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The Ugliest Afghan (blanket) in the Universe

October 15th, 2006 at 02:04 am

Rose's team won their game today! First time since the jamboree where they won 2 games. And not only did they win, they slaughtered the other team 7 to 2. It would have been 8 to 2 but the ref called offsides. Kind of surprising as he didn't call it for the whole first half of the game despite both teams frequently doing it.

Tobias' team did okay. They managed to make 2 goals. I don't really keep track on the micro-fields as they always get trounced. It was really cold today. The temp was 45 but the wind was blowing so I'm sure the wind-chill brought it down.

Thankfully we had T's blanket, the ugliest afghan in the universe. DH's aunt made it a couple years ago. It is dark brown and light blue and white and looks more like a table runner than a blanket. A very thick, long table runner. A very thick, long, ugly table runner. But it makes a great lap quilt type thingy and its long enough to cover three people sitting in camp chairs, if they don't mind being seen with such an ugly thing on them. And no one cares if it gets dirty, its so ugly. Did I mention it was really ugly?

Don't know where DH's aunt's taste went when she made that. The other two we have that she made are beautiful and look like real blankets, nice colors, nice patterns. Oh, well, it has a purpose that makes it useful. And T is actually quite proud of how ugly it is. Boys.

We did not buy anything at the concession today. Not one thing. We all remembered water bottles and we all ate a good breakfast beforehand. First game was at 9:15 and second game was at 10:20 and we were home by 12:30 for lunch. We made tacos. Discovered that the Schilling taco mix didn't have trans fats or partially hydrogenated anything in it and the Mission taco shells didn't either, so yay. Had stuff on hand. I do have a recipe for making taco spice mix for future, but it was nice to not have to do it today.

Dinner will also be out of the pantry, oven baked chicken, canned corn, broccoli/cauliflower, potatoes and gravy, and fruit. Appropriate portion sizes, everything made from scratch, gravy made with 100% whole wheat flour (no white flour allowed anymore). Oh, and milk.

We are doing a fairly good job avoiding white flour, sugar, trans fats, and unnatural foods so far. I really can see that this will actually be cheaper in the long run. My caffeine headache was bad last night but is almost gone today. I feel lighter. Don't know if I am as this is not the point of eating this way, we're trying to fix our overall health.

I am sick and tired of Rose catching everything under the sun and bringing it home to share with me. She never got sick like this when we were homeschooling. She'd get maybe two colds a year. School is a giant germ factory. But it is where she wants to be. I did notice that Rose's face is less puffy today. Don't know if she lost a little weight or if she was swollen and getting the allergens out of her system made her stop retaining water. Come to think of it, my face is less puffy, too. Hmm...Well, whatever, I feel better within my body, so that's a good thing.

I haven't done the bills yet, but will tonight and do a separate post regarding those.

6 Responses to “The Ugliest Afghan (blanket) in the Universe”

  1. JanH Says:
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    I can sympathize with the cold games. With kids in award winning bands and a football team that decided to become really good for a decade, we sat through ten years of football games plus marching contests plus playoffs. We'd start out in 90 degree weather and end up in somewhere like 35 degrees with rain and a wind that chilled through the bones. We had layers, gloves, hand and feet warmers, boots, hats, blankets, seats, ponchos, and hot chocolate. The only thing we never tried out was the seat warmer thingy.

  2. JanH Says:
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    We never could figure out my grandmother's color choices either. She was real fond of bright colors--especially purple and orange. We got kinda used to her colorful creations and loved her for it. But they often didn't fit any color scheme in our houses.

  3. contrary1 Says:
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    Had to laugh. We all have Ugly Blankies here at our house. I usually have one done when one of the kids has moved out and they are sure to take it with them!

    Whenever I have leftover yarn from anything, or people donate yarn to me.........it goes in a big box. Then, when I need what I call my idiot knitting or crocheting project.......I hit the box. The kids pick what color comes next, and I just keep working. They think it is the funniest thing.......

    But, over the years, these Ugly Blankets have shown up on everyones bed, they are the thing the kids would want with them on the couch if they were watching TV, and they seem to be keepers of memories.

    Ours didn't match a thing..........but had all the colors of the rainbow in them. Thanks for reminding me of all the Uglies we've put together here!

  4. boomeyers Says:
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    That is great you are sticking to the healthy food!
    I made a big thermos of hot chocolate to send with DH to the soccer game last night.
    I had a WICKED time coming down off caffeine. It was about 2 years ago. Just remembering that headache keeps me away from caffeine!

  5. baselle Says:
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    You have to treasure all the beauty-challenged things in the universe. They hold a lot of power, and having them demonstates a lot of unconditional love.

  6. jodi Says:
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    You ugly afghan reminded me of an ugly cake story. My close friend was married several years ago and asked her grandmother to make the cake (she had previously made a very beautiful cake for my friend's brother). My friend lives out of state and came into town just before the wedding - when she went to pick up the cake, it was the ugliest, lumpiest, most flourescent pink and purple thing you could imagine (I don't even know where she GOT those colors from). My friend panicked and actually brought the cake into a bakery to show them the predicament she was in. They offered to make her a gorgeous cake, at reduced cost, for the next day. She told her grandmother that the cake had an "accident" and was dropped Smile So sometimes, even the most color-coordinated, craftiest among us...just miss the ball!

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