Sewing, Politics & Coloring

We had a fun and productive weekend. We went to a party and had a great time! And we rented Toy Story 2, made popcorn, and had a blast! I am pretty sure we have to go see the third one now. Miles is obsessed with anything from Toy Story. It is a shame they don't sell any of the characters at the stores....hehehe. Also, I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when the writers came up with the names of the characters. Seriously, they HAD to have known what they were doing when they named them "Woody" and "Buzz."
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I also had a chance to get some sewing done:
Place mats for my sweet friend Angel! I hope she likes them and I hope she doesn't mind their egg like appearance....They are mostly oval if you squint your eyes and look at them through the corner of your eye....

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We got this in the mail the other day:

We are supposed to put it on a window in the house. I feel slightly uneasy about this. I don't know that anything would happen, but lately some of the sentiments from the far right have been frightening. Yes, I will vote for Democrats in November, and I do proudly have an Obama magnet on my car, but I don't know about a window on the house. Thoughts?
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The other day Miles was coloring and working hard at it. I was getting dishes put away and doing some general cleaning. Finally he finished and it was better than any other picture he has ever colored. I wonder if it had to do with the image:

Can you believe this was in a Spiderman coloring book? Too funny.
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Speaking of coloring....Amelia colored this at school:

She told me she couldn't resist leaving a pee puddle under the unicorn. Too funny!!

Have a great week!
Karen

#1 Way NOT to Restore Honor: LYING

This is funny and ironic.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/03/glenn-beck-admits-lying-i_n_704958.html

Hug Me: I'm Vaccinated!

Rusty metals & whooping cough you are no match for the shot I got today! For now I am protected against tetanus and pertussis.

I come from a long line of nurses and I can tell you many a horror story about illnesses that can and do kill. Some are preventable, and I cannot ever in a million years fathom not protecting my family and the community I live in from these preventable disease.

For those of you who are unsure about vaccines because of quack doctor Andrew Wakefield, know that his license has been revoked and his "research" (made up of intentionally changed data) has been disproven....There is no known link between vaccines and autism.

Go get your vaccinations. Protect the people you love and your community.
Karen

Just Do It!

Tomorrow I am going for my boosters. Please do it too! Whooping cough is now considered an epidemic with over 3,000 cases in California alone. Protect the ones you love.

Live long & Prosper!
Karen

SEE! I told you!

Stay Tuned....

I made Amelia a pair of pants!! Yes, I did! I bought a pattern off etsy, and dove in this weekend. Where are the pictures? I can't get the pics to upload from the camera! So, I sit here and wait for Kevin to get home. He will fix it. And it will make me so mad because he will fix it in seconds, and give some one sentence explanation!

So, come back later and I will show you what I worked on this weekend!
Karen

Hello Friends!

Oh my! I hardly know where to start.

In the past 10 days a lot has happened. Three people who are close to us have received some bad health news. So, we have been worried and dealing with that.

Also, Moe started preschool while Mimi started Kindergarten. It is amazing how we have adapted and formed a new routine. Both kiddos seem to like it, and have already matured some. It is funny how some development is quick. Amelia started school writing her name rather largely and messily, and in two weeks she has learned to write it smaller, on the line, and with only one capital letter. In three days Miles has learned 5 new songs that he sings constantly.

And we are winding down on the garden. I can't believe I am saying this, but I am sooo tired of tomatoes. I never thought that could happen. And I don't want a zucchini for awhile either, however I crave okra and all the peppers.

We also got a new sliding door. WOOT! I altered some curtains for it. I actually ripped out the seam only to discover I ripped out the wrong side. So, I doubled my work by being careless. Finally I got it done. I cleaned the garage and it is cleaner than ever before. It is nice to be able to park in there again!!!!

So, we have been busy and preoccupied with some things life has dealt us. But, we are hanging in there.

Have a great weekend. Next post I promise some pics of what I have been working on. My camera needs to be recharged. :)