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April 2nd

Had a little break from school, finished a couple things.

November 2009

My goodness, the year is almost over. How the heck did that happen? Well, here is some of my latest knitting. I'm in school now. Accounting. Worker's Retraining pays for my first quarter. WIA pays for my 2nd, 3rd, & 4th.........& then I'll take donations for my last 2 quarters!! I will be doing "research" in how to get a scholarship. We shall see. Meanwhile, have a Merry Christmas, as I have this feeling I won't be posting again this year.

I Got Fired!...and other tales.........

Hi Gang!

I have this hidden counter on my blog & I haven't checked it in a few months. I figure no one even looks at this dumb blog anymore!! But I see that you are all still popping in from time to time. It tells me how many new visitors I have & how many "repeat" visitors I have. So thanks for not giving up on me!!!!!!!!

Yes, it's true.........I got fired from work today. It's been crazy for the last 6 months. New boss, very crazy guy. VERY. He stressed me out so much that my back went out on me. I was out a week, then worked part time for 4 hours, increasing 1 hour per week until I was back up to some 11 hour days even!! I couldn't quit, because there are no jobs & I need unemployment. My boss gave me a "warning" a month ago. LONG story, you won't get it here! But the short story is that I'm thrilled I'm gone now, I will get unemployment & even go & knit again. I do have to be careful about my back, as sitting is very difficult. Between that & the work stress, I haven't been knitting or blogging.

I'm also hoping to get back in some Bible studies & go to the gym again.

A friend of mine gave me her old camera that supposedly takes great digital pictures. As you know I suck with all the pictures I've taken for this blog!! It's been sitting around for about 6 weeks. I will finally have time to sit down & figure it out soon! Still not a priority for me yet though.

Thanks for popping in still. I can't believe you haven't left me!!

Oh.......one more thing........I scrolled down & went to my older posts & saw that pie I made last year (actually I made 2!) & I'm thinking blackberries will be ready for picking in about 3 weeks..........but I still have some in the freezer from last year.............I'm hungry, wish I could have a piece now! I'm a very good cook, you know............. :)

Bad Pictures

Yeah, I know.........I haven't been on the BLOG lately. It is not a priority, can you tell??
So here are some things I have been working on. As usual, bad pictures.

Have a Merry Christmas!!

Yes, I have been knitting. I did finish the socks for my friend, not an amputee, she was very happy & understands clearly how many stitches go into knitting socks, but don't ask me to make you socks, I won't do it!! But Sockergirl will..........for a price........unless you are her #1 fan, then there are exceptions. No picture of that second sock though, it's gone now.

I also finished the fingerless gloves to match my hat & scarf from my previous blog entry.
I made a scarf for another friend. She gave me some novelty yarn a couple months ago. She's not a blog fan, so I can say I didn't like the yarn at all..........but I knew she did........so I made her a scarf & gave away the leftover yarn. Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.......don't tell her. No picture of the scarf. I don't like it. But I KNOW that she will & that's what counts. It's wrapped & sitting in a bag upstairs.





I made a baby hat & booties for my friend who just had a baby girl. I really wanted to make a sweater too........but there are SO MANY things I want to make, I stopped here.






I've been working on a cotton chenille blanket for months & am currently back at it. Simple garter stitch pattern. It's kind of weird, but I will keep going on it & finish it up anyway.
I did start another pair of socks, but they are just sitting, now that I went back to my blanket.


We've had quite a week of snow here. I took the day off work on Friday, & just may have to again on Monday. The guilt trip from all the Type A workaholics..............yuk. I hate that. Though I don't like the snow, Lacey sure does!! Later today when the kids are out, Lacey & I will join them. Lacey has already started without them though!

Still Knitting, but NOT Blogging....

Who has time to blog?? At least riding the bus gives me time to knit now.
Here is one sock I finished. I need to finish the next one before Christmas. I have a special friend that I intend to give these to.






One of our vendors at work had a baby boy & I promised to make a hat & booties. Here they are. They will go in the mail today.














And for me........I made a hat & a scarf. I started making fingerless gloves to match.

You Can Believe Me Now!

Here are BOTH socks!!







I got a STEAL today!! A 100% hand knit wool sweater from Jo Sharp for $10 at a yarn shop that is closing. But actually is wasn't $10. Everything was 40% off, even that!! I got it for $6!!! Can you tell how nice it is??















And these are the socks that I just started:

Please Believe Me!

I just now finished my other sock!! 2 weeks & 1 day!! Not bad considering the first one was on the needles for a year!! I'm too lazy to take a picture. They fit & everything!! Now I think I will go wind some yarn & start another pair!!

That Sock I Started a Year Ago....

Yeah, here it is........now I've got to start the other one!!

I asked a good friend the other day if she had checked out my blog. She said, "Like I really care about your knitting??" Gee, thanks! I'm sure glad YOU don't feel that way! And I care about YOUR knitting too!! I didn't bother telling her that I had a pie on this. I'm not going to give her a piece of pie, that's for sure!!

Pie!

Do you see that piece of pie that is "missing"?? It isn't really missing, it's yours, actually. Why don't you come over for pie & ice cream?? You bring the ice cream, cuz I made the pie!! I picked the blackberries & Sockergirl's Mom picked the blueberries.

The Auction!!

Everything sold! In fact, who bought my recycled silk net market bag??? My company's CEO!! How about that!! $25

Someone bought my felted bag. $30

Someone bought my knitting lessons too!! Check this out................$45!!!

So that means in someway I was able to contribute $100 to the auction. Pretty cool, eh??

Been Knitting on the Bus

I finished my felted bag. It is in the auction as of yesterday with the other market bag & my knitting lessons. I didn't see any bids on any of my stuff. I'll let you know next week.

I had tried knitting on the bus when I first was going downtown & it wasn't really working for me, so I was reading. But I have been trying again & it seems to be working better. Doing that enabled me to finish this in time for the auction.

Oh.......and I did my deck on Monday. Aren't you proud of me?? So now I don't have to mention that for another 2 years.................

I'm Still Here & Even Knitting!

Howdy!!

So what is new?? I'm a "working fool". I just heard that phrase from a good friend today & figured that's the same club I'm in. It sure leaves no time for blogging. But, it doesn't seem that any of you missed me. I think my fan base is shrinking!! HA!!

Let's see.........ok, first let me show you one of the sachets that I made. I didn't take a picture of both of them & they are gone now.














My good ole' pooch got attacked in the off leash dog park a couple of months ago. Her bite wound got infected, so I had to take her in to emergency. She had to have light surgery to drain her abcess. This is what she looked like when we came home. This is so she wouldn't scratch her incision where the stitches were. She's fine now though. Guess who won't be going back to the dog park?? It's a shame, we had so much fun there.

I haven't touched the tank top that I mentioned last time I blogged. I guess I'll be late on that one. No picture yet.

We are having a charity auction at work next Friday. I'm going to donate my recycled silk market bag. I'm also going to auction a 2 hour knitting lesson. You think I'll have any takers?? And I also will auction a felted tote bag. I'm almost done, but here is what it looked like a couple days ago.

It looks way better today.

Hopefully I will take the "after" pictures.

Do you remember last year I said that I was going to stain my deck?? Well, I never did. I'm saying that right now too. But, it's raining. I am taking Monday off work. Maybe I'll do it on Monday?? Maybe I'll get back to my tank top?? Or the other socks that have been on needles for a year??

Please don't give up on me. Please keep visiting me.

More Than a Year!

Time flies..........it's been just over a year since I started my blog. I can't believe it. I'm going to be 85 really soon then! My Dad is 86. He'll probably stop aging & wait for me to catch up with him!

My company moved to downtown Seattle at the beginning of May. I'm taking the bus to work. They are supplementing most of the fare. It is sooooooooo easy & sooooooooo quick. Perfect timing too with the gas prices going up so high. The last time I bought gas was the first week in May. I still have 1/2 a tank left! Wouldn't that be amazing if I only need to buy gas once every 2 months? We shall see. It is so much fun being downtown. I love it.

I should tell you the goat story. On Monday, when I got off the bus, I could've sworn that I heard some goats. Then I thought, "Ok, I'm tired. There aren't any goats in the Park & Ride. It must be a baby crying." I didn't even turn my head, because I thought I was losing my mind. Then when I turned the corner around the block, I saw my neighbor walking her dog & she said, "Did you see the goats?". "WHAT!!.......I really was hearing goats??". Turns out that they put 250 goats in the ivy at the Park & Ride & a temporary electric fence to keep them in. They say that is cheaper than hiring landscapers to do the trimming!! They were there for 3 days. Gone tonight when I came home. I miss them already. Lacey was having fun trying to get to them, but I had to keep her tight on her leash.

I have been knitting a tank top.......I plan on finishing it before Fall too! :) Also I'm knitting another pair of socks I started a year ago. I made a beaded sachet for a sweet gal at work, it was her birthday. And I will make another one for another gal at work, her birthday is next week. I haven't started yet. Will I finish on time? I will let you know.

What have you been up to?