It Snowed!

Well I am looking forward to more snow..........we actually had snow falling today........I woke up this morning not feeling well, just felt really tired.............I laid on the couch for about an hour, and decided nothing was getting done............and we had only rain outside.........and very cold temps. So I cleaned up the house a bit, worked on some crochet while waiting for AJ to come home, he had an appt for his flu vaccine........so off we went and it was raining when we left, but half way to the dr it was snowing hard.........of course it was too wet to show up on the ground, but it sure looked pretty falling........we then went to Wal-mart to pick up a few things and the wind picked up and at times it looked like a blizzard. I just wish it would snow more and actually show up on the ground.........oh well..........no more rain after tonight and the sun will show itself sometime tomorrow. I will survive without my snow. I have to. :(

I had two gingerbread crochet patterns, I want to do two for the boys..........So I let AJ pick from the two patterns I had, and got started on that, but laid down earlier tonight to watch tv and let the pain pills kick in.........shortly after taking off for the drs, my knees started to ache, then burn, then hurt something awful, by the time we got home, I was ready to cry, and then my back decided to join the "pain club" LOL........so I tried the heating pad on my back while laying down and that and the pills worked!! So I am off the computer now to work more on the gingerbread boy.

It's Raining Reindeers?

I did this reindeer tonight.........the mouth is kinda creepy looking to me......LOL could be the lighting, or something.

I also tested this pattern for Carrie at the Ville, he came out cute, and the antlers on the first reindeer were actually the corrected version..........so the antlers here at not the same as the pattern, or actually she reworded the pattern instructions and of course that came out alot easier.

Weekend went ok, my neighbor let her 12 year old daughter get a hicky from her bf.........now by Let her, I mean, she let her have her bf over at the house with no supervision.........then took both of them to a bar!! Call me old fashioned, but I think that is just wrong!!! First off, 12 is too young, second, it's just wrong to take them a bar to hang out........anyway.............the father got upset at first then told his 12 year old daughter that at least the bf could have done it right, by making it more "purplish" OMG???!! Am I just missing something????

Its been one busy and fast week........I can't believe how fast this month is...........going into the 3rd week already!! Both boys had dr appts this week, Aiden on Tuesday, I told him a check up only and made the mistake of telling him no shots.........well his exam went well, but he needed 4 shots, he was ok up until she finally poked him, but he cried for only a few minutes, he stopped when I started!! LOL I know silly at this stage of motherhood, but I think I felt more bad about telling him there was going to be no shots. Aiden weighs 34 pounds and is 39" tall. Anyway they set up us the next day to have a flu vaccine for him..........then Wednesday was AJ's turn, his was fine too, I need to get him more supportive shoes...........he has been having knee and back issues............I also need to get him to lose some weight, he has gained so much since last year. he is by no means fat, but he has gained. I want to stop it before he gains more. His problem is snacking, he will try to snack off of others plates. Anyway he needs to get flu shot too, so I need to remember to call the dr tomorrow and hopefully get him in tomorrow after school. I also had to run to the store both days of the appts, so by the time I get home it's dark already and I have to clean up and get dinner started, and I hate getting dinner ready so late. So far my phone is working ok...............but I haven't really talked much on it since the other day, so not sure if the hearing issue was resolved, I sure hope so, this phone is only about 5 months old.

Today was good, my dad got the washer to work, he called the company, who said a bad pump code can also mean the washer hoses and screens could be clogged, so he took it apart Wednesday and sure enough he found gunk in there, looked like what could have been a washcloth, a sock.......fuzzy crap.............and a Purex sheet............the company said that can happen in any washer.........because the repair man awhile back said those new 3in1 purex sheets are a waste as they get into the motor and ruin the washer......but we only found one, and I have been using them for awhile now......since they came out and finding only one is pretty good. A washcloth and a sock got through too. Anyway I am so glad to have my washer back, been doing bedding all day today...........and so far no errors with the machine. Woohooo!! LOL I hate going to the laundry mat.........I went the other night and did 3 loads and it came to about 18 dollars.......that adds up fast!! We have a lot of laundry. LOL I make AJ change out of his uniform when he gets home from school, so with that and 5 of us.......that sure adds up!!!

I am going to try to take a couple of days off from crocheting.........but I doubt I will last that long!!

I have been working on a Christmas lapghan..............finally got the last strip done today...........I had been super busy this week, and wanted to get it done, my hands are swollen and cramped up.....but I was sooooo happy when that last row went on, and I weaved in so many ends, then added a DC border, will add two more borders in red and white I think, but anyway, I laid it out flat to make sure I got all the ends weaved and cut..........when I realized that last strip was sewn on upside down!!!!!!!! OMG!! I can't believe I did that............I will have a lot of trouble fixing it as the border is already on............now I am debating on sending it or not..............I can't get past the mistake.............it's pretty, but man that was just awful seeing that

WooHoo Update

Can you spot the 3 heads? LOL that is upper from left, Chris, AJ and Aiden below.......we had them rake the leaves Sunday afternoon and of course they played in the huge pile!! They had a lot of fun, and it was nice weather for this too.........today is another nice and warm day to rake what has fallen since last week. They got the back yard done this past week too.

This was on Halloween night, Chris went as an escaped convict, Aj went as Thesora, from kingdom hearts.....I THINK........I have been getting it wrong. LOL of course there is my little Luigi!! They all had fun going out, I stayed home taking Halloween stuff down and putting up the Thanksgiving stuff

Another shot of them outside getting ready to leave.

I have been in a crochet funk.....not really wanting to crochet.......but I need to get busy as I have some things that need to get done and mailed..this Christmas afghan has two more rows then it will be done.

This is from Dishcloth Diaries, this is October's Pretty in Pink.......I did mine in light blue though, It came out really pretty.

I am going to enjoy this weekend, the weather is suppose to be nice both day, and today is very warm......so I want to get more leaves out front raked up. AJ is out with a friend, so it's just Aiden and me......I am hoping to get some crochet done and cleaning too, mainly dusting. I did have to fix the DVD shelf, I got the first season of NCIS, Season's 1&2 of Stargate Atlantis, and the first 3 seasons of Criminal Minds.

Hello!!

I was lucky enough to test another pattern for Allisha. This was for a snowman and snowball cowboy. They came out cute, and I wanted to add arms to the snowman and a few other things, but I am in a crochet slump.....I have not worked on crochet for almost a week. Allisha offered a a second hat pattern for the snowman........a sleeping cap........click her name above to be taken to her blog and from there, find out more info on her patterns.

I started this Christmas scene a few weeks back, and so far the tree is all I have done.....it will be a snow scene with a snowman..........

WE had this adorable Boxer puppy for all of one day........not even that, a night..........We named her Buttercup, she is cute and was super sweet to the whole family, she was a lap dog and followed you everywhere, she did not want to be alone..........I heard a few stories on why the original owner got her back from the first buyer.........but that is not really the issue of why we don't have her anymore.......I am allergic to dogs and cats......really any animal with fur............I knew I my allergy attacks could get bad..........but man was this the worst............ok maybe not the worst, but it sure felt that way........I had swollen, itchy eyes, that watered big time......and that is not the worse....my eyes got so swollen, I could barely see out of them, I looked really weird!!! anyway, my throat closed up..........I got huge welts all over, and my skin turned bright red............I was bringing up blood I itched so bad..........I am taking allergy medicine, but I have always had issues with them working.....at times, I was on two different kinds, with a nasal spray, and eye drops, and cream for the welts and rash..............anyway.......I end up in ER and didn't get any sleep.......maybe 30 minutes before AJ called from school because he forgot the car he made for his science class..........so my father brought that up to him, and them about a couple of hours after that, I was still awake, and miserable, and the school nurse called saying AJ was having bad stomach cramps.......so off to pick him up, I called the lady who I got the dog from, who wanted him back, she saw how awful and miserable I looked.........we miss Butter Cup already. I guess I will give up on getting a dog for now.........plus Aiden was scared and kept crying everytime the puppy tried to play with him.

Anyway since only getting 30 of sleep, I am going to go to bed early.........well after I read a bit of Twilight...........I was thinking I wanted to read this book slowly to enjoy it, but it's too good, and I just want to get through it, so I can start on the second book. I am huge Twilight fan........ok maybe not "HUGE" but I do love the movie and the books so far, and I have always loved Vampire stories..........not to mention the pictures of the Volturi vampires are hot!! LOL ok now its really time for me to head to bed. I am getting loopy.

Aiden's Birthday

my birthday boy and me.

I cheated and bought a cake.

He didn't care!! LOL

With this gifts....he had wrapped ones, but they were all in the back. Bags are so much easier. He had a lot of fun, and he really enjoyed family and friends here..........he loved the cake and ice cream, and the gifts....we took a video of him opening them.....no pictures on my part, since I was doing the video...but he would ask me to close my eyes when he opened each one, then bring it to me and say, "look what I got for me" LOL how cute.

BACK TO SCHOOL

Well above is the starting of my second Christmas project. I will take my time with this, and work on different Xmas projects, so I don't get bored.....this is the first two pieces of a Gingerbread House.......the front and back. I can't wait to see it done.

This bat was a CAL in my Amigurumi group......he came out really cute, and look at how "scary" he is on top of that haunted house!! LOL

Well it's back to school for AJ tomorrow. I will try to clean the living room, do the dusting and vacuuming......we are suppose to be getting rain Wednesday, so will get Aiden outside to play, maybe take him to the park.

Update with Pictures

Well here is my first Christmas decoration so far, she is too cute! I made her last week

I started these bats awhile ago, but needed to put the wings on them......I made 6 and hung them from my mantle

My handsome boys making chocolate cake this week

Aiden not a happy camper about being outside, this was at a garage sale down the street we walked to yesterday.......he is becoming a hermit not wanting to leave the house........he did play with toys yesterday too........so I was happy about that.

For the kids who might be reading this blog.....here is a picture of an old fashion board GAME.........not all game are electronic hand helds, or Wii remotes frantically moving through the air.........this was a game AJ and I started last week.....although he has not finished it with me yet.........

Heart Shaped

I made Pork Chops and baked potatoes for dinner tonight.....I got out potatoes and look at what I grabbed.......two heart shaped potatoes!!! how cute!!

I tested this pattern for Allisha, and I can't get to her site on Etsy, as Etsy is down, but will post her link here tomorrow..........This was an elf girl, and she is cute!!!

Hello!

I took the boys to Cow Town when Aiden's father was in town a couple of weeks ago.....and we took our neighbor, Kori along too.........this is them in the "Out house" none of them were very impressed........they could not imagine using this in the middle of the night or anytime they said. LOL Well I am certainly glad I didn't either.

My two favorite boys in the whole wide world!!!

in the old fashioned church.........these buildings were original...........and I am still always fascinated when I go there.

This is an ornament made by me, I in a crochet a long group, and I liked this one, I have not stiffened it yet.

This heart pattern gave me fits, I did not like it one bit..........but I managed to wing my way through the pattern.

I had 4 loads of laundry that I did today, and actually got it done considering I had company.......the boys and I went to a parade honoring Fireman, and I will post pictures tomorrow of that.....it was cold today, but we had a blasts with some friends, and then they came over to visit for awhile............

It's raining; it's pouring. The old man is snoring. He went to bed and bumped his head, And he wouldn't get up in the morning. LOL

woohoo I know someone famous!!! Luigi....I always knew he was real!!!! LOL ok ok, well the very handsome guy playing Luigi is famous in my eyes........and looking darn cute!!! this is his halloween costume, very cute, he wanted to be Luigi, and I found the costume at Wal Mart, for twenty bucks.......the moustache sticks to his face, so I didn't put that on.......my luck he won't wear it anyway.......but he is ready for halloween.........I want to stay home and pass out candy, never got to do that, and my knees just can't take all that walking.......man do they burn today, and my neighbors daughter who sees me as her "second" mom, was leaning on my knee and man did it hurt!!! The rain doesn't help........but I will take some ibuprofen, and collapse in bed soon..........I don't think all the running around at the park with Aiden the other day helped. LOL oh well I had fun. I felt like a kid again.........

This is a pattern I tested for Allisha, they are called Sweetie Ghosts......really cute huh? She has not posted the pattern yet, so will link up to that when she does........anyway I named them AJ and Aiden...........

Finished the second Dragonfly pillow today.....I mean yesterday.........or rather Wednesday......ok ok you know me, it's not the next day until I got to bed and wake up........so I am still in Thursday right now. LOL..........man it's cold out too...........40 degrees right now, but I am loving it, now for the snow...........I am soo ready for the snow.........and I have a few "new" neighbors around here, who don't believe that I wear my flip flops in the snow............well I do......and I really need to get back to Hawaii to find more of them............I wanted to buy a whole case, but they didn't have any.....so I settled for the two pairs they had left.........AJ broke my other pair wearing them with wet feet.......oh man I hate when someone else wears my flip flops..........they are only use to MY feet!!! LOL.............well I am tired.........but will finish watching some tv, and listen to some music, and then go into Dream land..........