knitting and assorted other stuff

so i’ve been working on a modified version of this sweater for almost two years now. i’ve made it way longer (because I have an ass i don’t really care to show in a sweater like this) which has all but doubled the surface area of it. i’ve constantly put it down to do other things like spin, knit gifts for others, socks – you name it, if i could put this sweater down i would. but this meant i barely got anywhere with it.

finally i decided i was going to finish it, and by it’s birthday – april. so i have until the end of that month to get this thing done. i’d only had one side nearly complete before christmas, but here by the beginning of feb i’ve got the second side nearly to the sleeve. progress! add in that i’ve got a team for the ravelympics (if you’re on ravelry it’ll make more sense :P ) so i’ll be putting it down for 16 days, and it’s a real race. but i can finally imagine it finished, so there you go. i’ll be posting pictures of that and my other stuff i’m doing soon. at least that’s my current intent.

other stuff: braces – i hate them but not as much as i did four weeks ago. bleh. 19 more months to go. :P i’ve been feeling very yucky lately – this pregnancy is much different than it was with alex, and my dry heaving is my current most (least?) attractive feature. i’ve also stuck to my resolutions so far. some of them have caused slight drama, but i’m happy those people are not in my life actively anymore. especially when everyone else notices their behavior except them.

there’s other stuff of course, but for the moment it escapes me. must post more. will post more. but later.

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how is babby formed?

honestly, i’m still not sure. with alex, it was years of trying, every test under the son, and multiple procedures.

this time, however? not only were we not trying not one bit, but we were talking about how one and done was starting to sound like a great idea. the universe had other plans for us, that much is obvious.

we found out in november that i am pregnant with our second child. i can barely type that without saying “WAT” in my head, because i can’t buy that it’s happened. i feel almost like a fraud, that i spent so much time wondering if i’d ever get pregnant in the first place, only to have it happen so unexpectedly the first time. i feel guilt for those who have a hard time, and look at ‘people like me’ (because i always did) with a sense of… well, it’s hard to explain, but a sense that it’s just not fair. and that’s sort of how i feel.

but, i also feel this sense of tremendous happiness that we’ll have a second baby, both for the joy of raising another, and for alex having a sibling. also, being mentally present at the birth of my child would be a nice change, so that’s my main childbirth goal this time. :P

so i’m 14 weeks and counting, and i keep meaning to write it down. i’m happy. and grateful for this whole experience so far, because i never thought i’d a) see a pregnancy test that was positive unless we had help, or b) be pregnant again. i can’t say i’m happy for how sick, exhausted and headachy i’ve been, but i really have little ability to complain about it, since i’m still amazed i’m getting to do this again.

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oh and one other thing

i am getting braces today. top and bottom, clear on top metal on the bottom. although if they’ll let me i might just change the top to metal. no use spending more just for vanity sake – i was much more concerned with that 4 months ago when i made the final decision to do this.

my bottom teeth are the real culprit here, as they started to shift in the past year or two and that’s not awesome at all. but i have been talking about doing it for so long — it’s odd to finally be getting it done. 10am is my appt.

if you have had braces before, your best tips and tricks are appreciated!

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i am a consumer whore

i even have the t-shirt. but not this year (happy new year btw).

i have been musing on resolutions for much of the last month – i don’t usually do them, but this year i had an idea. it started when we were christmas shopping, and we just kept saying we had all we wanted. and we really do. we’ve spoiled ourselves somewhat (ok, maybe more than somewhat) and we’re really in a place where we are in need of nothing. we are blessed and lucky to be in that position, and we do what we can not to take it for granted.

with this in mind, my resolutions this year:

1) don’t buy anything you don’t need. what this really means, in specifics:

  • no buying yarn/needles/books/anything related. no pdf patterns, no magazines. no notion, no nothing. no bobbins for my wheel, no fiber, no stuff.
  • no toys, no accessories, no books, no magazines. i’ve got enough unread on my kindle to last me the year.

exceptions/does not include:

  • mdsw – i didn’t go last year, and to go this year and not spend a dime isn’t all that awesome. so i’m going, and my budget is 125. no exceptions.
  • starbucks – i am planning on cutting back however.
  • clothes for work/needed stuff – this is really unavoidable
  • craft essentials for items that i am making for etsy, where i have all the stuff but x to finish and x is not more than 10 dollars
  • out to eat with friends (i really only do this once a month anyways)

why? i have SO MUCH STASH for yarn, and a lot of fabric, not to mention all these projects that are queued/half finished. i’ve got a set of bounty hunter armor in the box that i wanted to work on pre-baby, and it’s still sitting there. to be truthful, i have enough project stuff to keep me busy in the next two years, not one. but we’re going to try this out.

2) cut out people in my life who provide nothing.

  • i am around too many people who pretend to be my friend for reasons that i don’t understand (or in at least one case, totally understand) that are poison. i’m done with that, i have too many things to do and no time for such bullshit.

3) be healthier.

  • i’ve said this for so long , and i’ve recently really taken better hold of it. but i could be better. so i’m going to try. this one’s kind of loose, but i didn’t want to not state it.

and last, but most importantly:

3) spend more time with my family.

  • i have attention issues and they affect our life. i know my husband and son know i love them, but i want to be better at making sure they feel it and know it on a regular basis. this means more dinners together, and more time where there’s no outside influences (tv, iphones, computers, etc). i won’t get the time i lose back, so i am going to do my best not to lose it.

there’s my goals. i have one award if i make the first one — a new wheel. yes i have a wheel, but i want a second one. part of the first one is to save enough in my personal account that i have at least double the cost of the new wheel in my account on 1/1/2011.

Current Mood: (grateful) grateful
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christmas = whirlwind

i can’t even believe it’s over already and that we’re back in mass. and we even came back a day later than we originally planned to. we left last tuesday night, and had a quick awesome drive thanks to husband. we do it at night with the boy, leaving after dinner and pjs so he falls asleep quickly and sleeps the whole way. makes for a tired night for poor chris, but i get up in the morning with alex and he sleeps till he needs to. it really feels like we lose a lot less time that way.

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wednesday we went to get pictures taken with the boys with santa. always an adventure. last year they let us sit them on our laps. this year, well…. they ‘let’ us do that, but man. not well. :P oh no — i just inserted the cd, i should have done this earlier. says it’s empty :( maybe husband can find something, but i don’t think so. dammit. i should have checked it when we got home. booo. wednesday night we went to see avatar. i could do a whole separate post on how much i enjoyed that movie. sure it had faults, but i can’t really remember them a few days out. we saw it in 3d, totally worth it to me, as well as the 2am home arrival time. youch long movie. :P

hung out a lot with the family, and went to my sister’s husband’s parents house on christmas eve. alex was very well behaved, and watching him playing with the other kids really was hysterical. he’s a funny kid, that’s for sure. even if occasionally ill-behaved. but arn’t all kids sometimes? we sure hope so. we really try not to be those parents with the wild undisciplined kid ;P i think we generally succeed. most of the time. christmas was wonderful – alex has so many toys we are thinking of opening a toy store. i got some awesome things from all, including a gift certificate to the cooking school at the mall – i’ve taken a class there before and it was so much fun, so i can’t wait to do it again (and maybe two, it was generous!) alex even wore a sweater that was chris’ from when he was little – it (almost) fit :P

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we stayed an extra day to see my aunts and cousins, and alex just loved to play with them. i never take enough pictures, but we took a decent amount and have more still to upload. here’s the link to all pictures and video for those interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/turnerhq/sets/72157623069577990/ i hope you all had a very merry christmas, a happy whatever else you might celebrate, and a happy and safe new year that’s better than the last!

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30 something working mother of 1 with one on the way. hopelessly in love with her husband. overcomitter extrordinare who knits, spins her own yarn, costumes, plays some silly computer games, loves to take pictures, and rides a roller coaster on a daily basis.

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