Warm or Low Iron Only

A Slight Misdirection

2011-07-24T17:23:00.000-04:00

So as I’ve begun blogging about books on my other blog, I’ve paid a little more attention to the Google Analytics, and have notice that some people may have arrived here after searching common “laundry” terms. My apologies; when I first started this blog it was not at all on my radar the thought of being found in a search engine for some one looking up how one might wash they’re new silk delicates (assuming you would wash silk?). It does turn out I have a great name and title for a niche blog if I wanted to talk about stain removal, but as my iron serves a more “decorative” purpose, and most of my laundry loads are a rainbow of colors, you will find no useful laundry tips here. My apologies for those misdirection's.

The only slightly maybe related topic you may find here is I plan to embark on learning how to sew. I have not the first clue; well maybe a little clue, I can thread a needle and sew a button (though probably not correctly). I plan to start by making my daughters a “ticky- tacky” doll…pray for me, I’ll need all the help I can get.

Elephant Jokes

2010-02-15T23:38:00.002-05:00

The elephant joke in all of it’s forms have always been some of my favorites. The one I’m most fond of is about the elephant in the fridge.

Q: How many elephants can you fit in a VW bug?

A: Five: two in the front, two in the back, and one in the trunk.

Q: How can you tell an elephant has been in your fridge?

A: There are footprints in the butter.

Q: How can you tell if two elephants have been in your fridge?

A: There are two sets of footprints in your butter.

Q: How can you tell if three elephants have been in your fridge?

A: There are three sets of footprints in your butter.

Q: How can you tell if four elephants have been in your fridge?

A: There are four sets of footprints in your butter.

Q: How can you tell if five elephants have been in your refrigerator?

A: There are VW tracks in the butter.

At our house we’ve made our own:

Q: How many teeth does Lily have?

A: Quite a few.

Q: How can you tell if Lily’s been in the fridge?

A: Bite marks in the butter.

Too bad I didn’t take a picture or I would have had a second one about how can you tell she’s been playing with the laptop…(there are a lot of missing keys.

More info on elephant jokes can be found on Wiki by clicking here.

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Happy Valentine’s Day

2010-02-14T23:18:00.003-05:00

Today was “Lulu’s” first Valentine’s Day, and though it will and has come and gone without notice to her it’s a milestone for those of us who did.

Grammy send both the girls the cute little hugs and kisses bags. Lucy got the Elmo rattle and an Elmo book. Luckily Lily hasn’t tried to steal it too many times! Lucy’s also trying to eat the book Great Grandma got her, she’s a paper eater and would much more enjoy that then book. This picture is pre sticky note destruction.

Little Miss Lily may look like she’s having a good time but I had to tickle her to get her to even sit up for the picture.

I guess she figured she was at least sitting up, she wasn’t going to smile. Lucy on the other hand loves to have her picture taken!

I did at least get one picture semi decent of them together. And one last heart to leave you with this Valentine’s Day.

Hope yours was as Lovely as Little Miss Lily and Lucy

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Unexpected Snow

2010-02-13T10:11:00.002-05:00

When I went to sleep the ground was dry and the temperature not too cold. As I awoke this is what I found.

I know it’s less then an inch but a month ago this would’ve closed school, and caused delays in my area. This would have been more then we could have dreamed of. Until February. Our first snow left at least 6 inches which is more then are area has had in 20 years. About a week after that we got another snow which was a little more then the above picture. I’m surprised by last nights snow only because I didn’t expect it, I guess I should watch the weather, but for the whole area this really not the norm.

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Machine Wash Cold

2008-05-08T12:18:00.004-04:00

so I found these two thoughts on washing clothes in cold water:

Set your water temperature to "cold" on your clothes washer. Unless your clothes have oil or grease stains, cold water is usually adequate to clean white and colored clothes. In fact, washing clothes in cold water allows fabrics to retain their color and strength longer.

Hot water tends to make some clothing shrink, wrinkle, and fade.

Cold water allows fabrics to retain their color and strength longer. Hot water will shrink, wrinkle , and fade clothing so in the washing machine of my life I'd prefer you follow the instructions on the tag; machine wash cold. I would much prefer to keep the vibrant colors I was given, as well as the strength, to continue to show them when someone forgets to follow the instructions and put me in the Hot cycle. Because we all know there is someone in every family that throws all the dirty clothes in one load regardless of color or regard to what the setting was last one. So sometimes clothes will shrink a bit, maybe slightly fade. But garments tend too over time. And if you take care you can protect your most favorite items. And hey there's always a warm or low iron to get the occasional wrinkle out.

Sky Watch Friday- Is His Name Russell?

2008-04-08T00:00:00.004-04:00

Yes the Sky was that dreary

Seems I hardly have time to type, I guess thats why I love SkyWatch so much. I just need pictures. To enjoy more (and usually better) Sky Watch Friday Posts Visit Wigger's World. Thanks for all the comments last week and all those to come.

Sky Watch Friday- What the Sky Wasn't

2008-04-04T00:01:00.001-04:00

This picture is a lot more interesting then it was ever meant to be. I'll explain a bit later in my comments.

These were taken at dusk after a somewhat rainy day. To enjoy more Sky Watch Friday Posts here at Wigger's World. Thanks for all the comments last week and all those to come.

So I posted this on the comment page but it seems to skipped over so I've posted it here as well:
Low Iron Only said...

sorry it took so long on the response but I don't have a computer at home. I tried to use it on my phone but it wouldn't let me:(

So the story behind the photos:
The second photo is just as the sky was. Point and shoot and a beautiful sky from God.

The first was a fluke. Truls hit on it first, the water. When I went back to my computer I was astonished to find it, not knowing where, or how it came to be. These were taken while driving? It even got me at first. That is actually just a picture of the sky. Turns out I didn't roll my window down enough to take the shot. What resembles a land mass is just the edge of the window, and the other line that runs across the picture is a power line. If you really look those are not reflections just the bottom of the trees.

So again my apologies on holding out for so long and thanks for all the comments. (and Craver, I'll have to post a blog next week about why the name)

April 4, 2008 8:38 AM

New Guy in the Neighborhood

2008-04-03T15:11:00.007-04:00

This little guy walked passed me yesterday morning. It was kind of chilly and the wind was blowing. It was almost as if he wanted to come in.

This was the sight I saw when i got home. I like to think it's the same Pidgey, waiting to say hello.

The Blue Totes

2008-03-29T09:16:00.003-04:00

I'm sure 99.9% of Americans own those clear storage boxes. You know the ones, some have a hinged lid, some look more like a giant Tupperware container- they are measured in quarts. The one I think most Americans own is in the 62 quart range. I almost guarantee there is at least one in your house right now. It might be holding toys, or shoes, or last seasons wardrobe. At my house we have like ten of these. What is more interesting is the large size totes, you know, the 40 gallon size. (For comparison purposes that 62 quart tote is the equivalent to 15.5 gallons). So we have these large totes at my house I use them to store my clothes. Not my husbands, not my daughters, just mine. I also have a dresser, and a small children's dresser and most of the closet. Now this might not seem like a whole lot at first glance closet, dresser, tote of clothes. Must just be last season. Let me clarify... I have four. Four forty gallon totes of clothes. Four forty gallon totes of clothes, two dressers, and most of a closet. So I downsized by one tote yesterday. But some how I'm supposed to get to none. I'd rather not have any totes, or like maybe two 62 quart totes with last/next seasons clothes. So my minimalistic journey has not progressed very far from when i started back in August. But we are thinking about having a yard sale.

Marriage
Interesting topic. Marriage in the past could easily be defined as the contented progression of a hopefully substantial courtship. Well planned, well executed, and in order. By order I mean you meet someone wonderful, you date, you fall in love, you plan a wedding date, you save to buy a house, you get married. Something along those lines. Then you think of children and did we buy our house in the right school district, are our jobs enough to start a college fund and buy diapers. I, we on the other hand are definitely not renting in the best school district. Will not be able to start a college fund anytime soon and got married after the birth of our daughter. So in essence not necessarily the best order to do things but this day in age by far not the most uncommon. Most people who know me know these things. Which brings me to the question I keep hearing lately. So how do like it? What marriage? Um, well since you haven't been paying attention.... it's about... the same. Except I have a ring to wear, and a whole lot of places to call, changing your name is a hassle. Advice: When paying at Wal-mart, do not sign your maiden name plus new last name if it's not on your credit/atm card. This is the only time they compare ID's with credit cards, and then they want to see other things with the same name. So really (lol)I'm not enjoying that aspect of it. But otherwise... it's the same. But thanks for asking.

SkyWatch Friday - Between the Trees

2008-03-28T00:01:00.000-04:00

Thank you for visiting, I try to return all visits and then some. Thank you for all your comments last week and all those to come.

Enjoy other SkyWatch Friday here

Easter Lily

2008-03-24T12:07:00.006-04:00

Since I don't have a computer at home I'd like to wish everyone a belated Easter!!

I hope everyone had something to smile about!!

SkyWatch Friday - My Favorite Fellows

2008-03-21T03:00:00.002-04:00

i guess i can't really call them fellows due to the color difference i'm pretty sure one is a female. they've been flying around my office and i was lucky enough to get them together, though not too clear since my zoom options aren't all that great. In person though they make a cute little pair.

First Day of Spring

2008-03-20T08:43:00.004-04:00

So this morning I was thinking about beginnings, seeing as today is the first day of spring, I often equate it the same. New plants, new life, Sunday will be Easter, which is definitely a new beginning for all Christians. It made me think back to all my new beginnings. It was about this time last year Lily was conceived, and now a year later she feels like shes always been here, like my mom says, but so much has changed. My Mom and Dad moved to another state, I got an apartment, I had Lily, and got married, and I bought my first lawn mower. Sorry had to throw that in since I bought it yesterday and will be using it to cut down all the pretty flowers in the previous post.

So in essence I almost feel my year should start now as opposed to a calendar year, it seems much more appropriate. So for now I just look forward to what new things will "bloom" in my life this year.

A Glimpse of What's To Be

2008-03-19T12:28:00.012-04:00

these little purple flowers are on the side of the side walk next to my car so everyday when i get home they greet me

this little magenta guy is a little further up the sidewalk and always seems a little sad.

this little daisy i almost didn't see he was hiding next to the house

these butter cups almost got lost in the mix of dandelions next to the street

the beginnings of even more dandelions....not that we need anymore

and little blue flowers which are much like the purple ones but indeed different

all of these flowers are what make up my yard, even more so then grass, I think most all of these separately are considered weeds, but what i consider a beautiful flowerbed that requires no maintenance

~a special thanks to my mother for her blog and the idea which can be seen here Round The Bend

A Belated Happy St. Patrick's Day

2008-03-18T14:42:00.000-04:00

We apologize but life has gotten a bit belated of late.

vacations over

2008-02-21T12:03:00.000-05:00

so much has happened since i was last here... my last blog makes me laugh, it'd seems like forever waiting for things to move forward but it was even worse when my water broke Dec. 28th. I got the hospital and was 7cm dilated and never got past 8. We got to the hospital around, ok I meant to continue this but I think it may have been the 29th and I'm not sure if we got to the hospital at 11 or 1am, i think it was one, my minds a bit fuzzy it seems (mom I'm going to need some verification on this, lol) Anyway it was a really long time before the doctor asked if I would like to wait another hour to see if I dilated more or would like a C-section, I went for C-Section because by that point it felt like she was going to rip my uterus open and walk out... good thing too, because I got pushed back for the C-section twice so I'm not sure how many hours later just a really long time it was finally my turn. In the "operating" room if thats what they call it one of the doctors told me I didn't need to scream, lol ok i didn't have an epidural just the n drug (not sure what it was called- the nurse said it wouldn't stop the pain just not make you care, narcotic i think of some sort, i felt a little out of it when they first gave it to me)so I was in a lot of pain, and my mom says she thinks it was a bit of back labor plus the fact she was "sunny side up" or something like that needless to say all the men in the "operating" room can tell me it's not necessary after they have their first child. Needless to say I absolutely love the anesthesiologist. After they gave me whatever it was like was good and nothing hurt. Positive note, I just schedule my next delivery, lol. I find that funny.

so my boyfriend is home too around Jan. 18th. We bonded him and he took the four day bus ride home. That came about because Arizona set him a court date and in the meanwhile my attorney was trying to get a bond hearing in Arlington, but it was like we think monday and then maybe friday and then eventually it was set to be heard on the 18th, but Arizona continued their dates and gave him a bond hearing, wonderful judge in my opinion. The attorney on the other hand I had to tell about the arizona date, only one who knew was me and I' the only one INS won't talk too..... needless to say there is a wealth of information online including an 800 number for case information (but shh, my attorney doesn't know, haha) SO court is now set for June in Arlington, we'll see how it goes.

And too my beautiful baby girl, a week and a few days shy of her 2 month birthday.... but at the same times it's like she was always here. She's starting to focus much better and she's smiling and cooing to us. She has teddy bears from valentines day on the back of the living room couch, and she loves them. Every time she sees them she gets a great big smile and starts cooing, it's not an if or a maybe but everytime she does. She likes them more then Mommy, lol. Now Grammy has been with us for the last two weeks so I could come back to work till I found a babysitter. (I hope I've picked the right one, but I think she'll be great) But Grammy has been with her and talks to her in the tense, well I'm not she if it is a tense but for example yes her is, or hers is. I'm going to miss that , I'm sure she (Grammy)will too. I think we all will. I miss spending everyday with her but I have to work. Speaking of it's time to start...

2 cm's what's the other 8 waiting for...

2007-12-26T03:21:00.000-05:00

So I went to the doctor last Thursday and the doctor says I'm already 2 cm dilated, he'd be surprised if I made it another week. That would be tomorrow. So I'm ready waiting, not so patiently, I need the vacation. The unpaid vacation that will be nothing short of tiring I'm sure, I'm actually looking forward to. I'm pretty tired right now because I don't really sleep to well, waking up for midnight bathroom breaks at least twice and the fact I am never comfortable in any position anymore.

So I think it was Thursday or Friday I honestly don't remember for sure but the moved my boyfriend again. He is now in Florence County, Arizona. At least he was as of last night. I called the attorney this morning and we made some calls to verify were he was and as of this morning he doesn't seem to be in Arizona or Texas for that matter. I ask him to call me around ten his time and that would be twelve here. So i'm just waiting right now.

need to rest... maybe tomorrow

2007-12-18T20:09:00.000-05:00

exhausted beyond belief... I worked till 9:30pm last night trying to do as much as possible so I could be prepared for the overload of work I knew I would have today. The other girl is on vacation, so I'm actually really glad I did because today's been crazy with everything I've had to do. So right now, I'm very, very tired.

So back to the immigration issues. I've spoken with a couple, well more then a couple of attorney's. They all want his papers from INS. Well those are sitting in inmate property at the regional jail. In the meanwhile no one from INS will still talk to me despite the fact one actually tried to return my call. Last Friday at around 7pm. So the attorney I actually hired is going to go ahead and file the paperwork assuming we will be going to Arlington, but "will be very unhappy" should it be a different court. So my answer to that is does the paperwork make that much difference change the mailing address. So I have to go by the office tomorrow at 9:30am and now have to ask my boss for the time off though he's already flipping out about the one not being here. So I was going to go home at 5:30 and rest but now I have to finish the things I would have done first thing in the morning. Oh well here goes got work to do.

if you want to lose your loved one in the system call INS

2007-12-11T08:52:00.000-05:00

I have to say the system we have here is broken, or at least that's my opinion. My boyfriend got picked up by INS on the sixth at 3am from the city jail. Now mind you almost all attorneys claim that INS will NOT come before the city "state" case is finished and time has been served. They took him to the local office Thursday where they supposedly gave him a bond and then changed the bond, though Friday INS in Arlington says there is no bond. Thursday night he was taken to the Virginia Beach Jail and subsequently removed sometime after 1pm. Finally yesterday around maybe four I got a call from Hopewell, Riverside Regional Jail. He didn't stay on the phone long enough for me to set up a phone account but then the message was in English. In the meanwhile of trying to find him I spoke with the people at the Honduran Embassy in D.C. Very nice people might I mention. I still plan on calling the Washington office today. You see Dudree if I'm spelling it right is the unhelpful INS officer in Arlington. The only one who will answer my questions with I can't tell you anything because your not immediate family. His family though may appear in the office with a translator for information, there is no phone number for them to call. Which is in my opinion utterly ridiculous. When calling the Honduran Embassy I told them what Mr. Dudree had said and she quickly responded but you are (Immediate family). I have to say I like her. They were all very polite and very kind. I've found most people from Honduras tend to be. So now I'm trying to figure out who to come up with all the money for the attorney. But extra money when your paying all the household bills, and a doctors "global co-pay" is not the easiest thing in the world. I've made mention to his brother we still needed four hundred dollars but he always says just to call him, never says I'll see what I can do. Maybe I need to say can you get, borrow, steal( just kidding) from somewhere.

I also talked to a couple of friends recently about what was going on, and of course they are concerned but they can't remember his name. That kind of bugs me. Not that neither one seems to care any less but it's one name that hasn't changed in over a year and a half. So that's the short story of what's going on.

the honorable...??... presiding

2007-11-19T20:36:00.000-05:00

so it turns out the court isn't to picky on who shows up for court...

i went in about fifteen minutes early to the court house to hopefully speak with someone on rather or not he had been brought over... with luck the courtroom had a kind deputy who was quite helpful, they had not brought him over, and was still in fact in the city jail (but I knew that one). So the deputy said I could just go up when his name was called to let the judge know. They actually called all of the officers cases to the front since there were only like twenty people in the courtroom. I went ahead and got in the back of the line and waited my turn. When I got to the front the i began explaining to the judge that he was still in the jail and the cop proceed to relay the charges though they wished to drop the failure to obey a traffic light due to charging him with a reckless driving, the judge then asked the officer what the other charge was which was driving without a license and proceeded to ask me if he had one, i replied he in fact did not, and that will be $800 plus cost. I guess it's the same as being tried in your absence?? But at least it's not being continued.

I wish I could say the same for my life.

Empty boxes

2007-11-19T14:51:00.000-05:00

Lost... I'd say that's the best way to describe how I feel right now, a bit confused on what I should be doing with myself.

I tried to go see my boyfriend Saturday but I'm not on the list yet so I couldn't see him. After talking to a friend I was also informed that the jail does not distribute mail on the weekend. So it will probably be later today or tomorrow before he gets my letter with my phone number in it. So I don't know if he's expecting to have an attorney present with him today or not. My thoughts are it's really not a big deal. The idea behind the attorney was to keep him out of jail. By the time he's done with court he'll have served whatever time the judge gives him. He's supposed to have court today but I don't know if they'll actually take him over or not. I tried to call this morning to make sure they knew but I've decided most the people in the jail are a lost cause as far as being helpful or even competent at times.

I thought for a minute he had called this weekend, but turns out it was one of his friends. They were going to stop by but didn't know where I lived. We talked for a few minutes and the one part of the conversation that sticks with me was that he was sorry. He was the first (at least of his friends) to acknowledge that I wasn't in the best of places either.

So I spent most of the weekend watching the horrible local programming and attempting to clean. I got a lot of the wash finished. I still have like one or two loads left. Slowly but surely I'm getting through the boxes. I've yet to be able to embrace the minimalistic idea. I have five shoe box size containers full of candles. Some that I know are like seven or more years old. I did get rid of a few things, and few here could be defined as five to ten small items. But I'm trying. All the baby stuff did get but into the baby's room though. I have a lot of cleaning to do, but don't particularly enjoy being in the house alone. And when I get worn out or tired I'm not to sure what to do. Needless to say the default answer is call my mom and talk about what boxes I've gone through and how many are left.

Limbolistic

2007-11-16T15:16:00.000-05:00

      The closet I've come to having a minimalistic approach on anything is to just not approach it. Whether that being packing, cleaning, or washing clothes. Right now the whole house looks like a tornado went through it,just don't tell my mom, and mom disregard last statement. She's coming down next Wednesday for Thanksgiving. She was here last month and the house was pretty clean except the second bedroom. I did work on the second bedroom but for only one day. Tonight I begin cleaning.
      Turns out I have the time to clean now. My Honduran boyfriend was in a car accident which led to charges by the city. In the process of trying to do the right thing, go to court, turn himself in for the warrant, ICE has decided to put a hold on him. The kind deputy in the city jail informed me he would be shipped to Washington, or New York and not even go to court. Thank you kind deputy for your misinformation. So now he waits for court before he's even to be given to ICE. So where we go from here I'm not really sure. The city jail now has a visitor list the inmate must fill out with the names of those he wishes to visit. With luck someone has helped him fill out these forms, and spelling of my name will not become an issue. So in the mean while I've set up a prepaid phone account and sent a letter with my phone number in it, hopefully which he'll get before court and he can tell me if I should go ahead and hire the attorney or not. So it's been a little rough, going home alone.
      All this happened yesterday, in the mean while I had a doctor's appointment in which the physicians assistant wanted me to return same day for a non stress test, which she stressed could not wait. First thing this morning I called they had me come in, and doctor says the lines were beautiful. Perhaps maybe I just don't feel her? Perhaps that's what I told you to start with, but far be it for me to make any judgment call, I cause I'm just the "host" (animal) so to speak. As well the cat yesterday knocked over a can of mineral spirits which spilled on top and possibly into the dryer, so I ran it on the fluff cycle and prayed it wouldn't catch fire. Then I ran it this morning on a normal cycle for a little while so as of yet it has not. Luckily.
      So that's my life as of right now, basically in limbo.

2007-07-23T11:46:00.000-04:00

So this is what the sky looks like this morning. Well only parts of it. I drove in and out of rain to get to work.
Dark clouds on one side and hot sunny blue on the other.

I also found out I need to find a program thats a lot easier to edit then any of these.

The Minimalist Journey

2007-07-22T19:22:00.000-04:00

Well after the first post I went on the search for formatting help. Turns out it's not as simple as I thought it might be but google has a document and spreadsheet thingy I think I'm going to like.

I tried to go back to my packing. The way that's supposed to work at least in my head is I unpacked all the kitchen boxes, brought them home and intend to reuse them. This was supposed to be a circle project of packing unpacking and repacking same boxes. Not so simple. The apartment has two closets. One in each bed room. The size of a normal clothes closet. Not tiny but not big. I currently have a decent sized closet plus another small one, both currently still full of stuff. Right now I'm only working on the things that have been piled on the furniture that was moved last weekend. So I have like 8 boxes worth of stuff on the floor plus who knows how much still in the closets. If you did the math your probably asking where it's all going to go. Good question. I paused to try to figure that out before continuing on the packing. I remember reading about a year ago about the minimalist life. How people only have the things they need. Problem is I'm a pack rat, my mother is a pack rat, she's embraced the "not keeping anything unnecessary" idea much better then I have. She seems to be good at packing. I've moved a couple times but in the process always moved back with more stuff then I left with. I still have about four boxes in the garage from when I was 20 that have yet to be unpacked. I do have an extra room for storage but only until January. I could push that deadline a little farther but i really don't want to. So now I just have to figure out how to be a minimalist before the day's over....

The Beginning

2007-07-22T17:52:00.000-04:00

I've taken I few writing classes through the years and one thing I remeber is the discussion of who will your audience be. What I can't remember wether or not it was supposed to be one of the more important parts. And the other thing was what are you going to write about the theme the purpose. Those two things alone ought to be the first two things I figure out. But I have no idea either way. I would eventually love a huge readership and to be a popular blogger where people became enthralled with the things of my life. But I guess we can all dream.
I decided to start this blog after becoming completely enthralled in La Gringa's Blogocito. It made me miss writing. Writing has always been one of my favorite things , but in the past couple of years I've set much of that aside.
I think I'll finish this blog with a couple of quick comments about who I am. I'm 25 years old, currently 16 weeks pregnant, preparing to move out of parents home (which I've lived for 22 years, they're selling) to an apartment in the wonderfully safe quiet area of South Norfolk. The baby's father , my boyfriend is from Honduras and we'll be starting a new life in a sense. I promise to write more soon if anyone happens to read this.