Two years ago, I tried to make an iPod case. My first attempt didn’t meet my needs. I’ve been meaning to give it another go, but I haven’t gotten around to it. Then I saw Petchy’s tutorial and I saw the light. Her iPod case looked a lot easier to make than my own. Now Petchy’s measurements are for an iPod Nano w/video. I have a first generation nano. Consequently, I needed to adjust my [...]

Lately, I’ve been trying to finish many works in progress. I’ve discovered that there’s a reason things don’t get done. Projects hit a rough spot. It’s tough to move past them. I’m still not done with the doors in my craft room. I thought I had everything lined up. Then I discovered that the belt sander needs new sand paper. I bought the sandpaper. now I need my dad’s help to change it. Despite my [...]

There has been a bit of new toy purchasing in our household. First Ross’ new toy: a 15″ Mac Book Pro. While he didn’t “need” a new laptop, it was a good time to purchase. He was able to get a price break when the law school bought several machines. Now he’s converted to OpenOffice want to know why anybody would shell out money to Microsoft when they get get OpenOffice for free. My new [...]

OK, I tried to get the doors in my craft room hung, but I’m behind schedule. However this isn’t due to a lack of effort. The doors are painted and the hinges & handles are attached. I just need to install them, which I tried to do. Then I remember that the doors were a little tight before I took them down. Now I knew this. So I didn’t paint the edges of the door, [...]