GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS

Good news :I finally recieved the call that my machine has gotten it's new computer installed.
Bad news: It still won't work properly, it now needs a new touch screen.
Good news: It's under warranty, parts are free.
Bad news : I get to pay the labor.
I should have known this machine would not be so wonderful, I got a great deal on it. But it was brand new and from a reputable company. I also found out that the lady working on it lives just a few blocks away from me, she was so excited to find someone else who sews. I told her a bit about the blogging world of great seamstresses and craftsmen, she was so surprised to hear there were blogs about sewing, aprons, pincushions etc...I'm sure we will get to know each other better in the next few weeks.
More good news: we have a stray(wild) kitten that daddy has decided we'd keep around - outside only- and we'd take it for shots etc...
Bad news: today a totally sick kitten shows up barely able to move and I had to do what I had to do. Left me feeling rather icky,,,poor little thing.
hope things go better tomorrow.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!

I am so proud of my husband, he managed to get the dining room floor laid in two days. Solid oak flooring is not the easiest to work with but it looks beautiful. I'm sure he feels like it took longer being hunched over for so many hours.The next major step is to lightly sand it-this is naked oak- and put the finish on. Right now we're on a hunt for the same kind of finish the flooring company put on the other floors. And as it usually goes with our luck, that company is no longer in business so we're sort of guessing by the floor care product that they gave us to clean the floor with,,,hopefully is the same company who makes the poly finish we need to match it up with the work they did.
I am currently waiting for the call to let me know I can pick up my Brother PC. The computer went out months ago and I finally took it in to get it fixed.I don't believe I'll ever spend that kind of money on a sewing machine again...definately NOT worth the price..Well I better get the kids to school...Take care.

November Update

It is so hard to believe that we are already into November. The first semester of school is over and Thanksgiving is on its way. We've been through a mountain of changes with my husband changing jobs, gutting the old kitchen and tomorrow we start laying the new oak flooring in the soon to be dining room. We need to hurry this along in order to be able to put in the wood stove, right now we have no room in the living room to install it.
I have decided to change to blogger just because,,,number 1 reason is because I rarely post and with typepad I'm throwing money out the window. I will be leaving my job at Lowe's in Jan. due to my hubby's new insurance. I can't work anywhere with part time benefits and still be on his health insurance---what a bummer..I really like Lowe's...