Helping Others Out!

Craft Hope has this amazing store on Etsy. 100% of the proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. The medical need in Haiti right now is acute. The Doctors Without Borders existing facilities are so badly damaged, they are no longer functional. Post-earthquake medical care will be from tents. So far they have treated 1,500 people – 500 of them need immediate major surgery. There are no facilities to do this in Haiti currently. An inflatable hospital should be arriving in Haiti today.

Go here and buy great stuff for a great cause. I'll warn you now. It is addictive. AWESOME items are being put up continuously, and things are selling fast. SO, if you want it, buy it now!
If you have mad skills and want to donate something handmade to the cause, go here. The store will remain open as long as people continue to donate items

Giveaway Details! Enter Today!!

Okay folks. Here is the deal: Enter this giveaway by posting here. Tell me what book you are reading (or what you just finished) and if you recommend it or not. On January 25th I'll do a random drawing for two winners! Each winner gets to pick from the designs above....So, you WON'T get the exact ones above...instead you will get a custom one made for you! The options are:
a baby blanket for a toddler's special baby doll
several dishrags
fingerless gloves and a scarf
a crochet flower pin

Friends enter please! I don't want to have this and then no one enter! The rejection will feel like high school all over again! HAHA! :)

So, leave a comment!
~Karen

Springitis & A Giveaway!

Almost all the snow is melted. Miles thinks this means Spring is here. Even though it is like 30 degrees out, he put on his swimming clothes. :)
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This is post 301!
Really?
Yes, it is!

So, in honor of this, I am gonna do a giveaway!!! Tune in tomorrow evening for the details. It will be a number generated one with a couple winners.

See you all then! Karen

Outsmarted Again!

Me: Mimi, eat some of your vegetables. They will make you strong and healthy.
Mimi: Strong and healthy for me or strong and healthy for you?
Me: For you, silly.
Mimi: I don't care if I am strong or healthy.

Damn. She got me. I ain't got nothin' in response!
~Karen

Bad Days Turned Better

Kids.

Need I say more?
Some days are really hard.
Here is one thing that cheered me up the other day:

You don't have to listen to the entire thing to get a good laugh.

I love everything about this video. The hair. The sincerity. The lyrics.

Then there's Regretsy. True etsy creations that ..well... speak for themselves.

The best pick-me-up is realizing that today is FRIDAY! Soon Kevin will be home and things will quickly get better! Dad is fun. He is more fun than mom. I try.

Also, I am feeling good about this:
My AWESOME mom's group made blankets for a group call Soldier's Angels. I hope it gets a lot of use. This one took me about a week and a half....

Have a good weekend!
~Karen

Snow!

Here is what we woke up to today:

SNOW!
Moe couldn't be happier. He has never seen snow before.

So, I bundled them up. They look a lot like Kenny from Southpark.

And out they went.


They were completely exhausted after 30 minutes of play.

Now it is time to warm up with some hot apple cider!

Agreed!

Have a great day!
~Karen

Happy 2010!

Happy 2010!

We are so old we were asleep by 10:30 pm! :)
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Here are some things keeping me busy:
Squares...LOTS of squares...
I am making a blanket for a wounded soldier. I think I have about 16 or more squares to go before I can start piecing it altogether!
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Also, for the sweet tween in my life, I have been working on gloves and flower scarf :
Not sure if this qualifies as a scarf....
but, it is sooo cute!
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And finally I have been working on this guy:
I've been trying to teach him some simple commands. He is a great dog, but he likes to jump up on people, which scares the crap out of a toddler. And he likes to lick people...he has great aim when it comes to your mouth! :( blech! Also, he will sit for a nanosecond on command...I'd like him to sit a bit longer.
I guess I should read a book on training?
OY. Maybe someone will volunteer and do it for me?

Have a great week!
~Karen