Many moons ago I bought some fun flannel froggie fabric, but it has sat in a box ever since. Last month I put a bit of it to use, but as some of the creations were gifts, I had to wait to share.
See the fabric? Isn’t it just Froggie Fabulous?
Can you guess what I made? I made a couple to give away, and a couple for my girls. Here is one all pinny. Any guesses yet?
In the process. I just thought they looked cool like this.
Look at that happy guy. Can you figure it out yet?
OK, this snap is a big ol’ give~away.
Booties!!! Booties with bows and buttons to be precise.
These two pair went to two friends of mine who are both about to have a little girl.
My friend Heather is due rather soon to have her second little girl. I met her on CafeMom. I’ve become rather close with a few of the mommies there. Heather is a very sweet woman, and deserves all the happiness in the world.
The other goes to someone who very unexpected became very important. His name is Jon. We went to school together from 3rd grade through high school. We were never close, but we both respected and liked each other, we just didn’t really ever spend any time together. We ran with different crowds.
A while back Jon sent me a friend request on FaceBook. I accepted. In the next few weeks, simply from status updates and short little wall posts, I learned more about Jon then I had in all the years we were in school together. We sent a couple messages back and forth about how amusing that was, and why we never got to know one another before. One of Jon’s messages changed me.
You see, I had your typical teen angst in high school, but I also had depression issues beyond that. Issues I didn’t seek help for until collage. I had trust issues, and I really believed most of the other 500+ student in my graduating class hated me, didn’t know I existed (this was Jon’s category) or thought I was a waste of space. I had a few close friends, and the rest I just tried to stay clear from.
I’ve worked through most of my depression issues now, but those trust issues stayed with me. I truly believed I must have been a horrible person in high school, and I know people can change, but really, how much?
Well, Jon, without realizing it, freed me from something I had carried since high school, that I didn’t even know I was carrying. We were talking about how we didn’t really know each other and he said~
“It’s funny, you get older, and you realize everyone was more alike than we all thought. People had friends they had shared interests with; they got involved with things they felt worth their time and that held their interest; and they thought everyone was out to get them. If only we had all known that every single other person in that school was as insecure as we were.”
Now how come I never listened when anyone else said it? Jon went on to say he always really liked me and my family, and I think that impacted, too, just knowing someone I barely ever talked to liked me. I guess I just needed to hear it from someone I went to school with, who wasn’t in my circle. Maybe I was just finally ready. Who knows? What I do know is that I feel better. I can’t even really explain it, but he made me let go of a weight I was carrying, and I don’t think I can possibly thank him.
Oh, right, ribbit, ribbit. I sent a pair to Jon. He and his lovely wife are adopting a little girl who is due in August.
So there you have it, crafts and an emotional *good* rant to boot(ie).
Thanks for reading!
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