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Keep On Knitting, Keep On Knitting…

Posted on December 20, 2010 by ginabean • 2 Comments
I feel like Dory from Finding Nemo, “keep on swimming, keep on swimming.” Except in my case it is knitting. To be honest… I’m getting kinda sick of knitting. I have now been confined to bed rest for almost 4 weeks and mostly I have been knitting. I have sleeves left to do on Fletcher’s sweater, but I’m over knitting. (or maybe I’m over bed rest) I have thoughts in my head of maybe starting a hexagon quilt while I sit here. (just thoughts, though) What I really need to do is finish the hand applique quilt I started over 2 years ago. I only have a little left to do on it, but if I finish it, would my life still have purpose? What would I do without that project hanging over my head?!? See what you have time to sit and ponder when you have nothing else to do but sit.
Today was my weekly field trip to the doctors office so I did get to step out in the real world for a little bit. I’m 33 weeks prego now and goal #1 is to make it to 34 weeks, so this is good. Goal #2 is to get to 37 weeks. There is, according to my mom, a full moon and some lunar eclipse thingie which is occurring with the winter solstice which rarely ever happens all at the same time all going down tomorrow night. This could do strange things to a pregnant woman apparently, so we shall see. Keep your fingers crossed that this is just a theory. I’ll let you know how it all works out.
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Awkward!

Posted on December 17, 2010 by ginabean • 4 Comments
My friend posted this site with Awkward Pregnancy Photos on Facebook the other day. Considering my current state, I thought it was hilarious…or sad, or weird or maybe a little of all three. Actually, I’m not exactly sure how I feel about it. I thought I would share it with you. I know I can be judgemental sometimes (all the time), but I really wonder what in the world people are thinking when they do stuff like this. Just sayin‘.
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I’m Bad!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by ginabean • 3 Comments
Guess what I got today!!! MJ for the Wii!! I can’t play it yet, but as soon as I can, you all can come over for my dance party. It even comes with a glove. (Is it weird that I will probably be wearing the glove and dancing the Thriller dance by myself in my living room? I don’t think so.) AWE-SOME! Happy early Christmas to me. 🙂

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Knit One, Purl Two…Repeat…A Lot

Posted on December 12, 2010 by ginabean • 3 Comments
The good thing about bed rest is there is not a lot to do besides knit, so I have been able to get things I probably would not have had time to make done. This baby is going to have a whole layette set by the time it is all said and done. I have been able to get the sweater I started a little while ago done and add some socks and a beanie to it. I still have left over yarn from the fair isle part of the sweater, so there might be some more beanies and socks coming. Judging from the cold weather we have been having, the baby is going to need them. Fletcher really wants a camouflage sweater, so that is in the works as we speak. It is coming along quickly, so maybe I will have something to show you in a couple of days. I have a baby quilt top I made before all of this bed rest stuff went down that I would have liked to have gotten done, but I guess I will just have to let that go. For now, it is no quilting, plenty of knitting.
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M.I.A. (Missing in Advance)

Posted on December 6, 2010 by ginabean • 8 Comments
So, remember me saying that this pregnancy has been kicking my butt? Well, since I have some time on my hands, I thought maybe I would let you all know what’s been going on. In the middle of November, my son got sick with that nasty stomach virus that was going around. Well, you know that I was going to end up getting it,too…and I did. I got it so good in fact that I ended up getting to take a field trip to the hospital. After a shot to stop the vomiting and a couple of IV’s to rehydrate me, I got to come home the next morning. Everything was going better until I woke up on Thanksgiving morning sick. Here we go again, I thought. But surely it couldn’t be the same stomach virus. So after missing the Thanksgiving meal at my in-laws and then my parents, my husband took me on field trip numero two to the hospital. Guess what? I was in labor. How could this be?!? I was only 29 weeks. They took me into labor and delivery and started me on some wicked drugs to stop the contractions, steroids shots to help the baby’s lungs develop and all kinds of other things to prepared for a delivery. What the hell was happening!! Long story short, after 24 hours, the medicine worked and my contractions slowed and I still have a bun in the oven where it is supposed to be. Now I am at home on bed rest. It seems that except for the weekly trips to the doctor, this will be my view of the world for a while. They would like me to get to at least 35 weeks. I have Netflix, applique projects, knitting and books. I’ve also gotten tons of Christmas shopping done at Amazon.com. The hubby is starting to see that being the mommy isn’t all bon-bons and soap operas. He has taken over housework, grocery shopping and all things Fletcher. My mom is really helping out and my in-laws are keeping Fletch occupied. (it is good to have family close by) Everything is looking good, except for the head cold I now have. Seriously, can you believe I have a cold now. Uhhh…(also, the one medicine the doctor said I could take has apparently been RECALLED) (of course it has, why wouldn’t it be?!?)
So that’s where I stand, Missing in Advance, not doing my usual running all over the place, teaching classes, quilting, etc. Just sitting here in my bed, making lists of things I want the hubby to do to get ready for the arrival of our baby. Hopefully later rather than sooner.

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Giveaway Winner

Posted on December 2, 2010 by ginabean • 0 Comments
Well, I’m only a week late in picking a winner of my Thanksgiving giveaway, so without waiting any longer, the winner is….Jennifer from My Not So Hurried Life. Thanks to everyone who played along. I appreciate all of the great comments from everyone and I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Jennifer- email me your info and I will get that out in the mail to you as quick as I can.
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My New BFF!

Posted on November 23, 2010 by ginabean • 5 Comments
If I haven’t mentioned it, this pregnancy is KICKING MY A**. One of the worst things about it is the constant acid reflux I have been suffering from. OMG- it’s bad. Anytime you see me, I will usually be carrying around a bottle of Tums. I have bottles of Tums stashed everywhere, the car, my purse, my bedside table. I have also been taking Zantac twice a day. No relief what-so-ever. The other day, the doc said to try Prilosec. Ohhhh, I could kiss that man. This is a game changer! The RELIEF!!! I can actually lay down to sleep. I haven’t eaten a Tums in 2 days. (insert choir of angels…hallelujah!!!…here) As a result, I hate to do it, but sorry Tums and Zantac, I’m breaking up with you. Prilosec is my new BFF!
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How About a Giveaway!

Posted on November 22, 2010 by ginabean • 58 Comments
In the spirit of the upcoming Holiday, I thought I should give some Thanks and do some Giving, so how about a little giveaway! Sounds pretty good to me. I’m all about trying to simplify things around here, so I’m going to make it pretty easy. All you have to do is leave me a comment between now and Thursday and you will be entered to win. Easy Peasy. Good luck and thanks to everyone who stops by to read my blog and leave comments.
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Festival of Trees

Posted on November 20, 2010 by ginabean • 7 Comments
This weekend is the Festival of Trees to benefit the Brenner’s Children’s Hospital. Local organizations and individuals decorate trees that are then actioned off to raise money for the hospital. I belong to the Forsyth Piecers and Quilter’s Guild and they have been participating in the benefit for 20 years.
This year I was the chair person for the decorating committee. A wonderful group of ladies helped to hand make 85 pears, 50 birds and 80 pear blossoms for our “Partridge in a Pear Tree” themed tree. All of their hard work payed off and we had a beautiful tree to show for it. I wonder how I can con them into doing all that hard work to decorate my Christmas tree at home. Hummm?
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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2010 by ginabean • 3 Comments
Ahhhh, Halloween! Only like one of my all time favorite holidays. I love dressing up or in this case dressing Fletch and his cousin up. I fully acknowledge that my son will one day need therapy and that this will no doubt be one of the suppressed memories that will eventually come up. It was totally worth whatever it will cost me in therapy bills because this kid is C-U-T-E!
And this kid is super cute! I just want to squeeze those little cheeks.

Weather they know it or not, they made my day. I think my husband would have preferred his son be dressed as a super hero or something a little more “manly”. It nearly sent him over the edge when I added the make-up, but Fletch can dress that way when he is 10 and doesn’t want his mama to make his costume anymore. And one day when he is 18 and brings home a girlfriend, I know he will enjoy having his mama show her these pictures. I’m sure of it.

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