Entries from October 2007

October 27, 2007

Fall at our house

I actually wanted to post this last weekend, but I was having problems uploading pictures.  Last Saturday we hit 80 degrees in Denver.  The next day we woke up to this…

I have lived here 7 years now and I never get used to the weather.  We have to keep all our clothes out all year, [...]

October 16, 2007

Elsie, Interrupted

You know, I’m just going to get to the point and say that we returned Elsie to the Greyhound Rescue place.  Here’s why…
Our house is a raised ranch, meaning there are stairs to get into the house from the front, stairs to get out to the backyard and stairs to get to the basement that [...]

October 15, 2007

Kitchen Valance

I finished this kitchen window valance a couple of weeks ago, and have been waiting to block it before putting it up, but who am I kidding. . . I’m never going to block it, so I used a few cup hooks and hung it up.  I think I’ll make a shade in muslin to [...]

October 10, 2007

All new

I haven’t written lately because I have re-entered the workforce, and am trying to figure out scheduling in relation to this major life change.  I am now a teacher’s aide at DQ and TM’s school.  Well, the term the district uses is “Paraprofessional”.  I have to admit that, at first, I wasn’t crazy about the title…I [...]