The Progeny
Sooooo close
I was able to start on the curtains around 10 this morning and excluding breaks for lunch and the bathroom, worked until 5:00.
They are almost done and I plan to finish them on Sunday afternoon. Sewing curtains in the privacy of your home after church is much more acceptable than...say...finishing up the lawn.
You know, I'd forgotten how tense I get while sewing. You are bending over a table cutting, leaning over the ironing board pressing, and crouched over the sewing machine sewing.
It wasn't that long until my back was aching and I was actually feeling nauseous.
Too much close work. By five o'clock I was ready for some relaxing change of pace.
Like mowing.
Unfortunately, the mower has been acting up of late. Takes at least three starts to keep going and has become increasing hard to push. I began to suspect this last problem might be due to a wobbly wheel.
This was further confirmed in my mind when the right rear wheel fell off.
However, I think it's important to remember that it's been three whole months since the last wheel fell off and three months is nothing to sneeze at. So, even though one may be tempted to consider this mower a pathetic heap of junkon wheelsI think it behooves us to be temperate in our feelings of ill-will.
I was SO close to being done with the front, that I hated to abandon the Evil Mower of Stupidity. I tried to keep going but my body was screaming for rest, so I caved to the chance to make supper for the family, instead.
But sitting at the table and thinking about those last 7 strips of lawn and 4 trees began to bother me, so after a quick bite I headed back outside and managed the rest, despite a disappearing sun.
Now I feel better, or at least I will once I have a hot bath and sink into bed.
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In other news of closeness, the English book that Sharon used in college four years ago is no longer useful for Kendra. Sharon's was the 15th addition and Kendra needs the 16th edition. It seems there are a few different practice questions, or something.
Naturally, since it is a NEW edition, there are no USED copies available. But it does a mother's heart good to know that her daughter was able to acquire access to the all important extra practice questions, for a mere 80 dollars.
That's more than her chemistry book cost, not that I'm keeping track.
I am, however, going to bed...
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They are almost done and I plan to finish them on Sunday afternoon. Sewing curtains in the privacy of your home after church is much more acceptable than...say...finishing up the lawn.
You know, I'd forgotten how tense I get while sewing. You are bending over a table cutting, leaning over the ironing board pressing, and crouched over the sewing machine sewing.
It wasn't that long until my back was aching and I was actually feeling nauseous.
Too much close work. By five o'clock I was ready for some relaxing change of pace.
Like mowing.
Unfortunately, the mower has been acting up of late. Takes at least three starts to keep going and has become increasing hard to push. I began to suspect this last problem might be due to a wobbly wheel.
This was further confirmed in my mind when the right rear wheel fell off.
However, I think it's important to remember that it's been three whole months since the last wheel fell off and three months is nothing to sneeze at. So, even though one may be tempted to consider this mower a pathetic heap of junkon wheelsI think it behooves us to be temperate in our feelings of ill-will.
I was SO close to being done with the front, that I hated to abandon the Evil Mower of Stupidity. I tried to keep going but my body was screaming for rest, so I caved to the chance to make supper for the family, instead.
But sitting at the table and thinking about those last 7 strips of lawn and 4 trees began to bother me, so after a quick bite I headed back outside and managed the rest, despite a disappearing sun.
Now I feel better, or at least I will once I have a hot bath and sink into bed.
_________________
In other news of closeness, the English book that Sharon used in college four years ago is no longer useful for Kendra. Sharon's was the 15th addition and Kendra needs the 16th edition. It seems there are a few different practice questions, or something.
Naturally, since it is a NEW edition, there are no USED copies available. But it does a mother's heart good to know that her daughter was able to acquire access to the all important extra practice questions, for a mere 80 dollars.
That's more than her chemistry book cost, not that I'm keeping track.
I am, however, going to bed...
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posted by Ma Hoyt | 9:01 PM
1 Comments:
Oh, that's too bad about the good old Harbrace Handbook.
Mommy, congratulations on the curtains!
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