Catching up {Post 1}

Well, obviously lots of stuff happened in 3 weeks. Which means quite a bit of catching ya'll up. It might even take 3 or so posts. So here's the first. :)

1. In the first week, my dog Sarah died.

I decided to go ahead and get out my saddest news from the past 3 weeks.

I won't tell you how she died, except that she had an awesome last week of life that any dog could have. She was reunited with her original owner who spent a lot of time with her in that last week. I cried of course, but I'm kinda glad that I wasn't there. Because I know I would've fell apart. I know a lot of people have something against pitt bulls. She was part pitt, but the only time it showed through was when she became protective of someone she loved. She was sweet, loyal, clumsy, and a wonderful companion.

I miss you, Sarah.

2. I got a Kindle.

It's a Kindle keyboard, and even though it may not be the latest and greatest, I love it. It fits my needs, and that's all I asked for. I wanted a small device that carried a lot of books. I really liked the

e-ink idea, because I read outside or in the car a lot. So for me it's perfect.

3. I made a jewelry hanger.

I had been seeing cool personal jewelry displays on Pinterest, and got the urge to make one. Something I could see all my jewelry on while picking out an outfit. I had a list of supplies I needed, then decided to do the frugal thing, and use only things I found around the house!

The supplies I used were:

an extra shelf that came from a bookshelf that wasn't being used.

a dowel rod that has been sitting in my closet for years.

wire hangers

nails from my dad's tool box

paint that was sitting in the shed.

a frame that's been sitting in my mom's closet unused.

lace my Granny gave me years ago.

Here are the results.

Here's a few lessons I learned.

Paint your pieces AFTER you make all your cuts. Don't think you're a good enough carpenter to not mess up the paint.

Have a strong guy (dad, brother, etc.) to cut the wire hangers and do any sawing. It's harder then it looks, and you will probably end up hurting yourself, like I did. (i.e. dropping the saw on your bare foot.)

Start your project in the morning. Not around dinner time when you have to keep stopping, then end up in a rush to finish before bedtime. Take two days if you must. Trust me.

Over all, I had a blast doing it, and got a lot of laughs from my family.

I was free entertainment. ;)

4. Mark's birthday

Here's the birthday boy with his cake. This thing had to be pure sugar. It was a chocolate chip cookie with chocolate icing and sprinkles on top. But he loved it.

I still can't believe that my little brother's 13. I remember when he was born.

Oh, and he's now looking me eye to eye. ;)

We ate at his (and my) favorite restaurant, Jonny Carino's. It was awesome. :)

 

Well, I'll leave the rest for my next catching up post.

 

I'll be talking about my Bible College, Kart Ranch, some jewelry I've made recently, and some more about Camp Liberty.

 

Until then, Adios!