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~*~ About Me ~*~
1. I love flip-flops and sandals! It’s all I wear unless I am barefoot or must wear close toed shoes.
2. I drank charcoal lighter fluid when was in my 2′s. My mom says that is why I am so unusual! LOL
3. I am Vera Bradley addict and love purses of all shapes and sizes!
4. Crochet is one of my newest crafts! I have been at is since January of 2010 and love it! I enjoy it more than I did knitting!
5. Cake Decorating is my newly found profession! I have finished all 3 Wilton’s courses and am now baking and decorating as a hobby and business! Be on the lookout for www.cakeittotheedge.com to be up and running soon!
6. This past Saturday, July 24, 2010, is the first time EVER I have been stung by anything and it was a wasp. I had an awful allergic reaction to it and needed to get some medical attention. No fun!
7. I have the best husband and kids in the world! I love them with all my heart and would do anything for any of them!
Noteworthy Blogs to read and peruse!
RedCurlySue
Assertive Wit with a Touch of Sarcasm
Mommy’s Kitchen
Momspective
KraftyKash
Chubby Cheeks Thinks
The Pioneer Woman – Ree Drummand
Happy Blogging!!
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I finished the 6 in square with the snapdragon stitch and it turned out pretty! I will post a pic in a project link on Ravelry soon.
On top of my crazy week with the wasp sting, I ended up at urgent care as it looked like it was getting infected and it spread quickly over a 10 x 5 radius just under my right arm to across to my breast. It looks like a beast! Got a big dose of something in a shot, antibiotics, cream and a by mouth steroid. It is feeling better – I am not clawing -but it still looks horrendous!
Plus I am making my biggest cake 
yet for my MIL’s church. They are having a reception this weekend for the Bishop of one of the bigger Episcopal church’s and they asked me to make the cake – for 150!! I will have the Episcopal shield as its main centerpiece! I will post pics when its finished later this week!
So what is everyone else up to? 
I was inspired by another blogger, Mommy’s Kitchen to make Sun Tea. I have not made sun tea in probably (and this will date me a bit) 18 years! The last time I remember making it was when I was dating my college boyfriend! Needless to say I went to my kitchen and found a large pickle jar I had been keeping. I guess I knew I would want to make some sun tea one day! Isabelle and I filled the jar up with water, added 4 family size tea bags and set it outside on the porch railing. Here is the progression over 4 hours! I added about a cup and a 1/2 of sugar and enjoyed a glass (or two) with dinner and the family! I hope this inspires someone else to try sun tea as well!
No, I didn’t lose a child. Well, sort of. My daughter (step-daughter), Samantha has gone to live with her real mom. This will be the first time in 8 years Sam has lived with her. It’s not a bad thing ~ just different for us all. We’ll miss her here at home, but she has been unhappy for a long time not living with her real mom. Yes, she and Curt call me Mommy. Yes, I have been raising them for the last 8 years, and I know it is different for kids when they still have their mom. But she has been mine for a long time so it’s a bit strange to not have her around. Now mind you, she and I would butt heads quite often. More often than either of us would have liked. I would yell at her. She would roll her eyes at me. We’d both cry and slam doors. But we’d always at some point say sorry and that we loved each other. Sometimes I don’t think she knows just how much I do love her. Sam may not have come from my body but she is in my heart.
Samantha will be starting a new school this year and hopefully finding some great new friends while keeping her old ones here at home. And yes, I say home because this will always be her home even if she doesn’t live here. I want her to be happy and to have a wonderful childhood. She is lucky to have a great family on all sides. She has me, her dad, Curt and Isabelle here. And she has her mom, 2 brothers, 2 sisters plus a few in-laws and 7 nieces and nephews there. We all get along which is quite strange for ex’s and step’s and half siblings, etc. I think we are a rare breed. We may not always see eye to eye, but who does?
We all want Samantha (and all the kids) to be happy, so I hope that she will find the peace and happiness she is searching for in this new journey at a new school and new home.
And to Samantha, if you read this, you may not be of my flesh and blood but you are of my heart!
I love you!
I wanted to share some beautiful squares I have received from my Ravelry Group for our 12 inch square exchange! I have 9 more coming this month! And I have started on squares I will be sharing with others in my group too!
From Massachusetts!
From Liverpool, UK
From Ireland!
