i've had a nice lazy saturday to myself for the most part. mom and dad went riding on the harley for a good part of the day so the cats and i were left in control of the remote. i watched britain's next top model for a while. i've seen part of it before. i don't like the british one as much as i like the american one. the british girls seem a little boring compared to the american girls. i like the american judges better as well. the british ones are real blunt about some of the girls. they weren't as much fun either as the american ones.
i watched part of the busch race too. kevin harvick wound up winning. carl edwards came in 2nd. he is such a hottie. i loved that cover he did a couple of years back for men's health or fitness or something like that. he was standing there all sweaty with his muscles bulging...oh my! and he has such a great personality to go along with his good looks. if i didn't have such a thing for my elliott sadler, i'd definitely have carl as my number one driver. he is one of my favs, but elliott tops the list.
mom is fixing us biscuits and cantelope for dinner tonight. i love it when we have that for dinner especially in the summer when it's so hot. it's a nice, light, refreshing dinner to have. i remember as a kid that we used to have veggie dinners with fresh peas and tomatoes and cucumbers and made-from-scratch biscuits. i loved splitting a biscuit and spooning on some peas and the juice from the peas...yummy. and we'd have watermelon or cantelope or fresh peaches for dessert later on. another thing that was my fav was homemade ice cream. we used to have that a lot in the summer, especially on the weekend.
if you haven't figured out by now, my mom is an awesome cook. she doesn't believe in very many shortcuts when it comes to cooking and baking. i've tried to duplicate her biscuits but i can't. she measures it, but she just kind of knows that it's right. i have tried making them like she tells me but they still don't taste quite as good. i'm that way with dad's pancakes too. his come out perfect just about every time...mine are all chewy.
janelle called me earlier and said they didn't make finals this time. she sounded disappointed, but not completely down. i'm sure the experience is fun in itself. i'm really missing her though and will be glad when she's back on monday.
well, i'm going to go for now. i might write more later on...
kisses.......
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
it's official....
i have a hiatal hernia. i went yesterday to have the gallbladder sonogram, endoscopy and colonoscopy. dr. c confirmed that i have a hiatal hernia. i have to call his office for an appt to discuss the details. hopefully this will help me get back on track to feeling good so i can start losing weight.
overall the procedures weren't that bad. of course they knock you out so you don't know what's going on in the first place. this morning i woke up with a headache and wanted some coffee and toast for some odd reason. i couldn't have it beforehand. i told my dad before i went back for the procedures that i wanted him to fix me some toast when i got home...lol.
on the way home from the hospital, i asked dad if he would stop and get me a coffee. he asked me what i wanted and i had a hankering for one of those toffee-flavored ones from the bp station. he brought out the biggest one they had. i was so happy to get it and it was definitely delicious. once we got back to the house, he gave me a pack of toastchee crackers and sent me to my room to have it with my toffee coffee.
i checked my email while i finished my crackers and coffee. then i slept like a baby. i felt so well rested when i got up last evening. i feel like a whole new person almost. and i think the swelling in my legs isn't as bad. maybe having to be on a clear diet and have internal cleansing helped along some of the issues causing me to swell. we'll see when i get up to go to work. (it's almost 1am according to computer time and i have to get up for work in about 5 hours).
mom was totally reading my mind and fixed up beef hotdogs for dinner. she had some of her homemade chili and her de-li-cious potato salad. i rarely eat anyone else's potato salad b/c my mom's is the best. she keeps it simple and doesn't add onions or eggs or any of that other junk in it. i think it's just potatoes, mustard, pickle relish and maybe a little mayo. can't get much better than that is all i'm saying!
well, as i said, i've got to get up in about 5 hours so i'm going to go now.
kisses....
p.s. janelle sent to my cell a pic from the sears tower in chicago. they went on a tour there today. it was totally cool!!!
overall the procedures weren't that bad. of course they knock you out so you don't know what's going on in the first place. this morning i woke up with a headache and wanted some coffee and toast for some odd reason. i couldn't have it beforehand. i told my dad before i went back for the procedures that i wanted him to fix me some toast when i got home...lol.
on the way home from the hospital, i asked dad if he would stop and get me a coffee. he asked me what i wanted and i had a hankering for one of those toffee-flavored ones from the bp station. he brought out the biggest one they had. i was so happy to get it and it was definitely delicious. once we got back to the house, he gave me a pack of toastchee crackers and sent me to my room to have it with my toffee coffee.
i checked my email while i finished my crackers and coffee. then i slept like a baby. i felt so well rested when i got up last evening. i feel like a whole new person almost. and i think the swelling in my legs isn't as bad. maybe having to be on a clear diet and have internal cleansing helped along some of the issues causing me to swell. we'll see when i get up to go to work. (it's almost 1am according to computer time and i have to get up for work in about 5 hours).
mom was totally reading my mind and fixed up beef hotdogs for dinner. she had some of her homemade chili and her de-li-cious potato salad. i rarely eat anyone else's potato salad b/c my mom's is the best. she keeps it simple and doesn't add onions or eggs or any of that other junk in it. i think it's just potatoes, mustard, pickle relish and maybe a little mayo. can't get much better than that is all i'm saying!
well, as i said, i've got to get up in about 5 hours so i'm going to go now.
kisses....
p.s. janelle sent to my cell a pic from the sears tower in chicago. they went on a tour there today. it was totally cool!!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
prep wednesday
over the last hour i have been drinking this stuff that is supposed to help me get ready for my colonoscopy tomorrow. it tastes like really weak gatorade (i used the lemon-lime flavor pack). i don't think it would be so bad if i wasn't hungry. i have been on a clear liquid diet today and it sucks. enough about my procedure stuff though.
i just got off the phone with janelle. they are finally in chicago. they got a later start b/c the first bus had air conditioning problems. so another one came and picked them up at midnight. she sounded excited to be there and said she was going to call me later on.
i'm kind of stagnant on my knitting right now. i'm still working on the cozy shawl pattern from knitty.com. i just started with the 3rd skein of yarn. last time i measured the shawl, it was about 42-43 inches long. i'm probably going to make it at least 60 inches long or however long the skein of yarn makes it. i've got one more skein left and haven't decided yet if i'm going to use it or not. i just kind of feel like i'm never going to finish it.
i saw that episode of "still standing" again that had that really cool poncho judy was wearing. the name of the episode is called "still groping". i think i have found a pattern close to the one she was wearing. i don't know why all of a sudden i've gotten into the shawls and ponchos.
i think this weekend i'm going to hit the bookstores and check out the new knitting books. i'm hoping one of them will have the punk knit books i saw in charlotte. barnes and nobles usually carries the eccentric type of books like that. i want to look at them again to see if they are something i'd like to buy.
this stuff isn't working yet....
back to the knitting...i also want to make that shrug for janelle. i might go look for the yarn this weekend for it. also, i'm going to be near a hobby lobby when i go to pick her up monday. i might swing by there and see what yarn is on sale that would be suitable for the project. i want to make it for her and have it ready when she comes back from world changers and sc business week. she'll be gone almost 2 straight weeks.
oops...i'm going to have to go for a while. i'll write more later on....
kisses....
i just got off the phone with janelle. they are finally in chicago. they got a later start b/c the first bus had air conditioning problems. so another one came and picked them up at midnight. she sounded excited to be there and said she was going to call me later on.
i'm kind of stagnant on my knitting right now. i'm still working on the cozy shawl pattern from knitty.com. i just started with the 3rd skein of yarn. last time i measured the shawl, it was about 42-43 inches long. i'm probably going to make it at least 60 inches long or however long the skein of yarn makes it. i've got one more skein left and haven't decided yet if i'm going to use it or not. i just kind of feel like i'm never going to finish it.
i saw that episode of "still standing" again that had that really cool poncho judy was wearing. the name of the episode is called "still groping". i think i have found a pattern close to the one she was wearing. i don't know why all of a sudden i've gotten into the shawls and ponchos.
i think this weekend i'm going to hit the bookstores and check out the new knitting books. i'm hoping one of them will have the punk knit books i saw in charlotte. barnes and nobles usually carries the eccentric type of books like that. i want to look at them again to see if they are something i'd like to buy.
this stuff isn't working yet....
back to the knitting...i also want to make that shrug for janelle. i might go look for the yarn this weekend for it. also, i'm going to be near a hobby lobby when i go to pick her up monday. i might swing by there and see what yarn is on sale that would be suitable for the project. i want to make it for her and have it ready when she comes back from world changers and sc business week. she'll be gone almost 2 straight weeks.
oops...i'm going to have to go for a while. i'll write more later on....
kisses....
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
too tired
this is the 2nd day in a row that i came home from work and crashed in my bed. i'm one of those folks who is a stickler for putting on my jammies as soon as i get home. i couldn't get undressed and into my jammies quick enough today...lol.
i have sleep apnea so i have a cpap machine. i put my cpap mask on, piled the blankets on top and promptly fell asleep. i don't even think i remember closing my eyes or anything. i woke up when janelle yelled downstairs that dinner was ready. she had gotten home from church and was eating her dinner. mom and dad had already eaten earlier and were watching reruns of mama's family on ion channel. janelle picked at me about my 2 1/2 hour nap.
i think the only reason i'm still awake right now is b/c i'm nosey about some of my fav blogs. i've also been looking at some patterns. jane wants me to make her a mesh market bag. one of the ladies at work who also knits brought by her bag that she knit. it was gorgeous with bright pink, orange and yellow. i asked her if i could get a copy of the pattern, but i think she got it with a class she took. if the pattern is free, i'd like a copy, but not if she had to pay for it. i don't think that is fair.
i'm trying to not take a percocet tonight. i've decided to save them for nights when i'm really hurting and the otc pain relievers don't help. i took some tylenol arthritis strength tabs when i woke up from my nap. they are working other than i'm stiff when i stand up. i just wish i could find out why my lower legs keep swelling like they do. i know it's hotter weather and folks swell when it's hotter and i'm overweight and that contributes to it...blah, blah, blah. maybe after my cleansing next week in prep for the colonoscopy, i'll feel better.
well good night and i'll try to write more tomorrow.
kisses......
i have sleep apnea so i have a cpap machine. i put my cpap mask on, piled the blankets on top and promptly fell asleep. i don't even think i remember closing my eyes or anything. i woke up when janelle yelled downstairs that dinner was ready. she had gotten home from church and was eating her dinner. mom and dad had already eaten earlier and were watching reruns of mama's family on ion channel. janelle picked at me about my 2 1/2 hour nap.
i think the only reason i'm still awake right now is b/c i'm nosey about some of my fav blogs. i've also been looking at some patterns. jane wants me to make her a mesh market bag. one of the ladies at work who also knits brought by her bag that she knit. it was gorgeous with bright pink, orange and yellow. i asked her if i could get a copy of the pattern, but i think she got it with a class she took. if the pattern is free, i'd like a copy, but not if she had to pay for it. i don't think that is fair.
i'm trying to not take a percocet tonight. i've decided to save them for nights when i'm really hurting and the otc pain relievers don't help. i took some tylenol arthritis strength tabs when i woke up from my nap. they are working other than i'm stiff when i stand up. i just wish i could find out why my lower legs keep swelling like they do. i know it's hotter weather and folks swell when it's hotter and i'm overweight and that contributes to it...blah, blah, blah. maybe after my cleansing next week in prep for the colonoscopy, i'll feel better.
well good night and i'll try to write more tomorrow.
kisses......
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
weighty issue
yesterday did not start off very good for me. i had a fight with janelle about my weight. i'm extremely overweight...bigger than i ever thought i would be. i remember saying i would never get over 200 lbs. well, that one has been passed and then some.
she started in on me about not going to water aerobics and why couldn't i just do it. she said i needed to start losing weight again and that i was basically not doing what i should be doing. then she started in on me about having a cane in my car. dr. ortho said to keep one handy in case in needed it for my knee since i have the torn cartilage in my rt knee. i tried to explain it to her and she just went off on me about how there were people in worse shape than me who didn't use a cane. i just blew my top and yelled at her to get off my back about my weight and about the stupid cane. we wound up driving to work separately.
but here's the kicker...she sent me a text later apologizing for fussing at me and offered me a piece of cheesecake! i just don't understand her sometimes. i know it's b/c she's 17 and she sees things very black and white sometimes. i guess b/c she's gotten herself in good shape and basically eats right that it's just that easy. i told her i appreciated her apology, but didn't want the cheesecake. i also apologized for yelling at her. sometimes she just pushes my buttons and as hard as i try not to, i still wind up yelling. we're cool now.
i finished 2 of my wip's, at least the knitting part of it...the headband i started last wednesday and a self designed red and black wool bag. i used some of the leftover neopolitan colored cotton yarn i had for the headband. i think it turned out cute. i've got to find 2 buttons, 1/2 inch in diameter, to sew on. for the red and black bag i used the knotted check pattern from very easy ciruclar knits by betty barnden. the handles are i-cord. i'll post pics when i get them finished.
i've also got to find some material to line my isabeau purse. i found the plastic canvas and cut the pieces to give it a little more body. i'll probably wind up using fusable lining sandwiched in between 2 layers of the lining to give even more body to the purse. i need a button for it as well. i'm going to have to stop by hancock fabrics and see what they have.
stitch night is tonight!! i'm excited about it and hope it actually happens this month. something came up with mrs. barbara last month and we didn't have it. i hope it's a go cause i'm ready to catch up with everyone. i'm taking my crochet ripple blanket to show her and my other projects that i've been working on. i am going to ask her advice on yarn for the shrug i want to make for janelle.
well, i'm going to go now. the alarm clock will pester me in about 5 hours. it's a good thing i had that nap right after i got home from work. hopefully i won't have any problems sleeping. percocet helps :)
kisses....
she started in on me about not going to water aerobics and why couldn't i just do it. she said i needed to start losing weight again and that i was basically not doing what i should be doing. then she started in on me about having a cane in my car. dr. ortho said to keep one handy in case in needed it for my knee since i have the torn cartilage in my rt knee. i tried to explain it to her and she just went off on me about how there were people in worse shape than me who didn't use a cane. i just blew my top and yelled at her to get off my back about my weight and about the stupid cane. we wound up driving to work separately.
but here's the kicker...she sent me a text later apologizing for fussing at me and offered me a piece of cheesecake! i just don't understand her sometimes. i know it's b/c she's 17 and she sees things very black and white sometimes. i guess b/c she's gotten herself in good shape and basically eats right that it's just that easy. i told her i appreciated her apology, but didn't want the cheesecake. i also apologized for yelling at her. sometimes she just pushes my buttons and as hard as i try not to, i still wind up yelling. we're cool now.
i finished 2 of my wip's, at least the knitting part of it...the headband i started last wednesday and a self designed red and black wool bag. i used some of the leftover neopolitan colored cotton yarn i had for the headband. i think it turned out cute. i've got to find 2 buttons, 1/2 inch in diameter, to sew on. for the red and black bag i used the knotted check pattern from very easy ciruclar knits by betty barnden. the handles are i-cord. i'll post pics when i get them finished.
i've also got to find some material to line my isabeau purse. i found the plastic canvas and cut the pieces to give it a little more body. i'll probably wind up using fusable lining sandwiched in between 2 layers of the lining to give even more body to the purse. i need a button for it as well. i'm going to have to stop by hancock fabrics and see what they have.
stitch night is tonight!! i'm excited about it and hope it actually happens this month. something came up with mrs. barbara last month and we didn't have it. i hope it's a go cause i'm ready to catch up with everyone. i'm taking my crochet ripple blanket to show her and my other projects that i've been working on. i am going to ask her advice on yarn for the shrug i want to make for janelle.
well, i'm going to go now. the alarm clock will pester me in about 5 hours. it's a good thing i had that nap right after i got home from work. hopefully i won't have any problems sleeping. percocet helps :)
kisses....
Sunday, June 17, 2007
happy father's day
we're coming to the end of father's day. i went with dad and mom to eat mexican today. it was nice the 3 of us hanging out although i was ready for janelle to be home. while we were eating chips and salsa, she was heading back from suzy's house.
i haven't done much knitting this weekend. actually none at all i just realized. i knit some on my lunch break friday at work, but that's about it. i have several things on the needles at the moment: cozy shawl from knitty.com, lacy headband from knitpicks, and the neapolitan shawl/wrap (just stockinette). i finished the isabeau purse from chezplum.com but still need to line it and sew on a button. i've also got my crochet ripple blanket in progress.
i think i'm going to make molly and emma each an isabeau purse for christmas. i found this pdf of barbie clothes to knit for them as well. i'm sure they will like getting those things. i'm not sure what i'm going to make for miles yet. i've debated on the monkey pattern from craftster or an alligator one from lionbrand.
well, i'm going to go now. it's late and i'm tired and not really in the mood to post much. sorry for the lame posting tonight. i'll try to do better next time...lol.
kisses......
i haven't done much knitting this weekend. actually none at all i just realized. i knit some on my lunch break friday at work, but that's about it. i have several things on the needles at the moment: cozy shawl from knitty.com, lacy headband from knitpicks, and the neapolitan shawl/wrap (just stockinette). i finished the isabeau purse from chezplum.com but still need to line it and sew on a button. i've also got my crochet ripple blanket in progress.
i think i'm going to make molly and emma each an isabeau purse for christmas. i found this pdf of barbie clothes to knit for them as well. i'm sure they will like getting those things. i'm not sure what i'm going to make for miles yet. i've debated on the monkey pattern from craftster or an alligator one from lionbrand.
well, i'm going to go now. it's late and i'm tired and not really in the mood to post much. sorry for the lame posting tonight. i'll try to do better next time...lol.
kisses......
Saturday, June 16, 2007
weekends
the weekend is almost over :( i'm not looking forward to next week b/c gertie will be back from vacation and i'm sure she'll be on a tear. she always comes back in a bad mood probably b/c she had to come back to work.
i went out to eat with butterfly and ninjagrrl tonight. ninjagrrl's gf is here visiting so it was good to see her. ninja's sister and b-i-l were also there. i like them b/c they are funny. butterfly said ninja's b-i-l was staring at her boobs....whatever! she always says someone is staring at them. she's a lot like ellen in that respect and i get real annoyed by it.
i went to borders for a bit and looked at knitting mags and books. i found a couple of interesting ones that i wouldn't mind owning. the problem is with most of the books i look at have only a handful of stuff i'd consider making. i want to just want the patterns i like w/o all the unnecessary stuff.
today is father's day (since it's 12:11am now according to my comp time). i'm going to go eat mexican with mom and dad. janelle won't be with us b/c she'll be driving back from suzy's house. i told her i wanted her to leave around 1. i hope she doesn't run into a lot of traffic. i talked to her earlier this evening and she said she's just been laying around watching tv and napping. she laid out by the pool for a little bit, but she said it got too hot for her. i'm ready to have her home! she'll be leaving on the 26th to go to chicago for her conference. i'm driving her and a couple of other kids up to columbia to meet the bus. it would have been nice if they could have flown. maybe next time it will work out.
well, i'm going to go now. i'll try to write more later on.
kisses....
i went out to eat with butterfly and ninjagrrl tonight. ninjagrrl's gf is here visiting so it was good to see her. ninja's sister and b-i-l were also there. i like them b/c they are funny. butterfly said ninja's b-i-l was staring at her boobs....whatever! she always says someone is staring at them. she's a lot like ellen in that respect and i get real annoyed by it.
i went to borders for a bit and looked at knitting mags and books. i found a couple of interesting ones that i wouldn't mind owning. the problem is with most of the books i look at have only a handful of stuff i'd consider making. i want to just want the patterns i like w/o all the unnecessary stuff.
today is father's day (since it's 12:11am now according to my comp time). i'm going to go eat mexican with mom and dad. janelle won't be with us b/c she'll be driving back from suzy's house. i told her i wanted her to leave around 1. i hope she doesn't run into a lot of traffic. i talked to her earlier this evening and she said she's just been laying around watching tv and napping. she laid out by the pool for a little bit, but she said it got too hot for her. i'm ready to have her home! she'll be leaving on the 26th to go to chicago for her conference. i'm driving her and a couple of other kids up to columbia to meet the bus. it would have been nice if they could have flown. maybe next time it will work out.
well, i'm going to go now. i'll try to write more later on.
kisses....
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
new find on the internet
i was reading some of the blogs i have bookmarked and came across this site:
http://icanhascheezburger.com/
this site is too freakin' cute! i am in love with some of the cats that are in these pics. i absolutely love the bunny in this one: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/01/11/you-make-bunny-cry/ .
i miss my rabbit jean-claude. he was a big white fluffy rabbit and he'd let me hold him and love on him. he lived to be 8 years old. i miss my little claudie man. it's been 14 years ago that he died. i'd love to have another one, but i don't know how the cats would take it. you can train rabbits to use a litterbox just like you can with the cats. i just don't see them sharing their litterboxes with a rabbit tho...lol.
boy i tell you i love me some percocet sometimes. dr v prescribed percocet to help me with the pain from the torn cartilage. i haven't taken one for a few days b/c i really didn't need them and the tylenol for arthritis pain was working good enough. we have had some rain on and off over the past 2-3 days and i think the change in the barometric pressure is causing me to hurt more this week. one of the ladies at work said i seemed to be limping more and moving slower than i did last week.
well back to the percocet...lol. i took one a little bit ago to help ease the pain. i'm feeling nice and floaty right now. i was lmao when i was looking at the icanhasacheeezburger site. i know some of the stuff is funny, but wondering how much the floaty percocet feeling is pushing a little further...lol.
i'm going to go now b/c i need to lie down and go to sleep. wonder if i'll have weird dreams like i have other nights i took the percocet...some were pretty interesting from what i can remember.
kisses...
http://icanhascheezburger.com/
this site is too freakin' cute! i am in love with some of the cats that are in these pics. i absolutely love the bunny in this one: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/01/11/you-make-bunny-cry/ .
i miss my rabbit jean-claude. he was a big white fluffy rabbit and he'd let me hold him and love on him. he lived to be 8 years old. i miss my little claudie man. it's been 14 years ago that he died. i'd love to have another one, but i don't know how the cats would take it. you can train rabbits to use a litterbox just like you can with the cats. i just don't see them sharing their litterboxes with a rabbit tho...lol.
boy i tell you i love me some percocet sometimes. dr v prescribed percocet to help me with the pain from the torn cartilage. i haven't taken one for a few days b/c i really didn't need them and the tylenol for arthritis pain was working good enough. we have had some rain on and off over the past 2-3 days and i think the change in the barometric pressure is causing me to hurt more this week. one of the ladies at work said i seemed to be limping more and moving slower than i did last week.
well back to the percocet...lol. i took one a little bit ago to help ease the pain. i'm feeling nice and floaty right now. i was lmao when i was looking at the icanhasacheeezburger site. i know some of the stuff is funny, but wondering how much the floaty percocet feeling is pushing a little further...lol.
i'm going to go now b/c i need to lie down and go to sleep. wonder if i'll have weird dreams like i have other nights i took the percocet...some were pretty interesting from what i can remember.
kisses...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
random thoughts on a tuesday
i've been by myself here at the house since saturday. i haven't had much contact with folks other than the random calls to my family and having to go to work today and yesterday. butterfly has called me a couple of times, but i'm trying not to talk to her too much. i am trying to maintain my distance from her.
i've been thinking about living by myself after janelle goes off to college. part of me wants to move into my own place so i can just take care of me and not worry about anything else. but the other part of me knows that it would hurt mom's and dad's feelings if i moved out. even tho i don't like to admit it, we're good for each other. there's a balance that's been established since janelle and i moved in here with them. as much as i like these little breaks from the family, i miss them. it makes me wonder how i'd do on my own. would i become a recluse and only go out when i had to...work...grocery store...occassional visit to mom's and dad's house?
i do spend a lot of time by myself. i like to go to the bookstores or to the library and just hang out knitting or reading books or magazines. i enjoy going to the knit shop and talking with the ladies, hanging out at the yarn store and learning from them. i think i might drop by this weekend since janelle isn't going to be home until sunday.
i want to make the reading-in-bed shrug for janelle from a pattern i downloaded from interweave knit bonus pattern found on this page http://www.interweaveknits.com/freepatterns/lingerie.asp. i'm going to ask mrs. barbara to help me come up with an alternate yarn. i want to make it in a creamy color that will go with lots of her strapless tops and dresses. she has some cute things to wear, but needs to cover up her shoulders when she's working in the office or at church.
i knit a swatch with some other yarn i had just to see how the pattern looks and if i could follow it. i know i can adapt it to different types of yarn other than what it is called for. i've really gotten into the lacy patterns lately. i am going to take a look again at the victorian lace book at b-a-m.
well, i'm going to go now. i'm sleepy and need to get some good rest.
kisses....
i've been thinking about living by myself after janelle goes off to college. part of me wants to move into my own place so i can just take care of me and not worry about anything else. but the other part of me knows that it would hurt mom's and dad's feelings if i moved out. even tho i don't like to admit it, we're good for each other. there's a balance that's been established since janelle and i moved in here with them. as much as i like these little breaks from the family, i miss them. it makes me wonder how i'd do on my own. would i become a recluse and only go out when i had to...work...grocery store...occassional visit to mom's and dad's house?
i do spend a lot of time by myself. i like to go to the bookstores or to the library and just hang out knitting or reading books or magazines. i enjoy going to the knit shop and talking with the ladies, hanging out at the yarn store and learning from them. i think i might drop by this weekend since janelle isn't going to be home until sunday.
i want to make the reading-in-bed shrug for janelle from a pattern i downloaded from interweave knit bonus pattern found on this page http://www.interweaveknits.com/freepatterns/lingerie.asp. i'm going to ask mrs. barbara to help me come up with an alternate yarn. i want to make it in a creamy color that will go with lots of her strapless tops and dresses. she has some cute things to wear, but needs to cover up her shoulders when she's working in the office or at church.
i knit a swatch with some other yarn i had just to see how the pattern looks and if i could follow it. i know i can adapt it to different types of yarn other than what it is called for. i've really gotten into the lacy patterns lately. i am going to take a look again at the victorian lace book at b-a-m.
well, i'm going to go now. i'm sleepy and need to get some good rest.
kisses....
Sunday, June 10, 2007
mini vacation
i'm on a mini vacation, sort of. everybody is gone except me and the cats. mom and dad are in memphis visiting brent and his family. janelle is at suzy's house for a couple of days, then she's going to youth camp all next week. it's kind of nice being here in control of the remote (although there is nothing to really watch!) why couldn't the america's next top model marathon be this weekend instead of last weekend? LOL
i haven't done much of anything over the past day or so except watch tv. i didn't even knit yesterday. i've got about another 3rd of the cozy shawl to work on until i'm finished with it. i'm getting more comfortable with the pattern, but i still have to pay attention. this has been probably the most difficult pattern i've tried so far. i like the lacy patterns. i looked at the victorian lace book at books-a-million and really liked it. it's one of the books i wouldn't mind having.
i wish we would get the 2 punk knit books i saw at b-a-m in concord mills. i wish i could remember the names of them to ask to order them. they had some really neat stuff in them that i would like to make even though i can't wear them right now.
i'm kind of looking forward to this week at work. gertie isn't going to be there so it will be kind of quiet. of course babyvoice will be there and will probably be loud as she usually is. she's ok for the most part until she starts talking in her babyvoice. it's very annoying and that's usually when you will hear me heavy sigh and see me start digging for my ipod in my pocketbook. it's gotten to the point where i listen to my ipod 80% of the day. the only time i don't listen to it is when i have to talk to someone. i love my ipod!!
i talked to butterfly briefly this week. i'm still od'ing from spending too much time with her. she's been in a pissy mood and i get tired of it. she said she has talked to ninjagrrl a couple of times since ninjagrrl's gf has gotten in. i figured she'll call me when she wants to. i know ninjagrrl and her gf need private time since they live so far apart and they don't see each other in person much. they've got some things to work through and hopefully they'll get them worked out.
i think i'm going to go get a cane today b/c i've had days where i need the little bit of extra support with my knee. this past thursday was not a good day for me. i was very stiff and sore and it hurt to walk much. of course i had to go to the bathroom a million times that day too. i've got my colonoscopy/endoscopy/gall bladder scan at the end of the month which will hopefully answer some question. good news that the blood work came back ok.
well, i'm going to go now. i want to surf some of my fav blogs and see what's up.
kisses....
p.s. elliott is racing in pocono today. i think he's starting 11th. i hope he has a banner race. he and his team definitely need a good finish.
i haven't done much of anything over the past day or so except watch tv. i didn't even knit yesterday. i've got about another 3rd of the cozy shawl to work on until i'm finished with it. i'm getting more comfortable with the pattern, but i still have to pay attention. this has been probably the most difficult pattern i've tried so far. i like the lacy patterns. i looked at the victorian lace book at books-a-million and really liked it. it's one of the books i wouldn't mind having.
i wish we would get the 2 punk knit books i saw at b-a-m in concord mills. i wish i could remember the names of them to ask to order them. they had some really neat stuff in them that i would like to make even though i can't wear them right now.
i'm kind of looking forward to this week at work. gertie isn't going to be there so it will be kind of quiet. of course babyvoice will be there and will probably be loud as she usually is. she's ok for the most part until she starts talking in her babyvoice. it's very annoying and that's usually when you will hear me heavy sigh and see me start digging for my ipod in my pocketbook. it's gotten to the point where i listen to my ipod 80% of the day. the only time i don't listen to it is when i have to talk to someone. i love my ipod!!
i talked to butterfly briefly this week. i'm still od'ing from spending too much time with her. she's been in a pissy mood and i get tired of it. she said she has talked to ninjagrrl a couple of times since ninjagrrl's gf has gotten in. i figured she'll call me when she wants to. i know ninjagrrl and her gf need private time since they live so far apart and they don't see each other in person much. they've got some things to work through and hopefully they'll get them worked out.
i think i'm going to go get a cane today b/c i've had days where i need the little bit of extra support with my knee. this past thursday was not a good day for me. i was very stiff and sore and it hurt to walk much. of course i had to go to the bathroom a million times that day too. i've got my colonoscopy/endoscopy/gall bladder scan at the end of the month which will hopefully answer some question. good news that the blood work came back ok.
well, i'm going to go now. i want to surf some of my fav blogs and see what's up.
kisses....
p.s. elliott is racing in pocono today. i think he's starting 11th. i hope he has a banner race. he and his team definitely need a good finish.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
oh bloggin how i've missed you
i'm back to blogging and i am so happy to be here again. i had a blog on yahoo, but decided to get rid of it. it got complicated b/c one of my friends was also blogging there and i wanted to rant about her and couldn't. but all is well with the world now that i have a new one. :)
i think it's just one more day before my boss goes on vacation. we're not sure b/c she has been behind closed doors and we're afraid to ask for fear of getting our heads snapped off our shoulders. i know some of what's bothering her is we are under a lot of pressure right now with the new project. not trying to excuse her behaviour, just trying to explain it. i'm just trying to stay under the radar.
i'm working on my plan to slowly remove myself from butterfly. after the coca cola weekend, i've maintained a low profile with her. i think i pissed her off one day b/c she kept bitching at me and i hung up on her. ninja grrl said when she did that one time, they didn't talk for about 3 months. i have been getting emails from butterfly so she's not completely pissed. i feel like one of the reasons she's not calling me anymore is she has one of her old friends back in her circle. she and longtime friend had a falling out a couple of years ago. for some reason, butterfly decided to let bygones be bygones, which is unusual for her. she hangs on to a lot of junk from the past...even worse than i do. i'm glad i'm not the therapist who has to listen to the crying and complaining anymore. news flash: you can let some of that baggage go...it will make you feel better. trust me...been there, done that, got a t-shirt in every color!
well i'm going to go now. kisses and good night! :)
i think it's just one more day before my boss goes on vacation. we're not sure b/c she has been behind closed doors and we're afraid to ask for fear of getting our heads snapped off our shoulders. i know some of what's bothering her is we are under a lot of pressure right now with the new project. not trying to excuse her behaviour, just trying to explain it. i'm just trying to stay under the radar.
i'm working on my plan to slowly remove myself from butterfly. after the coca cola weekend, i've maintained a low profile with her. i think i pissed her off one day b/c she kept bitching at me and i hung up on her. ninja grrl said when she did that one time, they didn't talk for about 3 months. i have been getting emails from butterfly so she's not completely pissed. i feel like one of the reasons she's not calling me anymore is she has one of her old friends back in her circle. she and longtime friend had a falling out a couple of years ago. for some reason, butterfly decided to let bygones be bygones, which is unusual for her. she hangs on to a lot of junk from the past...even worse than i do. i'm glad i'm not the therapist who has to listen to the crying and complaining anymore. news flash: you can let some of that baggage go...it will make you feel better. trust me...been there, done that, got a t-shirt in every color!
well i'm going to go now. kisses and good night! :)
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