http://www.mamaespot.com/blog The girl is crafty like ice is cold. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:45:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The cowboy slipped me this note during his classroom observation. My heart melts every time I read it. I love that boy. http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/11/20/love-letter/ [gallery] I took a really, really long walk in Baltimore yesterday. http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/11/19/fall-walk/ Clone Trooper Hat finished 10/08 I used a basic earflap hat construction and rigged the math (yes... I did math) to work with the repeats of the charts. I lined the inside with fleece for extra softness and warmth. Charts found here. http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/11/10/knitting-content-and-cuteness/ [gallery] I think that this has been the best weekend I have had in a very, very long time. Thanks to all of my friends and folks who are hanging in theer with me... I love you all! http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/11/09/weekend-in-pictures/ D and I watched, as most of the rest of the world did. The cowboy watched with us. the waterworks started when my Maryland was called for Obama. They did not stop until I went to bed at 2:00 am. This feels like a new day in Washington, DC. A day ... http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/11/05/the-dawn-of-a-new-day/ http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/10/30/counting-down-the-days/ Enough said. http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/10/23/i/ The unexpected nature of life has really reared it's ugly head here in Baltimore. Our story was last left off with the very sad and very inexpected death of my sister-in-law... and my little family's struggle to come to grips with this. In the midst of multi-state funeral happenings... I totally ... http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/10/22/oh-the-places-we-have-been/ It has taken me over 30 hours to fix my damn blog! I know that you all have thought that I was quivering in the depths of severe depression... but really... f*cking wordpress decided to invalidate my login powers. I am going to try to post a more thourough catch up post ... http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/10/21/hallelujah/ I am in the midst of crazy and very sad life happenings... A very close family member has passed away very, very suddenly. I am out of town and out of my head for about another week. Our family is very saddened and shocked by this news... and we are all ... http://www.mamaespot.com/blog/2008/09/23/melting-down/