October

I've got my crocheting mojo back. I have made 3 shawls in the past month and a half. Ok. So it's taking me alot longer but there's this new thing I found about 6 months ago called Facebook. It's taking up part of my crocheting time. They will just have to share.

I joined a swap last month at the Ville. It was the shawl swap. I received the most gorgeous knitted shawl in the mail on Thursday. I absolutely love it and it couldn't have come at a better time seeing how it was 38 degrees here this morning. Brrr. It was so nice to wrap up in my shawl and drink my coffee. :)


I am posting a picture of the shawl that I made for my partner. I made her a seraphina using Homespun. I also made her a pair of slippers. I found a new pattern and jsut had to try it. LOL The shawl turned out so nice that I made myself one. I had a ginormous ball of chunky yarn from Hobby Lobby so I used that for mine. I will post a picture of my shawl in a day or two.


I am currently working on a pair of slippers for Thing 2 and some more dishclothes for me. I just love using handmade dishclothes.

Everything is pretty much status quo. What a boring life I lead but it's all mine and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Take Care!!

Update....

Well. I managed to log in. That's a plus. Been alot of nothing happening around here. I think my break from blogging and crocheting is coming to an end.

The kids started school on Tuesday. They both seem to like their new teachers and friends. I still can't believe that Maddy is in 2nd grade and Cole started 7th. Where did the time go??

Facebook is also taking up quite a bit of my time. LOL. Love Farmtown and Farmville. It's very addictive. I also like being able to post short blips about my day. Guess I could do that here also.

I'll try to post more often than every year. LOL. But this will still be for my crocheting progress and pics.

Take care!!

50 Things

Because I can't find anything to blog about.....Here is an email sent to me from my best friend.......

50 ODD Things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 50 things about your friends and family, and let them learn 50 things about you!

1. Do you like blue cheese? Yes
2. Have you ever smoked heroin? R U CRAZY!!!!
3. Do you own a gun? NO
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic? Diet cherry
5. Do you get nervous before doctor Appointments? No
6. What do you think of hot dogs? Only all beef
7. Favorite Christmas movie? A Miracle on 34th St
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? coffee
9. Can you do push ups? CAN I OR DO I
10. Age? 33
11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? MY WEDDING RING
12. Favorite hobby? Crocheting
13. Favorite Actor: Julia roberts
14. Do you have A.D.D.? Yes
15. What's one trait you hate about yourself? Temper
16. Middle name? Lynn
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
1. I'm tired
2. I want the neighbor kids to go home.
3. I have a headache
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday/today:
1. Groceries
2. Lunch
3. hot dogs
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
1. ICED TEA
2. coffee
3. Diet Pepsi
20. Current worries? Can I be asleep before 10 tonight
21. Current hate right now? Stupidity
22. Favorite place to be? At home
23. How did you bring in the New Year? At home
24. Where would you like to go? New York
25. Name three people who will complete this?
1. Whoever wants to
2.
3.
26. Do you own slippers? Yes
27. What shirt are you wearing? Button down shirt
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No
29. Can you whistle? Yes
30. Favorite color? Red
31. Would you be a pirate? SURE
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? I DON'T SING IN THE SHOWER
33. Favorite girl's name? Madeline
34. Favorite boy's name? Cole
35. What is in your pocket right now? 0.50
36. Last thing that made you laugh? My kids
37. Best bed sheets as a child? SESAME STREET and Strawberry Shortcake
38. Worst injury you've ever had? Both legs broken at the same time
39. Do you love where you live? Yes
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 4 and 1 in the camper
41. Who is your loudest friend? Alicia
42. How many dogs do you have? 2
43. Does someone have a crush on you? My husband
44. What is your favorite book(S)? Anything my Debbie Macomber or Patricia Corwell
45. Where were you born? Maryville Mo
46. What is your favorite candy? 100 GRANDS
47. Favorite Sports Team? NASCAR----Dale Jr..
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? No clue..
49. What were you doing at 12 A.M.? Sleeping
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? WHY does that alarm work?!

Remember me??

Not sure if anyone is still even coming around. I think I have settled a few things that were overwhleming me for the past few months.

I am back to crocheting but only for me. Still taking a self imposed break from testing patterns. Even though I truly enjoy the process, I enjoy the process of crocheting for me more.

Hopefully, I will be able to blog a bit more regularly and even throw a picture or two in.

On Vacation

I am taking a break from blogging and everythig online. I might be back someday.

All I have to say is....

IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR!!!!!!! Jr. won the Shootout!! You have no idea how happy this makes me. Now it's on to the Duels on Thursday (and yes....My hubby will be treating me to a night in and watching the Duels via DVR). Then, next Sunday is the 50th Daytona 500. I can't wait to see how Jr. is going to do. Hopefully, with his new car and his new team....HE WILL ROCK!!!!!

Sunday update

Well, even with my good intentions I guess I am now going to shoot for Sunday updates. I can't even find the time to visit all my friends and forums I like.

On to updates, Cole went to the orthopedic surgeon for his final visit last Thursday and the doctor said that his arm is healed. Thank the lord for that one. That same day, we ended up with 5-6 inches of snow and he wanted to go sledding. Being the good mom....I said...Ummmmm NO!! I told him that he needed to let it heal a bit more (as this was his first day without any support on his arm in well over 14 weeks). He ended up being ok with that seeing that it was only in the single digits.

The pics I have to share today are a baby round ripple for Jennifer and my latest tested doily.





Enjoy the upcoming week. I've gotta run as hubby is taking me out to dinner and the children are spending the night with their grandparents. Gotta love those grandparents. Love having a break every now and then.

enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Remember me??

It's been awhile. Alot has happened while I have been MIA. Just a quick recap...I started a new job in October. I'm loving it! It's so nice to have work to do. LOL. My mother moved 3 and 1/2 hours away. We miss her... Cole and one of his friends were playing in the front yard the first weekend in November and Cole fell and broke both bones in his arm..OUCH!! That bought him a 3 day stay in the hospital along with sugery and a cast for 11 weeks. He is doing much better now.

The holidays have come and gone. Thankfully. I just don't like all the stress and hubbub that goes along with the holidays. And lets not even talk about how rude everyone is. We had a great Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.

On the crocheting front...
I have finished my Lace and Bobbles afghan. It ended up being a Christmas present for one of my friends. She loves it!! I really enjoyed making it (even with all the single crochet rounds...)


I also tested this scarf for Katchkan at Simply Crochet. Another great pattern from a wonderful designer. Go check her out, if you haven't yet.


Well, gotta get dinner on the tables. The troups are hungry.

Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Scattergories

SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks!
Use the1st letter of your name to answer each of the
following... *they have to be real places, names,
things...nothing made up! Try to use different answers
if the person in front of you had the same 1st
initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name
question.

What is your name? Miranda
Vehicle: Mustang
City: Maryville
Boy Name: Mark
Girl Name: Madeline
Alcoholic drink: Martini
Occupation: M.D.
Something you wear: Make up
Celebrity: Madonna
Food: Mushrooms
Something found in a bathroom: Mirror
Reason for Being Late: Morning sickness
Cartoon Character: Minnie Mouse

Leave me a comment if you post this. I would love to read your answers.

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A thank you and a FO

I want to first show you my new teapot cosy. I joined the teapot cosy at Crochetville and this is my package. I just love it.


Here is a round ripple that I finished a couple of weeks ago. I really like the way the colors fall in this one.

I have finished up all swaps but one. I still have the purple square swap going but I should be able to finish that one up within the month. I have 32 made and need 32 more so that will be my portable project for the near future.

I will post more in a bit about how my son broke his arm. Fun. Fun.

It's almost Halloween!

Sorry for my abscence. I've been aclimating myself into my new schedule. I love my new job but it's been a few years since I have worked in Corporate America. I don't have as much time for the computer as I used to. I am trying to cruise through the forums I visit at least every other day.

I have 2 swaps wrapped up. And I am thankful. I just logged on to a bunch of comments that I rejected. Apparently, one of the swaps (HSKS 3) decided that it would be a contest to have everyone leave messages for the members to remind them to participate. It was very annoying to log on to this. This will be the last time I participate in that swap. I like making the bag and all that goes along with it but some people need to realize that I signed up for the swap and not all the extras. Anyway---enough of that rant.

I also have my secret pal package ready to mail but my partner did not list her address and she is not answering emails at the moment. So when she does that package will ship and I can share pics of it with you.

Here is a round ripple that I made to donate to my friends church. I really liked the way that it turned out. I love the muted colors.



Anway---gotta run.
Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Update

My poor, neglected blog. I haven't been crocheting much lately, and what I have been has been test projects that I can't show you. Hopefully soon though, I will have new pics.

I start my new job this coming Tuesday. I am hopeful that this will be a wonderful move for me. I am going back to working 40 hours a week, but the hours are much better and the money is a whole lot better. I feel like now is the time to make this move and it all happened within a week. From the time I set up the interview to the time of the job offer and acceptance. Since both of my children are in school now, it's time to start stepping it up.

SWAP UPDATE~~
1. C'ville Secret Pal~~reveal package ready to mail on Wednesday.
2. HSKS 3 ~~I am making the sock bag tomorrow and will mail this on Saturday.
3. C'ville teapot cosy ~~ Mailing deadline of November 5th.
4. Swap #90 ~~ 40 of 64 made. Mailing deadline December 31st.

That's it for the swaps. Taking a break from these as the square swaps are time consuming and I really want to crochet for me for a bit.

Everything else seems to be status quo around here. Once I settle into my new job I should be back to crocheting more.

Enjoy and have a blessed day!

C'ville secret pal revealed!!

My partner was kidget29 aka Kathy. She sent me an awesome reveal package. She sent me my very own Blue Ribbon afghan made in earthtone colors. This matches my living room to the letter. I love having an afghan that I didn't make. It makes it all the more special to me. She also sent me Mr Scarecrow. Since I don't have much in the way of autumn decorations he is sitting in the middle of my kitchen table as the centerpiece. He definately looks better than a candle. LOL. Kathy also sent me some wonderful smelling body butter, some very pretty glycerin soap, some tea, a baggie of assorted candies (I have already had to fight the kids off), 4 new notepads, and some palm tree ribbon. Also, she sent me 2 skeins of Homespun in Harvest and Sugar and Cream in country twist.

Kathy~~I can't thank you enough. I love everything!!

Long week....

Well it's been awhile since I have posted. I interviewed for another job last week and was offered the job. I think it's the right move for myself and my family to move onto this new opportunity.

I have been crocheting, although not nearly as much. I think (fine, I know) that my hand is not healing as fast as it should because I never really stopped crocheting. I am working on a couple of swaps and a couple of test items. I have really backed down on my participation as I am trying to crochet no more than an hour per night. We will see if this helps all the scar tissue settle down.

Here is a completed bag that I finished over the weekend. I was wandering through Wal-Mart one night and found a pattern book on sale for 0.75 and had to buy it. The book had a pattern for a tote. I love making purses and totes. But then again, you all knew that already. LOL. This tote took 3 skeins of RH stripes and was very easy to follow.



Current Swaps~~
1. Autumn Secret Pal - to be mailed by Oct 17th
2. HSKS 3--Sock Kit Swap - to be mailed by Oct 31st
3. Purple square swap (28 squares done) - to be mailed by Dec 31st

There will be more pics to come soon.

Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

What love means to a 4 year old

This was an email I received earlier today and couldn't help but post it here.

What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . . Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes. A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?'
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:




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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'

Rebecca- age 8


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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'

Billy - age 4


'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'

Karl - age 5


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'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'

Chrissy - age 6


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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Terri - age 4


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'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'

Danny - age 7


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'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'

Emily - age 8


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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)


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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)


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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'

Noelle - age 7


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'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'

Tommy - age 6


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'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'

Cindy - age 8


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'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'

Clare - age 6


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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'

Elaine-age 5


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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'

Chris - age 7


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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'

Mary Ann - age 4


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'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'

Lauren - age 4


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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)

Karen - age 7


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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'

Mark - age 6


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'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'

Jessica - age 8


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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

'Nothing, I just helped him cry'


Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Quidditch - Round 1

Quidditch ~ Round One
Sept. 12/2007 Trivia
These answers are to be posted on your blog BEFORE the Snitch is found. The Snitch will be released

on Saturday. Once the Snitch is found the trivia will be removed from this site.



1. Who is the Hogwarts teacher that Voldermort performed the Avada Kedavra curse on in Deathly Hallows?
b. Charity Burbage
2. Who replaces the Muggles studies teacher in Deathly Hallows?
c. Alecto Carrow
3. When Harry meets Mr. Olivander for the first time, which wand law is introduced?
c. The wand chooses the wizard.
4. According to Mr. Ollivander, what is not necessary to take true possession of another wizard’s wand?
a. to kill the owner
5. If you know anything about Harry Potter, you will know that Harry’s Patronus is a stag. But what is his best friend Ron Weasley’s Patronus?
d. Jack Russell Terrier
6. Now for the third member of the trio. What form does Hermione Granger’s Patronus take?
a. Otter
7. What did Mrs. Wealey make to eat the first night that Harry arrived at Grimmauld Place?
a. Stew
8. In book 5, at the start of term feast, what is Ron eating when trying to talk to Nearly Headless Nick?
c. Roast potato
9. A half-giant called Rubeus Hagrid takes you to Diagon Alley for the first time. To get there, you go into the courtyard of a pub called the Leaky Cauldron. There, Hagrid taps a certain brick on the courtyard wall three times with his pink umbrella, revealing the entrance to Diagon Alley. As he decides which brick to tap, he mutters instructions to himself. What instructions does he mutter?
b. ‘Three up… two across
10. The first place you go in Diagon Alley is Gringotts bank, where you can withdraw money from your vault and Hagrid can withdraw a top-secret package from Vault No. 713 on Dumbledore’s orders. On the second set of doors leading into the bank you notice a poem written. These are the first two lines:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
What is the next line?
d. ‘For those who take, but do not earn

Picture Scavenger Hunt

You may either post these pictures on your blog OR simply link to them.

I've been tagged

Anna tagged me with this so here goes~~
Here are the rules of the tag:

Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the questions. Your answers must be real places, things, names... nothing made up. If you can't think of anything, skip the question. You can't use your name for the boy's/girl's name question. If your name happens to start with the same letter as mine, sorry, you can't use my answers.

FAMOUS SINGER:
Madonna

FOUR LETTER WORD:
moon

STREET:
Main

COLOR:
Magenta

GIFTS/PRESENTS:
Movies

THINGS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP:
Mirror

BOY'S NAME:
Mark

GIRL'S NAME:
Madeline

MOVIE TITLE:
Macbeth

DRINK:
Milk

OCCUPATION:
Manager

CELEBRITY:
Mary Tyler Moore

MAGAZINE:
Martha Stewart Living

U.S. CITY:
Maryville Missouri

PRO SPORTS:
Mets

FRUIT:
Mango

REASONS FOR BEING LATE FOR WORK:
Morning sickness...

SOMETHING YOU THROW AWAY:
Milk cartons

THINGS YOU SHOUT:
Mwahaha!!

CARTOON CHARACTER:
Mickey Mouse


Okay. Now for the tags. I tag Barb, Sonia, and anyone else who read this. Don't forget to leave a comment when you answer your questions so I read yours.

Thank you!!

To Secrete Paal. I loved my package and want to say thank you. Here is a pic of my package. I have already picked out a couple of patterns to try.

I also took a pic of my progress of my Navajo blanket.

Have to get going on cleaning so that we can start to tear out carpet tomorrow.

Have a safe and great holiday weekend!!

WIP Wednesday

I don't have any pictures to share just now but thought I would post an update anyway. My son's Navajo afghan has gotten a few more rows put on it over the last week. I have my 8 pocket tote almost done. I just have to sew on that last pesky strap and weave in the ends. I really must make a point to finish that up tonight.

I started another couple of projects that have to remain a secret until the end of the Autumn secret pals round. That should be around the end of September or beginning of October. I have a few things in mind for my pal and wouldn't want to spoil her surprise.

Speaking of swaps--I've done it again and have a few going right now. None of them are overwhelming especially with the way the deadlines are spaced. Three of them are from Swap bot and they all need to be mailed next week. Not a problem. I have 2 partners for the Coffee and a surprise swap, and 1 partner for a magic yarn ball swap.

I also joined the HSKS3 swap. This one will be fun (especially now that I have at least seen all 5 movies...LOL). I am in the Gryffindor house again. Can't wait to see what house my partner is in so I can start shopping!!

Partners for the 'Ville's Autumn purse swap should also be out this weekend. I have the pattern picked out and waiting for my partner's color preferences.

The last swap will be a bit more labor intensive. I joined a purple square swap. Good news is that the mailing date is after Christmas, bad news is that I could end up making 80 8" squares. That's ok with me because that means I will receive 80 8" squares and will be able to make a good sized afghan for myself.

I think that is all that I have to update for this week.

Take care and have a blessed day!!