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  • I didn’t finish it, but I did get it finished

    Okay so I have been working on this project for almost a year… the shame! This is from the lot of vintage patterns I scored from a family friend. It is so darling and I had the pieces knit up, and the thing seamed even for oh, a half a year or more. But the crochet, oh crochet, how you vex me! It had crochet edging all the way around. I finally figured out that I wasn't going to be able to get good enough at crochet in time for me to finish this to my liking to fit little…

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  • Pretending to Sit

    I got one of these chairs from Michele and I've been trying to sit Tuesday in it for a while. This is the first time she came close to being able to: That lasts for a whole 15 seconds or so before we get this: That's when I rescue her. Hehehe it cracks me up. I think if she was a little more solid it might work better. But she's so skinny she slips around in there. I might have pictures of a really awesome finished project tomorrow. Buttons, I'm trying to get on buttons.

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  • Weekend Away

    This last weekend we took an extra day and went on a three day adventure to visit Bj's parents. Because they live a bit away this included two 4.5 hours car rides – there and back. Of course we have to stop now to feed her, but we had to stop a couple of other times to change her diaper or just sooth her a bit. She is much better in the car now that she has learned a couple of great tricks: tracking things really well and focusing on books and toys, being able to get to her fist…

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