No New Machine Today

Well, I did not get my machine today after all. I went to JoAnns to purchase it, however they were out and it needed to be special ordered. I was OK with that, what can you do right. The problem started when the clerk tried to special order it. She was not familiar with the correct procedure of ringing up this type of sale. First she couldn't remember how to get to the order screen, then when it rang up at the regular price she had trouble changing the price. Twice she had to start the order all over and then when she did get to the correct screen to change the price to $249.99, she kept coming up with the price of $2.49. Would have been a great price but, being a sales clerk myself, I could not let her finish the sale incorrectly, so I told her I would come back later once she was able to complete the sale correctly.

So, the family and I went to dinner at Olive Garden and since we had an extra hour before my Leader meeting, we decided to go to Best Buy and look at new computers. This one has been shutting down on its own lately and we are worried that the hard drive maybe going. We looked at several models and they were having some great deals so we bought a new one, of course this in itself was a feat in patience. I swear the Best Buy in my area has the worst customer service in the world. We stood there for 35 minutes waiting for someone to let us pay for the model we chose. Then the clerk, although nice, took the next 20 minutes completing our purchase, so need less to say by the time we finished paying and I got the family home and got to my meeting I was 15 minutes late. I hate to be late, I keep notes on our meetings and if I miss anything there is no one that gets the notes for me.

Needles to say, I do not know why people are not giving the best service they can in these hard times. You would think they would want to take your money as fast as they could.

Friends Swap

Yesterday I received word that I was excepted into the Friends Swap that Khris over at Sew Prim Khris is having. I can't wait to get started. I will have to put my thinking cap on and come up with some really good things for my partner, whomever that may be. I should know in a couple weeks who I get. It might be like expecting a baby, the thrill is in wondering what you will get. In the meantime I am going tomorrow and pick up my Serger that I have been wanting for so long. Can't wait to play with that too.

Friends Swap

I enjoy reading the blogs I have found since starting one of my own, and I follow several that I list on my site. Today in reading Khris' from Sew Prim Khris, I ran across her Friends Swap and decided to join. I have never been in a swap before, but I have e-mailed Khris a few times and find her to be very nice. I like most people followed her and her husband during their adventures to the States and love to she what she is working on day to day.

I guess this means I will have to start writing more often in my blog and not whine so much, so that whomever becomes my swap partner doesn't think she got herself a dud.

Ok, so I have not bought a new machine yet. I know I have mentioned it but I am making sure other things are taken care of first like the kids summer adventures this year and I just tell myself that I will get one when I am ready to spend the money on myself.

Maybe I will just take some photos of the quilts I have done and post them. At least they will give me something to talk about here. I have kept this blog for my sewing and use my other blog for my everyday life happenings. maybe I should just merge them. I don't know.

Spring Break

It's Spring Break here and the kids are decorating Easter Eggs today. I still haven't made a move on the new machine, but it is only because I keep telling myself I don't need it today, but only when I will start sewing again. Life just seems to get in the way here too much. My sewing area has turned into a vegetable garden right now. I have started my plants indoors early so that I may get a longer growing period once I move them outside.

Tomorrow I am taking the girls to see the Hannah Montana Movie, Evie won a gift certificate and has been waiting to use it. I told her we would use it when there was a girly movie that she would like instead of just whatever movie happened to be playing that week.

Today I think we will go bowling before I go to work, that will give them something to do beside stay indoors all week. It has been chilly here after the snow this week, so they haven't been out yet and so they have to keep trying to find friends that are home to play with.

So maybe I will go get my machine this weekend, JoAnn's is having a sale on the Serger for $249 until the 11th.

Nothing new to report here. I am still debating as to the Serger or not. I have had the flu the last few days so I haven't done anything at all. My next day off isn't until Monday again so I will see what I can do then. Working afternoon/evenings doesn't leave a lot of time to do much of anything let alone spend time with my kids so sewing is really on the bottom of the list right now, but I keep hoping that I can change that and bring it back up to the top of the list again. I did see a block I am interested in so we will see.

New Machine?

I have been thinking of purchasing a Serger recently, and so I have been shopping for inexpensive machines. I do not think I really need an expensive machine like I purchased when I first started quilting. So I am leaning towards the Singer model. I have seen it at JoAnns for $300, and on line for $249, but I found it the other day at Wal-Mart for $178. I know I like the price at Wal-Mart, but I also think I might need to take a few classes which come free at JoAnns with the purchase of the machine.

I figure since I haven't been quilting lately, I might try sewing small things like PJ pants and such, just to get back into the sewing feeling.

I will see what happens in the next few days, maybe find out how much a class would cost and when I could take one.

Not doing Much

The only sewing I have been doing lately was to make a Banner for cookie sales. I have been reading a lot of blogs and magazines and they all give really inspiring ideas, but I just don't have the time lately to sit and sew. Since I only get my days off during the week I usually spend it cleaning house and playing catch up with the kids. I always seem to have these days jammed pack with things to do so that I do not feel like I have had a day off. I am not sure why I do this, I keep saying that I am going to have a day of staying in bed (hahaha) but I just don't get it.

My kids all love the one hand sewing piece I did and they can't wait until I will set them up with a piece all their own. So I do have that to add to my never ending list. What I need is a place to go away from home and sit and sew like I use too.