Almost Thanksgiving

The year is almost over, I can't believe it. David is 10 1/2. And he is almost as tall as me!!! It wont be long at all. Big D is not growing at this point I think he may be as tall as he will get HEHEHEHEHE. We will be spending T day with my parents as usual, we had hoped to have Dave's Mom and Sister here. But those plans did not work out we are still hopeful for Christmas. I had hoped to be able to go to California, but it was just not possible this year. So I have been watching every cooking show about Thanksgiving and GUY's ravioli looks delicious but we are sticking to the traditional stuff. Maybe I will add a little twist Hmmmm......

On the Knitting front I have been super busy. I have a friend whom is very soon (next Tuesday) gonna have a baby. So lots going on there. Problem is the baby shower got postponed so I think I am just going to give it all to her. I was also hosting her shower so made a diaper cake. It is all newborn size so RH is getting that now too.

New small red blanket for in the car

, Big crib size blanket for at home in three shades of pink.

A sweater

Hats and booties in a few of the colors to match.

Then Little Dave commissioned me to make the flying snake in camouflage(begging for weeks really does work). He wore me down. You can see our dog Charlie sporting it like a scarf. He is not really sure it is not a real snake. We already found it on the floor in the living room, so it may end up being eaten.

39 really????

So I can't believe it I am 39 years old. I can remember my mother saying she was that old for at least ten years. I have decided to embrace my age and feel great. I am busy working being a wife and mother. Have no time for being old!!!. But dang my back really hurts. Oh well it will never go away so get over it. Worked really hard this week to raise $$$ for the Susan G Komen foundation. We sold cupcakes and ribbons to our coworkers and even a few patients. We were able to make $189.00 And convinced the CFO to match our donation. Yeah!!!
As far as knitting, I have friend who is expecting and am working furociously on a blanket for her. Knit knit knit hurry hurry hurry. It is turning out so pretty. Very happy with it. And still on the needles waiting for free time are my camo socks. Need the blanket first.
And now trying to get started on Thanksgiving plans. Is the family coming or not??? Who knows. But gotta be ready. Well have a nice day.

School Days

Well Lil D has been in school almost a month. Getting into the swing of things has been harder than he thought. Just the routine. "Homework again!!!" "School is boring" then like my parents did to me, I have to go into all the stories of how I use math everyday. Calculating meds doses weights and how important it is. I never calculate meds on my own always have someone else help. Or just call the pharmacy. And since I haven't been on the floor in years the only calculating I do is how long someone has been in the hospital. HAHAHA Being in case management has its perks "like no more math" yeah!!!!! Now I just have to memorize phone numbers. Oh goodie.
Been working on another pair of socks and going shopping today for yarn. I need a bunch of pink stuff, for a new baby girl blanket. Nice to get back to pink. Last girl blanket I made was forest green, dark purple and off white. Not exactly girley but totally my sister.

Happy Labor Day

Been an interesting summer. Lil D has begged for us to let him go back to school. And after lots of praying and deliberation we have agreed. Poor Dh is sick of being home and the lil d is bored out of his mind. So tomorrow will be his first day back at school in two years. Three cheers for Lil D. Dave will soon be traveling to visit a friend in Florida. Really hoping it goes well and they have a good visit. As far as me I am just working, working, working. Trying to stay sane in this world. Have people surrounding me who are just out for themselves. Its making it very hard to apply the teachings of being a good christian. I am certainly doing alot of praying. It has been a serious challenge for me. I have joined a lovely country church and am learning so much about GOD and myself, its really kinda scary. The people in the church are so loving and caring. They are the best. As far as my knitting I am working on socks. I think I might actually finish this pair. Its a camo pink, stockinette with a small amount of lace work at the ankle. Pretty simple but we will see how the toe goes. I turned the heel like a pro I'm pretty proud of myself. Oh well better get going.

Saturday

Well I have been busy on the knitting front. Working on a shrug and have many more projects lined up. Hats and slippers for a set of twins due any minute. And a dear friend is expecting a girl. I haven't gotten to make girlie stuff for quite a while. We will see how it goes. Better get started. As far as the family they are well. Just having a nice summer.

Still inVegas

Hello well going for a new record over a year and a half since the last post. been super busy working and raising a kiddo. Lil d is 10 years old and almost as tall as mee it wont be long. Just had a super visit from my sisters and their families had a great time. Just trying to enjoy the summer and work. Yipee oh well later back to work

Well I guess I've started a new trend, Posting only every six months or so. But anyway heres whats going on in our family everyone is well and Lild is growing like a weed. He is allready 4 1/2 feet tall and not yet nine years old. On the knitting front I have been working on many projects. I am actually making socks, My DGU can't stand elastic due to his diabetes so I have been making him some spiral socks. And the cool thing is he does not care about the color cause he is blind. So they are the craziest and coolest colors I can find. Just a few months ago I started teaching my BFF T how to knit and we just recently finished a blanket for a friend who is due to deliver any min. It was kinda fun working ont the project tog we just made a bunch of squares and then I sewed them tog and added a crochet edge. It was Ecru and dark Purple. We downloaded a bunch of dishcloth patterns with baby symbols or pretty girly stuff and then modified the sizes to match. It turned out gorgeous. And the new mommy cried when she got it , her and daddy just love it. Also lots of kids hats I got for xmas a knitting(actually two of them so I regifted one to my BFF T). and it has lots of new patterns I was just dying to try. One was this baby hat with cables and ear covers it turned out so cute. one in the Ecru to match the blanket and then one for another Baby G boy and loving it in CAMO and one for his two year old bro C. They turned out so well. I had also made C a sweater for his birthday that was fun. It acctually turned out pretty good. I am still working now for I think three years the Corset-T from knitty gritty. It is so tedious and slo k2p2k2p2, so I pull that out whenever I am not inspired and do a few rows. Its a good one to just pick up at any time No counting or thinking involved. I am really enjoying my needles I bought size 7 dp and 10dp in clover bamboo and they are AWSOME I love them and even recently got a pair for BFF T. Well that is enough of my babbling esp since nobody really reads this.

BACK FOR MORE

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