or so they say. I don't believe we've had any rain since March. It's going to be another lovely spring/summer with the fire index up in the danger zone again. What makes it even worse is all the pollen that just won't go away. Every time I think I've kicked the cold, my allergies come back and irritate the crap out of my lungs and it seems like I'm never going to get well. It would be tollerable if I could stand having my glasses on my face. lol At least then I could sit down to stitch for longer periods of time.
I've been doing some stitching but nothing on my big projects. I decided to do some spring smalls and want to make them into ornaments for my season tree. I've got a few more to stitch, then finish them all and put them on my tree. My tree is actually a coffee cup tree that I no longer use since I got my single cup maker. I will post a picture when all is done. Hopefully by the May Ort Report.
I've gotten a couple of awards that I will get posted, hopefully by the weekend. Right now I'm just trying to get through the week's laundry and cleaning. lol Hope everyone has a great week!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
TUSAL time again
Here is my March ORT report. I'll be honest, most of these are my daughter's bracelet castoffs. It seems that my orts don't always make it to the jar. I included the lovely picture of my oldest boy so you could see who steals most of my orts. lol He either throws them on the floor or will use them for dental floss. lol
I did do a lot of stitching these past couple of weeks on both my Toy Box from HAED and on the Winter part of the Four Season Sampler from JCS. I'm really enjoying the HAED project and can't wait to get some stitching time in today. Think I will do that rather than do any cleaning. I can stitch and do laundry so that is my objective for the day. Get caught up on the laundry and get some much needed stitching time.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Last day on a great giveaway!!!
Check out Jennifer's blog for a chance for a beautiful pair of Gingher design 4 inch scissors. It's the post right after A day for Yummies. (Me being me, did a double take on that title, thinking this is the post for me....I thought it said "A day for Dummies" No I had not ingested my first cup of coffee and yes I did indeed have my glasses on. I think I need my eyes checked again.ROFLMBO)
Progress!
Winter part of the Four Season Band Sampler from JCS.
I actually had some free time to stitch this weekend!! Of course, my ORTS keep disappearing and they never seem to make it into my vase. lol I started throwing them into my stitching bag and will dig them out before the next report is due. I did take some thread remnants from my daughter's room. She likes to make bracelets for her friends and she leaves the excess thread all over the house. lol
It's been a crazy CRAZY couple of weeks but I see light at the end of the tunnel. Logan has been having lots of behavior issues as of late. He had limited his rage outbursts to home and me but that has changed and he's now displaying this rage at school. It has gotten so bad that I've had to call the Agency for Person's with Disabilities for help. Thankfully they are really good and I am working with a behavior specialist to try to find out exactly what is setting him off. I've starting documenting every outburst and what is happening right before, the outburst itself and the consequence for his behavior. It's amazing to see how much and the times of day that the behavior happens. Hopefully by this time next week, we can narrow down the occurances to get a behavior plan in place. I have to say it's been a very exhausting couple of months but I finally feel like I'm getting some help and don't feel so totally helpless.
I know that I can't deal with it by myself all the time and need to take a break when I can. Thankfully, my hubby has been great about dealing with him when I've reached my limit. The two of us work really great together on everything. He even volunteered to go get the kids on Thursday so that I could have that hour of total relaxation and silence. I read for a little bit and then just sat enjoying the silence. I thought about doing some cleaning but then decided I needed some me time which is what he had in mind when he volunteered. lol
It's Monday, their was a sub in Logan's class today so I ran for the hills so I could do the shopping and come home to clean and do the mopping. One day a week my house looks and smells great.....until they get home to destroy it. lol I'd better get to the rest of the laundry and everything else that didn't get done this weekend. Have you ever noticed that it doesn't matter how much laundry you do it never seems to be done??? I did a ton of laundry on Saturday and again yesterday but I still have a lot more to go. Oy!
Bike week starts here at the end of this week so hopefully the weather will stay nice for them. Hope everyone has a great week!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Life is so much fun!
Here is the Winter part of the Four Seasons Band Sampler from JCS Magazine.
Here are the Spring, Summer and Fall parts of the FSBS from JCS.
Here is the little bit that I've stitched on my HAED. I found that I had made an error in one of the squares and need to go back when I'm more awake to see exactly what I need to frog.
Here are some goodies I purchased for myself. I have the patterns, the border and the fabric but now I need to pull the thread. I will be sure to post a progress pic when I start on this one.
Still not much stitching here but I did get another five to 10 in last night while waiting for them to postpone the race. lol Maybe, just maybe since the race isn't on until 7:00 p.m. tonight I might be able to get some stitching done then. Then again.....
Friday, February 24, 2012
February ORT Report
Here is the February TUSAL ORT report photo. Not much stitching to report, in fact, I think I put maybe five stitches in this past month so no new orts in here. I did move my vase so you could see that it is a new picture. lol Those five stitches were put in the Winter part of the Four Seasons Band Sampler from JCS. Maybe I'll get some time to stitch this weekend during the Daytona 500. lol
Monday, January 30, 2012
Fun times with the Cole's
In case you were wondering, the title of this post is very sarcastic!
I have had no time or energy for stitching for over a week. I was able to finally relax a little and put a few stitches in my HAED yesterday but not enough for a picture. Life had gotten in the way which I'm sure happens to all of us.
It's not fun here, or rather, it's not been fun but I think the tide has changed for the better. (PLEASE!!!) My murphy's law days did finally end and I only had one more incident on the day I last posted. Boy am I glad that is over! lol During those crazy clutzy days, I was also dealing with some major behavior problems from my oldest boy Logan. Logan is Autistic and doesn't deal well with any change, let alone anything MAJOR. Back in November, the principal at his school fired the newest ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) teacher and moved her students into different classrooms. Logan's class received three of them. It was chaotic but working in there and was actually starting to smooth out if it's possible to do so with 12 ASD kids in one class. They finally hired a new teacher, had her going around to each class observing and making notes which was a good idea. The problem occurred when they decided on which students she would receive.
Logan was one of the kids moved into her room. He had been doing so well in his regular room and the move was not good to say the least. His way of letting us know that he wasn't happy was to hit, kick, bite, headbutt, rip or scratch at me. My arms look like I got into a fight with a very large cat or bear. I'm finally starting to heal but it wasn't fun at all. I tried to tell the principal that this move would be a very bad one for Logan but I was ignored. When I asked him to help me escort Logan to the new classroom (which happens to be on the opposite side of the school) he refused and instead asked that someone who was still dealing with car riders stop what they were doing to help me. He has since refused to answer any of my e-mails and has been avoiding me at all costs. This has got to be the most unprofessional behavior I've ever had to deal with when it comes to the school system. Not only has he ignored me, but in the original face-to-face meeting, he lied to me on all counts on why he would need to think it over on not moving Logan. I know he's mad because one of my original e-mails I went to the person in charge of ESE for the county. I did this because I knew he had lied to me and I also knew that this would be the outcome. Apparently, he doesn't like to have his authority at his school questioned. If you can't be flexible in your decisions regarding students or you take it personally when someone questions your decisions, then you really shouldn't be dealing with children. I could care less about the man, the only person I care about in this situation is Logan. He's frustrated and upset and doesn't know how to communicate this so he acts out.
On top of all that, my daughter decided she'd had enough of the bullying and disrespect from the kids across the street from us and she told them she couldn't play with them. I had actually told her months ago that I didn't want the kids at our house but knew the parents would be nasty about it which is why I never said anything to them. (I just wouldn't let them play with them) Marie took matters into her own hands and that weekend was even worse because of the nastiness from both the parents and the one child. The mother came over because her daughter was in tears and wanted to know what the problem had been. I was able to tell her that she is too nasty with my younger kids but she immediately got on the defensive and walked away before I could point out that the older kids were sick of her crap too. It escalated to where the girl next door became their enemy as well because she still wanted to play with my kids. The mother refused to let the kids from across play with the girl next door. This is the same woman who yelled "Get that kid of my grass! I don't want any of them over here!" to the two year old who got away from the woman who stopped in to speak to me on the same day. Really??? He's friggen' two, get a grip you nasty piece of work.
The mother next door was pissed off because of what happened. She had warned me a couple of months ago about how the other mother would react. She had the same issues but was friends with her so didn't want to say anything to her. I'm sorry but disrepect and bullying are not tollerated in our house no matter if the kid's mother is a friend or not. I hate this kind of crap, especially when the adults make it worse. I feel sorry for them all, okay, maybe not the parents from across the street but the kids. Perhaps if the parents would teach them to respect other people then none of this would be happening. Also, let's get real here. No kid is perfect, nor is any adult so please be open minded when someone tells you that your kid/kids aren't being very nice. We'd all love to believe that ours are perfect little angels but in real life...... I know how my kids are and I'm the first person to reprimand them if I feel they've disrespected someone. I'm also the mother who asks how her kids were when they go over to their house just so I can be sure they are behaving. Some people call me anal but I'm just making sure they treat others as I wish to be treated.
Okay, I've gone on enough about the craziness and really need to get to cleaning. Yuck! I really do hate cleaning especially after a long weekend but as my mother used to say "the house isn't going to clean itself!" I'm off to do laundry, pick up the playroom, vacuum and mop. Hope you all have a wonderful week and have time for lots of stitching!
I have had no time or energy for stitching for over a week. I was able to finally relax a little and put a few stitches in my HAED yesterday but not enough for a picture. Life had gotten in the way which I'm sure happens to all of us.
It's not fun here, or rather, it's not been fun but I think the tide has changed for the better. (PLEASE!!!) My murphy's law days did finally end and I only had one more incident on the day I last posted. Boy am I glad that is over! lol During those crazy clutzy days, I was also dealing with some major behavior problems from my oldest boy Logan. Logan is Autistic and doesn't deal well with any change, let alone anything MAJOR. Back in November, the principal at his school fired the newest ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) teacher and moved her students into different classrooms. Logan's class received three of them. It was chaotic but working in there and was actually starting to smooth out if it's possible to do so with 12 ASD kids in one class. They finally hired a new teacher, had her going around to each class observing and making notes which was a good idea. The problem occurred when they decided on which students she would receive.
Logan was one of the kids moved into her room. He had been doing so well in his regular room and the move was not good to say the least. His way of letting us know that he wasn't happy was to hit, kick, bite, headbutt, rip or scratch at me. My arms look like I got into a fight with a very large cat or bear. I'm finally starting to heal but it wasn't fun at all. I tried to tell the principal that this move would be a very bad one for Logan but I was ignored. When I asked him to help me escort Logan to the new classroom (which happens to be on the opposite side of the school) he refused and instead asked that someone who was still dealing with car riders stop what they were doing to help me. He has since refused to answer any of my e-mails and has been avoiding me at all costs. This has got to be the most unprofessional behavior I've ever had to deal with when it comes to the school system. Not only has he ignored me, but in the original face-to-face meeting, he lied to me on all counts on why he would need to think it over on not moving Logan. I know he's mad because one of my original e-mails I went to the person in charge of ESE for the county. I did this because I knew he had lied to me and I also knew that this would be the outcome. Apparently, he doesn't like to have his authority at his school questioned. If you can't be flexible in your decisions regarding students or you take it personally when someone questions your decisions, then you really shouldn't be dealing with children. I could care less about the man, the only person I care about in this situation is Logan. He's frustrated and upset and doesn't know how to communicate this so he acts out.
On top of all that, my daughter decided she'd had enough of the bullying and disrespect from the kids across the street from us and she told them she couldn't play with them. I had actually told her months ago that I didn't want the kids at our house but knew the parents would be nasty about it which is why I never said anything to them. (I just wouldn't let them play with them) Marie took matters into her own hands and that weekend was even worse because of the nastiness from both the parents and the one child. The mother came over because her daughter was in tears and wanted to know what the problem had been. I was able to tell her that she is too nasty with my younger kids but she immediately got on the defensive and walked away before I could point out that the older kids were sick of her crap too. It escalated to where the girl next door became their enemy as well because she still wanted to play with my kids. The mother refused to let the kids from across play with the girl next door. This is the same woman who yelled "Get that kid of my grass! I don't want any of them over here!" to the two year old who got away from the woman who stopped in to speak to me on the same day. Really??? He's friggen' two, get a grip you nasty piece of work.
The mother next door was pissed off because of what happened. She had warned me a couple of months ago about how the other mother would react. She had the same issues but was friends with her so didn't want to say anything to her. I'm sorry but disrepect and bullying are not tollerated in our house no matter if the kid's mother is a friend or not. I hate this kind of crap, especially when the adults make it worse. I feel sorry for them all, okay, maybe not the parents from across the street but the kids. Perhaps if the parents would teach them to respect other people then none of this would be happening. Also, let's get real here. No kid is perfect, nor is any adult so please be open minded when someone tells you that your kid/kids aren't being very nice. We'd all love to believe that ours are perfect little angels but in real life...... I know how my kids are and I'm the first person to reprimand them if I feel they've disrespected someone. I'm also the mother who asks how her kids were when they go over to their house just so I can be sure they are behaving. Some people call me anal but I'm just making sure they treat others as I wish to be treated.
Okay, I've gone on enough about the craziness and really need to get to cleaning. Yuck! I really do hate cleaning especially after a long weekend but as my mother used to say "the house isn't going to clean itself!" I'm off to do laundry, pick up the playroom, vacuum and mop. Hope you all have a wonderful week and have time for lots of stitching!
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