Friday, August 31, 2007

Phase One Complete

         
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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Song Lyric

Oooh!  Oooh!  Remember when I asked for song lyrics about knitting?  Well, I heard one last night about spinning.  Check it out.  This is from Love and Happiness by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris:

Here’s a spinning wheel; use it once you learn there’s a way to turn straw to gold.

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Booking Through Thursday

Statistics August 30, 2007

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There was a widely bruited-about statistic reported last week, stating that 1 in 4 Americans did not read a single book last year. Clearly, we don’t fall into that category, but . . . how many of our friends do? Do you have friends/family who read as much as you do? Or are you the only person you know who has a serious reading habit?

 

Hmmmnnnn…Well, my parents read as much as I do or more.  I know my friend Lisa does, too.  Bobcat reads, but I don’t know how much.  Hubby almost never reads for pleasure; when he’s home, he’d rather spend time with us or watch his TV shows on DVD on the laptop in bed.  I don’t think my SIL’s and BIL’s read very many books.  I guess it’s a mixed bag.

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The Amazing Megan

 The Amazing Megan is turning 18 - yikes! - on Saturday, so I busted a little leftover stash and made her a “Coffee Mitt” from One-Skein Wonders, to go along with a small Starbucks gift card.  I hope she’s enjoying Granola State University!  Oh, yarn is 16 grams of the leftover Shepherd Worsted from Aunt Lila’s shawl and the quickie ribbed cap.
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Yarrrn Pr0n

David from my knitting group had another “Zen Moment”, so despite my only breezing in for five minutes, look who followed me home last night:

 

 Uh, yeah.  Right.

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What WERE We Thinking?

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Da Boyz

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One Year Ago

One year ago at this time, I was lying in a bed in Mills Hospital, recovering from that morning’s hysterectomy.  To all those women who told me You’ll LOVE not having a uterus:  Guess what?  You were RIGHT!  I don’t miss it one bit….
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

The Purge Has Begun!

   

EDITED TO ADD:  BTW, what you see in these pictures only represents the six or eight boxes of confiscated stuff from the attic, plus about 3/4 of Thing Two’s room.  We haven’t even touched Thing One’s room yet. Not all those boxes are full, though; some only have a few items in them.

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Saying the School Rules

Each day, a different kid gets to say the school rules at morning line-up and flag salute.  Last Friday was Thing One’s turn.  I only got one picture, but it’s pretty good.  They always start with 4th and 5th graders at the beginning of the year b/c they’ve GOT to know them by now.

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