Hanging with mom & Game Day

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On Friday March 11, 2016 I went down to Appleton again to spend time with my mom. I like when it’s just my mom and I. When I got there mom wasn’t ready to go which is strange for my mom. She told me she wasn’t feeling well. She should have told me but she said she wanted to still go and play. I waited around the house and talked to my dad. My dad works from home. Then we all went to Apple City restaurant never ate there before. It’s a diner type restaurant and it was good. I was surprised how cheap it was for all three of us. Less then twenty five dollars! That is cheap for three people.

After that we said goodbye to dad and mom and I went to The Fire again. This time it was less crowded. Mom and I decide we were going to paint pottery. I couldn’t decide between this really cool mug or Sunday bowl. I decided to go with the Sunday bowl I wouldn’t use it for that though. I want to use it in my office to put random things in it. Mom picked out a berry bowl. She wants to use it at work not for berries. I painted mine all different colors while mom painted hers berry color.

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We were there longer then last time three hours mostly because of me. It took a long time to paint and every color I had to paint three times. The drying period is fast but still I had to do the whole bowl. However we had fun. We have to wait a week to take them home for they put them to glaze it and put in the kiln. I can’t wait to see what both look like finished.

Saturday March 12, 2016 we had game day! This time we only played one game and it was a long one. We played Dead of Winter.

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This game has many pieces to set up and took some time setting it up.

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At first it’s super confusing. Jeff and I watched a YouTube video on it and was still confused. Then we watched a gameplay and it sort of made sense. The hard part was the first video said one thing and the second video said different. The game has many scenarios of playing but at first it’s like what? Very confusing. Really have to play to understand even then there are some things that aren’t explained well in the instructions that we had questions on. Like what is the point of the group leader? That is never explained in the large instruction manual which feels like a magazine because it’s big. And some other questions that we couldn’t find answers on.

The game is a zombie game and as a colony we are trying to survive the Dead of Winter. We all work for a common object but beware there could be a betrayer. Also we all have a different object plus the one for everyone to achieve. We work together but separate at the same time. After a few times playing we started to get the game. However I think we missed some stuff and need to play again.

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I was hoping to play some other games but this game takes a long time to play and we did play three times. There is always next time to play. Plus side we added a new member to our group Dana. I like him he is nice and funny. He also likes zombies just as much as I do.

 

 

 

 

Life

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I grouted my project with the help from Jeff. Now I have to paint the sides. It’s looking good so far.

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This year as you know I am getting another implant done in my mouth. Well I can only eat on the side I am getting the implant done and I made it irritated because of it. It got really puffy that I could feel it but then the swelling went down for a bit. I waited a whole month to do anything about it. Then I ate Mexican food and irritated it again with chips. So I gave in and called the dentist.  I thought she was just going to give me some medicine for it. Wrong! She cut it open and put the screw in it. Now I have to deal with the screw till May. It’s sticking out of my gums and feels strange.

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I got another early birthday present. My mom made this! At the place we went last week. It’s so me and I love it!

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Hanging with mom

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Yesterday I hanged out with my mom and it was fun. I drove up and spend the whole day with her. First we went out to eat at a restaurant called Houdini escape gastropub. At first it’s confusing going in there for the first time. We went in on the side of the restaurant and the signs says see the hostess to be seated but there was no hostess at her post so have no idea where to stand. Funny we saw a lot of other people do the same as we. The food was delicious and the service was great. I never had pork belly before and i had pork belly soup. It tasted like roast soup. It was good and I had a burger. Yum! Would go back and now I know where to go to be seated.

After that we went to the The Fire. It’s a place to do crafts. Just walk in pick out what you want to do then do it. Now I have never been there before but mom has. What I didn’t like is there was no one who greeted us and since I have never been there before I would have liked someone to explain what they have in depth and what to do.

Mom and I did mosaic. The pricing includes a lot and I was surprised. The price is the shape you want. Mine was 18.99 and that included the tiles and grout. I did a skull and mom did a bunny we spent two hours there and it was fun. Hopefully we can do it again but something else next time.

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Mom made this for my birthday at The Fire. This so fits me!

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February 29

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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:

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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:

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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.

 

Hanging with April

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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.

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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!

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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…

Life

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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.

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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!

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Greatest Fears

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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.

Fight!

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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

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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.

 

Winter Wonderland part 2

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 February first was a nice sunny day.

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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.