tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67661259157355175202024-02-19T08:15:28.000-08:00Under The Humble MoonHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489300478217150508noreply@blogger.comBlogger665125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766125915735517520.post-56716362537290997672015-08-20T22:23:00.000-07:002015-08-20T22:25:25.191-07:00A new beginning and old roots.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have been missing at this space for a very long time and for a very good reason. Our family had to make a very major change. With a heavy heart we said goodbye to Portland, our home for the last 12 years and the birthplace of my two youngest children. We also said goodbye to Oregon, which is not something that was easy for me to do. I really, really,really love it there. I had a lot of fun exploring the beauty of Oregon these last 12 years. A piece of my heart will always be there.<br />
After many sleepless nights trying to narrow down the options of where we were going to relocate to we decided we had spent far too long away from our extended families and that our kids had really missed out on a whole lot of love. We were being priced out of the city that was the reason we moved west in the first place and the struggle and the sacrifice of trying to stay there were no longer worth it to us.<br />
So where did we end up?<br />
Well, after a cross country drive with three kids, two parents, two cats, an avacado tree, and a frozen placenta we landed in the Twin Cities.<br />
Now were are just a two hour drive from our families, and the town we grew up in. Holy shock to the system,after not being anywhere near my hometown for the last 7 years it all feels so strange and so wonderfully familiar all at the same time. Goodness,we have so much catching up to do!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489300478217150508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766125915735517520.post-28605665998927267632015-06-25T23:30:00.001-07:002015-06-25T23:33:45.445-07:00A Whirlwind Washington Adventure<div style="text-align: center;">
We were lucky to get a short trip in up to visit with my Husband's Sister up in Seattle for a day and then we headed east to visit a charming mountain town where we stayed in a cozy A-frame cabin for the night. It was a very hot trip in the mountains, like crazy hot. Made me wish we stayed a little bit longer to soak up the Puget Sound. </div>
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My husband used to travel constantly with work and one such work trip led him to the small mountain town of Leavenworth, Washington. The entire town is themed like a Bavarian village. He really enjoyed it there and wanted to share it with us someday. Since we were going up to Seattle anyway we decided this would be a good time to check it out, especially since we are moving away from the Pacific Northwest in a few short weeks and this might be our last chance for a while.</div>
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This is one of the prettiest drives I have been on and for once I was not driving!</div>
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Can you spot the little blue A-frame hiding in the trees? I think I have found my dream home.</div>
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It was in the 90s when we got to the cabin so we decided to visit the creek on the lower part of the property. The water was crystal clear and ice cold a perfect little oasis. We were even visited by three goats who came running down the hill on the opposite side of the creek. They were very happy to play in the water too.</div>
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff.</div>
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Solomon enjoying the loft in the cabin. One guess where he chose to sleep.</div>
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Leavenworth,Washington.</div>
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So much detail in this cute little town. I loved all the murals and detailed woodwork on all the shops.<br />
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Solomon melting in his jeans. I figured it would be cool in the mountains so I packed pants and long sleeve shirts. I couldn't have been more wrong.</div>
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There was a statue of three goats outside this building, the kids thought that was great after our random meeting with the goats at the creek.</div>
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Before our very hot, and very long drive back to Portland we stopped and visited some cute farm friends.....well most of them were cute......</div>
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This little dress knit up quick, mostly on the go when watching my son at swimming lessons. I finished it in a week. It was fun to have a quick colorful knit after my huge <a href="http://humbleluna.blogspot.com/2015/05/yarn-along-finished-whale.html">whale</a> knitting project.</div>
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I found this pattern on Ravelry it is<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-sweater-dress"> Sweet Sweater Dress by Lion Brand Yarn.</a> I made a few mods by knitting the skirt section in the round to keep the striping coheasive. I also added a crocheted bottom to add a ruffle and to keep the bottom from constantly rolling up.</div>
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A fun, fast knit. My daughter loves it and has worn it several times already. I think there might be a end or two that still needs weaving in since she snagged it from me so quickly.</div>
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I have not found the time to read lately. We are so busy with the end of the school year with the kids events and concerts and promotions. Whew. Not to mention planning a cross country move that seems to be in the future for us this summer. Brain officially fried.</div>
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We did end up at the river for a while on Saturday to have a picnic. I realized it was way too hot to not jump in the river despite not packing suits for the kids. They were happy to jump in anyway. I haven't owned a swimsuit in years, think I need to get one. Especially since it is looking to be 90 all wee. yuck.</div>
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I was the only crazy person looking for rocks despite the large crowds of people on the river. Found some good ones, although I almost cooked myself. I can't wait to go back on a cool rainy day!</div>
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Sophie marched in the Jr Rose Parade this year with her school band and Nalah and I had a great time at the parade together. We made it with just barely enough time to see Sophie march and pick Solomon up from school.Smarter parents pulled their kids out for the afternoon, I didn't even think of that. I guess I like to live dangerously. </div>
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This was also the week of the Storybook Parade at my Son's school. This is our 8th and final year. So bittersweet, I always loved this sweet parade. The children dress up as a favorite character from a book and Solomon decided to dress up as Horton from the Dr Seuss book. Nalah wore her lamb costume that I made for her for Halloween and marched in the parade too, she was pretty pumped up even though she only made it a few blocks, she really wanted to be part of things. So sweet. Sophie and her band class marched in this parade as well and provided great tunes such as the "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. It was fun to have them both in the parade again this year.</div>
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Only four more school days to go.We have a very busy week ahead.</div>
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Nalah caught that t-shirt from a t-shirt gun they fired off from across the street. She was pretty happy about it and had to wear it immediately.<br />
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So sweet,waving at the parade.<br />
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Saturday we spent doing chores and packing and purging the house so we were all ready to spend Sunday out in nature,despite the hot temperatures. We chose the Catherine Creek area on the Columbia River near Lyle, Washington. It was very hot (91 degrees), but beautiful. There were wildflowers everywhere and it smelled so good like cedar and sweet grasses. It was a short scenic hike, good for little ones. Much safer than our family hike to <a href="http://humbleluna.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-lava-canyon-trail.html">Lava Canyon</a> a few weeks back.</div>
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We rewarded our little sweaty kiddos with a trip to the awesome childrens park and ice cream in a treehouse at Mike's Ice Cream in Hood River. </div>
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Wow things have been super crazy around my house, even more than usual as we are trying to plan where we will be living after July. So crazy and stressful. Hopefully I can catch up and show some pictures from our latest adventures in the next few days. We don't know how much longer we will be in Oregon so we are soaking it up while we can. Sometimes you just need to take mental break from all the stress and go have some fun.</div>
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For the holiday weekend we always stick close to the city which for us is very weird because we are always trying to escape the city on the weekends. But holiday weekends in the beautiful nature around Portland gets crazy crowded and for me takes away the whole purpose of getting out of town in the first place. So for the last several years on Memorial Day weekend we have visited the Multnomah County Fair. It is always a good time.</div>
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This year I almost died laughing at the pig races. They had names such as "Sloppy Joe" and "Luke Skyporker". My kids loved it too, even my teenager!</div>
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The fair is held at Oaks Amusement Park but admission to the fair is free and so are most of the activities. My kids are happy to just watch the rides rather go on them, so it works out pretty nicely.</div>
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This year I also entered <a href="http://humbleluna.blogspot.com/2015/05/yarn-along-finished-whale.html">the whale I knitted</a> into the Fiber Arts section of the fair and guess what?</div>
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"Humphrey the Humpback" won a first place blue ribbon, ten bucks and some yarn.</div>
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Joining along with Ginny at <a href="http://www.gsheller.com/">Small things</a> for the <a href="http://www.gsheller.com/2015/05/yarn-along-227.html">Yarn Along</a>.</div>
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I finally finished knitting the whale I have been working on since February. Whew! It was a long project mostly because every row was different and I needed full concentration to focus on the pattern. Meaning my kids had to be asleep in bed. It was a brilliantly written knitting pattern. I found the project on Ravelry it is called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hazel-the-humpback-whale">Hazel the Humpback Whale</a>.</div>
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I brought it along for my Mother's Day trip to the ocean for a photo shoot. Maybe I should have set her free while I was there?</div>
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Now I am looking forward to knitting something colorful and easy.</div>
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Things have been pretty stressful lately and I have been having a lot of anxiety that follows me everywhere because of it, it really has been tough.</div>
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During the week of spring break my youngest had a very scary health emergency that turned into a 911 call and a ride in an ambulance to the Children's Hospital. It was so awful, but thankfully it turned out okay and she is just fine now. I don't know what I would do without her, or if anything happened any of my children. Think I might have a little post traumatic stress from the event.</div>
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I also have been struggling with my own health issues. I have not felt well in the last three years, it is getting worse, and harder for me to deal with. Just trying to make it through the day is not how I want to live anymore. My energy level is so low it has really been a struggle to get the everyday things taken care of and by the time I pick my son up in the afternoon from school I am feeling really terrible. This has left me feeling really depressed. I can not find the energy to do the things that have always made me happy, but mostly I am sad because I can't be the kind of mom I want to be to my children. The last doctor I saw said my immune system was attacking my thyroid and there was nothing he could do for me until my thyroid was so badly damaged that I would be put on thyroid meds for the rest of my life. No help at all. This was almost a year ago. I have been feeling pretty helpless ever since trying to learn as much as I can on my own and try to reverse the auto-immune attack on my thyroid. Which interestingly enough is caused by chronic stress.</div>
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Anxiety can be a sign that your thyroid is over active or hyperthyroid, but mine is hypothyroid, not working well enough. I have heard that people with my condition can flip from on to the other. I wish I could blame all my anxiety on that, then I wouldn't feel like I was going crazy. I really need to find a doctor who is willing to help me. Trying to tough this out on my own is a very hopeless feeling.</div>
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Another HUGE stress on our plate right now is finding a new place to live. Back in February when our new upstairs neighbors moved in our landlords gave us a "heads up" or so they call it, that we need to find a new place to live by this summer. They say they are planning to sell the house, but we have heard that story before. We have lived in this house for 11years this summer. Don't get me wrong the situation is less than ideal, we have outgrown this place for sure. My husband and I currently share our bedroom with our two youngest children, which worked when he was traveling all the time and I was here alone with the kids. It felt more safe to have them in the same room with me at night. My son is at the age where he should have his own space and a place to play with his friends. In the last several months I have searched for apartments on a pretty much daily basis and have literally had panic attacks realizing there is nothing we can afford, not only in our neighborhood, but in the city in general. Rent is out of this world crazy expensive here in the city, it has gone up so much in the last 10 years since we have moved that the new folks who moved into the apartment upstairs(where we lived for 8 years) are paying double what we paid to live there.</div>
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So this leaves me feeling really really stressed and totally uprooted. It has been impossible to make plans until we find out where we are going to be living. I have already come to terms with the fact that our current neighborhood is out of the question unless we win the lottery in the next month. I don't know where my children will be going to school next year and all normal yearly planning is on hold. It is terrifying because this move will impact my children so much. When you live paycheck to paycheck getting the money saved to move is nearly impossible. We were counting on our tax return to fund our move and finding out we didn't get a tax return this year was a major blow. So it is pretty much, need to move, very soon, can not afford anything in this city, have no idea where we are going to go and time is running out. ACK!!! Amazingly. stressful.</div>
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I was thinking that if we have to move to a new city anyway,then why not just move closer to the rest of our family in Wisconsin. I have not been able to visit my brothers in 7 years! That is way too long.</div>
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But moving across the country is not something you can do at the drop of a hat. This is something we would have had to save for years to do. We need to arrange for new jobs, new schools and a new home. My eldest is moving into High School this next year so I feel now would be a good transition time as she would be moving to a new school anyway. Maybe we could try and tough it out here for another 4 years, but that honestly does not sound that fun to me. I think it would be a better quality of life for all of us to get a fresh start somewhere more affordable.</div>
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Like I said, a lot of stress and I don't even know where to start to tackle these obstacles. </div>
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We need a miracle and some answers very soon. I want nothing more than a stable home for my family wherever that may be. </div>
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Just a rough patch in life right now, a big one.</div>
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My lovely neighbor moved away out of state and as a result she gave me several Oregon and Washington hiking books. My family and I decided to find a new place to explore on Sunday afternoon. We ended up finding a fun hike in the book, <u>100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington </u>by William L. Sullivan . We chose hike #27 Lava Canyon up near Mt St Helens in Washington State. The kids thought the suspension bridge looked fun and maybe a little scary. Lava Canyon was formed by a Mt St Helen lava flow that coursed down the Muddy River's valley 3500 years ago.</div>
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I would have to say this is not a very kid friendly trail at least not for little 3 year olds. I had my youngest in a vice grips hand hold the whole time and Papa carried her over the suspension bridge. There are steep metal staircases to climb as well as sheer drop offs into the churning waters of the Muddy River.Quite the adventure. </div>
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The view of Mt St Helens before the trailhead is amazing, so close you can almost lick the snow off.</div>
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My camera died in the car before we even started the hike, boy was I sad. Thank goodness Ben has a fancy phone with a decent camera, whew.</div>
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I can't wait to explore more in this area. I just love the Mt St Helens area, just stunning. </div>
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My family and I spent Easter Sunday hiking in the woods, and relaxing by a river. It was quiet and peaceful and so very lovely. Just the mini vacation I so desperately needed.Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489300478217150508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766125915735517520.post-6208843464327217172015-04-06T19:41:00.000-07:002015-04-06T19:42:31.468-07:00My teenager, 14 times around the sun.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sophie turned 14 last Friday. Holy smokes!! I feel it wasn't too long ago I was her age. I am thankful for this blog because I can go back through the years and see her grow up all over again. I miss my little Sophie sometimes because childhood is so precious and they grow up so darn fast. But now that she is a teenager we can do fun things together and spending time with her is like spending time with a friend. Time really does fly, as any parent of grown children already know, hold them tight and cherish every age, they are all precious.</div>
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I forgot to take pictures before the party started when things were all tidy and fresh so these pictures are the "after" photos he he. We made a pair of balloon clown fish that disappeared off the mantle into the house somewhere. I found the fish cupcake idea on Pinterest many months before which gave me the under the sea theme, aren't they cute? The kids loved them.There were yellow ones as well but those were all gobbled up. The weather was wonderful that day and it was hard keeping all of the kids inside the house they all had fun running around outside pushing each other around in Nalah's little car up and down the sidewalk. It was a pretty loud happy little kid party, Nalah had a wonderful time and the next day she said to me, "Anks for my birfday mom." Awe, Anytime baby girl! </div>
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Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489300478217150508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766125915735517520.post-12136262937145911642015-03-06T16:41:00.002-08:002015-03-06T16:41:36.006-08:00Three times around the sun!<div style="text-align: center;">
Nalah is turning three today. She is a little ray of sunshine and I can't imagine my world without her.</div>
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We will be celebrating her Birthday as a family today and then having a bigger party with friends on Sunday. I went a little overboard with decorating this year. Including sewing a giant Jellyfish. I look forward to sharing her party pictures.</div>
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Two was so much fun and I will miss it. I wish I could pause her and keep her little and sweet forever. She is my last child and I am sentimental. I am not pushing her to grow up quickly, I am savoring every last bit of little kid hood. She is so special, I am one lucky Mama.</div>
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The annual sidewalk cake, a family tradition that started with Sophie. There have many sidewalk cake posts on this blog. Our cat Milo used to roll around in the chalk and turn his white fur rainbow colored, these days he is happy with making little rainbow kitty footprints.</div>
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Nothing like being barefoot on a beach for my Birthday in February!!</div>
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Hello! Joining along with <a href="http://www.gsheller.com/">Ginny</a> again for the Yarn Along. I finished the<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-one--only-morehouse-alligator-scarf"> Alligator Scarf </a> that I was working on from last week so I am just showing the finished product. My sons suggestion to add eyeballs really makes it I think. I just needle felted a pair of eyeballs and sewed them on with needle and thread. I really love the added touch. It was a fun knit. I will definitely make another one at some point. My two year old wants a pink one now to match her brother. </div>
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I am wondering what to knit next? February is my birthday month so maybe I will choose something for myself? Think I might have an idea and if I still need help I have a Ravelry favorite list long enough to fill many lifetimes. </div>
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I am currently reading <b>The Last Best Cure </b>By Donna Jackson Nakazawa. It is really inspiring to read an uplifting story about someone overcoming chronic health issues. I am currently dealing with problems with my own health and have been reading a lot of non fiction books related to treating the root cause of autoimmune diseases and seeking ways that I can help myself return to good health.</div>
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<b>The Good Life Life Lab</b> by Wendy Jehanara Tremayne. I adore this book and recommend it to anyone who in interested in alternative home building and alternative off the grid lifestyles. This book is a true story of a couple who quit great high powered jobs in New York city to live a life off the grid in New Mexico. They are incredibly creative and talented and inspiring people. The book is also filled with beautiful illustrations, recipes and how to's. I highly recommend it!</div>
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This daffodil bloomed in front of my neighbors house several days ago...in January!!There are crocuses sprouting up everywhere. Portland is officially giving the Groundhog the bird.</div>
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Joining the <a href="http://www.gsheller.com/2015/01/yarn-along-212.html">Yarn Along</a> today with Ginny over at<a href="http://www.gsheller.com/"> Small Things</a>.</div>
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I finished knitting this Woodland Sprite Bonnet back in October but felt like it needed a little more warmth so it was sitting in my sewing room(pantry) being neglected over the holidays. I finally sewed the flannel lining that I had been intending to do for many months. It turned out a bit big but that means she can wear it for many years to come. It is such a cute pattern. I took a zillion pictures of it you can see more and find the details for the pattern <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/humbleluna/woodland-sprite-bonnet">here</a>.</div>
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My son insists that this alligator is going to need so eyes so I was thinking of needle felting a pair of eyeballs for it. Hopefully next week I can show you the finished project.</div>
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I am currently reading the <b>Good Life Lab: Radical Experiments in Hands-On Living </b>by Wendy Jehanara Tremayne. I love reading about alternative life styles, especially off the grid homesteads. This book is so inspiring! It is about a couple that moved from New York City to New Mexico to build a homestead from scratch using found materials and scrap and learning along the way. This book is also filled with beautiful illustrations, and fun little do it yourself tips and recipes. To learn more about her lifestyle and building techniques you can go here to her blog <a href="http://blog.holyscraphotsprings.com/">Holy Scrap</a> (isn't that a great name?).<br />
I have been reading about alternative home building for several years and I think it would be so much fun and so satisfying to create your home from scratch. Recently my Dad sent me a link to <a href="http://www.house-crazy.com/wisconsins-abandoned-mushroom-house/">this house </a>called <a href="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5015-S-Cave-Point-Dr-Sturgeon-Bay-WI-54235/2103971566_zpid/">"The Mushroom House"</a> in the Wisconsin woods( I am originally from Wisconsin). I have to say I would love to restore a place like this, it has so much potential. It would be the project of a lifetime, that is for sure.<br />
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I also wanted to share some beautiful Children's books we have been reading around here. As an aspiring Children's Book Illustrator I have a bit of an obsession with them. They inspire me just as much as they did when I was little.<br />
<b>Sun Bread</b> By Elisa Kleven is a sweet colorful book about animals who bake bread to lift their spirits get out of their winter blues. While they are celebrating the wonderful bread they wake the sun from it's sleep. They end up sharing their bread with the sun. It even has a recipe on the back cover so a little child can make their own sun bread. We are borrowing this from the library but I think we might have to get a copy to keep. It is so sweet.<br />
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Another Children's Book we are enjoying is called <b>Knitty Kitty</b> by David Elliott. This story is about a Mama kitty who knits to keep her kittens cozy but the kittens find someone else who needs the handknits more than they do. I love the illustrations, they make me miss my childhood in Wisconsin, playing in the snow.<br />
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I am not sad to say goodbye to 2014. It was probably my hardest year yet and after several not so great years I have reached my breaking point. I need to make some major changes,a fresh start.</div>
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Chronic stress and putting myself last has taken a serious toll, I tried to push through the last several years, though depression, isolation, exhaustion and chronic health issues. I put myself last for so long that I am now paying the consequences and dealing with an autoimmune condition. </div>
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In a span of three years I have lost the ability to look forward to things as I once did. I guess that is just part of being in a funk. It is really hard to get out of once your in it, especially with out any help. I lost the motivation to pursue my dreams and goals and had been living day by day, some times just barely making it through the day.</div>
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But on a bright note, I feel things are finally starting to look up. I am regaining my motivation to make the changes.and some really major changes are going to need to happen this year. I have an issue with change in the past, avoiding it at all costs. Even when things are not working and I am miserable, I just suck it up an barrel through. That is no way to live. </div>
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I am welcoming the new year and a new way of looking at my life. I don't have to constantly sacrifice myself for my family. I don't have to always put myself last. </div>
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I am looking forward to change, at last.</div>
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Happy Birthday to my sweet Solomon. The arrival of your birth was the reason I started this blog over seven years ago. To share the news of your arrival with friends and family that live far away.Time goes by way to quickly for this Mama of yours. </div>
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Even though you are a big kid now, and in 1st grade,you still let me call you my boyfriend,and still write me love notes. Your are smart and creative and would still rather build a cardboard robot than play a video game on the computer. You are a great reader and are reading way above the expected grade level in school. You changed your favorite color from yellow to blue. You actually enjoyed going to the dentist and declare that your future career of choice. </div>
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You are a blessing to my life and I am grateful to be your Mama every single day. I am so glad I started this blog because I can go back and watch you grow through the years any time I want.What a special guy you are! I love you so and can't wait to see what the future holds for you.</div>
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Luckily I asked about fun things to do with kids in Seattle in a mom's group and found out that our Oregon Museum Of Science and Industry membership was honored at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. So great! Going to any museum usually costs a fortune for a family of five. When I found out they had a tropical butterfly house I made sure we added it to our list of to do's in Seattle. Lucky for us it was only 4 blocks from our hotel!</div>
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It was a great place for the kids. Since their ages range from 2-13 it is hard to find activities that make everyone happy, but they all had a great time. We were there for several hours and still didn't see it all! We will make sure to visit again next time we are in Seattle.</div>
Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489300478217150508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766125915735517520.post-55883131291419741032014-12-16T22:08:00.002-08:002014-12-16T22:08:45.146-08:00A trip to Seattle<div style="text-align: center;">
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We took a little family weekend trip up to Seattle this past weekend. It has been a long time since I had been out of Portland, or done anything at all really so it was a nice change of pace.</div>
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Our trips are usually out and away from any city because I am not much of a city person, my soul craves the quiet and peace of nature and Oregon has so many beautiful places to chose from. Not to mention spending time in any city is expensive, especially with a family of five.I thought Portland was big but compared to Seattle it feels very small. </div>
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One benefit of Ben traveling constantly with work is that he earns rewards points towards free hotel rooms and it doesn't take long at all before he racks up enough points for a free room. So we stayed for free all weekend.The hotel we stayed at was just three blocks from the Space Needle and we had a great view of it from our room. The kids had fun watching the elevator go up and down while lying in bed. We found out that the Pacific Science Center accepted Portland OMSI membership so we also all got into the Science Center for free! What a thrifty trip it was!</div>
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We also got to spend some time with Ben's sister which was fun.</div>
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Hello. Just checking in for the <a href="http://www.gsheller.com/">Yarn Along with Ginny at Small Things</a>. I am still busy knitting fingerless mitts even though I promised myself I would stop by Thanksgiving. I am send off a batch for my friend to sell in her lovely waldorf craft shop and a few to sell here locally in town and in my Etsy shop.</div>
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Whew. So mindless and easy I can whip up a pair or two every knit when my kids are sleeping. I love mindless knitting so I can watch a movie at the same time. My last name is Witte and that little rhyme in my title goes through head constantly now. Maybe I am going a little loopy.</div>
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I am taking a break from knitting my sweater until after the holidays as I am contemplating trying to complete several knit gifts in time for Christmas. Several gifts, none of them I have even started. Am I nuts? Well, yes maybe a little. The super cold weather that has been trading off with warm dark days of pouring rain have made staying inside and crafting my way to stay sane lately, although I do miss hiking terribly. At least I am being productive I guess.</div>
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I am still reading Arcadia by Lauren Groff. It is lovely and I find myself reading into the very wee hours of the morning. It is very poetic story of a young boy growing up in a hippie commune. I have always liked the idea of living in such a place. As a stay at home mom with a husband who travels for work it sounds lovely to have other people around all the time,at times I feel very isolated. The self sufficiency of the commune also appeals to me. To have daily meaningful self sustaining chores sounds very satisfying and quite opposite of trendy city living and fighting over parking in the Whole Foods parking lots.That sounds pretty good to me at the moment since I am at the stage in the holidays where I truly loath city life and my trendy neighborhood. A cabin in the snow far up the mountains sounds lovely. Guess I am a bit of a hermit not meant for city life. As long as I have some yarn, I'm good.</div>
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What are you knitting and reading? Please join the <a href="http://www.gsheller.com/">Yarn Along</a> to share what your knitting for the holidays.</div>
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Hello Friends! I just wanted to let you know there are a few new items up for sale at Humble Luna and I am offering free shipping today 12/1/14 for Cyber Monday with the coupon code CyberMoon.</div>
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First there are a few new dragon tail costumes in a hot pink with purple polka dots and a dark forest green tail with olive green spots. </div>
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There is also a new Christmas Elf hat costume available that would be fun for holiday parties or for caroling around the neighborhood.</div>
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