this is that the tie that goes around the waist is already sewn on. How do you hem it without having to remove that tie?? Again notice that hte tear away stabilizer was not removed and the thread was not trimmed..

Now here is the applique on the wrap skirt. It is to die for. Left untrimmed.. on top of everything else wrong, it is mildly irritating..


Okay.. So there you have it. Some of the things really aren't that bad and I wouldn't have even mentioned them, however, when you add the whole package up.. I am soooo pissed off..

Lied to about receiving my emails, lied to about mailing it, and intentionally trying to make it look like it is MY fault??? ARG!!!! Double Freaking ARG!!!!!

I understand some people just don't have common sense, but crap.. do they not have a brain either??? This gal does shit work for clothing and needs alot of help learning to use her embroidery machine, but she could make a killing selling patchwork fabric.. LOL

Did I mention that the patchwork was super great? It really is.. And that is the ONLY reason I am willing to fix her mistakes. Somehow.. Oh yeah.. wouldn't that lotus applique look great as a tatoo.. One thing comes to mind.. "tramp stamp" LOL

Okay.. so here is a picture of the red and white bag finished without the handles..

Recycled "Plastic Bag" Bag Pattern

this pattern assumes you have pre cut, connected and rolled "plastic bag" yarn.

With I hook
Foundation row: Chain 15.
Round 1: sc in second chain from hook and in each chain across to 2nd chain.
3 sc in first chain and sc in each ch on foundation row. 2 sc in last chain. slip stitch to beginning sc.
chain 1.
Round 2: SC in each sc around except the middle sc in the( 3 sc clump) on the ends. 3 sc need to be put there. This will increase your bottom while allowing it to remain slightly flat. slilp stitch to first sc. chain 1
Round 3, 4 and 5: repeat round 2
Round 6: Working in front loops only this round.. Sc in each front loop of each sc around. No increases. This makes the bag take shape. No need to slip stitch to first sc.. Just mark your rows..
Round 7 thru 22: In both loops sc in each sc around.
You can make this as tall as you like...
End round: Slip stitch around and tie off.

Lay your bag flat.. Mark off the end 5 stitches on each side. You will be crocheting into these 10 stitches only.. the rest will be skipped..

Handles..
Round 1: Attach your "yarn" to the first sc in one of your marked 5 sc's. sc in those 5, chain 50, sc in next 5 marked sc's, chain 50 and attatch to first sc.
Round 2: Sc in first 5 stitches, ss in next 50 ch's, 5 sc, ss in next 50 ch's.
Round 3 and 4: SC in each stitch around both loops.
At end of round 4 finish off. Test your bag out and see how it works for you.

Feel free to adjust the pattern in any way you choose. This is just meant as a guidline..

YEAH!!!! Guess what.. I got all the taxes paid. Ontime.. Again.. My track record for keeping up is amazing even myself.. LOL!! The IRS and the Wis. Dept of Rev. is probably shittin' bricks at my ontime rarity.. LOL

Got a package of bags in the mail yesterday and another today.. YEAH!!! More to cut up. I lost my darn Q hook.. Gotta go get a new one if it doesn't turn up soon.

I also got the offer of a trade for longies. Just put in an order for some good quality wool. Nice earthy colors.. Love it.. SH is not real impressed at my stash.. But.. What the heck. I paid the taxes ontime didn't I.. LOL

Chalyn.. Thank you for the bags.. I have a check ready to send out tomorrow for the shipping.. W. Threlkeld... I cannot make out the address to send your check to.. Could you drop me a line..

I have also just got my new website up and running. Still working on it a bit, but it is up.. Bare bones, but hey.. I paid the taxes on time right!!
You can visit it at http::www.unicornspride.com

I got Pauls websites up and running too..
http://www.pertowingandrecovery.com
http://www.pertowing.com

Still works in progress, but cool nonetheless..

I am off to cut up bags since I can't crochet them until I get that hook found.. Dogs probably took it..

Oh.. forgot to telll you all a funny story... We grilled out chicken and corn on the cob the other night.. I woke up yesterday morning to a bed full of chewed up corn cobs.. LOL Yep.. dogs got into the garbage. Ate all the chicken bones and drug the rest of the crap into my bed.. YUCK!! Looking back on it, it is pretty funny.. Gross.. but funny..

Hi all,
I have updated the list of names that have donated bags to me. There are a bunch more and I would love to give you acknowledgement, but not sure hwo you are.. LOL No names on the boxes.
Thank you to all those who have graciously donated bags to me. I have mailed out a total of 33 checks to date for postage. All have received but one (2 checks send and not received as of yet.. Not sure the problem, but working to fix this). If you have not receive your postage check, please let me know so I can get it to you.
I have been cutting bags all morning. At this time I have enough for a while. You are welcome to continue sending bags, but the bank for funds is dry.. LOL So, if you require shipping reimbursement, please check with me as to the fund status. I am thinking of selling a couple bags to make money for the recycle fund. That way I can pay shipping for more bags.. LOL
Anyway.. I am off to get some yard work done. Gotta get theweeds pulled in the tomato patch before I overgrow again.. LOL Everything is coming nicely except my acorn squash and the watermelon. Not sure why they aren't growing, but I will have to give them some special attention.
off I go..

So.. how many of you stodd in line at midnight to get your copy of Harry Potter Deathly Hallows?

Yeah.. me too. LOL Got into a nasty verbal with an arse that thought it would be fun to pick on a group of 16/17 year old girls. Had one of them crying and it really pi**ed me off. I had the girls go in line in front of me. The guy was a jerk and kept spouting off. I of course lost my temper and insulted him horribly. It is a no wonder the arse was buying Stoufers for one.. LOL

But.. My faithful self made it home with my treasured book. I started reading it at 12:30am and at around 5am I must have dozed off at the table.. LOL I remember resting my head on the table to give my eyes a break and the next thing I knew it was 7:30am and I was just about to fall off my chair.. Decided it was bed time.. LOL Woke up at 9am and started reading again at 10am or so.. Lots of phone calls through the day.. I didn't want to be rude, but I really had to keep reading htat darn book.. Just plain had to.. I ended up turning my phones off so I wasn't interrupted. Unfortunately, I had to take some calls. I will just plead my case to those who I didn't pick up for. LOL Priorities you know.. LOL As you can see.. I am on the computer so that means.. You got it.. I finished the book already.. LOL

It was FANTASTIC!!! JK Rowling did a superb job on this series.. I honeslty did not put it down unless I absolutely had to.. Gripping and without spoiling it for anyone, i did predict alot of things. Like who would die, who wouldn't die, what hte horcuruxs were. Things like that. I didn't hit everything right on, but.. Close. And the back story was incredible.. Just like I predicted. You will be amazed at the book when you get to it if you choose to read it.

I also got a great package in the mail from my dear pal Libby. She made me 6 custom apron tops.. They are FANTASTIC!!! I love them all soooo much. And to top it off, they fit the sisters really well.. I will be wearing my favorite one tomorrow. Covers the giggly belly really well. LOL Not that I have a huge giggly belly, but it sure as heck isn't nice and flat like it is when I am dreaming.. LOL

I also got another box of bags.. I love it.. I will be starting another one tomorrow after I get the handles on my red and white one. Will have to make those all white.. Ran out of the red.. LOL Will post pictures when it is done..

I am off to bed now. I am really tired and just can't figure out why.. LOL You would think I was up all night reading or something.. snickering here.. LOL

As promised.. here is a picture of my newest recycled plastic bag Bag.. You can see my wound ball of yarn. I am using a Q hook. I am hoping to have enough to finish it with handles. How neat would that be..

Well.. I am off to read a spoiler epilogue for the last Harry Potter book.. Yeah.. Only a couple more days..

I am a plastic bag cutting Mama.. LOL I think I have cut at least 5 thousand or more bags and tied them into yarn balls.. Sheesh.. it is alot of work. I just started another bag. This one I used white bags with red lettering. Really neat.. I love it. I think this will have to be my bag for sure. I am going to make big thick handles. I will be able to carry a ton of stuff in it. Thinking it will be my project bag. Well.. small project bag. I will post pictures of it in progress tomorrow. I don't have alot of "yarn" in this color, but should be able to get a pretty decent size bag out of what I do have. Handles will probably be solid white though. Just not enough to do it all. Unless of course I decide to just set it aside until I get more.. Might do that too.. Just not sure until I see how big it is when I run out.

I am off to bed now. Gotta get the kiddo up for summer school. Big German breakfast for German class in the morning. She is pretty excited about it. Should be fun.. I do have to confess that this is supposed to be summer vacation. No early mornings.. LOL Yeah right. Thankfully it is over on the 22nd. Good thing too. Since the new Harry Potter book comes out soon. I will need that day to hibernate to read it without interruption.. LOL

Night all!

WOw!! It has been a very busy couple weeks.. LOL I have gotten tons of stuff accomplished.

I got another box of bags a few days ago. Thank you for them. Not sure who they came from, but somewhere in Florida. I got a great amount of brown bags in this group. YEAH!! Don't have those around here.. LOL If anyone has any colored bags, I would be greatful for those..

Okay, so now I really have to confess. I am in love with crocheting bags.. LOL It is almost an obsession. Recycling feels really good. Especially when you can actually make something usable out of it. Not just something that will get thrown away after a few days..LOL I am hoping to get into painting jars or something, but I really suck at painting..

I am looking for an artist to draw me a business logo. I really do suck at drawing as well.. If you are an artist, please holler at me.. I could really use your help in designing one..

My friend Libby just made me 6 new tops.. I am sooooo excited to get them. I cannot wait for you all to see them. I promise to post pictures. They are just the most adorable.. LOL One is Tinkerbell.. Fantastic it is gonna be. Now I just need a new pair of pettipants.. Belled legs.. Will look fantastic with my new tops. Just gotta get up the ambition to get them cut out and made.. LOL

I have been going thru all my soap and candle molds. I really need to downsize. I just don't use most of them, so they gotta go. Make room for what I do use. Maybe a few more.. LOL Seriously. I really have to get stuff cleared out. My shop isn't big enough and I want to get it all out of the house and into my shop.. So I really do not have a choice.

Time to get crocheting. I am hosting a crochet a long. Gotta get mine done.. LOL

Happy Day to all..

I just wanted to give a quick shout out to the first 2 ladies who have sent me bags.. S Reed and Jeanette. Thank you so much! I have a ton of bags to work with now. I will be dropping money in the mail for shipping on Monday. I really do appreciate it tremendously.. I have the kids sorting htem into color coordinations. I am sure I have enough for at least 5 more bags. YEAH!!!

Now.. I have a little personal info for you.. I have decided that my eldest 2 daughters no longer get to ride bicycles anymore.. LOL We just bought them each a new bike.. In the parking lot of the store, my daughters decided to ride them to the car. Eldest took a digger right over the handle bars and bruised up her leg horribly. It was really quite nasty. This was just a week or so ago.

2 days ago. My second eldest decided to go for a bike ride with eldest and her friend. So.. Dispite the fact that Poppy told them not to ride the old bike, she hopped on it and away they went. Eldest comes home in a panic and got the car. They arrive back home in an explosion of loud cries. Second eldest took a digger over the handle bars and has cuts on her foot, hide is scrapped off her hand and a HUGE bruise on her pelvic bone. Nasty.. so.. I call Poppy and have hime come over. He is the ER one in the family.. LOL Everything gets taken care of along with a lecture on how we do not tell them to stay off things just for the fun of it.. LOL We tell them things to keep them safe and injury free.. Here comes the big "Now do you see why we told you that bike was not safe??"

All is good today though. Other than the normal bickering between siblings.. LOL!! Gotta love that. So.. I am off now to get bags sorted and start cutting them into strips. Kids are doing a great job at sorting..

Okay, so yesterday was absolutely miserable. A tiny little bug decided to visit me early Sunday morning about 2ish am. Yeah.. really sucked. DH took the kids to the office with him for most of the day. And frankly.. I do not remember much of Sunday at all. Other than the trips to the bathroom. My stomach muscles are shot and I hurt in places I didn't know could hurt.. LOL

But.. The good news is I got a picture of the bag I made out of cut up WalMart bags. Notice the black speckles.. Kinda cool.. Let me know what you think..

And if you are wanting to donate bags, just give me a shout. I would love to take them off your hands. Makes no difference in color, size etc. I find that I can get different colored ones from the newspaper. The cute little ones the paper comes in.. Love em..

Hugs all, I am off to rest my aching self.. LOL With a little Vin Diesel on the screen..

Okay.. so I know I am slacking in the blog area.. LOL Time just keeps getting away from me. I just started a new apron top.. Way to cute.. I just gotta get a sewing dress form. I can't model and take pictures you know.. LOL

I finally treated myself to a new purchase for all the hard work I am putting in at the office.. A 50 inch tv.. yep.. blew a crapload of money on something I never have time to watch.. Course, it is a great excuse to be sick and have to stay home from work right?? LOL I would never do that.. not me.. I love working my arse off.. NOT HARDLY!!!

On a different note.. (attention deficit taking over).. My lawn is really coming up now.. I will have to get some new picture up to show you.. WOW!! that contractors grass grows like crazy. I am mowing the lawn every 4 days it seems.. And it is the brightest green.. Not like the rest of it.. I figure I iwll have to get more of it and see if I can't blend it in.. LOL I currently have meduim and light green in patchy spots, but at least it isn't dirt anymore.. LOL Nice and soft and you can even walk on it without rocks killing your toes.. LOL

Another change of subject.. (I should really get some medicine for this attention problem I am having tonight.LOL) I DJ'ed at McCoys on Thursday night.. What a blast.. There were troops from everywhere.. I just couldn't believe how many people were there. Baby Nick got lost.. LOL His Sgt. called Paul and told him that they couldn't find Nick. LOL Baby got drunk and went out with a lady friend is my guess. He says he doesn't remember, but we know he just doesn't want to admit it.. LOL I will definately be holding that over his head for a while. I know I probably shouldn't, but who the heck can resist.. LOL I am grinning horribly at the thought of teasing him come Monday morning.. LOL

Well.. it is after midnight and I am soo tired. Guess I am going to pour myself into bed. Here is hoping I get a really awesome dream tonight.. I don't think I can stand another boring one..

Night all my lovely friends.. Love you all!!