my paper heart..

sew superrr..!

So, mom showed me how to use her sewing machine today. ;)   Totally something I plan to continue using. I found an idea online, to take a tshirt, remove the sleeves, and the fabric around the collar, sew the bottom of the shirt together, and some fancy work around the previous neck hole and sleeves, and it becomes a cute little purse. It sounds funny, but it really worked out cute. ♥   I used an old t-shirt of Alaynea's that I had put into the yardsale box, and made the purse for her. I'll try to post photos of it, soon. You can tell it was my first ever project, but hey -- she loves it, and atleast it actually HOLDS things inside the bag.

I'd love to try it again, with one of my t-shirts, for a purse for myself. I want to wait until I get a little better, though, so I don't completely ruin it and waste a shirt. :\

Mom is off for three days, and today we spent the time cleaning out closets, bedrooms, and etc. Whoo! I went through my box of old letters from penpals (and some from him, which I threw away..) I have letters dating all the way back to early 2007, whenever I was pregnant with Alaynea. ♥  It was so cool going back over those times, its almost like reading old journals and diaries. I save every letter that ever comes through my mailbox. I found letters from old penpals that I haven't heard from in over a year. Somehow we just lost touch. I sat down and wrote to a few of them, and hopefully I'll hear back. Penpalling may seem dorky to some people, but I love it. Connecting with someone else who lives nowhere near you, and yet you have so much in common.. I dunno.. its special to me, and I still have penpals that I started writing back in 2007, and I get letters from them on a regular basis. They never fail me, they have awesome advice, and really care about me and my wellbeing. There are no people around here like that. And maybe its just the mystery of never actually seeing that person face to face (other than photos).. I'm not sure.

Today was peaceful. No drama.. and thats awesome!

look who the cat drug in..

Well, I haven't been much of a blogger in awhile. Now that VOX shut down, I have a chance for a fresh start. :)   Theres been alot of changes in life since the last few posts I made to VOX.

Bobby --

I dont talk to him anymore. He did finally start paying childsupport, but that only lasted for about a month or so. The last two payments have either been very low payments, or none at all. Well, whatever. Child support enforcement can handle him, cause I want nothing else to do with it.

Leo --

Have you ever made a huge mistake, that later you looked back on and said to yourself "why didn't you listen to your heart, your friends, your MOM?" .. yeah, this is one of those situations. I dont even want to go into details, but I just want all contact STOPPED, I want PEACE and quiet.

Alaynea --

That squirt is 3 years old now! Shes a motor mouth with two gas tanks, incase the first one runs out. She's very smart, and witty. ♥  She's pretty tall, for her age. She can't wear anything 3T, its all 4T and some 5T! She loves to color, draw, and sing. And cartoons.. omg, the cartoons. I get so tired of watching (or hearing) them. I contemplate putting a TV in the bedroom so she can watch them there, but then she'd NEVER peel away from it. Atleast now, I can put a stop to it whenever its needed. She's awesome, though. I love her to pieces.

Well, I've got to go and help mom with the dinner. I do plan to post again later tonight. ♥