This made the rounds last year, and I probably posted it then, too. But it’s funny as hell and well worth watching again.
Happy Mother’s Day, Y’all!
Category: holiday cheer
An Announcement
I give up! This morning I woke up and decided I’m giving up knitting forever! Seriously, I just cannot take it any more. My projects are all lame and I suck at it. The frustration of knitting is not worth it anymore, so I am auctioning off all my stash on Ebay and canceling my Ravelry account. This is my last blog post so please leave a comment if you are interested in buying the knitting interrupted domain.
That is all.
Oh, and happy 1st of April, y’all!
My knitting has something to tell you.
Happy Valentine’s day, y’all!
Farewell, Christmas 2008!
It was nice knowing you!
Merry Christmas
And don’t forget to eat your greens!
Christmas Questions: A Meme
I got these from SunflowerFairy (thanks)! Jump on in, the water’s fine!
Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper for the most part, but gift bags are fun, too.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial. There’s less mess, and just a one time investment instead of a yearly fee.
3. When do you put up the tree? Preferably the day after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? On the Epiphany. (The epiphany usually being something like “holy shit, why is that tree still up? It’s freaking January 6th already!”)
5. Do you like eggnog? Love it. When I was a kid, my dad would drink eggnog mixed with 7-Up. I know it sounds weird, but it’s good. Really.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Cabbage patch doll. I’ve still got her, too. :-)
7. Hardest person to buy for? Hubby. We usually pick out our own gifts, which is fine and actually works out very well for both of us.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Me, for the same reason as #7.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes. We have this one from Haba the boys can play with.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? The ol’ snail mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can’t remember.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story. Elf is a new favorite. This one looks promising.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I did all my shopping in October this year. I wanted to be all done so I could enjoy NaNoWriMo without the additional stress of holiday prep.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Chocolate.
16. Lights on the tree? Lots! And multi-colored, not white.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Lately, Oh Holy Night is a favorite, along with The Holly and the Ivy (with the original, pagan lyrics), and the advent carol that Sting did: Gabrielle’s Message.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Definitely stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donder and Blitzen. Rudolph was always my favorite, though.
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning.
21. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Certain despised “Christmas” songs played over and over and over on certain radio stations (that shall remain nameless).
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? Santa.
23. What do you want for Christmas this year? Yarn. Or hand knits. Or knitting paraphenalia. Perhaps some pretty rosewood needles. Or the glass ones.
24. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star.
25. Favorite Christmas dinner? Chili.
Happy Holidays, everyone!
Ah, yes…
I’ve just finished putting away the Thanksgiving leftovers and am sitting here, enjoying a cup of coffee and the last couple of bites of E3’s pumpkin pie. I must say that I’m quite tickled with myself. The ginormous bird was roasted to juicy perfection. The stuffing, cooked in the crockpot with the turkey’s wingtips and tail, was delightfully deletable. The gravy, made with giblet broth (but no giblets) and turkey drippings, was velvety and flavorful. The green salad was cool and crisp, a perfect complement the savory warmth of the other dishes. All in all, it was probably the best Thanksgiving meal I’ve ever made. Sadly, there are no pictures. The entire meal had been consumed before it occurred to me to document it in photographic posterity. Oh well.
There’s another reason today is a special day. Today is I’s 7th birthday.
How is it even possible? I can’t believe he’s seven already! Isaac had a pretty good year. He learned how to tie his shoes this year, and how to ride a bicycle (skipping over training wheels entirely). He has really started getting a handle on reading and math and we earned that, for I7, the number zero is really really red, the color of fire, and that the larger a number is, the greener it is.
Anyhow, happy Thanksgiving to all my bloggy buddies and long distance friends. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! (And a happy birthday if today also happens to be your birthday, hah!)
Happy Earth Day
Think globally, act locally–small changes can make a difference. That seems to be the battle cry of Earth Day this year. I have been working to make small changes in our home. I only use reusable shopping bags–even if that means I bag my groceries or purchases in the car or at home (because I forgot to bring my bags with me). I no longer use disposable plastic water bottles–I have a Sigg which goes with me everywhere. We only use CFLs–even though we have to save the dead ones for recycling. There’s a lot more I want to do, but change is hard, especially in our culture of consumption and convenience.
No Impact Man did an intense experiment:
For one year, my wife, my 2-year-old daughter, my dog and I, while living in the middle of New York City, are attempting to live without making any net impact on the environment. In other words, no trash, no carbon emissions, no toxins in the water, no elevators, no subway, no products in packaging, no plastics, no air conditioning, no TV, no toilets…
Back in November, BipolarLawyerCook posted a list of small changes she has made. You can really see how small changes add up. My friend the Egghead is buying nothing new. I am going to celebrate Earth Day by making one more small change–I’m going to give up the Dunkin’ Donuts latte in which I’ve been indulging. I’ll make my own at home. The homemade ones taste better anyway. I may even join the Egghead in a “nothing new” pledge. How do you plan to celebrate Earth Day?
Happy Easter!
My children have been eating candy since 5 am. Does that make me a bad mother?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
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