Would I Buy This for $30? Does it Matter?

Actually, it doesn’t in this case. I love this sweater. It’s made from thick Cotton Tots, and it feels like wearing a sweatshirt. I can fasten the button and pair it with trousers and it looks nice, or just throw it on with jeans, which is how I’ll wear it most often.
But, really – I [...]

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Socktober-failure

Okay – remember how I said I was a “one project at a time” kind of person – can’t have more than one thing going at once? Well, going against my better judgment and having two projects going at once has come back to bite me in the butt.
I come from a looooong line of [...]

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The Happiest Place on Earth

Ok – we really do think it is. We had a wonderful day yesterday- great weather, overcast so it wasn’t hot, NO lines…. we never waited over five minutes to get on any ride…. and great company – we met up with my sister and her family (they love Disneyland even more than we do, [...]

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I am SO not tangy

Oy – I am a knitting moron. My Sitcom Chic pattern is “Tangy.” Theorhetically, at this point I should be able to handle this. I made “Ella,” and she was Tangy. Somehow Ella even looks like the picture… yarn-overs included… Except I just now find out I’ve been doing my yarn-overs all wrong. Come on [...]

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We Are Odd

Dinnertime at our house is a dining experience. Now, I didn’t necessarily say a pleasant dining experience – but an experience nonetheless. The kid’s friends come over, and we try to be on our best behavior – but my hubby is the biggest kid and has a bizarre sense of humor… so things usually deteriorate [...]

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Yarny Goodness

Oooooh, look, look, look at the yarny goodness!!! Okay, you’ve probably already seen this beautiful yarn on Heather’s blog, but now it’s mine and so I’m showing it off! She sent it to me because she’s just SO COOL like that, because I gushed over how pretty it was. It’s even unbelieveably prettier in real [...]

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Duct Tape and Short Cuts – Just Say No

Ok – we have three kids, now ages 16,17,19. Stuff goes on. Stuff I don’t want to know about, stuff I wish I didn’t know about…. stuff I’m sure I still don’t know about! They pick on each other, they “love” each other… stuff goes on. It’s like with babies, you learn which noises/yells [...]

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Dam*ed If I Know

Before my grandparents died, they did a lot of world travel. My Grandpa would always take slides instead of pictures, and we’d all gather at my parent’s house to watch the slide show and hear about their trip. One trip was especially memorable, and funny, because they had lost Grandma’s luggage somewhere (ok, so now [...]

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Socks Past, Present, and Future

In honor of Lolly’s Socktoberfest 2005, I give you this very busy picture of socks, past, present and future.
The finished socks in the forefront are slippers I made, my second-ever pair of socks. These are made with Manos del Uruguay, on #7 DPN’s – the total learner-cheater way to make socks! I got the pattern [...]

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Not Always What You Expect

Remember I mentioned a few posts back about our trip to Europe, BK (before kids)? Here’s a picture of me (on the right) with my MIL and SIL in the alps, wearing hats the guys bought.
This is the trip where we optimistically bought the skis, and the tandem. This is also the trip where my [...]

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