I have to move.....

 So my blog has run out of space so I either have to pay for more space or move on to a new blog. So I have moved on....To see my blog you will need to go here: new blog

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Later
Sharon 

"When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth." -Dawn of the Dead 1978

So once again I have been reading all these end of the world books! I am really getting to be a bit paranoid :) I had to read World War Z because I saw a movie trailer for it and Brad Pit is in it. So if Brad Pit is in it then it must be good right??? Once I found out it was based on a book I went right to my Kindle and downloaded it. Well Brad Pit did not fail me, it was good. It was written like a documentary so it was a little bit of a different read but really good. Of course now I am on the look out for Zombies :)

So other then reading about zombies I have been on the hunt for a sewing machine for Cassie. This summer I saw one on one of the buy and sell sites on Facebook  and I asked Cassie if she wanted it. Of course she said NO she was not going to sew. So now a couple of months later she decided that she really needs to start sewing. So the hunt for a good older sewing machine was on. The new machines are such crap unless you want spend a small fortune. The older ones were  made to last so that was what I wanted to find. Well I found out that the older ones also go for a small fortune! I have been looking on craigslist, ebay and all the buy and sell sites on Facebook and have not been able to find one. So this weekend I put a listing on Carlslist. It is like craigslist only it is only for people at Carleton. So I posted it in the morning and by noon I had two people with sewing machines! I got them both. One is a portable JC Penny brand from 1968. The person who had it said it works great and he used it all the time. He said the only reason he is getting rid of it is because he got a heavy duty machine from his mother-in-law. He  only wanted $25.00 for it and said if I did not like it I could return it. The other one is a  older Singer machine. This one I got for free. The women who had it said she had gotten it about 15 years ago after it had been reconditioned and no longer uses it. She was just happy to have someone take it that would use it. So now Cassie is set. I figured I would try both machines out and give her the one that works best. I will keep the other one for a spare for when one of the girls or my machine breaks down.
I finally found a good place to take Christa's sewing machine in to be repaired. She has been using my Grandma Trenda's machine and it kept breaking the thread no matter what she did. I took it to a place in Mankato that specializes in Singers sewing machines. The women took one look at it and said it is more then likely something bent in the bobbin and will be an easy fix. She said the machine was a really good one and should last for years to come. Mom thought Grandma got it in the late 50's or early 60's. They made things to last back then! I am glad that Christa is using it, it is like having a little piece of Grandma around.

Well I am guessing you have had enough sewing machine talk.... lets see should we go back Zombies.....maybe not.....

I don't know how long I have to work today :( My coworker got called in for jury duty and he has no idea how long it is going to take. He was not very happy. So I might get to leave at 4:00 or  I might be here until 6:00. I sure hope it is not 6:00.

That's it for today
Later
Sharon   

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." -George RR Martin

I don't really have a lot to blog about today but I thought I should write something since I am sure you have all had enough of seeing and reading about my colonoscopy.

So I was on Pinterest yesterday and I found the quote that I am using for the title of my blog today. I thought it was a great quote. When you read a good book you escape into that book and feel like you are living the story right along with the people in the book. I always pity the people who never read anything, they are missing so much. It is funny when they make a movie out of a book I am almost always disappointed by it because usually the actors are not what I have imagined . Other times while watching a movie I am so glad that I read the book first because I feel like I have so much more in site to what is going on then those poor people that have not read the book before seeing the movie.

Well enough about books and reading since I know I have blogged about it several times before. The snow was nice yesterday, I wish it would stay around for a little while. It is nice to have all the brown covered up. Of course I was not really ready for the cold after having a 70 degree day on Saturday.

 I had to work all weekend and they had some big playoff soccer games up here and I had to be there just in case people got out of hand. Of course nothing did but I stayed there because that's what they pay me for. I decided that soccer is about the most boring sport out there. The first game took forever to get done and the final score was 1 to 0. It was endless. Thank God I did not have to sit at the afternoon game since my co worker did. 

Today is the first day of fall archery league. Since I have not picked up my target bow since April it should be interesting. I am not ready for it to start yet, seems like summer was so busy that I never had time to relax. I just want to relax and get stuff done at home :( Oh well I guess I can relax when I am dead....

So now that I gave Rick the go ahead to take over my sewing room he has changed his mind! So now we are going to just fix it up for me so it is a nicer space to work in. I want to get the office painted before we start that project so hopefully we get that done soon since it has been over two years now. Next weekend is my last weekend to work and then I have 3 weekends off so hopefully we can get something done. Of course now is holiday season and it seems like every time I think I am going to have a free weekend or at least one day of the weekend free something gets planed.

Time to get back to work.
Later
Sharon

Colonoscopy fun.....

One of the joys of turning 50 is you get to have lots of new medical test done. So yesterday I went in for my first colonoscopy. I know lots of people that put it off and off for years because they are afraid of the test and the prep for it. Well it really was not that bad. The prep for sure was not pleasant but you survive. I took my bosses advice and got a good book and planned on sitting on the toilet for a couple hours :) They basically make you take enough laxatives to clean out a horse so that your colon is clear for the test. The test its self was nothing. They sedate you so you really don't remember a thing. Good news is my test was negative and I don't have to have another one until November 2022. And since I know how much you all LOVE medical pictures here are the pictures of my colon.....

I know you are all very excited to see them:)

So if you have been putting off having a colonoscopy get over it and get it done. You will survive and it could save your life. Colon cancer is very curable cancer if it is caught early. There is no reason to put off the test just because it might make you uncomfortable for a day.

 Oh and I forgot to say that one of the nurses that helped with the test was someone I graduated high school with. She said that it has been like a class reunion this year because we are all turning 50. It was funny. And yes she is having her colonoscopy in December.

So there you have.....get it done!

Later Sharon

"There's a lot going on in the world. Sometimes the best we can do is just be there for each other." -David Thornton

I am working 12 hours today and it is a Sunday. I hate working Sundays and working 12 hours is even worse. Sunday is my favorite day to just be home. I have always hated it when I work Sundays and always will. I would rather be home with Rick.

My days off were busy just doing stuff around the house. I lifted for the first time in a month and I went for a 4 mile run. I have been lazy since the half marathon and need to get back on the exercise  program . I had let the house go the last few weeks running and sewing so I figured I could be lazy for a week or so and get the house back into shape.

I cleaned up the sewing room in the basement. It had gotten to be the room that everything was getting thrown into. It was a mess and that is why I took the sewing machine out of there and sewed upstairs. So now it is nice and clean and now Rick wants the room! When we moved into the house he decided to take one of the room in the basement for his archery shop. He had the choice of either of the two bedrooms down stairs. Well he chose the smaller of the two. Now he want to switch rooms. I am fine with it since we never did anything with the sewing room other then paint and put some cheap carpet in it. So it looks like we will be doing a little remodeling again. I am actually excited about it since the other room faces the front yard and is much brighter. Of course after Rick gets done with the other room it will have all new walls and lights too so it will be nice for him too. Now that he put the idea in my head I want to get a move on it right away.

Dexter went in for his grooming the other day. Poor Morgan does not know what to do when he is gone. She just sat on my bed looking out the window for Dexter all morning.

Christa and Oliver stopped over for a little while on Tuesday because she had to pick up so tools for Jese to use. They are doing a little remodel project in there kitchen.  Oliver can say Nana now! He is a smart little boy :) They did not stay long since the vet called and said Dexter was ready so I kicked her out so I could go get him.

Here is my funny story for the day: The other day at work I had a student call me and he said he had broken his cell phone and had to call his mom but did not know how to use the phone in his dorm room to make a long distance  call. I could not believe that he would call Security to ask that question and that he did not know how to make a long distance phone call. I guess we are in the cell phone age!

I just finished reading Cyndi Lauper's  book  It was pretty good. I have been a fan of hers for a long time, she has such a great voice. I never realized just how much great stuff she does for women and the gay community.  She has a couple of great foundations one is We Give a Damn   The other is the True Colors Fund  Check out there web sites. They are both great and both do  a lot of good things. The quote that is on the title of my blog today is from her book, her husband said it. It is very true. We all just need to be there for each other.

On that note I think I will sign off for today.

Later Sharon
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October In Pictures

I have had a very busy month of October so I thought I would share a bunch of pictures of the month 

 Here is Oliver in his Halloween costume that I made him

 Here is Liam in his Halloween costume that I made him

 Here is Liam, Eli and Josie in there costumes that I made them. I tried to get a picture of all four of them together but they were all so excited that it was pretty much impossible! They did all look very cute and Liam and Josie are super excited for Halloween! Eli and Oliver could care less :)

 This is a picture of Rick and his 11 point buck that he shot. It was the biggest deer he has every shot and he was super excited! It was a big deer!

 Christa and Grandpa share a birthday on Oct. 21. She is 26 and he is 77.

 Beth and Sarah also have Oct. birthdays so Grandma always gets a cake for them. Sarah was sick so she missed out this year :(

 Eli and Oliver are going to be best friends!

 I gave Cassie my camera to take a picture of Amy and I and this is the best she took. Next time I will give the camera to someone else......

Eli is showing Grandpa Rick how good he knows his shapes!


There you have it my October in pictures. Hope November has lots of picture moments too!

Later Sharon
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Pineapples do not grow on trees......

So I guess there is some confusion in my family as to how a pineapple grows. I had a couple members of my family (Amy and Rick) who thought pineapples grew on trees. I had another member of my family (Christa) make that statement that it takes 7 years to grow a pineapple. So today I am going to give you all a little lesson on the pineapple.

First thing you need to know pineapples DO NOT GROW ON TREES! They are a plant that grows in the ground. Once the pineapple head takes root, it’ll take two to three years before it starts bearing fruit. It’ll grow to be almost 4 feet high by 4 feet wide. Once it’s matured, a large flower will grow in the middle of the plant and eventually be replaced by a pineapple itself. Once the pineapple is harvested, a new fruit will grow in its place the following year.

You can also grow a pineapple in the house. Check out this blog to find out how to do this. The reason all of this came up is because I decided to grow a pineapple plant this summer and now that it is cold out I brought it in the house and now everyone has questions. Who knows maybe in two to three years I will have a pineapple to eat :)

Lesson over....

Later Sharon
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