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Definitely not a year in pictures

How about a few summer photos?  Just to show that the kids have grown like weeds…and, gasp, some actual real pictures of me.  This is a blog first for me…
 
We spent Alex’s 10th birthday in July at Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls and had a great time with WannaBaa – her kids and mine.  It [...]

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Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Lisa! I set this up just for you and I can help you get everything imported over. Enjoy!

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I’m sorry…just had to pop in and say…

Um…Vogue?
NO!

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Thank yous…

Alrighty!
This is a quickie and photo-less but there are thank yous due…
First to Shelby of Shelby Designs who sent that fantastic package pictured below and was kind enough to shout out in the comments… Go see her stuff. Its okay to drool.
Thanks also to Kris of Bockstart Knits for fixing my brain about the [...]

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Surprise!

Back from holidays – surprisingly relaxed considering it was a cottage with my parents, my kids and my niece. I’ve had my fill of screeching girls (how do they get that pitch??) and I have more laundry than I can stand, but I had a lovely and rather relaxing time – better than I [...]

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Ode to Boy

Yesterday Alex turned nine – so I want to take a quick time out from the usual fibre torture to wish the best and nicest kid I know a wonderful happy birthday.
Alex arrived in the world after a peaceful (well, peaceful for everyone except me) homebirth – I don’t even remember him crying. Just looking [...]

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Rampant Fibre Abuse Reported

Advocacy group seeks regulations to protect innocent victims
July 12, 2008 – OTTAWA – For immediate release
Police are reporting that they are investigating reports of citizens impaling fibre, raising concerns that fibre abuse is becoming an increasingly frequent phenomenon locally. City police spokesperson, Staff Sargeant Wanda Wools, describes the incidents as “shocking and bizarre.”
“We haven’t seen [...]

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Uh oh! We have a knitter down!

I need a favour folks. Leanne’s gallbladder is rebelling and wants to separate earlier than expected. She is back in the hospital and will likely have surgery in the next couple of days. If you could go over to her blog and wish her well in the comments there, I’m sure she’ll [...]

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Superwash merino gets auf’d

Hey blogland people!
One week until glorious 2-week holiday. I haven’t had an actual vacation since last August. I think my colleagues are lucky their heads are still attached to their bodies cause there. are. days.
Anyway – I’m wrapping up next to nothing at work. The new positon started on June 30 [...]

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Dear Yarn Harlot

Dearest Stephanie,
You don’t know me. You may or may not read my blog. Still, I need to apologize for a terrible terrible thing.
It started innocently enough with some really nice sock yarn. It was Fleece Artist Casbah (have you tried it? Very nice. Highly recommended.). I was a bit worried [...]

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