fixin' mistakes

FIXED it

just a matter of thinkin' BEFORE i try

looks like Janet's cat got ahold of it

but thinkin' it will look better as i get a few more rounds

SUCCESS - took longer to take pix & write about it than to FIX

CRAP - still made a mistake -> did 2 K2tog YO, instead of YO, SSK ARGH!!!!!

now to FIX it - drop back 2 st & convert to K2Tog, YO .

slip the next one - drop next 2 stitches & convert to YO, SSK

tink it back so i can fix it

POOP!! forgot the pattern row

So I like to play

I wasn't ganna start another project
But the yarn kept callin me
Queensland cotsoy

CAMI is done

4 skeins Queensland Bamboo Cotton

# 6 needles

Pattern is MINE

took 10 days to knit it - because i was working & tired

wore it today - was told it was distracting

WHATEVER!!

OOOOPPPPZZZZ!!!!!

So. For the FIRST time, I knit the stitch marker into the knitting ... Guess it' punishment from the KNITTING GODS for goofing off instead of hitting the shower ... Good thing I have plenty of stitch markers ... Will have to use wire cutters to remove the marker

hehe

ǝʌǝʇs xɐɥʇ
ǝldoǝd ɥʇıʍ ssǝɯ oʇ ʎɐʍ ɹǝɥʇouɐ
unɟ s,ʇı
sıɥʇ op oʇ ʍoɥ ǝɯ ʇɥƃnɐʇ
dnoɹƃ ʎɹlǝʌɐɹ ʎɯ uo ǝʌǝʇs

cami

last row of ribbing - third time is a charm

wellllll

let me preface by saying i do NOT watch TV often

i have seen American Idol a total of TWO times

once in Fort Wayne, w/ Lisa - Clay & Rueben were on

the other time i watched Idol was with Daniel

Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis were on

when people complain about having to sit in the back row
i tell them THEY have to entertain ME
it's a joke

anyways - we were going DCA - LGA
Mr Jackson was escorted onto the plane
the only OPEN row was row 20
he sat down & i told him he had to entertain me
he said he could sing & dance
i told him he could ONLY dance if the seat belt sign was OFF
and there was NO dancing in the aisles allowed
he laughed
i went up front & Juana told me it was Randy Jackson
from American Idol

DUH!!!!

did i feel like a dunce

Tinking the cami so I can do the decrease

2" = 3 XMEN movies

Camisole for me

Starting rib
WHO-HOOOO!!!

May 1
Weight by my bathroom scale is 185
Waist is 39"

YIKES!!!!!

Test JUST text

Testing

test

mobile

wish i could remember how i did the mobile with pic

if i remember how to do mobile
i can update on the diet & exercise

ALMOST

4 more rounds - that decrease

then add the rib
kitchner the underarms
weave in the ends

Drs office called ... Cholesterol is 253 ! How did it go UP If I am taking vytorin

Watchin Pirates of the Carribean & gonna finish the gift

cake recipes

debating about baking a cake for a birthday
hhhmmmmmm which to use

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Better-Than-Sex-Cake-I/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Better-Than-Sex-Cake-II/Detail.aspx

** http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Better-Than-Sex-Cake-III/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Better-than-Sex-Cake-IV/Detail.aspx

WOW!!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Secret-Midnight-Moon-Better-than-Chocolate-Sex-Cake/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sourdough-Chocolate-Cake/Detail.aspx

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/163/21st-Century-Sex-In-A-Pan101352.shtml

** http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/163/AlmostAsGoodAsSexCake64108.shtml

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/163/Almost_Better_Than_Sex_Cake60742.shtml

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,166,141186-240199,00.html

mmmmmmmm

anyone that knows me, knows i have a TWISTED sense of humor
after 25 years of working at the Post Office w/former military guys ...

ya also know i knit

i LIKE challenges

i like to learn new techiniques

i also like to "GIFT" others

'specially for DECADE birthdays

so, a friend is turning 60

made him one of these

it was a FUN knit

i finished knitting it yesterday

today i sew up the waistband & put in the elastic

i will post a pic when i am done

right now - i need a nap

and i think i may turn the heat back on

?? TEST ??

Current KIP

fri & sat

Sat on the way to Denver

Fri in Denver

Fri - room with a view in Edmunton

test

Snowin' in denver on fri
#

Blog post - ?

diet & exercise

so, when i am on a plane, i snack & drink pop
after the kidney stone, i was told to drink water w/lemon juice in it
it curbs the appetite & keeps me from drinkin' pop
told some online friends - that i need to drop 50 pounds thru diet & exercise
blood pressure gets a bit high
blood sugar is a bit high
cholesterol is WAY high

so, i NEED to take care of myself

they are joining the quest to feel better

i know that IF i write down

what i consume / exercise i will cheat less

Fri - drank 2 quarts of lemon juice & water, 2 quarts of water .. in Chicago i ALMOST got a Chicago hotdog - haven't had one in 2 years .. waited till we got to Denver - snow delay meant we were gonna be LATE getting in - so, i got a burrito - used to eat the entire thing - only ate 1/3 of it .. on the plane i wanted something to drink, so i had a glass of OJ = got in too late to exercise

Sat - breakfast was eggs, w ham & cheese, 2 scones (yeah, i should have only had 1)
1 banana, some pineapple,1 cup of Tazo Zen, 2 glasses of OJ, 2 glasses of water - drank 1 quart of lemon juice and water, 1 glass of OJ, 1 quart of water = didn't execise in Edmunton or at home -> FORGOT .. i ate 4 graham crackers when i got hom

Sun - drank some water & some water with lemon juice = haven't exercised yet since i just got up about 20 mins ago -> ate 4 grahm crackers

Butch & Sundance

so, i like watching Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
what woman doesn't like to watch Newman & Redford

saw the prequel Butch and Sundance: The Early Days - wonder if i can find it on DVD
bought The Legend of Butch & Sundance

The Real Story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - looks interesting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

progress on the sleeves

Knit while wtching dvds

Pink Panther

Shot in the Dark

Return of the Pink Panther

Pink Panther Strikes Again

Pink Panther KnitAThon

so, i need to knit
too much goin' on
Kidney Stone is gone
C-PAP is almost working

so, i am gonna knit
have some Pink Panther DVD's to watch

the Pink Panther - 1963
a Shot in the Dark - 1964
Inspector Clouseau - 1968 (don't have this one - NOT Peter Sellers)
the Return of the Pink Panther - 1975
the Pink Panther Strikes Again - 1976
Revenge of the Pink Panther - 1978
Trail of the Pink Panther - 1982
Curse of the Pink Panther - 1983
Son of the Pink Panther - 1993

i don't have the re-make with Steve Martin
need to get them too

body of top

rainy day

heading to the NEW yarn store in Newnan

will take the sock i am working on for the shop

sit & knit for a while

give Ashley the first sock

sock

so i started a new sock

made a mistake

DUH

before 6:30 am

oh yeah

on imposed INVOLUNTARY decaffination

Earth Hour

Flip the Switch for Earth Hour on
Saturday, March 28, and turn off your lights from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. your local time.

Stitches South

if you are going to Stitches South in Atlanta
April 23 - 26
be sure to check out the TWO NEW Yarn stores

Two Sisters Knitting Nook
15 Greenville St
Newnan, GA 30263
http://www.2sistersknit.com/
e-mail is twosistersknitting@yahoo.com
it's on the corner of Spring & Greenville

the other shop is closer to me

Sugarfoot Yarns

http://www.sugarfootyarns.com/

770-487-9001

100 N. Peachtree Parkway & Highway 54

Peachtree City, GA 30215

e-mail @ cheryl@sugarfootyarns.com

blog @ http://www.sugarfootyarns.com/blog.html

gettin' there

almost ready for the toe

it's funny how the sock does NOT look like the skein

it's Noro Silk Garden sock yarn

color is S87

2 1/2 needles

yeah, MY pattern

knit to be a shop model for 2 sisters

it's a NEW yarn shop opening on Sat Mar 28th

in Newnan Ga

a few rows done on the back

hard to stay motivated to knit today

HHHMMMMMM
what's up with that??

got 4 rows done on the back

thinkin' the sweater will be too tite

oh well .. make a hanger & stick it on the wall

as ART!!

progress before i went to bed

the sweater is knit in one piece

i sewed the sides together to see where i was at

i just started the neck shaping in the back of the sweater

i LOVE it

the goal is to make the sweater & pants & a sock

and have Raisin knitting the 2nd sock

then do the same for Eve

altho, Eve's sweater will probably be knit

bottom up - or top down

have mommy - daughter in co-ordinating outfits

so friends are giving me grief

i have naked babies all over the place

so since i want to knit SOMETHING

i decided to knit a sweater for one

of the babies

THEORETICALLY

Raisin should be the easiest since she is the smallest

Regia Color 4 yarn
size 0 circs

Pattern is Sleeve to Sleeve Sweater #12-Sw

http://www.spindling.com/

the pattern has you change colors & patterns

yeah right

too many knots

NOT!!

too many knots

DOLLS

Saffire needs pants
Angel needs boots

Amber needs a skirt & shoes

these need assembling

yup - more assembly needed

and there are MORE all over the house

i am afraid to count them

TA DA!

a pair of MATCHING sox

starting a NEW pair of SOX

Started 3-11-09
Yarn = Regia Color

Color = 5172
Needles = 2 1/2

Pattern = MINE

DONE!!

finished the sox FINALLY

yarn = Froelich Maxi RIngel

Color = 7703

needles = 2 1/2

started 3-4-09

finished 3-11-09

pattern = MINE!!

out of sync

the colors of the sox are shifting

they are no longer gonna be matching sox
however, i WILL persevere thru the
boring foot
this is the point i usually created another
UFO & cast on something new
HOWEVER, i will finish this pair
they may be gifted .. they may end up on MY feet

started NEW SOX

yarn = Froehlich Wolle Maxi Ringel

color = 7703

needles = 2 1/2

pattern is MINE

started 3-4-09

decided to TRY for matching sox

FINISHED!!!

finished the sox for Pam
yipee skippeee

pattern = MINE
yarn = Schoeller+Stahl Fortissima Colori 1000
color = 429
needles = 2 1/2
started = 11-27-08
finished = 3-4-09

SNOW in PTC

between 11 am & 2 PM
it's still falling - the flakes are smaller
and the thunder stopped

but that IS march
in like a Lion & out like a Lamb

DONE!!!

will take a better pic tomoro

gotta catch some zzzzzzzzzzz

so

the sweater is almost done
just have to knit a while, then try it on for length

posted the Jan '09 pattern to whenever FINALLY!!
hid the pattern from myself
:(

gotta start working on the April '09 pattern
will need a test knitter

reading "Knitting the Threads of Time"
good book .. info & personal experience
there is history in it as well - VERY enjoyable read
a passenger recomended it - college girlfriend

out of cake, ice cream & cookies
laundry is done & i am packed mostly

gonna finish the sweater & maybe bake cookies
nuking leftovers or dinner
if i have time, i will make oatmeal applesauce cookies

ho-hum
another day in paradise

LIFE

the endless circle
got sick, root canals, dr visits
finally feeling human again
more dr visits
started knitting
having trouble with patterns & gauge
was gonna knit a no-brainer
but WHAT to knit
too many wips

bid to fly w/PAM

we will be doing overnites

which means packing & toting a rollerboard

and needing knitting

so ..

again the dilemma

what to knit

it's 67 degrees outside

hard to think of knitting a sweater now

or a felted hat

or ANY manner of outerwear

i watch people on the golf cart path

passing by the living room window

but i lack the enthusiasm to go out

i NEED to get motivated

and move

Spring is only weeks away in Ga

i have already seen daffodils blooming

trying to sort thru the stuff in the house

it needs to be done

i need to have my life more organized

bad sweater

neck rolls

did a new swatch

it's too the frog pond i go

got another pattern to try

da scarf

another from Penny

update

yesterday i had my 2nd root canal
sinus infection seems to be getting worse
dr gave me another antibiotic
think that it's #6 in 2 months

throat is sore
coughing
feel ike i got hit by a truck

headin to bed soon
noe much knitting thses days

TWO ordeals

as a Flight Attendant

i have time to kill in airports

so i went to Sprint & got an aircard

SUPPOSED to give me internet access

ANYWHERE

well, it doesn't work often

in Sept i called & FINALLY got someone

to agree to cancel the account

then she said, you should try a new card

AT NO TIME did she tell me it would start a new contract

i have JUST gotten off the phone with someone else

it took THREE MONTHS to cancel the stupid thing

cost me $150 - but it's cheaper than running out the

oh by the way

SPRINT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!

as far as they are concerned

there is no such thing as customer service

in Nov

went to the DDS

yeah, it's been a year or 2

had to get 2 crowns

2 appt - 2 1/2 hour each

well

first crown became a FIVE HOUR ROOT CANAL

2nd crown has bothered me from the beginning

lost the temp on the left on fri

day after Thanksgiving

so, no crown for 4 days

today i go in to get the permanent

and it doesn't fit

so, 2 more weeks of eating

pudding, jello, scrambled eggs, tuna casserole

quiche

i am CRANKY!!

Fall in GA

colors are SPECTACULAR

Jack-O-Lantern

What Your Jack-o-Lantern Says

You tend to be a bit of a grouchy person. The scrooge of Halloween. And while you may complain about it, you would miss Halloween if it didn't come around. This Halloween you should embrace your inner grump - be a warlock or a witch. The candy you should give out: sour patch kids

http://www.blogthings.com/thejackolanternquiz/">The Jack-o-Lantern Quiz

cotton yarn

So, i bought Sugar'n Cream Super Size (4oz)
4 skeins of Cornflower & 3 skeins of Yellow
to make the Garterlac Bathrug
# 15 needles & triple stranded
with the leftovers
i made a Kleenex Box Cover
improvised from the Garterlac Dishcloth
want to make another rug
so will buy 2 more skeins of Cornflower
and 3 more skeins of Yellow
to make towels i will use
SunKissed Sugar'n Cream in Super size - need a 2nd skein
want to buy SS S'n C in
Swimming Pool
Summer Splash
Key Lime Pie
Faded Denim

in 2.5 solid & 2 ombre

i am using Cool Breeze - need 2 more skeins

other colors that would work

sunshine

light blue

sunny sky

denim

shaded denim

daisy ombre

shades of green

in stripes

country stripes

tie dye stripes

lime stripes

in twists

denim twists

green twists

country twists

Peaches & Creme

has more colors available

both solid & ombre

they all come in 1 pound cones

the double worsted

also comes in cones & same colors

the sport weight & baby weight & third weight

comes in fewer colors

while i was @ Hobby Lobby

i found some "I LOVE THIS COTTON"

it has some colors that will go with

the bathroom in worsted 3 oz /180 yds

& sport

there is also Sinfonia - a sport

3.5 oz / 218 yds

there is Bernat Cotton Tots

and Handicrafter Cotton

who has similar colors AND names to S'nC

Handicrafter large skeins

Stripes & Twists & Organic Cotton

Patons has Grace

a sport weight cotton

1 skein

48 st x 5 tiers

Will need 4 skeins to get the size I want

so, will have to buy 2 more

right now it's 16" x 5"

finish one, stat another

using leftovers from the rug & Garterlac pattern
I improvised a Kleenex Box Cover
using same pattern and

Cool Breeze Ombre - Sugar'n Cream

i cast on 48 stitches to make a hand towel

ALMOST done

now to get the math for the top figured out

30 years ago .. TODAY!!

i started at the post office

in FOUR & 1/2 years, (July 23, 2012)

i would have been eligible to retire = 60% of salary
but, since i bucked the system & retired Halloween 2003,

i ONLY get 42% to not go to work at the Post Office
today is a MAJOR GOOF OFF DAY!!!!

still in my jammies & it's almost 2 pm

busy day

last nite i baked 3 dozen Snickerdoodles

today, i baked three dozen more then i baked a Coca Cola Fudge cake

while it was in the oven

i finished the bathroom rug

sweet tea

so i have been making sweet tea
i use 6 falimily size tea bags
and 1 cup domino sugar

several people have told me to try

cane or organic sugar

so i tried Florida Crystals

Demerara Cane Sugar

it's brown

used 3/4 cup

it's not as sweet

next time will use 1 cup

starting the bathroom,

this is what the bathroom looked like

kinda sterile once stuff gets put away

a new shower curtain & trashcan
and a plant
yarn for the rug & towels
some progress on the rug

update

so, i have had this gowth thing on my scalp
had it in Fort Wayne prior to 2001
anyway, it comes & goes
last time it happened i was told to
stop dyeing the hair
so when i noticed them again
i stopped dyeing the hair
as the hair grew out i had ROOT ISSUES
so, the hair kept getting cut
it's why the hair got SHORT
the gowths make the scalp ITCHY

so,

on tue i went to see the dermatologist

the technical name is

Sebborihic Keratoses

one on the scalp had

to be removed

the others of which

there are numerous

several on the scalp,

a few on the face & chest

were left alone to see IF

they get better with treatment

also had a mole cut off my chest

so anyways ..

the one on the scalp HURTS

the mole is covered with a

band-aid & that itches

but where the one was in the scalp

i now have a big bald spot

we are hopin' the hair comes back

for the scalp i am using

Neutrogena Triple Moisture

shampoo & conditioner

did't use them when i overnited

in New Orleans thu nite &

my scalp got ITCHY

was told to use antibacterial Cetophil soap

to correct the follicular problems

acne type of breakouts

and CeraVe lotion for the

itchyness on my legs & body

i quit doing overnites because it could be the

different water sources that are causing

some of the problems

i was feeling better after one day of switch

in hygeinc products

so, one problem down

hopin' another doesn't spring up

in it's place

gonna get off to knit

makin' progress on the bathroom rug

gotta thro the clothes in the dryer

oh yeah

FALL has come to Ga

i LOVE fall

leaves are changing

it was 47 yesterday in Indy

& 74 in Atlanta