Monday Meanderings

Oops. I forgot to post yesterday, so i suppose I should make up for it by posting today. It's been an extremely busy week. I spent the last two days recuperating from moving. I got back to work today unpacking some more. I have too much stuff. But I have been weeding things out, throwing things away and setting some things aside to possibly sell on etsy.

The kids got lucky and are out of school tomorrow because of the cold. I think they might be ready to go back. But it has been good for them to have the time to adjust to living in their new place.

The transition has been smooth thus far, we all have our down moments, but that is to be expected.

I suppose that is all for now. Hope everyone is staying warm.

A New Year

Hello Everyone. It's time for my annual New Year's Eve post.

I made it through half the year it seems in my quest for every day blogging. I am going to try again, maybe with different themes. Or not. If I decide to do this I will start on Sunday.

I am once again alone on New Year's Eve. Splitcat has the kids with him. It's been a long day and I am tired, but I want to stay up long enough to see the New Year in.

There have been some significant changes in my life this week. Splitcat and I have decided to end our 18 year marriage and today I started the process of moving out. The children and I will be living with my parents for the foreseeable future. This was not a hasty decision on either of our parts, nor was it an easy one. The next few days I will be busy setting up our new place and most likely lamenting the fact that I have too much stuff. I should be unpacking as we speak but I am tired and so I procrastinate.

I had considered ending this blog, but I have decided to maintain it for the time being. Please be in prayer for all of us as we make this transition. Thank you to everyone who is still reading my blog after all these years. I appreciate that you stop by every so often to check in on me more than you know.

I guess that is it for this New Year's Eve. I hope you all have a fantabulous 2014.

Singing Saturday 44/52

I highly recommend this sister duo. They are both still teens (no, not even remotely jealous). I just downloaded their first full album and it is extremely lovely.

Family Friday

Not my favorite time of the year, but I do let my kids dress up. We don't usually trick or treat, but it's the easiest option this year.


The Boy is going as a camper from Camp Half Blood (the Percy Jackson books)




The Girl is a generic rock star





Twin A is a sackboy from Little Big Planet






Twin B is Johnny Flynn. He actually asked(i didn't suggest). He didn't even know what he looked like, but that's what he wanted. He's really excited about it.

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“Until that moment she had never thought she could do it. Never thought she would be brave enough or scared enough, or desperate enough to dare.” 
― Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere

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a slightly creepy picture for halloween week

Quotes 42/52

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” 
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Flower, originally uploaded by Fiorinda.

Singing Saturday 41/52

Bear's Den was the opening act at the Mumford and Sons concert in Atlanta. They were very very good live. I really enjoyed their set. The one guy played drums/bass and drums/keyboard at the same time.

Tuesday to-do's 41/52

I now belong to a group of ladies that meets once a month to spend time together and to work on crafting, but I haven't had any projects in the works, so this past week I got together some yarn I had bought because I liked the colors and started working on a scarf. It will actually be more of a neck warmer, but it worked up quickly, which was nice. I am almost finished, so maybe next week I will post a pic of the finished product.

Quotes 41/52

“If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.” 
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Singing Saturday 40/52

Johnny Flynn has a new album.

Thursday Thoughts 40/52

Hello there anyone who still reads my blog. Sorry for the long hiatus. I am back for now. So for today I would like to tell of one of the things I have done recently. I have actually been to two concerts in the past month. I will write about the first one today and the second one next week.

So, who did I see first? I saw Cage the Elephant and Muse.

Cage the Elephant was really good. I went with my sister and her husband and two oldest boys and a bunch of their friends, and they are all CtE fans, so we got their as soon as we could so we could see them. they were really fun to watch perform.

We had pretty good seats. It's hard to tell from the pics because we all had to use our phones for pictures(pics courtesy of my nephew who has a better phone than me). But we were close enough to see faces.

Muse was extremely incredible. I am not like a huge fan, but I like them, but I have to say their live performance is even better than their recorded ones. It was pretty amazing. It was very much a show, not just people singing. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Here are some videos if you are curious about either group

Cage the Elephant

Muse

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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
--Oscar Wilde 

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bee

bee, originally uploaded by Fiorinda.

I am still alive! Just busy with school and work and what not. will hopefully get back to blogging soon.

Marshmallow is a dish best served flaming

Marshmallow is a dish best served flaming, originally uploaded by splitcat.

this was my marshmallow. it was yummy.

I only have one thing I need to say this week

See this band?




I am going to see them in September. I could elaborate further, but it would just dissolve into fangirl gibberish about my feels and how I just can't even. so. I might be a little excited. just a little.

Singing Saturday 26/52

26/52 Tuesday To Do

Look! I made something! I have been looking for some jewelry to match a dress but haven't had much luck. So I bought some quartz beads in a pale coral pink and tatted these. The thread is a pale yellow.

update: My earrings were picked for the Featured Projects on Craftster! It's the first thing I have posted in over a year, so I was shocked and happily surprised. :)