My family knows me

My nephew knows me so well. This is what he got me for Christmas. It is 100% Alpaca. It is 3 ply and 250 yards. The Alpaca's name is Reba, just in case I want to go and get more I know which one to get... LOL!

My girls got me a set of crochet hooks.... You know you can never have to many. I like it because it goes from D-K and it has a nice carry case that I can add to also.

My mom got me the first 4 seasons to the Big Bang Theory. I have only been watching the re-runs since last March. I had never seen it before we were stuck in a hotel and that was the only thing on. I love the show and Sheldon! I love that I can see it from the beginning. So far I've only gotten to disk 2 of season 1. Maybe this weekend I can get time to watch more of it.

I'm still plugging away with the moss stitch blanket. We didn't get any snow, so no sledding for the monsters. And I found out today that my order from Thirty-one has shipped. I can't wait to see the new line of products. Yeah! 

I'll be back with more later!

Yart

A New Year, Already?!?

I can't believe that I haven't posted since last year.... LOL! I know it never gets old...

So how were the holidays for everyone? Good I hope. We were very low keyed this year. We didn't even have a house full. All of our single friends became attached this year so that was nice. We didn't rush to get things done... if they weren't done then they stayed undone until after. I think I like that way better then rushing to get things done and end up missing out.

Each member of the family got a new afghan. Of course I don't have pictures.... that would be silly. But I will get them up before the week is over. We will be taking the tree down today. I shut the lights off two days ago and the thing just looks sad... so away it goes!

I took the monsters sledding for the first time. I know, I know.... This should have done long ago but lots of excuses why it never happened.... That has been rectified! They are now hooked and watching the weather for more snow! They have gone twice now.... the second time we would have been out longer but Picky ran Mouthy over. Not on purpose, it was definitely and accident. Needless to say, that trip was cut short.

I got a fitbit for Christmas.... It is an all seeing, all knowing electronic device that measures, steps, distance, flights of stairs, calories, has a stop watch feature and even knows how I sleep. Freaky, I know! But its a challenge to actually get the steps in for the day as is the stairs. Next week I start on the Jamie Easton 12 workout program... I even have a workout buddy! ;o) spiffy I know! I'm hoping to be done 30 pounds by the end of March, shouldn't be to hard to lose 2 pounds a week. I can hope!!!

Here is a picture of my newest addition!

It's almost 3 feet long and wide enough for a Queen size bed. I still have lots of work to do on it. I just wanted to show off the progress. Hard to believe that this is the same yarn that made this blanket.

I think I'm going to start a flicker account. Tumblr is ok but I think flicker might be better so I can post collages!

Anyways, lots of plans for the new year!

Grim will be having his surgery at the end of the month. This will bring a great many difficulties as he will be immobilized for the first 4 weeks after the surgery. He will be off work for a total of 16 weeks. So he will like a one legged man in a butt kicking contest. So for January I will be cleaning and getting everything ready for this as I don't think I will have much time to do after.

I am so excited and I can't believe I waited this long in the post to share. I got an opportunity to attend/host at a Tradeshow! What this means is I will have a table set up with all my Thirty-one products and there are going to be over 500 women in attendance! I'm hoping for 10% to be interested in the product enough to want to have shows. Especially, since we have some fabulous deals for the next 3 months. Could you imagine 50 shows in the next 3 months! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! How cool would that be!

So much more to share, so little time! I will be back later to post more!!

Yart

Newest Addition

This is the newest addition to the family! Its a yarn eater! I so love these, I can create something new out of scraps laying around. I am using the moss stitch to make a queen sized afghan. The yarn is what what left from the flamboyant afghan I did over the summer.... (Which still needs the ends tied in). The best part is I don't have to think.... After all the counting stitches for Christmas presents its nice to do mindless work.... Bonus its so easy! I will show more pictures as I get more done.

After the ordeals of the past two months, I think things are finally starting to settle down. Christmas is almost done, minor things left to do. Grim will be getting his surgery scheduled, hopefully, for sometime in January. Both of the older girls are settling in to the new routine of having nice boyfriends.... Band is done and Bowling is in full swing! School is out on Friday so I get two weeks to just veg! I'm so looking forward to that.... I actually won't get to veg to much as I think I will teaching a canning class here at the house. A friend wants to learn and I have two freezers bursting at the seams. I think some jams will be on the menu! Strawberry, peach and blueberry! I also have a big bag of dried black beans that need to be canned for convenience. LOL, it never seems to end does it. Oh, well... I guess I better enjoy these days before summer comes back again and I find myself with no time.

Yart

Awwww!

Prayers!

Bobs and Bits

I would first like to apologize for my absence. Things have come up in real life that have made it almost impossible for me to blog about. Most of it isn't so good. And because of that fact I'm not going to fill up my blog with a bunch of BS and discord. I come here to write about the good and the accomplishments of my family. But its hard to do that when life and times just seems to not be on your side.

What I will say is that what has been happening has been pushing us to get our s**t together and get out of here. I have hinted to it before, because I never wanted to put it out to the universe just to get disappointed  That's about to change. I like my house but we are in a neighborhood that no longer fits our life style. But I think its time to ask the universe to lead the way to finding our bigger and better or smaller and wiser! You get the idea.... 

I personally blame Mercury which had been in retrograde and now is flying high in its new position ... It tends to forget about us Gemini's that are backwards to begin with.... LOL!

We hit another major milestone... The last Major Band event was held this weekend. With that being done all we have left is the countdown to graduation! I can't believe that in just about 6 months Teenage monster will be done with this chapter of her life. WoW! I know I have to stop blinking!

I'll be back soon with happy things to share!

Yart

Granny Twinkle

I found this great pattern, its the Granny Twinkle Star!

You can find the pattern here at The Royal Sisters Blog

So far I have only made three.... I am hoping to make a few more.

I want to use them as a bunting, either for the trailer or here in the house!

I will post when I have more done.

Yart