Oh God, am I fat. Or are you there God, it's Jen's fat. I have started a real diet. Yes, full with recipie laden book and all. So far so good, but really I am fat. A very unfortunate picture of me was taken at Natalie's birthday party. I was cutting the cake behind Natalie. It is a picture of a knife, a cake and my roll. It looks like I have an inner tube stuffed under my shirt. I have used that line many times to describe the picture to others. I always get a laugh, but then silence. They know it is true.
The tube is since gone as part of the bloat removal of the diet. I have to be patient. It took 5 years to develop, it will take more than a few weeks to disappear. On a lighter note, .....
umm I got nothin'.

What happened to all the knitting blogs?

I started this blog in June 2007 because I wanted to join a Knit-a-long. Which coincidentally rejected me. I thought knitters were more accepting, but no they are not. I mean really, what the....Oh wait I am getting off point.

I pretty much forgot I started this and in my desperate boredom, I started typing again. I was also poking around some of the blogs I liked and to my chagrin most of them are dormant. So what happened? Are we all just a bunch of wannabees? Hot on the latest nerd trend and then *poof* on to the next indie fad? Or is it more likely that we just have busy lives that do not allow for self-indulgent blogging? For the record I am not calling people with blogs self-indulgent. It just takes a lot of time to write about yourself and things that interest you. And forget about all the pictures! Taking pictures, downloading, cropping, choosing the right ones to go with the right story. It is a full time gig.

By the way, what is the new nerd trend? And just so you know, I am not the nerd chic girl. I am the nerd from birth girl who has never been cool, ever. I have had a very brief flirtation with cool in 1992. I declare 1992 my best year. I pulled it together for a short time in 2000, but it was merely a blink in my long history of ill-fitting clothes, thick glasses, and oddly-shaped body.

Wait what was the point? Oh yeah...old blogs, busy lives, nerds 4 life...
I have to let my 3 readers now that I will be updating again. Or as Kristin says "I like to say I will do things out loud, but really they are just good ideas."
Happy New Year Everyone!

I refuse to acknowledge it.......

Spring, 36, Summer, new niece, Fall, new work stuff, Winter, Christmas, new Uggs....
That is my year in a nutshell. I love the boots. Really, I can't take them off. I fell asleep with them on the other night. I can't understand why I took so long to get a pair.
Natters is now almost 3. She has stopped saying Thank you for everything and her vocabulary is pretty diverse. She is more of a mimic now. She yells out "Jesus Christ!" when she is mad. She declares that things are "Ridiculous!". She punishes her dolls when they misbehave. I realize that I need to choose my angry words carefully now. At least she hasn't started calling people "Douche bags".
That really makes me sound like a trashy mom. Well at least she is using the words in context. Kevin is as curmudgeon-ey as ever. I have never met someone with so many hobbies. But, if you ask him he will say he has none. I think he is getting old and can't remember.
I am happy and sad that Christmas is over. It was so much fun getting ready and now I am bored to tears! I have eaten more cookies in the last few days than I have in the last 2 years. Apparently I now need cookies to move from one room in the house to another. I have them stashed in key areas so that I can always get back to the couch.

We are not tall people...

My husband is the tallest in the house. At a towering 5'9", he can reach the nice dishes at the top of the cupboard.

Miss Crazy Natters had her 2 year old Dr. appt. today and she is 27lbs 4oz and 35in. She is almost 3 feet! Dr. G told me that it is very possible she may reach 5'10".

Funny, we all look at the models and think, why can't I look like that. What we do not realize is that they are giant women. Yes, they are thin and beautiful, but they are TALL. Which is akward and socially challenging on a 13 yr old girl, especially when all the boys are under 5'4".

Don't worry prospective parents, there will always be something to worry about. No matter how trivial it may seem.

I have a 4th reader!!

I just want to take the time to welcome PDM to my ever growing list of readers!

The Party TRAIN is on!!!!!!

Too many promises, too little time

I realize that I have not posted any of the patterns that I have promised in previous posts. Considering that I might have 3 readers who are all friends/family, I am going to forgive myself and get to it at some point in the future.

In the spirit of forgiveness, I will also forgive myself for not sticking with my diet plan over the last few weeks. Regret (and the oodles of chocolate, cookies, cheese, and stuffed pasta) will only hinder.

I joined ravelry yesterday. I received my invite in October and must have deleted it.

Another year is coming to an end....

I am so old.

The anticipation of Christmas was overwhelming this year. I started shopping on Dec 21st and have still not finished. I should finish by next Christmas.

Natters was especially adorable this week. She munched on cookies and oranges for 3 days. Refused to eat any dinner-type food. And, generally did whatever she wanted. She moved into this adorable 1 room cottage in the east living room. It doesn't have a bathroom, but she doesn't seem to mind.

Overall, I am glad this month is over. I have been too sick and too tired to do anything other than watch TV and eat. My shrinking waistine has taken a different direction. My clothes have been making themselves ugly behind my back. The funeral for my hair is on Wednesday.

I have taken my last vacation day today to sit on the couch and contemplate eating another Christmas cookie. And, oh yeah, I quit smoking.....