Bits and Pieces from My Day

Damn, my arm hurts from the flu shot.  The nurse reminded me to big girl when I was making a horrible face while she stabbed my arm.  Zorba remarked, "Mama booboo!"  Then she got her booboo and cried and cried.  Poor girl.  Later on, I peeled off her bandaid and said to her, "Ohh, mama's booboo hurts, does your boo boo hurt?"  She shook her head no.  She is a better big girl than mama, that is for sure. 

While standing in line to vote, a collared dog came up and walked right into the voting precinct!  She was in there for about five to ten minutes, then came out.  I wanted to ask her how she voted, but that would have been rude and intrusive, so I kept my mouth shut.  Some nice person grabbed her and called her owner.  Phew. 

I found four wool sweaters at the thrift store.  I'm felting them as I write this.  It is sooo much fun washing wool sweaters and watching them shrink and thicken up.  I also found a Martha Stewart book that I almost didn't get.  I'm very happy now that I got it.  Zorba got a Barney book.  I hate Barney, but I said she could pick out a book and that is what she picked out. 

I bought some paint stripper today.  I'm going to attempt to strip a dresser.  Right now it is painted brown and it isn't that pretty.  But I think if I can get it stripped and stained that it will be beautiful.  We'll see how it goes. 

I also bought a painter's dropcloth and I'm going to try to paint it so it can make a nifty backdrop for portraits.  I have a cousin who has a cousin who is prophotographer and he did this and from his pictures it looked pretty damn good, so I'm going to try it.  I think it will take me awhile to do this. 

Zorba refused to take a nap today.  This is not a big deal as I just left her down there for an hour and a half.  BUT, she was incredibly grumpy for the rest of the day.  The kind of grumpy where she was smacking me while in Wal-mart and screaming so loud that our fellow customers covered their ears in pain.  BUT, in the end she fell asleep moments after I put her down tonight. 

Zorba is big into giving lip kisses now.  She wouldn't for the longest time, but she does now and I love it.  I love getting kisses from her. 

Danielle called me from the road tonight....she is on the move.  Safe travels, Danielle!  She said that she had a good cry once Grrl Travels, E, and Z dropped her off.  "Tell them that I'll find them again if it is the last thing I do."  I know that I'm a pitiful sap because I cried right along with her. 

Comments

[Tracie]

What is felting? I accidentally wash and shrink wool sweaters. You mean there is something useful that can be done with them after that happens?

[Sister Carrie]

Yes, I'm wondering about felting too. Do you unravel them and use the wool? Cut pieces out of them to use in some way? Put the shrunken sweaters on pets?

[Amy/grrlTravels]

Ladies, you have not heard of felting?? For shame. OK, I haven't done it myself, mind you. But it sounds like a lot of fun. Shelba, should we make felting our first joint project? Let me know how it goes and we'll talk.

This is my favorite kind of post. All the little things that make up a day, and how strange and wonderful they can be.

Somehow I missed that you are going to PAINT the drop cloth. It all sounds so much HARDER now.

I miss Danielle. Thanks for letting me know she called. I feel better already. I didn't tell you that I bought her a scarf (at the $ store) that I was going to embellish with a big D but didn't. I was worried about her neck. Perhaps she will be traveling with us in January???

[Viv]

OK, I didn't realize that you have a separate blog for Danielle. I think Danielle would really love to spend some time in Maine snow this winter. Picture her attached to a set of skis going down the mountain. Think about it. ;-)

Oh, and felting rules. If you look on the MS website, you'll find instructions for making mittens and a hat out of felted wool.