Say Hello to my Little Friend

This little girl has been keeping us up at nights.  Good thing she's pretty cute.

Still working on a name.

There has been input from all parties.

In no particular order:

Pippa

Hailey

Piper

Tippecanoe

Ben 10 Alien Force

Butterscotch

V-Day Love

We could always count on my mother for first day of school gifts and valentine's surprises.  And since I don't have first day's of school anymore...

This year I got two giant chocolate cookie hearts.

Pretty sure that means I'm her favorite.

Cutting For Stone

Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, was first published in 2009.  It's is the story of conjoined twins, Marion and Shiva, born from a secret union between an Indian nun and a British surgeon.  The death of their mother and the abandonment of their father leaves them to be raised in a missionary hospital in Ethiopia.  After being surgically separated, the brothers find they are mirror images of each other.  They are inseparable in their younger years but face a crossroad as they come of age. 

The story line is so believable that on two separate occasions I found myself double checking the genre.  Still fiction.  While I thoroughly enjoyed the story, I think this review should come with a warning.  The book is long and there is quite a bit of medical jargon.  If blood and hospitals make you squirm you might think twice about this one. Marion and Shiva's foster parents are doctors and both boys choose to continue in that profession, so understandably, there is a lot of talk about hospitals and surgeries.

I can see this being a great pick for book club and discussing with good friends.

Tinkerbell half marathon 2012



First ever Tinkerbell Half Marathon



Got our race bibs



Getting ready to start

hmmm....maybe I could chose both?



Found $40 somewhere around mile 3.  Doesn't feel right to keep it...maybe I should pay it forward.




Captain Jack was pretty popular with the ladies...



I can't imagine running the whole 13 miles carrying a full sized flag

Mile 12...just a little break to say hi to Boo!

Giant green army men





The team sparkle girls.  Her pirate outfit puts my pirate outfit to shame.



Tinkerbell Bling





Tinkerbell Half Marathon Weekend - Kid Run

Can we go to the LEGO store now??

How cute is this kid??

Dad told me to run fast and just keep going and not worry about where he and Bobbo are at...and I did!

You know how hungry you get when you run 200M.....

This picture is so ridiculously cute...crap, now I'm going to want to buy the official one.

Last Year's Christmas Knitted projects

Project 1

I didn't notice I had a little person mocking me til AFTER I was done taking pictures.**

My best friend requested long fingerless gloves.  I couldn't find an exact pattern so I winged it and made up my own.  No you can't have it.   And that's because I'm saving it. It's all part of my becoming filthy rich plan. 

Okay....that's a lie.  The truth is that I am horrible at writing things down.  And so I um...don't have it :)

After trying them on I think Timbra might be onto something here.  Now I want long fingerless gloves.

** Please pay no attention to the messiness of my room....Hello, it was Christmas.  And I had a houseful of peeps to love on and mother hen for.

Project 2

Despite several attempts of begging and pleading, my Sister-in-Law still refuses to join our book club.  But I saw this bookmark and had to make it for her.  Now whenever she wants, she can give reading interrupters the finger.  Despite her unwillingness to participate in our club, she devours books at a very similar rate to me.  And so I forgive her for calling me dorky and we often find ourselves on her back porch around the fire pit discussing books and trading favorites. 

As cute as this bookmark is, I am holding out for one in the shape of dead rat.  Seriously.

School Days

Burrito: Mom, is tomorrow a school day for me?

Mom:  No, It's a Lala day.

Burrito: But you said that next year I get to go to school and it's the next year now.

Watch out world.  This guy is coming up.