Checking in

Hi goils and boils... I'm stuck in the outter ring of hell right now. I only know this by the 102 degree temperatures outside. So I must be somewhere near hell right?

Its so hot I can't even sew without breaking a sweat. We have 3 fans set up (not including the ceiling fan) to give ourselvs a tornado type wind effect. It's quite refreshing and knocks the temperature down a mere 2 degrees (100 degrees, not bad!).

Unfortunately at the moment I don't have anything to show you guys.. I haven't touched any projects for fear of soaking them in sweat. Ick.

I'm going to go out and hose down myself the car

Ta-ta for now!

Projects, Progress and Pukie Kitties

Today is my last day off (boooo!) but I so gently was awoken by the sound of my Clyde yacking up only what I could imagine was either a lung or a good portion of her liver... She of course just looked at me when she was finished and sauntered away with that "Good morning, now clean it up" look on her little face.

Then she proceeded to hide by the sub-woofer as I cursed back and forth from the hallway to the garbage can grabbing more and more paper towels. Here she is, guilty as charged...

(Don't worry no kittie puke is in the picture, our carpet is just filthy. LOL!)

Disneyland was awesomely fun, we actually stayed longer than we usually do, the rides were fast to get on, so we actually got on Pirates of the Carribean and the Haunted Mansion twice. I tell you, go on a Monday that isn't a holiday and the park is next to empty (ok there's still a ton of people but wait time for rides is ridiculously fast).

This is us being stupid while riding the Roger Rabbit ride. This is the only adult/kid ride in Toontown, my favorite place in the whole park, and Roger Rabbit is one of my favorites too...



This here be Indiana Cranky Face... whenever we go to Disneyland he insists on making that cranky kid face for every picture.


This is as far as we got for Star Tours (C3P0 is right inside the entrance). The line was only supposed to be a 10 minute wait, but after not moving for a good 20 minutes, folks started walking out. The ride was broken... BUMMER!


I spent way too much on Smushy, but I got her a little Pirate Minnie mouse, a t-shirt, a onesie and a little dress/bloomer set. We also spent way too much on food, getting into the park, all that mess, but it was soooooo worth it. We had so much fun.

And now to finally reveal the secret crochet project I've been working on. A girl I work with is pregnant and due any minute, but also has a terrible ulcer that the baby has been pressing on, so she has not had a great pregnancy so far, so a little something homemade should brighten her day (I hope)..



This is the super-easiest blanket to make, but a bear when it comes with all those little ends to weave in! I wish there had been a way to make it one continuous piece but since each motif starts from the middle, it's impossible...

Onto the big news. Smushy did well for her surgery is now in recovery. She's still going to be in the hospital for a little while, but she's doing really great so far and everything looks really good. I almost cried when my brother sent me the text message that they closed up the 2nd hole and would be re-united again in about an hour. I still wish I could have been there, but I'm just more happy she's ok.

I've finally started the Nordic Cardigan for her as well...

I'm making her the 12 month size because by the time she's that age she'll need it...

Now back to work on it... and cleaning house... ugh... last day off... I'm bummed :)

I'm Going to Disneyland!

Again...

Chris and I had decided to take some time off work so while we're off, we're heading back to the happiest place on earth since we didn't get to make the regular birthday trip this April.

Smush's surgery is tomorrow. I had wanted to go back, so I requested days off at work, but since I wanted to stay out of the way and canceled the trip, I kept the days off... I'm going to make this the perfect opportunity to shop like crazy for her at Disneyland. Ok I won't go too nuts, maybe something Tinkerbell, a little Pirates of the Carribean something and a cute something from Toon Town (that's my favorite part of the park and yet it's just not big enough). Oh and I can't forget to get her something in the Magic Kingdom either...

Aww hell I'll just get her something from each section of the park! (My brother and sister-in-law will think I'm nuts).

On the knitting side. I haven't done much knitting, I've been finishing up a crochet blanket I'm making for a girl at work. Its not so much I have to finish it as much as I have to weave in all those little ends... ugh... It's 88 motifs all crochet together then a super easy and quick border, but 88 motifs worth of weaving in! I keep suppressing that number just long enough to weave in about 6 of them then I give up and start looking at other things...

I also have fallen deeply madly and utterly in love with the Rona Lace Shawl from KnitPicks. Normally I look at lace and go "Oh that's so gorgeous I want it!" Then I come down from cloud 9 and say "It's lace stupid, you'll have a shawl at the end but no hair on your head..." Does bald go well with lace?

Even my aunt who is the knitter/crocheter/quilter/seamstress extraordinaire isn't crazy enough to try lace. Her excuse is that she doesn't like reading the chart-type patterns, which I agree with her on. It's not hard, but it's tedious.

I've also got many projects planned for Smush and with every stinkin' email from the many knitting publications I subscribe to, I just find something new for everyone. Recently in an email from Knitting Daily they featured a jacket by Annie Modissette (sorry if I spelled that incorrectly). I'll have to go back and find the name, but it would be perfect for my friend at work...

It's so rough being a knitter sometimes... LOL!