So this is exciting for me. Kaya's first Halloween where she gets to go Trick-or-Treating is coming up, and she's going to be a princess (of course, it's so fitting). I've been searching all over for a proper princess "hat".. you know, the cone shaped one with the streamer type fabric coming out of the top. Well, I tell you- tiaras have taken over the world and the cone hats you do find are made out of FABRIC.. which in my opinion defeats the purpose of the CONE!!! They don't stand up on their own!! Kevin said some kid probably poked themselves in the eye or something and the company got sued so now they aren't allowed to make pointy hats. Makes sense to me.
Anyway, my search led me to Michaels where I found a small foam princess hat, complete with a streamer of white tulle (netting-like fabric) coming out of the top. And it was all of $3- which was great because the other shitty princess hats I found were going for like $6. Even though it only came in hot pink and dark purple, I decided to buy it and experiment. If I failed miserably, oh well, I'd buy a damn tiara in the end.
My plan was to find some fabric that went with her dress and somehow cover the hat with it. I found some gold lame' (you know- the shiny gold fabric that was oh so popular in the 80's- when I was little I SO wanted a gold lame' dress!) at WalMart and bought a yard (less than $3). Then the creativity ended. That material and hat sat for a good two weeks before the other day, when in a burst of "domestic-ness"... things my mother taught me from my youth suddenly came back to me. I peeled the hat apart, which wasn't too hard- it was only glued and it came apart with no visible damage. Took the tulle off, which was glued in too, and removed the elastic chin strap. I laid it flat on Kaya's little drawing table over the paper, traced the outline, then traced a line around it about an inch and a half wider. Cut the paper pattern out, attatched it to the fabric and cut the fabric pattern out. I had no craft glue or hot glue gun (surprise surprise- i'm not THAT domestic!!) , so I used regular tape to see if it had actually worked- it did! And the funny thing is, the lame' is sort of sheer so the hat looks like a light pink gold which really REALLY matches her dress! I went out and got craft glue for like a buck something and affixed all the material to the foam, then glued it back into the cone shape. Instead of gluing the tulle back, I just tied a knot in the end and pulled it back through the top. Two snips in the holes for the chinstrap and it was done. And it looks good!! I was really proud of myself, as dumb as that sounds. And it cost little under $8, which is great since the crappy, non-pointy, non-matching ones were like $6.
And now I am officially turning into Martha Stewart. Ha ha.
Oh yes and I got the job at Macy's. Woo hoo!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Let's start from the start, shall we?
So i've decided to take the plunge into "blogging". What a nerd I am, no need to comment on that, I already knew it. Lately, i've had so much emotional CRAP going on I have been looking for an outlet to express it without having to actually talk to people. Ha ha.. so this is perfect I guess. I really just wanted friends to know what is going on, without worrying and without me having to sit on the phone for hours rehashing the same story to different people.
Well let's see. Hali took her first two steps today, between the ottoman and the big chair. I don't think she realized she did it, she just wanted to get closer to Kaya (of course). I immediately called Kevin to rub it in. We've been anticipating her first steps for the last week or so.
Kevin and I are going to counseling- again. But this time with more realistic expectations. We are trying to find some happy medium and be able to communicate and trust one another again. LONG ROAD but i'm actually working toward it this time. I have to. All excuses and bullshit aside, he is the father of my beautiful little girls and what is best for THEM is to have two parents (married or divorced) who can co-exist peacefully, and can communicate for their best interest. When we have acheived that- then I will think about the next step. Right now reconciliation or whatever is not even on the schedule. One step at a time people!
I have an interview at Macy's tomorrow. Been here 2 1/2 weeks (or something) and already have an interview. More luck than I had in Wisconsin! Well, whatever kind of crappy retail job it is, we need the extra money. So fingers crossed that they will be able to offer me a decent schedule.
I sort of stopped going on MySpace. I believe it is the root of all evil. Just kidding, I just don't feel like going on there anymore. I feel like I need to clear out my life a little, so I can get things in order for myself. Yeah and that includes crap like not going on myspace, or getting rid of my cell phone(or, more truthfully- breaking the sim card)- however it happened, it's a good thing. I feel more "uncluttered" already. My life needs simplification- and more activity. I want to do more "things" like take some classes at the Y (with Kaya & Hali and just for myself too). I want to start doing something creative like scrapbooking (again... nerdish and very "stay at home mom") or painting. We'll see how that pans out.
We took the girls to a pumpkin farm last weekend and Kaya had a blast. There was a petting zoo, which of course Kaya loved. She has this amazing love for all animals and I love seeing her so excited when she gets to pet and hold them. She held a bunny for the first time and it was love. The look on her face was so sweet and she even kissed it (voluntarily- not with me or Kevin prompting her to). We picked out 4 pretty decent sized pumpkins and carved them the other night. Which.. by the way, is really exhausting!! I haven't carved a pumpkin since I was about 21 and Kevin hasn't since he was a kid. We bought one of those Pumpkin Masters carving kits and they turned out really well. And after we were done- we were both physically exhausted. Kaya didn't really give a shit about the carving but she had fun looking at the finished product.
I'm slowly getting back to cooking again, which I missed. I made a huge pot of chicken noodle soup, so huge that I gave half of it to Sandy & Charles. And the other night I made stuffed shells and gave some to Misti & Steve to eat for dinner. Even with all this crap going on with me & Kevin, it's really nice to be here and be around other families. We have some really good friends out here and it's been nice to be able to have their support system.
That is about it for today- I have to get out of my sweats and get ready. We have counseling again today. We have a great counselor, we are seeing Chaplain Kim from 2nd Battalion and he is a trip. I don't know whether it is because he outranks Kevin, or whether it's because he knows what he's doing or maybe a little of both (i'm sure the outranking thing helps quite a bit).. but Kevin seems to be really paying attention. Which is good. I have to sit uncomfortably through a prayer at the end of each session but oh well. I can tolerate a little bit of God and Jeebus if the end result is that I don't kill Kevin. Ha ha ha!!!
Well let's see. Hali took her first two steps today, between the ottoman and the big chair. I don't think she realized she did it, she just wanted to get closer to Kaya (of course). I immediately called Kevin to rub it in. We've been anticipating her first steps for the last week or so.
Kevin and I are going to counseling- again. But this time with more realistic expectations. We are trying to find some happy medium and be able to communicate and trust one another again. LONG ROAD but i'm actually working toward it this time. I have to. All excuses and bullshit aside, he is the father of my beautiful little girls and what is best for THEM is to have two parents (married or divorced) who can co-exist peacefully, and can communicate for their best interest. When we have acheived that- then I will think about the next step. Right now reconciliation or whatever is not even on the schedule. One step at a time people!
I have an interview at Macy's tomorrow. Been here 2 1/2 weeks (or something) and already have an interview. More luck than I had in Wisconsin! Well, whatever kind of crappy retail job it is, we need the extra money. So fingers crossed that they will be able to offer me a decent schedule.
I sort of stopped going on MySpace. I believe it is the root of all evil. Just kidding, I just don't feel like going on there anymore. I feel like I need to clear out my life a little, so I can get things in order for myself. Yeah and that includes crap like not going on myspace, or getting rid of my cell phone(or, more truthfully- breaking the sim card)- however it happened, it's a good thing. I feel more "uncluttered" already. My life needs simplification- and more activity. I want to do more "things" like take some classes at the Y (with Kaya & Hali and just for myself too). I want to start doing something creative like scrapbooking (again... nerdish and very "stay at home mom") or painting. We'll see how that pans out.
We took the girls to a pumpkin farm last weekend and Kaya had a blast. There was a petting zoo, which of course Kaya loved. She has this amazing love for all animals and I love seeing her so excited when she gets to pet and hold them. She held a bunny for the first time and it was love. The look on her face was so sweet and she even kissed it (voluntarily- not with me or Kevin prompting her to). We picked out 4 pretty decent sized pumpkins and carved them the other night. Which.. by the way, is really exhausting!! I haven't carved a pumpkin since I was about 21 and Kevin hasn't since he was a kid. We bought one of those Pumpkin Masters carving kits and they turned out really well. And after we were done- we were both physically exhausted. Kaya didn't really give a shit about the carving but she had fun looking at the finished product.
I'm slowly getting back to cooking again, which I missed. I made a huge pot of chicken noodle soup, so huge that I gave half of it to Sandy & Charles. And the other night I made stuffed shells and gave some to Misti & Steve to eat for dinner. Even with all this crap going on with me & Kevin, it's really nice to be here and be around other families. We have some really good friends out here and it's been nice to be able to have their support system.
That is about it for today- I have to get out of my sweats and get ready. We have counseling again today. We have a great counselor, we are seeing Chaplain Kim from 2nd Battalion and he is a trip. I don't know whether it is because he outranks Kevin, or whether it's because he knows what he's doing or maybe a little of both (i'm sure the outranking thing helps quite a bit).. but Kevin seems to be really paying attention. Which is good. I have to sit uncomfortably through a prayer at the end of each session but oh well. I can tolerate a little bit of God and Jeebus if the end result is that I don't kill Kevin. Ha ha ha!!!
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