Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A Hard Day

...is ending with family and comedy around the TV.

...followed by some time at Vancouver Lake.

Baby R was all about the sand and water. She marched right out into the lake like she owned it, then spent the rest of the time throwing sticks and little wet sand wads into the water. I had to practically drag her back to the car to go home.
Then there was Baby C, who took one step onto the sand, hated how unstable it felt (that's our guess), and stayed in the grass until we left. Here she is with Pop Pop.
After this, there was a Wendy's run, home, jammies and bed.

Hard Day Summary: 
1. A counseling session with my shrink. She's proud of my progress but we talked about some hard stuff again. It's always draining.

2. A family member was sentenced for his crimes today. A few of us watched the proceedings on Zoom and two attended in person. It was an embarrassing, devastating shit show. The aforementioned criminal will spend 46 months in prison.

Bright Spots:
1. B received his diploma for his degree from Clark today! We're so proud of him!

2. After my shrink appointment, I took myself to lunch at Youskyme teriyaki restaurant and then bought groceries at Wal-Mart - all without the car. I'm trying to drive less, so this felt good.

Monday, May 9, 2022

Getting This Old Lady Fixed

This machine is special to me. My mom used it to sew many of my clothes and formal dresses in high school. It's been spending most of its time in boxes and on shelves and on the floors of closets for the last few years. Finally, thanks to my sweet family, I have enough fundage to take it in to be all fixed up so it can be useful again.
Also spotted at the shop: CUTE
Later: Spent a fun evening with these ladies.

This one is modeling her new Gator gear. So cute.

Saturday, May 7, 2022

H's Birthday and R's Prom

For these, I require sustenance

1. Baked the cake layers
2. Altered the prom dress (with helpers)
This was my first time sewing on sequinned fabric. I went slow and used the old Singer - only broke one needle. 
Alterations included two side darts to suck in the waist and make the back zipper lay flat; shortening the straps; and hemming. 
After hemming and shortening the straps, there were enough materials left to sew a little drawstring bag for her phone, ticket, makeup, etc.

3. Frosted the cake. How do my kids keep getting so old while I stay the same age??

4. Took pictures of the prom goers

5. Celebrated H's birthday
6. Went to bed.

H's birthday 2022

This guy knows how to party! Happy Birthday to our wonderful boy child! 

Sunday, May 1, 2022

May Day 2022

First: Breakfast with Sandy at La Provence. I had the corned beef hash and a croissant. YUM.

Then: Over to Gresham for a few B*st Buy Sh*pt orders. Yes, we're doing that again. 

Followed By: Yardwork, and outside time with these cute ladies.