Now Playing: somebody's blasted car alarm
Current Mood : Relief !
Whoo. Done. All the images are up, and for the first hour and a half, I got maybe ten done. The remaining 30 went at lightning speed and took about an hour, total. I have no idea why Tripod's like that. If you can fight it for an hour, you're awarded impressive upload and download speed. But for that first hour, it's a fight and a drag the whole way.
But it's done, and hopefully, I won't get more than a week or so behind again ! Sorry for the worry - and I know the entries don't sound like I was very ill. But I tend to write more optimistically than things often warrant. Yeah, I did go to all those yard sales, but most of what is up doesn't mention the intense inhaler-sucking in the car in between darn near each of ‘em. Or the wake-up, get-Dearest-ready, go-back-to-sleep-for-five-hours rhythm my days have had for the last two months. Asthma means never having to say you slept too much.
Anyway. I'm getting better - darn near normal some days ! - and I'm gonna take advantage of it and quit whining already. Had a parent-teacher-coordinator meeting today, and it's good to know that Dearest's schoolwork isn't all that bad, but we're having to upgrade our game on some aspects.
When I began the new Jem doll's benzoyl peroxide (zit cream) treatments, I ceased Charmin' Chatty's. Gave her a good cleaning and we regarded each other for a while. The mark on her cheek had faded somewhat, but would probably always remain. But that didn't bother me. Facts were, I really never bonded with her - or she with me - and pure space constraints made me question keeping her here. In the end, I've decided to let her go, so she can be happy. I'll probably donate her, so someone can have that wonderful ‘score' feeling, unless someone here would like her. Drop me a message, and we'll take it from there - I'll be glad to send photos and such. Make no mistake, she's not pristine and was probably lonely in an attic for years. If you can accept that, and you've wanted a Charmin' for a while, then consider adding her to your home.
The brown feathery yarn works OK in the Knit Hits machine, but I discovered that I really have to watch any and all yarns in that thing. Even a simple three-ply acrylic could drop a stitch undetected, so the specialty stuff really needed monitoring. I hope to find some yarn needles soon, maybe at Hobby Lobby. I was hoping to find one in the machine's box, but nope. Crochet hook was, though... maybe I'll learn to use that for the finishing thread instead.
Oh, all right, I admit it... I did kinda like Winx. Just wish the characters' wardrobe selections had been, well, different. Otherwise, it was cute and fun, and I wish it'd continued.
