Tortellini and Peas

I love my shirt. I do.

She was a little afraid of it at first but then seemed to get the hang of it. She just wants to sew and sew straight lines which is good because that's all the machine does. Her favorite toys, however, are her cars Santa had to locate that were H@ppy Meal T0ys. She plays with them like dolls. She feeds them, puts them to bed and gives them medicine (candy).

She's growing up too fast. And can she run. She couldn't quite get the hang of it before. Her fine motor skills are above average, so is her vocabulary and social skills but her gross motor have been lagging. Nothing worrisome. More along the lines of probably won't be picked first in Gym class and perhaps maybe last kind of thing. But now she runs. Knees in the up down motion not flail-side-kicking. I think she knows it's a big deal. H has been taking her out for runs every afternoon. Tonight she came in claiming how hot she was, went right to the fridge, leaned in against the shelves and sighed "ahhh, much better now. whew".

Last night I wrote a great post with lots of links. It was spectacular. It became lost. It was eaten by the beast called Server Timed Out Try Again. It was part two of my summary list: What I've been up to since I haven't been posting regularly.  Below is my half-a lazy reconstructed list.

1. Christmas came. Christmas went. My decorations are all packed away for next year. Toots' diggin her gifts as mentioned above. I too have nothing to complain about. Santa was very generous. I got this, this (in bramble) and this just to name a few.
2. I've got a whole lot loving going for DS quilts. However, I'm feeling guilty that I'm betraying my first love Fun Quilts. It was this quilt by FQ that made me want to sew in the first place. I suppose they can sit in influential harmony.
3. I ate all the leftover apple pie.
4. I've been thinking about writing a mini essay/sermon type thing about Jonah. Yes, Jonah as in whale. Yep, the guy who was swallowed by a fish Jonah. But see? The giant fish/whale swallowing spitting out thing is such a small part of the story. I love Jonah. He's such a jerk. I surprised you didn't I? Read it yourself. It's in the Old Testament - Book of Jonah and you will see for yourself. Jerky jerk. So jerky it's amusing. Yep. I've been thinking a lot about Jonah. I need to write that sermon. If only to get it out of my brain.
5. "I Love My Shirt" is Tootie's favorite song. Tootie calls it the Getting Dressed song.

lyrics - i love my shirt

I'm alive.

I want to thank everyone for your kind comments about my dog, Kurgan. Each one definitely comforted me knowing others out there understood what it was like.

So much time has gone by that I don't know where to begin. Here's a short list:

1. Fish! Fish are the answer to our new pet void! I googled types of fish. I learned which are best for beginning a tank, the difference between a community or single species tank and fish per gallon ratios*. I read so much about fish that I began seeing people as various kinds of fish.  Charlotte is like a danio. She prefers others of her kind and likes to hide in the plants. Pete? Pete is like a betta - colorful and flashy. He tolerates others but is aggressive towards those that are too much like him. That line of commentary is what has gone through my mind when speaking to people all week.


2. We are now the proud owners of 3 White Cloud Mountain Minnows who are named Fishy, Fish and Fish respectively.


3. Today I successfully managed to buy a couple Christmas presents for Tootie while she was in the shopping cart. 2 were under the rouse that I was buying them for her cousins. We only have one more thing to pick up.

Again, thanks to those that commented.

*One inch of linear fish per gallon although some sites state a 1" to 2 gallon ratio.

My Boy Kurgan

When we picked our Newf, Kurgan, out of the litter almost 13 years ago he was the only pup that was still following his Mama around trying to nurse. He was a 6 week old 20lb ball of black fluff. When we moved him from his Mama he howled pathetically for her. I knew I would soon become the center of his world. Sure, he loved H but *I* was his Mama.
Today was a very hard day. We had to make the one decision that all dog owners dread making. When I let him out this morning he spied a cat and tried to give chase. He jumped off the deck and when he landed he broke his back and dislocated his front left leg. It was not pretty. I sat with him most of the day trying to keep him comfortable. H called the Vet and well, they came over and well, he's not in pain any longer. I always knew that one day I would have to say good-bye. I just didn't realize how painful that would be.

Good-bye old man. You were greatly loved.

Nigh Nigh Time

Response from Previous Post

Alright, alright you guys. All the
personality types have negative attributes. This particular test is
called the "Brutally Honest test" in which, as a ENTJ, I find very
funny. See a fuller, better description here although it would be pretty narcissistic for me to expect anyone to read all that. What am I kidding, just having a blog is a little narcissistic.

I did, however, take another personality test (The Enneagram Test) which I think is
pretty accurate. I'm a strong type 3.

Take the test too (scroll down for free test). What are you?

For 10 years I've tested exactly the same every time.

   
   
    
   
   
  

Dictator- ENTJ       60% Extraversion, 66% Intuition, 66% Thinking, 60% Judging

Have you no soul? It's clear you have no heart and that your blood runs cold, but really, do you have even one redeeming factor? Sure. You're a natural born leader. So was Hitler. You just don't like people, do you? You don't play games. You take charge. And there's very little room for mistakes in your world. You're forceful, intimidating and overbearing. Heard of the word "patience?" Trust me, it's a word and it's something you're sorely lacking. Believe it or not, you're not always right. Learn to have some patience for those who think differently from you, knobflap. From the way people's knees knock when they see you, you should have realised by now that you're not exactly a "people-person." You're more of a "people-eater." You just ain't tuned into people's feelings and probably couldn't care less whether you were anyway. Maybe you're not from this planet but the rest of us are. Sure, you're intelligent. So what? You have some semblance of power. Big deal. At least people LIKE the rest of us. ***************** If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this

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The other personality types are as follows...

Loner - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving

Pushover - Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging

Criminal - Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving

Borefest - Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging

Almost Perfect - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving

Freak - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging

Loser - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving

Crackpot - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging


Clown - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving

Sap - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging

Commander - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving

Do Gooder - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging

Scumbag - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving

Busybody - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging

Prick - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
  

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 53% on Extraversion You scored higher than 63% on Intuition You scored higher than 84% on Thinking You scored higher than 65% on Judging

Link: The Brutally Honest Personality Test written by UltimateMaster on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Purse Bucket

I've had this image from a Japanese Craft book embedded in my mind for quite some time and have been meaning to make something inspired from it. This started out to be a set of coasters then became an oven mitt but after adding to it and playing with it the more it looked like a bucket purse to me.

Just needs Binding

I decided to forgo the usual quilting method of backing fabric and batting and backed it with only fleece instead. I like how it turned out. It's not bulky and will work nice as a throw.

Off to do the binding.

WIP - quilt top

I thought I'd break the pattern with 2 stripes. One of blue with a rectangle of deep red and a subtler yellow with again a deep red rectangle. I'm pleased with the results. It's slightly wonky but it'll do. Now I just need to pin and quilt it. My friend, Shelba, is doing the same.