tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82843620126300684902024-03-12T22:14:50.691-05:00Knitting by HeatherHeather http://www.blogger.com/profile/06162897736694546049noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284362012630068490.post-88521121244779709332014-07-15T14:01:00.001-05:002014-07-15T14:01:24.732-05:00These gift sets are on sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you read this blog at all you<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">would know two things<span style="font-size: large;">, <span style="font-size: large;">1. it's not that interesting 2<span style="font-size: large;">. I have terrible sinus problems sometimes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Linus is standing by himself now, and will walk from Mom to Dad and back if we make him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. I joined the PTA! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. I've been doing a little lap swimming at the YMCA! But I don't want to share a lane, so I make Mike meet me there. I can share a lane with him. :0) Linus stays in the Child Watch. I can't figure out if he likes it or not. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Squash bugs ate our squash, watermelon, and squmpkins. :0(</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. I did plant some lettuce though. Fingers crossed!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. We went to Molly's first conference for the first grade and the teacher said she is very positive and has good things to say about everyone. This makes me so happy!</span></span><br />
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Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/06162897736694546049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284362012630068490.post-55578570512051008212012-07-02T09:25:00.000-05:002012-07-02T09:25:00.329-05:00More Soap!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a picture of the tea tree oil soap. And you can buy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/103315153/tea-tree-oil-soap-with-oatmeal-with-free">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Have a Happy 4th!</span></span>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/06162897736694546049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284362012630068490.post-43832460329248074952012-06-28T08:00:00.000-05:002012-06-28T08:00:01.221-05:00For Washing Almost Anything<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I got a new listing up on etsy. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/103105411/hand-knitted-cotton-washcloth-2-for-6?ref=ss_listing">Washcloths in new colors</a>. :0)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lots of stuff coming soon. </span></span>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/06162897736694546049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284362012630068490.post-705194661828439742012-06-05T14:03:00.000-05:002012-06-05T14:03:29.171-05:00No More Drama<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">*One hail storm that prevented us from hiding in the cellar and for a brief moment I thought we were all going to die. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Molly is almost a kindergarten graduate! Oh, what an adventure it has been! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linus is sleeping so much better in his own room now. I'm so glad. Molly is almost done with school. She's almost a kindergarten graduate. (Sniff, sniff.) I'm not sure how I feel about the upcoming summer vacation. It's only two months though. I have two and a half weeks to get some things done for etsy before she's hanging around the house 24-7. Oh, she'll probably be playing with the kids down the street all the time anyway.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For Mother's Day I lost my voice. I wonder if that is symbolic in some way. :D </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And it's Mother's Day. And just like last year, it's a little bittersweet. I love being a mother, but a daughter? Not so much. It is amazing I think that after all these years, knowing what I know, deciding what I've decided, doing what I've done, and still at the age of 36, I can still feel so, so abandoned. And I mean amazing in a bad way. I'm not trying to be rescued. I only want to take care of myself and my child, and somehow it hurts so much. Every time I see or hear anything about telling your mom how much you appreciate her, my chest hurts. If I do that, if I reach out with an olive branch then the expectation will be that things will go back to the way they were. I can't allow that this time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy Mother's Day! </span></span>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/06162897736694546049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284362012630068490.post-58392642076787523982012-05-05T20:40:00.001-05:002012-05-05T20:40:54.386-05:00<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I don't like Blogger's "New Look". And I can't figure out where my photo albums are on Facebook, nor how to put more pictures. Maybe it was just taking too long. And then I remembered that I hadn't blogged in awhile anyway. Which leads me back to Blogger's new look. Blah! I usually try not to complain about change just on principle, but this whole social networking thing is getting me down. Actually, I think I'm hormonal. Like, really bad. I got really depressed the other day. That hasn't happened to me in a long time. Not like that anyway. But I'm better now. I'll probably get really angry in a few minutes though. Stick my tongue out. Like this :P</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/06162897736694546049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284362012630068490.post-88198217500205316552012-04-17T22:23:00.000-05:002012-04-17T22:23:16.570-05:00Treasury Link<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I made a fun little <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzIyNjA5MHwyNzIwMTMzMzc5/so-many-ways-to-enjoy-plant-life?ref=pr_treasury">treasury</a> over at etsy if you are interested.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Teething baby whining in the background.) </span>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/06162897736694546049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284362012630068490.post-6201943697737993122012-04-16T11:08:00.001-05:002012-04-16T11:10:31.879-05:00Oh, Man!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's been a rough couple of weeks. I watched all the Hoarders episodes and lost my motivation. I enlisted Mike to help yesterday and he brought all my stuff down from the baby's room and it's now sitting in the living room. But I think with a little bit of work, I can organize it and get rid of a few more things. Yay! Now I just need to get some kind of curtains together and maybe a crib and Linus will have his own room!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last weekend was the eventful one though. After what seemed like months of coercion, Molly bumped one of her front teeth on the strawberry container and it fell out. But she still refused to pull the other one. Then Mike got some free baseball tickets that night I let Molly eat popcorn, cotton candy, and drink a whole bottle of grape soda. So, after the tooth fairy and the Easter Bunny came, Molly threw up. I had to clean that up and convince Molly to go back to sleep instead of trying to find all her eggs. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then the following Tuesday the other tooth started bleeding and there was this black bubble underneath. I had never seen such a thing so I made her pull it. Or rather I tried to make her pull it. Mike came home a bit early and asked to look at it. He saw his opportunity and he flicked it out. So glad that is finally over. Except now Linus is getting his first tooth and he's very grumpy about it. :(</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We survived the tornado out break and I had three sales on etsy. Yay! XD I can't get stuff made to replace the stuff that sells! But I sold my bath mat, so I have another in the works. I'm kind of excited about that. XD</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope everyone had a good Easter and lets hope for no more tornadoes! (It's not global warming.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Out for now! </span></span>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/06162897736694546049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284362012630068490.post-46746215108294537522012-03-21T23:36:00.000-05:002012-03-21T23:36:12.131-05:00I've Been Watching Hoarders Again<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It seems that I am about one tragedy away from becoming a hoarder. I'm evaluating my own attitude towards cleaning and why I hate it. Because, actually I don't hate it while I'm doing it, just before. And then I really enjoy have things cleaned and straightened up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's the thing though. I have a whole bedroom that is supposed to be Linus's room, but it's still got this big pile of fabric and yarn and patterns in it. Oh, yeah, and I'm growing some lavender up there. But what am I supposed to do with that pile of crap? It's overwhelming. It really is. But, I'm working on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hate to clean because I don't think I have a good example to go by. And I didn't have good teachers about this sort of thing. No joy, no patience, just someone else's version of perfect. I rebelled and kept my room messy, as Molly is doing now. I learned to hide everything out of sight, tucked away, bursting at the seams, always threatening to tumble out, to expose me for who I really am.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And this is who I am:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Except that wasn't who I was at all. It's not who I am. It's someone else's version of me. The world made sense to someone else if I exhibited those qualities. Everything had to be a struggle, a battle, a challenge--one that I could never win anyway. And rightfully so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I want my house to be clean. I want curtains. I want Linus to have his own room. <i>But it is just such a struggle inside.</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overwhelmed by all the cords attached, I think, to this laptop. Overwhelmed by the bags of yarn tucked into shelves, the dust coated typewriters(that aren't mine-see I'm doing it too-blaming), the shredded cheese dropped on the floor. Overwhelmed by the very idea that I could be something other than what I once chose to be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I always try to err on the side of the First Amendment, so I'm not calling for him to be taken off the air. But I will exercise my own First Amendment right to free speech and say that I think Rush Limbaugh should be nominated Biggest Douche Bag In The Universe, formally held by that psychic guy on South Park, who kept going around saying, "I'm not a douche!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is Spring Break over here in Heather's Knitting Land. I'm trying to keep Molly busy so she doesn't watch too much tv. Today it was McDonald's and the library. And tv. XD Tomorrow we are cleaning her room. I'm sure it will be a day filled with whining. But, at least I'm not an asshole like Rush Limbaugh. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My boy has gotten so big. He's already strong enough to kick Rush Limbaugh's ass. Rush would probably just get all sweaty and pass out if he tried to fight anyone anyway. Ha! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Okay, enough with the mean spirited humor directed at the least humorous "comedian" ever to walk the earth. ;)</span><br />
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