Hey I am getting pretty good at this daily blogging thing!
Day 4 -- What you ate today.
BOOORING. Today I ate a peanut butter and jelly covered English muffin and coffee for breakfast. Some Tarragon Chicken Salad, a slice of homemade bread with butter, a clementine and a 100 calorie pack of "yogurt" covered pretzels for lunch. (The "quotes" around the yogurt indicates that we all know it's not really yogurt around those pretzels.) And *sniff sniff* I will be having BIG breakfast for dinner. That's bacon, eggs and hash browns. Yum yum.
What did you eat today?
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Blog Challenge Day 03
So in addendum to Day 2, I was informed that I do have a first (and only) love. I have the marriage proposal to prove it written down in my senior year book. He was the only guy that took me to any dance in high school and he is still the life of the party and the most amazingly cool guy I know. That's right my perfect accessory, my best guy friend, the one, the only....Eric. ;)
So, Day 3 -- Your Parents.
I have an interesting parentage. I was informed in college that until people get to know me, whenever I referred to my parents people always thought Mom and Dad. Well that second term was not thrown around much in my house unless my Mom was going to do something handy, that a Dad should do. As in "Dad's going out to build a deck." My parents were always my Mom and Gram. I still pitted them against each other as any kid would their Mom or Dad. I'd go ask Gram "Can I have blank?" and she'd say, "Go ask you mother." So I would find Mom and ask "Can I have blank?" and she'd say, "What did Grammy say?" They fought like real parents. They had different comforting styles. Mom would rub your back and offer advice when you cried. Grammy would say "Knock off that crying!" Which would inevitably make you cry harder. So, yea, I had REAL parents. You see, I was conceived by artificial insemination. My Mom was getting older and didn't have a husband, but wanted children. She saw an article about how career women were having children by artificial insemination and the rest is history. I have a biological father somewhere on this planet but I will probably never meet him. That's cool cause I had the most amazing childhood ever and I wouldn't change a thing. I knew every day how much my parents wanted me and growing up with that kind of security is a rare thing. So if I had a glass in my hand, I would raise it....to my Mom and Gram!
So, Day 3 -- Your Parents.
I have an interesting parentage. I was informed in college that until people get to know me, whenever I referred to my parents people always thought Mom and Dad. Well that second term was not thrown around much in my house unless my Mom was going to do something handy, that a Dad should do. As in "Dad's going out to build a deck." My parents were always my Mom and Gram. I still pitted them against each other as any kid would their Mom or Dad. I'd go ask Gram "Can I have blank?" and she'd say, "Go ask you mother." So I would find Mom and ask "Can I have blank?" and she'd say, "What did Grammy say?" They fought like real parents. They had different comforting styles. Mom would rub your back and offer advice when you cried. Grammy would say "Knock off that crying!" Which would inevitably make you cry harder. So, yea, I had REAL parents. You see, I was conceived by artificial insemination. My Mom was getting older and didn't have a husband, but wanted children. She saw an article about how career women were having children by artificial insemination and the rest is history. I have a biological father somewhere on this planet but I will probably never meet him. That's cool cause I had the most amazing childhood ever and I wouldn't change a thing. I knew every day how much my parents wanted me and growing up with that kind of security is a rare thing. So if I had a glass in my hand, I would raise it....to my Mom and Gram!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Blog Challenge Day 02
Your first love.
Hmmmmm. That's a hard one. I would be honest saying I probably have never been truly in love with any one person. But for first loves of other things, that could be easier. My first love for a long time was dance. I took dance lessons from the time I was 3 until I was probably 2o and did tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, you name it. I stopped dancing at my old studio when traveling back and forth to college became stressful. Then I danced with the dance group in college and even choreographed and performed in a tap dance for their spring show. I went back and danced with my old studio for the last year and a half, but it wasn't my first love anymore. My current first love is knitting. I have completed quite a few projects last year including an awesome felted messenger bag, fingerless mittens and multiple pairs of slippers for Christmas presents. I also started plenty of projects that are ongoing and am currently obsessed with knitting socks. (Daydreamed a little about them at work today...) I still have plenty of time for other firsts. We'll see when they find me.
Hmmmmm. That's a hard one. I would be honest saying I probably have never been truly in love with any one person. But for first loves of other things, that could be easier. My first love for a long time was dance. I took dance lessons from the time I was 3 until I was probably 2o and did tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, you name it. I stopped dancing at my old studio when traveling back and forth to college became stressful. Then I danced with the dance group in college and even choreographed and performed in a tap dance for their spring show. I went back and danced with my old studio for the last year and a half, but it wasn't my first love anymore. My current first love is knitting. I have completed quite a few projects last year including an awesome felted messenger bag, fingerless mittens and multiple pairs of slippers for Christmas presents. I also started plenty of projects that are ongoing and am currently obsessed with knitting socks. (Daydreamed a little about them at work today...) I still have plenty of time for other firsts. We'll see when they find me.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Blog Challenge Day 01
Introduce myself.
Hello, my name is Caroline but I go by Carrie. I don't think that I was ever called Caroline by my mother unless I was in trouble...but no, not even then. I do claim "Sweet Caroline" as my song since good times really were never so good without me ;) I am a Pisces which means I am constantly re-examining my life and second guessing myself. I constantly search for who I "truly" am, which changes year by year. I like to knit and garden and imagine things to make my house more beautiful that ultimately eat my money up. I would love to travel more, but who wouldn't. I am currently obsessed with the new Doctor Who with Matt Smith and the new Josh Groban album, but okay just Josh Groban in general. I am a microbiologist that loves what she does but sometimes drags herself into work when she'd rather be at home knitting. I love reading a lot and just recently was hooked on reading all of the Hunger Games series. I do not own a Kindle. Yet.
Hello, my name is Caroline but I go by Carrie. I don't think that I was ever called Caroline by my mother unless I was in trouble...but no, not even then. I do claim "Sweet Caroline" as my song since good times really were never so good without me ;) I am a Pisces which means I am constantly re-examining my life and second guessing myself. I constantly search for who I "truly" am, which changes year by year. I like to knit and garden and imagine things to make my house more beautiful that ultimately eat my money up. I would love to travel more, but who wouldn't. I am currently obsessed with the new Doctor Who with Matt Smith and the new Josh Groban album, but okay just Josh Groban in general. I am a microbiologist that loves what she does but sometimes drags herself into work when she'd rather be at home knitting. I love reading a lot and just recently was hooked on reading all of the Hunger Games series. I do not own a Kindle. Yet.
A Challege from Melinda...
So, Melinda posted this challenge, and I think it sounds like a pretty good idea. Granted these won't be day by day, but I'll give it my best shot. Plus she knows I can't help but take up a challenge. Here are the blog challeges by "day":
Day 01 - Introduce yourself
Day 02 - Your first love
Day 03 - Your parents
Day 04 - What you ate today
Day 05 - Your definition of love
Day 06 - Your day
Day 07 - Your best friend
Day 08 - A moment
Day 09 - Your beliefs
Day 10 - What you wore today
Day 11 - Your siblings
Day 12 - What's in your bag
Day 13 - This week
Day 14 - What you wore today (isn't that a repeat of 10?) Whatevs.
Day 15 - Your dreams
Day 16 - Your first kiss
Day 17 - Your favorite memory
Day 18 - Your favorite birthday
Day 19 - Something you regret
Day 20 - This month
Day 21 - Another moment
Day 22 - Something that upsets you
Day 23 - Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 - Something that makes you cry
Day 25 - A first
Day 26 - Your fears
Day 27 - Your favorite place
Day 28 - Something that you miss
Day 29 - Your aspirations
Day 30 - One last moment
Day 01 - Introduce yourself
Day 02 - Your first love
Day 03 - Your parents
Day 04 - What you ate today
Day 05 - Your definition of love
Day 06 - Your day
Day 07 - Your best friend
Day 08 - A moment
Day 09 - Your beliefs
Day 10 - What you wore today
Day 11 - Your siblings
Day 12 - What's in your bag
Day 13 - This week
Day 14 - What you wore today (isn't that a repeat of 10?) Whatevs.
Day 15 - Your dreams
Day 16 - Your first kiss
Day 17 - Your favorite memory
Day 18 - Your favorite birthday
Day 19 - Something you regret
Day 20 - This month
Day 21 - Another moment
Day 22 - Something that upsets you
Day 23 - Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 - Something that makes you cry
Day 25 - A first
Day 26 - Your fears
Day 27 - Your favorite place
Day 28 - Something that you miss
Day 29 - Your aspirations
Day 30 - One last moment
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Merry (late) Christmas!
Merry Christmas to everyone, even though this is a bit late! Mom and I had to work through Christmas and we got today off as compensation (though I had to fight for even that). Melinda has asked me to post about the projects that I work on occasionally and Mom and I had a big one this year. Felted Slippers! Now that everyone has opened their gifts, I can fully post about their 
creation. I had read on another knitting blog about these super cute ballet flat looking slippers and bought the pattern last year. In July I emailed all those that I thought would enjoy a pair of slippers to find out their favorite color for their feet and their shoe size. Mom and I worked from then on knitting ridiculously large slippers and sewing them together in preparation for their baths. At the beginning of December we felted down 8 pairs of slippers (plus one set for Tony that weren't ballet flats). Then we sewed on the flaps and buttons to finish them off, of course getting down to the last minute before they had to be shipped! Before they headed off to their new homes, I did a sexy slipper photo shoot.
creation. I had read on another knitting blog about these super cute ballet flat looking slippers and bought the pattern last year. In July I emailed all those that I thought would enjoy a pair of slippers to find out their favorite color for their feet and their shoe size. Mom and I worked from then on knitting ridiculously large slippers and sewing them together in preparation for their baths. At the beginning of December we felted down 8 pairs of slippers (plus one set for Tony that weren't ballet flats). Then we sewed on the flaps and buttons to finish them off, of course getting down to the last minute before they had to be shipped! Before they headed off to their new homes, I did a sexy slipper photo shoot. 
If you were one of the lucky recipients and your slippers were too big, don't despair! If you have a top loading washing machine, set it to the hottest water setting and the smallest load. Add a touch of detergent and throw your slippers in. Let them agitate for 2-5 minutes. Pull out a slipper, ring it out, and put it on to see if it is small enough. If not throw it back in for another 2-5 minutes. When your slippers fit well, rinse them with cold water, ring them out, shape them back into slipper form and set them somewhere to dry. Just remember that when you shrink them you can't go back! They will probably stretch out a bit in time, but don't go so small you cut off circulation to your foot. We hope you all enjoy them...and we are already planning for next year!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
What a Hoot!
So tonight Mom went out to tend chickies really late and she heard a sound in their fenced-in run. She thought maybe it was the little pheasant hen that hangs around trying to find a way in all the time (people who raise birds in a pen and then set them free should know what it does to them psychologically.) But instead she found and caught this:
So Cute!
It was a pygmy owl! She told me to run and get the camera and held the poor baby while I took pictures. When you stroked his little head he would close those big eyes and his eyelids were covered in downy feathers that looked like long lashes. I asked him if his name was Pig (from Harry Potter .. Ron's little owl Pigwidgeon?) and he would bat those eyes, so I took that as a yes. Mom said his talons were very very sharp and he would try to nibble her to let him go. After the photo shoot she just set him on the porch rail and he took off into the night. We were in awe.
So Cute!
It was a pygmy owl! She told me to run and get the camera and held the poor baby while I took pictures. When you stroked his little head he would close those big eyes and his eyelids were covered in downy feathers that looked like long lashes. I asked him if his name was Pig (from Harry Potter .. Ron's little owl Pigwidgeon?) and he would bat those eyes, so I took that as a yes. Mom said his talons were very very sharp and he would try to nibble her to let him go. After the photo shoot she just set him on the porch rail and he took off into the night. We were in awe.
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