I'm so sorry to hear your machine was being cranky. I have a love hate relationship with my brother overlock machine. The thing just drives me crazy!
Yes - it's super frustrating! Especially when I never have problems. Just happy to have them all back working properly and doing their respecive jobs.
I don't use my serger very often, but when I do - I always say a little prayer... Since that's one of my modern/plastic machines - I am always terrified that something will break on it. LOL
I still fight with my machine. Her name is MFB for a reason. I pulled her out for the first time in MONTHS and immediately she started PMSing ... I don't have a DH to the rescue, but I have my mom! She fixed her and I was off to making hot/cold pads! I'm glad you resolved the problem, or it went away on its own, or whatever happened! Your bags are truly the most amazing bags I've seen. I love mine so much, and always look forward to taking it to WDW!
This new Mex place, was it a chain? What was it? I love Mexican so much, but it certainly doesn't love me.
Adam is just precious!

That is too funny! Glad to hear that you are still sewing occasionally... And

for your mom to the rescue!
Well - it's a local "chain" - but I am not sure I would even call it that? There are 5 locations in our metro area - but as far as I know, they don't extend out beyond our area... It's called Teresa's though... Super yummy!

And I love that they have a bit of spice to their meals.
Thanks!!! I cannot wait to get my hands on these puppies next weekend!
So glad your machine started working. I was praying when I read that on FB for you, I knew you said you were in a time crunch! My DH already said nothing is going to top the bag she makes you for your birthday, is it? Umm...honestly no
Oh I love Mexican. Doesn't help I grew up in Southern California and now teach ELL to 90% Hispanic students. Ours kids know Mexican is on the menu at least 3/4 times a week. Good luck finishing your bag today! Sew away happily!!!
Me too... I always get all frazzled when my machines aren't working... Thanfully it doesn't happen very often at all.
I wish I could cook good Mexican food - I really can't... I've tried and well - it's always disappointing. Now if we could find a good Chinese place... Sigh. LOL
Thanks! I had a great day in my sewing room yesterday.
Ugh, sewing machine problems. You're right though, a lot of the problems are caused by defective needles or bad thread. My old kenmore will do the same thing. I still have to bring my latest one in from the garage and see what needs done. I'm glad every is working with Patience, now. Great name for a machine. Sometimes you need a lot of it with these machines.
I see many trips to Disney in the future with your girls. After my husband died I thought I'd never get back but my daughter loved our trips so much that they continued. Now we have her husband, too. Unfortunately, with her new job and house there's no trip this year.
The puppy pictures are all so cute. I'm sure MM will be happy with his new friend. My daughter told her cats that she was getting them a puppy when she moves. They weren't impressed.
Enjoy your weekend.
Liz
Yes, Liz - it's so true... Although - my Patience will sew anything with any thread - she is not finicky at all... Mr. R (otoh) is a pain and will only sew with certain thread... It's so annoying! It took me a while to figure that one out too. LOL Yah - I named her Patience - not because I needed patience with her, but she needed it with me... LOL I was still just learning how to sew when I got her and she seemed to know exactly what she was doing. LOL
I sure hope so, I really do. I am so happy to hear that you still go with your dd and her DH... I hope that you are able to get back soon.
Hehehe... I sure the cats were very unimpressed. LOL
Thanks Liz - you too!
I seriously doubt your girls will not want to go to Disney with you. Don't worry, you will never be unimportant to them. I know this from experience. My girls still need me and call on me frequently - and so do my boys.
I hope so Tess... I just know they will move out and get busy with their own lives... I hope they call on me ALL of the time!
Hi D~ I am a new lurker and this is my first post: YAY!!
I have spent the day catching up on your trip reports and I have enjoyed them tons! We have a lot in common too! I love Disney (Duh?), discovered on a trip in 2008 that I also didn't like the way I looked in pictures and decided to make a change; 100 lbs and lots of working out and food watching, I am excited to see how Disney fares. I cheered when you found the jeans in American Eagle. I might have done a small happy dance, the first time I purchased clothing in a cool kid store! I am planning a trip in July 2016 for my nieces high school graduation and like V, she loves to sleep and like you, I am an early riser, so it should be lots of fun!
I am following along as I haven't been to the World in a while and I am excited to watch your plans come to life!
Welcome to the Dis Donna! It's wonderful to have you here... And as your first post - I am honored.
I am glad you are enjoying my TRs/PTRs... I love writing them!
Contrats on your loss and your lifestyle change... I am certain that Disney will be completely different for you this time around - it's amazing! Thanks! Yes - it was so awesome to be able to buy things at American Eagle... As an (almost) 40 y/o person, it's so hard to find things that are cute, trendy and
age appropriate - I usually have pretty good luck at American Eagle and Maurices - then of course, Target... I get a lot of stuff there too - I love their tank tops.

Oh - and my new love this year... J. Crew chino shorts in the 4" or 5" length - I really love them - I own way more colors than necessary!

I ordered my first pair used off of Ebay, because I wasn't sure of their sizing - and I was able to get a really good deal on them... I do that a lot these days - although, I am getting close to settling on a size, so hopefully I won' thave to buy too many more sizes.
Hehehe... Yes, I am super excited/nervous to see how the trip with V goes... It's going to be very interesting for sure. I hope your trip with your neice goes good... It's really hard when touring styles differ. Of course - our added dynamic for V's trip is that Alli won't be there... So, who knows? Maybe it will go flawlessly? I sure hope so.
Thanks for following along! I hope you'll continue to do so!
I can't belive I haven't been in here for ages. But now I'm back again.
Congratulation with a new dog (even if you won't bring it home yet).
How great that Alli got a lot of driving practice driving to your dad.
I'm sorry to hear about your sewing machine problems. I'm glad to hear that you got the problem fixed and that you are now back in business.
Friday last week I noticed that my cats hadn't been using the cat litter as much as they usually do. Then I noticed that my oldest cat wasn't eating. I went to the vet on Monday and had a talk about what I could do to get my cat eating again. I got some new food to try, but my oldest cat didn't want to eat. On Friday I contacted the vet again saying my cat won't eat and I can't see that he has been pooped. They told me to come with him right away so they could take a look at him. I went to the vet with him and had to leave him there so they could find out what was wrong. The vet called me 2 hours later and told me that he had constipation. The vet also told me that he had been eating a little even if I haven't seen it. He probably eats during the night. So they got rid of the constipation and I got him home later that night with some medication and with the message that I have to get him eating again. He was very groggy when he got home and didn't eat at all that night. Yesterday he didn't eat either during the day. I was starting to worry that he wouldn't start eating again and that I would loose him because he don't eat. But luckily he ate some fish today. So hopefully he will start to eat as normal again now.
LILLIAN!!!!! <---- Yes, I did yell that! I was just thinking about you yesterday and wondering where you were and if everything was OK? I was so relieved and happy to see that you posted this morning! I always worry when you go missing... but then I tell myself that you are probably off traveling to places I dream of seeing someday.

I sure hope you are well!
Awww... I am so sorry to hear that your cat hasn't been feeling well. I sure hope that the trip to the vet helps, I am glad you were able to get him to eat something today.

Sending little kitty prayers his way.
Again - thanks for stopping in, I've missed you~!
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Absolutely nothing exciting to report today...
I was able to finish my custom order yesterday morning with out any issues, and it went out in yesterday's mail.

I was super happy to be able to finish it early.
Then I went to work on other fun stuff... . I was in my sewing room all day long. I took a break for dinner - but I was so excited that I went back up afterwards... It's been a while since I've been able to create just for the fun of creating... And I am very excited about these upcoming projects.
Today... I have to run Alli in to town for work this morning...
Then I plan to come home and spend the day in my sewing room... With any luck - I'll be able to finish this bag today. Maybe? Which leaves my week free to create other fun stuff - since I don't have a custom order on my schedule this week.
V has a Trap meet today... So her and Josh will be out at the shooting range for most of the afternoon... It's rainy/cold here - so it should be very not fun for her. Sigh.
She has been drawing a lot lately... I must say - I am super proud of this girl. She took a drawing class in school this year - and she has really honed in on her skills... I have to share her latest... It's a bit blurry because I took it with my cell phone... but you get the idea.
Sorry - no puppy pictures for you all today... It's been a few days and I am getting anxious to see them too. Soon - I hope.
I hope you all have a wonderful day... Prayers and Pixie Dust to all!
D~