Package sent to Debbie.

Amigurumi kitties sent to Margaret

More ami's sent to Margaret

More sent to Margaret.

Duck & Monkey

Monkey done, took a couple of hours total time.........not even that. he came out fast and cute.

I made this duck last night for Margaret, now I am needing to do a monkey and one more dog.....I tell you my hands are so cramped up, and this duck came out cute, but the pattern was struggle to read at times.........it was not written out in traditional instructions.

My week

Debbie made this Seal for me for a Christmas Ami swap we were partners for........how cute is that?? The boys are fighting over it!!! She also sent me a skein of PINK yarn, cards, and a chocolate peanuts!! YUMMY!!!

I have been so tired lately............I wanted a slow weekend, but my Friday and Saturday were both full of errands and visiting..........I got to relax most of today though. Austin went to a Football game yesterday and saw the Jayhawks play the Texas Longhorns............Jayhawks lost :( but he had fun watching. Good thing he was bundled up as it was really cold yesterday.

Aiden and spent the day together, we visited with some friends, and then had lunch together............Austin had a birthday party to go to today, so he was gone again. LOL Aiden and enjoyed our time together. I tell you that boy is really fighting sleep at night........he gets all wild..............LOL I am going to try to calm everyone down by a certain time and see if that helps...........HAH I know I am probably fooling myself.

Anyway tonight went well, but I realized early enough I think that I almost let myself walk back into a very stressfull mess, and thankfully I caught on and am going to stop myself...........I took the drs very serious when they said to try to avoid stress.................which being a mom means I will never have a stress free day...........but I can certainly do my best to avoid situations I know are more stressful than others. I just wish some people could let go of the "blame" game.........we all need to start taking responsibility for our own actions........and move on.

Anyway I did manage to finish some Christmas amigurumis I had started the other day.............can't post a picture yet........I will post a picture when my swap partner gets the package.

Night.

It's Hump day?

I did this puppy, and actually margaret and I decided the first one I did from another pattern was coming out too big compared to the others I am doing. I went down two hook sizes and I crochet tightly....but the first puppy was just too "fat" so we went with this one, that is originally a pug, but I combined some of the other pattern with this one........

Here he is sitting down.......

and this is the project I started on earlier tonight......While we were watching Indiana jones. Know what it is? Some of it is for Debbie.........I bet she can't guess.

Aiden woke up sick this morning, we were snuggling on the couch watching cartoons, and he all of a sudden lost color and especially his lips.........and I knew he didn't feel good, and just then he threw up.........so we got cleaned up and he felt better, but I knew he was just saying that, he went and sat in the living room, playing with the Leap frog toy he got in the mail from his dad...........but he was just so limp at times...........and laying down and not having energy..........he got sick again.........so off to clean him up again.......and I left him here with mama and went to Wal-Mart to get him some Gator Aide to drink and chips for lunch to go with the soup...........just plain chips to help his tummy.........I also got some carpet cleaner to spray if he got sick agian............I got home and he was asleep on the floor, he was asleep for a couple of hours, and seems to be doing much better now......he is very warm, so I think he might be running a temp............but other than that and not really eating too much, which is ok......he is fine, playing and talking up a storm! LOL

Anyway I am feeling ok, my head has been hurting on and off but nothing too bad, but tonight its hurting a bit more..........just started to hurt...........hopefully it will stop........My scalp is ITCHING!!!!!............OMG its so bad, it feels like I will go crazy.........I don't itch, but I sure try everything to "itch" I rub my forehead in hopes that it will "reach" the itch!!! LOL I know pretty silly, but man it itches bad................DID I MENTION IT ITCHES!!!??? LOL

Ok enough of my whine.......I am off to finish my "Christmas" project.........

It was Cloudy and Cold Today

Well I never got to crochet yet today............I wanted to catch up online..........and I did, then spent some time with Aiden, I had a good day today in that I didn't have any major pains......just here and there and nothing serious...........I even felt good enough to sweep up which always kills my back......but I got the living room and dining room cleaned up and vacuumed/swept.........we had leaves all over the living room and dining room floors...........they are everywhere outside. LOL

I made pancakes for breakfast, at Aiden's request.............pancakes and bacon......he ate very good.............Austin had to go out and buy a birthday present for a friends party on Sunday, so he did that and went to have lunch as well........so I made chicken noodle soup for Aiden, my mom, and myself.........just the Campbells soup..........well Aiden went to town with it............he kept eating it going, "mmmm....very very good" he must have said that 3 times.............we had spaghetti for dinner and he does not eat that, so I said I would make him some eggs, and he wanted noodle soup again, so he got some more with some toast. LOL

Austin is off to school tomorrow.............he will have a short week, but has been so good yesterday and today.......he knows I am not feeling well and get very tired, and that will usually make him get up and help out without me or anyone else asking him too. I am proud of him. Anyway.........I am going to get off of here and crochet.........going to finish the puppy for Margaret...........I am sure she will be happy!

Tomorrow will be saved for some Christmas projects............I also have a Christmas Ami swap to work on as well........I know I had said I would not join in any swaps until next year, but darn it, it was just too tempting...........I am always wanting Holiday decorations.

Anyway Good night for now.............I will try to stay up to date on this blog.

My Update

Well its been one of those weeks! Two Saturday ago's Austin had a soccer game, and there was a parent there who could not keep his mouth shut, he yelled at players, said how stupid the play was, or saying things about the kids...........several parents complained and I found out that the game before this that was played at a different field, he was doing the same thing, and there was a physical confrontation........so I wondered why this same jerk was at the game this past Saturday..........it was the last game of the season, and he was there yelling up a storm, really nasty to his son, and his wife jumped in and started yelling too........they kept telling the ref how stupid a call was he made.........ref told them to take a chill pill and stop yelling..........well after the game........they started yelling at the ref, in front of all the kids............the wife cussed and was told to leave, they just would not stop.................I wonder why nothing is being done.........parents are making written complaints and still he was there............its outrageous.........I feel really sad for his son..........who plays well and seems like a good kid.

Austin and Aiden both had check ups last week with their doctor.......Aiden was very upset he seems to get a shot every time he goes to the dr...........and this time was a flu shot...........anyway I got him to calm down and told him he could go home once the dr looked at him.......which he did very very well, he let the dr look at him, and listen to his chest and back, and both boys got a very good check up........healthy.........Aiden is about 30 pounds now............anyway next came the flu shot, which the dr and I both said we wanted them to have............but lucky for us, they now give it to them in a nasal mist............woohoooo.............Aiden didn't cry and was very happy to go home...........he was like, "mommy I was good boy, so now we get to go home" LOL how cute.

It rained all day today..............its getting colder out..........but I heard that some parts of our state got snow...............I wish we had gotten some.............would be nice to have snow on Thanksiving........we did get our turkey the other day...........

I have had a "welt" mark on my scalp for a couple of weeks now..........which has gotten more painful over the days...........at first I assumed a sunburn,I didn't even look.........but finally it hurt too much and I checked it out.............well it was huge welt mark................then I started getting pain in my right ear............a lump behind my ear...............figured maybe I was coming down with an ear infection or something, but then I started getting more "welt" like marks that looked like blisters...........headaches and pain on my right side were really hurting. So this morning, the pain was really bad, so off to the ER I went...........found out I have Shingles..........oh great!!! of all the places to get it is on my face/head.............so far only one major one above my eyelid, which hopefully will not get into my eye........since its healing and I have had no pain in my eye itself, he thinks its ok...........but if I get anymore near my eye or nose, I am to come in right away, and get checked by an eye doctor......apparently this can cause temp/permanent blindness and deafness............so far the pain in my ear and the bumps are just that........bumps, under the skin............no visible marks on the surface.............I am just glad I know what it is, and hopefully the 4 prescriptions they gave me will help..........to keep it from getting worse.........he did say the pain will get worse, and one of the medicines will hopefully prevent me from getting Postheraputic neuralgia......which is very painful, so I am hoping that won't happen............he did say its normal to have pain after the sores have healed for 3-5 weeks, so I don't have to panic........LOL I was before, since I had no flu or cold, so to have this pain in my head and ear, and then the sores, made me really freak out a bit........I also was worried about the boys too........neither have had Chicken pox, but its rare that I will give it to them. I was very happy about that.......

I have been working on crochet kitties and now a puppy for Margaret, who wanted me to do 3 kitties, 2 puppies, a giraffe, a monkey and a duck.............working on puppy now.........

Well that rain is really coming down hard outside now............the wind picked up and its thundering............so no satelitte, LOL oh well, I will put a movie in for the boys........nope, tv just came on........not sure for how long.........but its pouring now...............

Anyway that is my update.........Austin is out of school today and tomorrow, so he is enjoying the time off from school.............

Halloween is Over

This was a cute decoration we saw......I think I will do something like this next year.

Here are my boys.......AJ is Captain Rex..........looks like a clone/storm trooper to me. LOL Aiden........well you can see here he was Thomas the tank.........he ended up falling asleep half way into trick or treating........but we got candy for him.......we actually just put the candy all together, made it easy. IF Aiden had his way he would just have it all.......LOL We had a lot of fun, and ended up going to Cis Cis for pizza which was disappointing............their salad bar was half covered, you could not get to the good stuff, they only alreade made salad in a bowl with dressing............so........so much for letting us CHOOSE what we want to eat!! Other than that it was a nice night. I came home and took down the halloween decorations and put up the Thanksgiving stuff. LOL Wasted no time.

Made cookies last week and Aiden loved doing the stirring and he also loved helping to eat the cookie dough. LOL

My little stirrer.

Aiden in his tent!

Its already getting dark outside...............I like this time of year.

Crochet update

I finally finished my Pilgrim Bottle toppers today......I had the boy done last week, and the girl the other day, but batteries went dead in camera.......they are cute, and will look really cute next to all the other Thanksgiving decorations.

My partner Debbie received these already, so I can post the picture, the turkey was for a thanksgiving Amigurumi swap, and the snowman towel holder was for a snowman swap. She loved them, and they did come out cute, although I hated the snowman at first, but once he came together he looked cute.

I tested this square for Donna on Crochetville, She designs really awesome squares and I have tested for her in the past. I loved how this came out and its really easy and fast, you can stop at a certain point for a 7" square, or keep on with the pattern for a 12" square. This is the 12" version. I will post the picture of the 7" version later. I forgot to add that here.

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