Random Tuesday

Random Time!
1.  My son is scared.  Of what? Just about anything! He is going through that phase where he is learning the names for what he is feeling and right now he is working on scared.  Instead of saying "I'm scared" he says "I'm scary" which is so funny to hear him say that that over exaggerated shiver in his voice.  Right now he is particularly scared of robots that apparently live in my bedroom closet and possibly the bathroom. 

Last night I sent Ian to my bedroom to get a bottle of lotion because he was complaining that his back was itchy.  He marched off down the hallway to get it, then stopped dead in his tracks, and came running back crying, "beebots!"  He made me carry him down the hallway to get the lotion, because now that the robots were in his mind he couldn't vary well wait for me alone in the living room with robots on the loose in the house!  It would be annoying if it wasn't so darn cute!

2.  As much as I love painting my nails, I cut them down to nothing the other night.  I just suddenly and without reason just didn't feel like having nails.  Now I hope they grow back quickly because I want pretty nails again.  I'm so indecisive. 

4.  It will bother me all day that I randomly skipped number three, even though I did it on purpose.  I might even consider editing this post later to "fix" this.

5. This picture from Tumblr cracks me up every time I see it.  It pops up all the time when I search pug pictures and I have no idea where it came from originally.  Do you know what movie it references? 

 

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P.S. I think I have been going about this "official" Random Tuesday thing wrong, so I am just going to post random crap whenever and not link back to a particular group.  I'm a lone wolf, or something like that. 

The Dragon Tail

 A few people asked about the dragon tail I made for Ian.  I followed the tutorial here at Tatertots & Jello, that was linked from a Craftzine.com post.  It was really easy to make and Ian loves it. 



I also learned a very valuable lesson about dragons...apparently when dragons get excited about having a tail, they run around the room and throw themselves on a pile of puzzles repeatedly until all the puzzle pieces are spread as far as the eye can see. 

Six Word Saturday

New Oven Inspires Me To Cook

OMG! Me? Cooking? Who would have thought?  The new oven we recently purchased with our income tax return is so amazing that it makes me want to learn new ways to use it and make things I have never made before.  The only problem is figuring out what to try my hand at cooking.  I'm excepting ideas if you have any to share.  Please keep in mind I am new to this cooking thing, and besides the basics I am pretty clueless where it comes to anything in the kitchen besides baking.  Baking I can do.  If you give me an idea that I decide to try, I will feature your suggestion and my attempt in a future blog post. 

That is more than six words but I think you will get over it

Anonymity

For the past few weeks I have been struggling with myself over blogging.  Something inside me suddenly didn't feel like sharing so much with the world.  I had so many what if questions rolling in my head that I didn't know what to do anymore.  What if using my real name online invited identity theft my way?  What if my son resents me when he grows up for blogging about him using his real name?  What if I say something online that my work doesn't like and they fire me?

I decided that there are enough what if questions to prompt making some changes if I really plan to continue writing online and feeling comfortable sharing stories about my family.  So to start I changed my Twitter name to remove any connection to my real last name, and I have removed my last name from my profile on this blog.  There will likely be some more changes down the line, but I am feeling a lot more comfortable knowing that my family will be a little safer with the changes I am making.  Those who know me will still know the real me but strangers will need to earn that knowledge.

I feel badly that the changes I am making will confusing some people and make things a little difficult for a while.  Hopefully, everyone will understand why I need to make this change and will enjoy more posts from the slightly more anonymous Melinda.

Also, since several people have asked me about my new Twitter name (@Sew_Lin) I thought I would tell you a little bit about why I picked that name.  Growing up my name was shortened to Lin or Lindy often by my family, especially by my mom.  I have always really liked being called Lin and I am a little sad that my nickname never seemed to catch on with my friends or even my husband.  The "sew" part came from my recent realization that I love sewing, and creating things with my sewing machine.  I started using "Sew Lin" when I created my Tumblr account, which I named That's Sew Lin.  It is sort of a play on the phrase "that's so Melinda," as in it is very much my style.  On Tumblr I post things that catch my eye online so I thought it fit really well and was just cheesy enough to be funny.  I would have used ThatsSoLin as my Twitter name but it just seemed too long and even more confusing. 

Thank you for sticking around and as a reward, starting next week, I am going to make it a point to blog at least a few times a week again.  <3

My Day In Pictures

Here is a little of what I did today, in pictures.

We took Ian to see the baby chicks at Tractor Supply this morning.  While there one of the workers let Ian and I pet a baby bunny too!


Of course, Ian had to test all the lawn mowers before we left.


Next up we went and did our grocery shopping, then I got to go out on my own for some shopping.  I scored Chris one of his favorite shirts at Kohl's for very cheap, and a clearance jean jacket for myself at JCPenney thanks to some awesome coupons.  Then I came home and make some homemade soft pretzels in our new oven that was delivered on Saturday.  While the pretzels cooked I put together a little table for my sewing machine.  It was an awesome score for only $39!


So with my new table set up for sewing I decided to finally make Ian that dragon tail I have been promising him for a couple weeks now.  He loved it and wore it around the rest of the night.  Chris said he wants one too.  I'm not entirely sure he was joking.


Then before bath time I cut Ian's hair.  Totally a last minute decision on my part, but it turned out really well.  I used scissors this time and he didn't cry at all...but he was VERY wiggly.  I only messed up around one ear where I cut a little too short.  Overnight it came out really good, but I am a little disappointed that I did it because now it looks like he is so much older.


One last picture of the Ian Dragon just because he's cute and I am proud that I managed to not butcher his hair. Go me!


So finally a little laundry and then it is finally my bedtime.

What a day!

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Something New...And Random

So I thought I would post for Random Tuesday, click the linky above to learn more.  Since it is random I am randomly not going to tell you anything about Random Tuesday.  I'm just random like that.

Randomly I wore shoes fit for a 9 year old to work today. They are Converse and I got them on clearance at Kohl's last year.  I love them.  The designs are hearts, peace signs and flowers.  It is all peace, love and happiness on my feet today.

I received my banner to paint for the Festival of Banners yesterday.  Now on to the painting so I can turn it in and have it on display somewhere in town all summer.  More on that for a later post.  Yes, I will be taking pictures.

I have been thinking about combining my two blogs into one.  My blogging mojo may have left the building for a while and instead of having two neglected blogs I am thinking of having one and perhaps it will simplify things to help me post more often.  I would love your random input on this idea.  Would you still follow me if it meant subscribing again after the change to a new blog address?

There are more unread books on my book shelf than I am comfortable with, but I just don't make enough time to read.  I need to change this.  Starting with a little Twitter Book club reading of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.  I've read it before but it is pretty much the best so hopefully it will spark that reading worm in me again.

And that is randomly it for my randomness today.

I Want a Present

For the last two days Ian has been begging for a present.

I made the mistake of coming home from the store with a little car for him once and now he seems to think he gets presents all the time.

Last night he turned to me randomly and said, "I want a present."
"Sorry kid I don't have a present for you, and presents are only for special days."

He didn't care for my logic.

Again today he begged for a present.

This time however I got wise and dug around in the tote of his toys I put away. I like to cycle his toys in and out to keep the feeling fresh. It seems it was time for something fresh.

So he got his Mr. Potatohead back and he played with it pretty much all day nonstop.