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I Must Be Pretty Awesome!

Posted on January 5, 2011 by ginabean • 5 Comments
My good friend tells me that your friends are a reflection of you. Well, if this is true, I must be some kind of awesome! On Sunday three great ladies threw me a beautiful baby shower. I was so overwhelmed with all the wonderful people that showed up and I was so glad to see every one of them. It was a who’s who of what I believe to be some of the nicest, craftiest, quiltiest, loveliest ladies in North Carolina!
Did I mention that they are some great cooks, too. Thanks to all of them, my freezer is now stocked full of some delicious food. And if you thought it couldn’t get any better, they also collected money for me to hire a cleaning service. Fletcher would say, “that’s jackpot!” How spoiled am I!!! Don’t you love, too, the cute baby wash clothes, burp clothes and blanket the Boss Lady (Karen Gray) made for Baby Allen!
I’m at 35 weeks now. I had an ultra sound on Monday and everything is looking good. The baby is cute as a button in the ultra sound. (but of course) I am able to do a little more now that I have past the 34 week mark. I am ready to meet this little one, but am trying to take it extra easy this week. My mom will be in Florida participating in the 1/2 marathon at Disney, so I am praying to hold out going into labor until she gets back.
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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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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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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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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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Busy, Busy

Posted on October 28, 2010 by ginabean • 5 Comments
Last weekend was the Flaunt! Handmade Show I have been telling you about. Everything went great. There was a nice turnout for the event and I feel pretty successful about the whole thing. My mind has been swimming with ideas of things to make for next time. There is talk about us having one again in the Spring.
Flaunt was on Saturday and on Sunday we relaxed a little bit and went to the Statesville Hot Air Balloon Festival. I had never been to it and I have to say that it was pretty cool. It was a little windy, so not all 50 balloons were able to launch, but just the ones that did made quite an impression.
We brought a blanket and sat there eating funnel cake and watching all the kids fly mini kites. The weather was perfect, too. It is definitely something we will do again. I was amazed at how close we were able to get to the action and actually see things up close and personal. We were all but in the basket. (which was fine with me, these little feetsies are staying on the ground!)
Now that Flaunt is over and Furniture Market is over, I am on to getting caught up on all of the other things on my never ending list. First up, Halloween costumes! I told my friend today that you know you are sick of sewing when you resort to putting Halloween costumes together with glue and a stapler. (hey, a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do!) I can’t wait for you to see what Fletcher and his little cousin are going to be. It is so cute, I can’t stand it. But you will have to wait until Sunday!

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Yeah! It’s Over

Posted on October 15, 2010 by ginabean • 2 Comments
Well, another furniture market bites the dust! I cannot tell you how tired I am and glad that setting up for furniture market is over. It is usually hard work, but being pregnant while doing it is exhausting. The showroom looks fabulous and I hope that Guildmaster has a successful market. I spent the morning doing laundry and I think that this afternoon you will find me working on putting booty prints in the sofa and catching up on my Netflix.
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How Crafty are You?

Posted on September 16, 2010 by ginabean • 7 Comments
That’s pretty darn crafty!
(found at Mutha Crafter on Etsy)
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