Knotty-K

Knitting knots around the family.

So much to say November 3, 2009

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I have so much to say, but no where safe to say it.  I have found out a rather large amount of information pertaining to the school my children attend, and none of it good. 

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a rather big mouth, and I’m usually not afraid to use it.  But in this case, I fear that it will set off a terrible cascade of events. 

The real question comes down to this:  do I keep my children at this school, or do I try to cut and run? 

Pros:  I know the system, the routines, my kids have friends there, I know the staff.  But is that really enough to keep them there, potentially at the cost of their education?

Cons:  I know the system, the routines, I have issues with the school district and the way things are run.  But is that really enough to make my children abandon everything and everyone they know?

We can’t afford private school, otherwise it might be an option.  There’s a school in a neigboring district that is known for its excellence, but it has a waiting list a mile long. 

So, what to do?  I’ll let you know when I figure it out…

 

Die of shock November 1, 2009

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I’m going to try to post every other day through November. I’m realistic enough to know that I’ll never make it every day.

 

Holy Crap, I won! October 10, 2009

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I hardly win anything, call it karma or just general unluckines, but this morning I got an email saying I won this contest!

Thank you Jessica for having such a fantastic blog!

 

Check, 123, Check Check October 8, 2009

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Blog, check.
Knitting, check.
Coffee, check.
Procrastination, check check.

Brain… brain… hmm, no brain here, must be safe from zombies.

 

just not right August 11, 2009

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It’s pretty sad when some one has stooped so low that they have copped a feel on Minnie Mouse.

 

Went to Sock Summit, head is still spinning.  Will catch everyone up in the next day or so.

 

Insanity June 26, 2009

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definition: repeating the same actions over and over again and expecting a different outcome. 

 

School is out.  Mommy’s going crazy and feels like a broken record.  I have 1 big blanket and 2 baby sweaters that are overdue.  I have a pair of socks that are not overdue.  And I’ve just signed up for knitting the Hedgerow Socks for the Sock Summit Museum.  Yes, I’m one of the disgusting ones who managed to get classes. 

 

On the other hand, I’m done with the sheep!!!  If you have talked to me in the last few months, you know what this project has been.  I always seem to stockpile projects, and then kind of (oh, who are we kidding, there is no “kind of” about it) freak out when they all kind of come due at the same time.  Hence the insanity. 

 

But, oh ho, I have a plan!  The hub and I are flinging the kids off at my mom’s, then dissapearing to Montana for a week.  He’s driving.  Plenty of time for me to knit a pair of socks in the passenger seat.  :)

 

The question is, can I commit to project monogammy…

 

call of the wild May 22, 2009

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Nobi is our indoor kitty, and for good reason.  She’s neurotic enough while indoors, much less when she escapes for a few moments outdoors.  She prefers to reign from my desk.  I just caught her looking intently out the window.

“What’s up, kitty?  Ohhhh, I see…”

There is a caterpillar crawling across the window screen.  The cat’s tail is swishing and she’s talking to the intruder.

Good kitty.  Nothing like a pane of glass and screen to get in between you and your prey…

 

Mother May 10, 2009

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Oh, how I never imagined the chaos that would enter my life when these two did.

The crazy antics, the startling moments of creativity and intellegence, the squabbling, and then the working together… being an only child, I could never have seen this coming.

I could never have imagined how rich and full my life seems with these two in it.  They’re not the best-behaved kids, but they’re funny, charming, witty, creative, intellegent, and full of all those little details that just can’t be named.  And I’ll take that over clean rooms and organized laundry.

 

Weekend May 4, 2009

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I had a busy weekend.  Friday, my husband’s best friend of 26 years finally got married!

I might have had a “small” hand in “decorating” his truck…

Saturday I had a retreat for one of the aspects of my volunteer life at Bastyr University.  They have a small pond in the middle of the courtyard.  I thought these guys were a statue, until one moved…

Yesterday I went to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium with this bunch of wiseguys.  And I didn’t even leave them there!

And now it’s time to return to being a somewhat productive member of society.

 

Cell Camera Madness April 30, 2009

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When I had my last camera phone, I didn’t seem to take too many pictures.  Now with my new crackberry, I seem to take pics more, and of oddities.  Maybe I need to carry an actual camera with me?

Click on the picture to get the joke.

“Martha, I think we missed our exit!”