tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post7630463470220039952..comments2024-03-28T03:40:51.700-04:00Comments on Nelkin Designs Blog: A Gradient Paintbox Giveaway!!!!!!Laura Nelkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09120576950149666512noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-60081232724706793162014-08-09T21:45:22.788-04:002014-08-09T21:45:22.788-04:00I was teaching a group of friends to make leather ...I was teaching a group of friends to make leather wrap bracelets. As I cut some more beading thread, I put the beading needle in my mouth for "safe keeping", only to discover that I had inadvertently used my tongue as a pin cushion. My friends stared at me in disbelief while I said "my ton, my ton", enunciation not that easy at the time. Although there was a nurse in the group, she had not yet taken her seminar about what to do with impalement victims. She later told me that you are supposed to leave in the object and promptly get the patient to the hospital. Luckily I was able to work it out of my tongue without injury.<br />robinlewis@earthlink.netAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005306868734501759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-7661381126912502732014-08-09T20:07:57.808-04:002014-08-09T20:07:57.808-04:00When I was visiting my parents with my girls this ...When I was visiting my parents with my girls this summer, we visited an outdoor, animal park that you could drive through. They had some zoo animals, like zebras and even bears that waved at you and you could feed them bread. We brought some bread and as per my Dad's instructions, a small bucket to put it in. <br />When driving through, all the animals would come to his side, and he'd roll down the window and put out the bucket of bread, but after maybe 10-15 seconds, he'd say, "that's enough" and roll up the window. The girls said, "Papa, let them eat longer. They aren't going to hurt you." But he'd still roll up his window and drive along to the next animal. This was a process that he kept on repeating and we kept on giving him a hard time since he was obviously scared of the animals. <br />One of the last animals that came over to feed was a zebra and it was beautiful. We all were enjoying looking at it. My Dad put the bucket of food out again like the many times he had already, but after only a few seconds, he brought the food back in and started rolling up the window. We said,"Come on, let him eat longer. What are you afraid of? Why are you...?" In the moment the window started to seal, the zebra sneezed and the entire window was covered with food, mucus, etc. my Dad turned to all of us and said,"See? That's why!" We all laughed so hard and still are laughing about this. <br />Thanks Laura!<br />LkgervitzLaurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338410221284819058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-92069885522638527632014-08-08T22:01:44.132-04:002014-08-08T22:01:44.132-04:00A couple days ago my dishwasher stopped draining. ...A couple days ago my dishwasher stopped draining. My husband decided to disconnect the water and drain hose from the wall to see if he could find the clog. All was going well, until he went to disconnect the water hose. Despite having turned off the nozzle at the wall, water started pouring out of the wall, and into the kitchen. And, to add injury to insult, the water was STEAMING hot, so you couldn't even be near it without getting burned. We ran to shut off the hot water supply to the house and came back to a couple inches of boiling lava hot water in the kitchen! Luckily the water didn't make it out of the tiled kitchen! <br />Rav: RooskiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256656126185323592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-77596539526001409892014-08-08T12:26:29.251-04:002014-08-08T12:26:29.251-04:00The funniest thing that happened recently was a li...The funniest thing that happened recently was a little girl who came over to play, reached into the cucumber patch to pick up a kitten and found a garter snake instead. A lot of shrieking followed.<br /><br />honingharmony at gmail dot comFiddlin' Dandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959989026897700374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-22197146952774358302014-08-08T10:16:11.499-04:002014-08-08T10:16:11.499-04:00oops! I am elizmcryn on ravelryoops! I am elizmcryn on ravelryElizabeth MacRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786775164991298134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-22552070846930276362014-08-08T09:25:42.443-04:002014-08-08T09:25:42.443-04:00While getting prepared for bed, little one had see...While getting prepared for bed, little one had seen me using the oven mitts(which are kept hanging on the side of the fridge). I went to his bedroom to get his pajama and when I came back to the living room he had put the mitts on as socks! s01lotus on ravs01lotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357653381526065307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-40255485561374513052014-08-08T05:49:18.029-04:002014-08-08T05:49:18.029-04:00OMG, the most funniest thing of this summer, I thi...OMG, the most funniest thing of this summer, I think it happened last week. I live together with two cats of a special anti-allergic breed: Devon Rex. They live in my living-room, but sometimes they manage to escape from the living-room. And then they ran upstairs and hide under my bed... This week I had been out to do some shopping and when I came back I saw that the door of the living-room was open. OMG, I saw myself "chasing the cats" for hours ))-: But all of a sudden I got a bright idea to call them by their names and shake with some cat sweets and immediately they ran downstairs into the living-room, of course with a naughty (and a bit scared) face...... It was so funny to see them running into the living-room so easily!!<br />(I have a very low income, but my summer is filled with knitting beautiful shawls and I should really love to receive this gorgeous yarn collection ((-: !!!)<br />Warmly,<br />Brigit - on Ravelry: knit3heartsBrigit Kokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15403993717077055014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-86120073026365135302014-08-08T02:03:56.697-04:002014-08-08T02:03:56.697-04:00Over the weekend while preparing dinner our 21 mon...Over the weekend while preparing dinner our 21 month old daughter discovered the moon. She was pointing to the sky wanting to show us, we told her that it was the moon. She then would say "the moon, the moon". When it was time to get into her high chair for dinner she would not get in her chair until we positioned it by the door where she could see the moon while eating. She ate by moonlight that night.<br />inglimel000 on Ravelry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-65260065257022152952014-08-07T21:38:19.474-04:002014-08-07T21:38:19.474-04:00Nothing really funny has happened to me this summe...Nothing really funny has happened to me this summer. I'd REALLY like a chance at that yarn, though!<br /><br />prayerknitter on RavelryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-36552319170004933742014-08-07T20:01:27.368-04:002014-08-07T20:01:27.368-04:00I just finished washing and drying a raw fleece of...I just finished washing and drying a raw fleece of the softest cvm. I've got two pillowcases, one with the chunks of fleece and one with the locks I've pulled. I left them on the floor when I got up to do something and when I came back my little Roo cat had snuggled in between (and a little on top of one) the pillowcases and was happily sleeping. I was only gone maybe 10 minutes. I let her sleep there for a few hours since it was entirely my fault for leaving the bags on the floor. Now I make sure to put the bags out of cat's reach when I get up.<br /><br />dystini on RavelryCerridwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180148575710222957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-3102099536569745122014-08-07T16:07:26.992-04:002014-08-07T16:07:26.992-04:00The funniest thing that happened to me occurred on...The funniest thing that happened to me occurred one morning when I was working at FiberArts in the Glen in Watkins Glen. A couple came into the shop looking for a tapestry kits. Since we don't carry tapestry materials, I went on line to look up another local resource for them. As I usually do, I began to chat with the, asking them where they were from. The gentleman said told me they were from Niagara Falls, NY. I, in turn, told them that I had grown there. He asked where and I told him Cayuga Island and it turns out they live 5 minutes from there. He asked my last name and I told him. He said he knew a Helene. Turns out his last name also begins with a CH and we had been in the same home room throughout our school years. And this was decades ago! You just never know who you'll meet at e yarn shop!<br />Helene Chaika Fausold<br />Hcfausold@stny.rr.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380008117237929266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-51854442996534460092014-08-07T12:55:34.386-04:002014-08-07T12:55:34.386-04:00I've been dog-sitting for a friend several tim...I've been dog-sitting for a friend several times this summer. He's a big 11-year old black lab. And I do mean BIG. Sometimes he does the goofiest things. Once I was walking him in the nearby forest and he went off into the tall grass near the trail. All the sudden he flops over on his back, all I see are his legs waving in the grass. Then he comes back onto the trail with all these little purple wildflowers wrapped around himself, like a garland. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949121417267449682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-82580567774285894452014-08-07T10:01:28.559-04:002014-08-07T10:01:28.559-04:00Having walked 11 miles yesterday, my husband and I...Having walked 11 miles yesterday, my husband and I were walking like John Wayne, we were laughing at each other so much. <br />Amandainluanda on Ravelry Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-87009653731494194732014-08-07T08:54:55.750-04:002014-08-07T08:54:55.750-04:00Was given a free Shetland ewe because she was too ...Was given a free Shetland ewe because she was too tiny to be bred. Six days later she presented me with twins....on April 1! The wee ewe is April and the little ram is Tomfoolery. Mother and babies are doing just fine!Krispehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07017998296271053861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-39887867202003638992014-08-06T22:20:31.534-04:002014-08-06T22:20:31.534-04:00Our outdoor kitty, Finnian is getting annoyed with...Our outdoor kitty, Finnian is getting annoyed with us. He has to share the front porch with our tame squirrel Rosie.Finnian keeps hoping we will bring him treats only to find they are peanuts for the squirrel. Originally it was just Rosie he had to share with but now there are about 4 other squirrels who are well on the way to becoming tame. It's not uncommon to find him with 3-4 squirrels on the porch waiting for supper. Fortunately for the squirrels he's a pretty lazy cat and knows the squirrels are faster than him!<br /><br />Alikat2004 on RavelryAliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155340819797395657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-72325811271046011552014-08-06T21:00:46.419-04:002014-08-06T21:00:46.419-04:00This didn't happen to me, but it sure make our...This didn't happen to me, but it sure make our family laugh when we heard it. My bother and his girlfriend drove up for a wedding, about 28 hours worth of driving in total. Close to the Ontario/Manitoba border my brother got pulled over for speeding. When the cop walked up both he and his girlfriend were frantically searching for his license and the registration when they realized they had put everything in the diaper bag when they first left to drop the kids off at his ex's. His girlfriend "had" a picture of the registration on her phone, but she had to go through about 60 photos of their 6 six kids before the cop told them not to worry about it and just wrote them a ticket for failing to produce a valid drivers license. <br /><br />heatherlaura on RavelryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-20161823976385514582014-08-06T19:01:14.398-04:002014-08-06T19:01:14.398-04:00Had to be this morning when I went to my son in re...Had to be this morning when I went to my son in recovery. He had all four wisdom teeth removed and was still feeling the effects of medication. First thing he did was flap his hands in front of his chest and said something totally garbled. Then he thrust his hands to me and reported that they were cold. So, I got to hold my 17 year-old's hands in public to warm them! His attempts to use the little American Sign Language that he knows was also a hoot!<br />twosaners on ravelry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-45604089888295965692014-08-06T14:29:18.545-04:002014-08-06T14:29:18.545-04:00snowvixen on ravelrysnowvixen on ravelryLindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-3044117839149877432014-08-06T14:19:49.873-04:002014-08-06T14:19:49.873-04:00My daughter asking if she can go to Grandma's ...My daughter asking if she can go to Grandma's so she can stop whining all the time! Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-50107581695119216672014-08-06T10:07:09.010-04:002014-08-06T10:07:09.010-04:00My sister was telling me that her boss was having ...My sister was telling me that her boss was having a cow. My niece piped up "She is getting a cow! When can we go see it?"LAURENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082961573045111115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-58867899050430577622014-08-06T05:00:35.021-04:002014-08-06T05:00:35.021-04:00This was funny in retrospect, but embarassing at t...This was funny in retrospect, but embarassing at the time! I was walking with my four year old son and in front of us was a young woman with a short, tight skirt and low cut blouse. My son starts chanting, "Skank, Skank, Skank." Don't know if she heard him, but I quickly turned around and went back the other way! (Thanks Dad, for teaching him this word)<br />Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net♡♥♬ Carolsue ♡♥♬https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479931141787004294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-27749229647822910842014-08-06T01:33:29.205-04:002014-08-06T01:33:29.205-04:00Are you deaf? Just wondering. Are you deaf? Just wondering. Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114324121941243564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-47557938273267525742014-08-06T01:14:43.640-04:002014-08-06T01:14:43.640-04:00My husband always scared out of me while I'm i...My husband always scared out of me while I'm in bathing tub. One moment he wasn't here so I go ahead and wash my hair. I always shut my eyes while shampooing. Then I rinsed it and he was sitting on a toilet and I shrieking. He said "that's never getting old". Ravelry: mommyknitter208. Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114324121941243564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-14331484300666076392014-08-06T00:29:50.843-04:002014-08-06T00:29:50.843-04:00Probably telling my 5 year old daughter that the n...Probably telling my 5 year old daughter that the newly finished chicken coop was really her new bedroom .... and having her believe me. anythingbutsnow on Ravelry. Little NutMeg Productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080782936288054308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298152147095480091.post-70847052870093268222014-08-06T00:05:25.803-04:002014-08-06T00:05:25.803-04:00My "big" boy of three thinking he is a s...My "big" boy of three thinking he is a serious helper at helping his very pregnant mom off the couch! He puffs up his chest and tells me, "I here to hep you Mommy!"<br />Lucy21780 in Rav.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888240630635455197noreply@blogger.com