Which do you want first?

The good news is:  A couple of weeks ago I said "Enough is enough!" and booked myself a hotel room for one whole night of peace and relaxation.  I found a beautiful place very close to home with a phenomenal price, looked forward to the big corner jetted tub to soak my aching back, and packed a book to read the entire time in a King bed all to myself.  That is ALL I planned to do:  read, soak, sleep.

The bad news is:  Loud neighbors kinda put a damper on my peaceful reading.  The tub had some mysterious grit that came out of the jets.... ew.  And by the time I wanted to turn in for the night, I had a burning sore throat, completely clogged head, and chills from a pretty nasty fever.  I didn't sleep even 2 hours the entire night followed by a trip to urgent care in the morning as soon as they opened.








The good news is:  I bought all the fabric for the makings of a new quilt!  It feels like it's been a lifetime since I could do this, so I'm excited to be quilting again.

The bad news is:  I cut out my plans for the fabric which required 315 small squares, laid it all out.... and hated it.  Hopefully Plan B (or C?) will suffice so something will turn out to be worth it.








The good news is:  Sunday night I said, "I'm bored, let's go for a drive!" and within 15 minutes we had rice krispy treats packed and the whole family was on the road to somewhere.  We ended up only a few miles away at the river with some nice sand to sit in and watch the sunset.  It was cool and BEAUTIFUL outside.  The boys could have remained happy for hours throwing rocks into the water.  I don't know why we've never done this before!

The bad news is:  I only have a grainy dark cell phone pic to remember it.








The good news is:  I bought this stinkin' awesome new clock to revamp a spot I'm re-doing in the family room.  It's HUGE, looks great up there, and was under 20 bucks.

The bad news is:  Got it all hung up, and the second hand keeps getting stuck on the minute hand and it won't keep time!!!  Soooooo mad.





The good news is:  It's my turn to teach our little neighborhood Joyschool this month.  We've been learning to write letters and identify their sounds, playing games, and making crafts!  Woo-EE, a lot of lesson planning for me and fun for Cooper!  This was our Cinco de Mayo party where they decorated "sombreros" - although you can't see any of the decorations because it's on the TOP of the hat!  ACK!

The bad news is:  Not much time for blogging lately.