Not Much Going On...(sigh)

Hello dear blogworld. Yes, I am still alive and breathing...and believe it or not, knitting. I have found the perfect thing to knit with my clearance yarn and am about 8 inches into the cardi that I'm working on. It doesn't seem to be growing very fast at all. Maybe if there is still daylight when I get home I'll take a few pics. I know, I haven't had many photos here lately. I will work on that...promise.

So this past weekend I had my girls and we didn't do much. I was on call so I was kind of on a short leash. On Friday night...my mom, my girls and I ventured out for chinese food. Well on our way out of the restaurant I saw a Canada goose about 5 cars down from where I was parked. So thinking that he would fly off, I went in the direction of the goose. Lo and behold, that goose attacked my car. He was pecking at my headlights and hissing. So he must have been guarding a nest or his female friend. I had to back up and go another direction other than what I was going. Crazy goose!

Besides having to go into the office on Saturday to off load freight wasn't what I looked forward to doing. YAY! (me rolling my eyes) So after that and a stop to eat breakfast it was off to Wally world for food. Then I had to spend 2 hours at the laundromat to wash a huge gazebo cover and drop it at its new owners place. The rest of the weekend was spent at home. Doing laundry and a bunch of nothing else. All day Sunday we stayed home. My girls were so bad on Saturday that I didn't think they deserved to go do anything fun on Sunday...so we just sat at home. I think they needed a little bit of reality thrown back at them for being ungrateful. Hope it worked.

Okay, I've got to get back to work now. It's been kinda slow today. But I have a few things to do.

Choi for now! Dreem

I LOVE the clearance bin at Heavenly

So on Thursday evenings I work at Heavenly Creations. A lovely little shop located in Grandview Heights. Well, this past Thursday...I found some beautiful aran weight yarn in an eggplant deep rich purple color. And since I couldn't do much this weekend I think I have found the perfect cardi/coat. So yesterday I did a swatch. Yep, you heard correctly. I did a swatch. I started with a US7, then a US8, and then even a US9. Well, after all of that I discovered that I had been looking at the wrong thing and my swatch with US7's is perfect. So my clearance bin find will be a cardi for me...hopefully. Now where did I put that measuring tape? Off to find it since the move.

C-ya, Dreem

Can I Be Done Yet?

Okay, the unpacking is coming along. Just a little slower than I had anticipated. I just wanna be done.

Last Thursday while working at Heavenly Creations I helped a customer who actually lives right down the street from me. So she came over last night so I could help her with her knitting project. You just don't know how good it felt to sit down and talk about knitting instead of unpacking. Thank you Michelle! I enjoyed your visit and I can't wait to see your finished project.

Well, I gotta get ready to run a few errands. I have off from work today. So I'll catch you later.

Bye, Dreem

Time to unpack and reorganize

Ok, so yesterday was the end of moving stuff from one place to the next. Now comes the time where everything gets to be unpacked and put in the place where it belongs. And in this new place, the girls are having some issues with volume control. Now don't get me wrong. It's not like they were super loud at my other place...just when they come home from their dad's, it's like all they do is yell over there. Geesh! My head hurts for the first hour or so when I get them back. And the fact that right now they would rather stay at his house so they don't have to unpack. Don't blame them there. I told them it was only fair though, seeing as I packed almost everything. It's time for them to help me, then they admitted that it was nice not to have to pack. So most of the time, until they get off track, they are actually putting things away and emptying boxes and such. Ahhhh! Soon, there will be sanity. I can't wait.

And on the knitting front...I have temporarily grounded myself from any knitting until everything is unpacked and put away. Seems to be working so far. Moving through things pretty quickly.

Gotta go, Dreem

Out of sorts

Ok, since the beginning of this year I have had alot on my mind...ALOT!!! Even more than just knitting. And I think I'm starting to get a handle on it. I have decided that when my lease is up at the end of this month that I will be moving to my mothers. This will put me in a place where I can financially get back on my feet and in a year or so be able to get a house. And be able to go on my first actual vacation with my girls and afford many, many other things. Did I mention that I love my mom? She's the greatest!

So, with this being said...it has upset a few people. But my girls come first and they will just have to deal with it. As for my girls??? They are overjoyed that we are staying at grandma's. But what this means now is that I have to move furniture from 2 different locations into one. And find a home for my African Gray Congo (bird). Just because my mom is insistent that I down size from 2 birds to 1. So Miss Gypsy will have to go.

Now if you remember, I have shared a large half double with Miss Tonia for 2 years and she is also moving. She is moving less then 3 minutes from where our current place is and I'm moving about 5 minutes away from it. So needless to say, we won't be that far from each other still. Yay, that means she can still help me when I need stuff done to my hair and I will always be there to help her. She's my knitting buddy. We could sit in the living room and just knit for hours, it was great! Looking back over the past 2 years, it has been great. All the funny memories and if someone were actually recording our lives they would have some awesome out takes. The kids in the house were just down right hilarious most of the time. They always made us laugh. Kids are great!

Ok, as for actual knitting content...I have been working on an Irish Hiking Scarf. I am using Lorna's Laces shepherd worsted weight in the colorway "watercolors". I want it super long so it can be doubled over and I am on my third and final skein. And I have a few other things on the needles. I have taught myself the sock on 2 circs method and now want to learn the toe up method on 2 circs. I've never done a toe up sock and want to learn soon. That way I get the most out of a ball of yarn. I don't like having that little ball left over. You can only imagine how many of those things I have running around in my stash.

Okay, back to work for me. C-ya, Dreem

My Swift!

Sooooo, for Christmas, my aunt and uncle (what awesome family members) gave me a gift card for Joann Fabrics. $20 to be exact. So since Christmas I have shopped and stared and drooled over the wooden yarn swift that they have online. So this past Friday I gave into it and decided I had to have it. And since I had a 50% off coupon plus the $20 gift card...I didn't fork out much at all. I am now a very proud owner of my very own wooden yarn swift. YAY! And I had it shipped to me at work. Now I just wanna go home and play. Hurry up day and be over already!




C-ya! Dreem

I Want This!!!

Ok, so I work with Miss Tonia and we both stalk Ravelry like no tomorrow all day long. And she calls me over to her desk to look at this AWESOME bag that is on izodgrrl (ravelry name). I soooooo want one, or two, heck...maybe three. Perfect for carrying around a small project like a sock or something and just adorable as heck.

Check it out for yourself...





But I want to see more colors. Can't wait!

Izodgrrl got her's at a local store near her called TripQuipment. They do not have a website...yet. But their phone number is 207~781~7770. Ms. Tonia called and spoke directly to Sam (very nice man) and he is willing to ship them. Now I have checked a few other sites for this exact bag and either it is sold as a set or if it is sold seperately it is more than what Sam would charge. Sam at TripQuipment said he sells them individually or I'm pretty sure if you want the whole set that could be an option too.

Enjoy! Dreem

Mental note to self...

Need to blog more often. I have been slacking for quite some time now. I really do apologize!

On the knitting front, I do have a few things on the needles. 1. The Hemlock Ring Blanket and 2. An Irish Hiking Scarf. I will post pics soon. Like, maybe when the sun decides to come back out and make me smile. Hurry up spring. It's only supposed to be in the teens this coming weekend. Brrrrrrrrrr!!!

And, at the end of February my lease is up and Miss Tonia and I are parting ways (sniff, sniff). Life has been a blast for the past 2 years but we are outgrowing our space and need room to spread out. Trust me, I will still be stopping in to visit her new residence and she is always welcome to come to mine. So, in the near future I'm sure you will see new pics of our new places on our blogs once again.

Ok, not much else going on in my little piece of the world. I hope everyone in blogland is okay.

C-ya, Dreem

Wishing you and yours a little Merry, Merry!

Well, here it is...Christmas day and I sit all alone waiting for my girls to call and say "come get us!" They spent last night with their dad. They did however spend all of yesterday with me. Making cookies and the icing and adding the sprinkles on each and every of the 50+ cookies we decorated. They did such a great job. Then to boot. They helped me finish dinner. Which was a thick and hearty midwest ham chowder. It resembles the O'Charley's cheesy potatoe soup...but mine has ham and cream of corn in it. YUM YUM!!! Plus, mines made from scratch. The best ever.

I sit here with the phone clenched in my hands waiting for my girls to call. I can't wait to get time with them and have them open their gifts from Santa. Santa made my living room a little impossible to walk through with bikes, so they need to get here soon.

Well, the main reason for taking a few minutes today is to wish you and your a Merry, Merry Day! However you may celebrate it. Just be happy! I'm thankful every year that I make it through this day in every aspect of it. I'm fortunate to have a great family and awesome friends. Without them, life just wouldn't flow. Yes, there are a few bumps along the way, but today is a day to overlook those things.

So, I'll leave you with a bit of a silly pic. It's my family Santa picture...


That's my sister, me (Santa), and my mom. The dogs are Magnum (Weimaraner,my sisters), Molly (lab, my moms) and Buttercup (bassett/sharpei, mine)

Enjoy!

Searching for the impossible!!!

Okay, so I saw an awesome pattern on Ravelry not to long ago and que'd it so that I had the information on the pattern and such. Well, today I got curious as to how much the book is going to cost me. OMG!!! This book is extinct! No longer available, and the people who have it obviously know that they have the motherlode in their hands. The lowest price I found today $289 plus shipping. YIKES! And that's not an error! $289 flippin bucks. I like the pattern but not for that much!




So, if anyone has a copy and would like to loan it to me for a few, I'd love to get my hands on a copy of it for the St. Brigid pattern. Thanks!