Snowangels? or Snowdevils?

you decide:

it started yesterday...the snow!!!  the only problem is ...its cold, 9 degrees.  

Yowza.

The wolfdog, Eddie, loves it,

Daddy hates it,

 and I'm just fine sitting in here knitting.

it's been a mild mild winter so this we needed

it's so pretty....

really it is.

The Centers of My World

I have two kids.

I have a daughter you know as Olive.

The center of the world, or so we pretend....She is sassy, bossy, loud and did I mention bossy?

She tells us what to do, she tells us when she will do it (if ever), and how it should be done.

It starts the minute her eyes pop open in the morning to the minute they close at night.

Her force directs our families orbits, all of us....Especially the 14 year old.  His orbit is forced to follow her pull and it is often tortuous to witness.
I have a secret...

He is my center. 

I look at him and my heart fills with all the good gooey things Mom's feel.

We have gone through so many things together. 

He kept me grounded when I wanted to die.

He made me get up, by default, when I could only lay in bed and cry.

Death, divorce,love, hate and childbirth...

that kid was there.

An old soul,

Strength and wisdom packaged with tears and smiles, and sometimes vomit in my purse.

I secretly keep this all to myself.  I cherish him like no other.

I try not to pick sides, although it is so very hard.

I hear them argue and the rationale only a 6 year old can bring. 

He often tries to comply, but there is no winning....even if you do give in, you still lose.

He has learned this, I stay silent with my discipline in hopes the lesson will be quick.

He is strong, yet compared to her, he has to be weak...

because her pull is so forceful.

There is no winning.

except in my heart

he is the center of my world.

thank you friends and family

:))))))

Here's my pile:

Pink Helmet for Motorcycle I never ride

Pink glitter stars to put on Motorcycle I never ride (in hopes I will ride because it looks girlier)

Patti Smith Book (Yessss)

Stitch markers for knitting ( didn't even know what they were because I always use washers from Bobby's tool bench)

Big ol Lip Smackers  :)

So awesome hand made Jean Rug from Paulette at Queen of the Trailer Park

Hand Knit Neck Warmer from Synda at Synda Rorex Photography

Movado Watch from Bobby...(??? never wear watches but I'll start now)

Knit Picks knitting needles

Vintage Knits book so that I can apparently knit my own smocks

Skull Lil bag.

Eddie got a bunch of bones and a new man dog studded collar (leather)

Olive got everything under the sun...including this years fav:

a pillow pet shaped like a unicorn

she got these cool Ghoul School Barbie like dolls that I like

and some adorable sushi earrings.

Ilin got this cool thing from

Cyanide Stitches

along with awesome DJ ear thingies

and a flip camera

All and all it was nice, now my type A personality is having a breakdown because I am out of dish detergent and there is wrapping paper all over the house and the recycle bin is full.

AARGGGHH

xo

m

It's almost Santa's Birthday!!!!

YahOOooOOOooo

Frown as you might, but I didn't have the heart to tell her that is not really how the story goes.  ABC Family has taught her otherwise with 24 hours of Fred Clause.

That kid...

Cracks me UP!

Don't you love those glasses she found in the box downstairs? Like a lil ol Jewish Lady celebrating Santa!

Thank you Mrs Mint Julep

For the new setup!

I couldn't quite figure out how to get the thing centered so it ended up BIG...But I LOOOOVE it.  

kiss kiss