Old Habits Die Hard and a Meme

So apparently now that I no longer have to blog everyday, the ideas are coming at me left and right. I was reading Karen's blog yesterday and came across this meme that I thought would be fun.

1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? Diet Coke

2. Where was your profile picture taken? It's a picture of my cat Hemi taken earlier this year.

3. Can you play Guitar Hero? I've never tried, but I think it would be fun.

4. Name someone who made you laugh today? My friend Denise.

5. How late did you stay up last night and why? Midnight. Was a bit wound up when I went to bed which led to the headache I woke up with. Almost gone, but not quite.

6. If you could move somewhere else, would you? Depends on the day you ask. Probably not leave the area, but I would like a bigger home near a spring fed lake. If I had the money, I would like a cabin in the woods up north that I could live in for a month.

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks? No. I like to watch my fireworks. I'll kiss *after* the fire works, but not during.

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you on your FaceBook list? The IO.

9. Do you believe exes can be friends? Depends on how things were left and how serious the relationship was. However at this point if I ran across any old flame, I've been married long enough to be friends with them.

10. How do you feel about Dr Pepper? It's good, but not my first choice. I'm a Diet Coke kind of gal.

11. When was the last time you cried really hard? Really hard??? Hard to say. I can tear up easily, but I haven't cried really hard in a long time.

12. Who took your profile picture? Me.

13. Who was the last person you took a picture of? #1 Son last night during gymnastics. See?


14. Was yesterday better than today? Well the battery died when we were leaving for gymnastics which left me and #1 Son stranded. The IO had tried faxing something which disconnected the phone line so he never got any of my numerous phone calls trying to get him to pick us up. Had to have a friend get us instead. (this is why I was so wound up last night) Today I woke up with a migraine and not getting much done. So I guess it's six of one/half dozen of another.

15. Can you live a day without TV? I have, but I prefer to have access to some form of monitor (for tv, computer or movies)

16. Are you upset about anything? I can always think of something.

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it? Of course they are. Unless you are a psychopath. Then not so much.

18. Are you a bad influence? Umm, I don't think so. But I plead the fifth when helping others buy stash!

19. Night out or night in? I'm in most of the time, so the occasional night out is nice.

20. What items could you not go without during the day? Coffee, computer.

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? Probably #1 Son when he had a reaction to the TamiFlu he was given when we were all oinking.

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say? I don't text, but the last email I got was from JoAnn.com telling me abt a sale on Ott Lights.

23. How do you feel about your life right now? It's exhausting!

24. Do you hate anyone? Not really. There are people I dislike GREATLY, but I would never wish ill will on anyone.

25. If we were to look in your Facebook inbox, what would we find? Nothing. I post more on my wall.

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass? Oh yes. I don't do well with strong drugs. Caffeine, aspirin and tylenol would be found right now. And occasionally they'd find a xanax, but not often.

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before? Not that I can recall. Amazing, yes. Perfect, no. (lol)

28. What song is stuck in your head? The theme song from The Princess Bride. The rugrats are watching it right now. Inconceivable!

29. Someone knocks on your window at 2:00 a.m., a secret lover or George Clooney? Ok so who comes up with these questions?!? If somebody is knocking at my window at 2am, I'm calling the cops!

30.Wanna have grandkids before you’re 50? No. #1 Son would only be 18. Possible, yes. Desirable? No.

31. Name something you have to do tomorrow? Right now, nothing in particular. I was going to finish getting stuff together for a yard sale on Saturday, but it's a 70% chance of rain so it's being postponed until next week.

32. Do you think too much or too little? Way too much! Can't shut the brain off, esp at 5am!

33. Do you smile a lot? I think so.

Bonus Round...

34. How many hours a day do you spend on the computer? More than I want to share!

35. If you could be anyone else for a day, who would you be? I really have no desire to be anybody else.

36. Facebook or Twitter? Facebook.

37. Chicken or Beef? Both, but I tend to eat chicken more.

38. Mac or PC? PC.

39. Have you ever punched anyone in the face? No.

40. Last music received or purchased? I don't buy music anymore. The IO and #1 Son do all the downloading these days. If I had to think back, it would probably be the soundtrack for The Phantom of the Opera.

Surprise!!

Bet you didn't think I'd blog today, huh? After a month of *having* to blog, I didn't think so either. However, it has gotten me back into the swing of blogging, so while I don't plan on blogging *every* day, I do plan on blogging more.

What made me want to blog today?? Why free yarn, that's what!!!! Caron Simply Soft is having a yarn giveaway. Send them 3 labels of Caron yarn and they will send you a free skein of Caron Country, a blend of wool and acrylic yarn. Go here for the details. I'm mailing out my info today.

Meanwhile Lucy contemplates her next action......

Does this thing self dispense or do I have to poke it?

Crossing the Finish Line

I did it!!! I posted everyday for the past month!!! What did I get?

Yep, a sense of satisfaction. Even though I feel more like how that woman looks!

What else did I accomplish this month? Not as much as I would like, but I saw progress. I did finish some sewing and some knitting.

And guess what came in today??

Aren't they cool?!?

Both rugrats have requested a pair for themselves. I told them to save up their allowances.

I cast on for #1 Son's 2nd sock today while at ballet. Got almost an inch completed. However I left it in the car and since I can be quite lazy, I reached over and cast on for a sock for me.

Just because I can. And no, that is not the Cherry Tree Hill that is sitting pretty on my night stand. It's the Kroy FX that reminds me of Trekking. Kroy tends to be a bit on the thicker side, which means I can knit them on size 2s w/o a problem. Since both socks are in Kroy, they should move fairly quickly.

Got some rows done on my scarf as well. Keep that one in the car and knit on it while I wait in line to pick the rugrats up. It will eventually get done, row by row.

So that's it. I attempted to blog every day and I accomplished just that. Thanks for stopping by!!!

A bit of drama

Last Thursday night I noticed that Tiger was limping. I kept her inside and debated on taking her to the vet on Friday. She snuck out Friday AM, and while I was debating on bringing her back inside, she was able to jump up and scale the 6' privacy fence. This told me that while she had a sore paw, she was doing ok. That being said, I didn't want her running and jumping around so when she came inside to eat, I kept her in for the rest of the day and the entire night. She hates being cooped up inside so Saturday AM she was looking for any opportunity to go out. I finally let her go and while she came back around 2pm, we never saw her the rest of the day. Or night. Or for breakfast.

Now I've had cats before and they will occasionally just go off for a bit. I was worried but I wasn't going to make myself nuts abt it yet. This was not the case for Baby Girl. Around 3pm today, she got really upset. Where was she? Maybe she got eaten by a coyote. Maybe she got into a fight with a dog. The IO drove around to make sure she hadn't been hit (all was fine) and Baby Girl insisted on putting out flyers (which we did). Now we just had to wait. Baby Girl would be crying one minute and the next would be distracted by a tv show.

Around 8pm I look outside and who do I see?

She finally decided that she would come home. Tragedy averted. I still don't know how her paw is doing, but I don't want to mess with her. Better she sleeps off her wknd bender than to run off again.

Meanwhile I finished something.

Only 8 months in the making. The next one shouldn't take as long, esp since I want to finish it off before I start a new pair for me.

Saturday Satellite Sky

The one bad thing abt it getting dark early is that if you forget to take a picture of the sky, it's too dark to get anything. So I improvised. Here is a picture of my Saturday Sky courtesy of Associated Press.

It's a satellite picture of the sky earlier today. We've had our cold front come thru and it was around 39 this morning! No wonder the house felt so cold!! It's abt 44 now, even though my thermometer says it's in the 50s. I really need to put a thermometer away from the window, it does tend to pull in the temps from the house as well.

Today was also one of those days where I was really hoping to get some fun things done, but the more I tried to sit down and knit/stitch, the more interuptions I had. I did finally pull out a stitching project. What color do I want to work on?? Grey for dolphins? No. Blue for snowman?? Nada. Instead I worked with browns which means that Maggie came out to play! Haven't seen her in awhile and was happy to work on her again. While I like to have blocks of color to work on, when those blocks are just various shades of one color, it gets monotonous. AND I need to start some socks for me.

Is it really almost Sunday already? Where did this extended weekend go?? While I loved spending time with various friends, I really want some time by myself. Anybody else ever get that way?

Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man....

Went down to Kissimmee to see some old friends today and since I'm the only one still awake on the way home, I end up driving. No problem. While I can't blare the music, I can still put on the radio station that's playing Friday Night 80s and jam out to ZZ Top, or hear abt Jesse's girl and get Jenny's number (867-5309 in case you wanted to call).

It's great to see old friends. I've known these people since I was 11. And now my kids and her daughter are starting their own long term friendship.

Anybody else feel like it's S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night?? (click to hear 70's song there)


Wait, did she at least feed us before leaving?? And why am I on the WRONG of this window?!?

Bucking the System

While the rest of you were eating turkey today, we had lasagna. We are non traditionalists here. I'd like to say we spared a turkey, but I've got one in the freezer just waiting to be cooked when my sister comes to town in a couple of weeks.

Since we keep it low key here, I was able to work a bit on my snowman.
Before:

After:


It's coming along pretty well. The top box has various wintery things, an ice skate, a snowflake, etc. The bigger box has a big blue mitten in it. I need both my Ott light AND my readers to work on this project; the fabric isn't *that* small, 28ct I believe, but it's the dark blue that makes it really hard to see.