Countyline

Let me first start with I did not flash anybody , we had a designated driver and no boys were harmed. I am down in Fellsmere , Countyline is a country bar where even the ugly girls and boys can dance. And the fashion statements are very camouflage. I had no idea the zip up thing Dale wears could be worn to the bar with a blue and white knitted hat with a pompom on it!

It was amazing to see good ole boys in Wrangler jeans , cowboy hats and plaid shirts line dance so very well. It really was a good time . I was able to keep up with Charlie Bear some , he can dance. I thought he was just talking as boys will do but no the boy can dance.

I got to practice my ATS moves . It was very cool Gina would be proud. They played the Beastie Boys oh hell yes that was fun. I had most of the center of a wood floor, where your feet just glide . That was my favorite way to dance .Then there was some other song that got a guy in front of me , then a girl or two in front of him . All of us rocking down to the floor ,that's where the beer hit me and the muscle fatigue tried to take over. I didn't think I was coming up from that one and there was his friend taking pictures or video with his phone . I had to pull on the guys jacket , good thing by then everyone had drunk lots and hopefully the flashing of missfortune did not cause anything that a good nights sleep wont heal.

Missed day

So I missed yesterday. Didn't realize what a commitment it would take to blog everyday.
I know what it takes to walk every day, be upright , have clothes on and charge Ipod. There is weather to take the dog or not. Oh wait when the kids are up that's three dogs . One of which put me on my ass in the front yard just trying to get to the walk. That was Carlos, Charlie Bears new dog. A puppy from a mean bitch he had and her lover , a sweet dog named Buddy , whom got hit by a car. Sad . The bitch had to be terminated cause she bit the end of a woman's finger off . The woman was encroaching on the dogs puppies. All the dogs being here made New Years eventful.

We had knit nite tonight at Denny's with a waitress that just plan annoys me. Ryan works on Wednesday there and also at Cracker Barrel. We can't have knit nite at Cracker Barrel cause the lighting sucks.
I am working on a hat out of sock yarn , that I started 1/13/10 . I found it in my UFO bag. I have 17 !

A friend just gave me a lovely wood coffee table , that fits the new the living room is perfectly.

I had nachos and pancake puppies . Nope I did not drink any water today that was not color or altered by leaves and sugar . shame on me. guess i know my drink of choice tomorrow. YOU got it Margaritas from La Panaro !!!

Life

I am trying so hard to be happy with life. I keep feeling like if I get a few key things(people) in place all would be great . At least until I got back on the weight scale at work. All in all though I have it made. running water , electricity a paid for car and legs that work like I want them too . My friend Michelle , well her dad is not so lucky. I guess his hard living has taken its toll . He had knee surgery not too long ago , maybe a week. A few good days in rehab then bam , like spicy sauce hitting your ass as it leaves you , his leg was bad. He has to have it amputated . Tomorrow if it hasn't already been done tonight. I don't know what words to tell my friend except that I'm here for her.

On the knitting front , I have started the spiral shawl out of Victorian Lace book. It was a KAL among some friends , last year ! dropped in Jan into a very cute project bag and promptly forgotten and a hat out of a Vogue magazine . I copied the chart but not the date of magazine or what they called the hat . At least I wrote down the last row I did.

It's time to put this day to bed.

knit ya later

New Year

Its a new year . Time to get to the root of my life. Kristen is moving to her dads. My husband is , well he is the same as he was last year. I still struggle with what I don't like about him and wonder if this is the year I leave him.

Knitting projects as in UFO's . they are only 16 . I would like to get them done or frogged before the year is up. I feel like I knit very slow.

Sewing - I hope to get lots of bags sewn. I like the name beetle bag. I would love to make and sell them but I don't like the idea of doing the same bag over and over again.

Job I want to find out what it takes to finally get certified as a surgical tech, get a phlebotomy certificate and redo the CNA class ; so I can do some home health cases.

My medical bills got paid off last year , now to concentrate on credit cards and paying dad back and putting a spinning wheel on layaway .

Walking , water and work will be done daily, at least 44 oz daily and I will be on time . Even on the days I get paid, which I have been late cause I pay bills on pay day. Not no more though.

I will also value my time more.

can you see me now?

new drop spindle

Okay I am so lost . I have no idea how to get the picture of the spindle I just got onto this. Dam this is so frustrating. There will be no showing of the yarn I've made either.

wednesday

Well I got a namaste bag off ebay. Hollywood pink , Executive , love it but it didn't love me back. One of the handles came undone. Now do I return it , glue it or sew it to fix it?
I wrote the seller will see tomorrow.

I have two pairs of glasses coming in the mail. Will post them as soon as i get them.

Walked Mack this am did yoga this pm. Putting the day to bed.

Sunday

It seems every other thing on this computer has my attention but my own blog and thoughts.

I am kid free, man free with aunt flo and dogs for company this am. I am going to help do yard work at friends house after 10 . I am bringing rice a roni and veggies for lunch and my yarn bag . Must not forget change of clothes !

Glasses have been broke in middle and have had odd time with glue bottle getting them together. New pair still in processing not shipping mode.

Having friends has been a scary thing but I am so glad I took the plunge . At times I still feel like a dog that has not been properly socialized at a public dog park !

pattern for yellow top

this is the pattern I am knitting. I lvoe the way the front has the v. keeps it from being borring.

yellow top

this is the new yellow top I am working on. The back is lots of knit 2 purl 2 for a whopping 81 rows ! Oh yes fun , fun. The good thing about it though is how it settles ones mind. I can really feel myself unwind as I knit this.
Below is the new project bag I made to for it all to go in. This was a tank top found at a thrift store. I just loved the black trim and it covers a horrible gray stain that was on it when I bought it.

I have picasa 3 for my photos now. A new adventure in getting creative!

A commitment to Dad

My dad wants to ride his bicycle everyday . So that means I will be calling him everyday. As kids grow , your parents grow with their own lives. Some talk everyday while others go months without a work to each other. I didn't plan on being the kid that could go months without contact. I know I did not grow up thinking I would be distant from my parents . Life just happened . I started this year with a commitment to myself to understand my reality. To know me is to know , reality for me in the past was a word in the dictionary!

I just got off the phone with him. He is on a mission to get the other deer twin that was just born a few days ago. They take the baby deer early , so they can be bottle fed growing up tame and petable. He will be trying to get the baby before the mom hides it. She has caught on to what my parents do when they come into the deer pen.
I have not done my walk , I'm sure he will call later . I will be talking to him like never before.

Friday

This is when size does matter. I only want 4 inches not six. Well I am going to move forward with this very simple tank top in the most bumpy yarn noro has ever produced on size ones . I love the multi colours and the texture is okay , no braless wearing with this one !

I made deviled eggs yesterday for stamp club , with equal parts butter and mayonnaise and fresh herbs . They were good , recipe is from Julia Child cookbook of wisdom tips.

I have a busy day at work.
I am hoping to have the energy afterwords to walk a 5 mile walk with Lynn and Robbie .
I guess I better go get some support hose on!

wednesday

I have a project finished. This is me talking ! Imagine that . Jeffery took the picture. It is the top for Kristen's graduation . Now to figure out what to cover my ass with .
It is the second day of June. I have a whole list of what I want to get done this month.
Blog daily
walk
Yoga
water 100 oz at least
read the Secret at 5 pages a day
being on time to work is ongoing but not at the top of the list.
keep the house decluttered. It rubs me to have someone notice how clean my computer desk is. Not that i don't like it , I do but it is boring but will be easy to dust and Dale might notice and smile about it . That it is his desire to have an uncluttered house that had me do it . Oh and that I got a new computer ! I have very good friends , they see so much good in me and point it out . I need that since my husband is oh so good at pointing out the bad.

Putting beads on yarn first depends on how strong your yarn is. The top is made from cotton so it could handle 30 beads or so at a time being pulled along.

Time to finish something or start something new. KIP is coming up . I kinda want something new for it. I have a simple knit top that I will start the swatch on today. Yes I swatch.

knit ya later

New Computer

Life is good .
I still have a job , no thats not it. Car is paid for , no that was last months . gee what is it too be happy about . hmmm what are my fingers trying to say?

Ahh yes thanks to my friends Ruthee and Chuck , I have a new computer with my own windows program. !!! wahoo better then swimming naked in the moonlint. Well no wait it's not better then that but real close.

So I have 104 podcasts to download and get the joy of clearing the ipod and preforming a ceremony !

walking

Mack went with me to get my car title. We walked. Yes the entire 5miles round trip . I have photos to post of him enjoying the puddles we pasted. Have caught my breath need to shower .

So the dress arrives

The reasoning for the dress to have been late was blamed on the volcano ! Oh well. I made my own dress to where and celebrate the uniting of Jay and Spencer.That is the purse I made to go with my dress. The part of the dress pics that turned out was a wee bit short for posting . The top part without the skirt ....
This is the purse I made for Spencer to keep her girly stuff in for the wedding.
I got some knitting done on the pink top . This is the second time I am have been monogamous to my knitting.Am trying to get photo of the happy couple but computer not cooperating.Well i guess that picture comes up another time. The wedding was lovely. Lots of pictures showing up on face book. Even dancing to Saturday nite fever music. The day will stay with me for a long time , their love for eachother is so refreshing .

No Dress

I have no dress at the moment. I am sad . I will not be a part of Spencers wedding tomorrow. I walked three miles, paid my last car payment and had an efficient day at work. Good huh ? Should be okay with the minor flaw of not being beautiful side piece for Spencer . Well it sucks. My lack of planning ,of paying early on the dress. I want out of this hole i'm in in my life . I know stop digging .

Wedding and procrastination

I have really messed up . By not ordering my brides maid dress as early as I could have , I might not be in Spencers wedding. It's times like this I see how much of a grown up I am not . That makes me sad.
On a happy note I was amazed at the variety of bras wall-mart on 220 has . I've never seen so many . animal print , cartoon print , lace , solid , lace with matching panties !
If my dress gets here tomorrow, I will be heading back to 220 for some of the goodies I saw tonight , then to 103 for the slip the scanner said they had .........to hide the garter I'm eager to wear.

10 inchs - really ?

I was going on along , singing a song , knitting away between my tasks at work. Yes , it was a sorta slow day, all my stuff was done honest ..... Okay back to my rant. There was a knot . Not usually a problem , except for the 10 inches of beads before the knot . What to do? Well at least these green beads fit on the yarn. Spencer said there is such a thing as a bead reamer for those naughty beads ! Who knew ? and why didn't they tell me . Oh ya she did tell me tonight when she heard about the naughty ones.

Green beads

Why is it that the green beads , don't have the same size holes as the other beads? I am putting pink, light pink , yellow and green beads on my pink yarn . For the pink top, by Kristin Omadahl, Lacy Ribbed Top from Creative Knitting July 2009. I have a handful of green ones that are going into something else .
I am loving this weather we are having. I walked two miles today . Realized I misplaced my debit card , reporting it to the bank girl, I had her laughing cause I don't have any checks either ! What a novel way to save money ....