Archive for April, 2007

Cast and Girly Stuff

April 19, 2007 10:37 pm

So the cast is officially off. Well ok, its been off for a few weeks. But I have had it in a brace and tensor bandage. Now I am free with 8 weeks of physiotherapy.

Perhaps now I will knit. I have been working on the crochet shawl from a few posts below. That however hasn’t gotten very far. I have been designing too. Which is a lot of fun. I have some beautiful Socks that Rock in Heavyweight. So I need to get something going with that. I was contemplating incorporating lace into a sweater since the varigation of color is subtle. More on this as I finally start knitting…

Workwise, things have been ok. The big change is that I have started working on some freelance stuff. (if anyone has any good sites lemme know!). I have had a few projects already. I eventually would like to be able to make enough money to pay my mortgage payment each month so that I could work from home and spend more time with my kidlet. I want to be able to take him to soccer and swimming. Pick him up after school and take him to school. I have about two to three years before that happens so I’m giving myself that goal. I am saving all the money that I make at the moment … who knows what I will spend it on … yarn … or … be a responsible grown up and put it against my car or house loans.

Now, on for the girly stuff. Stop reading if you don’t want to know…

*Updated*

well shit. I had posted everything here and it hadn’t saved!!

The short of it …

Got an IUD put in. It was like giving birth all over again. I swear. I was in so much fucking pain yesterday. But its worth it!!

There was other stuff but I forget!!!

Thursday oh Thursday…

April 12, 2007 6:37 pm

How I love thee.

why.

Because tomorrow is Friday and I am hopefully going to be able to sleep in a little bit on the weekend. Why does sleeping in excite me? Well the fact that I haven’t really had a chance to do so over the last little while and I am due for some.

The weather is supposed to be gorgeous. Perhaps I’ll even clean up the yard now that the snow has melted and I can see the carnage Whitley has created in the backyard! Oh and carnage it is.

I have pictures. But as per usual I am witholding them from you! (I promise to have a bunch to post)

But for now, its off to watch CSI (Grey’s is an overview show … grrr … I want a real episode!) and have a nice long bubble bath, fall blissfully asleep and wake up tomorrow knowing that I can dress semi-casually for work, have a Starbuck’s and work till 4:30 … then I’m free for 2 … yes 2 … whole days!!

Happy Birthday Dad…and other stuff

April 3, 2007 1:19 pm

It would have been my dad’s 54 birthday today. I know that wherever he is there is laughter, love, golf and beer … someplace warm of course because he loved the sunshine. Happy Birthday Dad. I love you. I miss you.

Okay moving on to happier things (well not that it was a totally sad post or anything).

Since I have broken my wrist I haven’t been able to knit to the extent that I would like. My normal evenings of knitting have had to change dramatically. I’ve even managed to go to bed early a night or two because I couldn’t imagine sitting watching tv without anything to do. Also, I’ve been mapping out some designs that I want to do up over the next few months. However, I don’t want to do a true swatch etc yet because I am not sure if it will be a true representation of what my gauge will be like once my knitting is back to normal.

I have been able to spin. I am doing a bit more each day which of course I love. Currently I am spinning up some of Crown Mountain Farm’s Blue Suede Shoes Corrindale Roving. I started plying it last night and still have some to spin up that I’ll do once I’ve plied the two full bobbins. I have to say that I absolutely love the color. Its a very “me” color.

CMF Blue Suede Shoes
I will add pictures of that hopefully tomorrow depending on how much spinning I get done tonight. There isn’t much on except the Pussycat Doll’s …Crochet. Now that on the other hand I have been able to do more off since I use mostly my right hand. Awhile ago, when I was adding to my substantial stash, I purchased some “Almost Socks that Hop” from CMF. The colorway is “My Boyfriends Back”.

bloody shawl
Destined to be a shawl. I’ll have the pattern up and stuff once I’m done. I am considering putting some silk behind it. Not quite sure though.Oh. And my new favourite drink … ready for it …Venti non fat extra hot half sweet vanilla english breakfast mist extra steeped

aka

London Fog

But the Starb*cks freak in me likes the long version.

Hmm what else. Oh it was R’s bday yesterday. I really do wish him all the happiness in the world. I think that at the age of 50 he needs to find happiness with himself and in his life. We have had many long conversations of late about his girlfriend and the fact that she is the only problem in our relationship as friends because she doesn’t understand the fact that we are friends. He keeps on justifying why she is the way that she is. I know that it stresses him out and that he now has a deadline for her to accept him and me as I will always be in his life as a friend and the mother of his son. But what bothers me is the stress that he inflicts upon himself. I still love him but am just not “in love” with him. My wants for his future are happiness and contentment. And I can’t “fix” this for him. I think that is what bothers me the most. I can’t make it better.

Hmm in reading what I’ve just written it seems like I’m mothering him. Perhaps I am. I have spent many years doing so with him. Knowing his little quirks and what he needs to do to get into certain states of mind. I guess this is a point to ponder for me.

I am also dating someone. I haven’t wanted to mention too much about it because its casual companionship (cc). R does know about the cc as I am not going to hide too much from him *g*.

Okay. Need to do some work. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll have pictures.

New Toy

April 2, 2007 3:23 pm

Santa Fe Hyundai 

2007. Fully loaded. NOT a mom mobile. Steel Grey. Happy.

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waiting in line at the stupidstore. Lounging with toys and food.

cute.