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<><Becky
L.≈prayer that tumors won't return to her eye≈
******* L.≈prayer that he would stop being so angry towards his family≈
******* T.≈was attacked and is having a hard time with things right now≈
******* K.≈family is going through a difficult time right now≈
L.≈they now go to the Toronto Hospital EOM and the other months they go to the Hospital in their Province - PTL!!!!≈
******* M.≈found a home much closer to work≈
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Last night I decided that I was going to start knitting the new Christmas tree garland (the last one that I made was destroyed in the fire) - I figured if I did it up on the knitting machine, I could have it done in no time .... wrong!!!!!! My knitting machine does not like fun fur yarn - glad I didn't wait until the end of November to start this, lol.
So, today, I grabbed my needles and yarn, turned on the computer, brought up You Tube and found a great little tutorial on how to knit backwards - I wanted to try this because I'm only using 4 stitches for the garland and if I have to turn my work all the time ... well, let's just say that that will get old really fast, lol.
I'm not sure how to add a You Tube video here (I did it once but I've forgotten how - if someone could let me know how to do that, that would be wonderful), so here is the link to the video I watched: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT-u3MBGFtI
I'm really hoping that this garland goes quickly, I have a feeling that it is going to end up being my putter project, though - that's okay, I like having a project that I can just pick up and knit a little bit on, in between other things I need to do around the house.
Let me preface this blog entry by saying - I don't normally air my "dirty laundry" on my blog .... but this is really, really bothering me and I really need to vent right now.
How many times does someone have to tell you (through their actions, not their words) that they no longer want to be friends with you????? Well, I guess, if you are me - they need to tell you over and over and over and ov ... you get the idea.
I have been friends with this particular person for many years - in the past year, or so, our friendship has hit a rocky patch. This has happened before, but usually it only lasted for a month or so (if that) and we were back to being friends again. This time, however, it doesn't look like it will recover .... I'm really sad about this, especially since I thought we had a good friendship - I'm really hoping we can move past this rough patch and get our friendship back.
The part that I find very confusing is that we have discussed this and have both agreed to stay in contact with each other, through phone calls, emails (we don't live close enough to each other to just "pop" in), etc. - however, the reality is .... when I email her (with questions or just to say hi), she doesn't reply back; when I call, I get told she is too busy to talk; when we do happen to be at a function at the same time, she acts uncomfortable around me.
The real kick in the gut, came today when I went on to Facebook .... two days ago we were listed as friends, today I go on and she has removed me from her friends list - no explanation, nothing (all I did was reactivate my Facebook account). The only thing that I can make of this is that, even though she tells me that she wants to be friends, her actions have spoken far more clearly than any words she has said.
I have no idea if she even reads my blog, anymore - if she does .... I'm sorry for taking so long to figure out what you have been trying to say to me. And maybe this is very stupid of me, but I don't want to close the door on the friendship that we had ... I hope that one day it can be revived. Until then .... I'll continue to pray for both you and the friendship that we shared.
Finished Crochet List of 2009:
≈ Wasp Nest - 2
≈ Double-thick Diagonally Crocheted Potholder - 8
Emergency Rations
≈ 3 cups rolled oats
≈ 2 1/2 cups powdered milk
≈ 1/2 package lemon or orange gelatin
≈ 1 cup sugar
≈ 2 Tablespoons honey
≈ 3 Tablespoons water
* Place oats, powdered milk and sugar in a bowl.
* Add water to honey and bring to a boil.
* Dissolve gelatin in honey/water mixture and add to dry ingredients.
* After mixing well, add additional water (a teaspoon at a time), until the mixture is barely moist enough to be molded.
* Shape into two bars.
* Dry the bars in the oven under low heat, wrap in foil & place them in a covered container for indefinite storage.
* Each bar contains sufficient food for one day.
* You can eat the bar dry or cook it in about a pint of water.
about this, especially since I thought we had a good friendship - I'm really hoping we can move past this rough patch and get our friendship back.
