Yummy, warm, and knit from the heart mitts...

I wanted to make my sister something for Christmas. She has asked me before for a pair of mitts. I struggled to find the right yarn for them (and the right amount of time) and finally inspiration struck. This yarn was some that I had won in an auction type lottery on Hyenacart. I thought if I had a girl that I might keep it to make a soaker or some shorties. Once I knew that G was a boy I decided to sell this yarn. Now I am glad that it did not sell. It is STUNNING knit up!

I found this mitt pattern on Ravelry and was linked to this blog for the pattern. http://creativeyarn.blogspot.com/2008/01/emerald-greenhandwarmer.html
What a great pattern and fun blog!!!

I haven't seen my sister in months and when I saw her this time she was such a changed person appearance-wise. With short, pixie-styled hair, a piercing in her lip, and a tattoo on her hand, it was like a Nesa that I had been waiting for. I knew that she would be my inked, pierced and rugged (yet feminine) beauty of a sis. She told me that she wants to be a tattoo artist. (Do what you want Nesa...but you should be a model too!) She has the most breathtaking eyes and gorgeous lips (that I hate her for ;)). Anyway, here she is modeling her yummy, warm, and knit from the heart mitts that get lost in comparison to her beautiful face!

Turning 25 makes me nauseous!

I can't believe it. I am turning 25 at 12:01 tomorrow! It's such a horrible age to turn. No longer can I check that little box for the 18-24 age range when asked. I now have to check the 25-32 group! Sigh! :( This descent into the other half of the 20's makes my stomach knot up and makes me sweat. I am so not ready to get old. Where did the years go? I guess I should focus on making the next 5 years something to remember because I am sure I will return to this awful feeling when I get ready to turn 30...gulp!

Rockin Robin... tweet, tweet!!

So, I have seen these cute little jewelry pendants of bird's nests with little "eggs" in them. I had to try it out for myself and see what I could come up with on my own. I sat around and wound wire for what seemed like an hour or two when I finally came up with something that I liked. It is thick copper wire wound with a thinner gauge of copper wire and three freshwater pearls. I strung it on a piece of leather cording but I think the cording takes away from it. I will have to make a simple copper chain to match it. I am still working on it to make a perfect pattern for these but I kinda dig this one quite a bit! Oh and by the way...I KNOW that Robin's lay blue-ish colored eggs. I made another one with blue eggs but decided to showcase this one and not change my post title! ;)

Vaccinations: Friend or Foe? I am still figuring it out!

I stood there. I just stood there. I held his tiny hands and kissed his red, screaming face. I kept telling him over and over that I was sorry, that I didn't know a better way. I smelled that sinister alcohol pad and before I could kiss G's forehead once more she stuck him with that damned needle. At that very moment I realized that I wanted to throw up. I wanted to suck the "venom" right out of his bloodstream and run away with him.

The nurse came in with half blonde -half black Cruella Deville styled hair tied up in pigtails and sparkly bubblegum colored lip gloss. She choked him with oral Rotavirus and then during the calm before the storm plainly said "Aww, isn't that cute. He thinks it's over." GASP! Who in there right MIND would ever say that!?!? It takes a horrible, no good, very BAD person to actually enjoy sticking babies with needles all day long. The New Yorker in me wanted to punch her right then...the mother in me knew that G deserved my attention more.

Honestly, he took it like a champ. I think I ended up crying more than he did. I grabbed him and looked at his tiny legs with those huge, obnoxious children's bandaids and that only made me cry more. I scooped him up and ran from the office. I carefully tucked him into his carseat and drove home with tears in my eyes and guilt in my heart. Did I do the right thing? I thought. How does anyone ever know? As parents we are bombarded with tons of conflicting information. Supposedly vaccinations have saved millions of people. What about those children that have become victims of SIDS, autism, rhett's and many other horrible diseases following a vaccination!?!?!?

The hardest part of my visit was that the doctor I met is a twit. There I said it (and I mean it). She is flighty to say the least and leaves me wondering how she ever became a doctor without people laughing at her. I asked her opinion on the vaccinations and tried to voice my concerns in hopes of getting some good information from her. Instead I got a regurgitated speech that was obviously word for word from a pamphlet she read in medical school. There are other things that I would like to say but I would also like my blog to stay as close to g-rated as possible.

So now I wait. I listen to his every breath. I touch his head and neck to make sure that he does not have a fever. I have also asked my hubby to sleep on the couch so that G and I could have the bed to ourselves. I usually don't co-sleep but I felt that it was important for me to be able to feel him breathing all night long.

Did I do the right thing? I don't know. Will he get his next shots? I don't know. Are vaccinations our friend or our foe? Honestly, I just don't know.

Grand Re-opening of Lexsomnia

Well ladies and gents, here I go again. With two young kiddos and a full plate of other things already many wonder why I would re-open my store. Honestly, I miss selling my things. It gives me huge amounts of satisfaction to know that people wear, use, and like my things. My cheeks are getting flushed just thinking about it. In the picture are some of the things that I am offering. I made these this year and I want to clear them out for the new stuff in 2009. I will have quite a bit of jewelry, tutus, and maybe some other stuff like hand-dyed yarn and soap. No telling what could show up. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled because I may offer some items free for shipping. Can it get any better? YES! I plan to post everything for under 20 bucks. I figured that everyone could use a break this year in the pocket area and wanted to give people a chance to get some cute holiday gifts. Woot! Well, I am working on the nitty gritty as we speak and Lexsomnia should officially be up tomorrow morning! Enjoy!!!

Eight weeks already...

Where did the time go? I can't believe that my little G man is already eight weeks old. It's wonderful and sad at the same time. I love watching him grow into this beautiful, smiling, happy, little person but to see it happen so fast is almost too much for a mother's heart.

I am happy to say that we are still breastfeeding and I am loving every single minute. I feel so lucky to have this chance with him.

K is in love with his little brother and tells him so every day. The funniest thing is that he comes into our room to wake us every morning and always says "Hello" and " I love you" to G before he will say anything to me. Ah, I love coming in second string. ;)