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Sabattical

I have been doing things. LOTS of things. A sampling:
*knit a pair of newborn leggies for a friend
*sewed up napkins/table runner for a wedding present (see below)
*dogs(at?) two OTHER dogs (on top of my two) for 2 weeks. Sheesh. 3 days left.
*had a birthday weekend for the Bug
*flipped lady over zillions of times during night--
(she wants to sleep on her tummy but isn't quite comfy yet.Ugh)
*knit up 1/2 of Bug's Xmas Sweater
*made many many foodstuffs. Too many. Want to go out to dinner!
*split up skirmishes between said 4 dogs.
*cleaned up lots of potty training messes.
*cleaned lots of shirts that had spit-up on them.
*cleaned up lots of dog poop.
Yup, I've officially got rings under my eyes and my last fibrous "patience" nerve has all but snapped.
And not to mention...I'm hot. It's hot.I hate heat and humidity. Nebraska is always sooooooo hot! I'm hot!~
I've been a bit of a Crabby Patty lately, I'll be back when I've mellowed out.
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Lori said…
OH honey. Good for you!

And are you seriously potty training? GOOD for you!! You have my love and adoration. I was JUST talking to my cousin about a potty training book that she's starting with her almost-two year old. It's called "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day" by Nathan H. Azrin, Ph. D. and Richard M Foxx Ph.D. She said she really liked it and it's totally working!

Good luck!
Anonymous said…
"Crabby Patty" - I love it.
Jess said…
i hear you! i'm hot all the time!!!!!!! someone referred to is as 'my condition', it's true. i need to invent a bubble of ac i can wear around town. ;)

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