It’s so strange that today is February 29! This year is a leap year and every four years this happens. Strange how that is. Just had to say hi it’s February 29th!

What I did this last weekend is this:

I made this blanket. The owl fabric is very soft however hard to work with it because it’s soft. It kept breaking and hard to cut even though I got a fabric scissors for this purpose. I did get frustrated working on it but it paid off. It’s really warm and that is what I wanted it. I saw this owl fabric in our Walmart and I loved it and Jeff informed me we needed more blankets. So that is why I did this blanket. I like that I can flip it to the hearts if I want to.

Jeff had a good idea for our bed. We had box springs and frame like everyone else. However our mattress sags even though it’s almost new. So Jeff came up with a solution to make this:

A really flat frame that our bed sits on top without the box springs. It made our bed brand new! However he made it in two pieces and we had to carry it in. I kept telling him it was too heavy for me. I don’t know why he didn’t believe me but when I helped him, he told me that it looked like my head was going to pop off my neck. I guess my face a got really red but I kept telling him it’s too heavy for me. Basically after the first one Jeff brought in the second one without me. I have bruises on my right arm for trying to haul it in. I knew I would since I bruise easy, I hate that. But now we have a comfy bed again to sleep so worth it.

I am proud of myself. I drove to Appleton by myself for the first time! It takes an hour to get there from my house and of course this was the weather.

Foggy!

This was on Tuesday February 23 2016. I went to the Fox Valley Technical College to meet up with April. The reason the Tech because April is taking an ASL class there and it’s easier to see her there then in her town which is much further away. I haven’t been to the Tech since 2004 I think. I never got my degree because I am dumb. I should have stayed with the degree I started out with which was history but switched to Criminal Justice. I liked it but I hated it at the same time. My goal at first was to be cop but then thought about working in a prison. I don’t then I didn’t follow through but I love history so I should have stayed with that. I flunked out and never went back even though I think about it sometimes. Anyways going back to the Tech it changed so much since I was there. It’s like a whole new school! And there are way more professions to study for then back then. Crazy!

April and I had breakfast at the Ihop which I have to say I haven’t been to an Ihop in a long time. I wasn’t really impressed but it was great being with April. We both had coffee and chocolate chip pancakes! We exchanged Christmas presents. Funny we haven’t seen each other for a long time so yes Christmas presents. April got me this!

Sherlock coloring book! It’s awesome!

I got April a Nightwish shirt because she is meeting them and seeing them soon! I am not a fan but it’s cool for her and I am excited for her to see and meet Nightwish.

April and I walked the whole school many times so we got a lot of exercise that day. But it was fun to chat and that makes time go fast.  I got there at nine and left around one thirty. Time flew! It was fun and will be going back to hang. Till next time…

This is my new category when I don’t know what to call my blog post because it’s just life that is happening.

Yesterday Saturday February 20 2016 Jeff and I had lunch with my parents at Mr. Cinder’s. First of all our waitress was super slow! When that happens my mom gets really irritated and becomes one of those parent moments.  Good thing my mom didn’t’ get too upset because when that happens look out! Also can be embarrassing.

Anyways while sitting and chatting after eating. A woman I use to work with and is my FB friend comes in with her family. I am trying the whole time to make eye contact so I can say “Hey Lisa! Wow hi!” I haven’t talked to her in over five years. She made no eye contact and when she got up no eye contact even then. I was thinking this is strange. I felt awkward going over to her table because her family and someone else was with her. I was also thinking isn’t that strange not to say anything?

Jeff even said ‘isn’t that your friend Lisa?’

Here is my thoughts on the subject. I think maybe she didn’t want to see because I lost a lot of weight since we last saw each other and she gained a lot of weight. Maybe she was jealous, I will never know. I think that is dumb. So what did I do unfriend her from my FB page. Thought that was stupid she didn’t even look my way even though I was looking her way. From her body language I could tell she didn’t want to acknowledge me at all.  Oh well.

The next subject we went and saw Deadpool last week and I didn’t know it was opening day. Funny me. Anyways we got a little figurine when we went to the movie. It’s a little Deadpool guy and Jeff found out they are limited edition toy. They are selling on Ebay for twenty dollars! Isn’t that crazy! I wouldn’t sell him though i like that he sits on my computer monitor screen.

Funny. Jeff saw gave me my birthday present early. We are funny because we both can’t wait when we buy each other gifts. About a month ago I told Jeff either for my birthday or Christmas I would like heart earrings. I got heart earrings for my birthday from Jeff. Wow is he fast. funny! I love they are beautiful!

Everyone has fears like I am a afraid of going up a ladder. Why? I am afraid of falling and it hurting. Scary. I am also afraid of spiders. Not the tiny ones but dandy longs scare me. Yes I understand that they are tiny and harmless however I hate all those legs. I hate spiders and freak out when I see one.

However I have two great fears that I can’t control and they scare me greatly.

I am scared of getting Alzheimer disease. My grandma my dad’s mom had it and it was bad. It was sad that she couldn’t remember her sons and daughters. Seeing her like that made me wonder if that is genetic even though my dad said she was the only one in the family who got it. Still though it still scares me and now has become one of my greatest fears that I won’t remember when I get old.

They say doctors keeping the mind active now can help prevent that. So I try to keep my mind active. I really don’t want to not remember people or remember my life.

My second greatest fear is Jeff dying before me. What would I do without him? I would be so sad and depressed. I don’t know if I could live without him. I love him that much! It was so sad when my mother in law died. Jeff’s dad was so sad and made me fear that for Jeff. I really hope that if one of us dies the other one dies soon. Odd to think that way but it’s how I feel.

Fear is my least favorite emotion and having great fears is scary! These I can’t change because I don’t know the future.

I have to record this because this rarely happens! My best friend April and I had a fight on Wednesday February 10 2016! The last time we had a fight was in high school. That was a long ago. We NEVER fight and that is just one of the many things I like about April.

This why we fought it’s dumb but I was upset. April and I have wanted to Skype and finally I said let’s chat at ten in the morning. So I get up early do my stuff and be on the computer by ten and no April till way later. I was upset that I had to wait. Basically a miss understanding she missed I said ten. So I got mad because as you know I really, really hate waiting for people and I don’t like when people have to wait for me.

But in reality I was not just mad about waiting on Wednesday. I was mad because I put aside time to chat with her at night and she would not be on or be too busy to chat. Then I would feel like an idiot because I am sitting in my office at night with nothing to do because I did it all during the day. Night time I like to watch my shows but I can’t do both. I can’t really chat and watch TV at the same time. The one thing I can’t multitask that well.

I thought we were good after our fight on the internet. Apparently not it went into the next day. Wow we really fought! Feelings hurt to making up. I hope we don’t fight again for a long time.  I have to be better to just tell her that she is making me mad but she has to be better at managing time. Which I can see be hard for the both of us but we can do it.

Saturday February 7 2016 was an interesting day. Elena and Ken came over and they brought their dog Katie

She was so cute! Koko and Scotty were really good with her. It only took an half hour till Katie felt right at home. The other dogs sniffed her but then was like ‘okay’. It was funny. Every melded together to so well. Which is good for future reference for the both of us. If Elena or Ken or us wanted to go out of town we could watch each others dogs.

The reason they came over is because of our dryer. That dryer has been nothing but a pain! We had a remember man come out to look at because it was taking too long to dry clothes. It’s brand new! He said it wasn’t our dryer but the pipe was clog and he doesn’t do that. Found out we had the flex kind of pipe. Bad. Very bad to have that because they are flammable!

So they came over and while Elena and I talked. We played with the dogs. Ken and Jeff switched out the pipes. Now we have a hard pipe and our dryer works!

After that Jeff made spaghetti. However Jeff had one of those glass bowls on the stove and accidentally heated it up. It shatter in a million pieces! It was all over the place and clean up took a bit. We still had spaghetti and it was yummy.

Will this ever end?

 February first was a nice sunny day.

Scotty enjoyed it.

February second was not a nice sunny day! Storm Bucky came by. Sort of funny the storm was named Bucky and I live in the badger state. How ironic.

Well I am ready for spring. My friend in Russia informed me that in twenty fives days they will have spring. Spring here doesn’t happen to till March 19. I am so jealous.

I dislike winter and yet I still live in Wisconsin. However winter can be pretty check these pictures that Jeff took.

The first one is my favorite. The second one Jeff likes it because of the trees covered in snow. I admit they are pretty.

Winter can also be scary! It snowed over the and we have a metal roof. Check what snow looks like when it piles on a metal roof and freezes while sliding off. The icicles look like little daggers.

In other news, last Friday I went to get another ultrasound done. Guess what nothing has changed. I have to go again after my birthday in March. The doctor I have is nice but also a bragger. I dislike braggers because I really don’t care. I think it’s okay to brag sometimes but all the time it isn’t. Anyways I do think he is a good doctor just tone down the bragging.