Playing catch-up once again I am. I was reading recently on another blog (sorry I forget which one) but who ever it was, said my words. I am always thinking about blogging. Usually while driving I come up with the greatest, and most wittiest of posts. Of course since I can not drive and jot down these amazing ideas down at the same time, they are lost in the wind. I have acquired many, many journals of all sizes just for the jotting of ideas down. But, but, then I seem to never have one on me when I need it most. When I finally do find one and am ready to put the amazing idea down on paper I can’t find it - the idea that is. Or I still have it but when written down it is nothing like the amazing wittiness I had earlier while driving.

Any way it has been another busy two weeks gone by so here are the blurbs - because that is as witty as I can get at this time.

  • Schools out for the summer - oh yeah
  • Sicker than a dog since Wednesday - this is the first day I’m almost feeling like me
  • I hate being sick
  • Went to awards banquet sicker than a dog where just about every students comment was “Mrs Walker your so pale” duh!
  • According to my new doctors office I have shrunk an inch and a half
  • Since finding this out I have stood back to back with many a person to do the “how tall are you” compare.
  • According to this scientific study of my own I am still 5′8″ the doctors office needs a redo
  • I have bought no new yarn - yah for SOS
  • I was contacted from a long lost loved one - well my first love - and a very good friend.
  • Hearing from people in your past sends you into a tail spin to your past.
  • Some of that is really good to relive - some not so much
  • I finally got my dye-o-rama yarn out
  • The dying part I’m fine with. The skeining and re-skeining not so much.
  • What I’m great at is turning yarn into a great big knotted mess.
  • Actually I totally excel at that.
  • I also received my yarn from my dye-o-rama partner.
  • It is limey green goodness
  • It made me think immediately of Amy
  • Amy will probably never see it though - it is also a hit with the kids.
  • Apparently I need more limey green goodness
  • Thank you such much dye-o-rama partner - you did good
  • I would put actual name and link of dye-o-rama partner if I could find the card.
  • Why is it when your sick the whole house goes crazy and becomes the biggest mess ever!
  • Could it be the loved ones in my home are living in the glory that mom is to sick to ask us to do anything?
  • Why do I have to ask?
  • Am I the only one that can see that every dish in the house is dirty, the garbage needs to be taken out, and the living room looks like a bomb went off in there.
  • I think not.
  • Since I was in a blast from the past I went on ebay and found one of my high school yearbooks.
  • It was cheaper the 2nd time around
  • that is so cool
  • it’s my sophomore year
  • the year I appeared in the yearbook the most.
  • Total 3 - only 1 that you can really see me though.
  • I hated my picture being taken
  • Well, I still do actually.
  • I have not had a class picture taken since about the 6th grade
  • Today I got carded while buying my mil cigarettes
  • “You look so good for being so old”
  • Is that a complement or a ditch?
  • Why does every where all of the sudden have tip jars?
  • That really annoys me.
  • Was she just hoping for a tip?
  • To bad my cynical self really got hung up on the so old part.
  • I think it’s because I’m all greasy
  • greasy=young
  • Have not showered in 3 days being sick and all
  • That is where I’m going now
  • Slime ball be gone!!
  • Did you catch the game today?
  • Go USA
  • Thank you Italy
  • I’m really chearing for Brazil for the win
  • Well besides the USA
  • But really, figure the odds

In my best Rocky and Bullwinkle voice - Now for something really special:

dye-o-rama received goods
Limey green goodness received from my dye-o-rama partner, with extra goodies to boot. The mint chocolate chip bar is gone. Can she do a theme or what?

great big yarn mess
does not look as bad as it is. 8ozs of henry attics superwash in a great big knot. This is after untangling for two days. Looks like another two or more days of work

dye-o-rama sent goods
Yarn sent out to dye-o-rama partner. This was my test yarn that I overdyed to get some of the blotchies out. Had to go with it though due to mess pictured above. I called one new jeans and the other old - so original

start of airy cardigan
Going from swatch to item. This is the start of IWs airy cardigan

1980 Estancia high school cross country picture
Where is Michelle? Third from the left. Look how little I am - but I still look the same, uh just older :-)
All pics (except for yearbook scan and green yarn) taken by Nicole. You have to love a kid that does not even blink when you tell her to go outside to take pictures for mommies blog

2 Responses to “Help me I’m shrinking”

  1. on 20 Jun 2006 at 10:20 pmAmy T

    I LOVE that lime green. My friend in England, Emy, would love it. Yes, everyone needs lime green goodness. And the blue, it’s so vibrant. I think I can gather the courage to dye now, after seeing your yarn and Jaya’s.

    You really haven’t changed …. well, you have I suppose, but you haven’t - not so much appearence wise is what I meant to say. I picked you out instantly in the photo, without help. Be proud to be skinny, my friend. Be very proud.

  2. on 21 Jun 2006 at 1:31 pmfreecia

    Thanks very much for the sock yarn! It is so fantastic I don’t care if I need to handwash it. I have about 4 pairs of jeans I usually wear and another two pair I can’t bring myself to throw away. Does that give you an idea of my geeky wardrobe? ;)
    Perfect!