It is good being a Nascar fan

Being a Nascar Fan is a good thing to be. It has many privelages. It allows females the chance to hang with some hot redneck boys. If you don't mind the fact that some of them may be missing some teeth you will have a great time.

You also get to have a huge "slumber party" for the weekend while cooking out and sampling some of the endless supply of beer.

You get a chance to bond with nature and sleep under the stars. So what if you have to share your space with some creepy crawlers and have to use the port-a-potties.

If the toothless redneck boys are not up your alley you can always drool over the hot Nascar drivers. Tony Stewart, Dale Jr, Jimmi

e Johnson. There is one driver that is guaranteed to rev up your engines....

Just got my Nascar Swap package from Ria aka Tonyfan4ever and wow I got lots of cool things in there. I got 3 skeins of Silky Malabrigo in my favorite color....Purple. One skein is Blackberry and the other two are Nocturnal.

I also got a really cool Tony Stewart hat. I love it but not too sure if my little model Priscilla does. Come on Prissie mommie has taught you which Nascar drivers are cute and Tony is. What can I say she's strictly a Dale Jr. fan.

Here's a picture of all the goodie Nascar itmes that I got from Ria. Love it, love it, love it. The only item that is missing from the picture is bar of dark chocolate. Um um um um the unhappy model ate it. (as I am whiping my face to get rid of the evidence.)

Are you ready for some football???

Go Panthers go Panthers go. Not sure where the Panthers are going with only 2 wins but it sure ain't somewhere nice!!! Guess they just started a new NFL team known as the Pee Wee League Team and only the select few teams that have won won less than 3 games can join.

My sister who is a huge Carolina Panther fan found out on my birthday that she was having a baby boy. Her husband picked out the name....Jacob and will call the baby "Jake" Even though my sister said that her husband chose the name, I really think that she had something to do with naming the baby. The Panthers quarterback is Jake Delhome so I think that she secretly wanted to have her own Jake. Of course she denies that she had anything to do with naming the baby after the quarterback of her favorite NFL oh sorry Pee Wee team, but we all know better don't we.

My knitting guru told me that Charlotte Yarn a lys in Charlotte had some Carolina Panther colored yarn. So I called Charlotte Yarn and sure enough they did so I ordered 2 skeins of Lornas Lace Panther Pride Worsted Weight

yarn.

So I decided to knit baby Jake a pair of booties and a matching hat so that he could support the Panthers just like his mama. Even though the Panthers are on a losing streak I guess we have to support out Local Football team so are you ready for some football???!!!

I love me some tomaters

I love me some tomatoes especially fried green ones, but this is not a yummy fried green tomato but never the less it is a yummy tomato. I finished my Tomato sweater a couple of weeks ago and I must say that I pleased with the outcomes. I used I Love This Cotton that I bought at Hobby Lobby and a size 7 needle. I did some modification with the sleeves, and decided to make 3/4 inch sleeves instead of the shorter sleeves that the pattern called for. I also added some extra ribbing to the bottom of the sweater and to the sleeves, but my knitting guru said that this was ok to do. Wow I would be lost without her. This was the first time that I used this yarn and I must say that this was a nice yarn to knit with.

It's story time boys and girls.....

It's story time everyone so get your mats out and lay down and I'll read you a little story... I read this to my 4th graders and they about died. They thought that it was sooo funny that I was reading them a kindergarten book complete with baby voices. :0) Enjoy!!!!

The Stooges Were Let Loose......

Yes people The Three Stooges managed to sweet talk the doctors into getting a day pass and were let loose for the day... Not sure if this was a good idea for all the innocent people of society, but we sure had a blast. We attended a sock class held by WendyKnits who showed us how to knit a sock toe up. As you can see from the picture I was doing doing ok even without my flask right Megan??!!

After the class we went to lunch with some of the other girls that we met at the class where Megan got in trouble by Wendy. How embarassing to get in trouble by the instructor of the class. Megan the trouble maker of the bunch decided that she would take the straw wrappers and throw them across to the other table where Wendy was sitting at. Well Megan got the finger from Wendy....HAHAHAHAH.....

We really had a blast and even managed to sneak in some shopping. How could we leave a yarn strore without buying some yarn.

We really had a great time. It's great to have "girl time" and hopefully I'll be able to knit up a pair of toe up socks.

My first "real" sweater

Here it is everyone..my first "real" sweater. I say first "real" because my very very first sweater is a hot ass mess. Sleeves are all lopsided, can't get my head through the turtleneck part. The sewing part is beyonds words..... So bad that it's hanging in the closet and to been seen by a select few. :0)

So here is my finished Bridgette Sweater by Coco Knits. I knitted it in Malabrigo Chunky. Not too bad for my first real sweater. I must admit though I had lots of help from my fairy godmother. Thanks for all of the encouragement!!!!

My new love

HAAAAH who needs a man when you could have some soft, beautiful, purple chunky yarn to grab a hold of. My new love has just arrived. :0) I would love to introduce everybody to Mr. Velvet Grapes. My maliabrigo chunky has just came in
today and I am sooooo happy. I ordered 8 skeins of it for the sweater that I am planning on knitting. I am planning on knitting the Bridgett sweater from Coco knits. I am so excited about the idea of me knitting a sweater. This will be a huge undertaking for me but I will surprise everyone...just wait and see.

People who know me know that I am a huge NC State fan. I have loved them since the days of Jim Valvano (and was so saddened when he died from cancer). My brother graduating from there was a huge bonus. I am writing this with tear filled eyes. NC States women's basketball Kay Yow died early this morning from breast cancer. Kay had been battling breast cancer since the mid 80's. Her cancer had been in remission but then came back and spread to other parts of her body.
Besides my heart hurting for Kay, her family, and the wolfpack basketball team, I am pissed. It's bad enough that one has to suffer from this horrible cancer, but then to fight it and have it come back is totally unfair. I have had too many people that I know affected by breast cancer. My mother (and our family) lost her her dear friend that she had known for many many years from breast cancer. She like Kay, had fought this only to have it reoccur. My was heartbroken when her friend and passed. I have a good knitting buddy that had to go through this herself, but thank goodness she came through it like a trooper and is doing great!!!!
The passsing of Kay Yow is a huge blow not only to the wolfpack community, but also to the many cancer charities that Kay was involved in. But I have to believe that Kay Yow and Jim Valvano are in heaven starting up their own NC State basketball team. Who knows, maybe they are shooting hoops themselves. :0)

My snow dance worked!!!!

Let it snow Let it snow let it snow was what I was saying as I did my snow dance last night. When I heard that we were to get snow I was overjoyed. So before I went to bed I did a little snow dance in hopes that it would indeed snow. (Now all of you Northeners stop laughing at us. We do not get snow that often so when we do we have to have a little snow party.) My sister sent me a text around 5am to inform me that it was snowing. :0) So I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window to see that my happy dance worked!!!!

Then around 6am the phone rang and as I answered I heard the most beautiful words...Cumberland County Schools would be closed today!!!!

As soon as it was light outside, I ran outside to have some fun in the snow. My sister and I took sme pictures so that we could actually show people that every blue moon it really does snow in North Carolina.

As I sit here here still in my PJ'S I can't help but to smile adn think to myself.....gosh my happy dance really did work.

Haircut vs. Butchering

I take my Himalayian cat 2 times a year to the groomers to get her kitty haircut. In the Spring/Summer and Fall I usually get her a close shave. So basocally she is a naked kitty. This was the first time that I took her in the Winter to get a kitty haircut. My sister had to take her since I had to work. I gave her specific instructions on what I wanted done to her. She was to get her potty patch, her stomach could be shaved since that's where the majority of her mats are at. And to just "cut" the top part of her hair. So that's what my sister told the groomers. Well here are the before and after photos and you be the judge is this was just a "cut"

Here is my beautiful Priscillia. She is such a pretty cat. She has nice long white fur, and gray feet, tail and face. (yes I am a proud cat owner who thinks that thier kitties are the purrtiest cats in the world.) Well this is how Priscilla usually looks. She is just a little ball of fluff. She weighs 6 pounds but I would bet that it is mostly just fur.

Here is Priscilla after her haircut. My little ball of fluuf is gone. When she goes to the groomers she usually has and does have a lions tail, little "pom poms" on her feet and her face is usually trimmed. But look at the top of her. I asked for a "cut" and this is what I got. Is this really a cut? To me this is butchering. I paid $55.00 for this. I do not mind spending money on my pets but I should get at least what I asked for. The weather is a tad chilly and I am worried that she will be cold since she doesn't have very much hair on her. This was not a very good day for Priscilla and I