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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

WIPs and F.O.’s and Tears, Oh MY!

Well, I got really far on my test knitting project and then tried it on Thursday night and wanted to cry. It was just…wrong. Well, not the whole thing - only the armhole areas, but let’s just say that with it on, you would be able to go buy the exact same bra I wear w/o even asking me what it looked like. This is NOT, however, Chris’s fault. Based on the CYC standards, she did the math, but just doing the math isn’t always enough when dealing with the larger sizes (uh, like…mine!). This is probably why so many patterns don’t go up past even a 40″ chest; people don’t want to have to do the extra work. Chris, however, wants it to be right, so now that she knows the math didn’t cut it, we’re doing the work.

So. Some photos, some emails, a couple of days off to be busy with life and get my strength up, a long pleasant phone call w/Chris, and I took the plunge. Could you hear the “Rip it! Rip it!” sounds from where you are? I had to rip it back to the start of the armpit area (I had had the front almost completely done). Sigh. I just wanted to cry. Really. Chris has been more than gracious about it, though. After all, the pattern was supposed to be published tomorrow. She’s been very patient with me, when really she has every right to be mad. Anyhow, here’s where poor Alisa stands:

While I got up the courage to rip and while our friend Brian was doing some more work on our house, I cranked out some belated gifts for Mandy (who just graduated from the Maritime Academy and could use something to keep her warm when she’s under way) and Grandma Lorna:

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Oh, Dear

We now have TWO sick kids with fevers in the house. Oy.

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Jesse’s 17th Birthday & Party

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More Women’s Day Pictures

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It’s a Girl!

Little Miss Madera Halena was born on the 22nd, weighing in the same as Thing One did - 6 lbs., 14 oz. As you can see, the whole family is glad to have her here, safe and sound. We’re happy to welcome another addition to our “S.A.N.D. Family”.

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Women’s Day

Once again, we had a great Women’s Day event at church. [Note to self: In the future, DO NOT agree to be gone all day the day before Women's Day unless you've already made all the favors for your table, dummy!] I didn’t take very many pictures, but here are the ones I have:

The final song, “I Will Survive”, was hysterical. The title had been “Fearless Hearts”, and Margo’s message focused on identifying and dealing with “the monsters in your closet”, i.e. your fears. I hope you can see the girl in the “FEAR” t-shirt dancing around, taunting the singer. They did a great job!

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Zoo Field Trip

I took a few pictures, but not a ton b/c I was in charge of a group of five kids. I wanted a name for my group so that when I needed to get their attention, I could call and they’d know I was talking to them w/o my having to call out five different names. My first choice was “Monkeys”, but the boys wanted “Sharks”, so they became…The MonkeySharks! We had a lot of fun, but it was pretty stupid of me to agree to be gone all day the day before Women’s Day when I had favors to make. Well, it wouldn’t have been so stupid if I’d remembered earlier in the week. Oy. Anyhow, here are some highlights. Click to enlarge.

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Hubby’s Turn

Last night was Hubby’s turn to go to the ER. When I got home from church, he didn’t feel good, said he had a stomach ache. As time went on, it got worse. He took everything we could think of, but he still felt like he had a rock just below his ribcage. He even tried to make himself throw up to feel better (he couldn’t). Finally, b/c he couldn’t do anything but pace around, he decided to go to the ER. He didn’t want to wait for me to get someone to come drive him or to stay here w/the girls while I drove him, so he grabbed a big bowl in case he puked and drove himself to the hospital. (As you can imagine, I was freaking out, imagining his having a car accident on the way, etc., etc.)

It’s a good thing he didn’t wait b/c once he was at the hospital, his pain got worse. They doped him up with morphine, gave him a CT scan, and discovered that he has gall stones. He got home about 5:00 this morning. After sleeping a couple of hours, he felt totally normal, so he and the Things went to work together for “Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day”. He’s supposed to change his diet for a couple of days and go see a doctor to talk about treatment options. I’m guessing he’ll opt for removal; there’s NO WAY he ever wants to go through that again.

Now everyone in the family has been to the Seton ER at some point….

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Slogging/Too Much On My Plate/Normal Craziness

Sorry I’ve been a bit on the quiet side lately. More to come soon; I promise. With Thing Two sick most of last week, my not feeling well a couple of days, getting ready for the jewelry party where I was a secondary vendor (and I only sold ONE thing!), getting ready for Women’s Day at church, the test knitting, etc., I’ve been a tad busy. Oh, and Facebook has been sucking my brain.

Back to “normal” soon…

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