The computer is still not fixed. Mostly because I never disconnected it and gave it to Curt to take in. I did manage to uninstall the security system, and things are working lovely right now albeit without any protection. The computer is naked. Nekid, as we say in these parts.
Friday, I threw SuperKid Screamer in the sling and started making dinner. I went to the trash. It was (still- like, from before vacation) full. So, I pushed down to make some room… and nearly lost my right pinky finger on a can of corn. Now, that can of corn should have been in the recycling, not the trash: Mistake #1. The trash should have been emptied days ago, like when we returned from our trip Sunday night and declared it a major contributor to The Smell: Mistake #2. And, I should not have been cleaning as I went along my merry dinner way… stick to your routine, Kate!: Mistake #3.
Bah. So, maybe I fainted a teensy bit and hit the floor. I was fine… I could hear Rylie say, “Boom” as I sat down, so I never went completely out. Just seriously woozy. I did call Curt and managed to freak him out. Two minutes later our neighbor screeched into our driveway with her National Guard son and a First Aid kit to bandage me up. I was well enough to ask for a Hello Kitty band-aid, which he didn’t have, so really- I was fine.
It’s a nasty cut, though. It’s one of those um- maybe you should have gotten some stitches but there’s not really time for that and also IT’S YOUR PINKY get over it kind of things. But, like a paper cut, it’s annoying as all get out.
Three things make this better:
1. Katie Hoops is happy with her ‘Guess SuperKid’s Name’ prize of a market bag and a veggie bag. I like it when people are happy with their TexasNorth schtuff.
2. Amber made Tillie a birthday outfit and used the bloomer leg ruffle tute I wrote up. Fabulous. [Please remember that I am not a pattern drafter or sewer. I am a Wing It ‘Til It’s Right kind of gal. The fact that these came out as pants AT ALL thrills me.]
3. This photo that church took of Rylie Girl. Oh my word. It was part of her Sunday School Mother’s Day present and I just cannot even stand it. What a rugrat. What an absolutely perfect rugrat. This was obviously taken on a Sunday when Gideon and I did not make it to church… look at those bangs!
Thursday. People. It’s time for TexasNorth t-shirts. Be thinking of a one-liner for the farm! We need a tag line… that’s your job. Thursday.
Apple pie, anyone? 
May 10th, 2010 at 7:21 am
that pic of her is the cutest thing ever.
May 10th, 2010 at 7:29 am
I’m going to have to be careful, I am always pushing down the garbage in the can, hope it heals quick!
Oh that picture, darling, adorable, cutie patootie..just too many words to describe it.
May 10th, 2010 at 8:35 am
You shoulda showed me your owie.
May 10th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Love that picture – Miss Rylie’s so adorable, as always! But’s scary how grownup she looks.
May 10th, 2010 at 9:10 am
had the same accident with a run in slicing potatoes on a mandolin. In front of a group of professors I was teaching…my first time teaching a group of “important” people…. I fainted…in heels and a dress. lovely. 3 stitches. it still hurts if I hit it wrong. so literally I feel your pain. As an ecology teacher letthis be your lesson to recycle 🙂 Your Ry pic is adorable…almost as cute as the one of her in rolled up pants laughing in someone else’s shoes… I love that picture….
May 10th, 2010 at 9:19 am
I’m glad the appendage is still attached, and thank goodness for the National Guard!
Ry’s picture is P.E.R.F.E.C.T.! Love it and Happy Mother’s Day to you!
May 10th, 2010 at 9:36 am
You should see Audrey and Carissa’s pictures. They look like mug shots! 🙂 I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
May 10th, 2010 at 9:39 am
oh my word….”Boom”….
and I am gonna want a tshirt, you gonna have kid sizes too!?
May 10th, 2010 at 9:59 am
so sorry about your cut, sounds like you were a brave girl though. glad that everything is fine.
you sure do tell a heck of a story.
that picture of rylie is amazing. you can see her precious personality shining through, and those bangs are awesome!
May 10th, 2010 at 10:13 am
How about; “TexasNorth where we grow em big and strong”. With small pics of Ry, Gus and the Herd.
May 10th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
a perfect mother’s day gift! I love sunday school teachers!
May 10th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
How about “Texas North: Where We Milk Life For All It’s Worth”
I name cattle. I come up with one-liners.
You’re welcome.
May 10th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
I like Rebecca’s idea for the one-liner!!!
Go Rylie for having a word for what happened after you cut your finger!!!
May 10th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Sorry about the cutting/fainting incident. Hope you’re all better soon. That picture of Rylie is adorable–one you will cherish for years and years!
May 11th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Oh, Katie. The garbage, the can, the faint and no Hello Kitty to help. I get it. Seriously. And, no kidding, that’s a great pic of Rylie. I’m sorry for being gone so long. Amy B. said something about how much she liked your post (one of the past three!), and I said, “Oh…I haven’t read it, yet…” It’s been one of those weeks. And I have no voice. Which makes mothering a lot harder. I just don’t have the do it now tone. So they don’t, and I’m insane.
May 12th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Hi there. It’s your male reader and resident software developer. Have you looked at using Microsoft Security Essentials for your PC? You might want to consider it. It’s FREE, which is always a good thing. I’ve heard of lots of people having good luck with it. I hate to hear about people having trouble with technology.
Here’s a link.
Great post. I read your stuff and I’m inspired. You’re doing good work here, Kate. Keep it up.
May 12th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Ha! Thanks!!! And, you’re not the only guy- Jim’s out there, too 🙂
May 12th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I’m a wing it til it’s right kind of girl too — that’s probably why I liked the tutorial so much! Thanks for helping my girl look cute on her birthday.