I'm so sorry to hear your day yesterday didn't go as planned. I hope today is better for you
The kids has to learn what things cost and that they have to be careful with their things. I understand that Allison dropped her phone by accidents and that happens. But I still think it was wise of you and Josh to learn her a lesson by making her fix her phone on her own by either repairing it or buying a new one. I'm glad to hear she bought a case for the phone since that can protect it a little at least. I have the LG G4 and I'm very happy with it.
I hope V's meeting with the school project group went well.
Crossing my fingers that you'll get a lot done in your sewing room today.
Well, yesterday didn't really go as planned either... It's oK though.
Yes - we try - I don't think we are the best parents out there - but hopefully she's learned a few lessons over the years.
I am glad to hear about your G4 - according to Allison, it has some really good and really bad reviews... So, hopefully her's is a good one too.
I think it did... V is now sick with that darn cold that went through our house a few weeks ago - or one similar to it. She decided last night that she isn't even going to church today - it must be pretty bad then, because she always goes to church.
I did get a lot done - just not what I'd intended.
Hi, D!
I finally made my way over to your PTR. I'm not sure if you remember me, but I followed your last TR. This PTR is long so I may just pick up here.
I also watch Downton Abbey and am in denial that tomorrow is the series finale. We are actually heading to NYC in a few minutes and won't be home until tomorrow night and I told DH that we need to make sure we leave in enough time so I'm home by 9:00 for Downton.
I hope you have a nice day.
Welcome!!! It's great to see you here!!! Please pick up right here.. You are not missing out on anything if you do... Whenever anything trip-worthy comes up, I am pretty good about updating the first few posts on page 1 - so as long as you read that - you are totally caught up. I am kind of in that lull of trip planning at the moment anyways - where I can't quite make ADRs yet - so not much trip stuff is going on.
I know - I am just sooooo sad... I started Season 3 last night - IMO, the best and worst season all wrapped up in one. I will be sitting in front of the TV at promptly 8pm, my time, and watching it right there with you.
I hope you had a great time in NYC!
We're going to be having our own phone adventure today as our younger DD's phone needs to be replaced. She's agreed to help pay for it and got very frustrated last night when she was looking at the price of phones online. I think now she appreciates even more that we've completely covered the cost of her phones ever since she got one!
Eeek... I really hate phone adventures... And car adventures... I hope it went well for you. It's terrible, IMO, that we spend as much on phones now, as we did on cars when I graduated high school... $1k on a phone now would have gotten a darn good car 20 years ago. Sigh. But it's sad to say - it's very difficult and almost impossible to live life now without a phone, as Allison found out... And living so far out in a rural area, in the winter, it can be very dangerous to not have one. I know I am relieved. So, what did your dd end up with and how did it go? I am anxious to hear!
Also - remind me how old your dd is... I try hard to remember everyone & their families, but I am really not so great at it.
Love the haircut!!! I also have that necklace.
Thanks - I am getting used to it - I don't love it yet, and I am not sure i will? Maybe once my bangs grow out just a bit - then I think I will like it better. Thank you - the necklace was a gift from my aunt - the girls and i each got one for Christmas... Victoria informed me, the other day, that this one is her's. Oops... I keep meaning put put mine on - but it's really the last thing on my mind. I love it though, it seems to be pretty good quality.
This seems like a natural progression of your skills. You can use your vast stash of fabric, too, and even coordinate with your bags. Yes, the sky is the limit.
That is a very good lesson to learn. Our young grandsons want expensive phones and tablets without any understanding of how much they really cost. I'm glad our kids were raised before all these expensive, must have electronics came out.
Hahahaha... Yes, it is, isn't it?
You'll have to look below - I am pretty sure I have a new sickness...
I know - it's so difficult. I know that my girls *know* how much these things cost, but until they have to PAY for them, themselves - I think it's kind of taken for granted. This was a very hard lesson for me to hold out on - I had no idea, originally, that it would take her this long to buy a new phone or fix her old one - especially once winter came and she was driving - most of the time - with no connectivity... I am just relieved that she has a decent phone now.
I was pretty disappointed, the other day though, when she told me that a few classmates had been teasing her, because she didn't have the most up to date phones... That made me so angry... Like it's any of their business - and why should it matter to them anyways? It just goes to prove that there are many kids out there with a materialistic mentality (I guess it's always been that way) - but I was really upset about this. I don't see an Iphone as a necessity - a phone, yes, and finding one that isn't touch screen/web accessible isn't even an option anymore... but spending $800+ on an Iphone, at her age anyways, is beyond ridiculous... Yet that is the status quo. Sigh. I told her - if she wants to save up and buy herself an Iphone when she returns from Europe - that is her choice... but right now - she needs to be saving for that trip - and if anyone bothers her at school about her phone - well - they have an awesome Iphone, but she will be spending the summer in Europe... Soooo... Yah - I am a little salty about it. LOL
Hi, my name is Caroline, I also live in Minnesota! I live up north in Duluth. I read your trip report and loved it. My DD 16 and I have been doing mother/daughter trips since she was 9, we have so much fun. We are going in April and again in October like you are. I found this report of yours and really enjoy reading your daily entries. I also love Downton Abbey and Matthew was my favorite! I have all the seasons on DVD and enjoy watching them over as well. Thanks for your great reports, looking forward to more. I also have a son 22 and a hubby who just don't get the Disney love that Andi and I have so we do the trips w/o them. They have both been twice and they feel that is enough LOL!
Hi there Caroline!!!! It's great to meet another fellow Minnesotan!
We are quite far from eachother - I think I've made it to Duluth once in the last 10+ years... but it's a fun city and one I love to visit.
Awesome about the girls trips - they are just the best! I wouldn't trade those memories for anything!
Fun that you have 2 trips coming up! Did you get an AP for this year then? Where are you staying? Tell all. LOL And what about October??
I don't have all of the seasons of DA on DVD yet... Just 1-4... I plan to get them all, eventually. I think I've seen Season 1 a bazillion times - but the other seasons, not so much. Every time I sit down to binge watch - I never make it much past the first season... Then, by the time I get back to it - I need to start the first season over... Yah - I am a bit strange with my completest mentality. LOL
Again - welcome!!! It's great to have you here and following along. I'd love to hear more about your upcoming trips.
Lol I just got to the point where I feel like I'm actually playing decently as opposed to just chasing my disc around at the end of last summer. We have a really great course that runs through one of our state parks, through the woods, up and down ravines, so it's definitely an excellent way to get some exercise in while having some fun!
Your weekend plans sound fairly similar to mine lol I love lazy weekends!!
Yes - it is great exercise. We do have a course near us - we've done it once... I think that is the only time in the 10 years that we've lived here that we've gone out Disc Golfing? It's gotten so popular over the years - when Josh and I played it, it was just starting to get recognition and popularity. It's such a fun game though... And yes - I am the one who just chases my disc all over the course... No aim - no distance - no hope of ever getting good. LOL
I was incredibly lazy this weekend... but it's nice - for sure!
I did thanks! It is nice to be home and see my friends and family for a little while. Going off to college makes me realize how much I miss everyone.
OOH that sounds exciting!!
looking forward to seeing how that turns out!
That's good Allison now has a good working phone. Especially for safety reasons, its always best to have a working phone, even if it's not the most high tech.
Yum, I love doing that! I could eat breakfast food for any meal lol
I am glad you made it home and you are spending time with your friends and your family. I am sure they miss you a lot too!
Hehehehe... Yah - it's pretty crazy... I'll post pictures below.
Yah - I think her's is pretty high tech - IMO - just not an IPhone or a Galaxy... But even when I was researching phones last summer - I found that neither of those phones had all of the features in one device that I wanted... And I couldn't bring myself to pay $800+ for a device that didn't have everything I needed/wanted. And the LG did - at a fraction of the cost. I've been very happy with it - much happier than I ever was with my previous phone (Samsung Galaxy S2)... So, I was really relieved that Allison actually had the LG in the running, as it's been a really good phone for me - and I was fairly certain that she would like it too. We will see though - she's only had it for a few days.
I know, right? LOL I love breakfast at any meal really.
Enjoy the rest of your time at home! I hope you are able to spend time with everyone that you want to.
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Oh boy... Yesterday wasn't much better than the day before. It's the weekend - so I don't normally work out on weekends, as you all know. Yesterday was no exception. But 2 days in a row - I had 2 cups of coffee... And I am probably going for a 3rd day today...
And... Well - I am sure you have all guessed, once I get something in my brain - it's very difficult for me to shake it, until I do it. Sometimes, this leads me to set aside the things I *should* be doing, and work on things that I really shouldn't be working on. So, yesterday - I should have been working on finishing up my current custom order... but instead, I had that darn hair piece in my brain - and I HAD to work on that, before I could do anything else.
For the record - before I share photos of the finished head piece... My appliance of choice is a sewing machine... It should NOT (I repeat, NOT) be a glue gun.
All blisters aside - it was a LOT of fun to step outside my box and work on something I've never done before, and create with a media that I don't often use.
I did learn a few lessons too...
#1... Glue guns are HOT!
#2... Bigger isn't always better.
#3... Making bows is harder than it looks.
#4... I need a lot more practice.
#5... My bow quality sucks
#6... The more glue, the better (refer back to lesson #1 please).
Anyways... I do love what I came up with... It was so much fun to really create what was in my head... Next time - I think I will be working on a smaller version... Although, this one is adorable... Once I set it on top of my head - the thing is HUGE, and I think it's much to big for my liking - even in Disney.
I plan to gather a few other supplies over the next few weeks and try again.
Shown with a non-matching headband that I had on hand... I haven't even tried to tackle making a woven headband yet...
So, my overall opinion is... yes - it's cute... But I do think it's a little much... If I were to do it again - and I will... I will do the exact same thing, but a smaller version. I may still bring this one with me, and if I am in the mood - I may use it? We'll see. I would have to be pretty brave to wear a hair piece that's this large.
Then there's the rest of my day... I had to spend a LOT of time cleaning up my mess. Making bows is a messy endeavor.
Allison had to work last night - so V and I ordered dinner from the local bar/restaurant... We didn't have a car to go anywhere, and I didn't feel like cooking.
We spent the remainder of the night in my bed watching Downton Abbey... I fell asleep on Season 3, episode 1. V spent the night coughing... poor kid. She either has another cold - or didn't get rid of the one she had.
Today... I need to do a bit of cleaning... I've been lazy over the last few days, and it shows.
I should make an effort to get up to my sewing room - since I have 2 appointments tomorrow, so my ability to work up there will be sporadic at best.
Josh will be home today... He's been staying at the lake helping his dad get ready for an auction. So, I need to figure out something appetizing for dinner tonight.
So, nothing too exciting today...
I hope you all have a great day!!!
D~
Poor kid. Not sure if she can put music over the wind and still get the same effect - or if she will have to do it all over?
