tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68597792011-07-08T08:14:37.876-05:00My karma ran over my dogmaLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.comBlogger5921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-25610343895137838992010-09-10T08:00:00.002-05:002010-09-10T08:27:32.584-05:00

Hey, I received an actual comment! OK, maybe a more substantive post is called for. Like, where did I go?I'm still knitting, but the advent of Ravelry really revolutionized knitting interaction on the web. The forums are truly a godsend if you want knitting input on, well, anything. It's also rather an enabler, because my yarn purchases went off the charts last year! So, I took the summer off

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I know everyone has unsubbed, but what the heck. I'm starting again.

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Dr Pig usually takes Bean to school. Everyone who walks in parks in the Luby’s parking lot next to school and then cuts through on this path that floods when it rains.So, he sends me this email: “Dinosaurs do not swim. I was informed of this by the child. I was carrying her across the large puddle coming out of the Luby’s parking lot, and I told her that the puddle was a moat

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TroubleEvery year it starts around Thanksgiving and continues through the end of the year. I'm beginning to hate the holidays with a deep and abiding passion.Last year, Bean spent Thanksgiving well on her way to a second case of pneumonia which the doctor wanted to "wait and see" about after a week of illness and two visits. We decided to switch to a pediatrician that actually practices

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Ten on Tuesday it is: 10 Ways You Can Save Money 1. Make a budget. Be realistic. The best way to do this is save all your receipts and bills for a month. Make that your starting point and then trim from there, rather than picking arbitrary numbers you have no hope of achieving. 2. Balance your checkbook once a week. That way, if you've had unexpected expenses, you are reminded to adjust your

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Last night the Cheetahs held the top-seeded team in the league to a one-all tie, despite the other team appearing as if they were 3rd graders. There was one girl on the team almost as tall as I am! Not that that's saying much, but I was pretty proud of Bean going head to head with a girl who was easily over a foot taller! Bean did get whacked pretty hard in the hand with the ball resulting in

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Yes We Did!

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-40892029798141312802008-11-04T06:24:00.004-06:002008-11-04T06:42:24.867-06:00

But first, the Bean of the Week:Me: achoo achoo achoo (allergies acting up)Bean: Godzilla!And now onto your irregularly scheduled political thoughts of the day.The undecided voters I know are mostly Republicans who are not fond of McCain, and yet are having a hard time voting for a Democrat.So, here's a little thought: If McCain wins this time, Hilary Clinton will be the Democratic Nominee in

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-62126475796627726902008-11-02T08:07:00.005-06:002008-11-02T08:16:48.109-06:00

Texas is a red state. It's not "leaning" or "battleground", but, rather, firmly red.So, I always run into people who say, "Why bother." It doesn't matter what party they are inclined to support. If they vote Republican, it doesn't matter because the state always goes red anyway. If they vote Democrat, it doesn't matter because the state goes red anyway.My reply is always the same, "If you

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-82011843386280373822008-10-30T07:31:00.003-05:002008-10-30T08:09:51.745-05:00

Around 4am, a neighbor a couple of blocks over had both cars in their carport set on fire. The cars and the carport were completely destroyed, but the house miraculously only had a few singed shingles. Their son's bedroom is right near the garage, so they were very lucky.The cops think it may have been some sort of gang initiation.What the hell?What is the world coming to where people think

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-71992419936154669342008-10-23T08:43:00.003-05:002008-10-23T08:55:08.918-05:00

This summer, I decided that we should try to get the house all ship-shape as if we were going to sell it. We're not moving any time soon, but we've been here almost 10 years and I'm not going to need strollers and a crib and an exersaucer again. I don't need those boxes of books that have been in the attic for 10 years - they are starting to smell musty. That skirt that I love but haven't worn

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-51123918692515955572008-10-14T17:22:00.001-05:002008-10-14T17:23:30.526-05:00

This is even better than The Kronos Quartet performing Purple Haze. The lyrics start at about 1:05, just in case you can't place the song.

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Stash diving, that is.I was reading Fuzzy Noodle Knits the other day and I saw this. For some reason, my brain decided that I had to knit it.Now.You know how it is. You have elebenty-million projects already on the needles and that pile of second socks and you can no longer see any of it. Because you must knit that.The original was knit in Noro. Noro and I don't really get along.I love the

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Look, lady, it's pronounced nu·cle·ar. That's \ˈnü-klē-ərI find it hard to take you seriously when you keep saying noo-q-lar. I guess it's supposed to be folksy. If I want folksy, I'll go to Cracker Barrel.

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-4596354399794234672008-10-01T08:38:00.002-05:002008-10-01T08:44:08.067-05:00

Sunday night, I woke up at 3am and could not get back to sleep.Monday night, Dr Pig's pager went off at 1.30am. He had to work the rest of the night and I had the devil of a time getting back to sleep.Last night, Bean got into bed with us around 5am.It's a conspiracy!!!I'm trying to get the house in a bit more order before The Invasion Of The In-Laws commences tomorrow. On the plus side, we

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I am fully aware that I tend to exaggerate. This is not one of those times!My vacuum cleaner broke. The motor burned out, so I had to replace the vacuum. Had I known what was to come in the following couple of weeks, I would have bought a cheapie...My watch broke. We sent it off and it was easily repaired. Thank goodness for small favors.The next Friday, my car needed $1500 worth of repairs

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-16573316788417394412008-09-26T13:36:00.003-05:002008-09-26T13:38:58.335-05:00

Still coughing. I'm assuming I still have two lungs, although with the amount of coughing I'm doing it is entirely possible that I've coughed one of them up. Haven't knit a stitch since my last post. When I'm really ill, the only kind of knitting I like is stockinette and I don't have a stockinette project on the needles right now. (I know - it's positively shocking!)I need to go buy two 16"

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As in sicker than the proverbial. I have succumbed to an allergy-related crud. Blerg.I did manage to make it to bingo last night. Bean's school has a carnival every fall and the night before they have bingo. It's a blast. I figured today would be nasty regardless of whether I stayed home or not, so might as well go out with a bang. Today, I get to whimper!In knitting news - yes, I still

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I took the summer off. I think I may have enough funny stuff and knitting and cooking stored up to entertain all of us for a while ;> Your Bean Of The Day: I hear this scream of “Jeeee-sus!” from across the room.Me: Excuse Me?! Bean: “Jee-sus Jesus Jesus!!!!!!!!” (screaming)Me: !!!!!Dr Pig: She said CheezitsMe: oh!

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A few days ago, I finished my Dream In Color Shrug. I love shrugs. I have no idea why, since I always wonder if they make me look too, um, chesty shall we say.At any rate, the cure for that is a nice, black tee!This will be perfect for fall!

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Last night, I went to see the Sex and the City movie with a group of girl friends. Bean wanted to know where I was going and I told her I was going to see a movie."Mama, what movie are you going to go see?""Um, it's called New York City Girls!"Fortunately, my brain was fully engaged in the conversation!

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-66274831614085241192008-05-23T06:32:00.003-05:002008-05-23T06:39:44.286-05:00

I was going to post a cutesy title, but I figure if you read that title and haven't seen the episode yet, it's pretty obvious there will be spoilers ;>So, very nice and pat. Of course, this is Shondaland, so nothing can work out quite so nicely.Here are my predictions for next year:Derek goes to tell Rose and is involved in a horrific accident on the way back to Meredith. Miraculously, he

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-19098246721143045862008-05-22T08:02:00.005-05:002008-05-22T09:01:25.518-05:00

I've been on a cleaning rampage.The house is sort of a mess. It's clean, but we've sort of lapsed into a general atmosphere of untidiness that is driving me bonkers. So, I've been doing something about it.The problem is that Dr. Pig is a saver and I'm not. And he tends to save things regardless of the quality of an item. The fact that it's dented, half-melted, or stained doesn't always

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-11379641894552659622008-05-15T22:21:00.002-05:002008-05-15T22:27:28.370-05:00

I am, like most of you, incredibly busy. As I've mentioned before, I'm on the board of a couple of local charity organizations (nothing fancy, but lots of work) and the year-end wrap-ups and events and meetings have been going on at a frantic rate. I have not one, but THREE events tomorrow. All at the same time. I may end up going to one. I may decide to bail on the whole thing. I'm a bit

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-87052823869770950532008-05-02T08:59:00.002-05:002008-05-02T09:02:38.862-05:00

Before I left for St. Louis, Bean brought home her science lab homework. It had a list of Living vs. Non-Living Things. All spelling, punctuation, etc. has been precisely reproduced for your enjoyment. Living StuffPlant'sBug'sposinis caterpilersTreesNon-Living Stuffded birdsPudls (puddles)Snake-Scinbird poopI love 6!*If I ever have a band, I'm going to call it Poisonous Caterpillars. I'd make

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-15647904405459884152008-04-30T14:00:00.003-05:002008-04-30T14:01:49.448-05:00

It's been almost a month since I last posted!Time flies and all that.I am still alive and kicking (loudly) as the other attendees of the Loopy Ewe Spring Fling can attest. I am wishing that this were last Wednesday, as I would still be looking forward to the event rather than wishing I were still there.But, we're having a good time here. And there is knitting. But, right now, I have a meeting

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-47772396913513116452008-04-09T10:56:00.001-05:002008-04-09T10:58:28.648-05:00

My sinuses are trying to secede from my head.Here's how you tell if someone is really your friend: You pick up your child from school and your friend tells you that you should have let her pick up your child. The next day, your husband walks said child into school and your friend asks how you are doing. Upon hearing that you are still feeling pretty punk, your friend tells your husband that

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-90391129865951966392008-04-01T08:11:00.001-05:002008-04-01T08:11:47.061-05:00

The top ten things I need to accomplish:1. Stop procrastinating so much.2......

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I am now obligated to hate Kansas with a burning passion. I want UNC to beat them even if Hansborough does have a smug expression on his oddly teeny head (compared to the rest of him).Man, it was so close. And now the national media is questioning why Curry didn't take the shot instead of passing it to Richards. Guys, the one thing you should have learned about Curry after watching him is that

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R-E-D B-L-A-C-K!, Wildcats!! D-A-V-I-D-S-O-N, Davidson! Red and black, Davidson the wildcats, We're red and black, Davidson the wildcats!! A GO, GO, GO, GO! FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT! A WIN, WIN, WIN WIN.... WILDCATS!!Davidson 73 Wisconsin 56Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' Badgers!

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-77655698376737337712008-03-27T07:48:00.002-05:002008-03-27T09:01:09.177-05:00

OK, Carole, here you go!1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.3. Post them on your blog for everyone to guess.4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.5. Looking them up is cheating, please don’t.1. My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention.2.

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-27501453219230378912008-03-21T18:58:00.003-05:002008-03-21T19:11:45.358-05:00

Oddly enough, my F post for the 2006 version of the ABC-along had the same title.Remember the flood zone picture I posted a few weeks ago? (Yeah, I know D is for Deluge and F is for flood are pretty much the same, but I have more F's in the post!)The water was over the park when I came home (7 inches of rain in one day), but had receded a bit by the time I was able to get back out and take a

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-44399871644793688942008-03-07T18:25:00.002-06:002008-03-07T18:27:54.372-06:00

Last Sunday, it was in the high 70s.Monday, it rained all day and then we had a bit of snow that night.Tuesday, it was in the 50s.Wednesday, 70s.Thursday, dropped to 30 and iced and snowed.Today, yeah - 58.Is it any wonder that everyone is sick all winter? I can take cold or hot, but both in one week - not once but twice? Yeah, let's move on to summer already.

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-40632221080599324292008-03-05T09:34:00.002-06:002008-03-05T09:47:32.191-06:00

A couple of years ago, my favorite LYS had a selection of yarns from Lonesome Stone. Gorgeous, gorgeous wools and mohairs and loopy yarns in really fabulous colors. Pricey, but then there was a sale. So, I bought some of this and some of that.Here are two skeins of wool/mohair Frasier Flats and one skein of Baby Kid Mohair in the colorway Old Blue Eyes.I bought them with a vest in mind. The

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-54697578901006000282008-03-04T18:14:00.004-06:002008-03-04T18:33:25.361-06:00

We live up the hill from a floodplain. The houses at the bottom of the hill are required to have flood insurance. I've only seen the water come up over the berm once, but Sunday was certainly thinking about it.I'll post a pic of what it normally looks like tomorrow, once the water really recedes.

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The best part of today is not the glorious sunny weather and wide blue sky (because it's still muddy from the downpour Sunday and Monday and I have to bucket the dog* any time she comes in the house).The best part of today is not that the in-laws went home (because, of course, everyone is delighted to have houseguests for five days when they and their child have strep throat).The best part of

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-83703365592921788892008-02-29T14:52:00.002-06:002008-02-29T15:02:38.401-06:00

Bean has been almost as whiny as I have been.Bean now has strep.I also have strep.Might explain the whiny, no?Stash sale on Ravelry. If you aren't on Ravelry, I'm a horrible person but I just don't feel like updating here. I'll try to post the remains tomorrow once the antibiotics kick in.

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Tired and cranky seems to be the order of the week. Dunno why as life is good, but even The Bean is a bit off. I think some of it has to do with our wildly fluctuating weather and the tremendous winds we've been having. I sleep long and hard, but seemingly not very well as it's all I can do to get myself out of bed in order to get Bean up for school.Today I must go to the gym, the Post Office

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-32534107705612697302008-02-22T08:29:00.002-06:002008-02-22T08:34:22.672-06:00

Lizzy has been sitting on the coffee table with half a sleeve seamed and the needle still stuck in the fabric for a week now.I did manage to rip and reknit a portion of one of the socks I am working on, but all that means is that I am back where I started.The outlaws arrived this week for an extended stay. Thankfully, they will be in a hotel for a week before staying with us, but it's shaping up

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-45052788999469700662008-02-20T20:10:00.002-06:002008-02-20T20:19:21.351-06:00

Bean has had two loose teeth for several months now. The permanent teeth (lower fronts) are growing in behind the baby teeth. Last Friday, I saw that one was about ready to come out, and I just pushed down on it and et voila! Tooth Fairy Time.Bean remarked that she was fairly certain that the Tooth Fairy brings "golden coins". I had just been to the Post Office and purchased stamps from the

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-91859412490756701952008-02-19T09:06:00.002-06:002008-02-19T09:14:00.167-06:00

No really, go vote here NOW please.My sad tale is at the bottom. There are two Liz's, I'm the one who received a Fry Daddy for Valentine's Day.I'll give you a few more details than I did in my comment.Once upon a time, I was working full-time and getting my MBA part-time. I was a busy little bee. And I started dating this guy who was not so much Mr. Right as Mr. Right Now. At the first of our

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Mmmm, corn chowder.Recipe adapted from Real Simple6 slices of thick cut bacon1 large yellow onion3 cloves of garlic, minced1/2 tsp of salt1/4 tsp of black pepper1/2 tsp of paprikadash of cayenne pepper (according to how hot you like it)20 oz frozen corn3 cups chicken broth1 cup milk (whole or 2%)salt and pepper to tastesliced scallions for garnishIn a 5 qt casserole, fry the bacon. Chop/crumble

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I'm overcommitted, as usual. And under-rested.Last night, Bean suddenly developed the screaming heebie-jeebies that burglars were going to break into her room and take stuff. She saw a shadow on the wall (a tree) and, quite simply, freaked the hell out.I ended up letting her sleep with me and Dr. Pig slept in the guest room. Normally, this wouldn't fly with us, but she was terribly upset. I

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-34085996173849984782008-02-06T08:04:00.000-06:002008-02-06T08:08:33.129-06:00

Bean has a doctor appointment this afternoon and I'm picking her up a bit early from school because, although I remembered that her first soccer practice is tomorrow night, I completely forgot that she might need oh, say, sweatpants since it'll be in the 30s and maybe some cleats and, you know, soccer clothes. Somehow I don't think pink polka-dotted tights, a flippy skirt, cowboy boots and a

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-13049956678339129622008-02-04T08:53:00.000-06:002008-02-04T09:00:50.585-06:00

Bean has a persistent cough; no fever just a bad cough. She was treated with antibiotics a couple of weeks ago for "walking pneumonia". I had the cough as well, but my doctor just gave me hallucinogenic cough syrup. We were both doing better until Dr. Pig came down with The Cough. I nagged him all week to call his doctor. He still hasn't done it and now the whole family has The Cough again.I

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Lines and Squares by A.A. Milne Whenever I walk in a London street, I'm ever so careful to watch my feet; And I keep in the squares, And the masses of bears, Who wait at the corners all ready to eat The sillies who tread on the lines of the street, Go back to their lairs, And I say to them, "Bears, Just look how I'm walking in all the squares!" And the little bears growl to each other, "He's mine

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A new toyMy first ever sewing machine. A Bernina Bernette 82e. Dr. Pig keeps referring to it as a "Bernice".Because I really need a new hobby.I hemmed Bean's Girl Scout sweatpants. They had been previously held up by that iron-on tape stuff and the force of my will. Now, maybe they'll actually stay up!I going to take some beginning sewing classes so I can learn to read a pattern and how to

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The last week has been Seattle weather combined with seriously strange San Francisco type fog. I can't get decent pictures for the stash sale until I get some sun, so it's postponed for a few days (hopefully).

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On the left, a Jaywalker in Madelinetosh sock yarn in Peony. On the right, a plain 64 stitch stockinette sock in STR in Hard Rock. I have no idea why I suddenly had to find a sock for both of these yarns, but I had to and I had to yesterday. (Seriously, I was up until midnight because the Hard Rock was going to behave if I had to stay up all night.)It took me ages to find a pattern and needle

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My mother has a friend who is knitting caps for Army members in Iraq. Mom knitted a little bit quite a while ago, but never really picked it up so I'm teaching her.It's been interesting. She's really eager to learn and a good student, but she's terrified of messing things up. Right now, I have her knitting a swatch. I told her that once she could knit more than five rows without me needing to

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At long last, I finished the collar on Bookworm.The collar instructions didn't make any sense to me, so I changed them up so the cable cross on the collar was a bit higher up. The collar is a bit short, so for next year I'll take out the bind-off and do one more repeat of the cable cross for some additional length. I'll probably have to lengthen the sleeves for her as well, so it'll all work

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My goals:Finish Something Red. All I have to do is knit the neck and fronts, but there it sits.Reknit the top half of Soleil into something that fits.Finish CeCeKnit Anne Hanson’s Twinings Stole for my mother.Figure out where I went wrong on Bless and reknit that part and finish it.Finish the Lace Wings scarf.Finish Vintage Velvet scarf.Finish the Log Cabin socks.Knit 10 pair of socksKnit

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Last week, Bean came home from school very, very tired and had the subsequent meltdown. During which she hit me on the arm. I told her that, if she did it again, she'd be going to her room. Predictably, she did it again and was sent to her room amidst much wailing and gnashing of teeth and door slamming.After listening to piteous sobbing for a few minutes, I took her the kitchen timer so she'd

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And Alchemy!Alchemy SynchronicityRich BerryWhat will it be?

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While I'm working up to face the Bless debacle, I decided I needed to cast on for a quick bit of gratification.I've loved the Lizzy sweater in Naturally Noro since the book came out.It has all of the characteristics I like most in a sweater. It's mostly stockinette with one key detail, in this case the ruffles, providing a bit of a punch. It has 3/4 sleeves!I was very interested to read

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A few months ago, I dug Bless out of her hiding spot and seamed her up. Then, she went back into hibernation, awaiting only a collar and her ends.I knew the sweater wasn't fitting quite right, but I told myself all it needed was a good blocking. I tried it on yesterday. Blocking isn't going to fix one arm being two inches shorter than the other. Rats!See where the right side looks a bit shorter

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Carole and I seem to be on the same wavelength today.I am not a knitter of hats. I never quite get them right. Nevertheless, I knit Dr. Pig a hat.I used the Monsoon colorway of Socks That Rock that I received in last year's Rockin' Sock Club.I wound the skein double, which gave me a nice hat yarn.I also knit a Calorimetry. Everyone and her dog has knit this pattern and I can see why!What

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I love recipes that can be used as a base for whatever I happen to have on hand. I am a regular reader of the blog Cook & Eat, and a few weeks ago, she posted a recipe for rugelach* dough, suggesting that it was the perfect base for savory as well as sweet fillings.We had our New Year's Day party and I was still in the mood to cook and I thought I'd play. I made two batches of dough - one with

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Or maybe not.I love reading everyone else's knitting goals but I only have one goal and it's for the first quarter of this year. I want to either complete or frog every single project I have on the needles. Even the ones stuffed into that bag in the back of my closet. I will allow myself to cast on for new projects during this time, but only if I'm really finishing knits. This week's goal:

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First, a lovely picture of Bean from the Christmas pageant at church. There are many interesting animal choices in the Christmas pageant. The little ones are sheep, ducks, etc. There is an amazing two-person camel.Bean was a peacock (they come in with the Three Wise Men - I still prefer Bean's term for them at age three: The Three Surprisemen).The lead peacock has not only the fabulous

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Excuse me whilst my brain takes a little giggle break to recall the Eddie Izzard riff on Dr. Heimlich and his maneuvers.Much better now.And yes, I do mean pre-dawn. As in 5 o'clock am. That's morning am just in case you might be confused.My favorite yarn store, The Woolie Ewe, has a ginormous annual sale the Saturday before New Year's Eve. When I say ginormous, I mean this is the kind of sale

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Dr. Pig got up considerably prior to the crack of dawn to take his parents to the airport. Because it's really great to schedule your flight at 8am. He came home and got back in bed and at some point Bean got up and got into bed with us. We spent pretty much the whole morning in bed and have now gotten our various selves bathed and dressed and are preparing to play the family Christmas present

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May all your yarnidays be bright! And all the attendant joys of the season and the holiday of your choice.We're pretty much all set for the holiday festivities. It should be a nice, relaxed Christmas.

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So, everyone but me has read Freakonomics by Stephen J Dubner and Steven D Levitt. I've seen Dubner interviewed a number of times including a hilarious section where he interviewed the hamsters on America's Next Top Model (a shameful addiction, but even Dr. Pig finds it an entertaining train wreck). I always thought Dubner looked vaguely familiar but, since anywhere I go someone usually comes

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Whew!

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Yesterday, Bean told me that her right eye hurt when she hung upside down. My response was, "Then don't hang upside down."This morning, she said it still hurt. I sent her to school and called the pediatric opthalmologist to find out if the surgery she had last January was suddenly going to make her eye explode (OK, I explained it in a vastly more adult manner to them, but that's what I was

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Things have been hopping around here. Lots of parties, etc.And, scary stuff, two break-ins in my small neighborhood just today. Two houses a few neighborhoods over were hit on Monday. Thank goodness we have an alarm system and a very barky dog.

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I am a long-time Roches fan.This is one of their better efforts. An a capella version of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. The Hallelujah chorus is a glorious piece of music under almost any circumstances (including my 7th grade choir class), but just watch how much fun The Roches have singing it.There is an even better version on The Roches website taken from a Saturday Night Live

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Tater tots are a surprisingly effective sedative.

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At approximately 3:30am, my body decided to wake up.My brain then embarked on a very terse series of exchanges with my body that resulted in mutual "I hate you!" "NO! I hate YOU!"And then it turned out that my husband had forgotten his breatheright strip and began doing impressions of boat motors.I never did get back to sleep.My body, having already messed me up good time, decided that what was

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Oops, forgot Dipsy. Or, as Bean used to say when she was very wee, "Mama, dat Sheepy!"I'm sort of weirded out by the fact that I no longer have to make a post any post to post for posting.And I'm sort of kind of in love with this bag.Tell me I'm right because let's face it, how can I resist lime green with red tartan?And, it would be big enough to take all my stuff, Bean's stuff, and knitting!

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Because I think Denis Leary is hilarious

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This AM found me frantically trying to "hem" Beans uniform pants with Stitch Witch. My mother is buying me a sewing machine for Christmas. Any recommendations for something for a person who has never used a sewing machine in their life? (Yes, I will be taking any and all lessons from whereever I buy it.) I don't want to spend more than around $250. I'd like to get something that will last me

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aka Cranberries for CaroleCarole has been all over the cranberry recipes lately, so I thought I'd give her a new one.This is a relish they serve on a turkey sandwich at the Neiman Marcus Mermaid Bar. I grew up eating lunch there with my mother and grandmother and am enjoying going with my mother and Bean now.Cranberry Jalapeno ChutneyAdapted from Neiman Marcus12 oz fresh cranberries1 C fresh

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At 5.30am, my body decided MUST WAKE UP NOW. Must Wake Up and Be Exhausted. Must be Tired must not sleep tired good better than sleep.I hate waking up at 5.30. There isn't enough time to settle down and go back to sleep and I can't get up and Do Stuff without waking up everyone else. So, I went to the library and picked up a few things and tonight plan to lay in bed and read trashy Janet

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If Marie Osmond wins Dancing with the Stars I will Not Be Pleased.We have an appointment to interview the potential pediatrician replacement on Friday. Let's hope The Bean doesn't break an arm or something in the meantime. Although that would require a specialist. Although my current pediatrician would probably tell me to put a Bandaid on it and wait a few days to see if it's really broken.In

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One cannot have too many champagne glasses. Particularly when planning a New Year's Day open house.Ikea to the rescue. It's a helluva drive from my house, but boy we did have fun!

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...of our holiday meal is some gravy and a few sweet potatoes. I'm thinking that Starbucks should round up all the leftover gravy and offer Gravy Lattes.Meanwhile, I am in search of a jackety blazer kind of thing. Basically, I want a sort of gussied up blazer, but not gussied up in the Anthropologie vein. I tried on every damn jacket in that store and was increasingly horrified at the

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Back at the pediatrician today. Bean is still sick and they rather condescendingly decided they'd give her an antibiotic.I'll be getting a new pediatrician next week. I already have a prime candidate. One of my best friends recommended her ped who turns out to be someone I'd known as a child. Her mom and my mom are friends and I know she's a kick ass human being. Pray that she's accepting

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It's SNOWING.It was in the 80s on Tuesday and IT'S SNOWING NOW! (OK, it's snowing and sleeting, but there is a certain What The Hell? quality about the fact that two days ago I was wearing shorts and complaining that I would never get to wear a sweater this winter.)The only way you'll see the snow is on the high-contrast dog (click for big to actually see the snow. It melts the second it hits

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Mmmm, champagne improves any meal!Happy Thanksgiving and I hope everyone has plenty to be thankful for!!!

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Oh, it's not that I'm not thankful. Believe me, I am. But I'd find it a bit easier to be more thankful had I not spent an hour in the middle of the night running all the hot water out of the house trying to steam the croupy cough out of my child. She's much better today, but I went ahead and made a doctor appointment. Pneumonia was only three months ago.So, the Thanksgiving open house we

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Bean is better today which means we are in an epic Sorry tournament.Later, Gator.ETA: Yahoo headlines state "Rollins edges Holliday for National League MVP award"And my first thought is to wonder what Henry Rollins has to do with baseball.(I guess he beat out Billie Holliday?)

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Me: Bean, hand me that rectangular cake pan, please.Bean: You mean rectangular prism.Me: It's a rectangle and I need it for the cake.Bean: No, Mama, rectangles are two-dimensional and a three-dimensional rectangle is a rectangular prism.Me: Hand me that there pan or there won't be any cake. (I'm from Texas and, in moments of irritation, my grammar betrays me.)Bean: hands over said pan.We

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Normally, we get Bean up around 6.45am, so she can be at school at 7.50. Weekends, she get to sleep later.I was up first today, per usual. We have a small house, but the bedrooms are down two long hallways, so you can't hear anything from the back bedroom (Bean's) if you are in the den. So, we still have a baby monitor up just in case she falls out of bed or something while we still up

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Once interesting result of my sock knitting extravaganza is getting to use all sorts of new sock yarns.So far, I've used Socks That Rock Lightweight, Sundara, Shibui Knits, Dream in Color, Cherry Tree Hill Supersock and the discontinued Superglitz, and Colinette Jitterbug. I definitely have my favorites from among those, which I'll post about next week (when it's not almost 6 on a Friday after a

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Brain explodes

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Tomorrow, all of my school volunteer duties have coincided:11-12 work lunch/recess1.15 - 2pm library2.50-4pm Girl ScoutsWatch my head spin around and my hair fall out!In other news, Molly-dog is doing much better. She still has a limp, but it is much improved. I've been keeping her in her kennel most of the day to keep her off of it. Hopefully, she'll be fine in a couple of days!* In the

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One of Bean's friends came over for a playdate today with his little brother.The damage assessment:Dog running around yard at top speed suddenly started yelping and now has an inexplicable limp. I've felt all over her leg and she's not whimpering or anything. She walks around, just suddenly has a limp. This is not good but hopefully it's not Not Good.My dead grandmother's really pretty lamp

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Yesterday, we drove out to the Heard Natural Science Museum to see the animatronic dinosaur exhibit. We had lots of fun seeing fossils and tons of lovely poisonous snakes (behind glass) native to our area. And lots of spiders and other beasties.On the ride home, I saw something on Dr. Pig's collar and went to brush if off and then saw it was a big ass spider. This thing was the size of a dime

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Bean always has some hilarious pretend going. Her bathroom has a separate bath and shower and these days, prior to her bath, she likes to go in the shower stall and "have meetings". Most of these meetings involve quite a bit of singing. After all, the acoustics in a shower can't really be beat.So, one of her other pretends is that she is a teacher. She teaches the golden retriever class and

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If the color portion of your printout is small, it's alot cheaper to just expense a color cartridge and paper and print it out on your own printer than pay Kinko's 49 cents a copy.And isn't this the cutest Christmas ornament?This is what I spent last week designing!

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-36066595069071684172007-11-09T19:56:00.000-06:002007-11-09T20:00:37.974-06:00

We used to have a little neighborhood bistro that we adored. Great food, great prices, great wine. And then the chef left and darkness fell on our little bistro because subsequent chefs were not quite as good. And then the light returned as the beloved chef bought the restaurant! MMmm, nothing like a really good meal that you didn't have to cook.Even better were the two glasses of wine!And

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-43604734380166118802007-11-08T08:25:00.000-06:002007-11-08T10:33:37.067-06:00

I wonder what kind of Google hits that title will get me?Sheep from Dallas Heritage Village aka Old City Park. (Link is to the page with the sheep shearing on it rather than the home page. I know my audience ;>)It looks like the animal are right next to the street and, while they are close, they aren't as close as it appears. (It's also a relatively quiet street.)Old City Park is a pretty

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-5376388911798462622007-11-07T18:36:00.000-06:002007-11-07T18:38:28.460-06:00

We left the school at 9.30am and returned around 2.30pm. I'm beat. Bean is beat.Funniest part of the day:19 kindergarteners scaring the crap out of the sheep by baa-ing at them. Don't worry, I made them stop almost immediately while, at the same time, I was trying to get them to move away from the part of the fence near (very very near) the hind end of the cow.

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-69002818168944642652007-11-07T06:05:00.001-06:002007-11-07T06:09:07.598-06:00

Computer problems yesterday mean yesterday's post this morning and today's post this afternoon.I used to be able to sleep.Then I had a baby. Between one thing and another, I am an incredibly light sleeper who suffers from frequent insomnia. Which I loathe.This time change is kicking my ass. I usually wake up on my own around 6am. Sometimes, I wake up at 5.30, but it's not that often and it's

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-15091290968316008992007-11-05T15:44:00.000-06:002007-11-05T16:29:21.527-06:00

I'm trying NaBloPoMo so I have to post today but I have nothing to say and now I will go the grocery store. Boring me.Interesting me (relatively speaking) will be back tomorrow.

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-77490614990161279442007-11-04T09:45:00.001-06:002007-11-04T09:46:04.272-06:00

Yesterday afternoon, I was felled by a migraine.My head still hurts.This is really pissing me off.And I hate the sun.

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-51513257134251613382007-11-03T09:07:00.000-05:002007-11-03T10:10:45.097-05:00

Retina-searing MonkeysCherry Tree Hill SupersockCrystal Palace bamboo DPNs, size 1Knit the first sock in September and the second in OctoberRibbed Jitterbugs (my own pattern)Colinette Jitterbug in JayCrystal Palace bamboo DPNs, size 1Knit the first sock in September and the second in OctoberWhitby socks by Nancy Bush from Knitting on the RoadCherry Tree Hill SuperGlitz in Wild CherryClover bamboo

Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08489475450299908037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859779.post-47751183257217507502007-11-02T05:46:00.000-05:002007-11-02T05:56:01.787-05:00

My big project has been picking the annual ornament for the fundraiser for the childhood ministries board at our church. When I signed up for the job, I thought it would be a snap.Wrong-o!I never knew how hard it would be to pick out a nice ornament that people will want to pay a premium for in order to help us do things like provide certification instruction to our childcare/Mother's Day Out

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