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UGG

I have been waiting for weeks for my UGG slippers to arrive...just in time for the next deep freeze this week....yikes...estimated temps: 12 degrees farhenhite...I wear a US size 8.5...size chart said to order a 1/2 size down..so, ordered an 8....HUGE!!!!! HUGE!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't there some kind of governmental committee to organize a universal shoe sizing guide....side bar...jeans....I hate jean sizing...Whatever happened to the size 2's...and on bad days; the size 4's....Now I bring everything from a size 25 to 32 into the fitting room with me, only to leave empty handed or di-indigoed, jeanless, BLUE!!! Remind me to elaborate on my bad jeanetic pool...should I blame my mother for my abnormal jeans? I have spent tooooo much time in the fitting room trying on True Religions....I have yet to fit my body into those, all prayers aside...but now........................ shoes...yes even UGGS!!! I mean, every respectable 13 year old has atleast 1 pair of UGG boots...not too mention UGG slippers which I see donned with, are you ready? Pajamas....yes, everywhere from the grocery store to the mall to the library...young girls dressed for day in flannel pajama bottoms and UGGS (slippers and boots)!!!!!!!!! I often wonder....do their mothers know what they are wearing....only to see mom trotting along with them in the frozen food isle...wearing her UGG boots and True Religion jeans.....argh....I am boring even myself...seems I could use a little lift....hmmmm too much information....note to self...elaborate on that topic on the ABYCATGIRL PLASTIC SURGERY blog...for now...I am done bitching...I will try not to lose sleep over the 2 pieces of banana bread I ate for desert...note to self ....whole Xanax tonight....ship UGGS back tomorrow...order size 7. Better 7 as a shoe size and not a dress size.....

Worked Today

I feel like I haven't worked in such a long time....1st Christmas - Monday, Tuesday off...worked Wed, Thursday, Friday off...Then New Years, Monday...out sick Tuesday and Wednesday, Worked Thursday...off Friday, Sat, Sunday...I worked 3 days in 2 weeks...not bad...I like having bankers hours! The problem with missing work, is missing getting the work done! I am BACKLOGGED,I worked straight through the day! I am thinking about exercising. Not now but soon. I leave it at that.

2006 recap

Goodbye 2006...Hello 2007! A lot has been going in the Z world...lot's of changes at the practice...all appearing pretty positive (and profitable) so far.....more on that later... Christmas was great. Z bought me the "king Rooster" painting from our favorite gallery in Martha's Vineyard...The Grannary Gallery. New Year's Eve was a hoot..8 of us for a fondue party...:( not pictures though...just fun memories!!!! New Years Resolutions???? Can't say...still getting motivated!

Hooray

A lot has been happening around here...Especially with Lenny's practice. All 4 of the midwives are history...Effective midnight tonight!!!! The transition has been a little stressful, like yesterday when one of the staff members caught SB STEALING medical supplies....Nice huh? I confronted her, and she played dumb...Then offered to purchase the items from the practice...No thanks...Nice try...You are busted...Imagine, a Certified Nurse Midwife, a.k.a a reasonable intelligent women, or so you'd think, stealing KY jelly...We will be laughing about that one for a while. SM - well she was not much better...In her effort insure that her patients follow her to her next practice, she chased them in the parking lot, made then cry, and worse yet, mismanaged their medical care....Shame on her.... Tonight CHAMPAGNE!!!!

October

I can't stop eating Tootsie Rolls and Smarties...shit!!

Hello?

Where does the time go? Here it is July 10th already? I feel like the summer is slip, slip, slipping away. What have I been up to...still knitting? Yes, slower than ever. I have a lot of things on the needles...socks, a kaftan, yes the one I started this time last year, a baby sweater, baby booties....there's more. This weekend I will attempt to organize my work space...things have really piled up. New things.... Lenny's son Eric and his wife Molly had another baby in June...A GIRL!!!hurray finally a girl baby in our family...this is her just 2 days old with her Big brother FORD and her happy grandpa Lenny. My friend Maren and I finally went shopping for sewing machines...we both purchased the PFAFF 2134. I am loving it and have already begun stocking up on fabric and patterns... Here is the first semi-finished item... a little sun dress for Aynslely... Today I received 2 parcels in the mail....first, Thank You Miss Twiss!!! I received my pattern in the mail for the Bustle Skirt...you should check out Miss Twiss's blog for more information here

Miss Twiss

Vacation

Arrived on St. Barths on Friday, and Lenny and I have already fallen back into our routine. Up by 8, coffee...Lenny goes off to the gym for some eliptical torture...I hang out at the house, swim, knit, the usual....This year we have a WiFi connection so right now I am sitting under the portico, with the ocean right in front of me. AAAHHH paradise. More to come later.

Wardrobe Refashion '06

OK! The Wardrobe Refashion Pledge

I Abycatgirl,

Pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 2 / 4 / 6 months.

I Pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recylcle pre-loved items for myself for the term of my contract.

I Pledge that I shall create and craft items of clothing for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract.

I Pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoated, recylcled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftyness brings!

Take the Pledge

What's Been Going On....

1. Major, I mean MAJOR computer crash Easter weekend....still reeling from it...lots of time spent on the phone with numerous Dell support reps in India and Canada...still waiting for call back. Lots of lost data :( 2. Celebrated my Birthday with my hubby in Las Vegas...arrived home to find new convertible in garage...Lenny is the best present giver ever...pictures to follow computer recovery. 3. Took a last minute vacation with the Deb and Maren...Maren scored us a great house in Naples, Florida...lots of laughs were had..still can't get over the baby octopus...yuck... 4. Was really pumped about my new IPOD...still am providing I can recover all the songs that were in my ITUNES library...ARRGGHH. 5. WIPS - 1 Debbie Bliss raglan sleeve baby sweater...blocking and seaming still to go....turtle neck baby sweater....Pams Rowan kaftan (way behind on this one)...socks for LZ... On my list of things to do: FRENCH LESSONS, FLYING LESSONS, COMPLETE BODY CLEANSE/FAST, BUY NEW COMPUTER - NOTE TO SELF SWITCH TO MAC ONCE INTEL PROCESSOR AVAILABLE IN SMALLER LAPTOP...LOSE 8 POUNDS GAINED ON 2 VACATIONS...PLUS 2 EXTRA AS BUFFER FOR NEXT VACATION...

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