Realize that you have to wash and block your jacket to get a good finish. It will smooth out the rows and straighten your seams and make you stare at your sweater jacket in awe. Keep on moving and good luck. And check out knitty.com if you haven't yet-fun and young patterns for all skill levels. Read more
midwesternmom
midwesternmom
I ended up alone in a big creaky house 15 years ago, and I got through with a cat and some hobbies. Saturday nights were less scary when I had a fun project and I got lost in creativity. Now I have two kids and a great guy, but I miss those crazy weekends where I made jewelry, figured out how to cook, and learned that… Read more
The stomach moves up and suffocates them. A former teacher's cat ate tinsel and died during their Christmas dinner. This is my sad life. Porch Kitty is holding my curtains hostage while I Read more
That sucks. I got robbed twice in three days (thank you, Windy City) and thought the world was evil until someone mailed me back my IDs. I am sorry that it sounds like you knew the guys, which has to be a whole deeper level of invasion and distrust. Read more
If it gets caught under the tongue and half-swallowed, the cat's stomach will move up into the esophagus trying to digest it. It could result in death or a really expensive vet bill. I say this because my youngest cat has been eating fringe off my new curtains, and I consulted a vet about the horrible possibilities… Read more
I must insist on a NSFE(veryone) tag whenever Carrot Top is involved. He makes me think that Chuckie doll grew up and is slowly taking over the world. Read more
I prefer everything about Todd Snider. Read more
Yes, the library. He totally understood the way to her heart. And, although I was a grown woman when I watched Beauty and the Beast, I wanted to push Belle aside and claim that library as my own. Read more
I blame Dick Cheney for this. Read more
I feel tired when I am dehydrated, so a big glass of water in the mid-afternoon will ease me through the end of the work day. Also, on the way to the water cooler, I walk by the office that always has a bowl of M&Ms by the door. Read more
I have this weird ability to inspire men to make tapes of themselves singing (and usually playing guitar, terribly) awful folky love songs. Except for the guy who did four separate versions of Bad to the Bone. I have saved every one of these tapes, and I will play them when I am old and wrinkly and need to remember… Read more
I need a shower. Not a sexy, steamy shower, but a screaming Silkwood shower. Read more
She recently gave most of her assets to her children so they would promise not to contest the wedding. So that range may be what she has left and what her family controls. Read more
I am so joining BITCHES. My town just got a big Aldi's next to the WalMart, and I am in heaven. Aldi's is the same chain as Trader Joe's, and they don't have everything, but what they do have is cheaper than Wal-Mart and better quality. So Aldi's first, then finish out the weekly list at WalMart. Read more
And now I am sobbing. I love long-lost kitty stories that end nicely. Read more
Yes, it means they do not have consistent food availability. And it is sad that we have to have a term for sometimes hungry children. Read more
Anyone else have an immediate flashback to the after school special with Helen Hunt? I still tear up thinking about her teammates buying her a dress for the dance. Read more
None of my spoiled city cats have deterred mice from invading my kitchen. I am considering a mongoose. Read more
We had a cheerleader in high school who tanned herself to a shade that furniture makers would label "black walnut." My foreign exchange student boyfriend finally asked me how she could be a "blonde Negress. " As a pale Swede, he just couldn't grasp the concept of tanning beds. Read more
I wouldn't line the litter box with that bad weave/wig. Read more