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the past week or so, everyday has felt like some horrible race.  one where there are a billion things to do while balancing a ming vase on my head.  a race against time, and a race of endurance.  and always, at the end of the day, i am beat.  exhausted.  my back hurts, my guts are being pummeled from the inside, and the last thing i want to do is get up, from the bed, to pee (because i always

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now is the time of little sleep.  that is what they should call the end of pregnancy... little sleep.  i catch small naps here and there throughout the day, and i sleep for a couple of hours at a time at night, but the long stretches of sleep that i crave are no where to be found.  i am sure that the fact that i haven't been doing much isn't helping.  i would really like to be up and about

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guesses for a boy! 2/4 2/5 2/6 ~ Kristi R. 2/7 2/8 2/9 2/10 ~ Miranda H. 2/11 ~ Jill D. 2/12 2/13 ~ Annick L. 2/14 2/15 2/16 2/17 2/18 2/19 ~ Just Me. 2/20 2/21 2/22 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 2/29 and guesses for a girl! 2/42/52/62/72/82/92/102/112/122/132/14 ~ Miranda H.2/152/162/172/182/192/20 ~ Amie M.2/212/222/232/242/252/262/272/282/29

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everything is as fine as fine can be!  i am currently 33 weeks pregnant, and uncomfortable and huge.  we are in the tail end of the Hubs deployment and we are all getting pretty sick of each other.  this is the time where i wonder if Han got any rest when he was in carbonite, i could use a solid break.  like the kind i am taking today!  i have made it my goal to lay down, and drink water, and

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yesterday Liz went back to school after the Christmas holiday.  she was excited to be back, and wore her new shirt that has an Ewok on it, and says "Return of the Jedi" in pink, with a bit of glitter.  when she came home, i told her that we had missed her being around all day, and that i hoped she had a good day at school.  it took a while, but she told me that one of her 'friends' had made her

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well... i didn't get as much done from my list as i wanted to, but i did quite a few, so here is a recap... Crafty  ~6/22 1.      52 weeks = 52 projects.  ~i am quite sure this was done, as i knit quite a few square for Pine Ridge, and made a bunch of scrubbies for my mom.  2012 will be better documented..2.       COLD SHEEP!3.    Build a light box for photos.4.     Sew some cute dresses.5.     

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let me tell you something about my mom...  she never shuts up.  she ALWAYS has something to say, and after a week of her being here, the house is quiet again...  painfully quiet. i love my mom... and i love how she can talk and talk and talk.  after being here a week, the kids are listening better, Kitty is talking up a storm (she actually said STICKY!) and everyone just feels better.  did i

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i am thankful for my Jake, who sings Bob Marley's "three little birds" with such purity that deep down, i know everything is going to be alright. i am thankful for my Liz, who when i offered sweets for breakfast if she let the dog out in the morning, she said "if Jake and I both let the dog out, do we both get sweets?  i want Jake to have good things too." she lets me know that i am doing an ok

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when i was single i used to bite apples. when i got married, i took to cutting them in quarters. now that i have twenty seven thousand eight hundred and forty two kids, i cut them into twelfths, and peel four of those, and serve them in bowls, and stop the fighting because "SHE GOT MORE THAN ME!!!" by giving up the little bit that is mine. one day i will bite an apple again, but until that day

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i made this for my Hubs a bit before our 1st anniversary...  nine years ago i got married.  in las vegas.  in a drive thru in a taxi.  i had an orange tshirt and jeans and my husband to be wore a dickies and a sweatshirt.  after we got married, we gambled and drank free beer and ate at the buffet.  we rode roller coasters and had a fight, and made up, and now here it is 9 years later.  we have

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guess what?!?  i am six months pregnant.  and i am going to celebrate by eating too much pasta!  whoopee!!! and now here is something so cute you will either puke or want a baby of your own...

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the time change is always looked forward to (at least fall back) by me.  the resetting of my internal clock gives me at least three days of mania, during which i get TONS done.  the only problem with this mania, is that it seems that i am the only one that gets it.  or maybe i am the only one that puts it to good use. this is what my 7 year old daughter said to me today, "wow, mom! today sure

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i think i have been trying to stack things too high.  i have been, little by little, trying to incorporate things into my schedule that i believe need to get done.  and in reality there is really very little that i NEED to do.  and so, this week, i am going to be stripping down my work week (again) and doing as little as i can.  last week was really rough on me, physically and mentally, and i

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i have always tried to be a strong woman.  the kind that doesn't mind work or walking in the mud.  i have tried to hold onto the image of the women that walked with the wagon trains to oregon, or helped their families work the land when times were a lot more tough. but today was the kind of day that would send a proper homesteader back to bed.  i am sure if i lived back then, my day would've

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my last couple of tasks that i have given myself have gone over pretty well.  i am keeping up with my chores (when i want/NEED to), and i have been taking time for myself (although not as much as i need).  this week my goal is simple... i think... this week i am going to take care of my feet.  not to make them sound uber disgusting, or that they need some special attention because they are

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shopping... the outlets were both fun and agonizing.  we got some great deals for the kids, and some wintery type outfits for the wee Dragon Ball.  my plan of action so i didn't eat the kids and the kids didn't eat me, was to shop until we found something more appetizing than each other. there were frozen bananas... and pretzels... and we ended with Ben & Jerry's (no spoons required).

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yesterday i made cookies... and brownies... and a pineapple upside down cake.  yesterday i ate those cookies, and brownies, and cakes.  today is going to be different though...  today, i am going to sort some laundry and get it going, and read the newspaper, and drink some coffee... while i eat cookies, and brownies, and cake. !!! on a side note, jake has become so obsessed with Gumby (yes

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my mom's christmas present is made up of several things crammed together in a box... i am making an effort this week to finish at least 10 of those things... each one takes about 10 minutes so it shouldn't be too hard to squeeze that in. i'll let you know how it goes.

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so i am 21 weeks pregnant...  and i am a sometimes single mom...  there is a lot of things to do, a lot of hugs to give, and a lot of toes to make line up.  there is also not so much time to get that all done.  i have figured out that i can have it two ways... i can have a nice and clean and picked up house, and home made meals every day, but with that comes short temper and hurt feelings, or i

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today i am going out with the kids... the farthest (by car) that i have ever been with them, by myself.  it isn't to the most glamorous place (the outlet mall) but i think it may help me put things in perspective, and help be less uptight.  or it might throw me over the edge, and send me screaming to the nearest historic village to become their local mad person... updates to follow...

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some things i am trying this week... 1. to actually stay on top of my chores...  not necessarily on the day that they should be done, but just that they get done... my house looks... well... not good. 2.  a menu.  i planned a menu of seven things to eat for dinner... again they can be moved around, for which ever day i feel like, as long as we eat those seven things. 3.  to not lose my shit.  

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i always hear on the news or science shows that no one really knows what hiccups are for.  i have a theory.  i think that hiccuping is a way that babies, in utero, exercise their lungs, and get them ready to breath air.  i think that it is normal and good for them to hiccup and i always feel better once the little steady bip-bip-bip begins...  hiccups in adults, however, have no purpose, and are

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do you ever have those really vivid dreams?  the ones that are so normal, and so real, when you wake up you go "WHA?!?"  i had one of those last night.  it was awesome!  here is what i remember... 1.  it was summer time and i was at Obon/J-town. 2.  food was everywhere and it was awesome. 3.  there was shave ice.  red shave ice. 4.  i had a brand new made for me Yukata... it was white and had

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the other day i went to costco...  it was like every other time i go to costco.  i have kitty in the front of the cart, and jake in the main part, and we weave in and out of slow old people as fast as we can, eating as many free samples as we can.  then we check out, and go to the bathroom, and then hit up some pizza and hot dogs.  this time there was a family of 6 next to us.  the kids that

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ten years ago i wasn't married, didn't have kids, a car or cable.  i never saw the towers fall, but i don't need to, to understand the horrors that happened.  i listened to the radio, and prayed for everyone.  not only the people that were in the towers, or DC, but also the people that had a part in causing the events that unfolded.  there is no god that accepts causing pain and death as worship.

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dear state of virginia, i hate you.  i hate your mosquitoes, and your stupid spiders.  i hate your east coast time, and your dumb weather.  i hate that you can't even have a proper hurricane, that would at least damage my house enough that i could justify moving to california for the next year or so.  i hate that you are annoying...  you make the grass grow fast, and the leaves fall faster.  i

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sorry.  i've been gone for a while.  not that there hasn't been a thousand things to talk about... it's just that those thousand things take time... anyhow, i just thought i would drop a note, letting you know that i am still here.   still plugging away at laundry, and knitting.  more soon... ish...

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A vanilla toe up sock.

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90.   Order Babychan’s baby photos. 103.      Finish the LOTR movies. 110.        Make a pie. I've done more... really.... or maybe February was just a super-short-whizzing-by kind of a month...  either way, i am happy with what i have done.  the baby pictures are cute, the pie was good, and i took some time to watch movies that i like.  i think Feb was a WIN!

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i know this is two weeks late, but whatever...  here are some things i've done. Sue Ellen: Destroyer of Bad Dreams Valentines Day badges (sorry it's upside down!) 8/52

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some Valentine's day super treats! Apple Pie!! 6/52

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Still have two arms to go...

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I am sitting watching Jakey swim at the YMCA and thinking what a greatSt. Valentine's day it is. There will be crafting later and playingoutside and swimming with Liz. I made lunch for Liz with hearts anddoilies, and a nutella sandwich, not to mention a piece of apple piein a jar! It is a great day.Now onto the rant...I am tired of hearing women complain about being alone today, abouthusbands/

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there is a stick of glue in your back pocket, and you almost take it out and use it, instead of burts bees. you almost got me, Elmer's... almost.

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of course i still have the regular knitting going. the koolhaas, the toe up sock, pat's annoyingly boring extremely large socks, you know... the regulars... but this week i have been working on something spring-y and summer-y... something that the kids are going B-BONKERS for... i am kind of embarrassed that it has taken me since Sunday to put it together, but then i take into account that i

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Cleaning Up. 28.   Clear out the pantry.29.   Fix the recycle bin.34.   Store old bills.35.   Shred really old bills.36.   Put away Christmas by 1/10/2011 My Kiddos 58.   Get the kids swimming lessons. Online shizzle 85.   Post Uberlist by 1/7/2011. Gotta get some stuff too… 91.   Get a new helmet.92.   Buy some pants that fit.93.   Get new Teflon pans.95.   Buy Marisa a graduation present.98.

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and i have this to show for it.   i saw this shirt, and thought it was the best!  and now, i realize that this shirt holds all my hopes for her future.   i am lucky enough that i have a great relationship with my parents, i have known (and loved) all but one of my grandparents, i have an awesome group of friends, and although it is hard sometimes, i think i am doing a pretty good job of holding

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what's in here? just my Jakey-poo!

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here is the koolhaas.  sorry about the weird glare, i had to use a flash to show the pattern... here is my toe up sock.  it is fitting better now, that i have more repeats on it, but it isn't the most comfortable toe... maybe judy's magic cast on will be better than the figure 8 i used...  hhhrmmmmmm.

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These are won-cos. They are wonton wrappers filled with taco meat. I prepped them, PAMmed a nonstick cookie sheet and PAMmed the top of them lightly.  Then I baked them at 425 F for 8 minutes. Liz loved them!  She ate six. Jake ate three.  I had none, since the kids ate them all. Tomorrow I am going to try some filled with beans and cheese. If I were the superbowl type, I think I would make

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-55628178072765006092011-01-19T20:49:00.003-05:002011-01-19T23:03:52.609-05:00

still working on my toe up socks.  they seem a little baggy, but i think it might just be me, i am going to work one more repeat before making any decisions. this is a Koolhaas for my Dearest.  since i can only work on it at night, i am slowly going blind.  oh well, at least it is a fun way to go... UPDATE: while finishing up a repeat of Koolhaas, i found that the cables aren't matching up.  

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-62097360268192133252011-01-14T20:06:00.002-05:002011-01-26T15:54:05.266-05:00

Finished the boring black hat for my Dearest! That was a fast knit. 4/52

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-11486500386696193072011-01-12T15:45:00.002-05:002011-01-12T15:52:34.634-05:00

Pat's turn a square hat.  he requested it in all black, boring boring black. my toe up sock.  not much done on it, because Pat's boring boring hat is taking priority. oh! and i haven't worked on Pat's socks at all.  and i am ok with that.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-68921728454129247382011-01-11T14:24:00.000-05:002011-01-11T14:24:41.101-05:00

sometimes, i miss living in Hawaii.  Especially now, that I live in Virginia, I miss living in Hawaii.  I can't tell you exactly what I miss about it, though.  I mean, yeah, it was always summer (although i could be caught wearing a wool sweater in November), and the people are friendly, and the food is delicious, but I can't help feeling there is more to it than that. More and more, I am

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-9176806278472903962011-01-08T10:27:00.001-05:002011-01-08T10:28:47.298-05:00

It feels like I did a lot more... oh well... there is always THIS year... 1. Jaywalkers2. Mosey3. Central Park Hoodie4. Ishbel5. Baby Surprise Jacket- Jake6. Baby Surprise Jacket- Baby7. Clapotis8. Fingerless Mitts9. Pat Socks10. Toe Up Socks11. Snow Queen12. Koolhaas13. SOCK MONKEY MANIA- Liz14. Jessie15. Amelie16. Jake17. Ally18. New Baby19. Norma New Baby20. Olivia21. Violet22. Ruby23.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-87440248859854112092011-01-07T12:41:00.002-05:002011-01-26T15:53:39.615-05:00

Some dish scrubbies I made out of tulle. 3/52

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-10800298043238786992011-01-05T16:40:00.002-05:002011-01-05T17:52:13.347-05:00

Toe up socks from Socks a la Carte in Berroco Sox Metallic. This is the first time I am trying toe up and I can't say if I like it or not. I am going wait until my knit picks circs arrive so I can magic loop them. Mr. Pitts socks in some german yarn. I've been working on these forever and will continue to do so until they are done.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-72183799841305531622011-01-01T22:11:00.001-05:002011-01-01T23:25:37.240-05:00

Happy New year! Here is my list for this year! Let's have at 'em!!! Crafty 1.      52 weeks = 52 projects. 2.       COLD SHEEP! 3.    Build a light box for photos. 4.     Sew some cute dresses. 5.     toe up socks. 6.     Red herring socks. 7.     HPKCHC 8.   Spin more. 9.    Sew with Liz. 10.   Hats for Pat. 11.   Update Ravelry. 12.   Squares for pineridge. 13.   Finish that blasted Owls

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1. i love the snow. really. it is snowing outside, and everyone is complaining, saying how cold it is, and how they can't go anywhere... i love it. i went to take the kids to the doc today (even though the appt is actually tomorrow). it wasn't so bad. it takes a little practice getting the kids ready in time, but since this isn't heavy snow, we get by with galoshes and heavy coats. there

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-27073919953848131052010-12-07T12:03:00.000-05:002010-12-07T12:03:29.393-05:00

i am tired. it has been more than a week since the cold from hell hit our house, and i am beat! i feel like those experiments where they don't let people sleep for days on end, and then expect them to do everyday tasks and rate them on efficiency. my kids don't feel good, and i know i am not the most patient loving mom right now. its hard to comfort the uncomfortable when i half expect a man

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-16134689699904959182010-12-01T17:11:00.001-05:002010-12-01T17:21:01.882-05:00

This is what we did today. Dr. C thinks the little might have asthma. i don't think so... then again, i'm not a doctor. either way, she is feeling better and going to school tomorrow.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-1472148632493162942010-12-01T17:06:00.002-05:002010-12-03T13:33:18.075-05:00

Hanukkah, we only have eyes for you.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-90041105222690764652010-11-24T16:56:00.000-05:002010-11-24T16:56:46.059-05:00

do you want to know why the settlers had a hard time here? do you want to know why jamestown didn't work? its because this place blows! even in modern times, where i have a pretty steady temperature, everything rots! i have never lived in a place where onions and potatoes turn so easily. if it weren't for the spare instant mashed i have in the pantry, tomorrow would be a mashed potato free

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-48019024816180302412010-11-24T08:10:00.000-05:002010-11-24T08:10:24.165-05:00

i think i need a new coffee pot. not only does it sound like its dying, but when i put my usual six and a half cups of water (to get six cups) only FIVE come out. i don't know for sure, but when your coffee pot drinks a cup in the morning before you do, i can't help but think it will be a long day...

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-16891490594962153192010-11-17T07:57:00.002-05:002010-11-17T08:05:53.484-05:00

sometimes i wake up in the morning and right away think, "It's not FAIR!" i feel childish for thinking it, but it's what i feel. it's not fair to have to wake up 27 times because the house is full of snot and germs and teething. it's not fair that my husband isn't home to take out the trash, and i have to do it. it's not fair that the only way to clean the kitchen is to get out of my warm bed

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-66356917849558271202010-11-16T09:37:00.002-05:002010-11-16T09:45:57.471-05:00

So out of three kids, three kids have runny snotty noses. Two are hacking and one is going through bibs so fast I am sure dehydration isn't far behind. While desperately trying to get the coffee on this morning Miss Kitty was happily gumming a LIVE CATERPILLAR! Like, it was still wriggly when I pulled it out of her mouth! And since I never wear my glasses I didn't know what it was until it

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-53062051779130229722010-09-12T23:40:00.003-04:002010-11-03T13:26:13.477-04:00

sorry it has been so long. i've been busy. here is a bit of what we've been up to...i had a baby.dr puppy is vet to the stars (aka brobee)there were watermelons.birthdaysover all nuttiness.growing babies.travel.more watermelon... now with cousins!Disneyland!sparklers.more shortly...

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-17956113699420072462010-03-30T10:22:00.001-04:002010-03-30T10:23:35.168-04:00

sorry things are slow around here on the blog. there is a simple explanation... everything is busy busy super busy in the real world. i will try to get back into the habit soon...stay tuned...

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-31283210128705019632010-02-10T14:56:00.003-05:002010-11-03T13:25:15.551-04:00

ME! well... more like me and the family! last wednesday we welcomed into the bright and shining world Katherine Stella Maria! unfortunately there aren't many photos of the event. the hospital wasn't allowing anyone under 18 into the labor and delivery rooms or recovery. and since we don't have a baby sitter or any family near by, the dearest husband was with the kids in the waiting room for

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-54000900344373896852010-01-31T19:16:00.003-05:002010-01-31T19:23:27.237-05:00

so, January has come and gone, and there is a BUNCH of stuff that i finished! here it is7. Clapotis 1/2331. clean out medicine cabinet 01/1332. post Uberlist by 01/07/2010 01/0642. … jake’s drawers 01/1452. Get library cards 01/29 62. clean out bedside table 01/2163. clean off desk 01/3066. store old bills 01/31and one of the alternates4. Catch up on all podcasts. 01/13i think i am off

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-80644218884144019102010-01-21T09:56:00.005-05:002010-01-21T10:22:40.476-05:00

I like to gamble... no... i LOVE to gamble. i have been dreaming of being in las vegas sitting at the monopoly slots at the cal with a stomach full of steak sandwich from mainstreet station. but seeing as how there are no monopoly slots close here, and no steak sandwiches worth writing home about, i though i would have a contest for my friends and family. you guys get to guess when the wee

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-17880257847182300772010-01-21T09:50:00.002-05:002010-01-21T09:54:44.861-05:00

so... i don't think the WIP wednesday, or the FO friday is working out so well. i have been working on clapotis, and spinning my fiber of the month, but i haven't really taken any pics or anything. i think i am a little preoccupied with the whole "i am having a baby pretty soon" thing. plus i have been grumpy von grumpsville. hopefully things will be better soon, and everything will calm down

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-10798934039209080412010-01-06T17:13:00.002-05:002010-01-06T17:21:19.886-05:00

okay, so i am going to try and keep on top of my crafting, and i figured i would "borrow" the idea of a WIP Wednesday post as a way of keeping me on track. so...this week i haven't been doing much. i am about halfway done with my first clapotis (i am late to the party...) i love that it is easy to keep track of, it is super soft malabrigo, and if my mom decides that she really is allergic to

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-66084363198470348182010-01-06T17:09:00.002-05:002010-01-06T17:12:53.522-05:00

1. Jaywalkers2. Mosey3. Central Park Hoodie4. Ishbel5. Baby Surprise Jacket- Jake6. Baby Surprise Jacket- Baby7. Clapotis8. Fingerless Mitts9. Pat Socks10. Toe Up Socks11. Snow Queen12. Koolhaas13. SOCK MONKEY MANIA- Liz14. Jessie15. Amelie16. Jake17. Ally18. New Baby19. Norma New Baby20. Olivia21. Violet22. Ruby23. Xander24. Anita New Baby25. Kristi New Baby26.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-72672145028793469712010-01-04T10:45:00.002-05:002010-01-04T10:49:01.919-05:00

or should i say back Blog... i haven't done much in the way of updating anything since pat has been home. i don't blame him. i would just rather spend time with my family than staring at a computer screen. but now, liz is back to school, and pat is back to work, i don't mind stealing a few minutes here and there between alphabet time and laundry. and so in the next few days i will (hopefully

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-47168061429705162482010-01-01T00:01:00.004-05:002010-11-08T16:35:10.629-05:00

11.05.2010and for the sake of my husband's sanity, i am going to make a list. this list will NOT include summer sausage or smoked cheese.these are just ideas of nice things. i know that christmas is not about presents, but having one thing in my stocking this year would be nice. even if its just a STARBUCKS GIFTCARD and a candy cane.i would like...... an inexpensive (like $15) waffle iron.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-74366372766920098592009-12-31T10:50:00.000-05:002010-01-04T10:52:11.360-05:00

last year i managed to do 324 loads of laundry. i expect 2010 to be a bit bigger, perhaps even making it to 400, since there will be a new little coming in February. the little i am looking forward to... the laundry, not so much...

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-24548423731908373572009-12-02T10:33:00.003-05:002009-12-02T10:36:46.890-05:00

pat is home, and everything is fab!the only thing that is going to take some getting used to is having two adults and one car. hopefully, by the end of the year that situation will be remedied, but for the time being, it is hard. i am almost late to an OB appt, and i haven't a clue as to when my dearest will be home. it wouldn't be too be a deal, save for the fact that i slid down half a

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-72197739977565895112009-11-21T04:20:00.002-05:002009-11-21T04:26:49.323-05:00

The holidays are coming. I bought a ham for thanksgiving yesterday. I am thinking of chocolate advent calendars. And I woke up at 3:38 this morning with a need to pee and a bit of depression. Unfortunately I am one of those people that gets melancholy. Don't get me wrong... I LOVE christmas. New years is awesome! But there is always a little bit of sadness too. Too bad for me it came with a bit

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-64586743132774254682009-11-18T09:02:00.002-05:002009-11-18T09:05:46.301-05:00

yesterday when Liz came home from school, she told me her teacher told her to bring a snickers bar to school tomorrow. so what did i do? i sent her with an orange, and told liz that if her teacher asks her for a candy bar to give her the wee clementine, and tell her to eat some viamin C... that it is flu season, and she immune system could use an orange better than chocolate. we shall see

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-79633113083559631542009-10-27T16:50:00.000-04:002009-10-27T16:51:04.571-04:00

i am tired. that is all.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-22371217140511130572009-10-22T10:42:00.002-04:002009-10-22T10:56:57.750-04:00

okay, so this morning after taking liz to school, and making sure that jake is going to run away, i gathered up all my rubbish, and took the bin out to the street for pick up. it is what i have been doing since pat left, pregnant and all. and then i continued to gather up my recycling, and take that out to the street. i did this while my neighbor watched. as soon as i finished she said to me

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-27199433432820464472009-09-25T21:26:00.002-04:002009-09-25T21:32:11.327-04:00

sure its been a rough night. the heartburn is back. jake won't sleep, there was the bath time incidentS, but i have found what makes me feel better. a little bit more Tori and a lot less Mom.tonight i changed the drive band, and readjusted my spinning wheel. i also put on the new bobbin i got, and the feeds. all this whilst listening to genius on itunes. nothing like old and new technology

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-68939034382838147382009-09-25T16:57:00.002-04:002009-09-25T17:02:28.816-04:00

i feel like i am newly pregnant all over again. i have been sleeping early (like 9:30) and can't seem to wake in the morning. food is fighting with my guts, and i just haven't been feeling up to snuff. even as i write this, i am not typing at speed, but rather my fingers are meandering across the keyboard. and i get some strange pains in my side. it could be from carrying jake, but

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-4851139629441694382009-09-16T19:38:00.003-04:002009-09-16T19:49:28.959-04:00

i finally figured out the reason i dislike reading to liz so much... well... some of the reasons...rarely do i enjoy the books. i dislike having to make jake sit and listen (i think it takes about the same amount of time)but the biggest reason is...ALWAYS in the back of my mind is a hundred other things that need to be done. laundry that needs to be folded, trash that needs to be taken out,

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-79255164473644640712009-09-16T09:32:00.003-04:002009-09-16T09:57:21.137-04:00

last month was full of milestones. it marked a halfway point of being without pat. we are starting the being legs of the downhill slope, and i believe that things can only get better.it was the also the last month of no school for liz. for the next (hopefully) 17 years or so, she will always have to go back to school in september. i am super glad for her to be in kinder though. not only does

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-15482488924380311382009-08-31T20:15:00.002-04:002009-08-31T20:17:41.505-04:00

it is colder outside than it is inside. it is a christmas miracle! well... it is a september miracle. i am happy! i hate the hot hot humid heat that is a virginian summer. just thought you might like to know...

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-62990961487023050172009-08-16T18:59:00.003-04:002009-08-16T19:05:39.031-04:00

i am almost done with my Owls sweater. i love it. i am sad that i won't be able to wear it this year, as by the time it is cold enough, i will be rounder than that sweater needs. luckily i am done with my February Lady sweater (save for the buttons), and that should do. i am kind of having a bit of startitis. i want to cast on a pair of socks for myself. and i want to make sock monkeys, and

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-74196730669431454072009-08-07T12:31:00.002-04:002009-08-07T12:37:14.499-04:00

to my dutiful readers: i am sorry i don't update more. really there is a ton of stuff going on, but none of it is particularly interesting. i don't want to be one of those bloggers that write dutifully, but all of the posts are tedious to get through. so, just so you know, my house is getting cleaned up, my car will be getting fixed, my closet and yarn are organized, and my hair still needs

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-1070380623487138432009-07-24T09:27:00.002-04:002009-07-24T09:35:42.922-04:00

i need a vacation. it has been almost two months since pat is gone. two months of 24/7 kids. there is no "me" time. there is little time to blow off steam. i am beat. soon (i hope) i will have a little bit of help, and in september liz will start kinder and i will have a little break, but that is more than a month away. i just have to wait it out. there will be time to finished unpacking,

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-48917594295966604622009-07-19T15:55:00.001-04:002009-07-19T15:56:48.302-04:00

i have spoken to pat twice in two days. it makes the day better. i miss seeing him though...

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-11368324884100649682009-07-10T09:31:00.002-04:002009-07-10T09:52:32.213-04:00

so, by now everyone knows i am pregnant (even flange), and i thought i would share some feelings on this particular pregnancy.this itty bitty little bean inside me is making my body plum loco! and i am having a hard time dealing with it. i feel like i need twenty hours of sleep a day, and to be constantly eating. my blood sugar is known to plummet, and i am reduced to a trembling confused mess

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-67105146529610188982009-07-08T19:35:00.001-04:002009-07-08T19:36:38.444-04:00

so, i didn't win 133 million dollars yesterday. but i did win 25 bucks today. so i guess it isn't sooooo bad...

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-23039311780988374752009-07-02T11:30:00.003-04:002009-07-02T11:36:34.194-04:00

since pat is gone, and my whole life have been turned upside down, it seems like for everything i need to do, i have to take three or four extra steps. for example... to get an OB appt, i had to go to the worst doctor ever, then cry at the gate to get on base, because my town car rental didn't have stickers, and i forgot my licence at home. and now that i finally got that under control i get a

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-55152235081053405812009-07-01T09:03:00.003-04:002009-07-01T09:06:29.601-04:00

i don't know if i am retaining fluid, or getting fat, but my wedding ring is uncomfortably tight. it is the worst in the mornings. so i think i must retire it for a bit. i am bummed. it is the one piece of jewerly i wear (until i get pregnant). but i guess creating life is a good trade off. i think i am okay with that...

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-66366380033918738052009-06-25T20:03:00.001-04:002009-06-25T20:06:24.656-04:00

with housework and chores, and taking cars to the dealership, and getting liz to the doctor, and sciatic pain, and lack of sleep.i need a coke.

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at the rate its taking me to get an appointment to see a doctor, just to get a referral for OB care, i should be seen sometime after the new little starts first grade. the more and more i live here, the harder it is to like it. anybody want to trade?

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-3756471069565173952009-06-23T13:40:00.003-04:002009-06-23T13:54:56.596-04:00

after getting off the phone with the idiots at my doctors office, crying a little bit (because i am so mad at the idiots at my doctors office), and calling up tricare to change what Doc i go to, me and the kids went to the zoo. we looked at the ground hogs, and ate lunch. we went to the barnyard, and the snake/nocturnal habitat. we bought new postcards to send to pat, and stopped by 7-11 for

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or at least i am going to try to. the last couple of days have been really trying for me. i find that i am just plain exhausted! i don't know if it is the pregnancy hormones, or the fact that i have been a single mom for a month, without a babysitter or break. i need to remember, that as much as i want to finish my sweater, i don't HAVE to. it has been chillin' since january... i amsure it

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-50749277148723768002009-06-14T11:10:00.003-04:002009-06-14T11:18:53.177-04:00

well... not THE greatest, but it is pretty darn great! Jake is well on his way to being potty trained. he went once because of me, and then again on his own (on his own meaning he told me "potty")! i think it could be the fact that he likes m&ms, and he gets one whenever he goes (not just try... he has to go). it also helps me that liz is encouraged to take him to the pot too. if he goes

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-624352449542699042009-06-09T08:00:00.002-04:002009-06-09T08:07:03.200-04:00

it is getting warmer and stickier here in virginia. we are, all of us, constantly under attack. from mosquitoes, heatstroke, crab grass (that desperately needs to be mowed) and worst of all... ants. there is an army of ants that has made it their only goal to eat my dogs food. no matter how i clean up, they stay. ant bait... they laugh... and so i will head down to the local home depot and

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i am on hold with met life. the only way i could get to a representative was to press a whole slew of buttons on the phone. there is no "talk to a real person button". i think i am going to cancel my policy and go with costco. they are cheaper, and a whole lot easier to get in touch with. anyone have any ideas of who else to go with?

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-32410707447336448272009-05-21T09:36:00.003-04:002009-05-21T09:43:57.264-04:00

today is one of those days. those days where it isn't even ten yet and already iyou wish it was time to go to sleep. thanks to our dog, i have been awake since five thirty, my kid followed me downstairs screaming, i am fighting non stop with my daughter, the coffee is cold, i have to go to the commissary, and don't have a car, there is mail that needs to be sent off, all of the bathrooms need

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it is laundry day, again, but this time it isn't sooooo sad. i have more to do than ususal, and am happy about it. pat is home! the kids are stoked! i am happy! everything seems to run just a tad bit smoother. i am going to try and appreciate him, and cherish the time that i have with him. yay!and tomorrow is liz's b day! so many good things happening!hooray!

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if you were born today: you hit your stride this year and become powerful in a family or other organization.that is what the virginian pilot tells me.

vicTORIahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144532595988254218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226823925806380776.post-32846819744943257282009-05-06T09:35:00.002-04:002009-05-06T09:47:35.168-04:00

YAY! i love my birthday. so far it has been filled with coffee and knitting on a sock, and lemon cake for breakfast. i also had to call to get my newspaper (they never deliver on wednesday!) but i did get it, and the front page has an ad for "the deal of the day" which in turn reminded me to check out the deal of the day, and what do you know?!?! it is my favorite roving! i think this might

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