I can’t believe that I forgot to take photos of the scarf swap scarves! Luckily I still had one to get out to Canada. These things are impossibly hard to take photos of, so here’s the best I can do.

In other news, Honor boy sat on the potty (and went) 12 times in a couple of days, filling up his chart, so he got his batman toy. Has he gone potty since? Nope. Maybe I should train him like the puppy and just have him go on newspaper.

“Aren’t you glad that you did your chores and got your Dora toy?”

“Mmm, hmm!”

“But you know that you still have to do chores.”

Jaw drops open, “But I finished my chart!”

“Do you like to live here?”

“Yes, silly.”

“Everyone who lives here has to do chores.”

“But mom…”

Saturday we drove 30 miles to the next town over to pick up our new beagle puppy. He and the kids were very excited as we drove home, so much so that he peed on me 3 times on the way home. Nothing like breaking in your new owner. (Let’s not talk about our floor – I’m just thankful that we’ve got mostly hard surfaces.)

He’s 3 months old, cute, sweet and he can clear a room like nobodies business. We’re pretty sure that his name is going to be Tuck. He’s sitting snuggling me with his sweet puppy head as I type this. awww…

And if you’re surfing with bloglines, you may want to check out the new look. Now you know why my wrist has been bothering me! I’m still testing, and working some things out (especially in Internet Explorer), but I’m glad to be done. Just let me know if you find any bugs as you browse around.

I have something special for tomorrow, but until then, guess what I won? A nano! Isn’t blingo the bestest ever? If you haven’t signed up, DO IT!!! I’ve won 11 prizes since I started using it, including 2 Visa gift cards, movie tickets, free itunes and now my ipod Nano!

enjoy!

Since I can’t type, you can enjoy some photos of Eden. (My wrist is starting to feel better though!)

My hand has really been bothering me, so I’m going to try my hardest to keep myself from typing AND knitting. I’m not sure if I can avoid either, but I’m gonna try. I’ll still be around if anyone needs me.

I’ve been enjoying my limited moments alone recently, like when I’m in the shower or driving to the grocery store. There’s been a lot on my mind lately and hardly enough peace and quiet to process everything. Last week, I was suddenly hit by a very strong feeling that a change was coming, that I was going to experience some sort of a loss in my life. It didn’t freak me out though, I just felt very calm and thoughtful about it.

It now seems like a loss may be happening. It makes me a little sad. I’m not ready for things to change in my life. My mom always says that I handle change very well. I suppose that I do, but I really prefer for change to happen when I’m ready for it. It seems like the last great loss I experienced in my life (church) came at a time that I really wasn’t ready for it either. Sure, nobody likes change, but usually I can convince myself that it will be good and that I want it.

I’ve also been thinking a lot about a relationship in our lives that has the potential to be made right again. It scares the crap out of me. I’m not sure if I can have my heart broken again. I am filled with dreams of happier times. Optimism that sees everything that could be good. And Cynicism that sees everything painful. Skepticism that wonders what lies have we been told? And by who? Have we believed something all along that wasn’t true, simply because the truth was withheld from us? I think it’s probably a mixture of everything and nothing.

What Could Be might be really good, or very bad or really both. Maybe I want to stay in the dark with my dreams of What Could Be rather than face the reality?

I suppose that life isn’t good when it’s stagnant. But it seems like when things are going good, that you just want to stay in that place and enjoy the peace for awhile. I guess that’s the point though, enjoy it when it’s good and when things get hard, you put on your armor and power through. I think I can do that.

Well, I’ve done it. After many loud demands (Scout!) I’ve made my cabled purse pattern available for sale. I even have it available for automatic download via PDF. So go check it out!!