Of no use sitting in storage...

My uncle's dad gave us his TV when he moved back to Texas way back when. This was back in 2011 or 2012, I can't really remember. It was a super nice 1080p HD Sony flat screen. My uncle's dad did not skimp on quality when it came to buying necessities for his house. He was a rich old man that literally threw thousands and thousands away at the casinos in Vegas. This completely irrelevant to this post, my apologies.

Anyways! He gave us his TV, but we had just purchased our first flat screen, so we didn't feel the need to use that one at the time. We had planned on putting it in the glider room, but we never got around to it, so it's been in storage for over 3 years. This was when we lived in our old house, so we didn't have the use of a second TV at the time, other than in the glider room.

Out of the blue last night, LaVaughn mentioned that we should set it up in our den and replace our old small flat screen with it. It's definitely superior to the cheap one we bought -- plus we were curious what the image quality would be like with our PS4. So we braved the storage earlier today and carried it up to the house.

Wow, what a difference! The quality is impeccable -- it's honestly better than the "fancy" TV we have in the living room, which is a shock. I love it! Gaming is unreal now, I just wish I hadn't rushed through GTA 5 and could enjoy the improved quality.

It's amazing what you forget about when you store stuff. Makes you wonder what the point even is. Now I kinda want to clear everything out and either use it, or throw it away.

Post cleanup.

Kinda hard to share the quality via the computer screen, but you can imagine how nice it is.

Weeks end recap...

Cody, his mom and sister just left a little while ago. Man, what a game-filled 24 hours we've had! Judy and Bob left yesterday around 1:30/2:00 (thank god!), Angie ended up being late and arrived just after 3 instead of her original 2. That worked out fine though, we were in no rush for her to arrive. She stayed until just after 4, then we all headed to town.

We stopped by Walmart once when we go to town to cash a Paypal check, then once on the way out to grab Grand Theft Auto 5 on PS4! We had to grab a couple snacks for Cody from the store, of course, but that goes without saying. We ended what seemed like 5 hours in town with a stop by McDonald's for dinner. Of course, they didn't get our order right, which caused us to have to wait an additional 10 minutes. Super frustrating!

We got home just after 7. LaVaughn got the 360 hooked up for Cody while I got the glider food ready. He played from then on -- I think it was just after 5 this morning when we called it a night. We went to bed just before 5, we could hold out any longer.

We did break for about an hour last night to have tent time, which was a blast! We got Kira, Logan, and Seamus out. They were super fun. Cody really enjoyed himself.

Nothing much as taken place since this. Today is the first day it's been just us in almost a week. Yes, we've seriously had that many visitors this week, it's madness. As of right now I'm waiting on my Sims game to patch up. I had a horrid issue with my Origin not wanting to update, so I had to uninstall is (twice) and now my freaking game has to update. Go figure. I don't think I'll get to play tonight, and I have to work tomorrow, so no game time tomorrow either. Fun.

Oh, did I mention that we're not meeting up with Doug and Kyan this weekend? Oh god, this has been a terribly mess -- I honestly don't think I have the energy or patience to get into it. Long story short we're meeting them and Connie the following weekend in Festus, fun.

I think I'm going to call it a night. Until next time...

Love & Peace

-Megan

Judy and Bob departing:

A freaky looking carrot:

Playing GTA with Cody:

My aunt's dog Max:

And lastly, GTA 5:

The sun also rises...

A glider friend of ours, Sarah of Sarah's Suggie Shoppe, contacted us a little while ago and asked if we had any pre-made sets available. I told her no, but we were getting ready to cut some fleece, so we could have. Well long story short, she ended up wanting a $30 set. She seemed a little hesitant at first, so I began to offer a trade. Six of her awesome ball pits for the cage set. She was MORE than willing to trade.

So yes, we're finally doing a trade for some of Sarah's toys! Woop woop! We got her set sewn up today and ready to ship out tomorrow!

Aside from managing a trade and getting the set sewn up, we also managed to cut out 10 pouches for the other lady that ordered them! Awesome! We also found enough fleece to do Hannah's 7 jumbo pouches later in the week. Now we just need to actually get around and sew them, lol.

Had I even mentioned that Hannah wanted to order 7 jumbo pouches? Well she does! This is the first time she's ordered anything from us, so I'm pretty excited. Hannah and I are good buds, so I hope she likes them!

We also held the glider today, like we always do, but today we decided to take them by our aunt's house for a little visit. They all did so good, and, of course, were the center of attention. Kira probably did the best, she got out of the pouch and jumped for everyone! Only from me or LaVaughn to my uncle. She was great.

Well, tomorrow is my last day, then I have 3 days of freedom! I can't wait! McDonald's will kill you if you stay there for too long. I don't know how some of those people work for 10 days straight without going on a murderous rampage! Seriously, I would kill someone.

You remember me saying all the crap about GTA V and that we were going to sell it on Ebay? Well, we did! It was a bittersweet goodbye, but I know it was for the best. Part of me wanted to keep it just to keep it, but then the part of me that knew I would never really get into playing it wanted to sell it. So it was a win/win I suppose.

We also went through our old DVDs a while back and ended up giving close to 100 to our aunt and uncle. The remaining almost 300 movies and a couple TV shows we decided to sell on Ebay. Well believe it or not, we actually sold them for $133! Downside... the dickhead that bought them hasn't paid and isn't showing any sign of paying. Figures. I guess we'll have to start a dispute or something.

Speaking of Ebay, we were able to find the 4th season of The Vampire Diaries -- yes, we're obsessed -- for a really good price, so we bought it! We also bought our first Harry Potter memorabilia ever!! Like not just little cheap wands, this is licensed stuff! I can't go into details right now, considering these things are for something later down the road. So you're just going to have to use your imagination!

Okay, I believe that's all for now. Until next time...

Love & Peace

-Megan

Cute little Kyro:

Seamus being a bat glider:

All the pouches we cut out:

And lastly, Sarah's cage set:

The final before the 9. And a little GTA V criticism...

Wow, I really hate that blog title. Here we go again, more bitching about blog titles! At least this one actually works with what I have to blog about, sewing and work! See, I'm not that crazy... at least not today. Wink, wink.

Anyways, since we sold the other lime zebra set (thankfully!), we had to sew it up today. It was actually a very easy sewing day, it was only a 6 piece set, after all. We still have our 10 pouch order to do, but I told the lady that we would work on that Monday, considering I have to work all weekend.

Which brings me to my next topic... work! I'm scheduled for a 9 hour shift tomorrow! Yes, 9 hours!! And the joy of working at McDonald's, you only get one 30 minute break the entire time. And considering I'll have to take my break earlier, I'll still be working for at least 5 hours straight. If you've never worked in fast food, then there's no way you can relate. Well, I mean I guess there is, depending on what you do. It's just a bitch to stand on your feet ALL day long without any relief. If my feet are really in pain, I make frequent trips to the bathroom just so I can sit and rest for a minute. If we're busy, that's not even an option.

And to top off my 9 hour shift, I'm probably going to be stuck closing the lobby... like always. Only one time have I got out of closing the lobby. I just have a feeling that it wont happen again, so I'm most definitely not looking forward to that.

Okay, end rant.

Did I mention that we won the first 3 seasons of The Vampire Diaries on Ebay for like freaky cheap? Well we did and we got them today! Super duper exciting!!

In Grand Theft Auto V news... I'm just not that into it. Seriously, that game is NOT what I expected! There was such a big build up and hype about it, I figured it would be earth shatteringly(?) awesome! Well, they lied! I expected so much more from this game! Here's a short list of what I find wrong with the game:

1) It's not the San Andreas map that we all know and love. Yes, the town is called San Andreas, but the map is entirely different! Instead of being 3 separate (large) cities on the original SA, it's just one this time!! And not to mention, it's all on the same continant. And the city itself isn't even that big! BIG let down when it comes to the map.

2) You remember how much fun it was to go into a Burger Shot? Well you can kiss those days goodbye! Not only can you not going into restaurants anymore, but you can't go in anywhere anymore! No banks, no casinos, no nothing! I mean yes, you can go into clothing stores and things like that, but where's the fun in that? I miss the good old days of making my guys go into a restaurant and making them puke! They definitely screwed up with this one.

3) The characters. I mean, there's nothing wrong with the characters, they're fine, but the switching between the 3 just gets confusing and frustrating. You have to worry about each one having money, good cloths, and of course, properties, but it just not what it's cracked up to be. I like having to worry about the welfare of one guy, not 3! This is definitely one of my least favorite features.

4) Another thing that sucks about this game... getting caught by the cops! Cause once you do, you're screwed. This time, they have little radars that shoot out of their faces -- not the cops themselves, the cars -- and can find you so much easier. Definitely not a perk.

5) The lack of things to do is really depressing. Yes you can do missions and things like that, but there's only so much you can actually do. Aside from killing and robbing people, of course. They've introduced things like yoga this time, but who wants to do that?

I don't know, I'm just really disappointed with this game. I really regret dishing out the $65 for it. I guess that's why we're going to sell it on eBay later tonight. Part of me doesn't want to, but part of me wants the money back. To me, it's just not worth $65. After it's been out for a few months and the price drops, then maybe we can buy it again, but what's the point of having a $60 game sitting around if we're not going to play it? I really hope Rockstar fixes what they left out on their next GTA installment.

Okay, I believed I've bitched enough for today. Until next time...

Love & Peace

-Megan

The first 3 seasons of The Vampire Diaries:

Seamus being adorable, and also statuesque on my aunts arm:

Chubby little Hadley:

And lastly, the cage set:

Hmm... what rhymes with fleece and sounds cool?

Well... we got our new fleece today!! I knew on the tracking that we would, but they weren't lying when they said it would be by the end of the day. I don't think the guy showed up until after 4! I was hoping we would get it around 2ish, maybe 3, but of course not. Anyways, it's all so awesome and matches so well this time! Last time we were horrible at picking the right color solids to go with the prints.

We managed to get the rest of Taylor set sewn up today, now that can be shipped tomorrow! It seems like it's taken forever this time to get her set out. We've just been lucky enough to get orders, we didn't have time to do hers. I feel so bad, but we're going to ship it back to her on us to make up for it.

There's a good chance that we already have some of this new fleece sold (fingers crossed!). Some girl commented on the picture of the skull set that we sewed yesterday and wanted it, but unfortunately, it was already sold. I mean, fortunate for us of course, but I felt bad for her. Anyways, I ended up showing her pictures of the fleece we got and she ended up liking the giraffe print. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she wants it!

After that, we had to jot to town to pick up a Site to Store from Walmart. We order some awesome little pen quills. We also order some beautiful black ink separate from that. They were all so cheap, like a couple bucks!

And after that, can you guess where we ate? McDonald's! You'd think we would be sick of that place by now, but oh no! Like I was telling LaVaughn, it's not like we eat from there when I work. Nine times out of ten we cook. So yeah, we ate there.. big deal! Lol.

Okay, well I suppose that's all for now. We have a big cutting day ahead of us tomorrow, so I need to go gear up for it. Who am I kidding... I'm going to play GTA. Until next time...

Love & Peace

-Megan

Some pictures of the moon from early this morning:

It was very eerie!

And looked like a painting.

Don da da don! Look at all of that glorious fleece!!

My absolute favorite!!

We're cutting some of this today.

Some pictures of Avon napping in my arms:

A teeny tiny lightning bug:

And lastly, our quills: