AOII Recruitment/Rush

The past two weeks, Kaitlyn has been staying with us while working on Recruitment/Rush for her sorority.  Her car is all decorated up.

I took this picture right before she had to go to the "house" for skit night. It's a dress rehearsal before rush starts that the girls in all the houses put on for parents and Alumni of their sororities.

I took this picture of the girls inside the sorority house on skit night.

Kaitlyn took this picture of Joe and I.  This will probably be the last time we'll ever be in the sorority house since Kaitlyn is a senior and won't be on this campus anymore (unless it's a football game day).

It's hot here....

Since the first of August, it's been REALLY hot here.  As you can see from the shot on my iPhone, we really endured some hot weather.  Thankfully today, it's only supposed to be 100 or so and then down into the 90's for the upcoming week.

Look Ma, No Stitches

The area where the cyst was removed looks bruised, but you really can barely see the scar.  And since I part my hair on the opposite side, you REALLY can't see the scar.

No more stitches

I got  my stitches out today.  I took this picture last night with the stitches still in.  I will post a picture of my Harry Potter-esque scar when the new "steri-strip" falls off.  I was disappointed they stuck another one on there after they removed the stitches.  My hair wants to stick to it. 

Crafts of Sunday's Past

I finished this alphabet sampler the year Kristen was born.  I think this was one of the last cross-stitch projects I worked on. This hangs in my kitchen.

When I was growing up my mother made a clock similar to this from a kit she purchased from Better Homes and Gardens Magazine.  After all these years she still has that clock but it no longer runs (I think). I always loved that clock.  It reminds me of home and of her.  When I moved to Oklahoma and was taking BH&G magazine I found a clock kit in the back of the magazine and ordered it. I made my clock the year Joe and I got married and it hangs in my kitchen.  We've changed out the clockworks in it several times and it no longer runs either.  But I keep it as a reminder of home.

They're Heeeerrreee...

Last night I got busy working on my new curtains to go in my laundry room and kitchen.  I watched the opening ceremony while I was working. I used my "cutting" table in the sewing room.

I set up the ironing board and iron so I could iron seams open, etc.

I used my new sewing machine, it was nice.

And, I watched the Olympics on my TV in my sewing room.

I made panels to go in the laundry room.

I made a roll-up shade to go over the kitchen sink.  And no, my kitchen is not THAT yellow.  I guess my camera is getting old.

This morning I finished making cafe-type curtains to go in the window by the kitchen table.

We're Ready

We're ready for Home Depot to bring my new washer and dryer.  Joe painted the laundry room for me.  This looks like light blue in this picture but it's really more teal/green.

I've already made the curtains but I'll show them after the washer and dryer are in place.



Kaitlyn is staying with us for the next 3 weeks during recruitment/rush for the sorority.  This is her last year and she is on recruitment team again as well as being one of the dancers in the skits and will be singing a song on "pref" night this year.  It's so funny, she STILL wants to sleep with the Puffalump she had as an infant.  I've washed it many times and Joe and I both have sewed it up over the years.  It's rotting away but she won't let it go and Michael lets her sleep with it and the Panda he gave her when she pledged AOII.  I couldn't help but take a picture of it, dirt and all....