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Just saw this on a discussion board as a signature and thought it was funny.



"It doesn't matter how hot a guy is because there is some poor woman, somewhere, sick of his crap!!"

You can't run away from yourself!

A few weeks ago I put dinner in the oven and Mackenzie was getting very impatient. She didn't understand why raw meatloaf was not a good idea. So I grabbed her and the timer and we went outside for a walk around the block. About halfway around the sun was just right so her shadow was in front of her. She kept stopping and moving sideways and then running again and she was getting really frustrated. Silly punkin was trying to get away from her shadow! No matter what you do you are always stuck with yourself!

Event: May 30 - Sheep Shearing Festival

Definitely going to this one!
http://www.shepherdschoice.com/?cat=36

Home alone!

A few Fridays ago, grandma decided Mackenzie should come and spend the night. Yay! Dan worked at 9pm so that meant I was going to be all alone! Pretty much every single time I have been away from her was so I could get something done or a few times Dan and I have gone out. Of course I had a ton of stuff to do, but I decided that I just wasn't going to do it. Sooo...I dropped her off, got home at 7:30, and almost immediately hit the couch. I caught up on some tv watching but not too much because I fell asleep at 10! Usually I don't go to bed that early, but I was obviously tired. I had the remote in my hand and I knew it was going to fall as I was going to sleep but I didn't have the energy to stop it. It's so funny how you get used to things though. Everytime the commercials came on and were so loud I rushed to hit fast forward because I thought she was upstairs sleeping. Oh punkin!

Easter dress pics...finally!!!!

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The pattern was Simplicity 3512 and I picked up the fabric at Joann's. Good to know: the fabric was not only a one way fabric but it also has a very specific order to the design. I had to cut into the fabric everywhere to line up all of the different pieces. And after all of that, I forgot to line up the back with the front since they attach at the shoulders...oh well. I think I will probably never buy fabric like this again because of that. I hated wasting it, but maybe someday I can use all of the scraps to quilt with or something. Other than wool soakers I think this is the first piece of clothing I have made for her. Of course I made a few modifications, I just can't seem to follow directions! I had to make it longer for her and I was worried it would be too small but it actually was a little big.

This weekend: Shepherd's Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival

http://www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org/index.shtml
My mom and I went to this last year and had a lot of fun. Unfortunately we went towards the end of the last day so we missed the demonstration stuff. We decided yesterday that we weren't going to go but I think I'm changing my mind. I think Mackenzie really wants to see all of the animals!

Cabin Fever

On a recent trip to my cousins in northern MN, I suggested to Dan that maybe we could start staying in my family's cabin again on a regular basis. I spent the first 5 years of my life in the area and then my dad got a different job in the metro area and we moved. But both my mom and dad's whole family still lived up north so they built a cabin and we went every weekend year round until they separated. Since then it hasn't been used regularly and I'm pretty sure it hasn't been stayed in at all for at least the last year or two. Soooo it needs some work!!! Also, it has electricity but no running water which I absolutely love! So exciting! We got started last week on Dan's days off and we took lots of before pictures and after pics of what we got done. So here are a ton of pictures. I made them small so they wouldn't take up a ton of room but you can click to enlarge!

The steps were in pretty rough shape. The old ones pretty much came down with one hit of the hammer. They lasted pretty long considering they were made with untreated lumber that my uncle cut himself. The new one is quite an improvement!

The first picture here shows the loft, which is the back half, and is the bedroom. The second is the view from the loft. As you can see there is no railing on the stairs or the loft. This was never a problem because I was 6 or 7 years old when the cabin was built. It is however a problem now because Mackenzie is only 1.5. You can also see the boards and junk that is being stored across the beams. With this stuff here the view from the living room area was never really open.

Ta da! A railing and a clear view, well mostly. We stacked the boards and stuff on one side temporarily.

And take a look at little miss helpful. She wanted to be a part of everything! She even learned how to cover her ears when the saw was going (don't worry, we didn't cut with her that close!) And look at those two sleeping in! I was up early both days because when you wake up and have to go outside to go to the bathroom you are pretty much awake by the time you get back inside!

Did I mention there was quite a bit of cleaning to do? There were dead ladybug/asian beetles all over everything! Ewwwww! And the curtains used to be plaid like that blanket on the couch and they are now white.

Mostly cleaned up right before we left. There is still a lot to do but everything reachable and visible is pretty much clean. Much improved I think!

Goodbye cabin! See you in a few weeks!