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Momma and Daddy

my parents sacrificed so much when they decided that having children and making them the center of their lives was something they wanted to do. I remember seeing my Daddy go to work at the crack of dawn to work, haul hay when he was laid off somewhere, keep groceries in the cabinet, keep smiles on our faces and so much more. I saw my Mom put her own career designs aside to be a stay at home mom and garden and clean our home and all the wonderful Mom things she did. They did all this and had all this struggle because they believed in the American dream. They raised us that we could do anything. My Mom was the first person to tell me that I could be president if I wanted....my Dad was the first person to tell me that I'd be a great businesswoman someday......my parents were the first to laugh at my jokes and the last standing on their feet to cheer me on in even my darkest of moments. My parents believed in a world that could be greater for their children and for their children children...that no matter straight or flush, feast or famine, good or bad America was the best country in the world and there is nothing more important or better than family. Everything I am and everything I believe in I owe to my parents. I live every day trying to show a positive light to friends, family, and strangers alike. I live by the live and let live that my parents taught me....Any time a struggle or problem or moral issue comes up in my life I think of my parents and what they would do and let that be my guide. Every time I come upon something that I think I can not do, it is their teaching me that I can do all things thru Christ that helps me find courage because they gave me the gift of loving and knowing God. I can never thank them enough. I can never describe with words from my very soul how thankful that I am that my parents decided that I was worth anything and that even if no one else believed I could there were people in this world that just knew I could if I only tried. It was their love and sacrifice that has gotten me to where I am and it is because of them and God that I have anything at all to call my own and I'm so thankful for all of it. I noticed everything you did Daddy. Nothing you did or sacrificed has gone unnoticed or unappreciated all of those days you drug yourself to work I appreciate and it is you that I use as a measuring stick when I'm taking a measure of me. Momma in Heaven I saw your struggles in so many ways and all of it is a permanent place in my heart and it is your bravery that you showed in your sickness that makes me feel brave in my own small struggles. thank you so much for loving me and for everything you have done for me. I love you both so much.

what'd'a cowl

I made this pattern up today. I am adding buttons to it and it's going to be a cowl.

good things happen!

I know I still have a very long road ahead of me to get what I want (my masters) but I'm one huge step closer.
I wish that every knitter had access to these classes & would take them. I feel like my knitting has improved so much & that my blocking (although both still needing work) have improved so much with this that is offered thru The Knitting Guild of America
Arenda is an amazing instructor and encourager and I feel honored that she looked at my work. 

my latest attempts

I have officially mailed in my lesson 3 of basics

I hope that she can tell how hard I tried & can see I've improved over these lessons. I have learned so much!

my project (pic heavy)

what you are seeing here is my latest project. A shawl/blanket for a friend of ours that had a baby recently. She chose the colors white/pink/brown. My latest status on this project is I've finished the center panel, lightly blocked it, and knitted part of a pink border with 'x's and 'o's and tinked it back to change it around to have an even number of cables (and be more than 2 of them) in a row. *makes sense to me* and I'm a lot happier with that result

freeze frame

I am currently out of the yarn that I need to complete this section of my program, so I'm having to wait until I can afford to get more to finish this section of my classes. I hate that I'm having all these slow downs, but this is apt to happen after one goes thru being a victim of a hit and run that ended up with my having a broken foot, and then these oral problems I'm having that is costing $$$$ to try to get fixed. I mean, I'm having to pay $120 just to have that oral surgeon to look at my x-rays and tell me what the cost is gonna be. What???!!!! You've got to be kidding me. Yeah. right. Seems legit.