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Here are 100 other reasons NOT to vote for Obama (with links).
I'm not a very political person. Even Ben has commented on how much I've been reading and talking about this election. This election has scared me. A lot. I worry what's going to happen if Obama's elected. The right to life issue is a big one but there are many more out there. Read the list. Please.
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I've often wondered what has happened to the reporting of facts. Instead we get a skewed version of the facts and surely not the whole story. Here's a great op-ed piece by a Democart, no less, taking journalists to task. He's in the know as he is also a newspaper columnist.
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Jennifer has a wonderful (as always) post about embroidery. I purchased a great book about embroidery a few weeks ago. I realized yesterday that all the pictures are for righties. I don't know why it took me to long to realize how difficult it will be for me to learn to do these stitches. I think that's why I couldn't figure out mattress stitch very well. All the stitches come from the right, I sew from the left. Any suggestions? Help!!! I want to start doing a little bit of embroidery.
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That holds me up from starting a project. I don't have the perfect tool to do this. I don't know the best way to do that. How can I do that without step-by-step instructions? Sigh. My latest hangup has been wondering whether to pre-wash the fabric before starting on some Christmas sewing projects. I have about a million, okay, a few dozen, projects in mind and a bigger-than-I-thought stack of fabric. So, I asked my IRL crafty friends whether they prewashed and off I go. Now, I have to figure out what fabric matches with what.
I'll be making bags, books marks, journals, jewelry pouches, and more. I'm working on figuring out a solution to the picture thing and I'll start posting pictures soon. I just need to make it out to a Best Buy or something.
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Lately, I've been feeling quite melancholy and sad. You see, a date is coming up. It is my due date except it isn't. There's no baby here on earth. She's already in heaven waiting for the rest of us. I know intellectually how wonderful that is. This mother's heart, though, aches terribly. It's been compounded, of late, by frequent contact with a friend who is due on the Exact. Same. Day. I am soooo happy for her and can't wait to see what I know will be a beautiful bundle of joy. She's actually coming this Friday via c-section. Every time I see her, it feels like a knife through the heart. The what-should've-beens are just bringing me to my knees.
Then, I've had the guilt. I've felt that this friend and her baby deserves a celebratory baby shower, but I've not been able to bring myself to organize one. I can't do it. Aren't I an awful person? I've been trying to offer it up, but I'm afraid I've not been very good at it. This is a terrible pity party, isn't it?
Moving on to a different topic. I have over 11,000 photos on my hard drive. That explains why this computer runs slower than it should. I've also been warned by my computer that my disk space is dangerously low. I need to back up my photos but it's such a daunting task, I've been procrastinating. That explains why I haven't had photos on this blog lately. Did you know CDs only hold 700 MB of RAM? Do you know how many CDs it'll take? I'm investigating other options. As soon as I figure it all out, I'll start posting all the wonderful pictures including the ones of First Holy Communion (it was beautiful).
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Brother has been testing his limits quite a bit lately. He wants autonomy but I won't let him have it. After all, he is only 10. After a heated discussion about whether I will let him do what he wants, I responded that he would have to obey me and do as I say. He responded, "That's slavery!" I see that Mary Ellen has similar discussions.
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