Pixie's Space

I've been wanting to read this book for over a year now but I hadn't gotten around to it. Well, last night I got around to it. Once I opened the book I was lost in a world of not being able to breath and fear and the certainty that one of the characters that I was falling in love with was going to die. I had only intended to read a couple of chapters before I went to bed, but time was meaningless as I devoured one page after the next, riveted by Hazel's story. I read the book in five and half hours, unable to put it down. It wasn't until I woke up this afternoon that I realized why this work of fiction resonated so deeply within me. I was Hazel Grace. Or, I very well could have been. It was like reading what my life could have been like had God not gifted me with a miracle. I was born with Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a disease passed down through families that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract, and other areas of t

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At the urging of my Dad and Brother I went out to the lakeside park with them Friday evening and took photo's while they kicked around  a soccer ball. (or football for those Non-Americans ;))   I don't feel like I was able to capture many great photo's because of the poor lighting but I did manage to get a few that I'm happy enough with to share. The geese really had my attention, and I tried my hardest to 'sneak up' on them. There were three Geese families all with little chicks. They were adorable but the moment I got very close they slipped off into the water.  Hope you all have had a great weekend!! Sola Fide Bliss

Well guys, I decided to try out some more bleaching!!  I have this variegated cotton yarn my mom gave me a while back and I personally just don't like it one little bit. So I've been trying to figure out what to do with the pound of of it I have. So, I rolled it off it's cone into 4 center pull balls and my Mom suggested that I try and bleach it. So I did... I can't say I'm in love with the results, but it's a sight better than what it was before lol. Before After Sole Fide Bliss

I hope all of the mothers out there had a very happy Mother's day. I'm not yet a mother so It was really just another day for me.  I made Middle Eastern cumin meatballs and mashed potato's for dinner for my Momma, and it was surprisingly good. I can't eat beef so I substituted ground beef for ground venison (deer meat!) And I was really surprised at the outcome. I don't usually do anything like this, I'm more of a soup cooker. I followed the recipe pretty much except for the sauce. It needed a lot of work...next time I'm going to try instant potato's as a thickener, watery sauces aren't my thing. I didn't get photo's, sadly I forgot. But the 3lbs of meatballs were gone so I guess that means it was good! Now on to the gift! I was really at a loss on what to give my mom this year as I'm currently jobless so had no funds to buy her anything. So, of course I turn to my handy hook and yarn!  Just a tip...never wait till the las

Guys! I taught myself to knit!!! I am SO proud of myself. It took for. ever. To knit this length of scarf before I ran out of yarn. It made me sad...because I had to frog it. I'm working on a new one now, a skinnier one. So maybe it will get long enough this time!! But I'm just so excited about being able to do this now. :D  I can't wait until I'm good enough to knit socks!!! that's really the only reason I want to knit...is so I can knit socks. xD Sole Fide Bliss