Archive for the ‘vox hunt’ tag
Vox Hunt: It’s Like This…
Audio: Share a song that reminds you of a current or past relationship.
See yesterday's entry.
Apparently, I'm psychic! 
Multiply life by the power of two
Thinking (sentimentally) of my wonderful hubby as Valentine's Day approaches:
You know the things that I am afraid of
I'm not afraid to tell
And if we ever leave a legacy
It's that we loved each other well……Adding up the total of a love that's true
Multiply life by the power of two.>> Full lyrics
I love you, sweetie. 
I thought you might enjoy this romantic song – it even has a little math geek twist!
Vox Hunt: I Made This Myself
Show us something[s] you made yourself.
The other day, HM called me out. "YOU are not a crafty mom," she accused.
(This after spending the weekend with her dad and soon-to-be stepmom, whereby said stepmom did – I mean helped with - B's school project. And it was a fabulous project, seeing as how said stepmom did helped out so much. B did work hard on it, too, though. By all accounts it does sound like it was very much collaborative.)
(HM was jealous. Because I don't help much with my kids' school projects and so they are probably just about the saddest looking projects in the class, seeing as how they are done by a child. She thinks I should be involved in their future projects such that they look more adult-like to match what the other kids "do.")
(And to clarify: I like their stepmom-to-be. I think she makes a tremendous effort to be a good parent. I also think it's cool that she helped B so enthusiastically with her project. But such things being complicated, it's true: I'm just a teensy-weensy little defensive that she came off like a better mommy than me. <pout>. However, they had a lot of fun and B got an A on her project and I want all of my children to have good relationships with all of the people parenting them. Of which there are many…)
Anyway.
I AM SO CRAFTY! See all those finished objects?????
(But really, HM was right, I'm not crafty much. I just like knitting and sometimes cross stitch. And then, only easy stuff.)
From top, here are some things I've knitted:
1. Einstein Coat I made for HM (ungrateful child!) in a bright fuchsia Lopi yarn. She's modeling it for you in this photo. She's actually very proud of it.
2. Felted bunny slippers. I made these for my toddler-age niece last Christmas. Aren't they the most DARLING things?? Incredibly easy and fast, too.
3. Everybody has to make a Booga Bag! (Especially since the pattern is free.) Knit with gorgeous Noro Kureyon color 95 on size 10.5 DPNs.
4. A Baby Albert Sweater, which is basically the same pattern as the Einstein Coat, but in infant size. I made this for another one of my nieces when she was born.
5. Joel's Scarf. I actually have made three of these – two for friends and one for Scott's mama. It's so fun and easy to knit and the color changes help keep from being overly tedious.
6. Bucket-o-Chic hat I made for myself (modeling). Regrettably, I used a wool/acrylic blend for this and it turned out a little too big. It needed to be felted down a bit – then it would have been cute. As it is, too big, and I don't like it. But still, I MADE IT MYSELF. 
7. Felted mittens I made for B (modeling) – probably one of the more complicated patterns I've ever tackled (and they were still pretty easy). First outing using DPNs. This project predates our move from Ohio to Arizona…
8. Long skinny scarf I made for myself. It turned out very pretty. But I've since decided I don't like knitting with fancy fibers like that. It's just too much of a hassle to work with.
Vox Hunt: It’s In The Bag
Show us what's in your bag.
Submitted by Pants Party.Oh, this is a fun one. I really needed to clean out my purse anyhow. I spared you all the crumpled tissues, old map/directions scraps and other miscellaneous trash that seems to accumulate…
And it's actually pretty boring (although at least four of the items are intended to keep me from GETTING bored)…
Clockwise from the top left:
1. Baby blanket I started knitting two days ago (I like to knit in waiting rooms or when I'm a passenger on a car ride).
2. Emergency food items, including Ritz bits snack pack, a Luna bar and gum (always strawberry Trident Splash).
3. Camera case, usually with camera in it.
4. Hand sanitizer gel (gawd, this is shaping up to be such a MOM handbag lol)
5. Cell phone case, with cell phone.
6. That blue thing way out on the right? That's my hotel key from Ohio trip last month. Oops.
7. Bandaids (Sponge Bob)
8. 2 pens
9. Keys
10. Checkbook
11. Lip balm
12. Wallet
13. Suduko puzzle book
Vox Hunt: Song In The Key Of Life
Audio: Share a song that fits the moment you're living right now.
Inspired by cherè.This song hasn't been released so I couldn't find a video of it with good production qualities. Here's my copy of the album version – I just adore this song, and this artist:
And here's a live performance of the song:
It takes a crane to build a crane
It takes two floors to make a story
It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg
There is no end to what I'm saying
It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
And it takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la
It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other
And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
And it takes some fears to make you trust
It takes those tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to have it polished
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la
It is so…
It takes some silence to make sound
And it takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to make a mountain
Ah la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la life is meaningful
Ah la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la
It is so…wonderful…
It is so meaningful…
(Fading repetitions)
Vox Hunt: Worth A Thousand Words
Vox Hunt: Yeah, About This Thing…
Show us something weird that's on your desk.
Submitted by Alex.
That would be an AcuLight Expansion Screw Key – two of 'em even – which the orthodontist provided for use with HM's and Mir's palate expanders (which where installed yesterday morning).
Every other day for six weeks I have to insert the key in the tiny hole in their expanders, turning the screw one-half turn. So far, I have done this once per child and both times the key slipped out of the screw and – with some force – I ended up jamming that skinny piece of metal into the roof of their mouths!!!
My poor babies. I felt awful the first time, when I did this to HM. And I was oh-so-careful with Mir, afraid of doing the same thing again… and then I did it – AGAIN! No lasting damage. A small scrape. But geez, they are already so uncomfortable getting used to this appliance in their mouths. 
My poor babies.
Now I'm terrified about my next attempt! I can't believe there are even any issues – after all I had one of these myself when I was an adult (and did my own expanding). The key NEVER slipped out. WTF? I guess it's because the mechanisms are new and stiff? I hope this doesn't happen again.
Anyway, they're both talking funny and eating around them is no joy as they try to re-learn swallowing without access to the roof of their mouths (amazingly tricky until you get the hang of it!).
But the good news is: They can't suck their thumbs! Hopefully 10 months of that will break them of the habit well and forever.
Vox Hunt: Rocked My World
Audio: Show us cover art or share a track from the first band or solo artist you flipped for.
Submitted by Red Pen.
Eighth grade. I fell hard! I watched the soap. I saw the movie. AND his was my first ever concert.
Vox Hunt: It Better Be Good
What's the first image that comes up when you Google your name?
Boobs. Hooters. Certainly a somewhat bigger-breasted Betsy than am I. Her shirt says The Dread Zepplin, which according to their site is "Led Zepplin Music Inna Reggae Style!"
So the second image that comes up is a photo of [the fully clothed] "Betsy the Stripper." The fourth image is apparently a Betsy in a thong bikini with a "foxy" tattoo on her ass. After that it gets far more boring and much less unlikely in the context of the Betsy that is Me.
QotD: It was Kismet
How did you meet your current, or most recent, significant other?
For our first date, my boy suggested we meet at the Phoenix Zoo. And so we did one Sunday morning in February (February mornings in Phoenix are lovely, by the way).
It was a perfect, perfect location for a first date. We could stroll, we could sit and talk – it was easy to fill those inevitable awkward pauses observing bald eagles or giraffes or ostriches.
About a month later we met up there again with the kids for their first meeting.
And then, later that summer, we got married!
Mom to 4 kids and 2 stepkids, I am a writer writing in the heart of chaos. I am the co-founder and former editor of 
