Mecca

Took our annual trip to Mecca today. Ikea. Its in Tempe which is about a three hour drive for us. We make an event out of our shopping I tell you what!

The boy needed a new bed. He was sleeping on an old futon and his sister's boxspring mattress, well she wanted her mattress back so he needed something else. He was sleeping with the futon on the floor for awhile. Not a happy boy.

So we got him a frame and a weird boxspring/mattress thing, plus some purple sheets. He is in heaven now.

Of course the girl wanted me to basically outfit her new house. Which I didn't do. She has enough crap already, she just wants to coordinate it all. On my dime. I did get her a new dresser. I sold her old one and it was a piece of crap anyway. Plus some new curtains, and a duvet cover, and some sheets....

Somehow, all I ended up getting was a coffee table for the kids game room and some magazine holders, cardboard magazine holders too.

I think next time I will go alone.

Question MeMe

Cuz I'm lazy...
1. What is your first name?
Cheri
2.Were you named after anyone?
Nope, after the stupid song.
3.Do you wish on stars?
Yes, and four leaf clovers, eyelashes, when you turn your necklace around...etc...I am hopeless..
4.When did you last cry?
When I had a kidney stone last week. But just a little.
5.Do you like your handwriting?
Ick! No! I think it sucks big donkey balls. Other people say it isn't bad.
6. What is your favorite lunch meat?
I don't like lunch meat that much...but if I have to choose, Turkey.
7.What is your most embarrassing CD?
Probably my CD of the musical Buffy show.
8.If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
Hell yes! I am freakin fun!
9.Do you have a journal?
Yes, its on my iPod and password protected.
10.Do you use sarcasm a lot?
Sha! No! Maybe. Yes. A Lot.
11.What are your nicknames?
Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma...
12.Would you bungee jump?
I remember my family doing it and no one asked me and I was totally pissed off, but then I doubt I would have done it anyway.
13. Do you untie your shoes before you take them off?
Nope.
14.Do you think you are strong?
Yes. I do a lot more than anyone thinks I can, and I can lift stuff even if I am little. So there!
15.What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Chocolate, with chocolate ripples, and chocolate chunks, and maybe some caramel, and some marshmallow, and sprinkles..yeah sprinkles!
16.Shoe size?
9.5 I got big feets!
17. Red or Pink?
Red! Pink is icky.
18. What is your least favorite thing about yourself?
My insecurity.
19. What do you miss most?
Romance.
20. Do you want everyone you send this to to send it back?
Not sending it to anyone so....no.
21.What color pants and shoes are you wearing?
No shoes, barefeet, and blue plaid pajama pants.
22. What are you listening to right now?
Daisy snoring, and South Park on tv.
23. Last thing you ate?
A chocolate pudding snack pack.
24. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Whitney Grey
25. What is the weather like right now?
Still freakin HOT! Even at one am.
26. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Matt, wondering where the hell I was...
27. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Size. I like tall guys, then I look at thier shape..
28. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
I must, I read her blog everyday! Thanks Kaya!
29. Favorite drink?
CountryTime Raspberry Lemonade that the stupid commissary doesnt' carry anymore and I am going to have to order it from Amazon now! Ugh...Raspberry tea is a close second.
30. Favorite sport?
Baseball, it is the only one I will watch or play.
31. Hair color?
Reddish brown with blond highlights. :)
32. Eye color?
Brown, cuz I can't dye them anything else...
33. Do you wear contacts?
Nope, I am supposed to wear glasses but don't.
34. Favorite food?
Macaroni and cheese!
35. Last movie you watched?
Okay, this one is really weird for me, but The Last House on the Left was on last night and I watched it. I usually hate those kind of movies.
36. Favorite day of the year?
Christmas Morning.
37. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy Endings!
38. Winter or summer?
Summer! I hate being cold.
39. Hugs or Kisses?
The chocolate ones? I like kisses. :)
40. What is your favorite dessert?
Did I mention chocolate? I love me some chocolate!
41. Who is most likely to do this meme?
Anyone bored.
42. What books are you reading?
Under the Dome, its huge and weighs a ton.
43. What's on your mouse pad?
No mouse pad. :(
44. What did you watch on TV last night?
See last movie I watched...also the Monday night line up on CBS.
45. Favorite smells?
Bread baking, vanilla, lavendar, someone else's cooking..
46. Favorite sound?
The ding on my cell phone that says I have a text. :)
47. Rolling Stones or Beatles?
No contest, Beatles.
48. What is the furthest you have been from your home?
Naples, Italy for three years.
49. Do you have a special talent?
I am very calm. lol
50. What is your ring tone?
For the kids, its Stewie from Family guy saying "Mom, Mommee, Mama...etc.." And for everyone else its the theme from the Office. :)

Blog Fail

I have such good intentions. Really I do. I want to be a cool Mommy blogger. I just can't seem to get off my ass to post or take pictures or really, do anything.

My life has just been work, sleep, play on internet, go to a movie, deal with son's issues, work, sleep, play on internet (I have sadly been neglecting my farm as well...). See a pattern here...??

No sewing being done, no dollmaking...not a whole lot of anything. Just internal boredom and drama in the home life.

I am about to start a new job in a new city and it involves being away from my family for a few days each week. I am looking forward to the autonomy, but already worried about how they will function without me. Maybe I need help. :P They will certainly need help.

It is all a bit overwhelming so it is easier to just, sleep, work, play on the internet....

I hope to get back to whatever my new normal is again soon...

Hopefully....

Craft Fail

When I started this blog, I wanted to be able to share my crafting with everyone. (HA!) My quilts, dolls, etc..the main problem is I haven't been doing much of anything!

I buy fabric, lots of fabric.

And magazines about crafting, I have a bad addiction there. I could open my own store.

I get grand ideas, and then I get ADD or something as soon as I walk into my sewing room.

Should I start this doll??

Finish this quilt??

Start this quilt??

Quilt this quilt??

I really should organize all this...or iron these fabrics....or wash these fabrics...or...or...or...!!

See what I mean???

Ugh..

I really need to focus. I know I have said that before, and my life right now is very crazy with family stuff. I have lots of valid excuses, but shouldn't doing what I love relieve some of that stress?

Shouldn't I make some time for me?

I think that answer is a big, fat, YES!

:)

Now to just figure out how to do that...???