Blankets done so now jake you can come!!!!

I have been working on this baby blanket nonstop for my soon to be nephew for over a month. I was beginning to stress out because my sister looks like she can deliver Jake at any minute and I really wanted to have this blanket done before Jake arrived. Well I finally finished the baby blanket and now Jake you can come and make your debut!!!!

Sidenote....what is a picture without your kitty including herself in it. As soon as I put the blanket on my bed Priscilla just jumped on the bed right next to it telling me that she was to be in the photo.

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

Hope all had a Merry Christmas

My brother got me this book. My brother knows that I love to knit so this was a perfect gift. What was more special to me what when he asked me if i knit with Alpaca. When I told him that i hadn't he went on to tell me that there is a yarn store where he lives. He went there twice to get me some Alpaca but the
store was close both days. What a brother!!!!








I love stitch markers and one can never have too many of them. I got the cutest stitch markers from a very special friend... I love frapachinos so this was the perfect gift.





The Malibrigo fairy paid me a visit and was very very good to me. I got two skeins of plum Malibrigo. Purple is my very favorite color, and I was so excited when I saw these skeins. Now I just have to find the perfect pattern to use for this yarn. Thanks Malibrigo fairy.

You want me to do what on my vacation

I had so many thinngs that I wanted to do on my Christmas break. I just knew that I would get lots and lots of knitting done, so much that my hands would hurt. HAHAHA as I soon would find out the joke was on me. I have not been knitting lately but instead I have been busy painting. In early October when I purchased my house I knew that there would be several "stages" or renavations that needed to be made. Well the first part was to paint the living room. We wanted to paint this room first so that we could lay hardwood floor down soon after. I had no idea that my living room was as big as it is. It took my sister and I 3 days to paint the living room. As you can see I think that the paint fumes got a hold of my sister cause she looks like she is having way tooooo much fun. We painted the living room pumpkin butter and wow what a difference a coat of paint can do to a room. Next for me is to paint the spare bedroom cause hardwood flooring will go in there as well. My poor knitting is soooo neglected.

Hail to the Wolfpack!!!

For as long as I can remember I have always been a NC STATE fan. When Jim Valvano died I must admit that I was really saddened . I even bought my brother a NC STATE outfit which he wore proudly. ( as seen in the picture ) When Jason was around 6 or 7 some of the NC STATE players came for a workshop/game and I took my brother to seem them play. He even was chosen by Chris Corchani to come on the court and shoot some hoops with him. Imagine the proud sister I was when Jason graduated from NC STATE with an engineering degree. :0) So our family are die hard Wolfpackfans!!!

Well imagine my shock when my little sister got a wild hair up her butt and decided to find a boyfriend that graduated from Carolina. ( UNC ) For all the non North Carolina residents, NC STATE and UNC are rivals. They do not mix!!! You simply can't have a NC STATE and an UNC fan in the same houshold. It just doesn't happen that way!! What was she thinking, had I not taught her anything, was I not a good sister? Now she goes to the majority of the UNC home games with her boyfriend. He has bought her over the the "dark side". Rumor has it that she even has an UNC sirt that she wears. What the heck!!! Come back sister come back!!!!
To keep my love for the wolfpack alive, I decided to knit my brother a NC STATE hat. Since I love my sister dearly and her boyfriend is a nice guy I decided to knit him an UNC hat. It hurt me so much to break out the blue yarn. My hands itched and I broke out in hives and even went into anaphlatic shock. ( ok so I am stretching the truth a bit) But the NC STATE "red" blood kept me alive and I made it through the tramatic ordeal. Both hats turned out nice but the red one is the better of the two.

It's pumpkin time!!!!

Pumpkin pumpkin and more pumpkin. I get so excited about this time of the year for one reason. Well ok 2 reasons. Pumpkin spice frapachinnos from Starbucks, and my pumpkin cranberry bread. While I am a far cry from being Betty Crocker, I do enjoy cooking/baking. However, I must admit it that there are only a few items that I cook/bake well. This is one of them...... My pumpkin cranberry bread. I was a baking fool today and made 4 loaves of it. Between the bread and my pumpkin candle, my house was smelling soooooo good. Did i mention how much I love pumpkin. :0)

Hippoty Hop..It's bunny time

I am in a bunny group here on Ravelry and we had our first bunny swap. We were paired with fellow bunny owners and had to get a package together not only for the owner, but also for the bunny. Jackson and I were paired with a bunny named Mozart. Mozart was a brown bunny with some white on the underside of his tail. I thought that I would get Kendall (bunnie's mom) some knitting needles and stitch markers with Mozart on them. So I contacted Jillian who has a business called Weeones. Jillian makes all different kinds of stitch markers and needles. There are many many animal stitch markers, as well as other "themed" ones. I have ordered from Jillian 2 times now and love the results. These bunny ones were a special order that Jillian did for me. I simply described Mozart to Jillian and she put her magic together and came up with these. Jillian is awesome and her work speaks for itself. So if anyone is in need of some really cool stitchmarkers/knitting needles Weeones is the place to go to.

No I am not British

Meet Sir Tigger von Yorkshire. He is a project that I had to do for a swap partner. He is going all the way to England so I figured that he had to have a regal name. So I decided to give him his fitting name. I am really happy about how he turned out. He was rather easy and quick to complete. I used Lamb's Pride yarn and a size 7 needle. I hope that Sir Tigger makes it to his new home all the way to England. I for-see more knitted kitties in the near future.

Purple Haze

Jimmy Hendrix has nothing on this sock. Eat your heart out man!!!! Here is my latest sock. I am doing a wanna be cable sock in my Woolmeise Poison. I have been waiting for awhile to knit with my Woolmeise and am in love with this colorway. Purple is my favorite color and this sock will be awesome once I get it finished. Almost finished with the gussett and have the second sock on other needles and have finished the ribbing on that one. It is about time that I learn magic loop. Paging teacher Zonda, paging teacher Zonda I need to learn this bad!! :0)

Do I look like the freaking catlady?

Ok Zonda I can hear you already so no wise cracks. ;0). On Friday as I pulled into my parking space my neighbors came running to the car saying that they need my help.. Hummmmm strange I thought but asked what with. They had a huge box in their hands (that should have been my first clue to just run like hell) and informed me that they just caught 3 kittens from their bushes. They went on to tell me that they saw their mother dead in the road. (second clue to keep on running) I peeked in the box which was a huge mistake ans saw 3 of the cutest kitties just nezzled together. (keep ruuning girl). Then they asked me what they should do. I told them to call the vets or call The Haven (a no kill shelter here in town). After about 5 minutes of just standing there they asked me the dreaded question.....can you take them. I must have told them no about a million times but it went in one ear and out the other. Then as they place the box on the ground by my feet my sister opens her mouth and says just take them and keep them in your spare bedroom until we call the vet or The Haven. I could have killed her. Here I was trying to control what I really wanted to do and big mouth over rides me. So after another couple of minutes of just standing there I finally said ok and in the house I go with three 5 week old kittens. Keep in mind that I already have 3 cats, a guinea pig, and a rabbit.

The black one was a hoot, he was always in to everything. No fear of climbing up everything. The kitty in the back was the runt and was the one that I worried about the most. She was so tiny and timid. These kittens were so small that they had no idea how to eat. When I gave them wet food they all grunted and growled and stood all in the middle of the plate all in their food. Instead of eating like normal cats they snapped at it. Blackie was always the first one through and tried to eat everyone elses food. Made me wonder how long they had really been without their mother.

Well today my sister and I drove to Raeford and brough the kitties to The Haven. We cried all the way home but knew that this was the right thing to do. I a few more weeks they will be up for adoption and I am so sure that someone right will adopt these kitties.

If their is a stray to be found I will find one, so if anyone needs a cat just let me know and I will put your name on the waiting list and i will find you your perfect companion. :0)

Last day of school

Words can not even begin to epress hpw happy I am right now. I have 1 hour before the kids are gone for the summer!!!! :0) This has been a very stressful year for me so this is a well deserved break. This will also leave me plenty of time of to work on my knitting.
I can not post any pictures of my projects though due to the fact that my house was brocken into and the assclowns stole both of my computers and my camera. I am in the process of getting everyting to my insurance company so tht they can send me a check to replace all of the stolen stuff. Talk our feeling like you have been violated. They ransacked my place looking for anything and everything. I had all of my pictures (knitting ones too) not only on my camera but also on my computers and now they are all gone. But oh well, I guess that is why we have insurance right?