Knitiot Savant

Bad Crayons Gone Good

So what do ya do with all those broken crayons?  Or the really cheap ones that you get in restaurants that don't color worth a darn?  We melt them down in to shapes and make our own crazy crayons.  (This is not an original idea, though I wish I could say it was.  I just can't remember where I stole it from!)

Boogied and I chopped up old crayons, sprinkled them into tiny little muffin pans and baked them at the lowest heat possible until the wax was all melty.  Let me cool and presto!  You have funky colors in a new shape.  The hardest part was trying to convince Boogie that all the crayons didn't need to be chopped!

And speaking of Boogie; I've used that nickname for her since I started this blog but I haven't called her Boogie since she was a baby.  She still likes to dance around but, at 4, it's a whole new ballgame.  So, in honor of my beautiful baby growing and changing, I figure it's time to use at least part of her 'whole big name'. (That's what we call it. ) 

Everyone, this is Lili.  Lili, this is everyone.  Uh, wanna come on outta the sandbox and say hi?  hehe

I could use a haircut but.....

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Bums

That's what we were yesterday.  Bums.  Big B played hookie from work and we went to the pool in the morning, ate fast food for lunch and caught the Tour coverage later in the day.  Summertime and the livin' is easy!

I think I've be given a map...

Thanks to all of you for your advice.  I did what Chris suggested...marked all my blogs as read and I'm declaring it an official do-over.....just in time for a long holiday weekend.  Is that cheating? 

I like re-useable shopping bags.  I don't like taking them from one store and using them at a competitor's store.  Maybe I'm a big weirdo for even wasting time worrying about that but there it is.  So, in order to make my bags useable in any store and brighten them up a bit, I covered the center panel with something pretty.  Now I have pretty bags, inoffensive bags!

Don't get too excited...this idea was not mine.  I saw it on the Sew Mama Sew blog and, for the life of me, couldn't find the post for some linky goodness.  You get the idea though...rectangle. sew it down and you just made pretty and helped the environment!  yeah!

Lost

Somewhere, over the last few months, I seemed to have lost my blog mojo.  I'll blog some, promise to do better, then fall off the wagon and just blow the whole thing off.  I'm not sure where I left my mojo.  Did I drop it on purpose?  Is this the natural progression of blogging...to simply lose interest in it for a time?  Maybe it's because I'm so behind on reading other people's blogs that the thought of trying to catch up is just a little overwhelming...hm..

I'm not sure what it is but I think it's time to make a decision....continue to blog inconsistently or just close up shop. 

Anyone else out there face this?  Months of no interest in all things bloggy?  If so, how did you handle it?  What helped you pull out of it?

My Birthday Girl

My baby is 4 today.  Happy Birthday, sweetheart.  Mommy and Daddy love you around the moon and back.

Reflection

So, hi.  How have you been?  I've been on a break of sorts.  Doing other things, reading...just being groovy.  So groovy that I missed my blogiversary I think.  Or maybe not. 

I think my break is over now, though.  I have tons of "Where I Live" stuff to share...way more than knitting it looks like.  And, being on the cusp of Spring I'm sure I'll have lots of pretty pictures to share.

So I'm back.  I think.  Missed you all tons!

Happy New Year!!

Welcome to'08!!  May your year be filled with blessings, happiness and joy!  And kick-ass knitting projects, of course!

Merry Christmas

Hope you all have a wonderful and peaceful Christmas!  See you in '08!

Clarity

Thanks for all the kind words about my poor frogged sweater.  Boogie has already asked for a hat from the yarn and I'm pretty sure I'll end up with one as well.

The closer we come to Christmas and the New Year, I find myself in a very reflective mood.  I think all of us do that this time of year, huh?  I've been thinking about my decision to stay home full time.  I've never done any thing in my life that completes me the way motherhood has.  I feel successful and strong...even when things seem tough.  (You parents know what I'm talking about.)

Every once in awhile I think about work.  I left my profession very burned out.  I felt ineffective as a therapist and, quite frankly, I was tired of seeing other people's kids all day long.  I've wondered if I could find the joy of working with those kids again.  Do I still have the patience for it?  The drive the help?  Am I so far removed that I'd feel miserable if I ever went back to my job?  (For those of you who might not know, I was a Speech Language Pathologist for almost 10 years before I quit.)

I was asked to sub in Boogie's room at her MDO program Thursday.  We packed our lunches, gathered out Christmas goodies and headed out.  I was nervous.  Would Boogie be okay with me in her room?  Would I be okay with the other kids in her room? 

It was, without question, the most fun we'd ever had.  I spent 4 hours playing with Boogie and her friends.  We played at being reindeer, read stories, ate too much sugar and happily greeted Santa when he came by for a visit.  Boogie's instructors had some questions concerning the speech/language of some of the kids but they knew that's not I was there for and respected that.  Yet, I found I still had the skills and the passion of my profession.  I offered suggestions.  I spoke to the kids who were hard to understand and helped the teachers find ways to approach the subject with the parents of these kids. 

It was an amazing day and it was nice to know that I've still got it.  Will I go back to work?  Not any time soon but the day provided me with a moment of clarity.  It was just awesome.