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The Ginormous Baby Blanket is Finally Finished
Author: Emily
The “never ending blanket project” is finally done. It has been TWO years in the making, and this morning, I finished it. When I was pregnant with Hannah, my sister Jenn thought I should make her baby blanket. You know, something to do with my time as I lazily hung out on the patio, watching the ships go by. She sent all the yarn and crochet needles to me on Saba. There was only one teeny tiny small detail that I had to figure out on my own . . . I need to learn how to crochet. Thankfully, there was wife of a student that knew, and after a ten minute lesson, I was on my own.
This is the first and only blanket I have crocheted. Measuring at 6′ X 5′, I made it is entirely too large for a baby, so it’s now a little kid blanket. Hannah still needs to “grow into it.”
I would like to point out that it didn’t take an entire two years to complete this thing. You see, I kind of forgot about it. Since it was far from being done when Hannah was born, it was put in the back of a closet . . . lost in the black abyss. I rediscovered it in January when I was cleaning out my house and decided to finish it before leaving Saba.
I have to thank the writers guild for ENDING THE STUPID STRIKE, and American Idol, because if there was nothing on TV from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, I would never turn on the TV, and this blanket would still be unfinished. If I didn’t have something to entertain me while I crocheted and my husband studied, well, I would be BORED TO SLEEP. And really, I can fall asleep very easily, anytime, anywhere, during any hour in the evening.
read comments (0)If I Were 14 Years Old . . .
Author: Emily
David and I are hooked on American Idol. Yes, we admit it. We’ve been faithful watchers of the show since the first season in 2002. This year, we both love David Archuleta! We haven’t been excited about a contestant since Carrie Underwood, so we are very excited for this season.
If I were 14 years old, I would have a celebrity crush on this kid. I mean, not only is he a cute Mormon boy from Utah who can REALLY sing, but he has good teeth! And I am secretly obsessed with straight teeth . . .
However, his eyebrows need some taming and he is short which is “unforgivable”, so I would only have a “secret celeb crush” on him. Vote for him! We love his voice so much, we downloaded the song he sang last week (Imagine) so we could listen to it over and over again.