2011 A to Z post :: O is for... Oops!
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April 17, 2013
April 16, 2013
N is for Nature
Nature is getting a slow start around here. Good thing I have these old pictures to look at to remind me that sometimes the desert is more than just brown.
2011 A to Z post :: N is for... Nope
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April 15, 2013
M is for Multnomah
Multnomah is a shawl knitting pattern that I have been wanting to make for years. A couple of years ago I finally bought the yarn and it has been sitting in the same bag it came home in ever since.
I have been so busy the past couple of years making projects for others that I haven't had time to start one just for me. I have big plans to start this pattern soon.....well as soon as I finish my Saroyan and my socks and my blanket.
2011 A to Z post :: M is for... Mushroom
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April 13, 2013
L is for Lincoln
Lincoln, the movie that is.
The disc arrived from Netflix 13 days ago and it has just been sitting there, unwatched.
I may be partial to the president who shares the day of my birth, but this movie is 2.5 hrs long! Is it worth 2.5 hours of my time? What if I don't like it? How would I get that 2.5 hours back?
Have you seen it? Did you like it?
2011 A to Z post :: L is for... Lost
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April 12, 2013
K is for knitting
I taught myself to knit on Christmas day 2004.
I used an instruction booklet that came with a little kit that included some really icky metal needles and lots of little extra pieces, that to this day I have never used.
No one that I knew, knew how to knit. I had never watched anyone in person knit before and in fact I still haven't had that pleasure. I had no idea if I was doing it the right way. Thank goodness for the invention of online videos. When I first started knitting, online videos were no where to be found. If they were, I had no idea how to find them. Now they are everywhere and I find them to be a huge help when I need to learn a new stitch or remember how to do an old one.
Apparently, I made it onto the list of top knitting blogs (go figure) back in 2005. Which is kind of funny because at the time I think I may have only ever finished 1 knitting project.
Not that I have gotten any better at finishing my projects. Here it is about 12 1/2 years later and I have only completed about a total of 9 knitting projects. I definitely will not be making it onto the list of top knitting blogs any time soon.
Sadly, I may not be knitting any time soon either. As only I can do, I injured my wrist getting soap out of the soap dispenser at work. I pushed the lever with my thumb and managed to pull something on the opposite side of my wrist. I have the same numbing sensation you get when you hit your funny bone, alternating with lots of pain. Oh and I cannot touch my thumb to my pinkie. Basically, I have no idea how I was able to type this post.
2011 A to Z post :: K is for... Kitties
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April 11, 2013
J is for Jellybean
I am not a big jellybean person. But I have been known to buy me some Jelly Belly's every so often. Then I secretly pick out my favorites and leave the rest for the hubby. Don't feel so bad for the hubby. I know he does the same thing.
Then I discovered SweeTARTS JellyBeans. I don't think I will ever share my jellybeans with another person again. Have you tried them? They are amazing.
Then I discovered SweeTARTS JellyBeans. I don't think I will ever share my jellybeans with another person again. Have you tried them? They are amazing.
2011 A to Z post :: J is for... .j.j.j.
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April 10, 2013
I is for Interestingness
It's been about a year since I last shared my most interesting photos. Well...the most interesting according to Flickr.
The top 24 photos are pretty much the same photos as last year and even the year before. So, this year I am sharing my top 72 most interesting photos which includes:
- 16 photos of cats
- 13 photos of feet
- 10 photos of food
- 8 photos of yarny things
Interestingness 2013
2011 A to Z post :: I is for... Inappropriate
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April 9, 2013
April 8, 2013
April 7, 2013
April 5, 2013
E is for Extra
How does the saying go? Everyone gets their 15-minutes of fame?
Well... for me that happened when I was 16. That is when a movie called Boy Rents Girl aka Can't Buy Me Love was filmed at my high school and I got to be an extra. It was all so very exciting. I don't think I have ever had so much fun.
When I watch the movie I don't even pay attention to the story, because I am too busy looking at everyone and reminiscing. It's just like a living yearbook. All of us forever stuck in a moment of time.
2011 A to Z post :: E is for... etc.
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April 4, 2013
April 3, 2013
C is for China
...specifically bridal china.
You know, the stuff you register for when you get married. I don't even know if people still do that. Do people still register for china?
When I was a young girl, probably not even yet a teenager, my Dad got me a set of china. For years that box of china sat in the closet.
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| our china pattern |
Fast forward many many years to 1997, the year I got married.
Since I already had a set of china, when the time came for the husband and I to register for our wedding, we selected a nice set of everyday dishes and the china stayed in the box. For years the box sat in the closet. Every time we moved, the box moved along with us. We never really had a chance to use it and the one year that I did almost use it, we got new dishes as a gift and used those instead.
Then last month, the water line to our water heater exploded in our laundry/storage room. The box of china dishes was soaked and falling apart. I set the box out on the back patio to dry out and it has been sitting there ever since.
I don't know what to do with it. I already have 2 sets of everyday dishes and china is so delicate. I don't think the husband really likes the flower pattern but seriously what guy is a fan of bridal china anyway?
I can't decide if I should just tape up the box and put it back in storage or get rid of it. I flirted with the idea of selling it but my Dad picked out this china for me and saved it for all of those years. I just can't see myself getting rid of it that way.
I don't know what to do with it. I already have 2 sets of everyday dishes and china is so delicate. I don't think the husband really likes the flower pattern but seriously what guy is a fan of bridal china anyway?
I can't decide if I should just tape up the box and put it back in storage or get rid of it. I flirted with the idea of selling it but my Dad picked out this china for me and saved it for all of those years. I just can't see myself getting rid of it that way.
2011 A to Z post :: C is for... Clouds
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April 2, 2013
B is for Belonging
I was adopted as a child. My parents have always been open about that fact. They pretty much had to, as there is no way they could have passed me off as their own. If you saw me with my family, you would see that I do not really "fit in." My parents (and family) are of Mexican decent and I am so not. All my life I was the white child with the Mexican last name. The only person in my family with blue eyes, white skin and light colored hair.
My family has never treated me any differently.
I know my family loves me.
My family means everything to me.
2011 A to Z post :: B is for... Blanket
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April 1, 2013
A is for Anticipation
I have really been anticipating the start of this year's A to Z blogging challenge.
For the first time in over 5-years I find myself with no studying to do, no classes to take. I have time on my hands that I have not had in so long that I don't even know what to do with it.
Thoughts and ideas of what to write about have been floating through my head for pretty much every letter of the alphabet except for the most important letter. The letter A.
Who gets stuck on the very first letter? That would be me, I guess.
2011 A to Z post :: A is for... An Adventure
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March 31, 2013
Currently...
Planning... A to Z Challenge posts. In my head. It's not going too well. I have an idea for exactly one letter and the challenge starts tomorrow.
Needing... to file our taxes. I put it off until after the exam so that I could concentrate on studying. Well, the exam is over and done with and I still haven't done our taxes. I did buy the software though. Does that count?
Pulling... weeds. Lots and lots of weeds.
Pulling... weeds. Lots and lots of weeds.
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| Our tree is growing lots and lots of pretty green leaves, but only on one side. :-( |
March 22, 2013
Blogging from A to Z 2013
It's been 2 years since I last participated in the Blogging from A to Z challenge.
I figured it was about time for me to try it again. Especially now that I no longer have to worry about classes or studying getting in the way. Yay!!
My posts for the 2011 challenge were kind of all about me (as is the norm for this blog) and I plan to pretty much go along with the same theme this year. Just plain old regular blog posts. It will be interesting to see what has and what has not changed over the last couple of years.
How about you? Are you up for the challenge? Click on the button below to learn more.
March 21, 2013
March 20, 2013
One
I woke up with a terrible headache that lasted the entire day. I managed to finish reading the last few sections of the study guide and I punched holes in all the manual pages that I had to print. The Husband made the most awesome dinner and I found a non-iPod calculator I can use. I think I am all set. One day more...
March 19, 2013
Two not Three
Apparently, I don't know how to count. I only have 2 days left until my exam, not 3. Oops!
I blame the 11th of March. I was supposed to write down the number 10 but instead I wrote the date. I didn't even realize that the number of days was off until today. I was on auto-pilot countdown. Let's hope my brain is not so scattered 2-days from now.
March 18, 2013
March 17, 2013
March 16, 2013
Six
Oh hey! Don't mind me, I'm just drying off the Christmas tree. What else is there to do 6 days before my exam?
March 15, 2013
March 14, 2013
March 13, 2013
March 12, 2013
Ten
Not much studying getting done tonight. My Mom is in the hospital and the water line to our water heater exploded. Water everywhere! 10 days to go...
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March 11, 2013
Eleven
The realization hit me this morning that my big exam is NEXT week.
The appointment is marked on the calendar. I have been quite aware of the date. But this morning I REALLY looked at the calendar.
How can it be the 11th of March already? Only eleven days to go.
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| Work day is done, time to get my study on. |
March 7, 2013
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