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Not Me Monday!

2009-03-02T06:00:00.002-06:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

* This week I did not come running when Mike yelled that naked neighbor was really naked. I was not disappointed that I missed it and then happy when I caught the neighbor next to him trying to figure out what to wear.

*There is no way that the neighbors ever catch me naked. I do not run around in just my underwear because it is easier to nurse without clothes in the way.

*I do not justify this by saying that our blinds are better so they must not be able to see in. Nope not me!

*I did get irrationally happy when I found a tiny baby toilet on amazon tonight because there is no way that I am crazy enough to try Elimination Communication. There is no way that I spent 13$ on it because my arms get tired of supporting him when he is on the big toilet even though he is pretty fast with the going. He did not go in the big boy potty 7 times since Friday night.

* There is no way that I would let myself get anxious about a trip that isn't even for another two months at least. I didn't make Mike ask his mom if it was okay that I wash Joseph's diapers in her washer because that was something I was stressing about. I also wasn't stressing about the added cost of a seat for Joseph. Why is it not mandatory for everyone to have there own seat on a plane? The il's offered to pay for our tickets and I think they are pissed because of the added cost. I did not for one second feel just a bit spiteful once I realized that they can't say anything about it because if they did it would make it look like they don't care about his safety.

* I did not want to kill Mike when his mom asked why do you need three seats and he replied because Michelle wants Joseph in his own seat(he did correct himself and say well so do I). Thanks for throwing me under the bus!

*On Friday I did not walk all the way to the library in the cold after waiting for Mike(who was still working and never showed)to find that they closed 25min earlier and then I definitely did not get mad at Mike for working and leaving his phone on his desk.

*It was not me who burned the bottom of two meals this week no matter who you hear it from. I heard it was the stoves fault.

*I did not get on the website of a different loft community and start dreaming of moving there. I have the most amazing loft(I really do) and I have no idea of why I would want to move. Nope not me!

*I did not give up an almost new couch because my old one is so comfortable(read...has a hole the size of my ass in the center). Who wouldn't want a brand new looking, micro fiber, modern, slate blue sofa? I'm hoping my sister will love the couch that I didn't get.

*I'm not so silly to forget I had packed my camera or that Mike had to remind me after trying to take a picture of Joseph asleep in his carseat with my phone.

Until next week...

We have a sitter...

2009-02-27T01:28:00.003-06:00

My normally good natured son is missing. Has anyone seen him? Whoever took him left this grouchy baby in his place that is only happy when he is naked. Seriously!
Good news is with all of this naked time he sat up all by himself and rolled over from front to back today. Of course it's the day my batteries are dead on my camera. I'll take pictures tomorrow..

My parents stopped by tonight without all of the kids. They dropped my sister off at the airport and then decided to come and see Joseph (I don't even lie to myself and pretend they are coming to see me). We had a great dinner, I seasoned pork ribs last night and Mike threw them in the oven before he left for work(fall off the bone good), sweet potato casserole and a salad.
Grandma gave Joseph a bath before she left. He was soo happy just crawling all over her and standing on her naked. I swear I'm raising a nudist!

I pulled out my swift tonight and frogged my bff socks. I think I just hate cables. I love how they look but just don't want to work on it. I re skeined the yarn(pain in the ass using a swift) and it is soaking in the sink right now getting the kinks out.
I'm working on a Curly Purly soaker and my Mom's sweater right now and have a shawl and the ribbing of a modified Bird in Hand mitten hibernating. I cast on for a Spring Beret that I wanted to raffle off but I'm just not loving it. I love cotton for dishcloths but hate it for hats. I need to rethink it.
I have two balls of the new Mini Mochi maybe I should make it into that adorable mitten pattern that just came out and raffle that instead? Hmmm?
I think I'll make the purless monkey sock for my next sock project.

*I'm gonna go knit instead of link anything..sorry!

Not Me Monday!

2009-02-23T06:00:00.002-06:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Where did the week go? Well here goes...

* I most definitely did not only get out of my pajamas twice this week. Once to go grocery shopping and out to eat and then to go to Downtown Mardi Gras.

* I do not keep checking http://www.thegoodmama.com/ to see what new diapers they have listed. We do not have more diapers that we could go through in a week and I do not keep making myself repeat "we do not need anymore diapers". (is there anyway to block a website from yourself?)

* I did not get up on my soap box and send a friend a really nice because I care myspace message with the link to the little boy that was killed because he wasn't in a car seat message because she pulled up at my parents house with her itty bitty 7 yr old in the FRONT seat NOT belted in at all!

* There is no way I um had relations with my dear husband and then had some really strong signs of ovulation that evening. Babies 14 months apart would be crazy! (It took years to get Joseph and two rounds of Clomid so I'm really not holding my breath)

* I did not eat a whole Valentine's box of chocolate in three days even though I said that I don't want/like chocolate.

*I did not give my almost 5 month old a banana in his mesh feeder so that I could eat dinner in peace and I would never laugh at him when he got mad that I took it away.

* I did not take sneaky pictures of everyone when I got out of the bath. My baths are so short that no one would have time to do this.

* I did not prop Joseph up in the corner of the couch and then take a picture of him watching the Oscars just to put it on facebook.

Until next week...

Mardi Gras!

2009-02-23T00:00:00.011-06:00

Saturday we woke up in a panic, it was light in our room and Joseph hadn't made a peep! I had laid Joseph down at 1am Saturday morning like normal expecting him to be up anywhere from 4-6am. It was 10:32am! I popped out of bed and ran to his pack and play, looked in and he was still sleeping. He kinda stirred so I reached in and picked him up. At that point I realized my boobs were sooo engorged. Odd, that's NEVER happened before. Thankfully I wasn't leaking, they were so engorged I asked Mike to feel them. He reached over and touched and then had to touch again, he then said "ouch those have got to hurt". He nursed for about 30minutes and then fell back asleep. My Mom and sister got here and I threw a pork loin into roast before I woke him up. They stayed for lunch, I made crunchy rice and roasted tomatoes, onions and garlic to go with the pork.

While they were here we noticed something was going on Downtown. Our bedroom/livingroom windows look out at the heart of Downtown Dallas so any activities we have a pretty good view. I got online to check it out and found out it was Mardi Gras. Joseph napped on Mike while I got ready then we layered him up and headed out. We had fun! I didn't get any pictures of the parade because it started after dark and we were kinda standing back aways. We stood in front of our other building, I was able to stand upon a ledge where I could see. Joseph fell asleep right as the parade started and slept through it all, two marching bands, an 18wheeler honking and a dozen fat men dressed as Elvis on loud mini motorcycles.

They had a stage set up with a band.

This was taken right before the sun went down. I think I got made fun of for taking pictures, Oh well..

I love this picture. It's my new favorite!

We had a great lazy weekend. I really need to write up a Not Me Monday post for tomorrow so check back soon for that!

Randomness

2009-02-20T18:21:00.011-06:00

It is 1am on Saturday morning and my baby just went to sleep. He is so my child! He goes to sleep anywhere from 12-1am and sleeps till 4-6am in his crib and then in bed with me until noon!

I have a load of diapers going right now. I washed, dried and then put our rugs down on a freshly vacuumed floor. Between me and the wienies I really need to vacuum three times a week but probably only do it twice a week. I know once Joseph starts getting mobile that will have to end. We have stained concrete floors and one big rug so I just use a stick vacuum, I have to empty it out a few times because it gets full of hair but so much easier than pulling the big vacuum out.

We installed Joseph's new car seat last weekend. After buying and returning the True Fit we went with the Britax Boulevard CS. We love it! I got a little weepy putting his Snug Ride in storage. I'm hoping that in the next few years we will get to use it again but if not I'll pass it down to a family member. I keep teasing my sister that Joseph is asking for cousins. Maybe he will get his wish.

I thought it was really cute at dinner on Wednesday the server(English was not his first language) asked us if this was our first and if we were excited(ok that was kinda odd). We said of yes and of course, he's the best ever! So then he asked something like so do you want a little girl(okay odd again)? I said I would love another little boy and Mike popped in with well maybe three or four more. I think Mike has had a harder time adjusting to having a baby and then with me being home with Joseph all day I sometimes wonder how much he enjoys Joseph and being a Dad. So I thought it was neat that he said he would like a few more. I'm not sure about being pregnant that many more times as that was really hard on me. I have no idea how my Mom did it. She had the nine of us and was pregnant another two times besides that.

Mike put up Joseph's shelves in his room last night. I bought him a few books the last time I was out, my sister gave him a few for Valentine's day and last weekend I picked through all the books at my parents and pull then ones out that had my name on them. The shelves look really good. I put a few of his toys up there that he is still to little for. Very cute! Funny thing is that he sleeps in the loft bedroom with us.

Joseph is working so hard at sitting up by himself. As sad as I am about him growing up he is getting to be sooo much fun. He giggle when I say I'm gonna get him. He is very ticklish!

My Mom is coming in the morning to visit, she is bringing donuts and is picking up wienie food at Costco for me. So I better get to bed.

Not me Monday!

2009-02-17T13:54:00.000-06:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

* I did not just figure out how to post a big picture up there...I was not half a sleep when I posted last week.

*I did not order 7! more Good Mama diapers yesterday as my Valentine's gift, it was not all Mike's fault as he did not make me hit send.

*I did not put my poor baby in his new car seat just to take a picture of him even though he hates car seats.

*I did not forget to pull the belly pad up!

*I did not want to strangle Jack yesterday when learning it was his bath time he ran to the middle of my livingroom and proceeded to pee on this(that was on the floor because we were doing tummy time). My dogs are all very well behaved and would never do that!

*On the subject of dogs. My girls would never get in such a fight that one of them would reach up and bite Mike way too close to the valuables! Never! It did not draw blood and I did not laugh, not even a little.

*I did not think for a minute that when my Dad asked me to watch my two youngest sister yeah four more arms to hold Joseph and just maybe I would get to take a bath without Mike sitting in the bathroom with Joseph or it being 3am.

*When we got home from Walmart my sister did not tell me that my neighbor was home and then say shocked "and he's in his underwear" ala Friends- ugly naked guy. Except uh, not ugly.

*It's my job to cook tasty, nutritional meals while Mike works his butt of to buy diapers uh pay bills and I most definitely did not feed him and my sister some very oddly seasoned chicken legs Saturday.

Until next week.

Random Picture Challenge 6.0

2009-02-16T03:05:00.003-06:00

13th folder, 3rd picture. Our little cabin in Ruidoso New Mexico. We went to get away on what would have been the due date of the baby I miscarried. It turned into a really good trip and I'm really glad we went. We would love to go back with Joseph one day.

Not tagged

2009-02-10T13:49:00.004-06:00

A few days ago I got a really nice email from Melissa, who I had never met before. She was having difficulties with the Soft Waves Ripple. I sent her the "corrections" and she was nice enough to let me know that they worked for her. YEAH! I was reading her blog and noticed a fun tag that she had gotten that had you open the 6th picture folder on your computer, and then take the 6th photo in that folder and blog about it. I of course had to see what my picture was and it is a new one, well not really new. Last weekend I transferred all of the pictures that my sister had of us on her flash drive to my computer. So here we go.

"Open the 6th picture folder on your computer, open the 6th photo and blog it. Write something about it. Then tag 6 more people to do the same."

Joseph is 330 minutes old here. We had been in our room about 150 minutes. My Mom is holding him and Jessica took the picture. Jessica had been at the hospital the night before while I was in labor but had to leave because she had to work the next morning, she ended up working really short shifts for the next few days. So this was the first time she saw him. I'm really thankful she had her camera, I have quite a few pictures from that morning but it is nice to have even more.

Not me Monday

2009-02-08T20:49:00.004-06:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

This is my first week participating in Not me Monday. I've been following My Charming Kids for a few weeks now and she makes everything look like so much fun so here we go..

I did not spend almost 300$ on more cloth diapers, hit up the yarn store and go to Ikea even though our income tax check is being held hostage until Monday at H&R block..

I did not get grossed out when Mike told me the guy behind me at dinner took his dentures out and LICKED them... My god! I know we were not(really) at a 5 star restaurant but that should just be saved for when you are alone...

I did not give in and give Emory a super short hair do..Her ears do not look like a cocker spaniels...

I did not talk Mike into taking Joseph and my sisters to the bowling ally by himself so that I could take a long bath...

I'm sure I have plenty more things I didn't do this week but I think I am not going to sneak away and take a long bath with Harry Potter...

On a serious note... This family went through what I think is the worst thing that could happen to someone, they lost little Cora.. Please go leave them a little love.

Kermit

2009-02-02T15:24:00.004-06:00

I'm so on a roll with this blogging thing. I'm not sure why I have such a hard time thinking of posts. I have a million things I want to blog about and I sit down and my mind goes blank. Could it be that my pregnancy brain in lingering? Okay so I'm just gonna post about another pair of woollies.

Joseph's Bright Green Soaker Longies

Cascade 220 in Kermit the Frog Green

Size XLG~ knit in smaller needles so more like a lg

Curly Purly

Ravelry

Started January 8 2009
Completed January 25 2009

Mods knit until the cuffs were 8 inches

Love how these fit! The legs took forever though, I think I had the body knit in two days.

Sheep

2009-01-31T02:10:00.004-06:00

I've always loved sheep and goats even before I started appreciating them for their wool. So it wasn't really a surprise that I picked sheep for Joseph's kinda nursery theme. Our baby shower was lambs and we received a few sheepy gifts. I wanted to make Joseph a sheepy softie and when I found this on Ravelry I thought it couldn't be more perfect.

Joseph's Little Lamb

Bernat Softee Chunky Solids & Marls Taupe and Cream
Fuzzy Mitten Lamb

Ravelry

Completed August 26 2008

Mods knit in the round as much as possible

Here is my handsome boy on his sheepy that his Grandma gave him. This blanket is wonderful, my Mom wanted to give us a real sheepskin which really freaked me out. So we compromised with this snuggle wool.

My Furry Children

2009-01-29T14:45:00.005-06:00

I'm so proud of my wienies. I was worried that they would be snap at Joseph or be jealous. Instead they've been protective and loving. They have handled not going out as often and having their paws wipes off as well. They are the best!

So much to catch up on!

2009-01-28T22:56:00.005-06:00

This last two days I've debated on how to show everything(well everything I took pics of) that I've made since I stopped blogging last January and I decided to just do it post by post in no order. So I'm going to start with one of my favorites and the first woolly that Joseph wore.

Joseph's Blue Crashes Soaker

100Purewool in Blues Crashes

Size Medium~big at birth~getting tight at 4 months
Curly Purly
Ravelry
Started July 17 2008
Completed July 25 2008

Re knitted the cuffs after taking the finished pictures, you can see that they are a lot smaller in the pictures where he is wearing it.

One of his last bottles when we had to supplement. I HATED it, so glad bfing worked out!

We had a great day today. I have the best baby ever. He sleep! As in we don't get out of bed until noon! Last night I seasoned a rack of ribs and wrapped them in foil/stuck them on a raised edge cookie sheet and put them in the refrigerator so that this morning Mike could put them in the stove on low(I have the best stove..it has the option to set it where it comes on by its self later..so beats my stove in Irving that you had to set everything you cooked to the right so it didn't burn and then turn it half way so that it kinda cooked even). They cooked all day and then I made a batch of au gratin potatoes and some steamed snow peas. It was sooo good. Tomorrow is grocery day and that means we get to eat out! I think I want Mexican, nothing new there! I'm gonna go make me a snack and then go get back in bed beside Joseph and read a bit. I started the Harry Potter books the first of this month and I'm already on the 5th. I really like them so far, I just wish they were lighter. My main reading time is in the bath and nursing in bed and it really makes my arms ache to hold that big paper back book up for hours! Night!

Wow!

2009-01-27T01:37:00.007-06:00

This is what I have been doing on my really long break from blogging

January 26, 2008 38 weeks and 2 daysJoseph October 1st 2008 at 4:42am 8lbs 5oz 19.29 inches long My baby!

I still plan on this being a knitting blog...I just now have someone to knit for. Will be back soon.

I've been shopping

2008-01-02T13:39:00.000-06:00

Ok so it has been forever since I posted last...Since then we have had three sick wienies, four wienies recovering from surgery, one totaled car, way to many days of working stressed out, two holidays, both of us sick(I think it was a super bug..I've never been so sick in my life), lots of sale shopping and a new camera(SQUEEEEEE).. I really need to spend sometime with the wienies since both Mike and I have been in bed for days so this is going to be short..Just thought that I would let the few people that read this know that I'm alive... So I will leave you with yarny goodness...

I found a wonderful lady on Ravelry that was selling part of her stash so that she could buy more(and the muggles think we are crazy..lol). Worked great because I love what she didn't want anymore:) Thanks Sue!

Most of the lys in the Dallas area had X-mas sales. Mike very nicely dropped me off at the door of the Shabby Sheep in Uptown for that one(not too crazy and for some reason not many people were grabbing sock yarn:0).. After that and then a stop by our favorite cafe Lucky's we decided to go the the Knitting Nook in NRH even though their sale wasn't until the next week. The ladies running the shop were lovely and they had a great selection.
Hands down the most fun was, some how I talked my friend Cindy into getting to my house by 3AM(she had to be up by 2AM!) so that we could make it to the Woolie Ewes annual sale...Woo hooo... We got in line by 4:15 and only had about 10 people ahead of us! It was FREEZING but we toughed it out... It was sooooo crazy but we both got what we came for:) So here is my haul for December...

So for 2008~ more fuzzy feet, lots of Bird in Hand Mittens and The CPH!

This is why I am not a seamstress!

2007-11-02T14:49:00.001-05:00

Ok this is so embarrassing. I finally got a day off and decided to pull out my sewing machine and start sewing my yellow star baby blanket. I had already cut both layers and the batting, tacked it down with pale yellow cotton embroidery thread so it was ready for the binding.

I even looked up directions online.

So it started out ok!But quickly took a turn for the worse.

My machine kept pulling the satin to the side. So on some sides I ran off and then had to go over them again. Then in some places I had 1/4 seam...sigh

I had small puckers!

I had parts where the machine wouldn't push the material through so it has bunched up stitches! The corners...oh the corners! Not an even one to be seen after the first kinda straight one...

Such a cute blanket but such awful binding...

I think I'm gonna leave it this way. You know the awful part is that I'm having to hold myself back from running to Jo-Anns to get more fabric, batting and binding to see if practice makes perfect...lol...I should really just go work on James' socks and the Bee shawl....Pictures of that maybe tomorrow(:

Mr Jack loves his toy that his Mama crocheted then fulled for him...

Thrift Shopping

2007-10-28T20:17:00.000-05:00

*Edited to add that blogger was messed up and wouldn't let me fix this post last night*
Ok so I'm soooooooo behind. So for the one person that actually checks this(Hi Cindy:) to see if I've posted anything new here is a photo post to get me up to date on my thrift shopping.
A wonderful huge afghan that I bought for about 4$

I found this for 2.50$ I love it!

Mike and I ran in a thrift store here in Irving that was about to close. I loved this chair but never thought that Mike would actually like it too. I think I'm rubbing off on him...lol... They were asking 15$(It's a 70's Lazy Boy..They sell for about 100$ on CL) but since we actually came back the next day to get it they lady was so surprised that she sold it to Mike for 10$! It's Emory's favorite chair.

I love owls. I didn't even see this at the thrift store but Rachel spotted it and I couldn't not bring it home. It's huge! Mike hung it above our couch for me.

Goodwilling with my Mom a few months ago I found these. The Goodwills in Sherman/Denison are the best for finding craft items. You have to dig but you can find great vintage patterns.

Vintage towels. I got them for no more than a 2$ a towel. Some were .79$!

I'll try to post more often. I've been working a ton. I do knit/crochet while I'm there. Plus I did get some sewing time in when I finally had a day off. PLEASE remind me next time I decide to use satin binding what a pain in the ass it is! lol

I'm terrible

2007-08-30T00:14:00.000-05:00

Every time I log into blogger pretending that I'm going to post a new blog I get sidetracked. I've updated my must read blogs, added pictures, made my links clickable(I think I did that the hardest way possible...sigh), not counting getting side tracked by all the great things everyone is knitting, crocheting and sewing....

I LOVE Ravelry! if I haven't mentioned lately:) I love how that as more people are added the more projects and stash are added. Something new everyday. It is a HUGE time sucker though.

I just spent the last three evenings at babycare/breastfeeding classes. Not for me, but a good friend of mine is due October 31. Dylan's sperm donor is not involved so we tease that I'm going to be his Daddy. Mike and I have spent three full days getting his room ready and setting stuff up. She is soooo stressing out, so whatever we can do to help we are doing it:) Going to all of these classes makes me so anxious to meet him.

I have been knitting, almost finished the second mini monkey and Moms' Birthday/Xmas present. I'll try to take pictures tomorrow, it was raining today:)

This is Emorys' sad face... As I got ready to go out on Saturday she just got sadder and sadder the closer I got to being ready to go. I took this right before I left. Funny little girl:)

Tagged and Mini Monkeys

2007-08-15T13:56:00.000-05:00

Wow ravelry is a big time sucker. I now have almost all of my knitting and crochet stuff put in so it shouldn't be too bad from now on. I seriously encourage everyone to get on their waiting list asap. One thing I wish I would have done before hand was take pics of everything I was working on and my stash and move it all to flickr while I was waiting for my invite. Doing that took the longest time. Anyways....

Sweet Cindy tagged me as a rockin' girl blogger:) Thanks you!

So to tag 5 others.....

* Oiyi

* Renee

* Ashley

* Janice (ok not a craft blog but I just think she is amazing...)

* Cindy ( how can I not tag you back...lol)

And now a few Mini Monkey pictures:)

I seriously need Mike to make me some sock blockers:)

Cloth Pad

2007-08-10T13:36:00.000-05:00

I finished these about a month ago (I took the pictures when I was about a quarter of the way done). I made set with yellow, pink and red tied-dye with yellow backs but I forgot to take pictures of them. They were much prettier than this set. I found the directions here (without the wings though) and then for quite a few I just made it up using a disposable as a pattern. I bought all of the supplies at Jo-Anns. I used double sided all cotton flannel, changing pad material with a rubber center, new and old washcloths(Wal-Mart) and cotton batting for padding and polyester thread. Was pretty easy and they (well most of them) turned out so pretty. They are really comfy and super easy to wash. I bought more washcloths to make a few more. Now I just need to run back to Jo-Anns to pick up a bit of flannel and changing pad material:)

Ravelry and a Scarf

2007-08-09T21:15:00.000-05:00

I've been sucked in! No just kidding. I did get my invite. I love it so far, I need to take pics of the stash and get that all settled. I've been soooooo busy. It's so hard to get back in the swing of things when you've been gone for a few weeks... I guess I will try to motivate myself to post about one project I'm working on or have finished everyday even if it is a short post. I really like keeping track on here.
This is a garter stitch scarf, knitting with 11s I think. I have the ball band around here somewhere I just need to find it. I think it is an alpaca mix. I've got almost one ball into it, two more to go..

Come find me on Ravelry my id is frogginqueen....

Busy

2007-07-19T15:03:00.000-05:00

I really have been working on a lot of things..(not getting much finished but still progress) It has been so pretty here, we've spent tons of time at the city pool and in the backyard with the wienies...Anyways here is a FO

Fuzzy Feet, Patons Wool, Size 10 1/2 bamboo dpnds, wayyyy too long. I don't even remember when I co for these. I can crank out a set in about three days if I'm motivated, I think I am now burned out:)

Sheep errr Chickens

2007-07-18T17:24:00.001-05:00

When I saw this on Cindys blog I just had this great need for a chicken potholder..Soooooo here he is!

Red is hard to photograph:)Thanks Cindy for sharing....

Granny Wristlet

2007-07-07T01:43:00.000-05:00

My little sisters are spending the night and I was showing them this blog. They saw the little makeup/purse bags made out of one granny square (I'm sorry, I'm not sure who made them...they are very cute!) and decided they wanted me to make one. So this is what we did tonight:) The crochet button does actually look like a button in person.... It isn't lined yet, I need to find something that matches:)
Cross posted at the Granny Along...

Ocean ripple FO

2007-06-28T14:35:00.000-05:00

I finished ripple #3 early yesterday morning. I can't wait to give it to her. I talked to her on Monday and it was confirmed that she is having a little boy(which is what the early pink or blue test said). So this is Dylan Scott's first blanket. They are doing an ocean/fish theme, so I have been calling it the ocean blanket. It kinda looks like ocean waves:) It is made with Caron SS, a size G hook, is about 34 by 36 and it took me about a month to crochet. I took me over an hour just to FINISH tucking the ends in:) My mini Dachshund Emory is modeling it again.... She is so funny, I think she enjoys the photo shoots:)

Cross posted at my blog.
Thanks for the motivation to finish and post this thing everyone:) Everyone's ripples are looking fabulous!

Another Thrift store blanket...

2007-06-27T15:46:00.000-05:00

This is the last one for a while. Well I do have one more finished blanket to show but it needs to stop raining so that I can take pictures of it ( Texas has had rain 18 of the last 30days and it hasn't just been sprinkles...Our backyard is a lake but I shouldn't complain. It has flooded so bad North of here lots of people are homeless and so many people have died or been injured in flooding water.... Makes me bitching about unhappy wienies seem so silly)

I stayed up till 4am ish to finish Dylans' (he has a name now:) blanket. It took almost an hour just to finish tucking the ends in. I love it, I hope she loves it just as much. I think she will, they are doing an ocean/fish theme and the colors remind me of the beach:)

Sorry the pictures are so uneven looking, it was actually dry and sunny for a second(the dry part is huge, the weather has been so funny that one minute it is pouring and the next it is sunny and muggy...ugh) Oh the sun is out, maybe I'll get lucky and be able to squeeze in a few pics.
Oh and other good news, my cousin Rachel has been living in London since December is coming for a month. YEAH! I'm picking her up on Monday at the airport. Rach and I were born 24 hours apart at the same hospital. Our Moms are sister, so we grew up super close. So I am very excited to see her. That and Mike hopefully will get next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off for 4th of July. I love it when he is home!

Thrift Store

2007-06-26T13:54:00.000-05:00

I found this twin sheet during my thrift shopping this past Saturday. They had the bottom sheet too but as I don't have a twin bed in my house I just bought the flat sheet. I'm still feeling a bit guilty for splitting them up..lol..I think that if they would have had the pillow cases I wouldn't have been so quick to just grab the flat sheet. I so wish it would have been a bigger set...Oh well, now I just need to figure out what to do with the material...

Sorry for the lack of knitting/crochet progress. I've only got four more rows and then finish tucking in the ends on the ripple baby blanket then I'm done. I'll post pics then:)

Ankle socks FO

2007-06-25T19:26:00.000-05:00

These were knitted so quick that I didn't even post about them. The yarn was from my monkey socks yarn(400 something yards goes a long way), size 2 needles, 52co, 4 row picot edge anklet. They were a birthday present to my sister Deborah who just turned 9. She was really excited to have matching socks. She immediately put them on with her crocs and when we left she was still wearing them.. They were fun to knit once I went and bought a second set of 2s. Why they sell them is sets of 4? I need 5!

I was bad...

2007-06-25T02:30:00.000-05:00

The lady at the thrift shop actually asked me why I needed so many blankets...He he... I found a gorgeous vintage twin flat sheet for material, a 70ish blanket for the guestroom and this

I was so excited to find a giant granny in such great shape(it did smell like moth balls...it's acrylic though..lol..I had to wash it twice), it's not the softest but oh well. I only paid 8.95 for it! I figure if I can't recruit anyone into making me something(isn't that why you teach people to knit or crochet? haha...jk) this is the closest I'll get to having something handmade that I didn't make myself:)
Cross posted at the Granny-Along....
More pics tomorrow of my other finds...

Craigslist

2007-06-14T16:11:00.000-05:00

One of my huge addictions is Craigslist. I've found jobs, dogs( my babies Ralph and Issy and my Moms new baby Lula Bell ), sold stuff, gave stuff away, and then the most dangerous bought stuff. This is one of my favorite purchases. It is an old chest. It opens but the inside isn't in great shape. It was rust colored when we bought it, but last weekend it quit raining long enough for Mike to prime it and paint it. I bought it so that we could use it for a coffee table but it ended up being too tall, but it works perfect as a bedside table.
The fabric that is over it is an old laundry bag that I bought at an estate sale for .50$. Love it!

I need to get a cute little table top fan( I can't sleep without one going) because the one I have is an blank ugly plastic one. I think it turned out pretty well!

Little bit

2007-06-13T12:51:00.001-05:00

This is really kinda pathetic how excited I was over about three yards of drop spindle spun, double plied yarn. I have a whole tp roll of singles but this was the very beginning of the first spindle and it was skinnier and a bit over spun. So to practice I went ahead and plied it. I worked! It's not that pretty but it is yarn... I bought the fiber from Madeline Tosh when she was at the farmers market. Such pretty colors!

Sorry for the fuzzy pictures, I had this crying at the door for me...

Dish

2007-06-12T17:27:00.000-05:00

I had the full set of these dishes ages ago. Well probably 8yrs or so. In on one of my many moves I gave them away but always kinda regretted it. They are very much so me. So this year Mike and I took a vacation to Ruidoso the day after X-Mas and right across the street from our cabin was the Thrift Store for the Animal Shelter. I bought lots of towels(we took them right over to the animal shelter...it was cold and they said that they would love them) and this plate. It is technically a serving platter I think. So I use it as my rice plate(I make the best crunchy Texmati rice). Unpacking after the move I realized that the wonderful STR that I won has ALL of the same colors that are in my plate. So this is what is on my little dining room table. Love it! It makes me happy!

Weekend

2007-06-10T21:34:00.000-05:00

It took Verizon almost 10 hours total to finally figure out that the people that lived here before us had their service disconnected for non payment then restarted the internet service in the others name(then didn't disconnect that when they moved) so when we called to have it all hooked up they connected it to the non paid for box number. Screwing the system all up. The techs for Verizon were great no complaints there. I'm just so happy to have internet and DVR. Which I haven't had in over 18months. It was so nice to not have to stay up to watch Third Watch(it comes on Friday and Saturday at 3am) So YEAH!

I jumped right on this wagon. I loved knitting them and finished them really quick considering that we packed, moved, unpacked and had to do major cleaning inside and outside at the new place. This is so not my last pair:)
Drying...

Look what I found at Big Lots for 30$

These are normally 129$ Plus it totally fits our odd sizes sofa(it has a full size pull out bed instead of a queen, but it's not as small as a love seat). I found our slip covered (it's either a Crate and Barrel or a Pottery Barn) sofa at a resale shop for 125$ a year ago(and they threw in 4 metal chairs for free...I loved that place). While the cover that it came with is in great shape its cream and a pain in the ass to wash. With six dogs I need something that I can throw in the wash when ever I want to. Up until now I hadn't found a slip cover that I love and that fits. This one does. So I was so excited!

So this weekend I made homemade laundry soap (which is wonderful! It cleaned dog blankets and they smell clean!), let the babies go swimming in the little pool we bought them(and then bathed them all when they got muddy running through the backyard), weeded the front bed again, went swimming at a friends(I got the cutest swimsuit at Target...which never happens for me...made my weekend), and did all of our laundry(I LOVE LOVE LOVE having our own W/D)
Mike mowed front and back and painted the old chest that I bought on Craigslist white and then today cleaned out the storage shed behind our house that was FULL of other peoples shit. So we now have a place to put our new mower, weed eater, grill and the baby pool. So I think everything is finally done.

So this week I'm going to work on my ripple, order PUL material for mama pads(I also need to go shopping for flannel), and sew a curtain for our spare room and maybe hem the flannel blankets so that I can crochet the edging when I want.

So here is ripple #3 (I haven't taken pictures of #2 yet...I had to set it aside because I need to gift #3 soon)

And my four oldest babies after their baths...They are in the kitchen with the baby gate up because they are supposed to be having dinner.

Josh from Verizon

2007-06-06T22:15:00.001-05:00

We have internet and cable! The poor cable guy was here about 5 hours for what should have taken maybe an hour. The person that set the boxes up screwed up big time. Not poor Josh(that by the way it was his wifes' birthday and he didn't even make it home till after 10pm) it wasn't his fault at all. So thank you Josh for making my day. I LOVE the internet!
So tomorrow I'll post a knitting/crochet post with pictures......

The Best Husband Ever

2007-05-23T16:07:00.000-05:00

Happy Anniversary Mike!

So it is our second anniversary today, which means that we have been together almost 4yrs(our first date was May 28th:). Wow! So to celebrate on blogger I'm going to post the most wonderful thing Mike has ever made me.. Tada!

Is this not the best ever? So I now have a swift to go with my ball winder. I googled the directions, a trip to Home Depot, and about an hour of work and it was done(for under 20$!). I love it! We have been living in a 500sqft condo for the last 13months so anything that I can take apart and store under the bed/in a closet is a wonderful thing. Anyways, Thanks Mike!

Ps That is the yarn that is on its way to being a Monkey Sock. I finished two more repeats last night, so I think I have one and a half till I'm at the heal flap. I'm so loving this pattern. It is the fastest I have ever knitted a sock(much less on 1s and 2s). Like Cara I'm doing the ribbing and the first two repeats on 2s.(Which for some reason I'm having ladder problems. But I'm not with the 1s. Go figure, it's not bad so I hope it will come out in the wash.) Then knitting the rest with 1s(which I love). Seems to work so far:)

Sock yarn

2007-05-22T23:11:00.000-05:00

Ok, So I posted below about the Craft bazaar that Downtown Dallas had at the Farmers Market. Mike spoiled me and told me to get whatever I want(dangerous word). So I came home with the three skeins of 400yrd sock yarn and a bit of roving(which I tried to spin with my homemade spindle..I'm working on it ok). I couldn't get the pics to come out anywhere near right so here is the link . Here is the best of the crappy photos.

The pink, yellow and white is on its way to being a Monkey (one foot down and about half of the leg portion of the other). But the other two don't have plans yet. The STR(in lemongrass:) that I won I think decided it wants to be a jaywalker. So I have at least the next two months of knitting figured out.

I won!!!

2007-05-19T17:33:00.000-05:00

I have never won anything. Sarah from Bella Knitting was having a competition, she wanted everyone to guess when baby Measure was going to make an appearance. Well I guessed the right day. So this is what she sent me.

Way cool!!! I love it. It is green, yellow with a little tan. I kicked myself for not buying green sock yarn at the craft bazaar downtown, so she couldn't have sent me anything better. Thanks Sarah!

I will try to post more this week. I am so behind, I actually have pics of things to post but just haven't done it. We are moving this weekend so I'll try to get caught up before then.

OT Tickers

2007-05-17T02:29:00.000-05:00

Bella 2/2/95 5/12/07

2007-05-14T14:25:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that knew Bella, that I had to have her put her to sleep on Saturday. We are of course very sad and upset but we are so thankful that she is no longer in pain. She had twelve great years and we will miss her so much.
Check out her dogster page if you would like.
Michelle

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Forgot to cross post..So here it is...FO!!!!!!!!

2007-05-12T01:25:00.000-05:00

Weeee!!!!I stayed up and finished my ripple last night. I started it April 7th and finished it before bed May 7th. It is draped on my queen size bed so it is pretty big.(excuse the bedside mess, that was where I was working last night and this morning just started taking pictures)

I only did 7repeats of the four color repeat instead of eight like I thought it would need. The finished size is about 50in by 65in.. I did end it in three rows of light green and then did a single crochet around the edge tucking all the ends in.

I then with a needle tucked a bit more in. So this is what I was left with.

I already have the yarn for my second. This windowsill is kinda our head board and this is what I look up and see while in bed. I love it. I think I'm gonna add a few more colors.

Here are a few more pictures. I love seeing every one's ripples and I can't wait to post about my second ripple:)

OT

2007-05-04T21:43:00.000-05:00

Look what I grabbed as soon as it touch the shelf at Walmart.

And it was on the dollar shelf at that. I bought 7yards of both. A huge amount of material but I love it. I just don't know what I'm gonna do with it? Rice warmer covers? Outside shower curtain? Curtains? Pillows for the couch?

We took the baby wienies to the park today and wore them out. They are getting so big...

Ok..So I never said that I was the brightest color in the ripple

2007-05-02T01:04:00.000-05:00

I feel like such a dork. I just now figured out how to add links without manually doing it myself. At least I figured it out at post 10, could have been worse. I guess I should see it as growth and be proud of myself.
I am now going to go look up Breyers Ice Cream Cake.
I fell of another wagon tonight, might have pictures tomorrow.....

Ripples

2007-04-16T16:44:00.000-05:00

I joined the No End in Sight Ripple along last week and I think I am going to post my first post today.
I have finished almost three repeats out of nine(I think), so I am a third of the way done.
Oh this is my new toy.

Since I have a sewing machine now(yeah!) I sat and did this last night(thanks to http://learningfromchavah.blogspot.com/.)

I bought the material and the crochet thread to make a blanket(ok two). With the extra side material I can make three burp clothes that match. So last night I experimented with the burp clothes to see if I can make them square instead of rounded. I think I'm going to like them rounded better. So I will finish the other one I already hemmed and then take my new compass thingy tonight and round the ends out. Next on the list is a new camera. I hate the pictures that I post.

Eye

2007-04-15T03:42:00.000-05:00

I wanted to poke my eye out with my crochet hook so badly last night. I forget how much I hate crocheting and connecting together little fiddly things. Then I don't even think I like it. Not worth the trouble but once I start something that little I had to finish it. So at least it's a FO.

Bunny from Lionbrand in Caron Simply Soft. No gauge swatch, so I wish that I had gone with a smaller hook(which I did go one size smaller but it should have been even smaller). Sorry for the bad photo it has been stormy and was freeze your ass off cold today, especially for it being April.

I've finished almost three groups of the pattern for my ripple. I figured I need to do either 8 or 9 for it to be the length I want it. If it is warmer and sunnier tomorrow I will take a few pics just so that I can post how much bigger it is. Not that it is any different colour wise. Although I still love the colours I'm not in love with the yarn. Oh well I hope it softens up.

Odd thing, I met a very sweet lady at the craft store on Thursday who was having a hard time trying to fix a nightie for her sister that is in a nursing home. Well we got to talking and I offered to help her. So I follow her to her house(I did call Mike on the way to let him know where I was going) I fixed the night gown. And after she wanted to give me a tour of her home. So she starts pulling out ripple afghan after ripple afghan after ripple afghan out of closets and then she starts pulling out granny square blankets and quilts. She couldn't even find all of them. Too funny. We had a great visit and was there for over two hours. I think I will call her this week and take the baby wienies over to visit. I think she might be a bit lonely and I had such a great time talking with her.

Excuse the once again bad photo. This is Mildred taking a bath in the kitchen sink. She was not happy, I'm not sure why her eyes are glowing blue. Does anyone know how to fix it? (ha ok by people I mean the two people that sometimes happen upon my blog, hi!)
Oh and I got a new toy today? I'll post pics maybe tomorrow if I have time, we are celebrating Easter a week late because if the weather.

Up and down

2007-04-10T21:46:00.000-05:00

This ripple is addicting. Almost as addicting as reading about everyone else's. So I'm on day three and here are the new pics. Going to work on my ripple.

frustrated

2007-04-08T18:33:00.000-05:00

I was up till 5AM this morning trying to figure out the easiest pattern ever. I felt like such an idiot. I did a swatch, it came out ok. Although now that I think of it it wasn't what the pattern said it should do but more of what I thought it should do. The increases and decreases didn't add up on paper but if you look closely the first two rows or so you can figure it out yourself(says the person that chained 135 chains 3 times....plus crocheted a few long rows) Oh well.. So i finally got a piece of paper did boxes for 135 stitches and it didn't add up to the pattern there either. Checked the math about 10 times. My poor husband, I made him sit down with me to make sure I wasn't reading things funny. So I went with it (and didn't exactly follow the pattern...I ended in the middle of a * to * instead of the very end) but on the next row it was right ( except at the end again) ..third row perfect(end again) Isn't it more important that the beginning be right? IT WORKED! I don't know if it is the pattern and I just did it the hard way or if there was really something wrong and I overcame it. I haven't crocheted in such a long time, so who knows. But by the time I went to bed I was feeling better and I finished 4 and a half rows...
Plus I set up my laptop so that I can download from my camera...WHEEEE! (that's a whole other story) So maybe I will post more often. Gonna go cook dinner but I'll end this with my 5 hard earned rows ( I finished the 5th when I woke up) Hoping to triple it tonight. Has anyone else had problems with the soft wave pattern?

I picked four colours that perfectly match our bedding that I'm still in love with... At 50inches I think it will be perfect for throwing over my shoulders in bed when I read...

On my bed...See it matches so far...

I think it is right...see how nice the edges are...

This is the very rough pattern for my colours..I'm way to anal to use the random stripe generator..Although I love the idea of it and I love others random stripes afghans. Maybe I will do that next so that I can use my odds and ends up..

This is my new afghan bag.. Love it!

Wienies and knitting

2007-04-07T18:56:00.000-05:00

Well I suck at this.... It has been 6months since I have even logged in to blogger. So long in fact that I had to do the whole reset up with google thing. In my defense I have been doing this.

Ok so for an updated list...excuse the no link thing, I'm not in the mood.
UFOs
~the most boring grey socks(which the embarrassing part is that I posted about these six months ago)

~sweet cherries blanket from lion brand

~a scarf that is on really big needles and hurts my hands so it has been pushed to the back of the list.

~ANOTHER pair of fuzzy feet (this set was for me, I'm about a third of the way done on the second sock).

~I kinda started a mitered blanket out of cotton but I'm in no hurry to finish.. I had to buy a pound cone because I couldn't find anything smaller in the right colour..so mitered blanket it is.

~a block baby blanket my own design..I think is is going to be a charity project for preeclampsia..I'm doing a rectangle of eyelet pink that is 12 by 24 then onto that I'm doing a block of white 12 by 12(it's the yarn from bee blanket that I frogged..more on that later)I still haven't decided what pattern that I'm doing the white in. Then on the other side will either be pink or pink and white 24 by 36, I'm not sure what pattern that will be either. I'm just really enjoying the eyelet right now.

Things planned
~A rippled afghan, I started out crocheting and forgot how much I love it. So I picked up four colours that match my bed in shhh Red Heart. They had the colours I wanted, plus it is going to be a throw and I didn't want to spend a ton on something that I might want to change. I think I'm just going to wash and soften the crap out of it. I hope I don't hate it. I guess if I do I'll just start a second one for the couch out of better yarn.

~Socks for me out of fleece artist...I love the colours(I'll take a pic and put it up one of these days)As in I have it sitting on my table as decorations love it. As I walk by I pet it sometimes..lol...

Things I've frogged
~The bee blanket, I finally acknowledged that it was almost big enough to be a bed spread for my bed...sigh... and I even did a half ass swatch but it just kept stretching and stretching...sigh... Soooo something good is going to come out of this trip to the frog pond. As I posted earlier the yarn I bought after we found out I was pregnant. When I miscarried it was hard to work on it. I have four balls of Caron Simply soft in white, soo what I decided to do was knit baby blankets using another colour and using Livs white to accent it and donate them to charity in her name. I think I will keep one, I'm not sure how I will feel. I guess I will see.

So in all I've had a busy six months. It will even be busier the next few months as we are moving..yeah.. I will try to update more often now that I have a bit more time..

Race

2006-10-11T20:31:00.000-05:00

I have now started the race to finish Birthday and Christmas presents. I feel like I am knitting like this . Here is part of the new stash that will be presents very soon.

Here is the things that I have finished... cabled socks and arm warmers

This is one of the things that I am working on right now

Check out the creepy thing laying across the couch...it seems that we have so many of them now,we just drape them across things.

I'm a bit further along than this. I knitted while at a appointment this afternoon. I really hope that I don't run out of the yarn. I just hate to have to buy another ball of GREY yarn to finish the last three inches.

Well it might be after the weekend when I post again. It's my Birthday on Saturday and I really want to go to The Fair
this weekend. I will post pictures if I can remember to take any.....

Oh and I figured out how to post little clickable pictures....I swear I'm retarded sometimes....

Camera

2006-09-27T15:42:00.000-05:00

I haven't updated in forever because it sucks to have a blog and no pics. So this past weekend the ever lovely King battled beyond crazy Wal-Mart shoppers to get me this usb thingy cord for my camera. They had them behind lock and key( I think we need to find a new place to do our shopping) So here it is. The baby blanket that I've done 8rows on since my last entry

Here is someones Birthday present. I have a million Birthdays coming up and it was Wednesday when I realized that it is almost October. October is the month when we start panicking in my family. So here comes the socks. These are my own pattern modified from two different patterns. One that I have made before(Moms red socks from One Skein Knitting) and the other is this one way shorter with a different heel.

Coming next...I learn how to take a decent picture. In my defense I now have five dogs, four which are mini doxies

And it is really hard to take pics with that many whining at you.....

Weekend

2006-08-28T16:23:00.000-05:00

Well had a pretty good weekend. Cleaned the house from top to bottom. My mom didn't make it till Saturday but we went and picked up the girls Friday night. My sister met us in Allan with the both of the and my Pomeranian Bella (who had had hip surgery about six hours earlier ouch Poor Bee!) . So that was fun.I gave Mom her slipper and her socks for her Birthday. Which is today. Happy Birthday Mom! I think she likes them.
Went and picked up our computer last night, hooked it up and realized that we can't find our cord to connect the camera to the pc. ARGHHH... So I guess we will have to go pick up another before I can post pics. My Grandfather is on his way over to bring me bees. I do a form of alternative therapy called bee venom therapy . It's very nice of him to drive from Garland to bring me a jar.
Well onto knitting. I started the skull wristlets, I finished one and started the other. I didn't have a pattern, so next time I think I'm gonna tweak it a bit. But as is they are cute. So I'm just gonna make another. I'm trying my hardest to finish the baby blanket. So in the last two days I have finished 12 rows. Sigh, So at this rate it will be about 3yrs till I finish it. It is double yarn on 10 1/2 I think, so maybe not that long.
I really need to start dh socks but for some reason as soon as the high of buying the yarn wore off so did the want to start/finish. Maybe once I get into it, it will excite me again.
Off to start dinner.

My new blog

2006-08-24T03:06:00.000-05:00

I decided I should start a knitting blog, because I've had such a good time reading others blogs...
Until I get my other computer back (thanks English Chris) I won't be able to put up pictures, because the software is loaded on that one. And I'm not sure exactly where that disk is in my house. So pics must wait... So until then....The list of things that I've frogged lately
* Washcloth, green cotton, shamrock design, smooshed into the back of the closet....enough said
* Baby blanket, Caron Simply Soft, white, moss border and bee stitch for the center. I'm going to keep this one, I bought the yarn when I was pregnant. After I lost her, I've not really been motivated to work on it, but I will soon.
* Wristlets with a skull on the hand, lionbrand woolease, black with a purple skull, for a certain sister that just started school, I've already frogged once hopefully that will do it...

Just finished quite a few things
* These in a moss green color..haven't felted them yet, Patons Wool
*Cabled thick house socks, dark red, from One Skein Projects, Patons Decor
*Tea Cozy, for English Chris, in exchange for saving my computer, it was a tad bit sick, Lion brand Thick and quick
* Mug warmer, for above mentioned, birthday present, matches the tea cozy but with his initial on the side
* Baby blanket for my cousin Molly, Caron Simply Soft, Seafoam Green, Diagonal pattern

Haven't started
* Socks for dh...bought the yarn, then got sidetracked...
* Another set of cabled slippers...dark red and ok maybe two dark cream

Ok I need to go to bed now. It's almost 4am and I have to get up somewhat early to bathe the wienies, clean the entire house, and wash the couch. Plus I have atleast 2 or 3 load of laundry to do. My Mom and two littlest sisters are coming for the weekend. Which will be a blast as long I'm ready for them. Our apartment is a little, little so there is no place to hide anything....