Technical Difficulties

are not my strong suit. I was all set to wow you with fiber content. I plugged in my camera and NOTHING happened. Did I troubleshoot, of course I did. So, what am I going to do? Put the camera back into the drawer and try again later, or never. Bummer. I also need to update my project page on Ravelry. I'm sure I still CAN, I just like to do them with the pictures. Grrrrr. Wonder what I did to the teckie gremlins....I wonder if they are bribable by chocolate. You know, chocolate fixes everything, right? Something like that.....maybe if I dabble around with the cords, things would improve. Who knows. (but we know who cares!)

What you are NOT seeing is my family's Christmas socks. There is a pair for each of the three of them. I was going to knit myself a pair of Margaritaville (Adrienne Fong) socks in Mini Mochi on size zeros.....um, not going to happen. LOVE the pattern, love the yarn but do NOT love the pattern in that yarn on THOSE needles. I haven't decided how to handle this. Size 1's, different pattern, different yarn.....wait and see. *****TAH DAH**** I DID IT. The wait and try again later solution WORKED!!! Ha!!! Love it....

BRB - talking to Aaron is more important....but talking to me isn't!!!! :P. 7:45m later his daughter calls. If I'm getting kicked to the curb, it's a good thing that it's an OFFSPRING! LOL. The things we put up with and do without question for friends and family, huh?

Julie and Julia got here via Netflix this afternoon, so I have a VERY pressing date with my dvr.

Have a good night!

<3 ya all over the map.

Nothing in particular

It's that time where I need to be headed for bed. I'm tired. Heck, I'm exhauseted, but I just don't want to give it up. I don't know what "it" is per say....but still.

You know, I'm just having one of THOSE moments. I'm not all into the Christmas thing this year, but right now I just want to stand up and YELL

~~~~~~~~~I LOVE YOU~~~~~~~~~ to the universe.

Every have one of those moments?

Stop, give yourself a big hug. Life's so short, and so full of not so great stuff. Stop, and remember that YOU ARE LOVED.

Sweet dreams all.

Growing up but not older!!!!

~~~~~~~SNOW DAY~~~~~~~~~

I LOVE snow days. I still get as excited as I did as a kid. I still love the moment after the last bell of the day rings at school. Those moments are so full of pure excitement and possibilities. Now, mind you, I spent an hour blowing the driveway and the sidewalks and took one stupid picture. I couldn't care less. I still feel like a kid again. We've really done nothing overly special. Just having a day to have a day without constraints.....is enough. We've brunched (pancakes, sausage) and lunched ---moving snow is hard work, you know (soup and grilled cheese). I've lemon oiled the entertainment center. The girls are getting ready to bake cookies they mixed up last night (cchip and choc. pb chip) I'm going to put everything back away on the entertainment center and I don't know what. That's the beauty. I don't HAVE to know what. Meat is out thawing for dinner, it's 2:02....and the possibilities are ENDLESS. I thought about napping, but lunch brought some life back into this body. Cut out fabric for the Christmas bags, maybe. A movie and knitting is always a good possibility. Who knows..and the best part, is who cares? It's a SNOW DAY and anything is possible!!!





******SNOW DAY*******

Where does the time go?

Today's been a crazy, crazy day. Within three hours of getting up, I'd done more than I had thought I could do all day. I love/hate it when that happens. It was great to get so much done, but I was exhausted. You know, carrying heavy things from the car (detached garage) and into the house really kicks my ass. Today it was about 50 pounds of organic/free range lamb. Then I was *smart* enough to go to the grocery store. Of course, I was *smart* enough to buy 5 lbs of apples and flour as well as a 10 lb bag of potatoes. WHAT was I thinking? Did I really think it was going to transport itself into my house? Really? By the time I got it all in, I was in no mood to work on laundry and everything else I had started before I left. However, I did more. Not all, but more. It was crazy. By 1, I popped in a movie and took a nap. Tonight was 2nd quarter conference night. Yip-pee. I don't like conferences. I'm not sure why. I LOVE talking about my kids. (no, really, I do) I know and understand they are not perfect (Thank GOD they are not...that would drive me INSANE). Most of the time, I even feel like I have half a clue as to what's going on with school. However, I've noticed that conferences take on two formats. 1. Short, sweet and to the point or 2. A non-ending stream of babble that is supposed to make me feel like it was worth waiting in that 20 minute line that really says nothing at all that I haven't heard before. Guess which one I prefer! The class that is giving one of my girls the most trouble was the fastest and most informative. Neither he, she or I have any questions about what can be done and the consequences of not taking these options. From here on out, it's her choice. He and I are available to facilitate. Done. Fantastic. I also hate that ours are in the gym and in hallways so that you can hear the conference of the person on either side of you when with the teacher and the one having the conference when you are next in line. Not exactly private. However, I will not change this tried and true system. I'm sure it's a good idea somewhere. Anyway, it was nice to meet the new quarter class teachers and to check in with the ones I met in September. It's nice to be able to verbally support the girls in front of their teachers and for them to hear compliments in front of me. The best comment of the night came from their Spanish teacher. (Yep, some brilliant person put them in Spanish together at the same time in the same room. It is actually working out well. They've NEVER had class together, and I bet they never will again, but it's weird) After going through their grades, she looked up and said, "You have the most respectful children" Can you say "BEAMING"?!!!! That's what I was doing. You know, information comes and information goes....being able to reference and computers has really reduced the amount of facts one must carry in one's head....but respect. THAT'S something that I've been aiming for for years. I could still cry right now thinking about it. I know they don't particularly like everyone or every teacher. I'm sure they aren't stepford children either. However, it's great to know that they are putting that respect out there and it's being noticed. It did my heart proud.



As we were leaving tonight, I looked up and the snow was coming down softly......and this tree was lit up by the light on the side of the building. It was one of those inside of the snow globe moments. It just felt magical. (glee from leaving,maybe?) So, I took the pic. No, it doesn't do the real image justice, but it helps me remember that one fleeting moment of wonderment.




And then there's the mobuis/infinity scarf I finished today. I'm not in LOVE with it, but wth, can't love it all. It should be in the etsy store tomorrow...unless, of course, I find a way to turn it into a dog collar for Ella *grin* NOT happening.


Now, here's the last questions. Does anyone else confuse exhaustion with sadness? I'm sad almost every night before I go to bed. Now, I don't think of myself as a sad person, so I'm wondering if I'm just tired and getting my signals crossed as usual.

Live out loud ladies and gentlemen....we only get one shot at this.

Banquet Night Swagger

I would love to rant and rave for hours, but I've already done this. Dee, you set your goal amazingly high for this year, to letter in swimming as a freshman. Not only did you do that, but you did so much more. Qualifying for sectionals, swimming your butt off, never EVER letting anyone get in your way or trash talk you out of what you'd earned. AND you did it all while achieving a high gpa. Great Job. Okay, I have to clarify. The "she saved our lives" award was for when Dee won the goggle toss one Friday to get the team out of practice early. When at peak yardage, Martha will let the girls play games to get rid of some yardage....goggle toss is where the girls stand by the blocks and try to get their goggles to stay on the flags. If somebody does, then they get out for the night. We're not going to tell Brian (club coach) how many hours she spent at practice practicing goggle toss and not turns. Gotta love the type. Nothing like making somebody feeling loved :D. Five letters, and it was too complicated.