tirade

Mighty migraine coming, on going blind in the left eye, another one of these blasted health issues, And you punctuation junkies (you know who you are ,) go take a flying leap of Gilbrater rock,I am in a world of hurt and it doesn't seem to get any better. I am at the point of asking the planet to stop so I can get off for awhile, you see I can't get anyone to help out with out a groan and a whine , I am tired of asking.and I hurt to much to give a damn let some else do the g-ddanm work

thursday blues

Hemolytic anemia the new catch word of the day. For almost 3 months I have had this nasty cough,and a really run down feeling, the run down feeling I thought was from lack of sleep from the cough. Alas no, rather hell no, I've got some strange thing that is causing an over production of red cells that aren't getting enough oxygen.And then something is destroying them the doc says perhaps some type of autoimmune thingy. Grrr if I caught this thingy from some one they had better watch out cause they can have it back,I am to take folic acid, and take it easy for awhile. Here I am trying to figure out what the hell it is. Scared, you know the first thing you think of when they say auto immune problem is AIDs, I have had more of my number of blood transfusions from the 3 surgeries I have had. Screaming my blasted head off,

Nice quiet Monday

Took the van to get it the fan fixed, Works like a charm , next step is to check the freon (air conditioning), I would like to get it detailed professionally , I can't shampoo carpets, at least in the van. We still need to the tie rods fixed. I really like driving my mini-van it's easier for me to get in and out of , not to mention being able to see better. Plus there is the added advantage of hauling
around things and shopping.
Easter is over and we didn't do anything special, Hubby played in church(trumpet) a thing that Joyce does every year, Hubby says the Joyce has to under go chemo, Poor friend, she has had a bad lot lately.Mary has this week off for spring break, but she will be using the time to catch up on some school work.
The weather is a little cooler than it was last week, Still nice though ,looking for our first thunder storm hopefully tonight.Every thing is so nice and green.
I have decided to make a blanket out of the yarn that I bought on the "yarn expedition" hubby took me on over a week ago. I still feel amazed . He knows me so well. Spoils me rotten . Oh yes on the Scooby Doo front I now own two tee-shirts,brown with Scooby's face on them, lets see I have a Purse/Knitting bag, 2coffee cups, 2 watches, a pillow, slippers, 3-4 stuffed scooby toys and some dvd's.

March 19,2010 What a day!!!

Thursday started out just like any other day , wake up at 5:00 am , get DH going set out clothes, get pills out. Then pass out til 7:00AM. get Mary going. Thursday didn't go quite like this. Sure 5:00am came got DH and off to work. Snuggled back in and the phone rang, hmmm what did DH forget?answered the phone, Hubby says bring my long distance glasses and the wrap-arounds, I broke my sun glasses. I am going to go look at a new factory site . I said i get there as soon as I could. Got up and got dressed. Got the glasses, and headed out to the van, as I am getting in the van , who should pull in but DH . He says get in the car. OK, I get in ,he hands me a french vanilla coffee and says "this your day, we are going to yarn shops" I am stunned , speechless , somewhat.So we started in Cross Plain, the store front is empty. Move on to Mt.Horeb, the Cat and Crow, it's early we go and have breakfast, Oh mustn't forget this DH gave $100.00 to purchase things with. WOW. back to the Cat and Crow, the note on the door it's lambing time and hours would be sporadic . Then he says we are going to see my sister in Belmont, Hurrah, we go and have a nice chat leave about 11:00AM, head for Fennimore the store is a house front, I am a little nervous going in so we go get some lunch at Hardee's, After lunch we head for Bosobel and stop in a couple of stores, one High priced gift store, put my hands in my pockets, so I wouldn't bump in to things. Then we are off to Viroqua, Ewe Topia, it's a long time and its after 2 in the afternoon, we have been on the road since 5:30am. Back to the store, lovely hand spun yarn, hand dyed , alpaca, merino and leicaster sheep to name a few , hand looms and spinning wheels. I could spent all day in this shop, Viroqua is really a neat litle city as is Mt. Horeh.
Now we decided tp head back toward home and stop in Mt. Horeb to see the Cat and the Crow long trip , we arrive in Mt. Horeb about 4:30 , looked at the door new note , closed for teacher conferencces, Well Mt. Horeb is not to far from home will be back. We head on home, run into three of those round abouts in Mt Horeb on the way home, nasty things. We get home about 5:30pm. What a day , yes I bought yarn and needles at Ewe Topia can't wait to go back. Thank you Hubby, you are the best, I love you, thanks for spoiling me.

Ouch the 16 of March

Late last night full blown migraine arrived .Sick to the stomach ,head pounding,light and sound sensitive.complete with aura, you don't want to know how many times I've had to stop and correct the Spelling .Asked DH to take the van today as I am no shape to drive.Can't seem to walk straight line either, would not make a pretty picture. Have a load of dishes going also one of wash.
DH called and the dentist wanted to move appointment to this morning. Hurts to bad, my head feels like it could explode. I don't think he is too happy with me. I do plan on going to work this evening. I am so tired. Naptime again. Talk to you later

Monday morning blues

Ah, the sun is shining, the temp is hovering in the upper 50's how long can this last. It's march and the state basketball tournament is this weekend . Which usually means storms either rain or snow.
Migraine symptoms are emerging, right hand is starting to go numb. Well can't have all good days can we.went to the resale shop and picked up a larger George Foreman style grill. for $5.98 plus tax. Worked well on DH 's lunch today.Faster,well the dishes are calling and then some knitting for Mary.
Oh yes I see the Yarn Harlot is watching a humming birds eggs hatching here on the good old internet.Her youngest DD had her wisdom teeth out , poor baby! They hurt.(wincing in pain remembering my own experience)have visit the dd this week myself, in this case dd stands for deadly dentist. If we are to have any forks for use at the dinner meal I better get at them.
Talk to you later

Saturday March 13

Saturday morning and it's wet out. Weather for next week, sunshine. We'll see about that. have house work to do and the folding of the clothes. Come on guys, I want to go into Mad-town to see Ann and Kay and Franklin. Looks like I need a nap instead.

March , the greening of the midwest

March already, the snow is melting and we are seeing spikes of green poking up from the ground.The trees are budding , it's a good sign that spring is finally here.So what does that mean, no more dark and gloomy days, not quite, but it means an end to the SAD episode that has been haunting me. I crave sunlight, I know by the end of summer I'll say it's my worst enemy.Headaches an all.
Not much knitting accomplished, this winter, Well we will see what can be done about that. This weekend is the Knit -in Madison, The gals from Mason-Dixon knitting will be there. Don't know if I'll be going .I am not a member of the Madison Knitting guild yet. They have only a couple of months before they go dark till September. The Yarn Harlot will be speaking in Detroit this weekend. I am afraid that I'll miss them both.So what else is new. The yarn Harlot is a given , but I might be able to to see the Mason-Dixon Gals and Franklin Habit, I wonder if he will have Delores with him or not. I see most of the classes are sold out , but I may be able to go to the vendors and have look see.
Things are not as bleak as the seemed early this year. I am looking forward to warm and sunny days ahead, Filled with dog walks and lawn clean-ups. Perhaps getting some flowers planted this spring .Maybe also some pictures on this blog to show how things are coming along.Who knows.
I will tell you this after being on a certain medication for 6 years ,it feels good to be off of it. Painkillers aren't all they crack up to be, it certainly isn't a solution for anything permanent. Okay enough of that. Hopefully I will be posting more regularly. Hey Glenn Beck is on! Talk to you later.

another day in the snow

Today the sun actually shone, tomorrow back to the gray and gloom, I have a bad case of spring fever . Haiti is in such dire straights, How can things get so bad ?! Being an American makes me proud that we can do so many things for them. But so sad that all the money that has been pored in to Haiti has been miss used by the Haitian government. Someone on the Yarn Harlot website mention perhaps starting a for Doctors without borders/knitters without borders.
On another note not much knitting is getting accomplished, due to lack of sleep and wanting to clean house , it just doesn't jive, actually it's frustrating not getting things done when I want them done. Tomorrow is garbage day I have a lot to get rid of.

Stephanie Pearl McPhee has some beautiful yarn, gone from skeins into nicely center pull yarn balls.Makes me envious not for the yarn but for the swift that it was done on.Enough on that rant. Beautiful but cold day here.Upper teens expected, sun shining away. Makes you want to get out and do something. Took a load of books over to the resale shop(non-Profit) found a few items I would like. Found a walker for Cathy, seems she likes it.
A gentleman there told me that the poor in England are burning thick books to keep warm.That is so sad that it has come to this in places.
Tim to get off my duff and do a few things. Talk to you later.

new years day

Here it is new years day first post of the year. A painful one . Black mold. I hear a migraine, two of them in fact.Mary and myself seems like a nasty start. The future looks better.
Mary is thinking of starting her own blog. Should be good.
Knitting goes on as usual, scarfs, ponchos ,hats a few other things.

sept 14 ,2009

Here it is Sept.14, and I can't sleep, today Chuck goes in for a heart catherization, typical me worried to the max. He is sleeping soundly, didn't even here me get up. Well it's a good thing he is.I finally found out why he had started to watch football all of a sudden,Brett Farve, first with the Pack then the Jets,now with Vikings, he says he's fun to watch never know what he is going to do/.I know my grammer and punctuation is none existantant today, Hey It's 3:00 am what do you expect. Rob is up too. wish us luck.

Here it is the weekend before school starts and I am finally doing some blogging , Yes I know , where have I been, what 's been happening.? I should be ashamed of myself for not blogging. You know what , I don't have a good excuse, DH has been commenting to me about updating, OH WELL, I have gotten some knitting done , 2 pairs of finger-less gloves, a hat and a few other assorted things , have joined the local charity knitting group , these ladies are mostly crocheters with a few knitters thrown in, They did over 600 mittens and hats last year.
Lots of migraines this summer, and a few assorted accidents, sprains ,broken toes, the usual stuff for me.
Rob is doing well in Kaplan, he made the presidents list for honors, Mary is starting her sophmore year at IQ Academy . well see what happens next. no sheep wool festival this year shuckie darn. talk to you later.

June 13,2009
Gorgeous day! Sun shinning ,some clouds, nice breeze,not overly hot out. Temp maybe 75, I like this type of day. Looks like the week will be like this. good.
Mary is done with school for the year, means sleeping in late,maybe. Trying to get her to get her room clean, before Janet gets here, I would like it done much before that. Mary had a good birthday ,she now is the proud owner of her own laptop, a toshiba with a large screen the envy of her dad.and I received my own cell phone. It is nice now I can be reached anywhere at anytime.Take today, Cathy and I were at the Chinese resturant in Waunakee and Sarah called surprise!! I was in the middle of the loading up from the buffet. Oops, didn't mean to drop the spoon in the General Tao's chicken . Mary downloaded Firefox for me, works better than Internet Explorerer. Rob cleaned it out last night and got rid of alot of unnecessary junk.
Oh yes, today is also knit in public day (kip) . Must get back to the knitting.so much yarn and so little time. Also got to think what to get DH for father's day. Any suggestions?

May 7,2009 The day after

What a glorious day! Foggy out this morning and looking like rain and a possible thunder boomer.YES, love the sound of thunder and the clash of lightning, Week started off ok , nothingt much going on . Tuesday we took the car to get some work done. Hubby had a concert at the local nursing home, while DD was home with a nasty migraine, which she passed on to me lovely things aren't they.
Wednesday started out normal enough, I was upstairs getting laundry ready to wash and Simba, lovable mutt he is, started to bark. I was on my way down the steps when I.. fell and twisted my right ankle.
Called to chiropractor and made an appointment. So here I am sitting on my bed typing away. and doing some knitting. Joined Twitter as grandma spazzy, and I am on Ravel as tritne.Looks like i have some grocery shopping to do among other things. will try to be better at posting

Febuary 25, Sunny day warm for Wisconsin this time of year,about 40 degrees out. Hubby complaining about my spelling and punctation. Why haven't I done more blogging. Well guess I don't have any excuses now that he has gotten me my own laptop. Yes, I am spoiled rotten , sometimes. News isn't so great Brother-in-law Ted is doing quite poorly.He has hospice at home and the Doctor gives him 2 weeks. My nephew Mike's mother-in-law passed away yesterday morning.Not a good Day.

Probably should have added a new paragraph. Still being way behind on by knitting, having a hard time with the motivation. Thinking about joining the Madison knitting guild, my favorite author, Stephanie Pearl Mcphee is coming for KIPing day in March at the Bishop O'Connel center in Madison.

Got a couple of new books, "It Itches" by Franklin Habit, "Dewey, the library cat" author escapes me,the new Mason Dixon book and the latest "Yarn Harlot"book. Looking for some new mysteries to read also.Well closing for now.Will try to be better about posting.

November's rainy days

Here it is the 11 of Nov. Veterans day. A suitable day for remembering those they served to make this country free.
I'ts been awhile since I've posted , some things have happen and here we are getting ready for another "breakfast with Santa" doesn't seem that this year has passed so quickly . Gas is at $2.17a galleon here for regular , were it was at one time $4.00 or more.
Knitting wise I am stuck can't seemed to get motivated, A afghan for Sarah, and a poncho for Mary and a Baby surprise jacket for Wendy, sitting in a corner, Shame on me! Well guess i'll light that firre under my tush and get with it!! Will be back later.

september sighs

Where has the time gone? Here it is already September and school has started and the Sheep and Wool festival was last weekend. Mary has gotten taller and is enjoying going to school from home, She is attending IQ Academy out of Waukesha and is doing very good in algebra. Hubby is putting long hours in at his job, and I am helping out by doing the cleaning job with Mary. Give him a break.

Oh yes, we now have a functioning hot tub, situated on the front porch.Still struggling on the knitting projects, We have some more pictures to post . Picked up some lovely wool yarn, I think I am going to make a carry all with it. Mary bought a new spindle and some alpaca fleece to spin , so soft. I also got a new book, knitting who done it, call 'Cast on, Bets off by Jack Olesker' , pretty good as usual I finished it in one sitting, Mary is forever showing me something new on the computer.

Pictures are of Spazzy, the grey cat and Archimedes Luna Diana Jiji Yuya , the orange cat who we call Archie for short, and Simba, our lovable mutt.

More to follow, hopefully soon. (while still needing Mary to watch over my shoulder and state the obvious when posting pictures.)

Winter Blues

Here it is the day after Valentines , all is quiet and extremly cold. The WM is predicting more snow this weekend and estimate of 12 inches or so. ENOUGH ALL READY. I can't wait for spring to get here.!!!
On the knitting front still working on the afghan for Sarah, the poncho for Mary, and now a baby blanket for Wendy(a friend) she is due in September, poor thing doesn't know how to knit . We'll fix that.
See if Mary can put some pictures of Spazzy and Archie on here today

Dark and Gloomy day

Here it is the 21'st of Dec . My son os another year older and my hubby's birthday is in 2 days.School gets out today for Christmas break and Mary is happy, she and Rob are playing UO online. She seems to enjoy it.Not to many hand made gifts this year, just can't keep at the knitting for some reason. Maybe it's because we have all had the nasty stomach bug going around. Hpefully 2008 will be better. We will see about being better at blogging too. Everyone have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday.
Kris