...and to your mamas, too, whether they are near or far, whether they have passed, whether they were good moms or just tried their very best-- I thank them all for bringing all of you into my life!
Kisses!
C

to my best girl, scoutj!!!!

Did you all hear that Dana Reeve died today? So sad.

1. How tall are you barefoot? 5'2".

2. Have you ever smoked heroin? hell no!

3. Do you own a gun? fuck no!

4. Rehab? nope.

5. Do you get nervous before "meeting the parents"? Nah!

6. What do you think of hot dogs? revolting.

7. What's your favorite Christmas song? 2000 Miles, by the Pretenders.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? coffee.

9. Do you do push-ups? not very many.

10. Have you ever done ecstacy? yes.

11. Are you vegan? No.

12. Do you like painkillers? I don't think I've ever taken anything stronger than tylenol.

13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex/potential lovers? I don't know that I have one.

14. Do you own a knife? Like, as a weapon? Uhhh, no.

15. Do you have A.D.D.? I don't think so.

16. Date Of Birth? 08/08/1970

17. Top 3 thoughts at this exact moment: uhhh, do we have all the mortgage stuff ready? and, when am I going to finish my sisters' presents, and why does Vivienne want me to read all 3 of her Madeline books right now??

18. Name the last 3 things you have bought: this sock yarn, a piece of coffeecake at work, and hmmmm, carpet shampoo?

19. Name five drinks you regularly drink: coffee, tea, water, beer, hot chocolate.

20. What time did you wake up today? 4:37 AM

21. Current hair? overgrown w/ roots-- sexy, mais non?

22. Current worry? house, job, life. I'm a chronic worrier.

23. Current hate? None, really.

24. Favorite place to be? I dunno, I have several.

25. Least favorite place to be? Work?

26. Where would you like to go? New York City.

27. Do you own slippers? Not currently.

28. Where do you think you'll be in 10 yrs? Here, in Albuquerque, maybe in a custom home w/ a job I love and with good balance in my life.

29. Do you burn or tan? Burrrrrrn.

30.Last thing you ate? Cadbury Mini-Egg (x3).

31. Would you be a pirate? No, but I look half-decent in a pirate hat.

32. Last time you had an alcoholic drink? I had a beer last night.

33. What songs do you sing in the shower? Not so much a shower singer.

34. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? I thought there was witch in the toilet who would reach up and pull me down if I peed in the night.

35. What's in your pockets right now? Nothing.

36. Last thing that made you laugh? Viv's story about Hamen and the Queen.


37. Best bed sheets you had as a child? Uhhh, my parents didn't buy me special kids sheets. I remember 70s olive green floral and brown & yellow floral. I thought they were ugly.


38. Worst injury you've ever had? Severed brachial artery.


40. How many TVs do you have in your house? One.

41. Who is your loudest friend? None of my friends are obnoxiously loud, but scoutj & I can make a fairly loud twosome if you introduce alchol into teh equation.


42. Who is your most silent friend? Ummm, I don't know. Weird question.


43. Does someone have a crush on you? Nah, well, probably a couple customers.


45. What is your favorite book? The Poisonwood Bible.


46. What is your favorite candy? dark chocolate.


47. What songs do/did you want played at your wedding? We had "In My Life" (the Beatles), "In Your Wildest Dreams" (Rev. Horton Heat) and "Can't Help Falling In Love" (Elvis) as our main slow-dance songs. I walked down the aisle to Pachelbel's Canon, and we walked down the aisle together afterward to Hooked On a Feeling.


48. What song do you want played at your funeral? No funeral.


49. What were you doing 12AM last night? Sleeping.

50. Do you love the pain a tattoo brings? No, I like tattoos, but I'm not particularly into pain.

Your Social Dysfunction: Happy You're a happy person - you have a good amount of self-esteem, and are socially healthy. While this isn't a social dysfunction per se, you're definitely not normal. Consider yourself lucky: you walk that fine line between 'normal' and being outright narcissistic. You're rare - which is something else to be happy about.

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Come by and say hi!!!

I am going to sort of "consolidate" my LJ and my knitting blog into one at strangelittlemama.com. It's hard trying to keep up with both. I'll still read LJ, and I'll probably create an RSS feed if anyone wants to be able to just read my blog here, but I won't post much in my LJ, since I'll be trying to keep it all in one spot.
No deleting happening, though!
Ok! I'll let you know when it's live.
C

I'm getting there...

Now Silas is puking, after having gone to B's party. I hope we haven't gotten a bunch of people sick. I am starting to feel slightly more human now, but definitely not 100%.
Waaaahhhh, we usually avoid these nasty stomach bugs.
C

T & I both submitted to stomach flu last night and I don't think I have ever vomited so violently and copiously in all my life. Now I am feverish and sore and trying to keep a couple bites of applesauce down.
It may mean S has to miss B's birthday which will make him so sad.

Here's the big boy showing of the wristband watch I knit for him.

It's Silas' 7th birthday. I love this crazy-cool kid more with every passing year. He is smart, he is kind, he is funny and he has the best laugh you have ever heard.

Tonight, we are having a family birthday dinner with all of his requested items-- lasagna, broccoli, ice cream & cookies.
Happy Birthday, my wonderful boy!!!
C

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C

I'm working tonight. Stupid. I want to quit forever. Really.

Silas puked last night, but seems 100% fine today. Weird.

I wish I had something clever or insightful to say about 2005 or the upcoming year, but all I know is I need to put up a new calendar.
C

here.

Ooooh, I got some good stuff! My sister sent me a gorgeous necklace from this very cool organization, my other sister sent me two knitty books:
and

My inlaws got me a gorgeous scarf from chico's and a knitting book I have really, really wanted:

T got me these, this, and this. I got him The Never Ever Snowboard Package from Ski Santa Fe.
The kids, I can't even go there. Sooooo much stuff. The grandparents truly spoil them.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!
C

I failed to mention in yesterday's post that I am taking FIVE DAYS off work! Bwahahahaha! Tomorrow I intend to wear jammies all day and to start puttig baileys in my coffee at about 10 am.
merry everything!!!

My in-laws are here, tomorrow is traditional-- Dwight's homemade pizza, baking cookies for santa, xmas jammies and off to bed.
Our little apartment tree is already over-engulfed and santa hasn't even arrived! That's grandparents for you!



Wherever you are & whatever you celebrate, I wish you all happy times, good food, and plenty of sleep!
xo
C