Last night was our weekly knitting group get together. We had a nice group out including 2 new ladies. It was nice to see progress on everyone's projects (except my QAL). I did get several rows done on the BSJacket before switching over to complete almost a whole round on the QAL. I had to stop a couple of times to stretch out my finger which still hurts. I start therapy tomorrow, so it will be nice to see if any of the exercises I have been doing are making any difference.
Managed to get most of the daily stuff done in the house yesterday, but nothing extra. Just hoping to maintain til next week when I can start working at deep cleaning and decluttering this place room by room.
Over at Ravelry, (Reclaiming the Home) SallyinWales posted a great item about time wasting and gaining an extra week. I will paraphrase: If you can find 12 minutes a day x 5 times a weeks that you waste, and use that time to do something productive towards a goal, you will have gained an entire week of working towards that goal. Fits right in there with what FlyLady says about the 15 mins a day toward decluttering and cleaning your home. I know I spend way too much time just playing cards on the pc. I could be using that time for something more constructive than reaching the next level on Facebook Scramble. (on level 16 with 489 more games to reach level 17 x 3 mins per game + time for starting next game...mentally adding wasting time in my head and guesstimate several hours)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Blog Challenge
The moderator on Reclaiming the Home (ravelry) has issued a daily blog challenge. I don't know if I am up to it or if I have anything worthwhile to say on a daily basis, but am going to give it a try.
Today marks the countdown of dd#3's ex moving back in with her and watching the babies full time....which means I will have my days back. 3 days and counting..lol. Already planning major cleaning and decluttering missions in the house and outtings with bg.
OTN: Arch-shaped socks which keep telling me they would be happier as mittens. Only 2 1/2 inches into them, so there is still time to change over.
BSJ (jacket..not to be confused with BSJ hat) for newest granddaughter.
QAL tablecloth. I am almost done with the 2nd repeat of the last motif to enlarge it. 4 more to go before I lifeline it again and check size on table.
Today marks the countdown of dd#3's ex moving back in with her and watching the babies full time....which means I will have my days back. 3 days and counting..lol. Already planning major cleaning and decluttering missions in the house and outtings with bg.
OTN: Arch-shaped socks which keep telling me they would be happier as mittens. Only 2 1/2 inches into them, so there is still time to change over.
BSJ (jacket..not to be confused with BSJ hat) for newest granddaughter.
QAL tablecloth. I am almost done with the 2nd repeat of the last motif to enlarge it. 4 more to go before I lifeline it again and check size on table.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Another Month Has Gone By....
and I am still working on the QAL shawl. Well, not right now, as I have 2 of my fingers splinted together. Tuesday I tripped over the humidifier in the hallway and didn't quite catch myself with my hand. Instead, I managed to dislocate my ring finger on my right hand. Spent 4 hours in the ER getting x-rays, feeling stupid, getting peeled off the ceiling when they popped it back in place cause that took the pain level from a nice throbbing 3 to off the chart bad, more x-rays to make sure that it was indeed back in place, and a wonderful splint that doesn't allow my to use my middle or ring finger..all for 100.00. Wednesday saw me back at the hospital seeing their Ortho clinic where they resplinted and referred me on to an Ortho specialist. Today I saw the specialist who (for the low cost of a 25.00 office visit) removed the splint, taped the 2 fingers together and referred me on to physical therapy at...you guessed it...the hospital. 2 nights of taking vicodin has revealed a slight reaction to the meds, so won't be taking them again. Still watching babies, so occasional bumps to the swollen knuckle are to be expected.
Frustrated that I missed yet another night of knitting group, I started a straight knit scarf of larger needles. I tried working on the sock, but couldn't hold the yarn tight enough to keep tension.
Went to visit my newest granddaughter (and her parents..lol) this past weekend. My she is growing so fast! The first year goes by so quickly it seems. Her colic is better as dd-i-l is drinking camimile tea everyday. Seems to pass thru the breast milk and soothe dgd. Not a big napper tho. Short cat naps are all she seems to get during the day. She laughs and coos and loves looking at her toys. DD-i-l told me her doctor said she was beyond her age in some areas, which is good.
Got my package from my Igorina swap partner. Still finding little things to tuck into the box I am sending her. This turned out to be a good swap if I say so myself (being the moderator of it). Everyone seems happy with it.
Not much else happening in this little life. I hope to blog more often, but then I have said that before.
Frustrated that I missed yet another night of knitting group, I started a straight knit scarf of larger needles. I tried working on the sock, but couldn't hold the yarn tight enough to keep tension.
Went to visit my newest granddaughter (and her parents..lol) this past weekend. My she is growing so fast! The first year goes by so quickly it seems. Her colic is better as dd-i-l is drinking camimile tea everyday. Seems to pass thru the breast milk and soothe dgd. Not a big napper tho. Short cat naps are all she seems to get during the day. She laughs and coos and loves looking at her toys. DD-i-l told me her doctor said she was beyond her age in some areas, which is good.
Got my package from my Igorina swap partner. Still finding little things to tuck into the box I am sending her. This turned out to be a good swap if I say so myself (being the moderator of it). Everyone seems happy with it.
Not much else happening in this little life. I hope to blog more often, but then I have said that before.
Monday, January 12, 2009
New Year, Lost Marble
Another year is in progress and I have been so bad about posting. I have a few reasonable excuses...well, reasonable to me.
Have a new granddaughter (#13 in line-up) born Nov 15th. I went up to be with son and dd-i-l at the hospital and as labor progressed, dd-i-l asked everyone to stay. Out of the 13 grandkids, this is the first that I actually got to see being born and it was amazing! Granted, I was present for the births of my own 4, but was a little occupied to view the process. Leeve came into the world at 7 lbs, 12 1/2 ozs and is nursing well, putting on weight, and generally causing lost sleep and miles of walking as most newborns do.
Family Christmas gathering was at dd#2's this year and not all the kids could make it. Still, we had a good time, exchanged gifts, ate way too much and generally laughed ourselves silly. Christmas day was spent at dh's parents' home as usual. It was nice, quiet and I actually got a little knitting in.
New Year's Eve, BG stayed up with me to watch the ball drop. DH even came out of the basement long enough to say Happy New Year and to exchange kisses. New Year's Day, BG and I went to dd#2's to watch the parade and snack. We also started stripping the wallpaper off her living room...which may have led to the events of the next 3 days.
Jan 2: dgs#11 (in the grandkid line-up) decides to puke.
Jan 3: dgd#8 pukes.
Jan 4: I puke, BG pukes, dd#2 pukes, but is busy cleaning up puke from her dh, dgd#3 and dgs#6. dgs#4 is visiting his real mom for the weekend...pukes, followed closely by his mom.
10 people in 3 days...I think we set a record of some sort.
Jan 6: dd#3 wants to know if I disinfected the entire house before she brings the babies over for me to watch....uh...NO. Babies show up with snotty noses and coughs.
Jan 8: Babies are now puking, so I go to dd's house to watch them instead of bringing them here. sigh..
So here it is: Jan 12th. I think we are all fairly healthy, dd#2 has repainted her living room, I saw my only marble over the holidays, but I lost it again.
Oh yeah, knitting! QAL still going, scarf for sis-i-l who mentioned she would like to have one for Christmas (on Thanksgiving), Mystery Socks.
Ankh-Morpork Knitters Guild News: The Igor Thwap has started over at Ravelry. I am a swap-moderator virgin, but don't think I am doing too bad. 46 showed interest, 42 returned the questionaire and were paired off.
Let the lithping begin! (insert evil laugh, thunder and lightning here). Now where did I put that thpare body part?
Have a new granddaughter (#13 in line-up) born Nov 15th. I went up to be with son and dd-i-l at the hospital and as labor progressed, dd-i-l asked everyone to stay. Out of the 13 grandkids, this is the first that I actually got to see being born and it was amazing! Granted, I was present for the births of my own 4, but was a little occupied to view the process. Leeve came into the world at 7 lbs, 12 1/2 ozs and is nursing well, putting on weight, and generally causing lost sleep and miles of walking as most newborns do.
Family Christmas gathering was at dd#2's this year and not all the kids could make it. Still, we had a good time, exchanged gifts, ate way too much and generally laughed ourselves silly. Christmas day was spent at dh's parents' home as usual. It was nice, quiet and I actually got a little knitting in.
New Year's Eve, BG stayed up with me to watch the ball drop. DH even came out of the basement long enough to say Happy New Year and to exchange kisses. New Year's Day, BG and I went to dd#2's to watch the parade and snack. We also started stripping the wallpaper off her living room...which may have led to the events of the next 3 days.
Jan 2: dgs#11 (in the grandkid line-up) decides to puke.
Jan 3: dgd#8 pukes.
Jan 4: I puke, BG pukes, dd#2 pukes, but is busy cleaning up puke from her dh, dgd#3 and dgs#6. dgs#4 is visiting his real mom for the weekend...pukes, followed closely by his mom.
10 people in 3 days...I think we set a record of some sort.
Jan 6: dd#3 wants to know if I disinfected the entire house before she brings the babies over for me to watch....uh...NO. Babies show up with snotty noses and coughs.
Jan 8: Babies are now puking, so I go to dd's house to watch them instead of bringing them here. sigh..
So here it is: Jan 12th. I think we are all fairly healthy, dd#2 has repainted her living room, I saw my only marble over the holidays, but I lost it again.
Oh yeah, knitting! QAL still going, scarf for sis-i-l who mentioned she would like to have one for Christmas (on Thanksgiving), Mystery Socks.
Ankh-Morpork Knitters Guild News: The Igor Thwap has started over at Ravelry. I am a swap-moderator virgin, but don't think I am doing too bad. 46 showed interest, 42 returned the questionaire and were paired off.
Let the lithping begin! (insert evil laugh, thunder and lightning here). Now where did I put that thpare body part?
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Son's Visit Home
DS was here for 2 weeks on leave and was able to bring his girlfriend along. We had a good time introducing her to some of the sights around Ohio. This picture was taken outside Sol's Exchange in Berlin, Oh. She was excited to see scenes of the Amish community there and to learn that they were of German descent.
She got her hands into making her first jack-o-lantern. I guess they don't do Halloween like we do here in the states. They even dressed for the occasion in traditional Moroccan dress that they brought from her parents.
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Also, we celebrated my youngest granddaughter's 1st birthday. The little princess got her first tricycle, but brother wants it, too. These are the 2 little ones I watch every week so DD can work.In knitting news, I finished my Morpork Pie shawl and blocked it out. It's 72 inches across and feels nice and warm. Thanks to MMario for such a great pattern.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
SO Far- So Good and Unexpected Arrival
Printed out the spreadsheet of chores and routines, posted it on the side of the fridge in a plastic page protector and...it seems to be helping. Yesterday, BG helped by watching the babies play while I was able to get some extra cleaning done in 15-30 min spurts. House is starting to look presentable again. DH was impressed enough with clean kitchen that this AM he actually wiped up his coffee spots and rinsed his spoon....AND put it in the strainer..not just leaving it on the counter. WOOHOO! (life's little pleasures)
Well, here is a strange turn. Saved this post to finish later and went out to wait for babies to arrive. As I was standing there watching the neighborhood kids walk to school, I hear "mew". One of the boys had a little orange tom kitten following him to school. He said it wasn't his...as in: "I don't think its my kitten. My orange kitten has yellow eyes" (DUH!) So kitten is happily purring and eating Feegle food on the back porch. I am hoping to see this kid on his way home and hand the kitten back off (if it is still here). Poor thing looks to be about 6-8 weeks old and is covered in fleas. BG went out to comb it to see if she could get some off. I know DH doesn't want anymore cats around. (last time we found a kitten, I showed him and he didn't say a word. Then a few minutes later, he said, "Should we call it OhNo..as in Oh no..another cat?") Feegle has been sitting in the kitchen window staring at it with a pouty face..like: You aren't going to bring THAT THING in, are you?
In knitting news: I fixed the mistake in the Morpork Pie by going to the one section that was messed up, tinking only those stitches for several rows, and knitting that section back up. That is a first for me as I usually tink back entire rows to fix a mistake unless it is straight knitting where I can just drop the one stitch down. With lace work, I couldn't do that. But this method worked well and I will remember how next time. Thankfully, someone else at MMario's group was having the same problem and someone posted pics of how to fix it this way. Timely information!
Cast on the Wasp Woman socks with a wool silk blend from Creatively Dyed. Too big. Frogged and started with a smaller needle..still too big. I don't think the yarn has enough stretch to make these feasible, so frogged till I can find another yarn.
Got out my Jitterbug yarn to cast on the Mummy Returns socks, but was interrupted by waking babies.
Still working on QAL
Well, here is a strange turn. Saved this post to finish later and went out to wait for babies to arrive. As I was standing there watching the neighborhood kids walk to school, I hear "mew". One of the boys had a little orange tom kitten following him to school. He said it wasn't his...as in: "I don't think its my kitten. My orange kitten has yellow eyes" (DUH!) So kitten is happily purring and eating Feegle food on the back porch. I am hoping to see this kid on his way home and hand the kitten back off (if it is still here). Poor thing looks to be about 6-8 weeks old and is covered in fleas. BG went out to comb it to see if she could get some off. I know DH doesn't want anymore cats around. (last time we found a kitten, I showed him and he didn't say a word. Then a few minutes later, he said, "Should we call it OhNo..as in Oh no..another cat?") Feegle has been sitting in the kitchen window staring at it with a pouty face..like: You aren't going to bring THAT THING in, are you?
In knitting news: I fixed the mistake in the Morpork Pie by going to the one section that was messed up, tinking only those stitches for several rows, and knitting that section back up. That is a first for me as I usually tink back entire rows to fix a mistake unless it is straight knitting where I can just drop the one stitch down. With lace work, I couldn't do that. But this method worked well and I will remember how next time. Thankfully, someone else at MMario's group was having the same problem and someone posted pics of how to fix it this way. Timely information!
Cast on the Wasp Woman socks with a wool silk blend from Creatively Dyed. Too big. Frogged and started with a smaller needle..still too big. I don't think the yarn has enough stretch to make these feasible, so frogged till I can find another yarn.
Got out my Jitterbug yarn to cast on the Mummy Returns socks, but was interrupted by waking babies.
Still working on QAL
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
FlyLady Routines/knitting time
Since DD moved in and then out, and I started watching babies 5 days a week, my cleaning routines have gone out the window. Add to that, the switching of the Master/Spare rooms and moving BG's homeschooling area. After numerous attempts to get back on track, I have decided to print out an Excel spreadsheet of what I hope to accomplish each week and will post it in a prominent place. My house and life were so much better when I was cleaning the FlyLady way. Lately, it seems a bit of depression has set in again as I look at the rampaging dust bunnies and general clutter that surrounds me. I have started re-posting at my ChoreWars site also. Its nice to have a place where I can be accountable to myself and to give me a little extra incentive to get this house back to normal...or what I would like normal to be. (I have made a deal with myself to buy yarn after [and only if] I accumulate enough 'gold".) Aside from the regular routines, I set aside time each week to tackle a major cleaning area in the house. This will include finding homes for the stuff I want to (or have to) keep and tossing a lot (I hope). I did this when DH was off at Army Training and found that the whole house was so much easier to clean and my life was more on an even keel. Lately, I seemed to be wave-tossed and going with the flow...all the while getting more and more frustrated with myself and family. I even may get my weekends back which, up to now, have been alternately set aside to catch up on the things that I didn't get done during the week and sitting around feeling sorry for myself.
Progressing a bit on the QAL shawl and was on the Morpork Pie shawl too, til I found a mistake and am having to tink back a couple of rows to find it. I don't think it can be too far. I probably just dropped a couple of yarnovers. I want to start a new pair of socks for the Super Sock Scarefest, but am trying to limit my new projects until I finish something. I just know, the way things are going, if I start something new, I will forget about the shawls and they will lie about unloved and unfinished.
Progressing a bit on the QAL shawl and was on the Morpork Pie shawl too, til I found a mistake and am having to tink back a couple of rows to find it. I don't think it can be too far. I probably just dropped a couple of yarnovers. I want to start a new pair of socks for the Super Sock Scarefest, but am trying to limit my new projects until I finish something. I just know, the way things are going, if I start something new, I will forget about the shawls and they will lie about unloved and unfinished.
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