Some craftiness and some direction

Oh, there are just not enough hours in the day!

My to-do list is growing and growing

but my days just seem to be getting shorter.

How does this work?

I am still trying to make friends with my new laptop.

And, trying to figure out if I can save my files

from my old laptop and movew them to my new laptop.

But I did get some craftiness done this week.

I made myself a laptop sleeve!

It has been so long since I have made

something for myself.

And I am totally thrilled with the way it turned out!

I even quilted the fabric.

So I just had to brag about it here.

Because, really, my husband is getting tired of

feigning excitement over my projects.

I can't blame him, though.

After all, not many men are interesteed in purses and quilts!

Technical Difficulties

So....my trusty old laptop has died.

Even with days of TLC in the ICU

She could not be revived.

Luckily, most of my photos were backed up.

But not so luckily, I never backed up any of my etsy graphics

or my itunes, or my business spreadsheets, or my patterns.

Sigh.

So I had to rely on my husbands laptop this week.

But it just wasn't the same.

You know the feeling you get when you

walk out of the house without your cell phone?

That is how I felt this week.

Naked.

Lost.

Unconnected.

So today I broke down and bought a new laptop.
We are still making friends.
But so far I like her.
I am really hoping that she will make friends with my old laptop.
And that someone smarter than me will be able
to transfer my files, folders, and pictures to my new friend.

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Happy New Year!

May 2010 be your best year yet!

Christmas Fun

I love Christmas.

Except for the crowds.

And rude, frustrated people.

Oh......and traffic, too.

But, really, I love Christmas.

It is so awesome to watch my Noodle discover the magic of the season.

And it is funny to see what he remembers from last year.

As we walked our neighborhood looking at Christmas lights last night,

he remembered which house had the giant snowman.

And which house had the nativity with "Baby Jeje".

But my holiday rituals have changed too.

My tree no longer has the ornaments beautifully and evenly spaced.

Instead, my precious ornaments are carefully hung on the top branches

and all others decorate the bottom half of the tree.

Because even an artificial tree needs to be trimmed up with a fake Home Depot saw.

And we are starting some new family traditions, too.

My local grocery store had these super cute gingerbread house kits

marked down to $2.99. Seriously, $2.99.

So we made a "gingerbread man house".

And we got STICKY.

We might possibly have snuck a few pieces of candy.

But our house turned out darn cute, right?

Every day with my Noodle is an adventure.

Full of memories and smiles.

I love Christmas.

And, I love my life.

Merry Christmas!

Teacher Treats

Ever have one of those "Oh no!" moments?

You know, the kind where you ask yourself "How could I forget that?"

I had one at almost midnight last night.

I realized that the Noodle would be going to his last day of school before Christmas break

and I had no teacher gifts ready.

But a quick search through blog land and my problem was solved!

All with stuff I had on hand!

Yeah!

I snagged this idea that I found wandering here.

The Noodle has three terrific teachers, each blessed with infinite amounts of patience.

I guess they have to, working with three and four year olds.
I know I could never, ever be a pre-K teacher!

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