Fun Friday!

Had a fabulous time at Bonnie's house on Friday May 1st! Took BIG Riley with me and he had a great time with LITTLE Riley...Still can't believe that we have dogs with the same name and that they have the same coloring even...and yet they are two totally different breed dogs...

We got there at around 7:30 in the morning *yawn* because I had to take Christine to work cause her car died......and I needed my car in order to be able to transport Mr. Riley. Thank God Bonnie made some coffee...although I gotta tell ya I have become a lightweight coffee drinker cause I was FLYING on the java she made. Homegirl is now a pansy and is used to weaker stuff. LOL She also graciously made me some wonderful breakfast so that I would not fly off into outerspace with empty tummy on "superjava". It was YUMMY!

I was surprised with some really cool gifts - a book called "Knitting Rules" which is not only really informative and stress relieving from a "it's only string" standpoint - it is hilarious! There is nothing snobby about the author - Stephanie Pearl-Mcphee; in fact, she is a very self-deprecating down to earth soul. I am so much more relaxed (well so far anyway) after reading that how I have felt and am feeling about my new hobby/lifestyle is NOT bizarre. Bonnie also gave me a really cute cat bracelet that is a row counter! And some yarn from her HUGE stash! She told me she had a "store" but I had no idea just how true that statement was! Oh and she also gave me a darning needle which is an essential item to have it my knitting tool kit.

I am almost finished with my newest project which is also my most courageous endeavor yet - A beret! I am going to try and finish it in my class today and if I do I will get terry to take some pictures with me wearing it. The most recent project I finished is a CA facecloth -0 which has the outline of the state and the letters CA on it....I think I may have boo-booed a little on the "C" but no big deal...... so here it is......

I am so excited and still quite surprised at my ability to do this.....

ok well I need to go get ready so I can go to class shortly.

Later.......................

Back but not really :O (yawn)

I is back....I is tired....I will post more tomorrow........

Hubby home - busy busy - posts will return next week :)

We have been soooooo busy working in the yard that I haven't had time to sit and write anything this week....but I have a new finished knitting project that I will post on Monday!

later.....................

I am so very excited! I finished my first project from my knitting class!!! I will probably give it to my daughter Christine since she is the reason I went to this knitting class in the first place ans she paid for me to go......she does not know this yet....unless of course she visits my blog before I can tell her...LOL

We had a very busy day today - it was hotter than hell up here in Sacramento but for some reason Terry and I get so much done when it's warm - go figure. I have a new shelf above the washing machine and dryer - it is a start in the direction of getting our garage in order. Terry mowed the front and I mowed the back lawn. We are now going to have an umbrella for our table on the back patio area. Too many other things....and I am tired......going to go take a shower and get all the grime off.......

Later..................

Freaky Friday

Arrrrgggghhhhh....;THAT was how my day started.....I had weird dreams about some sort of sci-fi stuff....I culdn't remember the code to get back to the ship.....Riley woke me up before I could resolve anything....oh well....reality is more important and he is rather needy right now because of his colitis....I think his meds are doing some good...I really really hope so.....because if I have to continue cooking rice............well that's the next thing that went wrong........VERY wrong. A pot of rice should never be started unless it has your full attention so that you remember that you are cooking something...on the stove...on the VERY HOT - ON HI HEAT stove.....and you should ALWAYS put the timer on the microwave on so that even if you forget that something is coooking IT will remind YOU!!!! BEFORE you start smelling something and can't figure out "what is that smell?" I thought it was the computer....but when I went out into the hallway the smell was stronger....in the direction of the kitchen....and then it hit me....I FORGOT THE RICE!!!!

I am SO lucky a fire didn't happen.....no water left and that god-awful burnt rice odor that goes up in your nose and won't leave. I put the pot in water and opened every window in the house...turned on the whole house fan which sucks inside air and sends it out AND lit candles cause of THAT SMELL.......I had to evacuate poor BB to the back bathroom and closed the door and turned on the fan so that he wouldn't be breathing the fumes....Fast forward to an hour later.....I had taken a shower and got the burnt rice out of my nasal passagesbut it was STILL in the kitchen and dining room.....and a little in the living room.....have I mentioned I love Google...not just because Ben works there...but because you can find all KINDS of answers to problems.

I googled removing burnt rice odor and got two consistent resolutions, One was to boil water and vinegar and the other was to boil cloves and cinnamon. I went for plan B. SOOOOO much better.....the house smells more like Christmas cider....LOL....

I just finished cleaning the 30 gal aquarium and filter and am going to head to town to pick up my golfers/tennis elbow supports in hope s that it will alleviate some of my pain. And then I am going to come home and water my flowers inside and out. I am going to take Riley with me because he needs to be with me right now.

It is 1:43 and I am hoping I can stay out of trouble...

Later.......

Me

My knitting practice Swatches

First of all I am totally amazed at what I have (already) been able to do. In my life I have always felt that I am totally inept at doing anything that requires me to have patience and any kind of manual dexterity. Give me a football, a baseball, a softball, a golf club, a bowling ball...and so on and on...and I can do it with confidence....... (hmmm I see a ball theme here......guess I like playing with balls....hmmmm guess I better keep this outta the gutter.....hee hee.....

I (long ago) attempted a start at knitting and crocheting and just couldn't get out of my own way or sit still long enough to really really concentrate. And above all I never FINISHED anything I started before......

I am so thrilled and tickled and excited about the possibilities......

One of the other great benefits about deciding to try knitting (again) is that it is presenting an opportunity to bond further with a whole lot of important women in my life - Bonnie, Christine, Cynthia, and it's looking like Alison wants to start knitting too! Yippee!!!! This is so cool!


ok all for now!

Later.............

Oh yeah - I am calling myself a Knitting Knovice - LOL

Happy Easter - Spring - Passover

Happy holiday(s) to all my loved ones......Enjoy whatever it is you are celebrating and know that I am doing the same! xoxoxoxoxox