Today, at my husbands request, I placed another call to our intrepid TV repair persons. I was told that the original part they ordered didn't fix the problem, so they ordered another part and are still waiting for it to come in. They have had our TV for fourteen days.
This time I mentioned that the DLP chip was bad and needed to be replaced. The man I spoke to asked me how I knew. I told him about the little white multiplying dots on the screen, and that Hubs had done some research on it, and that it was the DLP chip gone bad. The repair man told me that they would have to wait until the TV was working again, to be able to turn it on, and see the white dots for themselves. Then they would order the DLP chip and replace it, if needed.
I was going to really let loose and vent here today, but after Hubs got up, I got a call from my mom. She had gotten a call from the doctor she saw yesterday at the Urgent Care Center in our Medical Group's building. This nice lady doctor told mom she should go to the ER immediately, as there was a problem with the results of the blood work from yesterday. Some level of something was not good, her liver and kidneys are not functioning properly. The doctor went on to tell her that she probably has an infection of some kind.
Poor mom sounded scared when I talked to her. Luckily her friend John was visiting at that time, and he would take her right to the ER. Once there, if she tells them at the ER, they are supposed to call this doctor from yesterday, and she will fax the test results to the ER doctors. She promised to kep me updated. I haven't heard anything yet. My mother has always been very healthy, I don't think she has ever been seriously ill in her whole life. Except for the polio she had as a child, and she had no lasting ill effects from that! I think it was polio, I could be wrong about that.
I just hope that John thinks to tell them at the ER that he is her son, so he can go in with her when she gets treated. I don't think she would want to be alone. John is about my age, so he could be her son. He lived in the house next door to her when she lived in Wappingers, and they became friends. He has been a really good friend to her! And he lives a lot closer to her than my brother or myself.
So I just wait to hear what's going on. On a different note, I got some knitting done today, between loads of my son's laundry. So my shawl is coming along! See, I somehow manage to work crafting in...
(PLEASE let mom be ok, please let mom be ok...)
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
First I want to say that I finally finished Sara's shawl. It is really lovely and I hope she likes it! It was in the washing machine today, when I received a phone call from my mom. She apologized for bothering me, and let me know she needed me to come and take her to the Urgent Care Center in her medical group building.
The first three people she called were busy. I have only once before had to take her for this kind of visit. And that one was taking her home from the ER, in an ice storm. She and Sara had gotten a ride there from Sara's friend's dad.
Since my Jeep still has the top down, and it was pouring today, I had to take Hubs' truck. I woke him up and explained what was going on. I was just worried about getting his truck back to him in time for him to go to work. By the time I got her to the UCC, it was 2:05. I have to say, they got her in and looked at pretty quickly. She is almost 79 years old, next month is her birthday. She has been in excellent overall health all her life, so for her to be in this much pain was very frightening for her.
They took some blood, and sent her for an ultrasound. It turns out she has gall stones. She will have to go see her regular doctor next week, to see about treatment. She was also prescribed a pain killer. So it seems it's not fatal! I dropped her off at her apartment, and headed home. On the way, Hubs called me; he had our son's car, and wanted to meet me somewhere to exchange vehicles. We met, and off he drove to work. He wasn't even late!
I drove Jesse's car to the karate school where he teaches. And as my friend would be coming soon for her daughter to take a class, I waited for her, knowing she would give me a ride home after the class.
I eventually made it home, and finally was able to get back to the laundry I left six hours earlier. Now one Decker-ghan is in a bag, two are in the dryer, with Sara's shawl, and the hurricane-ghan is in the washer!
The good news is that I got to KIP today! First in the waiting room with mom, then again at the karate school. So I got some work done on my shawl too! And that's always a good thing.
The first three people she called were busy. I have only once before had to take her for this kind of visit. And that one was taking her home from the ER, in an ice storm. She and Sara had gotten a ride there from Sara's friend's dad.
Since my Jeep still has the top down, and it was pouring today, I had to take Hubs' truck. I woke him up and explained what was going on. I was just worried about getting his truck back to him in time for him to go to work. By the time I got her to the UCC, it was 2:05. I have to say, they got her in and looked at pretty quickly. She is almost 79 years old, next month is her birthday. She has been in excellent overall health all her life, so for her to be in this much pain was very frightening for her.
They took some blood, and sent her for an ultrasound. It turns out she has gall stones. She will have to go see her regular doctor next week, to see about treatment. She was also prescribed a pain killer. So it seems it's not fatal! I dropped her off at her apartment, and headed home. On the way, Hubs called me; he had our son's car, and wanted to meet me somewhere to exchange vehicles. We met, and off he drove to work. He wasn't even late!
I drove Jesse's car to the karate school where he teaches. And as my friend would be coming soon for her daughter to take a class, I waited for her, knowing she would give me a ride home after the class.
I eventually made it home, and finally was able to get back to the laundry I left six hours earlier. Now one Decker-ghan is in a bag, two are in the dryer, with Sara's shawl, and the hurricane-ghan is in the washer!
The good news is that I got to KIP today! First in the waiting room with mom, then again at the karate school. So I got some work done on my shawl too! And that's always a good thing.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Today's Craft Update, and My Crafting Ethics
Since I have finished all four Decker Family Afghans, I have returned my attention to my daughter Sara's shawl. It is getting really long, and I'm not sure how long it really needs to be. I figure at least six feet. It should be long enough to toss one end over her shoulder, right?
The Decker afghans still need to be washed and dried, then I can pack them up and send them to Texas. I *always* wash and dry anything I make before I hand it over to the new owner. I like to make sure it washes and dries well! I think it would be unethical to give, or worse sell, an item without washing it first! I had an afghan I made in a yarn I had never used before. Thank the yarn goddess that it was just for us. It washed ok, but kind of melted a little bit in the dryer. It had been nice and soft, but came out kind of scratchy. I can't even imagine how disappointed a customer would have been.
I also always include item specific laundering instructions, like, Hand Wash Only. I can't even imagine someone spending good money on a hand wash only shawl, for example, and NOT telling them how to care for it! How pissed would they be, if they threw it in the washing machine and it got ruined? I would ask for my money back, wouldn't you? I want my items to be used and loved for years!
I took some photos of the Decker Afghans, I put them on my king size bed one at a time, and snapped away. I wanted to give some idea of size, and orientation. It sounds simple, but I gave one of these afghans to someone, and she laid it on her child sideways. The panels go up and down. Anyway, here are the photos!
This first one is for Gordie's wife, Rosemary.
This last one is the famous hurricane-ghan...
The Decker afghans still need to be washed and dried, then I can pack them up and send them to Texas. I *always* wash and dry anything I make before I hand it over to the new owner. I like to make sure it washes and dries well! I think it would be unethical to give, or worse sell, an item without washing it first! I had an afghan I made in a yarn I had never used before. Thank the yarn goddess that it was just for us. It washed ok, but kind of melted a little bit in the dryer. It had been nice and soft, but came out kind of scratchy. I can't even imagine how disappointed a customer would have been.
I also always include item specific laundering instructions, like, Hand Wash Only. I can't even imagine someone spending good money on a hand wash only shawl, for example, and NOT telling them how to care for it! How pissed would they be, if they threw it in the washing machine and it got ruined? I would ask for my money back, wouldn't you? I want my items to be used and loved for years!
I took some photos of the Decker Afghans, I put them on my king size bed one at a time, and snapped away. I wanted to give some idea of size, and orientation. It sounds simple, but I gave one of these afghans to someone, and she laid it on her child sideways. The panels go up and down. Anyway, here are the photos!
This first one is for Gordie's wife, Rosemary.
This is the first of the two granddaughter afghans, the second wasn't finished yet when I took the photos.
This last one is the famous hurricane-ghan...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
In Which I Get Back To Work!
After taking a few days off because I was under the weather, Today is the day I am able to get back to work on the Decker Afghan Set! That includes the Hurricane-ghan, the Grandma-ghan and the two granddaughter-ghans! The second kids ghan is very nearly done, I'm in the home stretch, only eight more rows to go!
I am going to try my darnedest to fit all four ghans in one box, to cut down on shipping costs. I have a space bag cube that I'm not using, so I thought I'd fold them all up nicely, put them in the space bag cube, and suck all the air out. Then I can see what size box will be best to ship them to Texas.
No one has yet answered my question, which is "Why would anyone in Texas, where they still have 100+ degree heat, want nice warm hand crocheted afghans?" I guess it really doesn't matter in the long run, since I got to de-stash a whole lot of my yarn in the process of making these afghans! YAY! Gotta love a good de-stash!
I have to say, it totally creeps me out when a car I don't know pulls up in front of my house and just sits there! There's an SUV out there now, and I have no idea who it belongs to. One day last week, I heard a car pull up, so I looked out the window. I saw the front end of a SUV, it looked silver to me. I sat here keeping an eye on it for a long time, before I realized it was actually the front of Hubs' truck! I was freaking out, getting ready to call the police! How silly did I feel! Whew, the current SUV is gone.
There is room for three cars in front of my house, and that's good, since we have three vehicles! My Jeep always gets the front spot, on the far side of the entrance to the yard. It sits under the tree. Whoever gets home first gets the middle spot, and he who is last home gets the end spot. There is room behind the Jeep, because of the sidewalk and steps, for the middle car to get out. It works out perfectly!
I have been asking Hubs for a while now, to trim a branch off my tree, I have a sign that I bought at Michael's with my birthday gift card, that I want to hang there. After all, I am the only one who parks there.
I am going to try my darnedest to fit all four ghans in one box, to cut down on shipping costs. I have a space bag cube that I'm not using, so I thought I'd fold them all up nicely, put them in the space bag cube, and suck all the air out. Then I can see what size box will be best to ship them to Texas.
No one has yet answered my question, which is "Why would anyone in Texas, where they still have 100+ degree heat, want nice warm hand crocheted afghans?" I guess it really doesn't matter in the long run, since I got to de-stash a whole lot of my yarn in the process of making these afghans! YAY! Gotta love a good de-stash!
I have to say, it totally creeps me out when a car I don't know pulls up in front of my house and just sits there! There's an SUV out there now, and I have no idea who it belongs to. One day last week, I heard a car pull up, so I looked out the window. I saw the front end of a SUV, it looked silver to me. I sat here keeping an eye on it for a long time, before I realized it was actually the front of Hubs' truck! I was freaking out, getting ready to call the police! How silly did I feel! Whew, the current SUV is gone.
There is room for three cars in front of my house, and that's good, since we have three vehicles! My Jeep always gets the front spot, on the far side of the entrance to the yard. It sits under the tree. Whoever gets home first gets the middle spot, and he who is last home gets the end spot. There is room behind the Jeep, because of the sidewalk and steps, for the middle car to get out. It works out perfectly!
I have been asking Hubs for a while now, to trim a branch off my tree, I have a sign that I bought at Michael's with my birthday gift card, that I want to hang there. After all, I am the only one who parks there.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Report From The Doctor
Back from the doctor, I am not going to die. He actually said that my lungs sounded clearer today than they have in a long time! I told him it was because I woke up all congested this morning, and have been coughing up yuckies all day. Not wanting to take any chances, he put me on an antibiotic. It's only a five day course, which is good. I get very tired of the ten day course ones.
The doctor also told me to get lots of rest. That will be a little harder to do. I have loads of laundry in process that need to be moved around. I just did a load of dishes. At some point I will have to go downstairs and move that laundry, Hubs is out of socks.
So I didn't get to work on my crochet projects at all today. Maybe later after dinner. I have high hopes, I know.
So I believe I'm done for the day. Hopefully I will have some good stuff to report next time!
The doctor also told me to get lots of rest. That will be a little harder to do. I have loads of laundry in process that need to be moved around. I just did a load of dishes. At some point I will have to go downstairs and move that laundry, Hubs is out of socks.
So I didn't get to work on my crochet projects at all today. Maybe later after dinner. I have high hopes, I know.
So I believe I'm done for the day. Hopefully I will have some good stuff to report next time!
I Don't Feel Good!
Yesterday Hubs and I went to Fishkill, he had some work to do on the house, and doesn't like to go alone. So I go to keep him company. You all know I have had a cold for a while now, well last night after we got home, I could feel it dropping from my head into my chest. As my lungs are compromised at best, this is a concern for me. So when I dragged my sorry ass out of bed this morning, I called the doctor. My appointment is at 3:15.
I am just hoping against hope that I don't have pneumonia, AGAIN. The first three times was enough, thank you. The good part is that with each successive bout, my hospital stay gets shorter! The first time, I was in the hospital for two straight weeks. That was a bad one. The second time, I believe was a six day stay. The last time, I was hospitalized for four days.
Last night, I slept pretty well, but was still tired this morning. I just didn't want to get up. When I finally got out of bed, it was after 10. I could go in there right now, and go back to sleep!
I have no energy today. I have so much to do, but I got no gumption. One of my projects for today was going to be taking photos of the hurricane-ghan, and the related others, on my king size bed, so my friend could see how big they all are. I might do that later, after my doctor visit.
Well, now I better go take a shower. Have a good day, and I will update you all on my condition. I will tell you right now, I will outright refuse to be hospitalized. treat me at home, take it or leave it.
Kim out.
I am just hoping against hope that I don't have pneumonia, AGAIN. The first three times was enough, thank you. The good part is that with each successive bout, my hospital stay gets shorter! The first time, I was in the hospital for two straight weeks. That was a bad one. The second time, I believe was a six day stay. The last time, I was hospitalized for four days.
Last night, I slept pretty well, but was still tired this morning. I just didn't want to get up. When I finally got out of bed, it was after 10. I could go in there right now, and go back to sleep!
I have no energy today. I have so much to do, but I got no gumption. One of my projects for today was going to be taking photos of the hurricane-ghan, and the related others, on my king size bed, so my friend could see how big they all are. I might do that later, after my doctor visit.
Well, now I better go take a shower. Have a good day, and I will update you all on my condition. I will tell you right now, I will outright refuse to be hospitalized. treat me at home, take it or leave it.
Kim out.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
In Which I Can't Sleep!
It is now nearly 6 a.m. I have been awake since 1:30 a.m. The night started out pretty good, I was tired and laid down, with Hubs watching TV, about 11 p.m. Then I woke up, and haven't been able to get back to sleep.
I laid there for a while, as the TV was still on, then I turned it off since Hubs was asleep. I tossed and turned for a long while before deciding to get up. I came out into the living room and took more Advil Cold and Sinus, since the last dose was wearing off, and my nose was running so bad that I had to get out of bed!
I turned on the TV out here, and found something to watch. I picked up my current crochet project, the 2nd kids afghan, and started to crochet. After at least an hour, the meds were working and I had stopped dripping, so I went back in and laid down again. I couldn't get comfortable, because now my shoulder hurt from crocheting! So up I got again.
As I am sitting here, with the TV off this time, Lots of things are running through my head as I crochet. All kinds of little anecdotes about me, about my late mother-in-law, about commercials that annoy or offend me, you know. The mind does wander when the TV is off.
But I think the best news is that my kindle problem is solved! When I first came out of the bedroom, I checked for comments on my last post. And a very good friend had a suggestion! I tried it, and lo and behold, it worked! So I started downloading the whole list of book titles my mom wanted. Now it's all done, and I can return her kindle to her! Thank you, Laura!! I am saved! I was envisioning having to buy mom a new kindle!
And darn it, now I'm getting sleepy again! I am supposed to go with Hubs to the house in Fishkill later today. That way I can return mom's kindle, as well as make Hubs happy that I am there as company for him. I wonder if I will have enough time for a sleep before we go? I am pretty sure I will; he is supposed to go to the bow club this morning to shoot with his friends for a while. Then we will be off to Fishkill.
I'm thinking I should set up the coffee maker before I go back in, that way Hubs can turn it on when he gets up. I will also leave him a note asking him to let me sleep for a while. So I guess I'm back off to bed, talk to you later!
I laid there for a while, as the TV was still on, then I turned it off since Hubs was asleep. I tossed and turned for a long while before deciding to get up. I came out into the living room and took more Advil Cold and Sinus, since the last dose was wearing off, and my nose was running so bad that I had to get out of bed!
I turned on the TV out here, and found something to watch. I picked up my current crochet project, the 2nd kids afghan, and started to crochet. After at least an hour, the meds were working and I had stopped dripping, so I went back in and laid down again. I couldn't get comfortable, because now my shoulder hurt from crocheting! So up I got again.
As I am sitting here, with the TV off this time, Lots of things are running through my head as I crochet. All kinds of little anecdotes about me, about my late mother-in-law, about commercials that annoy or offend me, you know. The mind does wander when the TV is off.
But I think the best news is that my kindle problem is solved! When I first came out of the bedroom, I checked for comments on my last post. And a very good friend had a suggestion! I tried it, and lo and behold, it worked! So I started downloading the whole list of book titles my mom wanted. Now it's all done, and I can return her kindle to her! Thank you, Laura!! I am saved! I was envisioning having to buy mom a new kindle!
And darn it, now I'm getting sleepy again! I am supposed to go with Hubs to the house in Fishkill later today. That way I can return mom's kindle, as well as make Hubs happy that I am there as company for him. I wonder if I will have enough time for a sleep before we go? I am pretty sure I will; he is supposed to go to the bow club this morning to shoot with his friends for a while. Then we will be off to Fishkill.
I'm thinking I should set up the coffee maker before I go back in, that way Hubs can turn it on when he gets up. I will also leave him a note asking him to let me sleep for a while. So I guess I'm back off to bed, talk to you later!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Today's Adventures
Yesterday, I made the carrot cake muffins. They are really good, but after I made them, I realized that I have nothing to store them in, with the frosting on. So I decided to store them unfrosted in a giant size ziploc bag, and keep the frosting in the fridge. That way, each one can be frosted just before it's eaten!
Today, after hubs went to sleep and I took a nap with him, I went to the grocery store because I needed some meat. There was no meat in the house for us for dinner tonight, or the rest of the weekend. On the way to the store, I stopped by Bonny's house to pick up a crochet project that has been there a loooong time. I used to work on it when we hung out when I was first unemployed. That was a long time ago!
Anyway, this afghan, if I remembered correctly, was nearly finished. So I want to finish it and send it to Gordie's wife, Rosemary. It's only fair, if Gordie and his two granddaughters get afghans, shouldn't Rosemary get one too? I would be jealous if I didn't get one and everybody else did! So, I got the almost finished afghan, and the yarn to finish it with, and brought them home. It really took me hardly any time at all to finish it! The last of the kid's afghans is about half done now. Hopefully within a week or so, I can mail them all off to Texas. Then I can get back to my knitting!
And now for something completely different... I have been seeing these commercials for Charmin toilet paper for a while now, and they really bother me. I mean, seriously, who wants to "enjoy the go"? And if you did, would you want to admit it in public? That isn't something I need to hear about or even think about! I would even classify that as TMI.
Oh yeah, I amost forgot. My mom has a kindle that she got for her birthday last year. Usually, Sara or I will take it to download new books for her, since she doesn't have a computer, or a wifi hot spot. I recently took her kindle, and I think I've killed it. I downloaded one book, then noticed it needed to be charged. I took the charge cord for Hubs' kindle, and plugged it into her kindle and into the wall. Nothing happened. The charge light didn't come on. Ever since then, I can't wake the fracking thing up. It is totally unresponsive. There is no way that I can see, to get into it to check the battery.
Today, I decided to contact Amazon.com to see if they would help me. This really sucks, because after I typed out the whole story, they wanted $30 to diagnose it. I don't have $30! Do any of my loyal followers have any ideas? If so, please feel free to comment and tell me!
Now it's time to go, Hubs is home, and it's time to order our pizza. Until next time!
Today, after hubs went to sleep and I took a nap with him, I went to the grocery store because I needed some meat. There was no meat in the house for us for dinner tonight, or the rest of the weekend. On the way to the store, I stopped by Bonny's house to pick up a crochet project that has been there a loooong time. I used to work on it when we hung out when I was first unemployed. That was a long time ago!
Anyway, this afghan, if I remembered correctly, was nearly finished. So I want to finish it and send it to Gordie's wife, Rosemary. It's only fair, if Gordie and his two granddaughters get afghans, shouldn't Rosemary get one too? I would be jealous if I didn't get one and everybody else did! So, I got the almost finished afghan, and the yarn to finish it with, and brought them home. It really took me hardly any time at all to finish it! The last of the kid's afghans is about half done now. Hopefully within a week or so, I can mail them all off to Texas. Then I can get back to my knitting!
And now for something completely different... I have been seeing these commercials for Charmin toilet paper for a while now, and they really bother me. I mean, seriously, who wants to "enjoy the go"? And if you did, would you want to admit it in public? That isn't something I need to hear about or even think about! I would even classify that as TMI.
Oh yeah, I amost forgot. My mom has a kindle that she got for her birthday last year. Usually, Sara or I will take it to download new books for her, since she doesn't have a computer, or a wifi hot spot. I recently took her kindle, and I think I've killed it. I downloaded one book, then noticed it needed to be charged. I took the charge cord for Hubs' kindle, and plugged it into her kindle and into the wall. Nothing happened. The charge light didn't come on. Ever since then, I can't wake the fracking thing up. It is totally unresponsive. There is no way that I can see, to get into it to check the battery.
Today, I decided to contact Amazon.com to see if they would help me. This really sucks, because after I typed out the whole story, they wanted $30 to diagnose it. I don't have $30! Do any of my loyal followers have any ideas? If so, please feel free to comment and tell me!
Now it's time to go, Hubs is home, and it's time to order our pizza. Until next time!
Friday, September 23, 2011
What Happens At Stitch n Bitch...
This morning, I managed to make it to my Stitch n Bitch. I had gotten up at 7 a.m. and taken some Advil Cold and Sinus, so it would be in full force by 9 a.m. It worked! I was relatively good for most of SnB. Towards the end, though, I started sweating really badly, it felt like it got really hot in there. Fortunately, we were just about done by that time. We had a good breakfast too! Plus we got to knit. Well, the other girls were knitting, I was crocheting. Sara's shawl is about four feet long now! Long enough that I started working on the kids afghan again.
We had a small group today, only four of us could make it! Denise texted us and told us she had jury duty, and Bonny had to work. No one knows where Bella, Cheryl, or Charlotte were. I post on facebook when we are having our meetings, and usually give plenty of notice.
So when I got home, I didn't call the doctor. I really felt better by then. And I am really, really good at procrastinating. First, everyone in the office was out to lunch, then I washed some dishes, then I started crocheting again, and just plain didn't feel like calling. When Hubs got up, first thing, he asked me if I called the doctor. Since I never lie to him, I told him no. He threw the TV remote at me, then the house phone. He was sitting close to me, so it wasn't truly meant to hurt me. I know he's concerned about me, that's why he bugs me.
So tonight, to help me get better, (and since veggies are supposed to be healthy, right?) I made carrot cake cupcakes. And I will smother them with cream cheese frosting! A little extra nutrition is just what I need! Golly, I feel better already! The second pan just came out of the oven. The house smells good right now!
I last took my cold meds at 1:30, and I'm trying to hold off taking more until at least 9, if not 10. I'd like them to last all night. I hope I sleep well! I know I did last night.
So I will sit here on my couch, crocheting, with a box of tissues at my side, until I get too tired to see what I'm working on.
So you know what I'm dealing with, here's a photo of my beloved youngest child, taken at a tournament, in the middle of a form. He always looks this serious.
We had a small group today, only four of us could make it! Denise texted us and told us she had jury duty, and Bonny had to work. No one knows where Bella, Cheryl, or Charlotte were. I post on facebook when we are having our meetings, and usually give plenty of notice.
So when I got home, I didn't call the doctor. I really felt better by then. And I am really, really good at procrastinating. First, everyone in the office was out to lunch, then I washed some dishes, then I started crocheting again, and just plain didn't feel like calling. When Hubs got up, first thing, he asked me if I called the doctor. Since I never lie to him, I told him no. He threw the TV remote at me, then the house phone. He was sitting close to me, so it wasn't truly meant to hurt me. I know he's concerned about me, that's why he bugs me.
So tonight, to help me get better, (and since veggies are supposed to be healthy, right?) I made carrot cake cupcakes. And I will smother them with cream cheese frosting! A little extra nutrition is just what I need! Golly, I feel better already! The second pan just came out of the oven. The house smells good right now!
I last took my cold meds at 1:30, and I'm trying to hold off taking more until at least 9, if not 10. I'd like them to last all night. I hope I sleep well! I know I did last night.
So I will sit here on my couch, crocheting, with a box of tissues at my side, until I get too tired to see what I'm working on.
So you know what I'm dealing with, here's a photo of my beloved youngest child, taken at a tournament, in the middle of a form. He always looks this serious.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Being Sick Complicates Things!
Tomorrow I may not be able to blog, since I don't feel very well, and I have Stitch n Bitch in the morning. I just promised Hubs that I will call the doctor when I get home from that meeting. See, my beloved youngest child is sick. He hardly ever consents to see a doctor unless he is on death's door. He refuses even to take any OTC medication, he even scoffs at vitamins. He is a serious martial artist. He keeps going and powers through any illness he might have.
Yesterday, he called me and asked me to make an appointment for him with the doctor. Luckily, he was able to get in today. He has bronchitis. He believes in spreading the love, so now his girlfriend and I are both sick. Even when I get a cold, I have to be really careful. So I have to call the doctor tomorrow.
I am really looking forward to this Stitch n Bitch, I hope everyone can make it. I haven't seen many of the ladies since before the summer vacation. I am taking Sara's shawl to work on, it's really getting long! I'd say it's over three feet long already! And who doesn't love breakfast out? We eat, then we knit and crochet and catch up.
If I can get in to see the doctor, I will need a ride, depending on what time I can get an appointment. See, It's still supposed to rain for the next seven fracking days, and the top is still down on my Jeep. That means I can't drive it in the rain. So I will have to go and get back before Hubs has to go to work. Or get a ride, or get an appointment Saturday, Monday or Tuesday. And one of those days, I have a dentist appointment.
See what I was saying about making plans?? So now I'm very tired, and I am going to bed. With any luck, I will get some sleep.
Kim out.
Yesterday, he called me and asked me to make an appointment for him with the doctor. Luckily, he was able to get in today. He has bronchitis. He believes in spreading the love, so now his girlfriend and I are both sick. Even when I get a cold, I have to be really careful. So I have to call the doctor tomorrow.
I am really looking forward to this Stitch n Bitch, I hope everyone can make it. I haven't seen many of the ladies since before the summer vacation. I am taking Sara's shawl to work on, it's really getting long! I'd say it's over three feet long already! And who doesn't love breakfast out? We eat, then we knit and crochet and catch up.
If I can get in to see the doctor, I will need a ride, depending on what time I can get an appointment. See, It's still supposed to rain for the next seven fracking days, and the top is still down on my Jeep. That means I can't drive it in the rain. So I will have to go and get back before Hubs has to go to work. Or get a ride, or get an appointment Saturday, Monday or Tuesday. And one of those days, I have a dentist appointment.
See what I was saying about making plans?? So now I'm very tired, and I am going to bed. With any luck, I will get some sleep.
Kim out.
It's Been A Lazy Week!
It really has been a lazy week! I have been afraid to leave the house, in case the TV repair people call to tell me that my TV is ready to be brought back to me! I have done tons of laundry, and with every trip up and down those stairs, I'm carrying my cell phone and the house phone, in case they call. Yesterday, as I was waiting for the doctor's office to call me back, I went down to move laundry around, and instead of the house phone, I had the TV clicker in my hand! DUH! I can't answer the clicker when the phone rings!
I have also made significant progress on Mrs. Gilroy's shawl in the past two days! Since it's crocheted, it's going really quickly. I am excited, because soon I will be able to get back to the granddaughter's afghans. One is finished, just have to finish the second one. They are for my friend in Texas, who told me that his granddaughters will try to steal his hurricane-ghan, so could I please make them each one? I had lots of a particular yarn in my stash, so it was off to the races! He actually helped me to de-stash! My Hubs likes when I de-stash!
And the hurricane-ghan is still sitting there. I haven't mailed it off to Texas yet, heck, I haven't even washed it yet! I wanted to do all three together, and mail them all together. I only need to find a box big enough. I even have a nearly finished afghan for his wife! I just have to get it back from my other stash at Bonny's house. Strange, but it's even the same pattern as the others! I told you it was my favorite!
Did you catch that? The fact that I have an entirely different yarn stash at someone else's house? Well, I do. Two years ago, when we re-financed our mortgage, they wanted to come in and inspect the house. Hubs told me that my stash had to go. I took it all over to Bonny's house, and it's been there ever since! Of course, she uses some yarn if she needs it, and that's OK! I now have more yarn here at home than I did before I took my old stash to Bonny's!!
Even though it's Thursday, I'm gonna do a WIP like it was Wednesday. 1) Mrs. Gilroy's crocheted shawl, 2) My knitted triangle shawl, 3) my knitted rectangle shawl, 4) the 2nd crocheted granddaughter-ghan, and 5) the nearly finished Mrs. Decker-ghan that's still at Bonny's house. I think that's all of them!
I broke down and called the TV repair shop this morning, because I *really* needed to go grocery shopping! They said it would be another 24 - 48 hours as they are waiting on a part. So I got to go grocery shopping. Then I went to the Post Office and got the mail. Because I am the only one who can. Uh-huh. Just like I am the only one who can change the cat box... Oh, no, do not get me started!
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Last Friday, when they took my TV, the very nice man said he would get it back to me in "two to three days". That was SIX days ago. It's a darn good thing I have such a positive attitude, huh? Here's what the TV wall in my living room looks like right now:
That tiny little TV is 19 inches. Our regular TV fills that whole space. We feel like we need a magnifying glass to watch TV this week! Well, at least we have a spare...
I have also made significant progress on Mrs. Gilroy's shawl in the past two days! Since it's crocheted, it's going really quickly. I am excited, because soon I will be able to get back to the granddaughter's afghans. One is finished, just have to finish the second one. They are for my friend in Texas, who told me that his granddaughters will try to steal his hurricane-ghan, so could I please make them each one? I had lots of a particular yarn in my stash, so it was off to the races! He actually helped me to de-stash! My Hubs likes when I de-stash!
And the hurricane-ghan is still sitting there. I haven't mailed it off to Texas yet, heck, I haven't even washed it yet! I wanted to do all three together, and mail them all together. I only need to find a box big enough. I even have a nearly finished afghan for his wife! I just have to get it back from my other stash at Bonny's house. Strange, but it's even the same pattern as the others! I told you it was my favorite!
Did you catch that? The fact that I have an entirely different yarn stash at someone else's house? Well, I do. Two years ago, when we re-financed our mortgage, they wanted to come in and inspect the house. Hubs told me that my stash had to go. I took it all over to Bonny's house, and it's been there ever since! Of course, she uses some yarn if she needs it, and that's OK! I now have more yarn here at home than I did before I took my old stash to Bonny's!!
Even though it's Thursday, I'm gonna do a WIP like it was Wednesday. 1) Mrs. Gilroy's crocheted shawl, 2) My knitted triangle shawl, 3) my knitted rectangle shawl, 4) the 2nd crocheted granddaughter-ghan, and 5) the nearly finished Mrs. Decker-ghan that's still at Bonny's house. I think that's all of them!
I broke down and called the TV repair shop this morning, because I *really* needed to go grocery shopping! They said it would be another 24 - 48 hours as they are waiting on a part. So I got to go grocery shopping. Then I went to the Post Office and got the mail. Because I am the only one who can. Uh-huh. Just like I am the only one who can change the cat box... Oh, no, do not get me started!
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Last Friday, when they took my TV, the very nice man said he would get it back to me in "two to three days". That was SIX days ago. It's a darn good thing I have such a positive attitude, huh? Here's what the TV wall in my living room looks like right now:
That tiny little TV is 19 inches. Our regular TV fills that whole space. We feel like we need a magnifying glass to watch TV this week! Well, at least we have a spare...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Shit Happens, Misery Is Optional!
These words have meant a lot in my life. My mom started saying them to my dad when he first got sick. He was only being negative, which I can totally understand, but wallowing in the misery doesn't help anybody, and certainly isn't constructive. Mom somehow got him to lighten up and enjoy the time he had left to the fullest. She even painted a plaque and hung it on wall in the living room, there is a cute picture of two animals, and the whole thing is kind of dark, but they are together, and there's a rainbow coming up in the distance.
Recently on facebook, I had an opportunity to repeat those words to someone who was obviously suffering with something. This person told me that sometimes misery is the only choice. I have to totally disagree! No matter how bad things get, there is always a choice whether to be miserable about it or not. There is so much beauty and goodness in this world, and sometimes you have to really look for it to find it.
But I think that most of the time, some people look right past it, and don't see it at all. That bird singing outside your window? When the dog puts his head on your lap and looks up at you with love? When the cat comes and lays down on your lap, purring? Your granddaughter smiles at you? These are all small, but beautiful things! I believe that they are the Power of the Universe telling you not to choose misery. That there is joy all around you. You just have to open your eyes, and heart, to it.
I couldn't sleep last night, thinking about this. I just don't get that someone would tell me that there is no choice but to be miserable! That there are things over which you have no control. I agree with that, but doesn't your religion tell you to accept the things you cannot change, etc.? How about "Give it to God"? Christianity is about love and joy, not misery and pain.
What about the belief that you are never given more than you can handle? It means that we are truly stronger than we think. Now is the time to reveal that my life has not been all roses, I have been through my share of troubles. But I carry on! I chose not to be miserable. I realize that I can sound like Mary fracking Poppins, but I have learned over the years to not take anything good for granted. My life has gone from not being able to pay my bills, to being happily married. I was in a really bad relationship, and got myself out. He even came to me and asked me to come back, and I said no. I knew I would be happier and healthier without him in my life. I just asked the Universe to someday send my son back to me.
And eventually things turned around. It took a few years, but I never gave in to misery. I still had my daughter, and she made life livable. Now, I am happy, and am in a very healthy marriage with a terrific, and patient, man. We have a terrific son together. A few years ago, the Universe returned my lost son to my life, in time for his wedding, and to meet his two gorgeous children. The Universe works in mysterious ways, but it does work!
Recently on facebook, I had an opportunity to repeat those words to someone who was obviously suffering with something. This person told me that sometimes misery is the only choice. I have to totally disagree! No matter how bad things get, there is always a choice whether to be miserable about it or not. There is so much beauty and goodness in this world, and sometimes you have to really look for it to find it.
But I think that most of the time, some people look right past it, and don't see it at all. That bird singing outside your window? When the dog puts his head on your lap and looks up at you with love? When the cat comes and lays down on your lap, purring? Your granddaughter smiles at you? These are all small, but beautiful things! I believe that they are the Power of the Universe telling you not to choose misery. That there is joy all around you. You just have to open your eyes, and heart, to it.
I couldn't sleep last night, thinking about this. I just don't get that someone would tell me that there is no choice but to be miserable! That there are things over which you have no control. I agree with that, but doesn't your religion tell you to accept the things you cannot change, etc.? How about "Give it to God"? Christianity is about love and joy, not misery and pain.
What about the belief that you are never given more than you can handle? It means that we are truly stronger than we think. Now is the time to reveal that my life has not been all roses, I have been through my share of troubles. But I carry on! I chose not to be miserable. I realize that I can sound like Mary fracking Poppins, but I have learned over the years to not take anything good for granted. My life has gone from not being able to pay my bills, to being happily married. I was in a really bad relationship, and got myself out. He even came to me and asked me to come back, and I said no. I knew I would be happier and healthier without him in my life. I just asked the Universe to someday send my son back to me.
And eventually things turned around. It took a few years, but I never gave in to misery. I still had my daughter, and she made life livable. Now, I am happy, and am in a very healthy marriage with a terrific, and patient, man. We have a terrific son together. A few years ago, the Universe returned my lost son to my life, in time for his wedding, and to meet his two gorgeous children. The Universe works in mysterious ways, but it does work!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
How And Why The Blogging Began!
I have been thinking for a while about why I blog. It is strange to me, because I am basically such a shy and private person. I can hear Denise laughing, she doesn't think I'm shy. I think I hide it well. And private? Yes, very private! There is so much I will not talk about. I never really thought I would share any parts of my life on this level.
I can tell you that it all started with Twitter. I belong to Twitter, and from the beginning, have found the length restriction extremely binding. I am so sick and tired of editing my tweets down to 140 characters. I just have too much to say! Now I hardly ever tweet, but I do go on and read what my friends are tweeting.
I also belong to facebook. Even there, I have gone over the length restrictions a few times. WTF? Back to editing my posts. I am also a member of Google+, a new-ish social media thing. I haven't yet hit the wall on that site. I usually only go there to play Angry Birds. But now I'm stuck on a different level that I talked about earlier, and not getting anywhere.
One day, I was on Google+, and saw a button for creating a blog. I thought "What the hell?", so I clicked on it, and designed a blog, and here I am today. The hardest part was thinking of a name for it! Now, I know that there are like 10 people who read it, including the four who actively belong to the site. I check every day to see of anyone leaves comments. So far only one person has, my friend Laura. It makes me happy to think that someone reads and likes what I have to say!
But I am hoping that there will be others who will leave comments, so the other day I went into the settings place, and changed it so anyone can leave comments! I hope this will encourage some of you to tell me what you think. I will ask that you put your name on the end of the comments so know who you are, especially if I actually know you! @Robin, I figured out it was your comment from your fb message!
So, if you dare, try to imagine what I'm NOT talking about. Sometimes there are hints. I have always tried to let people get to know me before I reveal certain things about myself. Comment and leave me suggestions on what you want me to talk about! So far, I think I'm doing pretty good, what do you think?
I can tell you that it all started with Twitter. I belong to Twitter, and from the beginning, have found the length restriction extremely binding. I am so sick and tired of editing my tweets down to 140 characters. I just have too much to say! Now I hardly ever tweet, but I do go on and read what my friends are tweeting.
I also belong to facebook. Even there, I have gone over the length restrictions a few times. WTF? Back to editing my posts. I am also a member of Google+, a new-ish social media thing. I haven't yet hit the wall on that site. I usually only go there to play Angry Birds. But now I'm stuck on a different level that I talked about earlier, and not getting anywhere.
One day, I was on Google+, and saw a button for creating a blog. I thought "What the hell?", so I clicked on it, and designed a blog, and here I am today. The hardest part was thinking of a name for it! Now, I know that there are like 10 people who read it, including the four who actively belong to the site. I check every day to see of anyone leaves comments. So far only one person has, my friend Laura. It makes me happy to think that someone reads and likes what I have to say!
But I am hoping that there will be others who will leave comments, so the other day I went into the settings place, and changed it so anyone can leave comments! I hope this will encourage some of you to tell me what you think. I will ask that you put your name on the end of the comments so know who you are, especially if I actually know you! @Robin, I figured out it was your comment from your fb message!
So, if you dare, try to imagine what I'm NOT talking about. Sometimes there are hints. I have always tried to let people get to know me before I reveal certain things about myself. Comment and leave me suggestions on what you want me to talk about! So far, I think I'm doing pretty good, what do you think?
Monday, September 19, 2011
In Which The Hurricane-Ghan Is Finished!
Behold, all believers and non-believers alike! The seemingly never-ending hurricane-ghan is finished! I finally got to Michael's yesterday, and got two more skeins for the granddaughter's afghans, but Michael's had no heather gray! The whole Red Heart yarn section looked like Home Depot when a hurricane is coming! There wasn't much left. They must've had a big sale on the stuff. So I couldn't get my gray in Michael's.
I drove up the plaza to Jo-Ann Fabrics. Lo and behold, believers, they had some heather gray! I bought my skein and left. I drove home a happy camper. For more details of my day yesterday, see yesterday's blog. I was busy all day yesterday.
Today, Hubs left to go shoot pretty early this morning, so I got to hang out. I was supposed to go to Spinning Group... But I didn't make it. I didn't realize I had almost no gas. And I had no money with which to buy more, so I had to stay home. I had the hurricane-ghan all packed up in the Jeep, too. I was actually on my way there, just past South Cross Rd, when I looked down at my gas gauge. I turned around soon after that, but before heading home, I went to go see if Hubs would let me take his truck to spinning. He wasn't at Ti Yogi, so I decided to just make a quick stop at the store for half and half, and not bother the Hubs. He gets so little time to do what he enjoys, I figured he deserves some time to himself.
When I arrived home, I finally got to sit down and crochet on the hurricane-ghan. It has gotten really heavy! I only had to do 4 1/2 rows, but it was a workout just to turn the thing when I got to the end of a row! At long last, it was done. But then I couldn't find my black sheep bag, in which I keep my scissors, tape measure, stitch markers, yarn needle, etc. So I still couldn't truly finish the afghan.
I looked everywhere! There are only two bags I keep it in, my Barnes and Noble Messenger Bag, which I use for smaller knitting projects, or my "dead seagull outline" bag, from Hollister, in which I tote around my larger projects. It wasn't in either one, that I could find. Then I dug a little deeper in the messenger bag, and I found it. Again, a miracle occurs! And I was able to finish off the afghan, weaving in ends and such.
Is it just me, or is it WAY easier to weave in those pesky ends in crochet projects? Whenever I do knitting ends, it's so much harder, because the fabric is so thin, that the ends don't look good no matter what you do! That is one reason I prefer to knit with wool, that way, I can spit-splice the ends together, and there are no pesky ends to weave in! Well, only two, the beginning, and the end.
And when weaving ends into crochet, it's so easy! Especially in single crochet. Just weave the ends under and through the base of the stitches for a few inches, then turn and go back, making sure the yarn goes over one of the yarns it was under before. Does that make sense?
So I find myself crocheting with acrylic yarn, since crocheting uses so much more yarn, and acrylic yarn is cheaper. Therefore, I usually knit with natural fibers, like wool. Because in knitting, the yarn goes so much further, you can afford to spend a bit more for the yarn.
With all that said, I believe I am through lecturing for today. I'm really tired, and I want to go hang with Hubs for a while, I didn't get to see him much today. I will just need to keep reminding him that the football players on the TV CAN NOT HEAR HIM....
But after all, he is just a stupid boy.
I drove up the plaza to Jo-Ann Fabrics. Lo and behold, believers, they had some heather gray! I bought my skein and left. I drove home a happy camper. For more details of my day yesterday, see yesterday's blog. I was busy all day yesterday.
Today, Hubs left to go shoot pretty early this morning, so I got to hang out. I was supposed to go to Spinning Group... But I didn't make it. I didn't realize I had almost no gas. And I had no money with which to buy more, so I had to stay home. I had the hurricane-ghan all packed up in the Jeep, too. I was actually on my way there, just past South Cross Rd, when I looked down at my gas gauge. I turned around soon after that, but before heading home, I went to go see if Hubs would let me take his truck to spinning. He wasn't at Ti Yogi, so I decided to just make a quick stop at the store for half and half, and not bother the Hubs. He gets so little time to do what he enjoys, I figured he deserves some time to himself.
When I arrived home, I finally got to sit down and crochet on the hurricane-ghan. It has gotten really heavy! I only had to do 4 1/2 rows, but it was a workout just to turn the thing when I got to the end of a row! At long last, it was done. But then I couldn't find my black sheep bag, in which I keep my scissors, tape measure, stitch markers, yarn needle, etc. So I still couldn't truly finish the afghan.
I looked everywhere! There are only two bags I keep it in, my Barnes and Noble Messenger Bag, which I use for smaller knitting projects, or my "dead seagull outline" bag, from Hollister, in which I tote around my larger projects. It wasn't in either one, that I could find. Then I dug a little deeper in the messenger bag, and I found it. Again, a miracle occurs! And I was able to finish off the afghan, weaving in ends and such.
Is it just me, or is it WAY easier to weave in those pesky ends in crochet projects? Whenever I do knitting ends, it's so much harder, because the fabric is so thin, that the ends don't look good no matter what you do! That is one reason I prefer to knit with wool, that way, I can spit-splice the ends together, and there are no pesky ends to weave in! Well, only two, the beginning, and the end.
And when weaving ends into crochet, it's so easy! Especially in single crochet. Just weave the ends under and through the base of the stitches for a few inches, then turn and go back, making sure the yarn goes over one of the yarns it was under before. Does that make sense?
So I find myself crocheting with acrylic yarn, since crocheting uses so much more yarn, and acrylic yarn is cheaper. Therefore, I usually knit with natural fibers, like wool. Because in knitting, the yarn goes so much further, you can afford to spend a bit more for the yarn.
With all that said, I believe I am through lecturing for today. I'm really tired, and I want to go hang with Hubs for a while, I didn't get to see him much today. I will just need to keep reminding him that the football players on the TV CAN NOT HEAR HIM....
But after all, he is just a stupid boy.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
In Which I Make Venison Chili
I really am far too tired for this today. I have had a busy busy day. Woke up early when hubs came home, and started making my venison chili around 9 o'clock. It took a long time, as there was so much meat. I used about four pounds of ground venison this time, in the really big pot.
It seemed to take forever for all that meat to brown. Then I added all the cans of black beans, tomato soup and tomato sauce, three cans each. It was a lot easier to stir after I added those! I used all the chili powder I had, more than half of the bottle. It could have used some more, but when Hubs went to Stewart's, he said they didn't have any. But I added a few extra things, like a little bit of cinnamon, and some Montreal Steak seasoning. Sometimes I look through my cupboards and see what looks good. I wanted to add a very small bottle of brandy that I found, but Hubs said no experimenting...
After it cooks for a while, I add the last, secret ingredient. Vinegar! Quite a bit, since it was such a big pot. Sometimes I use different types of vinegar, I have tried Balsamic, which was rich and yummy. I have also tried wine vinegar, and apple cider vinegar too. I think I've even used malt vinegar once or twice. But usually I stick to plain, old white vinegar.
My chili isn't the hot kind. It's a just a little bit spicy, but even my uncle who had an ulcer could eat it. I forgot to tell you! While the meat is browning, I add the pepper, and herbs. I use oregano and basil. I make my chili without onions, since Hubs doesn't like them. I do use plenty of onion powder, though. I also used to put chopped bell peppers in too, but my first husband didn't like those, so they came out. Sometimes I sneak in some dried chopped onions, since they usually dissolve, and Hubs never knows they were there!
So we ate a lot at the Ti Yogi Bow Club Pork Roast. There's always lots of food, and they have a 3-D shoot also. Hubs' friend Gene does the cooking of the pork. He has a big BBQ grill he made out of an oil tank. It's on wheels, and he can tow it where it's needed. He is a really good cook, his pulled pork is awesome. Other members of the club bring other stuff, like desserts, and salads. (and venison chili).
After all the raffle drawings were done, we left. Hubs has been up since yesterday afternoon, and worked last night. He never went to sleep today, although he is probably sleeping now. We came home, and brought all our stuff inside. Then I left again, I had to make a yarn run to Michael's. It was successful.
Now I have all the yarn I need to finish the now-famous hurricane-ghan and the second of the two afghans for the granddaughters. Yippee Skippee!
And now I definitely feel a nap coming on! Good night!
It seemed to take forever for all that meat to brown. Then I added all the cans of black beans, tomato soup and tomato sauce, three cans each. It was a lot easier to stir after I added those! I used all the chili powder I had, more than half of the bottle. It could have used some more, but when Hubs went to Stewart's, he said they didn't have any. But I added a few extra things, like a little bit of cinnamon, and some Montreal Steak seasoning. Sometimes I look through my cupboards and see what looks good. I wanted to add a very small bottle of brandy that I found, but Hubs said no experimenting...
After it cooks for a while, I add the last, secret ingredient. Vinegar! Quite a bit, since it was such a big pot. Sometimes I use different types of vinegar, I have tried Balsamic, which was rich and yummy. I have also tried wine vinegar, and apple cider vinegar too. I think I've even used malt vinegar once or twice. But usually I stick to plain, old white vinegar.
My chili isn't the hot kind. It's a just a little bit spicy, but even my uncle who had an ulcer could eat it. I forgot to tell you! While the meat is browning, I add the pepper, and herbs. I use oregano and basil. I make my chili without onions, since Hubs doesn't like them. I do use plenty of onion powder, though. I also used to put chopped bell peppers in too, but my first husband didn't like those, so they came out. Sometimes I sneak in some dried chopped onions, since they usually dissolve, and Hubs never knows they were there!
So we ate a lot at the Ti Yogi Bow Club Pork Roast. There's always lots of food, and they have a 3-D shoot also. Hubs' friend Gene does the cooking of the pork. He has a big BBQ grill he made out of an oil tank. It's on wheels, and he can tow it where it's needed. He is a really good cook, his pulled pork is awesome. Other members of the club bring other stuff, like desserts, and salads. (and venison chili).
After all the raffle drawings were done, we left. Hubs has been up since yesterday afternoon, and worked last night. He never went to sleep today, although he is probably sleeping now. We came home, and brought all our stuff inside. Then I left again, I had to make a yarn run to Michael's. It was successful.
Now I have all the yarn I need to finish the now-famous hurricane-ghan and the second of the two afghans for the granddaughters. Yippee Skippee!
And now I definitely feel a nap coming on! Good night!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Evening Excitement and Craft Report
This evening, I was all settled in watching our substitute TV, relaxing for the evening, when my beloved Hubs called me from work. He asked me if I would make a triple (!) size batch of my world famous Venison Chili for an event at the bow club tomorrow. Of course, I said yes! But I had to run to the store and buy the canned goods. I needed 3 giant cans of black beans, 3 cans of tomato soup, and 3 cans of Italian seasoned tomato sauce.
The ride itself was an adventure. It is chilly out this evening, as it has been all week. So I put on my thermal hoodie, and wrapped a scarf around my neck. I am always wearing a hat. I had my gloves in my jacket pocket, if needed. People look at me funny when I have to dress that way, but they obviously haven't driven a Jeep with the top down when the temperature is below 70 degrees. At night. It gets really cold.
When I got home, I went down to the freezer in the basement, and got out 4 bags of venison. I'm hoping that's enough. It should be. I also brought up my giant size stock pot to cook it all in. I will wash it out before I go to bed later.
On the crafting front, I have finished one of the granddaughter afghans! YAY for me. I have even started the second one. The hurricane-ghan is still unfinished, as it was too fracking cold today to go for a ride to Michael's. It is supposed to be warmer tomorrow, so I will try to go then.
I need a small size person to photograph with the small afghan, for size reference. I have measured it, it's just over 4 feet long. I haven't measured the width yet. At least I'm getting something done! It's been a while since I crocheted, so my hands are a little sore, knitting uses different muscles.
The other day, I looked out my kitchen window, and saw a strange cat down by my pool. It was obviously feral, as it looked all matted and dirty. Then today, as I took the garbage out, when I headed back to the house, there he was again! He was under the slight overhang under the living room of my house. If he had stayed there, I wouldn't have seen him, but he came running out across the front stoop, and down the wooden stairs on the far side of the house.
When Hubs got up today, I told him about the cat. He told me not to feed it, of course I won't feed it! Then when he left to go to work, there it was again! Under Jesse's bedroom window, on the slate slab that's there. Once again, he ran away. He has really pretty coloring. But we already have a cat, and Ozzy is not exactly friendly. We definitely do not want or need another cat.
And that's all of the excitement for today. Let's all hope it's quiet tomorrow. I do prefer quiet evenings. And days for that matter. That's one reason I hardly ever make any plans. Something always happens to frack it all up. So I tend to take things as they come, one day at a time. I guess I'm a spur of the moment kind of gal.
The ride itself was an adventure. It is chilly out this evening, as it has been all week. So I put on my thermal hoodie, and wrapped a scarf around my neck. I am always wearing a hat. I had my gloves in my jacket pocket, if needed. People look at me funny when I have to dress that way, but they obviously haven't driven a Jeep with the top down when the temperature is below 70 degrees. At night. It gets really cold.
When I got home, I went down to the freezer in the basement, and got out 4 bags of venison. I'm hoping that's enough. It should be. I also brought up my giant size stock pot to cook it all in. I will wash it out before I go to bed later.
On the crafting front, I have finished one of the granddaughter afghans! YAY for me. I have even started the second one. The hurricane-ghan is still unfinished, as it was too fracking cold today to go for a ride to Michael's. It is supposed to be warmer tomorrow, so I will try to go then.
I need a small size person to photograph with the small afghan, for size reference. I have measured it, it's just over 4 feet long. I haven't measured the width yet. At least I'm getting something done! It's been a while since I crocheted, so my hands are a little sore, knitting uses different muscles.
The other day, I looked out my kitchen window, and saw a strange cat down by my pool. It was obviously feral, as it looked all matted and dirty. Then today, as I took the garbage out, when I headed back to the house, there he was again! He was under the slight overhang under the living room of my house. If he had stayed there, I wouldn't have seen him, but he came running out across the front stoop, and down the wooden stairs on the far side of the house.
When Hubs got up today, I told him about the cat. He told me not to feed it, of course I won't feed it! Then when he left to go to work, there it was again! Under Jesse's bedroom window, on the slate slab that's there. Once again, he ran away. He has really pretty coloring. But we already have a cat, and Ozzy is not exactly friendly. We definitely do not want or need another cat.
And that's all of the excitement for today. Let's all hope it's quiet tomorrow. I do prefer quiet evenings. And days for that matter. That's one reason I hardly ever make any plans. Something always happens to frack it all up. So I tend to take things as they come, one day at a time. I guess I'm a spur of the moment kind of gal.
Friday, September 16, 2011
In Which I Vent About TV Repair People
This morning, I was up at the ass crack of dawn, because that's when the TV repair man told me he would be here. Between the hours of 8 and 12. The lady who had first called said that they only "service your area" during those hours. So I got up early.
At 8:50 a.m. I got another call, the nice repair man told me he should be here between 11 and 12:30. OK, I thought. Maybe I should have stayed in bed, after all. The nice repair man called me again at 1:38 p.m. Which, by the way, was over an hour later than when he said he "should be there". This time, he should be here by 2:30. Yeah, right. I wasn't gonna hold my breath.
Promptly at 3 p.m., they finally arrive. They come in, I greet them. He apologizes, I am sweet. Because I know it's really not his fault, who can tell how long it will take to fix someone else's TV? Shit happens, misery is optional. They were here all of about 5 minutes. What's wrong with the TV, something about a flux capacitor*?, they can't fix here, they have to take it away. I get a claim check, and they are gone with my Hubs' 61 inch flat screen, big and fancy TV.
I waited all day for this? There is some good news, however! I got a lot of work done on the first of the friend's granddaughter's two afghans! And I mean A LOT of work! It's probably more than half done by now!
The nice repair man "promised" to get it back to me in two or three days, it'll be brought back first thing, because I had to wait so long. I really think it was because I was nice to them, not all nasty and complaining. I mean, seriously, it was not fun waiting all day for them, but it also wasn't their fault! They had other people to service, and Hyde Park is a long way from Westchester County.
They are just doing their jobs, after all. So because I was pleasant, they didn't "accidentally" drop our TV on the way out to their van. Maybe we will get it back by Christmas, do you think?
Nothing else to say today. I am so very tired, I am ready for bed, and it's only 5:30.
* Back to the Future reference!
At 8:50 a.m. I got another call, the nice repair man told me he should be here between 11 and 12:30. OK, I thought. Maybe I should have stayed in bed, after all. The nice repair man called me again at 1:38 p.m. Which, by the way, was over an hour later than when he said he "should be there". This time, he should be here by 2:30. Yeah, right. I wasn't gonna hold my breath.
Promptly at 3 p.m., they finally arrive. They come in, I greet them. He apologizes, I am sweet. Because I know it's really not his fault, who can tell how long it will take to fix someone else's TV? Shit happens, misery is optional. They were here all of about 5 minutes. What's wrong with the TV, something about a flux capacitor*?, they can't fix here, they have to take it away. I get a claim check, and they are gone with my Hubs' 61 inch flat screen, big and fancy TV.
I waited all day for this? There is some good news, however! I got a lot of work done on the first of the friend's granddaughter's two afghans! And I mean A LOT of work! It's probably more than half done by now!
The nice repair man "promised" to get it back to me in two or three days, it'll be brought back first thing, because I had to wait so long. I really think it was because I was nice to them, not all nasty and complaining. I mean, seriously, it was not fun waiting all day for them, but it also wasn't their fault! They had other people to service, and Hyde Park is a long way from Westchester County.
They are just doing their jobs, after all. So because I was pleasant, they didn't "accidentally" drop our TV on the way out to their van. Maybe we will get it back by Christmas, do you think?
Nothing else to say today. I am so very tired, I am ready for bed, and it's only 5:30.
* Back to the Future reference!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Just One More Thing!
I remembered one of the things I wanted to rave about! There are people in this world who insist on spelling things wrong. One friend told me she can't be bothered with spell-check. I use it just in case I misspell something, by accident. I am a very good speller. That comes, I think, from having parents who are both teachers. Oh, and from reading a lot, too.
Sometimes, spell-check doesn't catch the misspelling, simply because the word is truly not misspelled, but is the wrong word entirely. For instance, the TO, TOO and TWO debacle. Also, for your and you're, and its, and it's as well. I know that there are more, I just can't think of any right at the moment.
But what really annoys me the most is that some people insist on spelling TOMORROW wrong! And to them, I wish to say: No matter how many times you spell it TOMARROW, it will NEVER BE CORRECT!! It will not be made correct by your constantly using it! It sounds like you are giving something to a friend with the unfortunate name of Marrow! To Marrow... with all my love!
I have always been an avid reader, in elementary school, with the Weekly Reader Book Club, (remember that?) I always had the most books in my order. Even though we didn't have a lot of money, my parents made sure I could read what I wanted to. I would sometimes have 10 or 12 books ordered! My teachers loved me for that, weren't there prizes of some sort for the classes that ordered the most books?
In closing for today, I want you all to know that I just checked spell-check. The only word in all the text that it highlighted was "tomarrow". So there!
And P.S. The hurricane-ghan is almost finished. After the pattern repeats are all done, I plan on evaluating it to decide if it needs to be wider, because it's longer than usual. If necessary, I will add another section to make it come out right.
Sometimes, spell-check doesn't catch the misspelling, simply because the word is truly not misspelled, but is the wrong word entirely. For instance, the TO, TOO and TWO debacle. Also, for your and you're, and its, and it's as well. I know that there are more, I just can't think of any right at the moment.
But what really annoys me the most is that some people insist on spelling TOMORROW wrong! And to them, I wish to say: No matter how many times you spell it TOMARROW, it will NEVER BE CORRECT!! It will not be made correct by your constantly using it! It sounds like you are giving something to a friend with the unfortunate name of Marrow! To Marrow... with all my love!
I have always been an avid reader, in elementary school, with the Weekly Reader Book Club, (remember that?) I always had the most books in my order. Even though we didn't have a lot of money, my parents made sure I could read what I wanted to. I would sometimes have 10 or 12 books ordered! My teachers loved me for that, weren't there prizes of some sort for the classes that ordered the most books?
In closing for today, I want you all to know that I just checked spell-check. The only word in all the text that it highlighted was "tomarrow". So there!
And P.S. The hurricane-ghan is almost finished. After the pattern repeats are all done, I plan on evaluating it to decide if it needs to be wider, because it's longer than usual. If necessary, I will add another section to make it come out right.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Some Raving Is In Order For Today!
Today I feel the need to rave a little bit. Number 1. I play farmville. I enjoy it. HOWEVER, I refuse to spend real money on an imaginary farm. So it takes me a long time to get things I want. A lot of times I need help, building a bigger chicken coop, for example. Every day, I visit every one of my neighbors farms, and fertilize their crops, if not already fertilized. Every time someone is asking for something, I send it, if possible. So WHY will no one help me? At least three times I have tried to enlarge my chicken coop. All I need is ten friends in three days to help. They really don't have to do anything more than click a fracking button. (Bless Battlestar Galactica!) Yet I am nearly the only fracking person in fracking farmville with a little fracking chicken coop. Not that it bothers me or anything...
Number 2. I also belong to Google+, a new social media-type site. They recently added some games. And I finally get to play Angry Birds! Except that I am stuck on level 1-21. I can't seem to kill those three fracking frog things. Or are they green piggies? I can't tell. I am really getting tired of this level. If there are any angry bird experts out there, could you please advise me? Many sincere thanks!
I got so stirred up about farmville, I forget what else I wanted to rave about. Maybe it was about buying a new pillow? Well, I will tell you anyway. One of my pillows was really, really old. So old that the fabric wore a huge hole in it. And it was leaking feathers everywhere. I love my feather pillows, and yes, I use two. The hole in this pillow was so large, and the fabric so weakened, I couldn't even repair it. It went into the gabage can yesterday. Last night I slept with only one pillow. This was unacceptable.
My mission for today was to venture forth and procure myself a new feather pillow. I was at Bed Bath and Beyond shortly after they opened, because I needed to get out and home before it started to rain. The top is still down on the Jeep. I finally found the pillows, after being tempted to buy all kinds of really cool, useless stuff. I had no idea that pillows were so expensive! I saw some for $40, and some for $30. And these were foam pillows! I really liked the Tempur-pedic pillows, at least one or two of them. But they were so expensive, the price wasn't even on the shelf! For fracks sake, the fracking pillowcovers for them were $20 or $30!
I finally found the feather pillows. A very nice fellow customer gave me a 20% off coupon, since she had two. My feather pillow cost me only $12. YAY! Maybe now I will sleep well tonight!
Number 2. I also belong to Google+, a new social media-type site. They recently added some games. And I finally get to play Angry Birds! Except that I am stuck on level 1-21. I can't seem to kill those three fracking frog things. Or are they green piggies? I can't tell. I am really getting tired of this level. If there are any angry bird experts out there, could you please advise me? Many sincere thanks!
I got so stirred up about farmville, I forget what else I wanted to rave about. Maybe it was about buying a new pillow? Well, I will tell you anyway. One of my pillows was really, really old. So old that the fabric wore a huge hole in it. And it was leaking feathers everywhere. I love my feather pillows, and yes, I use two. The hole in this pillow was so large, and the fabric so weakened, I couldn't even repair it. It went into the gabage can yesterday. Last night I slept with only one pillow. This was unacceptable.
My mission for today was to venture forth and procure myself a new feather pillow. I was at Bed Bath and Beyond shortly after they opened, because I needed to get out and home before it started to rain. The top is still down on the Jeep. I finally found the pillows, after being tempted to buy all kinds of really cool, useless stuff. I had no idea that pillows were so expensive! I saw some for $40, and some for $30. And these were foam pillows! I really liked the Tempur-pedic pillows, at least one or two of them. But they were so expensive, the price wasn't even on the shelf! For fracks sake, the fracking pillowcovers for them were $20 or $30!
I finally found the feather pillows. A very nice fellow customer gave me a 20% off coupon, since she had two. My feather pillow cost me only $12. YAY! Maybe now I will sleep well tonight!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
In Which I Find A Muse...
Yesterday I couldn't think of any topic worth mentioning. Today was leaning the same way, when low and behold, something happened. But first a little background...
A week ago this past Friday our TV developed a case of the measles, little white spots on the screen. At first it was just a couple, and gradually multiplied. By this morning , there were over 30 little white spots. We were dealing with it.
Then this afternoon, while dinner was cooking, and I was on the computer, I heard the noise that the TV makes when it shuts off. I looked around, and the cat hadn't stepped on the remote. It wouldn't turn back on. It had a completely black screen. There are three little lights at the bottom right of the TV, and they were blinking.
What started out as the measles, has progressed to the Black Death... When Hubs got home, of course, he wasn't happy. But he got out the manual, and found the receipt. It turns out that when we bought it, Hubs had purchased the protection plan. And surprise, surprise, it was still in effect! So Hubs called them, and someone will be here on Friday, between 12 and 5.
In the meantime, I am without a TV, at least during the day. I think I can make it, I usually have it on just for the noise. I can sit here and read, or work on one or more of my current projects! I might even get something finished!
By the way, I have decided that when I have finished the hurricane-ghan, or at least when it's supposed to be finished, I am going to take a close look at it, and decide if it needs to be wider, because it's longer than usual. I am almost there, so it should be soon.
I have to confess that I didn't work on anything knitted or crocheted today. Hubs was mad at me this morning because I didn't go to Fishkill with him. I had my own stuff to do! I would hear about it if he had no clean clothes to wear to work, right? And the groceries don't buy themselves, right? Also, I have the hurricane-ghan folded in half, and rolled up. If Hubs came home and saw it was open, he could accuse me of working on it all day. So I purposely didn't work on it.
But I did start on a new project... I am going to make smaller versions of the hurricane-ghan for Gordie's granddaughters. I realized I would need to make two exactly the same, so they wouldn't fight over them. I have enough, I think, of this cool yarn in a southwest colorway. So I started one. If I need a couple more skeins, I can get them easily enough. Unless I hear from Gordie that they wouldn't like that colorway.
So that is my excitement for today. More than enough for the week, wouldn't you say?
A week ago this past Friday our TV developed a case of the measles, little white spots on the screen. At first it was just a couple, and gradually multiplied. By this morning , there were over 30 little white spots. We were dealing with it.
Then this afternoon, while dinner was cooking, and I was on the computer, I heard the noise that the TV makes when it shuts off. I looked around, and the cat hadn't stepped on the remote. It wouldn't turn back on. It had a completely black screen. There are three little lights at the bottom right of the TV, and they were blinking.
What started out as the measles, has progressed to the Black Death... When Hubs got home, of course, he wasn't happy. But he got out the manual, and found the receipt. It turns out that when we bought it, Hubs had purchased the protection plan. And surprise, surprise, it was still in effect! So Hubs called them, and someone will be here on Friday, between 12 and 5.
In the meantime, I am without a TV, at least during the day. I think I can make it, I usually have it on just for the noise. I can sit here and read, or work on one or more of my current projects! I might even get something finished!
By the way, I have decided that when I have finished the hurricane-ghan, or at least when it's supposed to be finished, I am going to take a close look at it, and decide if it needs to be wider, because it's longer than usual. I am almost there, so it should be soon.
I have to confess that I didn't work on anything knitted or crocheted today. Hubs was mad at me this morning because I didn't go to Fishkill with him. I had my own stuff to do! I would hear about it if he had no clean clothes to wear to work, right? And the groceries don't buy themselves, right? Also, I have the hurricane-ghan folded in half, and rolled up. If Hubs came home and saw it was open, he could accuse me of working on it all day. So I purposely didn't work on it.
But I did start on a new project... I am going to make smaller versions of the hurricane-ghan for Gordie's granddaughters. I realized I would need to make two exactly the same, so they wouldn't fight over them. I have enough, I think, of this cool yarn in a southwest colorway. So I started one. If I need a couple more skeins, I can get them easily enough. Unless I hear from Gordie that they wouldn't like that colorway.
So that is my excitement for today. More than enough for the week, wouldn't you say?
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Crafting Progress Made Today!
Today there was some progress made in the crafting department! YAY! I also had a lot of dishes to do today. So I washed some dishes, took a knitting or crocheting break while the dishes dried, then washed some more... After they were all done, I got to sit and work on projects uninterrupted. First I worked on daughter's shawl, then I made significant progress of the hurricane-ghan. It's like 3/4 done now!
Now I am starting the laundry that needs doing. I went down and checked the load in the washer, it was still pretty wet, so I gave it another spin cycle. I will check it in a bit. Stairs are really hard for me, so I gotta make every trip count. That's one reason I love doing laundry in the summer. I can throw it all downstairs in the morning, and when I go down to the pool, I can get it all done. It just involves going in and out the door, not up and down the stairs.
Dinner is now in the oven, as Hubs informed me that he could eat. Tonight it's chicken breasts, seasoned with Montreal Steak Seasoning. It really is good on everything. For a side dish, we will have garlic mashed potatoes and maybe some gravy.
I know it's the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, but I am trying very hard not to think about it. I can't watch any of it. I spent that day, alone in front of the TV, in tears, wondering if this was the start of the end of the world. I truly break down in tears if I even have to talk about it. Hubs was asleep, he had worked the night before, and I sat there wondering if I should wake him up. Would he even have work that night? And what about my young son? He was in the middle school... Did they even know what was going on?
I had to stop working on the hurricane-ghan, my shoulder was really starting to hurt. It's time to spend some quality time with Hubs anyway! Hopefully I will be able to pick it up again tomorrow. Or later tonight, as Hubs will probably go to bed early.
I will say ta-ta-for-now, it's past time to take pain meds for my nightly headache, and I feel it coming on! Buh-bye!!
Now I am starting the laundry that needs doing. I went down and checked the load in the washer, it was still pretty wet, so I gave it another spin cycle. I will check it in a bit. Stairs are really hard for me, so I gotta make every trip count. That's one reason I love doing laundry in the summer. I can throw it all downstairs in the morning, and when I go down to the pool, I can get it all done. It just involves going in and out the door, not up and down the stairs.
Dinner is now in the oven, as Hubs informed me that he could eat. Tonight it's chicken breasts, seasoned with Montreal Steak Seasoning. It really is good on everything. For a side dish, we will have garlic mashed potatoes and maybe some gravy.
I know it's the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, but I am trying very hard not to think about it. I can't watch any of it. I spent that day, alone in front of the TV, in tears, wondering if this was the start of the end of the world. I truly break down in tears if I even have to talk about it. Hubs was asleep, he had worked the night before, and I sat there wondering if I should wake him up. Would he even have work that night? And what about my young son? He was in the middle school... Did they even know what was going on?
I had to stop working on the hurricane-ghan, my shoulder was really starting to hurt. It's time to spend some quality time with Hubs anyway! Hopefully I will be able to pick it up again tomorrow. Or later tonight, as Hubs will probably go to bed early.
I will say ta-ta-for-now, it's past time to take pain meds for my nightly headache, and I feel it coming on! Buh-bye!!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Busy Day Today -or- In Which I get No Crafting Done!
Shortly after getting up this morning, I was asked by my beloved Hubs to accompany him to the Fishkill house. He had been undecided whether or not to go to bed (he had worked all night), and a call from his friend decided him. Brent and Dave were working at the Fishkill house, and Hubs wanted to go and help, or get in the way... which is the more likely outcome.
He wanted me to go with him, in case he got too tired to drive. Then I could drive us home. It made sense to me, so I packed up my knitting gear, camera, and medicine, and went along for the ride.
At first I believed him, that we wouldn't be there for more than a short time. But we ended up spending lots of time at Home Depot, picking out a new bathtub, surround, and some other stuff the guys needed to continue work on the house. They were tearing out the downstairs half bath when we got there. I took a look, and there was a big hole in that bathroom floor, looking down into the basement, and the same hole in the ceiling, looking up into the upstairs bathroom. They were getting ready to replace all the plumbing with PVC.
By the time we finally made it home, it was late afternoon. And I had my own errands to run! I did some work on the computer in the den, printed out my papers, and took off to see Oldest Son and Daughter-in-Law. After a brief visit there, I was on my way to see beloved Eldest Child! She had a birthday gift for me, and I needed to go pick it up. She wasn't home, she was out getting a new family kitten, company for Nermal.
So I didn't get to linger there, either! I decided to go to Adams, near EC's house, as I had a few things to pick up. To my surprise, there was actually a parking space available! So I went in and got my fixings for dinner, as we had left so early this morning, that I hadn't taken anything out of the freezer for dinner.
I made dinner after I got home. Beef and noodles. And we actually ate it all. Of course, Jess was home, so I wasn't surprised. Now comes the sad part of my story. I. Didn't. Get. To. Knit. ALL. DAY. I am completely bummed about that, it feels like a whole wasted day! Even though a lot of things got done, and there was progress on the house, I am bummed because I didn't get any further on any of my craft projects!
Hubs has finally gone to bed, he had been up something like 28 hours. He wants me to wake him up tomorrow morning. I am going to let him sleep for a while, if I can. He deserves it. I guess I could work on the hurricane-ghan now, but I'm too tired, and when I'm tired, I make stupid mistakes. So it will have to wait until tomorrow, while Hubs is gone, playing with his friends with his new bow. I wish I had two or even three sets of hands, so I could work on more than one thing at a time!
Well, as they say, tomorrow is another day!
He wanted me to go with him, in case he got too tired to drive. Then I could drive us home. It made sense to me, so I packed up my knitting gear, camera, and medicine, and went along for the ride.
At first I believed him, that we wouldn't be there for more than a short time. But we ended up spending lots of time at Home Depot, picking out a new bathtub, surround, and some other stuff the guys needed to continue work on the house. They were tearing out the downstairs half bath when we got there. I took a look, and there was a big hole in that bathroom floor, looking down into the basement, and the same hole in the ceiling, looking up into the upstairs bathroom. They were getting ready to replace all the plumbing with PVC.
By the time we finally made it home, it was late afternoon. And I had my own errands to run! I did some work on the computer in the den, printed out my papers, and took off to see Oldest Son and Daughter-in-Law. After a brief visit there, I was on my way to see beloved Eldest Child! She had a birthday gift for me, and I needed to go pick it up. She wasn't home, she was out getting a new family kitten, company for Nermal.
So I didn't get to linger there, either! I decided to go to Adams, near EC's house, as I had a few things to pick up. To my surprise, there was actually a parking space available! So I went in and got my fixings for dinner, as we had left so early this morning, that I hadn't taken anything out of the freezer for dinner.
I made dinner after I got home. Beef and noodles. And we actually ate it all. Of course, Jess was home, so I wasn't surprised. Now comes the sad part of my story. I. Didn't. Get. To. Knit. ALL. DAY. I am completely bummed about that, it feels like a whole wasted day! Even though a lot of things got done, and there was progress on the house, I am bummed because I didn't get any further on any of my craft projects!
Hubs has finally gone to bed, he had been up something like 28 hours. He wants me to wake him up tomorrow morning. I am going to let him sleep for a while, if I can. He deserves it. I guess I could work on the hurricane-ghan now, but I'm too tired, and when I'm tired, I make stupid mistakes. So it will have to wait until tomorrow, while Hubs is gone, playing with his friends with his new bow. I wish I had two or even three sets of hands, so I could work on more than one thing at a time!
Well, as they say, tomorrow is another day!
Friday, September 9, 2011
In Which We Eat The Bitch Cake
It was nice celebrating my birthday this morning with my knitting friends! Kim had ordered a cake, and it was supposed to have "Happy Birthday to the worlds biggest bitch!" written on it, but that was too long! Here's what we ended up with:
It was a red velvet cake. Yum. Most of our little group was able to make it, which was nice! We all worked on our current knitting projects after we ate.
I asked Kim to bring a 24" size 13 circular needle that I could borrow, so I could start work on daughters black semi-sparkular shawl. I actually started it after I got home. While I was there I worked on a smaller version of the same shawl that I'm working on for myself. Kim was casting on a new shawl, needing more than 300 stitches to start with. When we left, she was unsuccessful. She has trouble counting, I think. She tells me that she can never get the same count twice! No matter how many times she counts.
She was still trying to count the stitches hours later, when I met her at karate class. Her daughter is a 1st degee black belt, and a student, my son is a 3rd degree black belt, and her instructor. Anyway, she ended up pulling it all out, and casting it all on again... and she still didn't get the right count. I felt really bad for her. She did ask me to count for her, but I said no. It was too noisy in there, and too much was going on. I wouldn't be able to concentrate. She ended up leaving class saying she was gonna pull it all out again, and try another time at home. I hope she was successful!
After Stitch n Bitch this morning, I went to the Awesome Store, and bought some more soup mixes. Some for me and some for gifts. I believe some friends have their own birthdays coming up....
Totally off topic, but can anyone tell me why some people feel it's absolutely necessary to make their bed every day? I just don't get it. It's not like the photographer from Better Homes and Gardens is coming to take photos or anything.... My mom is one of those people, and I have always asked why should I make my bed? I'm just gonna get back in it later tonight!!
I know it's the ultimate in laziness, but Hubs and I actually have "house clothes". It's basically loungewear that we wear all day, unless we leave the house. Then we get dressed in real clothes. Are we the only ones that do this? Then when we get home again, we put our house clothes back on. It is just so much more comfortable to be in our house clothes! We both feel that we can't really relax until we have them on.
Now it's almost time for one of my shows, so I'm gonna say goodnight. I hope everyone has a good night, maybe I will get to blog again over the weekend. Hubs is off this weekend, so we may be busy. You never know!
Nod Not!!
It was a red velvet cake. Yum. Most of our little group was able to make it, which was nice! We all worked on our current knitting projects after we ate.
I asked Kim to bring a 24" size 13 circular needle that I could borrow, so I could start work on daughters black semi-sparkular shawl. I actually started it after I got home. While I was there I worked on a smaller version of the same shawl that I'm working on for myself. Kim was casting on a new shawl, needing more than 300 stitches to start with. When we left, she was unsuccessful. She has trouble counting, I think. She tells me that she can never get the same count twice! No matter how many times she counts.
She was still trying to count the stitches hours later, when I met her at karate class. Her daughter is a 1st degee black belt, and a student, my son is a 3rd degree black belt, and her instructor. Anyway, she ended up pulling it all out, and casting it all on again... and she still didn't get the right count. I felt really bad for her. She did ask me to count for her, but I said no. It was too noisy in there, and too much was going on. I wouldn't be able to concentrate. She ended up leaving class saying she was gonna pull it all out again, and try another time at home. I hope she was successful!
After Stitch n Bitch this morning, I went to the Awesome Store, and bought some more soup mixes. Some for me and some for gifts. I believe some friends have their own birthdays coming up....
Totally off topic, but can anyone tell me why some people feel it's absolutely necessary to make their bed every day? I just don't get it. It's not like the photographer from Better Homes and Gardens is coming to take photos or anything.... My mom is one of those people, and I have always asked why should I make my bed? I'm just gonna get back in it later tonight!!
I know it's the ultimate in laziness, but Hubs and I actually have "house clothes". It's basically loungewear that we wear all day, unless we leave the house. Then we get dressed in real clothes. Are we the only ones that do this? Then when we get home again, we put our house clothes back on. It is just so much more comfortable to be in our house clothes! We both feel that we can't really relax until we have them on.
Now it's almost time for one of my shows, so I'm gonna say goodnight. I hope everyone has a good night, maybe I will get to blog again over the weekend. Hubs is off this weekend, so we may be busy. You never know!
Nod Not!!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Tomorrow it's Back to Stitch n Bitch! YAY!
I am very excited, as tomorrow we resume our regular Stitch n Bitch sessions at Cranberry's at Tilley Hall. An absolutely charming eatery. The summer has been difficult, as most of the ladies have young school age kids, and we have difficulty finding a place to meet. We did manage to meet several times at friend Bonny's house, which is popular because she has a pool. And the last time at friend Laura's house, but no one could make it but me. So it was just Laura, her son Gene and myself. And the two delightful poodles! They are so cute!
But now that school has started, we can resume our bi-weekly schedule. I just love going out to breakfast. (Don't tell my family, I've convinced them I don't know what it is...) And this week will be special because we get to celebrate my birthday! I'm really looking forward to the Bitch cake! I am sure there will be pictures to post tomorrow.
Now I just have to decide which project to bring to work on. Will it be my own triangle shawl, or lacy rectangle shawl? I can't bring the Hurricane-ghan, as it's getting too darn big to take anywhere!
I am really looking forward to seeing all the ladies again! I don't think we have all been together since summer vacation started! Jan was away for two weeks, Denise was busy, Laura also went away, but at a different time than Jan. Bella has been busy and Bonny has a job now, so she's busy too! Then there's Kim and myself.
I was usually free, as I have no little ones left at home. Kim has Mellie, who is delightful company. But she was ill for a while this summer. Oh and I can't forget Cheryl. But none of us has heard from her at all, all summer! She may be lost forever in Mafia Wars. If anyone finds her, please send up a flare.
If I am forgetting anyone, I hope I will be forgiven! So let's go choose a project, and I will see you all tomorrow morning! I can't wait for a big giant cup of Jamaican Me Crazy coffee!
But now that school has started, we can resume our bi-weekly schedule. I just love going out to breakfast. (Don't tell my family, I've convinced them I don't know what it is...) And this week will be special because we get to celebrate my birthday! I'm really looking forward to the Bitch cake! I am sure there will be pictures to post tomorrow.
Now I just have to decide which project to bring to work on. Will it be my own triangle shawl, or lacy rectangle shawl? I can't bring the Hurricane-ghan, as it's getting too darn big to take anywhere!
I am really looking forward to seeing all the ladies again! I don't think we have all been together since summer vacation started! Jan was away for two weeks, Denise was busy, Laura also went away, but at a different time than Jan. Bella has been busy and Bonny has a job now, so she's busy too! Then there's Kim and myself.
I was usually free, as I have no little ones left at home. Kim has Mellie, who is delightful company. But she was ill for a while this summer. Oh and I can't forget Cheryl. But none of us has heard from her at all, all summer! She may be lost forever in Mafia Wars. If anyone finds her, please send up a flare.
If I am forgetting anyone, I hope I will be forgiven! So let's go choose a project, and I will see you all tomorrow morning! I can't wait for a big giant cup of Jamaican Me Crazy coffee!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Another Rainy, Cold Day
Today is another rainy day, and the temperature has dropped. Yummy. It was cold enough yesterday to make me want to make soup for dinner. And I did! I have this favorite local gourmet food store, called the Awesome Store, where I have found all these truly awesome foods! Most of it they make themselves.
I absolutely love their soup mixes. Everything you need, in one package. They are vegetarian, but if you want to, you can add meat to them. Of course, I do! They say right on the package that you can add all kinds of things to them, more veggies, meats, seafood, or cheeses. I highly recommend them!
The store also has lots of other stuff too! Cookie mixes, pickled veggies, all kinds of nuts and dip mixes, to name just a few. They also sell locally made jams and jellies, and soaps and things too. It smells unbelievable in there!
One of my favorite things to get, as well as the soup, are packages of chopped dried veggies, which I add to the soup when it's cooking. I usually get the individual packages of broccoli, corn and potatoes. Then I throw a handful of each in the soup pot while it's cooking.
I have a friend who has recently returned to vegetarianism, and I'm thinking I will get her a couple of packages of the soup mix as a gift. There are so many kinds, it's hard to choose! I usually favor the Veggie Rice and Veggie Noodle, to which I usually add chicken, but is also good with beef. I also love the Veggie Barley, which I make with beef. They have a couple different potato soups, one with garlic. I have tried to make them, but I get impatient waiting for them to get hot, and I end up burning them!
I can not recommend this store highly enough! I need all of you to go and visit the store, I promise, you will not be sorry!
Now that I've made myself good and hungry, I'm gonna go heat up last night's left over soup for my dinner! MMMMM, and with some crusty rolls I bought at BJ's....
I absolutely love their soup mixes. Everything you need, in one package. They are vegetarian, but if you want to, you can add meat to them. Of course, I do! They say right on the package that you can add all kinds of things to them, more veggies, meats, seafood, or cheeses. I highly recommend them!
The store also has lots of other stuff too! Cookie mixes, pickled veggies, all kinds of nuts and dip mixes, to name just a few. They also sell locally made jams and jellies, and soaps and things too. It smells unbelievable in there!
One of my favorite things to get, as well as the soup, are packages of chopped dried veggies, which I add to the soup when it's cooking. I usually get the individual packages of broccoli, corn and potatoes. Then I throw a handful of each in the soup pot while it's cooking.
I have a friend who has recently returned to vegetarianism, and I'm thinking I will get her a couple of packages of the soup mix as a gift. There are so many kinds, it's hard to choose! I usually favor the Veggie Rice and Veggie Noodle, to which I usually add chicken, but is also good with beef. I also love the Veggie Barley, which I make with beef. They have a couple different potato soups, one with garlic. I have tried to make them, but I get impatient waiting for them to get hot, and I end up burning them!
I can not recommend this store highly enough! I need all of you to go and visit the store, I promise, you will not be sorry!
Now that I've made myself good and hungry, I'm gonna go heat up last night's left over soup for my dinner! MMMMM, and with some crusty rolls I bought at BJ's....
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Soreness and Shawl Struggles
Yesterday, I began a very overdue but necessary task. I started de-stashing my clothes. Cleaning out my side of the closet, and emptying my dresser. Hubs brought me the dresser I had used when we stayed in Fishkill, his is already here and in use. So I get to clean out 21 years worth of stuff. It is more than overdue! The dressers we had been using were his when he was a kid. I even have his kiddie desk in my corner. Time for all of it to go!
Today, I am very sore from all that bending over. Sometimes it sucks being so tall. So today I am going to sit and knit. Which brings me to the shawl struggle. The other day, I went to my daughter's house to visit with her, she was having her brother, her sister-in-law and their two beautiful kids over. I got to see my grandbabies! A good time was had by all. My granddaughter Chloe and grandson Mason are getting so big! I can't believe Mason is nearly a year old already!
Some time ago, Sara had told me that she would love a black shawl, to take with her to weddings and such, as she gets cold frequently at such functions. The dresses that she wears are mostly black. I agreed and began looking for black sock yarn. Not an easy thing to find! I finally managed to get some black worsted weight yarn from Lion Brand, that has a nice subtle sparkle in it. I also bought a pattern book by Sheryl Thies, Natures Wrapture, contemporary knitted shawls. I think I mentioned this book an an earlier post.
I searched through the book, looking for inspiration. I found three patterns that I thought would suit her needs. After reading through the instructions, I quickly changed my mind on two of them. They were beyond my skill level. So now I have the pattern picked out, and started knitting! I was planning on taking the sample to her when I saw her that Sunday. In the meantime, I spoke to her, and she told me she had envisioned a triangle shawl. The one I was working on was a rectangle. So I started a triangle one too, using my standby pattern. I took both samples to her. She didn't like either one! She wanted a more loose, lacy shawl. She pointed out to me one of the patterns I had rejected as too complicated. I told her I would try. I tried and failed!
Then I had a brainstorm. The rectangle shawl I had started was on tiny little needles. What if I used great big ones? Then it would be very loose and lacy! I started working on one for myself with yarn from my stash. It was working! I calculated I would need size 13 needles. As I only use circulars, and I don't have one that size, I quickly texted my knitting Guru friend, asking if she had a set I could borrow. Of course, she did! So on Friday at our Stitch n Bitch meeting, I will get them from her and begin yet another sample. Here's hoping she likes it!
Just so you all don't think too badly of me, I am doing laundry today, despite the aching back muscles. I will also be washing some dishes later, but that activity usually ends up with aching back muscles! What will happen if I start out with aching back muscles? I will let you know. If I could have one wish, it would be to have my kitchen counters about two inches higher. Maybe just the one that holds the sink....
Today, I am very sore from all that bending over. Sometimes it sucks being so tall. So today I am going to sit and knit. Which brings me to the shawl struggle. The other day, I went to my daughter's house to visit with her, she was having her brother, her sister-in-law and their two beautiful kids over. I got to see my grandbabies! A good time was had by all. My granddaughter Chloe and grandson Mason are getting so big! I can't believe Mason is nearly a year old already!
Some time ago, Sara had told me that she would love a black shawl, to take with her to weddings and such, as she gets cold frequently at such functions. The dresses that she wears are mostly black. I agreed and began looking for black sock yarn. Not an easy thing to find! I finally managed to get some black worsted weight yarn from Lion Brand, that has a nice subtle sparkle in it. I also bought a pattern book by Sheryl Thies, Natures Wrapture, contemporary knitted shawls. I think I mentioned this book an an earlier post.
I searched through the book, looking for inspiration. I found three patterns that I thought would suit her needs. After reading through the instructions, I quickly changed my mind on two of them. They were beyond my skill level. So now I have the pattern picked out, and started knitting! I was planning on taking the sample to her when I saw her that Sunday. In the meantime, I spoke to her, and she told me she had envisioned a triangle shawl. The one I was working on was a rectangle. So I started a triangle one too, using my standby pattern. I took both samples to her. She didn't like either one! She wanted a more loose, lacy shawl. She pointed out to me one of the patterns I had rejected as too complicated. I told her I would try. I tried and failed!
Then I had a brainstorm. The rectangle shawl I had started was on tiny little needles. What if I used great big ones? Then it would be very loose and lacy! I started working on one for myself with yarn from my stash. It was working! I calculated I would need size 13 needles. As I only use circulars, and I don't have one that size, I quickly texted my knitting Guru friend, asking if she had a set I could borrow. Of course, she did! So on Friday at our Stitch n Bitch meeting, I will get them from her and begin yet another sample. Here's hoping she likes it!
Just so you all don't think too badly of me, I am doing laundry today, despite the aching back muscles. I will also be washing some dishes later, but that activity usually ends up with aching back muscles! What will happen if I start out with aching back muscles? I will let you know. If I could have one wish, it would be to have my kitchen counters about two inches higher. Maybe just the one that holds the sink....
Monday, September 5, 2011
Marriage Advice and a Random Story
I was not able to blog yesterday, I was busy all day, then spent the evening with Hubs. He tends to frown on my using the laptop when he's around. He has actually told me that he's sorry he ever got it for me! The nerve! This is only the second best present he's ever given me, in twenty two (nearly twenty three!) years of happily wedded bliss!
The best gift ever was my Jeep, of course, Christmas of 2003, I think it was. I remember because we paid it off in December of 2008, seven months before we were laid off. One less car payment! Then we were able to pay off his truck when we re-financed our mortgage. No car payments!
Anyway, that's not what I wanted to talk about today. I have a few little stories I thought of that I wanted to share. The first one is about marriage...
Sometimes I am asked for advice by those newly married, or contemplating wedded bliss... Marriage is a complicated thing. It certainly isn't easy, but it can be downright impossible if anyone entering into it harbors totally unreal expectations. To make it simple - Every marriage is different. You and your spouse make the rules for your individual marriage. What works for you will not work for everyone. For example: I learned very early in my relationship with my beloved that he is a total blanket hog. I would wake up in the middle of the night totally uncovered, and freezing, while he was completely rolled up in all the bed covers. In order to survive, I went to the closet and got out another blanket. We have had separate covers ever since! It works for us.
Your relationship is not like anyone elses. Not your parents, not your siblings, not even like a previous relationship you may have been in! And for Goddess's sake don't make up rules without telling your spouse! He has to know the rules too! I am being gender specific here because in my experience, it's the females who have the weird ideas and fantasies of marriage, not the men. In this one way, they may be the more practical gender for once, and not being their usual "just stupid boys".
Which segues nicely into another story! My friends daughter was very upset after Karate class one day, one of her fellow students, a boy, had been picking on her during class. I said to her, "Mellie, he's just a stupid boy!" to which she replied, "Thank you!!" in a loud voice. That has been our mantra ever since. Any time any male person does something dumb, or objectionable, we just look at each other and say, "He's just a stupid boy!" Even Hubs has been called that, and he laughs. It kind of fits all male persons, at one time or another, because sometimes they act like they never grow up!
Well that's all I have for today. I have to go clean now. Enjoy your Labor Day!!
The best gift ever was my Jeep, of course, Christmas of 2003, I think it was. I remember because we paid it off in December of 2008, seven months before we were laid off. One less car payment! Then we were able to pay off his truck when we re-financed our mortgage. No car payments!
Anyway, that's not what I wanted to talk about today. I have a few little stories I thought of that I wanted to share. The first one is about marriage...
Sometimes I am asked for advice by those newly married, or contemplating wedded bliss... Marriage is a complicated thing. It certainly isn't easy, but it can be downright impossible if anyone entering into it harbors totally unreal expectations. To make it simple - Every marriage is different. You and your spouse make the rules for your individual marriage. What works for you will not work for everyone. For example: I learned very early in my relationship with my beloved that he is a total blanket hog. I would wake up in the middle of the night totally uncovered, and freezing, while he was completely rolled up in all the bed covers. In order to survive, I went to the closet and got out another blanket. We have had separate covers ever since! It works for us.
Your relationship is not like anyone elses. Not your parents, not your siblings, not even like a previous relationship you may have been in! And for Goddess's sake don't make up rules without telling your spouse! He has to know the rules too! I am being gender specific here because in my experience, it's the females who have the weird ideas and fantasies of marriage, not the men. In this one way, they may be the more practical gender for once, and not being their usual "just stupid boys".
Which segues nicely into another story! My friends daughter was very upset after Karate class one day, one of her fellow students, a boy, had been picking on her during class. I said to her, "Mellie, he's just a stupid boy!" to which she replied, "Thank you!!" in a loud voice. That has been our mantra ever since. Any time any male person does something dumb, or objectionable, we just look at each other and say, "He's just a stupid boy!" Even Hubs has been called that, and he laughs. It kind of fits all male persons, at one time or another, because sometimes they act like they never grow up!
Well that's all I have for today. I have to go clean now. Enjoy your Labor Day!!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
In Which I Come Out as a Whovian
I am sitting here in the dark watching Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. I am just killing time until Dr. Who comes on. Yup, I recently discovered that my cable company is now offering BBC America!! My joy is endless! I have not been able to see the newer episodes of Dr. Who until now!
All these years, I have been regularly checking the channel line up offered by the cable company. Now I can finally watch the new Dr. Who, and proudly proclaim that I am a Whovian!
My love for Dr. Who goes way back to the 70's and the immortal Tom Baker! To this day, I credit his rendition of the doctor for my absolute obsession for really, really long scarves! The old episodes are so absurd, and off the wall, I love them! I think I can give them total credit (or blame) for how my personality manifested. I wanted a mechanical dog just like K9. Hey, my parents liked Benny Hill and Monty Python, so you could say it ran in the family.
Now I only have twenty minutes until the new episode starts. I have my daily raging headache, so I need to go take something for it, as the vodka is definitely not working.
I doubt I will even work on the hurricane afghan during the program.
I didn't get much done on the afghan today, as it was so freaking hot. It was so hot, I would pick it up, do maybe half a row, and have to put it down. It's getting big and bulky enough to be very warm, even under ideal conditions. And 85 degrees is not even close to ideal! It is cooling off a bit now, so maybe I will get a little more done tonight, we shall see.
I need to refresh my drink, and take some ibuprofen, so I will say goodnight for now. I hope for your sakes I find the notebook I wrote blog ideas in... Otherwise this could get boring. Nod Not!
All these years, I have been regularly checking the channel line up offered by the cable company. Now I can finally watch the new Dr. Who, and proudly proclaim that I am a Whovian!
My love for Dr. Who goes way back to the 70's and the immortal Tom Baker! To this day, I credit his rendition of the doctor for my absolute obsession for really, really long scarves! The old episodes are so absurd, and off the wall, I love them! I think I can give them total credit (or blame) for how my personality manifested. I wanted a mechanical dog just like K9. Hey, my parents liked Benny Hill and Monty Python, so you could say it ran in the family.
Now I only have twenty minutes until the new episode starts. I have my daily raging headache, so I need to go take something for it, as the vodka is definitely not working.
I doubt I will even work on the hurricane afghan during the program.
I didn't get much done on the afghan today, as it was so freaking hot. It was so hot, I would pick it up, do maybe half a row, and have to put it down. It's getting big and bulky enough to be very warm, even under ideal conditions. And 85 degrees is not even close to ideal! It is cooling off a bit now, so maybe I will get a little more done tonight, we shall see.
I need to refresh my drink, and take some ibuprofen, so I will say goodnight for now. I hope for your sakes I find the notebook I wrote blog ideas in... Otherwise this could get boring. Nod Not!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Warning! Controversial Subject Matter!
There are so many things running around in my head tonight. Can't settle on just one to share. So it looks like it's gonna be a multiple subject evening.
First on my mind is religion. To me it's an intensely personal subject, and I really resent those persons who constantly feel the need to drag me into their cult. Of course, if I resist, I will burn in hell for all eternity. After all, everyone knows that their way is the ONLY right way. I just shake my head. Those closest to me know my views and which side of the broom my feelings fall on.
I recently came to the realization that one particular religious figure was actually a zombie. Think about it! He died. He was dead for three days. On the third day, he rose. The only thing that is being left out (or covered up) is that he was feasting on the locals when he emerged from that cave. That is the textbook definition of a zombie, people!
This past week, I was in Stop n Shop to pick up a few things. There was an older man there, giving out free newspapers. He struck up a conversation, and after I said "Yes, I'd love a free paper!", He started asking me about my hair loss, if it was from Chemo. I told him no, it wasn't. He then asked for my hand, and was rubbing his thumb in my palm as he prayed to Jesus to heal me. I thought about telling him my views on that subject, but I decided he would be more likely to tell me that if I really felt that way, my illness was a punishment from God! What the heck, it made him feel like he did a good deed, and didn't hurt me any. To tell the truth, I actually felt better after that. HA just kidding!
There are people on facebook who are always saying things like: "With Jesus, my life is complete!" I have to force myself to not respond. But my personal feeling is this: If you were so complete, you wouldn't need Jesus... People who are like that are lacking something vital in their lives, they need something more, something bigger than themselves. There is nothing bigger than the Universe! Is that big enough for ya?
Moving on... Today was our Stitch n Bitch! Nobody was there but Laura and myself. Her son Gene baked a birthday cake for me, complete with candle, and they even sang the birthday song to me! We had a great time! We even got some knitting done. It was a nice way to spend a few hours. Many thanks to Laura, she is such a great hostess.
There are more things on my mind, but I think that's enough for today. I have no wish to offend anyone else. And if I have offended you, maybe it's time to re-evaluate your beliefs. Open your minds, people. That is all.....
First on my mind is religion. To me it's an intensely personal subject, and I really resent those persons who constantly feel the need to drag me into their cult. Of course, if I resist, I will burn in hell for all eternity. After all, everyone knows that their way is the ONLY right way. I just shake my head. Those closest to me know my views and which side of the broom my feelings fall on.
I recently came to the realization that one particular religious figure was actually a zombie. Think about it! He died. He was dead for three days. On the third day, he rose. The only thing that is being left out (or covered up) is that he was feasting on the locals when he emerged from that cave. That is the textbook definition of a zombie, people!
This past week, I was in Stop n Shop to pick up a few things. There was an older man there, giving out free newspapers. He struck up a conversation, and after I said "Yes, I'd love a free paper!", He started asking me about my hair loss, if it was from Chemo. I told him no, it wasn't. He then asked for my hand, and was rubbing his thumb in my palm as he prayed to Jesus to heal me. I thought about telling him my views on that subject, but I decided he would be more likely to tell me that if I really felt that way, my illness was a punishment from God! What the heck, it made him feel like he did a good deed, and didn't hurt me any. To tell the truth, I actually felt better after that. HA just kidding!
There are people on facebook who are always saying things like: "With Jesus, my life is complete!" I have to force myself to not respond. But my personal feeling is this: If you were so complete, you wouldn't need Jesus... People who are like that are lacking something vital in their lives, they need something more, something bigger than themselves. There is nothing bigger than the Universe! Is that big enough for ya?
Moving on... Today was our Stitch n Bitch! Nobody was there but Laura and myself. Her son Gene baked a birthday cake for me, complete with candle, and they even sang the birthday song to me! We had a great time! We even got some knitting done. It was a nice way to spend a few hours. Many thanks to Laura, she is such a great hostess.
There are more things on my mind, but I think that's enough for today. I have no wish to offend anyone else. And if I have offended you, maybe it's time to re-evaluate your beliefs. Open your minds, people. That is all.....
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Craft Report - or - In Which I Knit All Day
Today I got to sleep late, have my coffee in peace, and knit all day! Does it get any better than that? I haven't been sleeping all that well lately, so to get a good night's sleep was awesome. Before today, I have been waking up as early as 6:30, and staying up. I decided last night that I would medicate myself to insure a good, deep sleep. It worked. I didn't get up until after 10 a.m. Right back where I want to be.
I had my two cups of coffee, and started knitting. I have started working on a shawl for my daughter, she wants a black one. While I was out spending my birthday gift cards yesterday, I found some yarn that I thought would be perfect for her shawl! It's black, and has a little bit of sparkle in it. And it was on sale to boot! Cha-ching, we have a winner!
I also bought a new book, Nature's Wrapture, contemporary knitted shawls, by Sheryl Thies. I looked through it and found three shawls I could do. After reading the patterns, I omitted two of those as too complicated for me. But I did find that the third one would be suitable.
I started work on that one. I really like it, it has a sea-grassy texture that I wasn't sure would be visible when done in black. But after two inches or so, I am really liking this pattern. It is a rectangular shaped stole, which I pictured as perfect for Sara. I texted her today about the shape of the shawl, and she told me that she had pictured a triangle shaped one.
So, I decided to start a triangle shaped one, and take both of them in process to her house on Sunday. Then she can decide which one she likes better. I will then frog the other one, so I can use all the yarn for the chosen shawl.
I got to sit and knit all day today, the day just got away from me. Before I knew it, it was time to wake Hubs up for work, and he was coffee'd, showered and gone. He's on his second work night of four for this week.
Tomorrow is Stitch n Bitch, but it's looking like not many people will be coming. I am pouting about it. We are going to meet at friend Laura's house. I like going there, we always have fun, she's a great hostess!
This brings me to the end of my crafting report for today. All in all, I have four Works In Process, three knitted shawls, and one crocheted Hurricane Blanket. I have to get back to work on the blanket, as friend in Texas is waiting on it. I have dubbed the blanket the "Hurricane" blanket, because I was working on it before and during the hurricane.
As an old friend used to say, "Nod not!" Seems like a good way to end for the day!
I had my two cups of coffee, and started knitting. I have started working on a shawl for my daughter, she wants a black one. While I was out spending my birthday gift cards yesterday, I found some yarn that I thought would be perfect for her shawl! It's black, and has a little bit of sparkle in it. And it was on sale to boot! Cha-ching, we have a winner!
I also bought a new book, Nature's Wrapture, contemporary knitted shawls, by Sheryl Thies. I looked through it and found three shawls I could do. After reading the patterns, I omitted two of those as too complicated for me. But I did find that the third one would be suitable.
I started work on that one. I really like it, it has a sea-grassy texture that I wasn't sure would be visible when done in black. But after two inches or so, I am really liking this pattern. It is a rectangular shaped stole, which I pictured as perfect for Sara. I texted her today about the shape of the shawl, and she told me that she had pictured a triangle shaped one.
So, I decided to start a triangle shaped one, and take both of them in process to her house on Sunday. Then she can decide which one she likes better. I will then frog the other one, so I can use all the yarn for the chosen shawl.
I got to sit and knit all day today, the day just got away from me. Before I knew it, it was time to wake Hubs up for work, and he was coffee'd, showered and gone. He's on his second work night of four for this week.
Tomorrow is Stitch n Bitch, but it's looking like not many people will be coming. I am pouting about it. We are going to meet at friend Laura's house. I like going there, we always have fun, she's a great hostess!
This brings me to the end of my crafting report for today. All in all, I have four Works In Process, three knitted shawls, and one crocheted Hurricane Blanket. I have to get back to work on the blanket, as friend in Texas is waiting on it. I have dubbed the blanket the "Hurricane" blanket, because I was working on it before and during the hurricane.
As an old friend used to say, "Nod not!" Seems like a good way to end for the day!
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