Rachel's Random Ramblings

I've spent more hours than I would like to admit this week trying to make invitations for my daughter's 10th birthday party. Nothing is going right, and I honestly have no clue what I am doing wrong. For some reason the font I have written in my Silhouette program isn't printing anything other than the registration marks. I have these beautiful invitations that won't print. So frustrated. I stopped for gas this morning and it cost me almost $80 to fill my tank. It was $4.15 a gallon for the cheap stuff Crazy! My husband always pumps his gas to an even number...usually right on the dollar. Not sure why. I have an addiction to generic pledge from the Dollar Store. I have been using it to clean everything. I use it to clean my shower doors. I use it to clean my granite counter tops. I use it to clean my stainless appliances. I am obsessed with groupon and living social deals. Love them. I bought a living social deal for $100 worth of dog training thinking it would get me at least a 4 week class. It only worked for an hour of training. It seemed like they would really help us be able to train our sweet pup, but it costs around $1000 for their program. I'm contemplating sending my kids through it. Last week when the temperatures were in the 80's in the midwest I missed living there. Spring is such a delightful time in the midwest. Today, we have rain and yuck. My youngest son has been growing and every single pair of his jeans either has a hole in the knee or is too short. I shopped for a sale on jeans, but still had to pay $12.99 for a new pair at Old Navy. I miss garage sales. My youngest two kids who are three years apart wear the same size shoe and clothes. Too bad one's a boy and the other is a girl. Next week is spring break for the kids and I hate that we aren't going somewhere warm to enjoy it. I miss the sun. I got two pairs of free Victoria's Secret underwear this week. Sometimes it pays to be on the mailing lists. Our electric meter hasn't worked since we moved in over a year ago. My husband called several times to let the city know that we weren't being charged. They finally came out and fixed it this week. Now I have to stop using my hair dryer as a space heater all day. You can still make a donation to support the efforts to bring fresh water to Uganda. You can donate only a dollar and I would love you forever. My sewing machine died during The Pillowcase Project and I can't seem to fix it. I've never had such a strong urge to sew in my life. Sometimes I watch my dog sleep the same way I used to watch my kids sleep when they were babies. I saw The Hunger Games last weekend with my 13 year old son and two of his friends. I'm glad they didn't make me sit in a different row even though I would have if they asked. I started taking vitamin D a few weeks ago and I think it helps. I sleep deeper and don't get as bummed out with the long rainy season we have here. Maybe I should stop this and go take one... What's random with you this week?