That is the ultimate question, isn’t it? Well, let’s see… I spent most of last week fighting headaches and migraines, so I barely stitched. In the meantime, I received a package in the mail that is an unscheduled round robin piece that I need to turn around within a week, if possible. I started that this weekend and then focused most of my time on Catherine-Michele’s round robin piece. My travel piece is my gift for the Robin’s Net Scissors Fob Exchange. I am working on painting some more scissors, as well. Add to that the usual catch-up on dishes and laundry and you pretty much have my week and weekend.
Predictably, with the colder weather setting in, our furnace decided to die on Saturday. That means we’ve been without heat for more than two days now. I think it’s being dramatic because it knows that we’re having a geothermal system installed in a couple of weeks. 😉 Fortunately, we have a gas fireplace to keep the downstairs warm and a small electric heater for the bathroom in the morning. We went in to work today, hoping to escape the chill in the house, only to find that the heat is not working in our office. I am not in the least bit surprised since we had weeks of problems with the air conditioning in the dead of summer. I predicted back then that we would have problems when it came time to turn on the heat. People were sitting around all day today in coats and sweaters. It’s more comfortable in our house than it is at work! Plus, they screwed up and accidentally locked us out of our office area today. The door could only be opened from the inside, as none of our access cards seemed to unlock the door.
On the furnace front, we met with the geothermal installer and the driller this afternoon and have an approximate installation date of November 1st and 2nd. In the meantime, the current system is still under warranty, so Terry looked up the original installer’s information and tried to call them, but the number is out of service. He called and left a message with the customer service person from the builder, but we haven’t heard back yet. Can you tell it’s Monday? 😆
And now, some photos that you’ve been asking for. I put the scissors on the scanner, but the picture isn’t so great. You just can’t capture this paint very well digitally and I’m feeling lazy. The two color-changing pairs are going out, so perhaps the recipients will take better pictures. 😀
The longest pair at the top left were painted using leftovers of the paint used to touch up my Grand Am. I’m keeping them, so they will be a reminder of my first car, now that it belongs to my sister. 🙂
The tiny pair on the top right were painted using red-gold color shifting paint. The pair at the bottom were painted using green-purple color shifting paint.
Here are some long overdue CATS pictures, partially to show the previous length of my hair. 😉 Sorry the photo of me and Cathy is in black and white, but the white balance on Terry’s camera was off, so the photo turned out blue. Grayscale was the best I could do, since I have been unable to fix the colors to my satisfaction in Photoshop:
 Patti, Jo and Me |
 Me and Cathy |
Sandra Vanosdall (The Sweetheart Tree) and Me
And last, but not least, a picture of me and my new hair-do. It still isn’t behaving for me yet, but I tried styling it curly yesterday and it turned out reasonably cute, so I had Terry snap a photo of me, sweats, no makeup and all:
I love your new hairdo Jenna – very cute!!! Sorry you haven’t been well – hope you feel better soon.
I love the new hair!!!!! You look fantastic!!! It is not that short though . . . not as short as you made it sound lol Of course, at the length it was at, I can see why you feel that way!
I just love the scissors. I think you should get a bunch of old scissors and paint them and sale them. I bet you could make some good money at it!
i have mixed feelings…As I looked at all the photographs….I love your long hair …you look very sweet and 17. And I love the new hairdo too…shorter and curly…look very fresh and spunky. 🙂
I’m sure it feels lighter to have all the hair chopped off. 😉
And another cheerful note…..yes I received your scissors…..So BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much! I’m going to use it for hardanger only.
Thank you Jenna…Big bear hugs. 🙂
Oh ya, stop by my blog . . . .you’ve been tagged!!! 😉
I love your new hairdo, it’s so cute and sexy! 😀 Of course I love long hair and don’t think I’ll have the guts to cut mine any time soon, but wow, your haircut was really worth the shock you got when your stylist got all creative! 🙂
The scissors are beautiful, they look perfect for Hardanger with their pointed tips!
Hope the migraines calm down my friend… (((hugs)))
(ps: a wee little fairy left a message for you on my blog!)
I like your new hairdo, and you really made it sound *much* shorter. 😉
Your scissors have turned out beautifully – they look awesome – great job 🙂 And your new haircut looks sensational 😀 Love the curly look too … you look gorgeous 😀
I love your new hairdo! Hope you feel better soon
(((hugs)))
You look great! I love the hair!
I hope your heating problems get resoved, – quickly – uugh!!
Your new haircut looks great…
Thank you for my pink scissors!! I love them…. and need to make a ‘pretty’ fob to match!
Your generosity overwhelms me!
Hugs…
Thanks for sharing your CAT’s photo’s – wow you met Sandy V! I love the sweetheart tree!
Jenna, I think your new hair is just gorgeous (‘course I liked the old style too!) There is a girl at my work whose hair is down past her bottom. It’s amazing but I don’t think I could live with it that long myself!
Love the hair, and the scissors are great. Like I said before, you could totally sell them.
Hey our heat is out at the office too! People are walking around looking extremely silly in fleece jackets and slippers! Is there no hope for Indian Summer?
Oh, Jenna, your new ‘do is adorable!!! I just love the curls! Is that natural because your hair is shorter?? Very pretty!!
I think the new style looks really fabulous!! It totally suits you!!!
I LOVE your new hair style! It’s so upbeat and fun. Great change!! And it’s really neat to see what you look like! You look tall. I (almost) always imagine people being short, like me, and then I get all surprised by reality.
Jenna, you look wonderful with shorter hair (as well as long hair)! Are the curls natural?
How awesome that you can tap into some geothermal heat for your house! Hope you can stay warm until it’s all installed.
Jenna, you are so beautiful! I love your new hair! How long did it take you to curl it up?