christmas
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December 14
I’ve had my eye on this reindeer costume for Pinot for weeks. I finally broke down and bought it. It is a little disappointing. The hood with the reindeer antlers doesn’t stay up and it blinds him because it covers his eyes. Also the antlers don’t stand up. It took forever to get this crappy…
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December 7
I stayed up until 1:30am to finish the last hat. I know no one will appreciate what I put into them. I literally spent the equivalent of a second full time job on them over the last week. And it’ll probably bring in like $30 for the PTA. Whatever. At least my volunteer hours are…
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December 6
So much endless knitting. I’m finishing up my fifth hat in five days, which includes full work days and dance class and cheer practice. I hope to get one more done before Friday’s deadline. And then if I don’t make one for Christina, she may move out.
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December 4
Sometimes things hit me suddenly without warning or explanation. But I kept on knitting hats for Kindermarket.
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December 3
Bought and put up our Christmas tree. The girls participated in the beginning but then lost interest, which kind of ruined it for me. Decorating the tree was always one of my favorite parts of Christmas, and it was always a thing we did together as a family. It makes me so sad that it…
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November 28
Our first Christmas decorations are up and the countdown is officially on.
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November 25
I started making progress on this today and then I ran out of thread. I think I almost bought it when I bought all the supplies for this project last year and then decided not to because I already had some. Little did I know I only had like five feet of thread on the…
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November 24
Thanksgiving is over, and Christina is full-on into Christmas mode. The countdown is on!
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October 22
The advent calendar is coming along, but it will be a miracle if I actually finish it in time to use it this year. But I am amazed that it actually resembles what I imagined a year or so ago.
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August 9
I did something today. Leaving it at that for now. I am full of self-doubt. As a parent, a wife, an employee, a human… How do you know if you’re helping your kids or wrecking them? How do you convey love when you keep doing stupid shit that seems to say otherwise? How do you…
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