First Kid on theBlock

We are proud owners of the first Nintendo Wii on our block. It is taking up so much valuable knitting time, but it is so much fun!!! We've had to push all of the furniture completely out of the way. It is a kick to watch Haley bowl. We've had the Wii for a week and already have a small arsenal of video games. As if the DS didn't take up enough of my time. If I'm not playing, I'm supervising all the neighborhood kids that now want to hang out at our house.

I also happen to be the first on my block with Bobert B. Dog on the back of my car. My LYS owner gave it to me as a thank you for doing the interview for the local newspaper. The article was funny to read. I was quoted about making a fashion statement with my hobby. And that people are impressed with that fact that I made an piece of clothing. Also, that I just love going in the store and touching all of the fibers and colors.

It really cracked me up when one of the dads at the play group asked me if I was in the paper. You can check out the whole article here.

Last of the 30 Day Photo Challange

Here are the last of the 30 Day Photo Challenge. I started this because my sister was looking for contenders. It's been fun, but I'm glad I don't have to try to remember to take a picture every day.

• Feb 23 - We had breakfast down at the beach . I like that there are million dollars homes all lined up next to each other like dropout beauty queens.
• Feb 24 - Here's the Little Miss playing on my computer. (Do you like my computer desk? It's Disney princesses! I could share the real desk with the husband and not get to play around as much as I would like.) What got me to take the picture is that Haley is wearing two hats. The adult hat and then the matching kid's hat on top of that. I promise you, I'm not that big of a Grinch on the heating bill.
• Feb 26 - The guy on the right is my arched nemesis. He loves to dig up all the soil around my plants that I have a hard enough time keeping alive. He'd probably be in love it if all the peanuts he buried in there would start to grow. Apparently he has found a friend, too.
• Feb 27 - This is the back of a video I found. It's a really cool watch us ski a hole bunch of radicule mountains around the world. I just can't get over the hairstyles and fashions.
• Feb 28 - Finally, here si the building next the office. They were so loud all day long. But, check out the fellow on the far left. It's the one armed man!!! The first time I saw this guy, he was laying down tar with a cigarette hanging out off his lip. Well, that's it. One month's worth of the crazy stuff I see from day-to-day.
  

I Wish...

I wish I could say that I have been laid up in the hospital...

I wish I could say that I've been out of town with a family emergency...

I wish that I could say that the google browser hasn't been letting me post...

I wish that I could say that I were dirt poor and unable to pay my cable/internet bill...

I wish that I could tell you anything other than that I've just not been in the mood.

Blogging has always been a "happy place" for me. I try to share my knitting and the funny little things that happen to me. I love reading what others are doing. Sometimes, I feel like I am participating. Like with the 30 Days of Photos (I owe you one more posts of these) or the fun memes that roam the net. I love to see your latest knitting projects or photo of you kids, and get excited to share what I am doing. I've always tried to keep my blog upbeat, so I apologize now for the downer mood that this post is setting. I wish I could only have positive things to say.

I started this blog because I love to knit. I don't have many local friends that knit, so I had to figure out a way to share what I was doing. I thought that I would join the vast community here in the knitting blog world. I'm horrible at taking pictures and I hate writing. But I shared anyways. People liked the stuff I made and think that I am actually funny. I don't really feel like I write this for myself any more but for the absolute and complete strangers that I have meet either through commenting or Ravelry.

Then one day I feel like I just lost it. Someone I personally know, left a very unkind comment on the blog. I feel like they wanted to hurt me and they did. They took away my happy outlet. I didn't want to post anything because someone that is a part of my life might be unkind to me. I know it has only been 3 weeks since the last post, but it has been longer than that since the comment was made and it has just weighed on me. Screaming at the top of my lungs hasn't gotten the feeling out and I end up just wishing it would go away.

I know that wishing doesn't get you anything, you have to work to make a difference. So, I'm taking a deep breath, I'm counting to ten, and I'm going to start blogging again. So, I'm going to show you my latest projects, share my 30 Photos, and keep telling the funny stories of the silly things that happen to me.

And I thank all of you that have lifted me up. You have done more than you can imagine.