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I can't believe its been so long since my last posting. Well We are in our home and have been since January. Its so much fun painting and decorating each room. Lil D's room is SPIDERMAN of course. And can you believe it a yellow kitchen, Not my favorite color but its so nice and bright. We are enjoying the beautiful NM sunflowers all up and down our road. Its just breathtaking. Really enjoying working. Trying to pull extra hours. School has started wohooo!!! its been so hot wow a whole 90 degrees. Craziness well gotta get going will try to post again soon.

Todays the day, the day you can be anything SHOW!!!!!

Okay have I watched BLUES CLUES too many times? Or what? But any way today is my last day to work for agency as a nurse. I am going staff at the local hospital and I am soooo ready. I am


Wow I can't belive I wrote that almost two months ago. But you know what its been a crazy time. The holidays have come and gone. My dear uncle J has passed away. My other uncle B is having a pretty hard time dealing with losing his companion of 50 some years. Now hes the last brother left. So difficult. It was really hard to be festive this Christmas. But for the kiddo we pulled it off. NOW the good news the house is here can you belive it. But no electric or gas, The gas tank is sitting in the yard and the inspector is " on his way". Or as they say in New Mexico "menana"( i think there is supposed to be and accent on top of one of those letters but Oh well.)
We are all finally on the end of the cold that never ends and are just working in between snow storms, drfts and overall crazy weather. But we are surviving. AGH its gonna drive me crazy to not be in that house. Its just sitting down there cold and dark. We've allready put some furniture in. And just can't wait. Lil D's room is gonna be spider man and guess what the guest bathroom too :o) isn't that great... no its really not that bad. Hopefully we can get some pics uploaded soon. My computer is on the fritz and so thats why its been so long since my last posting. 11-27-06. We miss everyone and hope you all had a great holiday. huggs and prayers to all.

On the knitting front. Can you beleive I still have not finished the corset-t? still in my bag. I have however finished knitting a bunch of dishcloths to match our new kitchen. Peaches and cream. browns and greens. I received small cuts of favorite yarns from one of my on line KAL and my son decided to pack them in his toys, So that package must wait. I was gonna make a funky scarf. I finished a cool scarf for my husband its done in modular kintting and I forgot the pattern name. But he wore it one day to work and every one wants one now. AGH! No time.! My next project will be to make some simple lacy curtains for the kitchen. And trying to make some of those preprinted pillow cases from Wally world. they and done in very simple dark gold filigre. Its gonna look nice on our new bed. I've really just been making some little goofy things. Slippers for me and my son. a small pocket for my mom to sew in her new sweater. Trid some socks. AGH gotta get good yarn... Oh well gotta jet I will try to update weekly :o)

Well we made it

The holdiay is over and we all survived. We had a fabulous time actually. The kids had so much fun playing around and going on a hike on the back mountain. I even got to teach my three neices some knitting. They were great students. The only drawback is couldn't get my sisters to even try. So hopefully the girls do okay w/o someone to trouble shoot with them. They were so cute. I even made the needles for them. The two older ones were allready taught by there other Grandma. But they had some really long needles. And they all really liked my BAmboo clovers. So to walmart buy a dowel ,some beads, glue gun, a pencil sharpener and sanding and VOILA! new needles. They really liked them. We even made some beaded stitch markers. Those girls are quite knitty if I do say so myself. Wish they were closer :(
The family was all there except my great uncle J, Hes back in the hospital. Oh dear lord protect and keep him. He was sick again and still going to undergo tests to figure out whats wrong.

Almost ready to start piecing together the sweater for my friends baby.I got to see her and hold her the other day OMG what a doll. I can feel the wheels turning on all the things I could make for her... Well see...

Well I started my new job. Did one day of orientation on tuesday. It was not too bad. I can't wait till I know all the paperwork. I work my old job fri sat and sun night then no more Yeah!!! Its not too bad its just with our schedule now its really not working out. Big d has to be at work early and its acctually the time I'm supposed to GET OFF of work. So a change is in order. ANd now I just have to work three days. WoHoo, in case you didn't notice yes I am excited.

HAPPY T_DAY

Well they made it home. Both sisters and their children are here. The kids are having a fabulous time. Chasing each other around. 13,9,8,6,and almost 3. What a group. They are running around like no time has passed at all. Even the donkey made it. Poor girl, we had to leave her in the trailer for tonight due to the cold and being allready dark when they arrived. We couldn't set up the corral. We will see how she does tomorrow. What a climate change from Cal to NM.
Oh the poor uncles, I don't think they have really been around this many crazy kids at once. They are probably in shock. Hopefully its not too hard on UJ. He is recovering slowly from his hospital stay. But he doesn't sound well. The doctor says the fluid sounds like its coming back (in his chest). I'm not even sure he will make it w/o a visit to the ER before
T-day.

I start a day of orientation at the hospital this week. Hopefully It goes well. I'm kinda nervous. But most of the staff is friendly and seem happy that I'll be joining them. I am gonna miss working at the state. Its been fun and I really like the staff I work with on two of the days. But I am certain this move is for the best. I really feel disconected from Nursing and ownership of my Job. Agency just offers none of what I need now. And now the new hours I'll be working will make all the diffference. I will work 3 days a week and only need my grandma and grandpa to worry about the squirt for school one day a week.

On to knitting news. I am almost done with the sweater for KandC's baby g. Its gonna be so cute. I just have the sleeves and to sew the whole thing up. AGH my needles have been on this project for too long. I missed the turkey KAL and now they just started another one. Gotta get moving on. Still have the corset-t, oh how slow can this be. I am also really considering making a bunch of fetching for my neices. they would love 'em weel see.

On the house front. Can you believe they redid the paperwork and they DID IT WRONG! At least they figured it out before I came down to sign.OMG. I am supposed to sign now on MONDAY well see how it goes. Gotta get :o)

AGH!!!

Well I'm pretty much disgusted with our mobile home dealer. He must have all the time in the world. I called him to see if it was worth my time to come in to sign the papers that are supposedly to be ready today and NO ANSWER!. How frustrating. I think I'm gonna go and park in the lot tomorrow and wait for him. HMMM that would be so funny. I am so ready to just get this overwith. We are going crazy. Stuffed in one room. Everything is so disorganized. I'm gonna go nuts. I can't even put our clothes away. And we had to pull out the winter clothes so now till the laundry gets caught up HAHAHA. I have laundry baskets piled on laundry baskets.
The only saving grace is there are enough baskets to go around. Well if you don't count the pile of clothes behind the door. Oh dear the world is going to end.

Well we are getting ready for family. My two sisters and their families are coming for T-day. This should be interesting.One will stay in the 5th wheel and one in my dads office which I am personally gonna call NEAT to come in and clean him up. OH MY GOODNESS. I was looking for a manilla folder and looked in the file cabinet drawers and guess whats in them Only one large drawer has any papers in it. One has lightbulbs and the rest are practically empty. I could scream. I teased him over the phone. That "I was gonna tidy up" I think he had a coronary on the other end. But seriously I wouldn't but somebody should. :o) He is such a nerd everything is up on top unorganized/organized per his specifications. And my sister is supposed to sleep in there with a three year old. Ha he will " clean sweep " it for him. They are all gonna stay for about a week it should be lots of fun. I'm actually gonna be off for a couple of the days so I can visit. And show them the sites. (that should take 1/2 a day) this town is small.
Well I had probably better go. lunch is over yum yum

OH yeah the knitting: still working on the baby sweater, almost done just need to make the sleeves. Then I can do the last KAL and maybe this one too. I put the sweater on my dishcloth needles and I can not give up. (as I drag myself across the floor to the needles). Also considering making a few scarves for the staff at work. That could be fun. We'll see. LIL Sis mailed me she needs to make " cheeta girl" ponchos for dau and friends maybe 8 of them. What a nerd. See if I can help.

Todays the day

Well hopefully anyway. The guy at the mobile home place is supposed to have the paperwork for us to sign. Again... Lets hope its for real this time. How frusrtating. But on a lighter note. Big d loves his new job. Worked all weekend. Finally getting out and away from the house, for which he is thankful. The great uncles are alot of work. And very stuborn. AGH.
Still knitting away on the sweater for my friends lil girlie, and found a pattern for some leggings. I think she love 'em. All in pink. I forgot My mom went to Santa Fe and went to hobby lobby. She set me up. Ten new skeins of P&C. fall colors. Dad about had a coniption fit. But he has been enjoying alos waiting and guessing what the next KAL will look like. So he did not have that bad of a cow.
We allready have plotted out where we are gonna put our house. Markers and everything. Every time we drive up the driveway. We stop and ask Lil d " whats going there" to which now he answers in a bored tone" our house" poor little guy. I feel like this is taking forever, I can't imagine how he feels. He probably thought it would never happen.
Well I am going for my drug screen and health screen in the am and hopefully can schedule a few days for the rest of this month. I have yet to notify my current boss. I'm just gonna cut back to one day a week w/them till I am for sure on the schedule. Its gonna drive me crazy. But it would be even more crazy to stay where I am. I don't feel like I belong anywhere, my opinion doesn't count and I can get canceled at any time. I am sick of worrying if I'm gonna get enough hours. And even right now I'm really not. Only 32 hrs a week. At the hospital Its for sure 36 and if I want 48 its up to me. And now with Big d working I have to leave an hour early, missing an hour of work really cuts into the pocketbook. Esp when your not getting enough hours to start out. Only thing I'll miss is working upstairs. Most of the staff is very friendly and I've been working with them for over a year now. They are very supportive and friendly.

Allmost. but not yet

Can you believe we got told the paperwork for the house would be ready. We get to the office to sign, and its not even filled out right. The address is worng, phone number wrong. And blnks all over!!!! Like I'm stupid enough to sign a contract with blanks all over it, I don't think so.
So any way the preparations for Thanksgiving are underway. The sisters are coming out to visit. Should be interesting. The menu being prepared. And all the while the great uncles are just plugging along, Uncle J is geeting better. but had gotten a touch of the stomach flu. What a grouch ha. We all had it what a bummer and we thought he came home late enough it wouldn't hit him. But dad the last one and him both got it. Both have recovered thank goodness. Mom Big d and Lild, uncle B and I all got it, and I think we got it the worst. :( But now all are healty. It has certainally been a chalenge taking care of the two guys, but it easier now that Uncle J is home, at least they can be together. We are still waiting for test results.

On the house again the Rocky Road Gravel is gonna come out this week to put the foundation, septic and dig the trenches for the lines, YIPEE!!!! Now its just hurry up and wait. I'm gonna go crazy this paperwork stuff is just a total mess.

On the knitting front. I am working on a small sweater for my friends DAU I all ready made a hat, mittens and scarf. Also printed the Dishcloth KAL its a turkey but I haven't started it. Cause the lil sweater is on my Bamboo needles. Still working on the Coset-t from Knitty gritty. Oh this is so slow. This will not be a FO for a long time. Oh yeah I made the cutest thing the other day. We use the coffee pot for hot water only, and use instant coffee or tea whatever we want. Well the coffee pot took a dump and so we've been using the teakettle. Well My mom has this cute Mikasa one shes had forever, and it is enamel over metal. But on the lid it has this little pointy bronze handle. So I made it a cozy. Its brown P&C cotton.and it turned out so cute. pics to follow soon. My mom had a fit. She loves that knida stuff. And it really needed it, Big d burned his finger on it the other morning, half asleep trying to make coffee @ 0600 in the morning.

Speeking of Big d NEW JOB started this last week. He's oriented all week and now will start in the morning. One of the AM nurses is so sweet and agreed to come in @0530 so I could get out of here to go and get him. Oh well I had better go .

The Knitting Must Go On

Still knitting that corset-t. I can't wait to be done it is going to be so pretty. The top border I've done in a dark rose and now the body part is a lighter dusty rose and it just looks so pretty. I am doing it in an acrylic yarn so It won't be a soft as silk. But the acrylic tends to soften up with washing. And it can be thrown in the washing machine. I have yet to find some cute buttons I need at least 12. I want to find some really pretty ones. I guess I'm gonna have to get them from Santa Fe cause they sure don't have what I'm looking for at Wallyworld. :(
I allready finished the hat forK&C's lilg. Still working on the scrf. I'm doing it with a cable so its taking alittle longer to do. Even with only 12 stitches. But it is turning out so pretty and dainty. I'm pretty sure due to K getting another skein that I wil have enough for a small blanket too. Ohh or maybe even a little Poncho. That would be too cute. The ideas are spinning around in my head.
And of course still working on dischcloths, and even found some new patterns. A bunch I can do for my lil sis All texas theme.
I'm trying to find some special yarn for a new clapotis. I really love wearing mine. I think the next one will be a little shorter though. The black one I have allready is huge ,but it sure does keep me warm and toasty. I really love it !!!!! :o)
Well not much else has changed still plugging away at work and trying to stay warm It was mostly in the 40's all day. 32 this last morning when I headed home from work. BRRRR

Forgot the KNITTING!!!

Can't believe i forgot to update on the knitting fron.
Still working on the blanket for LIL d. slow going and still adding different blocks to it.
A hat scarf and mitten combo in light pink/black for K and C's baby 4months old now.I probably will knit up a blanket too with some of my leftovers.
Still working on the corset-t slow going and very boring, i usually do this in front of the tv.
And whatever dishcloth is going on however due to lack of black yarn I did not do the october one and it was really cute a candy corn/illusion style.

Waiting

Just hanging out waiting for the Bank to send the paperwork for us to sign. The contracter is coming this week to pour the foundation and put the septic tank. We are going crazy hurry up and wait. We allready have plotted out the spot where we are putting the house. Its actually been in my mind for this whole last year. But now its actually marked with posts and measured out. Wont be long now. Been saving money and now have to pay for the electric and an electrician to come out too. AGH this is so freaken expensive.
On a lighter note Lil d is doing great in school. He is a whole new boy. His teacher says hes one of the best in the class and most of all of his papers come back with great marks. We have been helping him alot with practicing for the spelling tests and he is getting 100's on those. He is making alot of nice little friends, and talks about them frequently. This week we are going on a field trip, I'm not sure where but I think it might be a pumkin patch/ranch. His teacher called and asked if either of us could chaparone. And I called back and left a message that we could both. We'll see what happens. He is still doing Karate due to the weather we had to cut back to once per week which is kinda hard cause he forgets some of the moves, but with the rain and now coming snow. It was just too much to wait around after school for the class to start. Trying to get him to practice at home has kinda been hard. He just wants to play.
Well the uncles are still hanging tough. UB is as onery as ever and really giving us a hard time. He is so used to UJ being around and doing everything for him. And then worrying about UJ in the hospital has been wearing on him too. UJ is not doing so hot. Lots of prayers are needed. They had to put a chest tube this week and are still waiting for all the tests to be done and results to come back. He is getting so bored, poor guy. We try to take UB to see him daily but then he gets worn out and just now got over a cold so then had to back off and just call sometimes. I think they are going crazy apart from each other.
Well work is going okay, still at the hospital. Just a few nights a week and waiting for an orientation for the other hospital. I was gonna do a few days at home health but starting that right now was just too much for me, with school and the uncles doing there thing. So I put that on hold for now. We'll see maybe in a couple of weeks. Well I had better go I know its been a while since my last post gotta get. :o)

BUSY WEEK

Wow its been crazy around here. One of my DGU is very ill and in hosp. And the other is at home with a cold and very onery. Oh well life goes on. Not much knitting going on. I'm working on the dish cloth KAL and finished a cute little kitty. of course MOM stole it. Don't have a pic yet I'll try. And now to fight the boredom at work am working on the textured ball band cloth. Still making the small blocks for Lil D but its slow going. And the corset-t is coming along slowly. K2P2 is not entertaining enough for me gotta keep mixing it up. Oh well its short sleeve any way so I probably wont wear it till spring anyway. Found alot of cute patterns but no serious plans as of yet.
Our house is gonna go thru just waiting on the permits. We went on friday and then there was a power outage that lasted from friday @3pm till Sat 6pm how tedious. No water or any thing we had to dip into the cow trough for the toilets( good weve got that thing). This only reinforces dads reasoning for getting a big gravity tank. So I guess thats the next thing on the list
Gotta get

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Well what a great day so far. I ended up having to work and right before I left to go home I got a call from my almost 3yrold nephew singing"happy birthday". What a joy. Then my son and his snuggly kisses. So far a great day. And the grand prize is we are gonna get the house... finally. It looks like everthing is coming together. We might even be able to invite some far away relatives " home for the holidays" I can't wait. Well thank you all for the prayers and good thoughts.

Some finished objects two dishcloths from the dishcloth kal they turned out pretty and lots of fun.







This is what our little country road looked like before the last frost. I don't have an update but its definetelly not as pretty as this. Every thing on the side of the road is dead and just sticks. Bummer!



Oh well gotta get

New House

Well it looks like we are gonna get our home, FINALLY. We are going to the county tomorrow to get a leteer of approval to have the house on the parents property and then all we need to do is sign the paperwork. AGH what and ordeal. But it will be worth it. We will finally be on our own. Dad is helping me get our finances together and it really looks good on paper!!! Its a miracle. We can't wait to have lil d in his very own room.WOHOO!!
On the knitting front still working on a blanket for lil d for his new room. just squares of all different stuff knitted together. Still working on the corset-t it slow going very tedious. And good intentions and all I've slacked off on the roses for the womens league, OOPS. But I've picked out a fuzzy yarn for the cancer survivors get away and hope to get started on it very soon. Been plugging away on the dishcloths too. I think I'm gonna make a giant one as a bib for one of the uncles. So far we haven't killed each other although its come close. They are very set in their ways. AGH!
I think I need to work on some relaxation therapy thats my third outburst just in this post. Oh well gotta get

Hey I found the cutest pattern for a rose with small leaves and am going to knit up a bunch (like thirty). In purple no less. I went to the Las Vegas Womens Club this last week. And next months theme is to colect for womens shelters. For women and children surviving abuse. The theme color is purple. So I thought " Why not make these for the ladies in the group. They are so nice and very supportive of the community. I brought some boxes from Habitat for Humanity and several took them home to start collecting for them. Wow What a neat group. Tehy just bought dictionaries for the elementary schools. They offer scholarships to the local colleges. I am the youngest member for sure, there is even this one gal 90 yrs old. Shes amazing. I guess you can tell I'm pretty excited about this.
So on the knitting front still working on the corset -t about 1/3 done slow going it gets knid of tedious. This part of the pattern is just ribbing. K2P2. Also still working on small dishcloth size cloths with the letteres of LILD's name on it and looking for cute pics to fill in the extra blocks. I'm doing it in dark and medium blue acrylic for the boy. Its gonna need to be washed frequently. And of course there is the Dishcloth-KAL, currently on row 17 waiting for thext set of rows. This one I'm doing in "daisy ombre" its a pretty lacy thing. Probably will never see a dish. But oh well. I think the next ones I do will be in colors for our new kitchen. Yes we are waiting for the final approval on our new house. We can't wait. Just waiting for the road to dry out enough so we can get the trailer down it to trade in at the dealer. What stress. Wait Wait Wait. agh I'm going nuts. Took my mom and her friend to see it they both thought it was perfect for us. Its a small 3 bed,2 bath. We are gonna build a dining nook for the kitchen and eventually build on to it. Lild has allready decided how to do his room.
I am probably gonna get a second job here for the winter. The job I'm at now I am only getting 24 hrs. So I've gotta get some more. I spoke with one of the gals from the Womens group and she gave me her daughters phone number. I'm gonna see the owner of a home health co here in town in the after noon, after I sleep a little. The usually only work MON- FRI 8-5. Who knows this might be a new adventure for me. Of course I couldn't do the whole day but if I could pick up a few patients here and there throughout the week while Lild is in school. And Big D at work. It just might work. So I guess I had better sign out :)

Well its been an interesting week. I missed work on Monday due to a bad rain storm, 4 1/2 inches in an hour and a half !!!! What a crazy storm the the parents got here with the uncles. AGH!! CRAZY.

Well I finshed the September KAL It turned out so pretty. I also just whipped up the Swish with a twist Although I did it with a pretty ombre of pinks/reds/blues (FROM MY COLOR swap secret pal and it didn't turn out like I had pictured it. I think the ombre is too busy that its hard to focus on the shapes of the cables. Oh well its cute any way.

My parents are on their way with the two uncles ! They will be here tomorrow afternoon. I called my mom and they were having a "super" time in a motel with them(I hope they don't kill each other) Oh well thing should settle down once they all get home (yeah right) But we will survie and its the best thing for them. My Grandpa would be so proud. Of them for acctually coming and us for bringing them. We are probably gonna need alot of prayers. Big D has been working his but off cleaning and making space in the barn and getting there bed linens ready. What a trooper the house is spotless. (for now)

Well working on the September dishcloth KAL . Its a cute leaf. I might dye some other yarn to make the colors I need to make some more in fall colors. It should be interesting. We are doing well Wiating for Bill and John to come and live with us( my grandpas brothers) They are both in their 70's. Two hermet bachelors. It should be very interesting... We'll see how it goes sharing a bathroom with them. I though it was bad taking care of the one my two guys are in now add two more. oh golly. Well gotta get. Pics to post soon of current WIPS. :)

Well I have deleted all the personal pics from my blog. So now its just gonna be knitting/sewing. All kniting/sewing all the time. Just an update still working on corset-t knit two purl two. All ribbing for the whole body. I'll probably try to put some kind of lace border to the bottom edge. Also still working on the aug mid month dishcloth. Still have in the bag a pattern and yarn for a small knitted purse.

The house were are trying to buy. Three bedroom, two bath very cute. We will know very soon.Wohoo








Current WIP Turning out very cool.

FOS AND WIPS

This is lilD definetelly a work in progress. For miles up and down our road there are these sunflowers. Its so pretty.











August mid month wip.














"Fetching" caron ss in lavendar












Forgot, I think january dishcloth













Stil work in progress