Tangled Fingers Diary

Bring it on...

So tomorrow is my birthday.
Me Then....















I know that I have shown this picture for mothers day but for some reason its the only pic of me when I was little that i can find. Besides I love this one. I am the one kissing the baby.
Me now.
















Me now. Still just as cute.

I will be the big 30 tomorrow. Crazy to think really. When I was a kid 30 was that unreachable age that once you got there you were SO OLD. Now that I am here I am quite comfortable with where my life is going. I have a great family of my own, I accomplished graduating from College, I have wonderful friends that I can hang out with and go home feeling better having been with them (I had friends for a while that didn't create that cozy feeling) and a hobby that is allowing me to do things that I never thought I would get to do (and is responsible for the friends I have now, we share a similar love of knitting). So all in all I think that for me turning 30 is okay. (I know so many people that were freaked about turning 30 and are now freaked for me) I started to feel a little "OMG I am so not ready to be 30"-ish but you know, now that I have sat down and really looked at where I am, I say "Bring it on."
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And now in other news...
I am seeing the completion of the super secret project. We are still looking at another couple of months of work but the vast majority of what I had to work on is done. Took a while but once the others are done with their part it will be sooooo worth it.
And I have recently taken up a love of oils. They smell so good and last so much longer than your normal mass produced spray perfumes. My favorite so far is Rapunzel and Caffeinated Death by Arcana soaps. So yummy!

I have more but I will save that for another blog post.
Birthdayingly
Dee

Good mail/party day...

Today was a good day. We had the princesses party today.
















She is not in wind she is going really fast.

It was mega windy today. But the kids had a blast so that is what matters. She also got a helmet, knee pads, and a basket to go with the bike. She is ready to hit the trails!

















I also got me some good mail.
I got some more shampoo bars from Chagrin Valley
I recently switched from commercial shampoo to all natural shampoo bars. My hair feels so much better now! I am a convert. My hair still feels a bit weird when wet but the difference when it is dry is wonderful. Lighter, softer and it has started curling a bit which it hasn't done for a VERY long time. Tomorrow I am going to try the baking soda rinse to help get the last of the build up off of my hair. Another side effect? My scalp used to constantly itch. Now it hardly itches at all. That stopped the first day I tried it. I can not wait to try the other bars I received. I also got the lip balm and a lotion bar. Love them both so far. This is only the first day of use so I will report back when I have tried them more.
I also received Barbara Walkers A First Treasury of Knitting Patterns I love it!

Happy Birthday Baby...

The Princess then...

 

The Princess now. I can not believe that my baby is three. THREE!
Seems like yesterday I had you and now I can't keep up with you most days.
Love you my darling!!
Lovingly,
Mommy/Dee

We went to the zoo can you tell?

So many things...

I have very little to talk about these days apparently. I keep meaning to come back here I just forget.
NJ had his first communion.

He was the most handsome boy there. He loved wearing that suit.
Life has been keeping me busy. Trying to keep up with the kids, the house, and put the finishing touches on the super secret project before I send it on is not leaving much time for other things. Honestly I couldn't be happier with things though. I like the course thing have taken since I picked up knitting. I used to be a hermit, only coming out to socialize with people when it was required of me. Now I attend Stitch and Bitch often and even don't mind running into people I know in the store. (yes I was that bad)

Anyway...
I am still working on T's socks. I managed to break two of the needles (!!) and so it is on hold until I can manage to pick up another set of two's. I am thinking of just getting metal ones. I prefer working with metal anyway.

I know there are other things to tell you but off the top of my head I can't think of anything.

Pictures soon!
Jumpingly,
Dee