Trailer Park Trash and proud of it……….

Congratulations to the Diva!!

My beautiful, talented, darling daughter, the Diva, tried out for cheerleading last night. She’s an eight grader, and tried out as an incoming freshman. She’s been a cheerleader both years in middle school, and is very dedicated to cheer and dance.  She’s danced and tumbled since she was four.   She not only made it, but [...]

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Posted by queen busymom on 19 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Parenting, General Life, Day Job, Childcare, Rants Mostly, I hurt.  I hurt as a mother for those parents who lost their child.  I hurt for the children who lost a parent.  And I hurt for the child who never got the help he [...]

Virginia Tech

Mostly, I hurt.  I hurt as a mother for those parents who lost their child.  I hurt for the children who lost a parent.  And I hurt for the child who never got the help he needed, either from his own parents, the school system, the justice system, the health care system.  Somewhere, someone failed him.  [...]

  Colts Blue, for my little Peyton Manning fan.  He wants a hat and scarf for this winter.  A lot of spinning for this newbie spinner……….

Greencastle Fiber Event!

Posted by queen busymom on 16 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: General Life We went on Saturday, and had a blast!  We watched them shear sheep, looked at all the yarn and fiber goodness, and brought home a new family member!  We now have a gray angora bunny.  We haven’t named him yet.  Pictures of [...]

Protected: toe up crochet sock pattern

Materials: MC: Gedifra Fashion Trend Sportivoe (70% superwash wool, 23% polyamid, 7% polyester, 200m/50g), color – 5768, 2 balls per pair Substitute: About 400m of any sock yarn   US F/3.75mm hook for body of sock US E /3.5mm hook for cuff Yarn needle Stitch markers Finished Size: S [M, L] Circumference of foot: 8 [...]

I’ll give ya a big ole amen, and a you go girl! and a booya for this one!

Posted by queen busymom on 14 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Parenting, Single Parenting, Men, Childcare, Rants, Self Esteem /// on 13 Apr 2007 at 4:59 pm   Cindra said….. Now can we get the Rev. Sharpton to go after other violators of the airways…. like rappers? I will give ya a big ole Amen! on [...]

This is it exactly……This is why I create

I know this essay is about spinning only, but it so eloquently puts the reasons I create all kinds of art and write in the perfect words, and why I love to pass that on to all the children that cross my doorstep.  Go read for yourself.