tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42140965503032252702012-01-28T22:08:35.786-06:00This will be the daily rantings of a 30 something married woman with 4 kids that lives in the middle of nowhere. Who knows what kind of stuff I may come up with or what mood I may be in daily. But stay tuned I may surprise ya from time to time.Miss Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316560387688840112noreply@blogger.comBlogger1831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214096550303225270.post-39731324844650134972012-01-23T17:11:00.001-06:002012-01-23T17:11:51.187-06:00

I am convinced that it is impossible to cook bacon and not eat a piece that is sitting on the plate cooling while you are cooking more. I just can't do it. Ever. I always have at least one. Also it is not possible to ice a ake and not lick your fingers at least once before you even realize you did it. Pizza delivery drivers must be very well fed individuals because noone in my famy can

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Last night we had some severe weather rip through our area. High winds,sirens blaring,rotating clouds,hail and heavy rain. It got to the point where I nearly had every one of my kids in bed with me. That includes my 17 year old. They actually all were in my bed at some point. Just not at the same time. It really was scary. National Weather Service warned that with how late the storms were,and

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I have to say I still do not know how said mother was met. But I am determined to find out. I think the "Swarley" episode is one of my favorites. Also I would love to be a slap bet commissioner. Neil Patrick Harris is so convincing as a straight womanizer. I adore him. Nobody tell me how it ends! I am working my way episode by episode each morning. I swear I watch 4 or 5 every day. I am not

Miss Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316560387688840112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214096550303225270.post-75268248340320266602012-01-19T18:14:00.001-06:002012-01-19T18:14:26.440-06:00

I have just joined ravelry. It is a really cool place. All I need to do now is figure out how to start selling things there. That would be sweet!

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Ok, so last night the Internet went out all of a sudden. Which around here means everyone has a mental break down. It also means there is no Netflix. Oh heaven forbid we watch one of the hundreds of DVDs we have laying around OR not watch anything for a little while. I hate how the tv is in all day and all night! (hubby HAS to sleep with it on. I call it his night light) Well hubby was walking

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Dear google, When I do a search for glove knitting patterns I do NOT want to see page after page of mitten patterns! I am sure most people will agree with me that there is a huge difference between gloves and mittens. If I wanted a mitten pattern I would have typed in MITTEN. I mean for Pete's sake the word mitten is even highlighted in the search results. WHY is it highlighted? I

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I have not gotten any emails on my gmail account for so long I am beginning to wonder if it even works. Passwords have been checked,multiple times. I suppose I may just haven't gotten any emails. But then I wonder why I haven't been getting my cute forwarded emails I always get from my Internet buddy. Have I been removed from his list? And these are the questions that go through my head

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I used to always dread taking my younger 2 boys shopping with me. Temper tantrums,bad cases of the "gimmie's", flat out grumpiness. So I drag along my teenage daughter. I hate shopping alone and she gets to get out of this house full of boys. The thing I learned today is that between both the boys put together I spent way less on non list extra items than if I had only taken my daughter. She

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Let's see......what to do today. Well for some reason I woke up with the urge to try knitting socks again. I do have a wee bit more knitting experience under my belt now. I maybe......just maybe.....will be able to figure this process out. I have about 1/4 of an inch done so far. Yay me! Also at some point I will be driving my oldest son to his friends house. There's a 40 mile round trip.

Miss Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316560387688840112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214096550303225270.post-91367037341989575702012-01-12T23:27:00.001-06:002012-01-12T23:27:34.678-06:00

Why is it that on commercials for NyQuil people fall asleep just mere moments after taking the stuff? I know people that get knocked out almost on contact after taking it. Me? It has been about 30 minutes now. I haven't sneezed in a while and the fountain has shut off in my nose. BUT I am still awake. Tired? Well yes. But to be fair I have been tired for 2 days now. I guess if I wanted

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This morning after the kids went to school I heard it start raining. But then the rain started making clinking sounds on the windows. I opened the door and looked outside and saw all this nasty white stuff flying around and sticking to every available surface. Great. Just great. I already woke up in the middle of the night with my nose running off my face,kids sneezing,everybody getting

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Well I use this app called blogwriter on my iPod. I can't seem to change my password on it. I had to change my google password and sort of have to change it on the app too if I want to continue using it. I have emailed the company and as of yet no response. Then again it is early. Super frustrating none-the-less.

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I have no actual point I wish to make today. I am just taking a break from my knitting and watching "fireman Sam" on Netflix for the umpteenth time. I have started using graphs to make designs in my hats. I got the idea this morning to use my dry erase board to draw out the graph to make it easier to see where I am. I also cut out a thin arrow out of an old magnet to point to the row I am on.

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I was just sitting here thinking about working on the hat I am knitting for my nephew and that got me thinking about all my other non finished projects. Like a crocheted blanket for the same nephew. Or this other blanket I was attempting to Knit. For a brief second I almost considered myself a knitter. But then thought "I haven't learned how to do anything special or any special stitches or

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I am not much of a party person, nor have I ever been to a New Years Eve party. But I do know that lots of you may be drinking or know someone that will be. So PLEASE never drink and drive. Do not start the year off with heartache. Fun is fun but use your head. May the new year bring you lots if happiness.

Miss Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316560387688840112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214096550303225270.post-43100436846773477102011-12-15T14:17:00.000-06:002011-12-15T14:17:16.797-06:00

Well here they are. Some of the pictures were taken before I was finished and everything was assembled.  The last 4 pictures are of the set I made my friend for Christmas. 

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 I recently made these super cute fingerless mitts. I made 2 pair actually. First pair was for my friend for Christmas the other pair for myself.  I had already made my friend a scarf so I tweaked the mitt pattern to go with it. For mine I made the mitts first. I have had my eye on this hooded scarf pattern but it doesn't match the pattern for the mitts. SOOOO...... I am using the idea of the

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 We had some new neighbors move in recently. We have the same landlord so we knew all about them before they moved in.  It was two young girls,sisters,each has a one year old baby boy.   I remember being a young mother. Not exactly the easiest thing in the world. Also I knew that these girls weren't exactly made of money either.   I wanted to do something nice for them. I made up two of the

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How can opening a few cans, pouring them out in a crock-pot and adding some spices turn out to be the best pot of chili.......ever?  I swore to myself I would not eat to bursting tonight. I did. Again. As I do every chili night.  I always make enough to feed an army,but I will tell you how I made it anyway. So if you have a big family, a pot luck dinner to go to or a church function.....this

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This week has been a sort of quiet one. My daughter was sick at the start of the week but it was just a short lived bug of some sort.  Starting last night my youngest was being crybaby-ish and grumpy. This morning he woke up with a fever and has felt really bad all day. I have been keeping a close eye on him and watching his fever.   He did decide to climb in my lap and choose that time to throw

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  It was a very long time since I made my contest and announced a winner. It also has been a long time since I have posted anything. (sorry about both)  I have been unable to contact or hear from my winner to send her the prize. I also can't seem to locate the other 2 that entered.  Is Blogger having an issue with users connecting with each other? Is it my computer? Is it my internet provider?

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WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER  I would like to announce that my special little helper chose Valerie as my give-a-way winner.  Please contact me at smm123 @ gmail . com so that I can know where to send these books. :)  Congrats!!!

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I know my contest was over a long time ago and I have still yet to announce a winner. We have finished our move but have not been able to get Internet yet. I will very soon hopefully. Maybe I will be able to settle things while using my new neighbors wifi. I have to stand out in the backyard to use it though and it is cold and windy today. I wanted to let you all know I have not forgotten you

Miss Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316560387688840112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214096550303225270.post-71877531052238861662011-10-19T16:42:00.005-05:002011-10-19T16:42:57.780-05:00

Go check out the blog over at RoseRed Designs. She is having a crochet give-a-way. http://rosereddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/10/1st-ever-rosered-designs-contest-give.html

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 My family is moving soon. And as always while you are packing you find some treasures you forgot you had.  I have decided to give these treasures away to one of you. While going through my bookshelf I came across these two books. They were pushed to the back and under a few other books.   They are a "Learn to Crochet" book from the Sterling Publishing Company.,Inc. and also "Knitting" By Anne

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I am having a small problem with the company that was providing the prize for my give-a-way.  For some reason I can't get things worked out well in such a way that a prize can actually be awarded. I am trying to contact them now and maybe I can have this resolved soon.  I do not want to make a promise I can't keep. Never have never will.  I will still have my own personal give-a-way when I

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 Our internet has been very testy lately. I am lucky to get on at all some days.  I know I have mentioned before that I wanted to do a give-a-way. I was hoping for it to be when I got a few  more followers. Or quite possibly just a little more traffic to my site. (It seems down lately)  I have,however, had an offer to do a great give-a-way with a great prize.  I may do that later today. Right

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Today I will show you a cute craft you and your little ones can do together. No matter how big or little they are.  Things you will need:  Construction paper  Glue stick  Tape  Scissors  Crayons  Little hands and feet for tracing  The first thing you need to do is draw out your tree shape. I used black for a scary tree. But you can always use brown if you desire. You will need three

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 My niece is just 22,but she is now going through her second round of stage 4 breast cancer treatments and surgeries in the past 18 months. This is a particularly fast growing type of breast cancer and they have to be very aggressive with it.  I feel badly that I am not closer to help out with fund raisers and such for her.  I would like to make her an afghan or something to take with her to

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 Have you ever written a blog post about something and then forgot to add the picture that goes with it?  I did for the Cute Find post I made a few days ago. I was just walking around doing my morning routine this morning and it hit me that I never added my pictures. HAHAHAHAHA! I feel so silly. I did however go back and put those in.  That post makes much more sense now that there is a picture

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 I have been noticing that most people that come to my blog are here for the tutorials.  The problem is I don't know what to make a new tutorial of.  I need an idea for something. Even if it is something I have never done before, I am not scared to try something new. Especially if it means helping somebody else out in the long run.    So for all of you out there, what is it that you would like

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  I was visiting the new little yarn/craft shop in town last weekend and I cam across a very cute item.  A teeny little pair of scissors that has a link key chain on it. You can take it with you anywhere and I was thinking even hook it on a lanyard and wear it while you are working so you always have your scissors right within reach.   There was a problem. The scissors were poorly constructed and

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Head on over to The Stash Asylum. If we can get her enough people to follow her blog she is going to have a give-a-way.  Now don't just head over there for free stuff. Yes I know free is fun. Make sure you read up on all her posts as well. She has lots of crafty things going on over there. Lots of eye candy too. Check out some of the projects she has made and is making now. Kind of inspires ideas

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 It seems to never fail that when I need yarn from WalMart,they are out of that ONE that I need.  Last week I needed some Frosty Green for the turtle pillow pet. Gone. But they had speckled frosty green so I had no choice but to use that.   This week I was looking for more of that heavenly soft purple yarn for that giant granny afghan I am making. Guess what? GONE! They had it last week because I

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 I have been busy with my pillow pets,but I am out of yarn for the 3rd so I have to wait. ( I may have mentioned that already )  So in the time being I WAS making a bag. I am not doing a section right and have pulled it out tooooo many times now. I am mad at it and am making it sit in a corner and think about what it has done! I am not going to worry about it for a while. So instead I am

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I am not exactly sure what I have to write about today. I just felt like writing something and that I may have been neglecting you all again.  I have two out of three pillow pals finished. I just need to be able to get the yarn for the third. So for now I am trying to recreate a bag I saw and can't find a pattern for. It is not so bad except for some reason for some parts of it I chose to do

Miss Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316560387688840112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214096550303225270.post-78161977874068193422011-08-31T20:28:00.000-05:002011-08-31T20:28:49.986-05:00

 Most people are proclaiming today the last day of summer. I think I will wait until August 23 to say so when Fall actually begins.  I did go sit outside for a few minutes to take a few pictures. Also to feed the mosquitoes apparently.  The cats ran around playing in the front yard. Well one did anyway. Boomer just sat next to me watching Claire run around like a crazy fool. I was impressed,

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  I have been doing a coffee comparison here at home. Just for my own personal reasons. I do not ever receive any funding or support for any of this. (though I am poor and yarn and coffee don't buy themselves)   Since I am the sole drinker of coffee in the house I tend to buy specialty coffee. Usually I buy Millstone Chocolate Velvet. The kind where you grind the beans yourself at that loud

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java java java java java java java java java java java java java java java "URSULA! I FOUND YOUR SCRUNCHIE!" Whooo....ok I had a "George Of The Jungle" flashback there for a moment. Plus you got a flash into what goes on in my mind at any given second.  I just hope you have seen that movie and know what I was referencing there and I didn't come off as a whacko. Ok I am sort of a whacko but I 

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I think I must have had a 48 hour bug of some sorts. I started feeling like I had bad allergies,then it turned into a full blown head cold. By yesterday afternoon I was getting hot flashes and chills. I took a long nap and when I woke up I felt worse than ever. All I could do was lay on the couch. My head hurt so bad I couldn't move. I had a temp of 101 and I know I got hotter after that.  My

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 Today I did absolute;y no crocheting.  Instead I drove my daughter to her boyfriends house for the day, then the three boys and myself went to town. We ran a few errands, had lunch at Burger King (we eat out maybe once or twice a month, so this was a treat for them) We went to the toy store and the 2 younger ones got a new toy. Then my oldest went in to his dad's shop for a few hours to bang on

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  I am a self proclaimed "nervous crocheter". My hands need to be working on something when I am stressed out or I will go nuts.   With all the stress a family of 6 creates keeps my hands busy enough at times. Then add on the stress every phone call brings. My siblings,parents and nieces and nephews are all going to make me have enough stress to bring own an elephant.     Now....I enjoy being in

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 I actually got my first order from a paying customer. Ok she is my daughter's boyfriend's mother. But a customer nonetheless.   She is wanting 3 of those pillow pals I made. One will be the unicorn, one is a turtle and the other is a sock monkey.  I have started thinking about seriously stocking up on some items and maybe getting a booth at a craft fair or flea market. I am not really sure

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 I have been testing out some new square patterns. I found one for a 12" square that I am in love with. Several ladies from the friendship-ghan CAL are getting this square. I am using lots of different color combinations and they all look great.  I did one tonight that turned out fine I guess. Just sort of boring looking. I am half way through this other square and am not sure if I actually like

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 I have been wanting to get on here and make some updates or just blog about anything.   My allergies have been so bad lately I can't stand to look down at my keyboard because of the runny nose and sneezing. (yes I have to look down at my keyboard.....I didn't do so well in typing class in high school)  I haven't found an allergy medicine that doesn't knock me out,so I go without taking anything.

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 I finally finished my Unicorn Pillow Pal.  It did take a little longer than I thought,but only because I was doing other projects at the same time. So far we all love it very much. And even though it is pink my son has claimed it as his. :) Plus we found out it is part couch potato.

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 Just this past weekend I was telling my husband that I wanted to go to the library to check out some crochet books. I had seen online that they had a vintage book from the 20's that I wanted to check out.  WELL, when we got to there my son wanted his own library card. As we were filling that out I wanted to check the status of my card. HUGE ordeal over that, something was majorly wrong. Long

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I have been teeter tottering on some plans I had made. Here at the end of the month, my nephew and I share a birthday. They live in Tennessee and I live in Kentucky. Not too far though. Just about a 2 hour drive. ( I consider this a short drive because the rest of my family live in Indiana and is a 6 hour drive away )   I was asked to come down for the weekend with my kids and we would celebrate

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 Here are the first squares I have made for the crochet along.   I hope these ladies like them.

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 I had an idea of wanting to trade crocheted squares with other people to make a  mix up afghan that had many people working on it.  I found a place that does this sort of thing. I also found out it is called a friendship-ghan. A crocheted/knitted version of a friendship quilt.  My original idea was to call on family so we could make a family-ghan. But I do not know enough family members that

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I am going to post a link to my facebook album where I have most of my project pictures stored. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.102744903072623.6433.100000113427847&l=0338ae7cf4 Just in case the last post had too many pictures for some computers to load at once. I know how my computer can get at times when it comes to loading too many things at once.

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Today I was sitting here thinking about how I would love to start selling some things that I crochet. I don't know where or how to sell anything.  I thought I would show you all some pictures of some of my projects and hopefully you could tell me if there was a market out there for any of this.  Be honest with me. I don't like sugar coating that leads to disappointment . Mesh bag I made

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 I just thought I would update all of you on my daughter and her gallbladder.  She did in fact have the surgery. She thought she was dieing there for awhile. I completely understand too. Having surgery in your abdomen is painful and hard to get up and moving around with any ease at all.  The good thing is that she is felling better now than she has in years. Having her gallbladder removed has

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 Here as promised is a post about the polka dot afghan I have been working on.   This is another project I found at  the red heart website. My 3 year old actually picked it out. He loves polka dots. http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/pokey-dots-throw  I had already bought all the yarn I needed for another project,but I liked this pattern much more. I can always do the other blanket some

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 I have been working on making a polka dot afghan lately. But I also tend to get bored working on the same thing for a long time.  I happen to have red heart yarn on facebook and get updates of promoted projects. One popped up the other day and I instantly went for my yarn box and headed for the printer to make me a copy of the pattern.   This is so freaking cute I am making it even though I

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                     Never go grocery shopping while hungry.    Well to extend this rule a little bit...do not take hungry children with you when you are grocery shopping hungry.   I went to Kroger today and ended up getting every single thing two hungry children could ask for. Jello packs,pudding packs,cookies,lunchables,hot dogs, cheeseburgers, hamburger buns WITH the seeds ( my 8 yr old has

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 We have been busy around here playing and just relaxing a bit.  I know I haven't posted in a long time, I will shortly. We are getting ready for the fireworks tonight. The kids are excited.  Everybody out there...please...PLEASE be careful when you are celebrating.  No drinking and driving,no holding fireworks in your hands, no bottle rocket wars,do not let your children light the fireworks,

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 I have been racking my brain trying to find ways to get my boys to help out around the house and learn some responsibility.   Now when my oldest children were younger (they are teens now) I tried chore charts and point systems. None of that worked.  I am trying a similar system now with my younger boys. So far they are excited and up for the challenge.   The system we are going to be trying out

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 As a mom to four kids I feel like I get stretched to the limits at times.  I devote my time as equally as I can and as needed at all times day or night. I am not complaining,don't get me wrong. This is what I signed up for the day I saw that plus sign on my very first pregnancy test.  What I am feeling the need to confess is this...I have started feeling resentful towards my kids for being so

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Remember when I said I was mild tempered 90% of the time? Well,I have teenagers. I have a teenage boy. A teenage boy that is bipolar and has ADHD. He gets these days where he will do anything and everything to tick me off. Today is one of those days. So instead of yelling an screaming and feeling my blood pressure rise,I am running away to the grocery store. And because I have been yelling

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Just another thing that gets under my skin......why let me sit here and say something,and continue talking about it,then when I find out I was wrong you say "well I knew that" and proceed to educate me on the subject. Do people just enjoy being right soooooo much? Or do they just take joy in thinking someone is and idiot? Please,please,PLEASE inform me right away if I am wrong about something

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You...no, not you.....YOU! The one with the sewing machine and oodles of experience.  I have some men's T-shirts that I like but do not like the neckline. How do I fix it so that it is more feminine and pretty looking?  I can sew, I have a sewing machine but I don't have the confidence to cut into my shirts. I have looked and looked on the internet for tutorials on how to do this and none have

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 This may not be morning where you are, or if it is not exactly the earliest of mornings. But for me, it is 8:00 a.m. and I am BUSHED! I am going to need a constant supply of coffee today to keep me going.  My mother-in-law is down here for a visit and I don't want to be rude and nap while she is here. But MAN OH MAN is my bed calling my name!  I have a new blanket that I have been working on

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Four words we all hate to hear but yet spew forth so easily to others.  Why is it that people are so eager to say "I told you so"? And why does it make them so happy after they say it?  I have said it my fair share of times in my lifetime I admit. However I have not for quite a while. I can not stand to be told "I told you so"! That gets under my skin so badly. I am the type of person that has to

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I was sitting here crocheting and my skein of yarn starting getting to that saggy,hollow stage. So I began making the inside-out yarn ball WHILE my yarn was still attached to my project. It never occurred to me to mention that was an added perk of the inside-out yarn ball. You can make the ball and not have to wait or cut your yarn to make your ball. I just thought I should mention that to

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Have you figured out how good my memory is yet? I have not posted for  a few days about what I was grateful for. This is simply not a task I can seem to be able to do. Not that I don't want to. I like the thought of blogging every day. I guess between 4 kids,a husband,a cat and a dog....blogging just gets the back burner.  I will end my grateful quest by saying this, I am grateful for all of you

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 I am not going to gripe. I am not going to complain.  Even though nobody ever does anything special for Mother's day around here and I have had to make my own special dinner for the past I don't know how many years......but that is griping so I will shush.  I am so grateful not just on Mother's day,but every day, that I am a mother. Being a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me and

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 Well this one may seem not that special. But I am super grateful for flip flops. This is the next best thing to being barefoot. Shoes and socks in spring and summer are just too much to deal with.Running outside to get the mail and not feeling with putting on shoes...flip flops are perfect.

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In case you haven't noticed by now I am starting to write in the morning for what I am grateful for from the day before. Mornings are a little less hectic for me around here and I can get more things done.  I would like to say that today I am grateful for the feeling you get after you accomplish something after some hard work. You know that feeling, you are tired,your body hurts in places you

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 Isn't it just the little things in life that make us happiest?  I happen to think so. Most people tend to overlook these things and dwell on the bad things in their day.   The thing I noticed yesterday that stood out more than anything else that I wanted to put on my grateful list. I had just went grocery shopping with my little one and if we are hungry I will get something for us to snack on in

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 I do not have the best memory,so trying to remember to blog every night is a bit of a challenge for me it seems.  I completely forgot to write about what I was grateful for yesterday. Last night I would have to say the best thing that happened to me yesterday was my daughter trying her best to make amends. She has been in a bit of trouble and said some not nice things only a teenager would

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 I know you all have seen the coverage of the flooding we have had here in the south.  Kentucky is in the middle of the states that are severely affected. Though we do have our share of flood water. Luckily though the flooding in my area has not yet damaged many houses.  Waaaaayyyyy out there you can see two docks. Now normally between those docks at the shore line is a man made beach where

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 As the day comes to a close today I have been thinking about what I am grateful for.  I will have to say kitties. Cats have this way of knowing you are feeling down and can hop in your lap undetected like a ninja and before you know it you are calmer and happier with a really warm lap.

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I know that today is the 3rd of  the month so I am starting late.  With all this media coverage of awful things, there is a major flood happening all around me and surrounding states, even on my twitter page nobody can seem to say anything positive.  I was just watching the today show and the author of the book "The book of (even more) awesome" was on.  He has such a good point. There are many

Miss Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316560387688840112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214096550303225270.post-29993059565291297582011-05-03T08:00:00.000-05:002011-05-03T08:00:42.520-05:00

I finally had to write down the pattern for the toy octopus.  I actually wasn't planning on making anymore of them and never gave the pattern a second thought.  My husband had some things happen at a job site last week and long story short, two of the guys there that came to the rescue happened to have a little girl. One is 3 and the other is 4 I think. But anyway, as a thank you he is having me

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 I have so many things going on in this head of mine that I don't know where to start sorting them out.  I am going to my best here without airing too much of my dirty laundry.  Well, my parents decided to move out of state recently. I moved to Kentucky to be near them about 5 or 6 years ago. They moved in with one of my sisters. Their home and land they were living in had once upon a time been

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 OK can I just say I had the best time watching Dancing with the stars last night?!?  I was in the kitchen when it came on and I head some talking and then BAM NKOTB was performing!! I had a teenage flashback and took off running for the living room!  I like that they had Kendra dance again. I don't really care for her and won't mind if she gets the boot. But her dance this week was pretty

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 I am getting bored with my yarn supply...sigh.  My little town does not have an actual craft store for me to buy supplies from. I have a walmart that has VERY limited selections. I also have a husband that does not like buying things online.  What to do...what to do.  I really hate the thought of having to drive for an hour to get to the nearest big town to go shopping. That would make the yarn

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My daughter suggested that I make an octopus that looks like the character Oswald off the cartoon. I just like the curly legs so I gave him those instead of the straight legs like he has on the show, I made him a pink counterpart I am naming Harriet. She still needs a few finishing touched before I declare her finished. 

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  I know all of you know how to make a yarn ball. But do you know how to make an inside out yarn ball?  Today I wanted to show a tutorial on how to make one.  I Love using the yarn balls this way since they do not roll around while you are working on a project like normal yarn balls do.  I first saw an inside out yarn ball many years ago when I received some yarn from a friend of mine. She had

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Ok, today was off to a rough start. I am hoping fir a turn around today. I finished my hot pink octopus yesterday and also a mini one. Which reminds me I never posted a picture of the blue Ozzie Octopus (Oswald) that I made. He is complete with his bowler hat. I think I am going to add a row or two to the star blanket I made for my little one. He is growing fast and quickly dwarfing the

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 I have not been sleeping well lately and for the same reason at the same time I have a 3 yr old that has bee refusing to fall asleep before midnight. I am going to wake him up early today so he will fall asleep at a decent hour tonight.   We have some afternoon appointments today so he will be going to memaw's house to play with his cousins so I can get things done and not have to worry about

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Yesterday we had some rain move into our area. And for me that means I am prone to getting a headache from it. I had one heck of a doozy let me tell you! I was pretty much knocked out ALL DAY! I had promised my daughter I would make her an octopus and wasn't able to work on it at all. Today I feel much better. I would say I am back to about 75% back to normal. I am going to get to work on that

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Here he is all finished. I already know what I am making next. I just need to go get more yarn lol.By the way, I started Ollie while I was at my parents house. As they were leaving my mom turned around to me and said "I have yarn and hooks in the bedroom if you want to use any of it." So she left me alone and I used her gold yarn. THANKS MOM! I am going to buy you a new skein :)

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I would like to say a big thank you to all the people at the redheart yarn company. Through the years their brand if yarn is probably the one I have used most often. Just recently I have found their website with a HUGE selection of free patterns. Can I say that I am in love? I am already working on two of the patterns I found and have another printed out and on hold. Hopefully I can have

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I know it has been far too long since I posted last. I have seriously neglected my blogging duties. There should be a new post soon I promise. I can rant about something or tell you about the latest cute thing the kids have done. Don't give up on me just yet. I haven't run out of things to say just yet.

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I have to brag a little for a moment. I have been making an effort to eat better on a daily basis. I also have been up and moving. Not so much doing an actual exercise routine or anything. I think that as long as you get the exercises in during the day it is roughly the same as spending an hour doing a routine. Basically I do sets of certain exercises randomly throughout the day. I did have

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I just downloaded this new app for my iPod touch. I am hoping I can now type a post or two. True I can't change font style,size or color. But that doesn't have to be all that important for each post. At the moment I will just be happy to type.

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I haven't had a new post for a while. My keyboard has decided to quit on me. This on-screen keyboard is not the best thing to blog with. So this will be super short today. I just wanted to keep you all informed and updated a little bit. And to let you know I haven't fallen off the face of the earth.

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Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone is doing great. Do you have your resolutions made up yet? I don't personally think of them as resolutions, rather more like incentives or little reminders of what you would like to have happen this year.  I ended the last few months of 2010 by quitting smoking and starting my diet/exercise routine. I wanted to get a head start on the typical resolutions

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T'was the night before Christmas eve and all the mythical creatures thought it would be funny, to pull a prank on the ol' Easter Bunny.  You see,St. Nick finished early,his elves were all done.The reindeer were fed,the songs were all sung. His telephone rang and he started to grin. I ideas started coming,now the fun can begin. Now the idea was simple,and could be done in a flash. This very well

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 This year after filling the kids stockings, I would really like a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. I don't really want a laptop. Seeing as how most electronic devices in this house magically disappear. 

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    I was asked about the reactions tabs under my posts.  In order for you to make those say what you would like just follow these steps.  1. Go to your dashboard and click on the design tab.  2. Find the section labeled blog posts and click on edit.  3. In the new box that pops up make sure the little box marked reactions is checked and click on edit.  4.In this section you can now write 2 or

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 Ok so no I haven't gotten up to do anything yet since I said I would last post. I have been reading others blogs and adding comments and what not.  My friend keeps trying to get me to write a book! How crazy is that? Mostly this comes from all the texts her and I send back and forth all day. I am sometimes caring and compassionate, witty and insightful, or just plain off the wall crazy! I told

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I did have a very informative post that I wanted to write up for all of you. BUT....my computer has now refused to recognize my sd card from my camera. SO..a detailed "how to" post is worthless without the visual aid that goes along with it.  I may have to go back and retake my pictures with the camera on my phone. UGH! I don't really want to but if that is the only way to get the post I want

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                                    Have you ever been out on Black Friday? I have only been once. And trust me once was enough.The parking was horrible,the crowds were INSANE and the deals....hard to find without paying more for something else first or buying something you don't need to get something else for "free".I was pushed,cursed at and scared all in the same morning.  My mother

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I finally figured out how to get rid of those annoying ads on this blog. I apologize for even having those on here.  I am not trying to sell you anything so I don't think you should have a bunch ads trying to make you buy things you don't need.  In the vast-nous of the internet,there are many ways of finding the things you need. If you want car insurance, you may choose from a list from a Google 

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I just thought I would say hello to everyone out there. Nothing new really to report or talk about. Just bored.

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 I was just sitting here in my chair doing nothing. Probably playing around on the internet or something. I could hear Daniel behind me,and it sounded like he was talking to someone. I turned around to see this....  He was just sitting there reading his book. Granted in the actual book there is only one word per page. But in his world there was an entire novel to be read.

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I saw some pictures on my friends facebook page and I thought that would make an interesting blog post.  Now not everything around me is all cute and kiddish 24/7.  I am not saying I have a dark side, but sometimes even the dark,out of the ordinary things catch my eye.

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