2 be Bliss, as I dance along the road to Nirvana...

getting ready to boogie outta here again... i'm making tracks to do: doc's ofc - get forms for mr. bliss to fill out call K. S. re making a skirt for me library - return, pick up, hang for a while, thank you card - library photog WalMart -look for energy efficient heater, rechargeable batteries, soap dish, post office check for G.S. badge stuff and make list; submit to K___ by Oct. 31! find paperwork to compare ins. plans for possible switch - due immediately! check ins. co's website for info re submitting proof of payment for medical expenses remind mr. bliss to call doc's office re his appt. add auto appt to my calendar write commendation letter - Ms. S____ check out blurb.com scan and print crochet patterns feed my NeoPet work on kitty's basket start basket for S's kitty work on baskets for K's baby work on new bracelet designs continue working on wrap for the show baby bliss still needs to clean her room... God help us... m...

for today: Trader Joe's - get stuff for home schoolers fall party (cups, children's bars, water) $$ store - dry goods for G.S. celebration (utensils, small plates, cups, napkins); 8 x 10 photo frame for Baby Bliss 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - park @ home schoolers fall party Sam's - get salsa and chips for church Halloween party, look for energy efficient heater home - gather other stuff for the party 6:30 p.m. - party @ the church post office check ins. co's website for info re submitting proof of payment for medical expenses remind mr. bliss to call doc's office re his appt. add auto appt to my calendar write commendation letter - Ms. S____ write thank you card - library photog (take tomorrow) switch baby bliss's recurring monthly expenses to her account compare ins. plans for possible switch sign us up for wellness stuff G.S. stuff - check for badge stuff (lists, forms) add G.S. stuff to all calendars check out blurb.com scan and print croch...

what's on for today: (some of it has already been done. thank you Spirit!) call dealership re lost coupon for free brake check make a doc appt for mr. bliss URGENT - take grandma a phone post office call ins. co. for info re submitting proof of payment for medical expenses write commendation letter - Ms. S____ write thank you card - library photog switch baby bliss's recurring monthly expenses to her account compare ins. plans for possible switch sign us up for wellness stuff G.S. stuff - check for badge stuff (lists, forms) add G.S. stuff to all calendars check out blurb.com scan and print crochet patterns copy baby bliss's blank worksheets feed my NeoPet work on kitty's basket start basket for S's kitty work on baskets for K's baby work on new bracelet designs continue working on wrap for the show baby bliss still needs to clean her room... God help us... my office... *sigh* tomorrow: $$ store - get stuff for Oct. 29 home schooler's fall party (...

okay so i got some stuff mixed up for friday's list. one reason i'm not a "joiner" is because i don't like being on other people's time. but this school year, i thought baby bliss and i could both benefit from being part of a home schooling group. and we have. but it's also brought some confusion in the form of Events. i'm glad we found a group for fun and excitement as well as more opportunities for learning and sharing. how evva, we also joined girl scouts as part of our home schooling group stuff. it's not that i'm trying to do every event or even many of them. the problem is trying to remember which things are home schooling group only and which are girl scouts only. sigh. i know me and i know baby bliss. this will either get old by the time the school year ends and we'll take a break for summer. or this will get old by the time the school year ends and we will have had enough by the time next school year rolls around. i...

i'll be doing most of this today i guess... baby bliss needs to clean her room! (what else is new?!) need to clean my office! (tee hee) bank run! take grandma to Wally World: need yarn for Spec. Olympics scarf (Red Heart Super Saver, 1 skein each #885 Delft Blue, #311 White) post office switch baby bliss's recurring monthly expenses to her account compare ins. plans for possible switch sign us up for wellness stuff G.S. stuff - check for badge stuff (lists, forms) add G.S. stuff to all calendars check out blurb.com find bread recipe on Simple Dollar scan and print crochet patterns copy baby bliss's blank worksheets feed my NeoPet work on kitty's basket start basket for S's kitty work on baskets for K's baby work on new bracelet designs continue working on wrap for the show next week: $$ store - get dry goods for Nov. 5 home schooler's fall party (utensils, small plates, cups, napkins); 8 x 10 photo frame for Baby Bliss ca...

hey y'all. i'm about to take a nap for a few hours. i'm waiting for mr. bliss to get up so i can make sure he takes care of something Very Important before he leaves for work. i could have gone to bed and gotten up with him but i didn't. i think i'll start doing that though. any way, as usual, i have a laundry list of to-do for today. thankfully all the real laundry i intend to do was finished about an hour ago. today's list: get some sleep! baby bliss needs to clean her room! call dealership re lost coupon for free brake check call ins. co. for info re submitting proof of payment for medical expenses write commendation letter - Ms. S____ Sam's - get photos printed from CD 1 p.m. - doc appt (me) write thank you card - library photog library - return, pick up, drop off thank you card e-mail A___ post office drop picture hooks at grandma's switch baby bliss's recurring monthly expenses to her account feed my NeoPet work o...

i made another set of earrings recently. they were easier to make than most of my earrings, as the beads were already wire wrapped. i added the split rings and the ear wires. et voila!

hey y'all. here is one of the new bracelets i made. baby bliss saw it when she came back from vacation and has claimed it for herself... these are the matching earrings: if i want to wear this with my outfit for the show, i'll have to make another bracelet. the only reason i let baby bliss confiscate this one is because it's too small for me. i did start another but i'm in the middle of several other projects so it's not done yet. addendum: i forgot to mention that these pieces are were created using recycled materials. the bracelet is ribbon yarn with a cardboard core. the earrings are ribbon yarn crocheted over the plastic rings from 64 oz. juice bottles.

hey y'all. this is a reminder for me, so i won't forget to do this. ;o) .

hey y'all. lawd, if my to-do list ain't a long one, i must not be breathing! today's list (not necessarily in order of importance): girl scout's store - baby bliss needs her stuff! healthy foods store: coconut oil, eucalyptus oil (2), sesame oil, a movie - maybe switch baby bliss's recurring monthly expenses to her account check balances on accounts post office: mail grandma's rebate form, McD's monopoly requests e-mail A___ find coupon for FREE brake check! write thank you card - library photog write commendation letter - Ms. S____ feed my NeoPet print crochet patterns, proof of payment for medical expenses call ins. co. for info re submitting proof of payment for medical expenses work on kitty's basket work on baskets for K's baby work on new bracelet designs try on show ensemble w/jewelry post photos of new jewelry on blog post on Craig's request for cardboard post on blog request for ideas for cardboard sources decide: am i making a wrap for ...

i did! it was a 2-hour wait but it was worth it. baby bliss was allowed to stand with me as i cast my votes for country, state, and local leaders. she said she can't wait until she's old enough to vote. .

hey y'all. i just saw this headline: Gas prices fall below $3 wow. just when some folk are so broke that they've traded in their cars for bikes and foot power, it sounds like we can stand up straight and pull up our panties. i guess W. and his cronies have had enough. read the full article here .

hey y'all. i dreamed about Maya Angelou during my sleeping hours. she and i (along with some other folk) were at the rehearsal for a musical event. the stars were friends of ours. i sat in the row behind Ms. Angelou and (i believe) Alfre Woodard. Ms. Angelou was engaged in a conversation with a young woman. nosey me heard the young woman make a most glaring grammatical error, one that i hear colored folk make all the time. she said, "... and we was..." Ms. Angelou looked around in horror. seeing me, she motioned me forward and lamented in a whisper how our young folk just aren't making the grade when it comes to speaking correct english. i could only nod in agreement while silently being thankful that baby bliss is not among that number. it also made me sad because i do know people who speak like that. adults... .

hey y'all. this is a health alert but do not read while you're eating or if you have a weak stomach triggered by certain words or imagery . last weekend, i suffered a heat-related mishap . even now i'm not sure if it was the last stages of heat exhaustion or the initial stages of heat stroke . i do know that i thought i was going to die and i wanted to die at home , not in the E.R. while running up a bill of tens of thousands. here's what happened: my back had been bothering me most of last week. friday evening, i decided to try the heating pad. it felt so good that i kept it on my back for hours, turning it on and off several times during that period. my back felt a lot better saturday morning but i decided to use the heating pad again, in hopes of having a pain-free day . late saturday morning, mr. bliss and i went out to run an errand . we decided to eat while we were out. as we sat on a sunny patio awaiting our food, i sipped a glass of iced tea. ...

hey y'all. we heard a horrible story the other day on the news. a 12-year-old girl was waiting for her school bus when she was dragged into the bushes and raped by a 28-year-old man who had a long history with the justice system. she wasn't as young as the children i talked about in my previous post but we know a sexual assault is traumatic at any age. thank you God for the people who were able to help her. everyone, please keep this young girl and her family in your prayers. .

hey y'all.   one day i woke up and wanted to see one of my favorite musicians performing. so i logged onto youtube and lo and behold, some wise and wonderful woman had left a love note for me in the comments module: his tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. amazingly, "today" was the same day i just happened to be checking out his video. hallelujah! then i realized it was mid-afternoon and i panicked. his tickets have been known to sell out in the first two hours. but i prayed, crossed my fingers/legs/heart, and scooted over to ticketmaster dot com. i could have shouted to the heavens when i was able to find a ticket for a verycloseseat. i wanted to take baby bliss because she grew up on his music and she's already enjoyed two of his concerts with me. but two seats together were toofarintheback and costly as well. so i went back to the one-ticket search and my seat was still there. i bought the ticket. once upon a time, i listened to one of his CDs every single da...

hey y'all. once upon a time, we noticed that baby bliss was walking on her tiptoes. it didn't seem to be a problem until one day i noticed that she couldn't put her heels on the ground without pain in her achilles tendon. and she couldn't stand up completely straight without her back hurting. so we slogged through physical therapy, orthopaedic docs, family docs and more. finally we were led to a wonderful doctor who understood the seriousness of the situation. she understood the situation , something i don't think any of the others did. baby bliss had two visits with our wonderful new doc. today baby bliss is pain-free and walking with her heels on the ground, no problems. i am thankful. amen. .

hey y'all. my mama n'em are here. again. they blew in tuesday. my stepdad is staying for a few days; my mama is leaving tomorrow with baby bliss. they're headed for a weekend excursion at a beautiful beach locale. too bad they're expecting rain all weekend. oh well. at least my mama is leaving. cuz i do declare, she's been getting on my last nerve since she's been here. i know she's not trying to but it's just how she is, being drama queen extraordinaire and all. i was asked to accompany them on holiday but i declined. i like restful vacations and the last one i took with my mama was anything but. um, wait. it wasn't so bad. but months after we got back, i began hearing about "all the food" i ate while on vacation. mama say what ?! the meals were all smorgasbord style but only i ate one plate per meal and not one was piled high or overflowing the sides. okay, so i ate a few desserts with every dinner. but they were al...