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Happy Tuesday!
Finally, a beautiful gray day! Seems like the sun has been shining forever. Very happy to have a day off from that pesky sun. My eyes love the gray. My brain does too.
Yesterday was another busy day. Skylar and I were busy with stuff. Then I uploaded the Chalkola Chalk Markers Review video we recorded the night before. Got to tell you, we put those markers to the test again yesterday. Again and again. They are so incredibly messy!
We tried them on paper too so I could turn them into paper beads. The colors are beautiful but they are very hard to use on paper. They don’t glide and you forever have to prime them because the paper sucks them dry. Then big globs come out after priming. The paper takes long to dry. I’m better off using paint. And Skylar wrote on my refrigerator again. Not as much this time, but now I have more staining. Will try to remove that today. I was excited about those makers, but they are totally not worth the price.
Today, let’s see. Will really try to finish the mother/daughter t-shirt dresses. Then I can upload that video tonight. And Skylar’s Mystery Giveaway ended at midnight last night so we must pick a winner! That is done randomly, but I want to show Skylar how it is done. She’s currently doing something with my mother. We’ll pick later. Good luck to you if you entered!
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Happy Monday everyone!
Next Monday we will be waking up with Derrick in the house! We pick him up late Sunday night. I think his flight is around 11pm. Skylar is looking so forward to that. She loves the late nights when we pick him up at the airport. One year his flight was delayed and we hung out at a McDonald’s to wait and I swear, I was sure we’d get kicked out. We were acting crazy and were laughing so hard. It was such a fun night.
Yesterday I made 3 more t-shirt dresses, another one for Skylar and one for each of her cousins, Maggie and Nora. I did not record that and I never even thought to take a picture of them. My brain has been so fried that I don’t think of those things. I was just overjoyed to even get the dresses made. Trust me when I say they looked fabulous sporting their new dresses and each girl was very happy!
Last night Skylar and I recorded a Mailbag Monday. It was late and I was so tired, but Skylar wanted to do it so I took advantage of her good mood and went with it. She was anxious because she wanted us to open the mail so we could also do a review on some markers that someone sent me for free in exchange for a review. We recorded that video last night too. All I can say is… OMG. And I’m not letting you know if I’m saying that in a good way or a bad way. LOL I hope to get the review uploaded today.
Oh, and guess what else Skylar and I did last night! We took out a drawer, the one with all my mismatched containers and covers, and we sorted through it. Found matches to all the containers and tossed the rest. Well, didn’t actually toss. They went into a bag for crafts. But I think I’ll toss them after she leaves. I think. Hard for me to toss stuff.
As for videos for today, like I said, I should have the review at some point. Then not sure what else. I’d like something for Skylar’s channel. And I’d like to go out today but not sure where to. And not even sure I really want to do that. Actually, I don’t. LOL But I like getting Skylar out although she rarely feels like going out either. We are two homebodies! Don’t know why I feel guilty for just staying home when it’s what we both love to do.
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Happy Sunday!
I am happy to announce that I got a little bit of sleep this morning. I was worried sick I’d never get the chance. Skylar had two cousins here and I thought I wore them out by taking them to Wells Harbor, but nope! I think it woke them up.
First, about Wells Harbor. There was no concert. That’s okay because we were really going there for the beach and the playground. The music was just a bonus. But with no band, it was quiet and I ended up liking that better. I did a beach and car vlog while there. It was also a ride along video where I took you for the ride.
When we got home, it was all about playing with balloons. Then I took the girls out for a “midnight” ride at around 9:30pm. I took them out once in their nighties to mail something and now that has because something we must do during each sleepover. Sometimes Skylar and I do it just the two of us. We are both night owls. It’s so peaceful to drive at night.
After that, I thought everyone was good to sleep the entire night. Not the case. Not at all. Skylar fell sleep around midnight but the other two were on fast speed. Light out, quiet room, but they just kept talking and getting out of bed. My only saving grace was thinking how they’d sleep late so I’d finally get some rest. I dozed off around 3:00am then I woke up to the sound of them running around at 5:30am. They were even dressed!!! What on earth? Skylar was still in her nightie, and even though she slept, I knew she was not ready to be awake. I made them all lay back down and refused to turn the TV on. I never heard another word out of them. Now it’s 9:30am and they are still sleeping. There is hope for this day! LOL
I bought t-shirts to make them all a t-shirt dress. Those are catching on! I still have to make the one for Skylar’s mother and now three more. I must make those today because I bring the girls back to my sister’s house.
I also have to get the fat quarters fabric packaged for tomorrow’s pickup. That’s going to wait until this evening when it’s just me and Skylar. I need to be able to concentrate for that. Gee, I also have paper beads I need to send out! It’s going to be double duty with the packing today!
I also have a Mailbag Monday I need to record. I hope we can record that tonight so I can have it ready at a decent time for tomorrow. Will just play it by ear.
I guess that’s it for now. I think someone is starting to wake up. Let the madness begin! LOL Derrick will be here in one week. So anxious to see him. Skylar is mega anxious to see him. It will be a good reunion.
Tonight, July 8, the entertainment is Party Starters playing both classic and recent recent rock, blues, Beatles, Johnny Cash, etc. It starts at 6:30pm. I hope to be there! If you happen to go, look for me at the playground.
There is plenty of FREE Parking with FREE Restrooms and a FREE Playground for the kids. And the harbor beach is just a tiny walk down a path. The kids will love it! The do go around with a hat to collect a dollar or two from anyone who wants to donate. This helps to pay for the entertainment.
You can see some videos of Skylar and I enjoying the park last summer.
And yes, once in a blue moon the little flies are out. But I think that has only happened once or twice. Skylar loves that park. Not sure if we will be going tonight or not. But I’d love to go next week because I absolutely love the band they will have as well as the band the week after that.
Concerts start at 6:30pm and usually last until at least 8:00pm. Dogs on leash are welcome! You can also bring your own grill. Vendors are usually there too if you want to grab something to eat or drink. Maybe we’ll see you there!
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Happy Saturday!
Before I forget, I want to remind that there is still time to enter Skylar’s Mystery Giveaway! I think it ends in two days. You can watch her video here and enter here. US only due to insane shipping for out of the country.
We have a very busy day planned. Like so busy that I don’t know if I’ll survive it. LOL I have to finish cutting the fabric for the fat quarters (they sold out in less than 3 hours this time). Then I want to work on the matching mother/daughter dresses that I’m making for Skylar and her mom, Janet. And I’m recording that.
Then later today, we are heading over to my sister’s house to pick up Nora and Maggie. Maggie is Skylar’s other cousin, the daughter of my other nephew. Nora and Maggie and Skylar are actually 2nd cousins because Skylar’s dad is a 1st cousin to both Nora’s dad, Ron, and Maggie’s dad, Wayne. Ron and Wayne are brothers, two of my sister’s sons. Got it? LOL
The only video I uploaded yesterday was the one to announce the new fabric listing for Fabric Friday. Tonight, I hope to have the matching dresses uploaded for you.
But I’m also hoping to hit the Wells Harbor concert tonight assuming the girls’ dads say it’s okay. Good band tonight and the girls would have so much fun on the playground. Might record that for Skylar’s channel.
Like I said, lots of plans to keep us busy. I hope it all works out.
Since it’s Friday, I really need to get an eBay listing up tonight for Fabric Friday! I’d like to get it done earlier in the day, actually. I will put it on the top of my priority list. I purchased 96 yards of fabric yesterday and I need to decide what I’ll be using for this week. I want to split it up into 2 weeks worth or maybe even more. Thinking cap is on! And then there is all the cutting. lol
Speaking of buying fabric, you can see me talk about that in yesterday’s Snippets video. You will also see me suffer immensely over popping balloons. It was fun for Skylar but pure torture for me! lol I also talked more about my plans for maybe having a toaster oven series and I’m getting such good feedback on that. Quite sure this series is a must do!
The only thing that sucks about a toaster oven series is I won’t be tasting the food I cook for that series. We’ll have to judge the success of the recipes by how they look. Or I could upload only after my mother ate what I made and tell you what she thought, but that can be very tricky. She would not do it on camera (she hates cameras, because… vain) and if she knows I’m baking with a purpose other than to cater to her, she may decide she’s suddenly “allergic” to my treats and render them practically poisonous to her or she will just come out and say they are awful. Narcissists don’t like any attention taken away from themselves and my relationship with the peanut gallery is a threat to her. Instead of her being happy for me for having an online family, not taking part in food tasting or insisting my food sucks is a way for her to sabotage my efforts of a fun series for my channel. And that’s life with a narcissist.
And since I’m on the topic of narcissism, here is another example of what I’m talking about. Skylar has been baking. On the first day she baked she offered my mother a muffin. My mother took it. Later I asked how the muffin was and she said it was very good, but she could not eat it (notice how she said it was very good but she could not eat it. It’s her way of stating that she’s above eating something that’s even very good. Good enough for others maybe, but not good enough for her). Said she ate a bit of it then balled up the rest and threw it in the sink. Wanted me to go look at it. I did not look. And we have not offered her any more of Skylar’s treats (I did not tell Skylar about the muffin in the sink). The problem with Skylar’s treats is that it’s something she and I did together and that’s a threat to my mother’s narcissistic supply. My attention was on Skylar. I am not to have anyone else in my life. No one.
It’s funny how I feel compelled to talk about narcissism more lately. It’s totally because I’m even more aware of all the antics when Skylar is here. Skylar is my mother’s number one threat. And there is very little contact between them even if in the same house. The distance started as soon as Skylar was able to recognize that my mother was acting “scary,” maybe by age 4 or 5. Before that age, they spent a lot of time together playing cards, my mother would fix her breakfast, they’d watch tv together. Then Skylar started to become the target of a narcissist and that relationship ended. I really don’t even want Skylar around my mother much. I do, but I don’t, you know what I mean jelly bean? I’m very picky as to when they have contact. The mood has to be right.
Okay, enough about that! I could go on and on… For more on my life with a narcissistic mother, you can check out my old channel Growing Up Crazy.
Today, fabric. And maybe also some sewing. I’d love to finish up the matching t-shirt dresses that I’m working on. And yes, I’m recording those, not as a tutorial, but mostly just to let you see what I’m doing.
And I think I’ll get started on the fabric now. Just need to decide exactly what cuts I want for this listing. Decisions, decisions!
