On Saturday mornings we try to sleep in.
Usually this means we get up at 6:45 instead of 6:40.
Our 34.2 lb "alarm clock" usually wakes us up.
Last Saturday our alarm clock woke up at SIX.
Um, NO. Back to bed you go.
Bubbalu wasn't too thrilled at being put back to bed and wandered downstairs whilst Mama and Papa tried to sleep in.
I was dozing and could hear him rummaging around with his train set. After a good while it got quiet.
TOO QUIET.
The TOO QUIET is NEVER good with young children.
It's the TOO QUIET that makes you sprint down the stairs to find out what's going on.
This time the TOO QUIET was:
and:
and:
and (look closely, window AND windowsil) :
and more window and windowsil:
and:
and:
Oh yeah, and I forgot, the pièce de résistance:
Kinda ironic that I'm googling "how to remove sharpie" and reading the hints and tips THROUGH a sharpie scrawled screen.
Surprisingly, the computer screen was the easiest thing to clean. How I did it? A pencil eraser. It erased the sharpie RIGHT OFF. I was astounded, but very relieved that my computer screen wasn't permanently damaged. Oh, and when I picked up my camera to take a picture of the sharpie-marked room and turned it on, sure enough, he'd gotten the back display too. Pencil eraser once again to the rescue.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser got most of the sharpie off the computer, mouse, printer, exersaucer (didn't take a picture of those) , camera, window and windowsil. If you remember, this isn't the first time Bubbalu has marked the windowsil.
No, I never did get around the sanding it down and refinishing it the first time around. Good thing because I would have been that much more upset...as if that's even possible.
Took me only an hour to laugh about it all. Lance smiled right away.
It was one of those JUST CHOOSE JOY moments. This time it took me an hour. I'm working on shortening the time distance between THE EVENT to THE JOY.
I think this may be a life-long journey, this CHOOSING JOY business...
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After all, it's always nice to have OPTIONS when choosing accessories, right???
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Ever felt frustrated with how difficult and confusing it is to thread a sewing machine? Goodness gracious, I know I've had troubles with them. Bobbin cases, tangled thread, weird loop-de-loops and then threading the needle?
Oy, it almost makes ya want to throw the whole dang thing out the window.
However.
Give me a plain ole sewing machine ANY day. I just spent the last WEEK learning how to properly thread my new serger.
Yes, it DID take a week. (Was slightly distracted on an every-five-minute-whine-session schedule by Bubbalu and Lil Chick)
Yes, there are FOUR threads to figure out. (FOUR! All at the same time.)
Yes, it requires a TWEEZERS to thread the serger. (I should only have to use tweezers for C Sections, plucking errant eyebrow hairs or removing a splinter from Bubbalu's hand.)
Yes, there is an upper looper and lower looper. ( A WHAT!?)
Yes, I've read the manual cover to cover and still am not quite sure what the upper looper and lower looper IS or WHERE they are on my serger. (Um, WHAT?!)
Yes, I've watched the instructional DVD's that came with it and still am not quite sure what the upper looper and lower looper IS or WHERE they are on my serger. (Yes, I DID watch an informational DVD on the proper use of my Serger. Stop laughing. I am NOT a nerd!)
I'm feeling a wee bit intimidated. (As if you couldn't tell)
Besides, any fast moving machine that has a cutting BLADE on it scares me. Especially when my fingers are less than an inch from said blade. (A BLADE.)
A Blade + Amanda's fingers = Amanda freak out.
I haven't named my serger yet, but I'm thinking it needs an appropriate name. I may need to wait awhile and see how it treats me first. If it cuts me, it automatically gets an ugly name. If it makes perfect, professionally finished seams with ease, it will get a lovely name.
I'll just have to wait and see.
Off to the crafting room I go, but have no fear! I have a phone within reach so I can dial 911 should my serger get all riled up and attack me...
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