Before my class today, I had an appointment at the hair salon. Let’s see if you can tell any difference. You might have to look kind of hard because the pictures are a little fuzzy.
Before:
After:
It was nice being away from the family all day, and even nicer to come home and have them excited to see me again. Julie came running in the kitchen, stopped and took a look at me, and said “Mommy, did you get a haircut?” in the cutest little voice ever. Yes, sweetie, yes I did. Even Sophie gave me a good hard look.
Here’s Sophie in the tub tonight. Another great reason for them to hate me when they’re older.
It sure is fun to watch her playing in the tub. She loves to crawl around and try to catch the bath toys. I took a video of it tonight as well, but I’m not going to post it for the freaks to get to my site already searching for baby pr0n. yick.
Answering today’s mailbag…
About the beaded socks – I’m just using cotton crochet thread and a simple chain stitch. You can use a small crochet hook and poke it right through the sock fabric, chain around the edge, chain 4 more, chain around a bead, chain four more, and repeat around. Then I’m just weaving in the ends in my crochet work. My plan is to toss them in a delicates bag and into the washer and dryer with the other whites. So far that is working just fine for the socks Carolyn sent us, and they’re all staying on no problem. Hope that helps.
Our friend Anonymous came back today, and I guess she didn’t believe me when I said if you want to post mean-spirited comments on my blog you need to at least leave your name with them. So I deleted her hot, steaming pile of horse shit. See, Anonymous? I can be much cruder when I try. I’m not going to continue this conversation any further. You’re not worth it. Your comments are mean-spirited and ignorant.
Here’s the thing about anonymous comments. People say things in a much meaner way than they would if they considered their adversary might one day look them in the eye. It’s perfectly fine to give constructive advice around here. That’s actually preferable to just going with the flow to avoid disagreement. But if you’re doing that in the context of an ongoing conversation with even a pseudonym attached to your every post, a relationship develops – one where the other’s feelings are considered and words are chosen more carefully. I don’t like the feeling I get when I respond to these anonymous posts. It is too tempting to say very mean things – much meaner than anything I have yet posted. It leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth. It’s poisonous. So no more. I don’t care how horrible your next allegations or suggestions might be, or how tempting they are. I’m deleting them. I want to get back to my stories and pictures about knitting and children and life.
One last thing – I’m pretty darn honest here. I sometimes share the nitty-gritty of my experience as a full-time mom. I do it after bedtime, when I am not taking time away from my kids. It’s theraputic for me, and I have gotten lots of other comments from other moms here and in real life to the effect of “I’m glad it wasn’t just me.” When my kids and their friend get old enough to be reading the internet, I can always go back and password protect the sensitive parts of this site. In the meantime, it is doing only good.
Your haircut is great! I wish mine was thick enough to handle that style. At least the girls didn’t run and hide when you came home with the new “do”. My oldest daughter wouldn’t even look at me when I got home with a new short, permed style. She was about three and was mad at me! Three is a challenging age. But then so is sixteen! Sure makes me appreciate my own mom a whole lot more than I used to.
Love the haircut!
Can’t you just disable anonymous comments?
Love your haircut!! (of course you knew I would right? I was like, GO FOR IT!!)
I’m new to the blogosphere but last I heard, this isn’t a community or discussion group – this is “Shelly’s Blog”. Your posts here should not need to reflect a concensus or expectation of any kind. Like it or leave it.
I love it!
Wanted to leave a note saying not only do I appreciate the knitting-talk, but the kid-talk as well! I’m 22 going on 23 and I’m beginning to think I might want kids in a few (5 or more) years. Now I’m learning about all the messy, gross, adorable, fun things little kids and babies pull, so I’m better informed. So /I/ appreciate all of it!
Cute haircut – you look waaay too young to be a mommy tho’!
Good for you, standing up for yourself! Delete all the troll comments you need to!
I like your new do. Don’t worry about the nameless snarks who can’t handle a little do do.
Love the new do, Shelly!
Never had a kid, never will but it’s YOUR blog and even I enjoy the stories about motherhood and your two adorable girls! If I didn’t, I wouldn’t come back!
To bad some people only feel good about themselves if they are putting someone else down. I agree, turn off anonymous comments! Let “accountability” reign!!
Great haircut!
I will gladly thrown my hat in the ring of moms/knitters who adore your blog and are glad that you are here writing the honest truth. Anonymous is dumb (though I’m sorry that I missed the excitement this weekend!).
I’m always especially intrigued when you talk about parenting two girls at once. We’re *this close* to opening the discussion of when Jack’s sibling may come along and it blows me away to think about handling two at once (and two in cloth diapers – we’re a cloth family too, but two in diapers at once sorta scares me…go Julie, go!!!).
Keep on writing what you know Shelly, it’s great!!
Sorry to hear about the anonymous troll; I think you made the right decision to just delete the crap and ignore it. Remember, no matter what you do, somebody will disapprove! I don’t have children, and don’t plan to, but reading about your trials and joys helps me understand what people around me are likely going through. Helps keep me from being totally out of touch. Thank you!
I have another photo of my blanket posted:
http://noricum.blogspot.com/2006/09/blanket-wip.html
Thanks again for the yarn!
Cute haircut! It makes you look like you’re in high school, LOL. I just can NOT believe “Anonymous” came back for a second helping! You’re quite right to take the high road.
Keep on with the cute kid stuff, too…I miss those days when mine were little. I didn’t think I would, because I’ve always gotten along better with older children (even when I was younger and babysitting); but that saying “Little children little problems, big children big problems” is so very true!! Mine are at the peer pressure stage, and it scares me witless.
Love the kid posts! We have to have somewhere to say this stuff, right? Otherwise we’re all alone out there…
Also love the haircut. It really helps (me, anyway) to have a good haircut when the mommy thing leaves me looking “schlubby” (pretty much all the time except Sunday mornings, when I sing for people).
I remember my babies both look askance at me when I wore my glasses (I usually wear contacts). I was an alien!
Just wanted to delurk and mention that I’m sorry you’ve gotten nastiness from an anonymous poster. It’s a spineless thing to do–attack someone from behind a screen like that. I’m glad you’re not letting it get to you.
You are entitled to erase any comment whatsoever, whenever, for whatever reason. No explanation necessary.
Like many others, I enjoy reading what I’m hoping to get myself into soon, reproductive systems willing.
You are enjoyable to read, and it’s amazing to look at your projects. I love this knitting blog world I’ve stumbled upon.
Keep it up. I agree…it’s your blog. If it’s the worst thing you do to your daughters (telling on them in the natural course of life) then you all are doing great!
Hang in there, potty training doesn’t last forever. I once heard motherhood was “earthy”. That was the nicest way I’ve heard it put. Otherwise, you’re just dealing with lots of messy, gross stuff. Call a spade a spade, if you know what I mean. From a mother of 4 whose been there and done that.
I Love your hair cut!!!
My son “crapped” all over his dad at his own baptism 21 years ago. We have told the story in his presence more than a few times and he does not “hate us” for it at all. If you use humor in relating to your kids, then they will grow up with that. You are a darling mother and have no worries in that department!