by Sarah | Nov 7, 2010 | Photography, Weekly Winners
In case you missed it, I’m asking you to ask me questions. No matter how silly or serious I plan on answering them here during NaBlo. You don’t even have to read the post they request is attached to, just ask me your questions HERE (or in your comments to this post is fine too!!)! Thanks! By the way, you look fabulous today. Did you do something different with your hair? No? Ah, you’re just fabulous then.
All taken w/ Canon Rebel XTi. ALL SOOC.
For week 10/24-10/30/10
I’m busy as busy can be. This is a little bit of that..
Gift for a friend
*No time to create an inventory & open an etsy shop, but I’m taking orders. For a little over the cost of yarn(we’re talking $5-7 tops) I’ll create a pair for you too. Email me & we’ll talk..
Peekaboo
Streaking
Playing with my camera. Since I got the book on my camera I’m playing around a little.
Raw (Honey)
Flower at Heart
Twirling
Date Night
Stairway to Heaven
One
Shimmering
Fading
Setting Sun
That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!
by Sarah | Nov 6, 2010 | All About Denver
Straight A’s.
Six classes. All A’s.
101% in Pre-Algebra.
Interested in photography.
Finished Cross Country, possibly looking toward Track.
In Boy Scouts.
Almost 13.
He’s growing up.
Far too fast.
Far too far.
by Sarah | Nov 5, 2010 | Random
Because I haven’t time or mental capacity for anything more prophetic…you get random fragments of thought…
1. After my contact ripped last week, I finally replaced my glasses with a new pair of contacts today. I feel so much better.
2. Part of the reason I rushed out to get the contacts today is because I’m going to a party with a few of the wonderful, beautiful and friendly Indy Area Bloggers. I’m vain (and/or self-conscious) enough that I didn’t want to go out in my glasses. Well, that coupled with the fact that we’re playing Just Dance on the Wii and I couldn’t do that with my glasses on, or see the screen with them off. Yup, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
3. In one week I’ll have a dog. She’s a sweet, beautiful dog and we don’t have to keep her. My parents are going on a vacation and we’re dog-sitting. This will be the second time we’ve dog sat. She’s always a joy to have in our house. The girls love her.
4. Still making gifts for Christmas. It’s never ending…until it’s over.
5. The kids were off today for ‘teacher inservice’ because the trimester is ended (yes, tri-mester. school year is divided into threes instead of quarters. annoying). What’s really super annoying about this is that we had Fall Break 2 weeks ago and in 2 weeks in Thanksgiving. THIS day off is totally unnecessary.
6. Brandon has straight A’s (sort of…we’re working on the Science teacher…something happened and a grade wasn’t counted…hopefully I caught her before the day is over). If it’s not straight A’s, it’s all A’s and one B+. I’ll take it. Making it even better is his Pre-Algebra grade…a 101% A+. 101%!! That’s a grade I never saw…I got a lot of A’s, but never over 100!!
7. As of Monday he won’t be in band any longer, he’ll be in general music. A lack of interest from him coupled with the cost made it a decision that was necessary if not totally loved (he did have promise, after all).
8. In case you hadn’t noticed my button, I’m attempting to do NaBloPoMo this year. The OTHER (but no more Ordinary) Sarah asked who’d do it with her and I went and waved my hand…so if I don’t post she’ll laugh at me. And I just cant have that. 😉
9. Emily was coveting some fingerless gloves off Etsy, so I offered up some of my yarn stash and will be delivering these tonight:
They were so quick and easy to whip up, I’m very happy with them. I admit that a few years ago I was a determined-to-love-it knitter. I wanted to, I hated that I was ‘slow’…the patterns were so confusing.
In the past six months that’s all changed. I’ve been whipping things up left and right. A scarf that I started 3 years ago and gave up on as ‘too difficult’ is now complete and blocked. Some of my Christmas gifts are knit. I’ve gone from a determined-to-love-it knitter to totally obsessed. I WANT.YARN. GOOD.YARN. LOTS. My stash just isn’t ever going to be enough. Oh, and more needles…and…yes, I’m obsessed.
10. I’ve figured out that thanks to earned Gift Cards from Swagbucks and Opinion Outpost…and our reward zone credits every “thing” left to buy for Brandon will be bought for free. Beyond that we’ll be spending some for clothes, but the kids are done. Just one or two things left for nieces and nephews and we’re done…oh, and each other. But I’m pretty much done w/ hubby’s.
12. I’ve wasted too much time here today.
13. Last time I did this I didn’t get any response, but I had very few readers….so I’m going to try again. Totally stealing it from Sarah, but hey…anything to get through the month. Ask me any questions…I’m answering them all. What do you want to know about me???
by Sarah | Nov 4, 2010 | All About Me
Day 11 – Something people seem to compliment you the most on.
Okay, this was initially tough because I don’t hear compliments often (whether it’s by habit or design is a different post). I sat there thinking “What in heck am I ever complimented on?” Besides my husband’s compliments I was drawing a blank.
Then it hit. I remembered what I always seem to hear…often.
“You’re so creative.”
There are definitely worst things to be. I like being able to make clothes, knit items, make jewelry. Whatever my creative bent is intent on learning. Which is often a lot. Which is often the downfall of my creative bent. Being creative costs money *lol*
In all seriousness…it’s what I get complimented on a lot. People point out things I’ve made, or am capable of.
It started when I was young, watching my mom always sewing. She used to make us matching outfits for Christmas every year. Then I watched her doing cross-stitch and picked it up myself. I found it to be almost soothing, monotonous. I wanted to be like Mom.
Of course, she did the costume adjustments for my dance studio, and then was the costume designer for my brother’s high school and its musicals. Eventually a few years ago she got into quilting.
I branched out beyond what she did. In fact, at first I wasn’t very good at sewing. I wasn’t good at patience when it came time to cut out a pattern and sew the pieces together neatly. Truth be told I still struggle with this a little. But now I draft my own patterns, so I’m more willing to take my time. I also went a little further than my mom. I learned to crochet. I tried to learn to knit in high school without much success…now you will frequently catch me with knitting needles in my hands.
Then I’ve done a few things to decorate our home and now I have my photography.
I like being creative. A good thing to be complimented on, I think.
by Sarah | Nov 3, 2010 | All About Denver, Crap
For 12 years he survived. All bones intact.
The worst he’d done was cracked his head open once or twice – not one stitch, not one drop of glue, had ever held his flesh together.
Then back in the spring he became a comedic sight. One finger broken on his left hand, two fingers sprained on his right. He couldn’t use either hand, doing schoolwork was a challenge. All of that because his buddy cracked him in the hands with a golf club (on accident). Still, that was minor. The ‘break’ in his finger was in the growth plate. It healed in short order.
This time he isn’t quite so fortunate – although still relatively lucky.
He went on his first serious Boy Scouts camping trip. They hiked for several hours (his pack was 22 pounds), and then would make camp for the night. He went with our neighbor Moe*, who is also one of the troop leaders.
That morning I had a bout of mothers’ intuition. For some reason the thought hit me probably 10 in the morning and my brain screamed at me, “Brandon is going to get hurt today.” I didn’t fully listen, brushed it aside and went about our business…but even Archie says I was “off” all day. It was a ‘sweats’ day all day…I was just ‘eh’.
Then at 9:30PM Archie’s phone rang. My heart stopped, and the second I hear Moe’s voice I was on my feet, rushing to get dressed. I knew something had happened. I didn’t know what or how or why, or even how I’d get where they were, but I was going.
I was talked down from my insanity and eventually (two hours later) Brandon was home. Since he was exhausted and the scouts had come “prepared” (it’s more than just a saying), he crashed and we went to the ER in the morning. A couple hours later we were home with a new brace and sling – because for some reason ER’s no longer cast fractures (even compound ones – luckily Brandon’s was not compound).
A “buckle” fracture of the radius and ulna, a little more severe on the radius (which explains why he can more his fingers better than his thumb). It should heal in about 6 weeks and his cast will come off in five.
But to me it’s a badge of honor for him. He’s always been a tentative boy, careful…and not a ‘man’s man’ type of boy. In the past year he’s started to grow and change and bit by bit he’s becoming more of a man. Cross Country, Scouts, are both steps toward becoming a man instead of the curly-haired boy I remember so well. This cast is a symbol of that change, of him stepping into a world of strength. His handling of the pain has been so much more than it ever has been in the past. He’s growing up. Now he’s got a physical reminder of his steps away from me.
