No Time to blog

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I’ve been working and knitting and caring for sicks kids and blowing my nose and I’m just exhausted!

  • Work – still loving my job! A bit of a change might mean less hours for me but we’ll have to see. Definitely, getting a new employee up to speed is going to take some extra time. A friend of mine is going to start working with me! Yeah!! I will continue what I’m doing while shifting a few things to her. She starts on Friday – I can’t wait!
  • Knitting – Finished mom’s birthday socks. Started the Secret of the Stole 2 and making a little something for JGirl. I’ll try to take pics when it’s done.
  • Sick Kids – Yep. J3 has been home sick – which J1 and J2 seem to believe means they should have sick days too! LOL Sorry – homeschoolers don’t get sick days! LOL

Just wanted you to know I was still alive. Just busy. I did call the fostermom to find out what size JGirl is so I could knit her something. No reply. Guess I should call the caseworker. Hate to bug her over something so simple. We are on day 6 of the 10 day period for the ruling to be contested. No new news.

Thanks Geoff!

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Thanks to Geoff for helping me decide how to handle the banner situation! 🙂 I also took the opportunity to update the boys pics….J1 at his 13th birthday being prayed over and inducted as a Squire on his road to being a Knight….J2 as a pirate (again!! ;-))….J3 at Tahoe (ok it’s not a newer one but it’s a great one of him!).

Still trying to decide on the nickname….Eric calls her CJ ….but JGirl is really growing on me. 🙂 I’ve got time to decide though! Darn it! 😉

A few stories

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I have a horrible memory after losing Joshua. I don’t know if it’s the grief or the effects of my sleep apnea before diagnosis…but I can’t remember very much.

Fortunately, my hubby (and his family) are story tellers. So they keep reminding me of funny things my kids do. I was reading Amy’s blog today – one of her kids was too funny and it reminded me a of a funny story. Hope it makes you smile 🙂

When J1 was 4 and J2 was 2 – we were really trying to teach J1 that he had a choice – a good choice or a bad choice – and the choice would have consequences – a good consequence or a bad consequence. We were using simpler language of course! Well, J1 did something – no idea what – and Eric said “Well, J1, what will you choose? (no reply) “You need to choose.” (no reply) Now, getting frustated “Choose!” and little J2 pipes up “Choose nany!!” Nany=Candy! 😉 edited to add – no, candy was never a good consequence, it was just a favorite treat!

Another time – someone (I can’t remember who – my mom? my mil?) said to J1 “Didn’t you hear a little voice tell you that it wasn’t a good idea?” to which he replied “Yeah, J2….but then he did it too!” 😉

I wish I could remember more – maybe I’ll ask Eric to start blogging all our family stories so I don’t have to worry about losing my memories!

What to knit? What to knit?

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If you read my journal you know that my life is about to change – in a big way. In a ‘not-much-time-to-knit’ kind of way.

It is really making me think about what I’m knitting.  I’ve started the Secret of the Stole 2, and I love it. However, I’m only about 70% done with clue 1 and clue 2 was just released.  There are 9 clues total – the last being issued March 19.  If we get CJ in late March – and I can catch up and stay caught up – I could have a stole finished before she gets here!  Because after she gets here – I doubt I can knit lace for a few years.  (pausing for a moment of freaking out!!)

I should work on my boxers – but I’m pretty sure that is something I can do during our upcoming travels and other times when mindless knitting will be the trick.  So I’ll save those for a bit.

Part of me thinks I need to start knitting bibs and diaper wraps and baby socks and all that.  And, part of me is just too afraid.  I know that’s silly…but I’m still a bit afraid.  Even telling myself that if something horrible should happen, that I can donate the items, I am afraid to cast them on.

I guess I’m just thinking out loud again.   But if you have any thoughts or advice, I’d love the feedback!