Month: October 2017

Today was so utterly frustrating. I was really looking forward to a relaxing day — a little bit of shopping, and getting a long overdue haircut. Friends, I have not been in the salon since January 2016. I did have my mother-in-law trim my ends back in May but yeah… my hair is very long and very thick and very much in need of some attention.

I got the kids on the bus, I did the breakfast dishes, I did a little bit of computer work and then grabbed my stuff and headed out to the car. Put the key in the ignition and while all the dashboard lights came on, the engine would not turn over. 

It made this odd fast clicking sound that I’d never heard before.  So, the first thing I did was cancel my haircut appointment because obviously I wasn’t going to be making it in today. Some quick Internet research narrowed down the problem, and Drew insisted on leaving work early to help me out. Luckily, the issue seemed to be pretty mild — a good jump start got me back in business. I’ve been leaving the car parked outside because my garage bay had stuff in it, and then realized that last night I made a boo-boo and did not turn off one of the cabin lights. Obviously, that drained my battery.

So, although my day didn’t go quite as planned, it could have been worse. Drew brought me lunch (no apologies, I love onion rings and Zesty Sauce from Burger King!), and he finished the day working from home, which was nice.

Instead of the breaded chicken I’d planned for dinner (for which I needed to purchase ingredients), instead I threw together some American Chop Suey because I had the browned ground beef in the freezer.

And I got to spend a little time in the afternoon adding contacts to our new house cell phone (we ditched the landline and transferred over to a prepaid cell to save some money, but keep the number we’ve had for 13 years), scrubbing the tub, and crocheting. 

So now that dinner is done,  dishes are put away, kids are getting ready to wind down for the night, I think it’s time to wrap this up. Tea, some TV, and crochet are my plans for tonight. Last week I had to rip back 16 inches on a scarf I’m making for Laura. Ugh! I was almost done, so I really want to finish that up. Have a great night!

Lately I find myself wishing to get back into my blog. Yes, I’ve been posting reviews, but something is still keeping me from just writing freely about my days, my projects, my recipes… I can’t quite figure it out. But I’m jumping back in and we’ll see where it goes!

I’m contemplating a new template. Maybe a change of scenery will be inspiring — it’s just so much work updating everything. Some times I wish I was still on Blogger. It’s much simpler, but if I go back now all my links will be broken and it will just be a huge pain. More aggravation than it’s worth, probably. And I might just be using that as an excuse, if truth be told.

So yeah, I’m just going to try to get back to posting regularly, remembering why I want to do it (for myself, for documenting our days for family, and for sharing fun things online). It is not a popularity contest!

OK, onward! Well, I’m not sure if we had our first frost last night, but it was certainly cold when I was driving to work this morning! 

The temperature actually went down on my way to the library! Crazy! The weather was pretty nice over the weekend, though. It was nice enough on Sunday night to eat dinner outside. I picked up pizza on the way home from grocery shopping and saw that Drew had build a fire in the firepit, so that’s what we did.

Friday night we decided to do one last outdoor movie, and since it was Friday the 13, of course we decided to show… Friday the 13th. Quite a few of Jake’s friends came over and they thought they were pretty wise to what was going on in the movie, cracking jokes at the cheesiness, trying to figure out who was the murderer. Yup, until the final scene on the lake. Oh my word, I was laughing hysterically as these 15 year-old boys literally screamed and jumped out of their seats! And yes, of course, we had to get the hockey mask out.

In keeping with the Halloween vibe, last night I watched another favorite 80s horror movie: C.H.U.D. When we were kids, my brother and I watched it one Saturday afternoon when the USA Network used to have “Commander U.S.A.’s Groovy Movies.” Most of them were cheesy sci-fi/horror. I am sure that is what inspired my love for the genre!

I do love this time of year! Hard to believe October is half-way over, though. Time just zips right by. Also hard to believe that my birthday is next week! It’s kind of snuck up on me. No big plans, though. In fact no plans, LOL! 

Well, I think I’ll finish up this post and head to the bank and grocery store before picking up Laura at her after school program. If you’re still around and reading, drop me a comment so I know I’m not just talking to myself! 😉