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06/14/2005 Archived Entry: "monday the thirteenth"

Chris and Tabitha did the recycling yesterday and it did take two trips and actually needs a third. But they weren't accepting glass yesterday because the bin was full, so we figured we'll make that third trip in a couple days when we can take the glass too.

I did take Tabitha's bedding up to Children's Orchard. Waste of my time, it turns out. There are 6 pinpoint size brownish spots on the underside of the comforter. They don't show under my lights at home because I inspected every piece, but that's why they examine the stuff under flourescents. So I was told to try and get the spots out and if I can to feel free to bring them back, no appt. needed.

After lunch we packed up and went out browsing. We stopped at a kids furniture place that has a really cool display that we can see off the freeway and I've been wanting to check it out forever. We found Tabitha's next bed. Completely ridiculous, unnecessary and ostentatious. We're going to try and find a way to get it for her next year. We're crazy folk, what can I say?

Next stop was the fabric store so I could see what fabrics I could find to match the vision in my head. Instead I found the absolute two perfect fabrics and completely changed the design on the spot. The main fabric is a gorgeous green toile. Man how I love toile. My stroller sports a black and white toile. Toile. Toile. Toile. It makes me smile just to say the word :) Anyway, the depicted scene on the toi....anyway, the scene is of children playing in a park with a few bunnies running about. The scene could not get anymore perfect to go into the garden room. The accent fabric is a soft white chenille with a texture of raised dots. Totally scrumptious. I'm so freaking excited to make this. I didn't have any measurements as I had gone with the intention of finalizing my ideas so I didn't actually buy any. When I went to look at batting I saw that they sell packaged batting designed to make crib bumpers. Not the most cost effective way to go, but I went with it anyway for ease. At the very least, I have exact measurements now. I'll have to tweak the pattern a bit as it came with 6 bumpers and you're supposed to put two separate on each long side. Not what I want. I'll figure it out though, I'm sure.

In more crib news, Chris called no less than a zillion times yesterday and the crib company was constantly busy. He tried both their 800 and their toll number. Busy. So he called early this morning on the way to work and got through. They said no problem and he just needed to tell them in what country the crib was manufactured. He didn't have that info. So he had to hang up and call me so I could go look. It doesn't say. The place they said to look says a whole lot of things, but a country is not one of them. Not sure what to do now. He was going to call them back with some other info to see if that would help, but I haven't heard from him so I don't know if he couldn't get through or if the info just wasn't enough.

Once we were home from browsing we played Sims for awhile before I got dinner going. Tabitha played in the kiddie pool during that time. After dinner I dealt with one child's behavior while Chris tried to put a non-cooperative one down for a late nap. After that I headed out for my walk. I'm trying to go earlier so that I'm done with my shower and post-shower activities at a decent hour. Once we got the kids in bed, I sat to write for awhile, then Chris and I played VMK until 10 and then Sims again before heading to bed. All our time is revolving around the virtual world, lol. Oh well, at least we play together and aren't focusing on different activities in different parts of the house. Besides, we're having fun, that's the important thing :)