Knitting Weather

Well here in Northern California we have had quite a time with weather, of course it is nothing like what the East Coast has been dealing with but for us it has been quite a ride tomorrow will be a big dangerous day with black ice in the morning and that very rarely occurs around here.  I am from Tucson, Arizona and there black ice is something that you deal with periodically every year so I have a hard time remembering that around here most have no clue what to watch for or how to handle it.  But because of the weather I decided to get a couple of quick errands done first thing this morning while we had a short clearing of weather and then went home and got dinner done early so everyone could make their plate whenever they were ready, then I sat down to spend the rest of my day knitting. Currently taking a break now and not sure I should call it a break from knitting because I have been interrupted so many times I have not gotten much done.  With everyone staying home and not venturing out due to weather I cannot figure out why everyone and their Uncle is choosing to call me today,  don't they realize I have other plans for the day.  I received my newest Loopy Ewe order finally got my camera back from my Aunt and went to go take pictures of my Stitches West and Loopy Ewe purchases but camera battery dead (of course par for the day).  I also do sewing and embroidery etc. but I have been concentrating on knitting for quite some time now and have only been sewing when I had to but I got a call today from the local dance teacher who all 3 girls took lessons from for over 15 years and acted as costume designer for most of those years but I cut back once the girls were not dancing regularly anymore but I got the call today for a costume out of red satin with a peter pan color and a black and white checked pinafore apron I am so hoping I can find a pattern close to what I need because I have no desire to design the pattern and then sew the dress together so cross your fingers that I find something close a few alterations to pattern I don't mind.  So more on this later so I guess I will head back to the sock for the husband I did a toe up sock and hopefully finish up the foot part tonight and then start the gusset and heel tomorrow and we'll see how far I get tomorrow maybe done because the leg is just a simple rib pattern for this pair.  The temperature on the back porch is like 29degrees so gonna be a cold night so I think I will snuggle in with my sock and something good to watch on tv or read a book I am in the middle of also such a nice way to spend the rest of my evening.

Finished Hat

Well I I finally finished Chicken Bone's hat for such a relatively simple pattern for some reason I had problems nothing I didn't figure out but I have not ripped something out so many time since I was doing my first lace project a few years back but ultimately I got it done and I really like the way it turned out I was not sure about it while knitting it up because until its done the brim looks like this floppy mess and I didn't quite understand how the final instructions where going to fix it just could not see the end result in my minds eye but as the saying goes I trusted the process and it did come out fine the only change I made was I had to add more length  to the crown because it was going to be to shallow for where I wanted it to sit on her head the hat need to come down lower since she is wearing them since she has no hair.  Started a new pair of sock for daughter #2 Tylar but then remembered that I had made a sock for Brian and other things got in the way so I am going back to finish the 2nd sock   for this pair it goes great with his Sapphire scrubs for work.  He loves the socks I make him because his scrubs are barely long enough and so his white socks really stand out but other colored store bought socks are not long enough and so I make his longer like athlete socks, on anyone else they would be thigh high since he is so tall about 6' 5" and it takes a bit  longer to make them but it definately shows off the great yarns I use  for them.  Happy Knitting to All

Stitches west

Well its been a week since I last posted several good reason's why I didn't, but to be honest the first is because the incident with the other family member who blamed me for something they didn't like happening really bothered me the darling dear husband was the one who started it but of course they wouldn't dare approach him and blame him. although my darling Brian called the other family members husband and explained what happened and all explanations seemed to be all worked out and accepted and Brian told them that he expected the other family member to call me and apologize,  glad I didn't hold my breath waiting didn't really expect the apology but I really hoped that I would get it, I am known in my family as the pacifier I used to be willing to do ANYTHING to keep everyone happy then a few years ago I had to much of my self buried and things need to change I still try to do what I can but I no longer lose myself while helping others and if they don't like how things are going I also have to learn to live with that and it is really hard for me but I refuse to no longer be pushed into a corner worried about what everyone else thinks.  But now on to my better things I had planned on attending Stitches West on Saturday wished I could have had the whole weekend but I got Saturday and I took my Auntie with me and we did the cattle run on Saturday morning and for any of you that have been there everyone is so polite while waiting for the doors to open and once they do it is like a controlled cattle run and then a free for all
But as I checked out Heatherly from Intwined it is amazing how much her life has changed in the last year just since she had her husband make some tweeks to a program because she didn't like how it worked and now she has a product that is FABULOUS, saw Jordana Paige's new  bag and especially like her new style did not see her myself which was sad Love, Love, Love her she is so smart and such a sweetheart.  I left my camera with my Auntie she is supposed to bring it to me tomorrow and I will post pics of what I bought.  Got some DK weight to make 3 matching hoodies for 2 nieces and 1 nephew who live out of state and also got 4 new sock yarns, Cookie A's new book and an few other odds and ends and the biggest deal was I purchased the pattern for the beanie from Love Story and had it autographed by Ali MacGraw and had my picture taken with her she is still beautiful.  The movie "Love Story" came out in 1970 I was 9 yrs old and I remember how much everyone just loved her and of course every female I knew who saw the movie was in tears just remembering it.  So that was my Saturday and today is Tuesday, husband had the last 6 days off and so we have really just laid low we had originally planned to get some work done but with the weather just kept raining to much so ended up being a very relaxing time I have been trying to finish another hat for Chicken Bone I have finished the crown and have determined I need to take it out and make it deeper  I tried it on and I know she doesn't have any hair but I still think it feels to short so time for a bunch of ripping luckily it is a bulky weight so it should knit back up quickly.   That was the other yarn I bought I got 2 more skeins for hats for Chicken Bone one is a purple grey color and the other is green and blue I can't wait to see how they knit up.  Well now that I am past the asshats members of my family I am moving on.   I have been asked to check in to the possibilities of teaching a learn to knit class,  think I will start with a scarf with a bit more than just garter stitch.  I am so excited maybe getting something so fun started in this town we are so small not a lot happens so anything to draw people out is a good thing around here.  So for today my favorite ending is very appropriate.  Happy Knitting to all

Whats the Point

Today I went to do my big monthly shopping trip that is a story unto itself but that is not my current issue evidently the niece has a friend visiting from another state the kid is actually barely 18 came with couple of friends and evidently they ran out of money so 2 of they guys went back home to get more money and have been gone longer than intended and the 3rd boy ran out of money so he was going to pawn his computer they would only offer about 30 bucks for it.  So my husband while I was shopping offered to act at the pawn for him gave him a 140 for the computer and he has X amount of time to pay back if not the laptop is ours we also asked if he would like to stay with us till his friends came back so if they did not come back he would not waste all the money on a motel and have bus ticket money to go back home,  well I came in on the last of it and really had no problem with it but guess the nieces parents did and while they may have reason to they are blaming me for this when it is something my husband did along with our daughter who is actually who the niece called to take the boy to the pawn shop and husband said no they will not give him much but now they are really really mad about all of this but are blaming me and I don't know why just me.   I am not disputing that they may not really care for the boy around their daughter but our thought was completely towards keeping him safe and sending him home does it really matter how it all transpired.  No knitting done today but have gotten several things worked on in the last few days but right do to distracted about current mess to deal with it all,  I admit I just want it to all go away mostly but then again I am pissed off that I am blamed again for something.  I am trying to not care but I do.  So how do I tell them to get off their high horse.

Be Grateful

So excited 6 days to Sitches West something no one should miss for fiber arts.  Well I finally had what I would call a regularly scheduled day, as I stated earlier in the week I was not  scheduling my days so to speak just getting done what I could get done and make it to previously scheduled appointments.  Today dinner was planned last night as I normally try to do since the darling dearest husband works nights I make dinner before he goes to work, works out nicely that dinner is done when kids are done with school or it used to be that way but this semester #1 daughter only has 1 class a day Mon- Thurs #2 daughter is living in So. Cal  and #3 daughter is on Home/Hospital care thought it would only be 6 weeks or so but we are already 5 weeks into it and she has not even started Physical Therapy we finally got the insurance approval on Monday and so her first PT appt. is next Wed.  and technically they ordered 6 months of therapy twice a week, they only approved 8 weeks worth for now guess we will see how it goes.  Finished the hat I made for Chicken Bone (nickname) she started very heavy Chemo a few weeks back and no problems with hair until yesterday and it is coming out quickly glad I made her a hat for just in case didn't send it hoping for the best but wanted to be ready if and when she might need it, so mailed that one today went to post the pics and they have disappeared from camera if they reappear I will post I am almost done with the girls Valentine pillows #2 daughters were supposed to go in mail today but didn't quite make it but they will go out tomorrow and it should get there on time.  Found the yarn for starting another hat to send to Chicken Bone so will have more WIP than I normally do but in this case should be fine since most are relatively simple and small.  Wrote most of this earlier in the day just after the husband left for work but then had to run to town and so sat down to finish and post and while doing so, husband called to check in from work which he does do periodically but not till closer to being done for the night so when I saw on caller ID knew it would be something out of the ordinary and with his job as an E.R. P.A. there are times when his job is very rough but it is something we have dealt with for over 25 years he started out as an EMT then Paramedic and now a Physician Assistant and living in a small rural area with a level 1 trauma center over 30 miles away there are nights like tonight when I am reminded to be grateful for everything small and large and everything in between as I worry about my friend being treated for Stage 4 non hodgkins  lymphoma I know that she does have a chance but then your husband calls and I can hear it in his voice while he tries to sound strong that he has had a really hard night there was a problem with an 18 month old that did not make it, they are not sure what happened, beyond that he is really worried about his paramedic crew they they thought he would be okay, so time to call in crisis intervention for them. So tonight I am going to pray for what I do have and not worry about what I don't and as I stated earlier be grateful for everything small and large in my life. Happy Knitting to all

Yea Accomplishment

Well all  hope is not lost got all the parts of another heart finished and I am going to try and put them together later tonight or tomorrow I can knit on them without the kids noticing but I can't get them put together with them around, so that part has to wait so I will start another heart in the mean time.  I also got several things done around the house got the carpets cleaned and more general clean up done.  I consider the day a step forward based on the past month but whatcha gonna do.  The husband has been so busy at work lately also we decided to take a few vacation days in a couple of weeks and now not sure its going to happen he works 4 - 10hour shifts 4pm to 2am he has not been getting done till like 3 or after.  He works as a Physician Assistant in a local Emergency Room and the patient level has been so over the top lately  They  odd ball things they end up coming in for are unbelievable, of course there is the usual real emergency room stuff they deal with but some of the things people come in for and or tell how their reason for coming in is just beyond belief swear they make it up as they go and don't really think about what they are saying like the guy who comes in for a narcotic shot when he is already on chronic pain meds (not saying he is not legit) but when the husband told him No  because he had come in the day before for the same thing and patient had been told to contact his regular primary care physician and when patient was told no he bent right over and retied his shoes and went stomping out now I could be wrong but back pain usually causes people to be unable to move as readily as normal and he had no problem and when it was mentioned the guy actually started limping what does that have to do with your back pain? Makes you wonder.

I Give In

The last 7 days have not improved but I am giving in and not going to let it get to me.  I am not going to plan on doing anything specific daily I know what I need to do and making a list is not going to help me get it done, it is so long now that the list would be depressing.  So I am only going to concentrate on what I do get done and be happy with  my progress. It takes so little to make me feel accomplished lately but hte amount of silliness is beyond comprehension.  Today started out so nice with the new water heater FINALLY going in have been taking 5 minute showers and doing dishes as we go a few at a time for lack hot water, then onward to the vet for the cat AGAIN and then a nice finish dinner out with the husbands mother before she leaves for Palm Springs for almost a month. But things did not go as planned headed to the vet and the cat was not having any part of it and as I took him out of his box he was so upset he bit me in the hand I knew the little guy didn't like going but its a necessary evil as we all know but from the bite that lead to a Dr.s appt for me for a updated tetanus, antibiotics and could't believe it pain meds the stupid thing hurt so bad, didn't think such a big deal yeah, yeah, yeah, I was wrong.  Family still went to dinner and it was good but just wasn't up to it the same as I was earlier today.  Goals for tomorrow are anything done at home is progress forward I will attempt planning later this week but maybe not till next week the way things have been going.  Knitting has been slow and maybe slower now from the hand we will see how it feels tomorrow but working of the Valentine Candy Pillows from Jennifer Staffords "domiknitrix" for the girls for Valentines day need to get #2 daughters in mail in mail by Wed.  They all asked for these a couple of years ago and have all but forgot about them so should be a good treat.  Will take pics when done and let you know what they think.  Happy Knitting