fun fun fun

Well, let’s see where to start. Punkymoms is down because of the power outage in Los Angeles. Also effected was A Mommys World and Mismo. Well, Mismo is back up, and because they don’t use a database, they are functioning (strictly HTML and it’s related goodies there). PM’s and AMW are not up, both with database errors. Ipower is aware of this and it working to rectify the situation, along with who knows how many other customers who have the same problem. Oddly, Wanderingtribes and my site do use db but both are working. I do not want to hear from any parties involved with either moms group about hatred, rivalry or other towards the other. I wont say anything other than that, and I will not put up with it if I do hear about it.

I feel bad the sites are down, but I can’t physically fix it, so I am moving on to some other things.

Updated Mismo, so you should go look. I added their new flier to the front page, and their new review from Pony One is up. Good deal there.

I did not make it to the post this morning, so I need to do that tomorrow.

Dorian’s cake will be ready on Friday, so I need to pick that up and take it to school. His party is Sunday evening. I am so excited. It’s his first real party, so let’s hope it goes well! I was going to put a note in with the invitations about making a donation to the school instead of giving a gift, but I didn’t. It’s his first party, and he’s only turning five. I think we will go with the donations next year and/or donate some of his gifts. If everyone brings (and I do not expect it) that is at least 30 more things than we have need for *laughs* I want my kids to learn about charity and good deeds at a young age. I did and I think I am a better person for it. I don’t mean giving away your old junk you don’t want anymore, but donations of new are barely used items, volunteering of time, etc..

Hm, there was more, but I had to step away and I’ve forgotten.

Oh! Ordered some knitting needles I couldn’t find locally (locally within say, 10 miles/30 minute drive) and got some yarn too. I am such a yarn whore. It’s sad. I can’t wait for it to arrive. I have a zillion things planned, just need to pick one and hope I don’t screw it up!

update on soaker

well, I was thinking I’d be done today (and I might afterall, but I haven’t touched it yet) but one of my children lost one of my needles. Now, I have others in that size, but I hate working with two different ones, and I broke one of them from a set when I switched over last night. Don’t ask. So I have one broken ancient plastic one, one matching non broken, one bamboo, one missing bamboo, and I think I have one aluminum, no mate. How did I wind up with this motley crew of needles you ask? My mother in law, bless her heart, gave me an entire bag of knitting needles and crochet hooks when we were up in April. Some were old, some not, some paired, some not. So add to that the cheap ones I bought at Target the other day (a buck a pair, even if they don’t last, you can’t beat it!) and the ones I ordered are on their way, but I don’t have a full set of 10′s at the moment. I will overcome! I need to ply the children for information as to the whereabouts of the missing needle is all.

On another note, Ad Buttons are soon to be available on PunkyMoms, if you aren’t a member, well, you should be, but if not, here is some info.

Yep! You read it right! Punkymoms redhead technology has catapulted us into a whole new advertisemousphere!

Heres how it’s gonna work. There will be a series of buttons of your ads across the bottom of the forum that people can click on, to go to your websites. You send Jen your button advertisement to azxure@punkymomsforum.com, along with the url for your site.

I’ll post a pricelist later…it will be cheap don’t worry. All ad proceeds will go to Jessica Punkymama, as she needs a computer!

We thought this would be cool will the holidays coming up and we want our talented small business runnin Punkymoms to make some clams!

Buttons must be 88x31.

I’ll update as more info is made known, like the cost.

grumble grumble

she did not have her surgery today. she did call me and makem e pick her up, and put me in a pissy mood. they’re contageous you know. then she had the audacity to yell at me. so i told her something to the effect of “you can take your ass upstairs to your room and be in a bad mood, don’t do it in the family room.” she shut up.

sara pitched a fit over having to clean her own room. because everyone else’s stuff is in there. so i went in, got some books of mine out, asked what else was there (the books, by the way, were on a book shelf, were mine when i was a child, and when they took the bookshelf out, did not bother to tell me, were strewn about the floor and damaged.) and she said “i don’t know. there’s some baby clothes under here, and other stuff…” i told her to put her clothes away (that i put in there when i cleaned yesterday) and she proceeded to whine that they don’t fit. uh uh sweetheart. i went through those clothes, got rid of everything small and they all fit. so she whines some more. i told her when she had something tangible that was mine for me to remove, i would. oh, her bed, is partially in the living, dining and family rooms. that is what sparked this.

we (michael) applied for a loan yesterday, the application for an application went through, so it will be mailed to us to finish the application process. hopefully it will be approved. it will pay off all our credit debt, the payment will be half of what we pay per month, and whats left we can either put away, put towards the loan, or put towards the van. let’s just hope we get the loan! it’s through navy federal, so there is a good chance we will, his account has been in good standing (if not small) for 14 years.

we need to move. i am getting butterflies. michael keeps bringing up that we wont have any source of income upon moving, which worries me. we have credit debt (or loan debt, if that goes through) and the van, insurance, utilities, food, and probably housing once we find a place. i have a dream of opening a gallery/shop. i really, trully think it will work. i am passionate about something again. i enjoy crafting. i keep telling myself i enjoy knitting (i do, it just *hurts* and i over do it, and then i can’t for a while… viscious cycle) but i lost my passion. this is it. i want to throw myself heart and soul into a shop of our own. i want him to enjoy going to work, because it’s his. i want to showcase local art, or bring new artists in. i want it to take off and be someplace important.

went out this morning and bought a new filter for the fridge, while we were there i checked out clothes. nothing for me, but mega sale on kids stuff, so eshiva got some shirts, and so did chai. dorian is out of toddlers, and his size was not clearanced. went to party city and got invitations. went to albertsons to order a cupcake cake. spiderman, of course. went to holiday springs and put a deposit down on a party for 30 kids. fun stuff.

got a check for some work i’ve been doing. that feels good. it’s not a huge check, but i earned it. i got business cards out there, so hopefully more work will come my way.

been drinking oodles of green iced tea. maybe it will keep me full, kick start my metabolism, and i’ll drop some weight. i’ve gained about 5 pounds in the past few weeks. it’s not alot, but i feel like it shows. i’ve not outgrown anything, but it fits differently. i need to excersize. thank gods i like to eat, if not, i might be a skeleton.

it will never end

well, i hope it does!

Took the boys to school this morning. The alarm went off, i turned it off, stuck it under my pillow, and we slept in till 7.30. OOPS! Got them to school almost on time, and headed to KMart for socks and undies. They carry Joe Boxer socks, which I love for the boys, so yes, I make a special trip just for socks. I also got a package of undies for Dorian. His first package of plain old tighty whities. I hope he wears them. I also picked up two more pair of shorts for him (he is in a uniform this year, and my mom bought him 2 pair of shorts and 2 pair of pants, but it’s so hot here…). I did not buy mroe clothes for Chai, that’ll wait till next week after payday.

I joined a loal yahoogroup for knitters, which led to another local group, which led to a miami crafters group. Anyway, one of the gals there seems very nice. I think I might have to try to make it out one night for one of the meet ups. It’s down in Davie, only about a half hour drive, maybe 45 if I get lost.

I am all about making these caps for my moms doctors office. I can’t wait for my yarn to get here. I need to buy a smaller pair of circs mine are too long. Or I might cheat and just make rectangles and sew them, but the ladies at her doc office for treatment are a lil older, so I think delicate caps are better than funky headwear.

Knitpicks says the yarn is super soft, so I am hoping it really is. It’s light enough for Florida summers, and with a loose weave, it should be awesome. If it’s not super soft, I’ll have to line them, I think.

Oh, we lost the sucker fish we bought the other day. Fish took it back, then came home to get a water sample so they could test it. I tested it prior to adding the fish (we did a water change too, which might be where the problem was) and the pH was low, and we had to buy some bacteria to boost something else. So hopefully our new suckerfish wont die!

Goodies for me

I bought myself some goodies. I know, I know, save money to move, but I am a total impulse buyer. I can’t help it.

sampler box
from knitpicks.com
Palette
Content: 100% Peruvian Wool
Amount: 231 yards/50 grams hank
Gauge: 7-8 sts=1″ on #1-3 needles
Fingering weight – hand wash

I think I am going to make a blanket with some, some diaper covers for Eshiva (and if I do them right I can resell them later! I am still working on my pattern though.) I might make some hats too. We’ll see!

This is my new camera: new cam
*Professional-quality SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON 4X Optical Zoom Lens
*4.0 MP for sharp, vibrant prints up to 20″x30″ (50×76 cm)
*Exclusive KODAK Color Science Image Processing Chip
*Manual and custom controls
*2.2″ high-resolution indoor/outdoor display
*High-speed, low-light auto-focus
*Continuous shooting and bracketing modes
*22 scene and color modes

It is bad ass, I tell you that. I am very pleased with it.