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I have to be, that’s the only thing that could possibly explain how freakin’ weird things are getting. This year is starting to show a disturbing trend for our family. Since the beginning of the year we’ve managed to have one good family emergency, dilemma, or drama at least once a month. Matt packed up [...]

The weather is confusing today. Yesterday we had a garage sale, we were planning on going through the weekend, but as soon as we decide to take the things out of the carport and set up it starts drizzling. Then we put things away again and it starts shining. It’s one thing for me to [...]

I’ve been spinning alpaca, some lovely rusty brown and some silvery gray that I ordered from Little Barn, the delivery time from Little Barn was speedy, arriving prior to Christmas, which gives me reason to think that my first experience with them was just a hiccup. For that, I’m really glad because their prices and [...]

I managed to give myself a friction burn right in the middle of my right hand ring finger when I was turning yesterday, which has got to qualify as one of the worst places to get a nice swollen blister. Luckily I’m left handed so it doesn’t impede all of my activities, but I am [...]

When I walk away from my sewing table, I’m never quite sure what I’m going to find when I come back. Sometimes entire projects go missing. Sometimes there’s a shirt missing a button or two laying on top of my current project. And sometimes there’s a robot armed with my shears. A sewing robot. Genius. [...]

The only thing between me and the path to certain destruction right now are gallon sized ziplock freezer bags. My personal stash of large ziplock bags is running dangerously low. I am terrified. I managed to get through the next two steps of sewing, so my next step is filling the sachets with potpourri and [...]

My sister came in from Florida last night. Because I’m evil (and I have my childrens with me) I claimed the guest bedroom and both of the beds, Sister sleeps on the couch. Yes, this is probably another sign that I have unresolved issues stemming from sibling rivalry during my early childhood. I bought some [...]

Actually one of the childrens knits. The older one, and today he asked if I’d show him how to knit a tube. Yup, that’s right my baby boy now has green sparkly yarn and is armed with dpns. Let’s just have a quiet moment of pure maternal pride. Ah, I bask in my own glory [...]

If you’ve visited my other blog you’ve seen this. Which means you understand that I’m reduced to knitting bulky acrylic yarn on large bamboo needles which have proven to be virtually indestructible and sewing. I just don’t tend to spin bulky yarn, I could break into the mohair I suppose and knit a lacy scarf [...]

Oh, the mail man brought good stuff for me from Opal! The cookies and macadamia nut chocolates were in serious danger once Lexi saw them. She grabbed the boxes and ran (for kind of chubby 3 year old that girl is fast) yelling “Opal cookies!” (Think she might remember the last box?) I recovered most [...]