tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398794814331875722011-09-06T03:18:02.662-05:00One life, many storiesGreat Plains Planethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792386581416400475noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539879481433187572.post-34550519590480739922011-06-07T23:45:00.000-05:002011-06-07T23:45:40.119-05:00

I know life seems so uncertain and confusing to you right now and I'm so sorry.  I know you feel pulled in opposing directions, that your life feels out of control, that all you want is for the dust to settle so you can move forward with your life.  You feel that all of mess from Mom and Dad's divorce just needs to stop so you can move on with your life.  You feel angry and hurt at the unfairness

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After reviewing my FB page, I think I need to move all my rambling thoughts to this blog.  To whit, a commentary on the events of this past weekend. Congratulations to William Wales and Catherine Middleton.  It was a lovely wedding.   Allow me a few moments of complete superficiality before I delve into the political.  The dress was beautiful, she looked beautiful, and Alexander McQueen would

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Autumn Rose, back

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profile More like a happy picture.

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Inchmark has a great idea for a little pick me up, a little memory keeping, a little inspiration for our days.  I take no credit for this but I am going to shameless copy this. My cousin does this by posting her child's sunny saying on Facebook.  But this method is much more immediate.  Regardless, if it is good enough for Joan, it's good enough for me. I hope you find some inspiration close

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I was divorced this morning. 11 years, two kids and many long and lonely nights. For both of us. Any marriage hit rough patches. I’m not anti-divorce, some relationships need to end. But it is too often the selfish and stupid path to choose. Divorce, especially when there are children involved, does not “fix” or “end” your problems, they merely give force you to deal with a different set of

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I like snow.  I really do.  Even when I had to shovel, there where something satisfying about being in the cold, moving the stuff and working up a sweat.  It's December in WI, and we still don't have snow.  Supposedly, it's on it's way tonight.  We'll see.  Thanksgiving was a wonderful time.  It's always been my favorite holiday and not just because every few years it falls on my birthday. 

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On the one hand, I am so tired of this woman.  On the other hand, she's like a bad car crash, you JUST-CAN'T-LOOK-AWAY.   Poor Andrew, I too, feel his pain.  Won't someone please come and rescue the GOP?  Please?  Whatever happened to the Goldwater Republicans? 400 Pages In Four Months - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan Shared via AddThis

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So, what's the past two years been like for you? Mine, not so much STBX (that's soon-to-be-ex for the uninitiated) went off the deep end. We're divorcing. Sad and not what I wanted but the better. It's been a long and difficult healing process for me. Perhaps the hardest part was coming to the realization that this relationship has been so very damaging to me. I've known for years that

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Autumn Rose, front

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Dale of Norway Dress

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Rav knitting

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Season of Darkness

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Mom's Shawl

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School is in full gear. S is doing OK, I guess. Conferences are next week so I may regret those words. D is SO the toddler. No naps, bossy, pushy. But sooooo cute. H and I seem to be on the mend. We've been irritating each other quite a bit lately. Knitting has taken over, not that I have a whole lot to show for it. WIPS are killing me. Socks for MIL, BIL, and H. Holiday outfit for D.

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So I am perusing the online papers and checking things out from my former place of residence when I come across this story from the Minneapolis Star-Trib. Pretty outrageous but then you get to the last line."Duck declined to release the girl's blood alcohol level but said a blood test at the hospital showed it was higher than .02, the legal limit for minors."There is a LEGAL BAC for minors??!!??

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Back from MN and ND after a fine week of fishing and visiting. H and FIL stayed in MN the whole week fishing. S, D, and I went one to air-conditioned splendor with the grandparents. My folks finished a wonderfu screen porch addition to the house and D really like spending time in there. D kept trying to slide down the Adirondack footstools like they were slides. S loves playing with my

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Seriously, I will get pics up next week. I am going on vacation (thus finished with work for now) but I am happy to report I am DONE with my hooded split-front cardi. I am also 99% done with Annie Modisett's ribbed corset. The knitting part has been done for while but I haven't managed to get the shell buttons I want. The Split Front cardi thingy, since I can't think of a better thing to call

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No pics because I am just too sad. My Field of Flowers and Shale shawl (Evelyn Clark) was humming along quite nicely, I even had the idea that I would have most of it done with only the edging to figure out when, I determined that I had a serious knitting error and I would have to rip back the entire border. First, in my defense, this is my first lace project. I should have bitten the bullet

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Ever have one of those days? Days when you could strangle the ones closest to you and you snap at everyone at work and are just short with people in general? Today is one of those days. S hauled off and had a right good temper tantrum on the playground. D is in full on separation anxiety. H is cranky but H is usually cranky. So, I figured I would get tons done, using my anger to fuel me

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