That Bad

When is it “that bad”?  Everyone always says that phrase as if it’s an actual measure.  But you know, it’s different for everyone.  How do you know what constitutes “that bad” for someone else? 
In particular as regards to suicide.  We had a young woman who was married, with kids, kill herself this past week.  (her [...]

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It’s here!

It’s here, and it’s swatched.  The color in the photo is a little bit darker cause it’s wet.  Now I gotta figure my gauge and cast on!
                    

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Yarn, yarn and childhood cancer

I’ve got yarn on the way from the WONDERFUL Jennifer for my Hug & A Prayer blanket/lapghan.  SO very excited about this.  The pic I saw, it’s a beautiful, fabulous green with bits of creamy tan in there to break up the monotony.  And according to Jennifer, it’s really soft yarn (it’s Knitpicks superwash merino).  [...]

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Tonight

the part of the swift will be played by:

And what a wonderful swift he makes - let’s hear it for Little Man!
(He was watching Power Rangers, and kept griping about having to keep his hands up and out like this.  I don’t think I’ll ever get him to do it again.)

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Something a mother never wants to hear from her daughter:

Look ma!  I’ve got balls!

Well, actually only 1 that I have a picture of.  No, wait I do have a picture of the other one:
 
What’s that next to it?  Oh.  yeh, that’s the reason I only have one and a partial. 
   This is it BEFORE it got bad.  (I don’t have more pictures, sorry - [...]

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bits & pieces

First of all - I finished my 2nd Dashing!  So now I actually have a pair to wear.  Yay! 
Also have a new ball winder to wind my new yarns that I got from Ravelry people.  Yay!
Got Little Man signed up for kindergarten this AM.   Cost me an arm and a leg (relatively speaking) but we know [...]

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