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June 03, 2004
Shameless Bragging
I wanted to brag on my sister Kim for a minute. I suggested to her a while ago that she could put her new found glass bead making skills into making these knitting doodads called stitch markers for me. These things help me keep count of stitches so I don't have to keep counting all the time. She accepted my challenge with glee and the finished result is AMAZING! She could easily make more than a few bucks to support her hobby by selling these to my friends. A set of six will sell for $20. You can see them here in my knitting album.
The package arrived today in the middle of the busiest week ever, so the child-like joy at recieving a package was welcome. I am in the middle of teaching a sixteen hour childbirth instructor course. While it is fun, it is a major time suck. And some idiot scheduled a major project (requiring three two hour meetings), starting last week Oh wait, that was ME. That project is to trouble shoot the tracking system for the hospital's outpatient records (sounds boring huh?). The group is actually quite lively and filled with smart alecks like me.
Good stuff going on with the boys. They are finished with little league and loved it. We are now officially a sports participating family, which is truly a bizarre concept for me. I am a conscientious sports objector.
Brag alert:
Eli took a national test called Terra Nova and scored in the 99th percentile for reading among third graders (I have no idea how many third graders took the test but geez louise!). His teacher had emailed me out of the blue several weeks ago to tell me that he and a counselor were testing all of his class and they were shocked at how well he not only reads but grasps difficult concepts. WOOHOO! Go Eli go! The rest of the scores on the test were also way above the national average.
Funny:
Jake: Mom, what happened to my Dorritos?
Eli: Ummm, Jake... Your Doritos were involved in a terrible accident.
Mom: Yah, they fell into my mouth. I tried to stop them.
Eli: Mom tried sending their Dorrito buddies to pull them up from the dark hole but they were too far gone. The rescuers fell in too.
Mom: News at eleven.
Jake: MOOOOOOOM, THAT IS NOT FUNNY!
I think the funniest thing about this exchange is that it was completely spontaneous, unrehearsed. Poor Jake. He does not share our dark humor.
Posted by DebC at June 3, 2004 07:09 PM
Comments
Thank you for the bragging...hehehe. I'm glad you like them. Your pics show alot more detail than mine do.
Eli sounds like a chip off the ole block.Go Eli, Go Eli
The dorritos thing is very funny...like I said like mother like son...haha. Poor Jake maybe he will get his dark humor soon and get you both back good!
Posted by: Kim at June 4, 2004 12:12 AM
The fish, bugs and sheeps are just fantastic. The knittng is to. Way to go Eli. You got your mother's brains and she got em from her g-ma Codding. I hate to brag but I think your drool sense of humor come's from me.
Love ya and miss seeing you.
Posted by: Dad at June 4, 2004 05:03 PM
WOW..what can I say? A mother who is fantastic..Deb pleSEEEE WRITE A BOOOK! and a son
reading above National levels!! The Doritos thing is priceless! I agree Kims' glass work is stupendous! Pretty soon she'll be hitting the art ]/craft shows along with the rest of the family! Such talent in this family of ours. love to all hug the boys. Gramma B.
Posted by: belva at June 4, 2004 09:03 PM
Sorry I've been away so long I've been busy. Good job Kim. Debbie my birthday is still in Dece :)
Give Eli a pat on the back for me.
Love ya.
Shemelle
Posted by: Shemelle at June 26, 2004 07:26 PM