Quiet time

Saturday afternoon and the house is quiet except for the dryer running,. Everyone is doing their own thing, DH is taking a nap, DD is working on her computer in her room and so is DS, most likely playing World of WarCraft, When I get done here I'll be back knitting DD's poncho, then on to doing the baby kimono from Mason-Dixon N0.1 book. Taking a break from size 15 needles used on DD's poncho the size 6 on the kimono. I seem to like the smaller needles better.
The weather has been hot and humid, we are having more thunderstorms lately with a large amount of rain, the "pond" in the back yard has appeared again and is bigger than usually after a heavy rain.The creek across the street has flooded in several places. Lucky for us that we live on top of a small hill, our basement is safe. Well must change loads from washer to dryer, and then some lunch, bbl.

Tuesday taking it easy

The last couple of days have had me very tired. Asthma , well that's the verdict. The reason behind the coughing. Feel very wore out. The haptoglobin problem has been cleared up too.A left over from the radiation and chemotherapy I had almost 12 years ago. I can't left anything over 40lbs for very long Causes bleeding from the bladder. I feel like a old lady.cough ,cough,.
I thought Canada was a safe and trusting place. Here one of the Yarn Harlots friends in crime Denny was robbed all things electronic, computers ,Ipods, cameras. Only her son's computer was spared and that was because he had it wrapped up in his bedding . That's got to feel frustrating.
My dryer is official hooked up and working ,yes!!!! no more squealing.It has all these fancy features, no knobs just touch pads.
Hopefully I will get some knitting done soon,

Saturday night and the old dryer is squealing, ahh ! can't wait to get the new one hooked up, man , I can't seem to get motivated to knit. I am so tired can't , I am going to bed early a shower and nighty night.

tgif

O.K. it's Friday, The weekend is here , what to do, clean some more maybe, knit possible, bake Mary says she wants to do some peanut butter cookies and make a white cake from scratch along with chocolate frosting. I would like to do something even if is walking around the mall with the family.

Tuesday cleaning

Tuesday ,cleaning the laundry room ,nasty mess so far I have hauled out 9 city of lodi bags of garbage and junk. Lots of lint flying around , should of wore a mask, oh such fun , you may wonder why I am going through such drastic measures,well my dryer has developed a high pitch screech when it is used. So Dh went to St. Vinnie and found us a beauty , we can't afford a new one but this one is nice enough. For it's arrival I have to clean the laundry room, needs it anyway, I would like to move some of my knitting stuff in there, I have a lovely rocking chair in there already with some cupboards.Some of my stash would fit there nicely ,instead of being used by the cats as a bed.
That doesn't mean I can get away with not cleaning tonight at work. Shuckie darn.

Thunderstorms on the way, July11,2010

Well last day of the fair, I have a few minutes before we go clean, we had a raccoon under one of the cars parked out in front of the house this morning, don't know if was sick or full from the goodies in the trash from the fair. The vet was notified and the police came. At this time I have idea what happen to it because i had to run an errand. We have seen the ambulance and the police car several times heading for the fair. Have to wait for the police blotter in the local paper.

July 10,2010 Fair Saturday

Ah yes, Fair week , the time of year I wish to be on Vacation, people park in front of the house from early morning to late evening for 4 days. It's aggravating , yes, there are fiber exhibits , but the demolition derby and the bands are quite loud. OK enough complaining.
On the knitting front , working on Mary's poncho ,baby's kimono, and a few other things. Picked up Knitting in Plain English by Maggie Righetti at Half Priced Books.
On the medical front, still have that blasted cough. Still don't know why. The Blood problem is still sort up in the air. The hematologist says that my blood count is doing better , but I am still making more red blood cells. May have to do with the radiation I had back In 1998. Some of the things they don't tell you when you get chemo and radiation for cancer.

Another June Sunday

A beautiful Sunday afternoon, somewhat warm and a tad bit on the humid side. Compared to what the the last week was weather wise this was a blessing. We have has our share of thunderstorms and high winds, with nasty high temps and unbearable humidity. Next week promises a welcome relief. About time.
I am a great-great aunt to Jared Jeffery born on Father's day. My sister says he is 6 weeks premature, but holding his own. Maybe I can focus on knitting something for him. I have boy colors. I am also working on Mary's poncho, I rip it out and started with a fresh skein of yarn, Looking much better now. I have enough projects going on to keep me out of trouble for awhile.
Took to cleaning the dining room on Friday, declaring that I would have it finished by the next friday(July 2) I managed to discover some hidden object a picture that belongs to Cathy, that Grandma said she lost, and a bag of Sugar and Cream yarn. Mary went through her Children's books and we passed some on to the next door neighbors. Have some things that need to go charity on Monday, a trip to Sauk to St. Vincents.Hopefully I'll have the job done by Wednesday.
Tuesday I see Doc F. for the cough, the stuff Doc S. prescribed seems to be doing a better job the Doc. F's .Will see the hematologist on July 7. Take it from there.
Chuck has vacation time coming up around the 2nd week in July. a much needed rest for him.
He has been working 7 day weeks for almost a year now.
Nick , my youngest nephew (at 49) is finally married, Her name is Valerie , and she is a keeper. Hopefully she'll keep him on the straight and narrow.He said that not only was he a husband now, he was a father and a grand father too. I wonder can I claim the children as great nieces. and nephews..
Well folks that's all for now

June 13,2010

Reread the tirade I let loose on May 15, things have changed some , Found out my heart is OK, the heart valve is working properly. I am getting some help, finally. The cough I have is finally being dealt with, with a visit on Wednesday the 16, with the pulmonary department at the hospital. then in July we will be seeing the hematologist oncology, on the call back list. Doc says there is a good chance it is not cancer(no white cells involved).When things went bad they did in a hurry..
So this week is international knit in public week, should do something , doing just plain garter stitch dish clothes, something easy, got the catalog for Wisconsin sheep and wool festival, interesting! It's in Sept so got plenty of time to see how things work out.

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.