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Game On
I am now 16 hours into chaperoning a 24 gaming marathon at the high school. It is kind of like a dance marathon for nerds. Instead of dancing for 24 hours, the students are playing Dungeons and...
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Scalemate
The webcomic Homestuck has a nearly cult like following at the high school. I don't read it for fear that I will get sucked into the cult too. A: I belong to enough cults (ie. Project Runway, ANTM)...
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Hurts So Good
It is another sleepless night. Pain. I pushed it and I knew it the whole time. J is home for the first time since he left for college in the middle of August. Maybe it is pride, maybe it is...
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Take a Bow… or Bow
The holiday edition of the pattern books is always my favorite of the year. So much glitz and glam. The last couple of years have been so disappointing. Has fashion taken a wrong turn down the Retro...
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Jaywalker Socks
I am knitting as fast as I can to finish some holiday gifts. In the meantime, here is a sock that I finished ages ago, but never got around to posting. The pattern is Jaywalker, which I found on...
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Brave and Bold
Many years ago, I had a gun pointed at my face. The bank robber said, "Get f*ck out my way." I did just that. I got out of his way so fast. It was all over in a matter of seconds. In and out,...
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Traditions
It is strange to not have a family at Christmas. I don’t miss *my* family at all, but I do miss having *a* family at times. I have good friends, but Christmas is so family centered. Perhaps I am...
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Hedgies
Every now and then, there is project I just have to do for sheer joy of just doing it. That was totally the case with these hedgehog mittens from Morehouse Farm. As luck would have it, a good friend...
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Best Quote of the Day
As a substitute teacher, I often catch random bits of conversations between students. This one made me laugh for the rest of the day. Girl: Guys, did you see this [photo] on Facebook? Friends tell...
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More Hedgies
My friend, G, is kind enough to accompany me on fabric shopping trips from time to time. This time, it paid off for her. We were wandering around JoAnn’s when I heard, from across the store, “Look...
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Jaywalker Socks
I am knitting as fast as I can to finish some holiday gifts. In the meantime, here is a sock that I finished ages ago, but never got around to posting. The pattern is Jaywalker, which I found on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Traditions
It is strange to not have a family at Christmas. I don’t miss *my* family at all, but I do miss having *a* family at times. I have good friends, but Christmas is so family centered. Perhaps I am...
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Hedgies
Every now and then, there is project I just have to do for sheer joy of just doing it. That was totally the case with these hedgehog mittens from Morehouse Farm. As luck would have it, a good friend...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Hedgies
My friend, G, is kind enough to accompany me on fabric shopping trips from time to time. This time, it paid off for her. We were wandering around JoAnn’s when I heard, from across the store, “Look...
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