Wonderful Weekend?

Hi! Well, I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks, been a little busy. Productive though, I finished a pair of EZ's mocassin socks for dear BF to take w/ him to Washington state for his 17 days of AT w/ the Army National Guard. I really can't go into what I am thinking/feeling right now about this whole ANG thing, but it's really not a positive thing. Yeah, I am grateful that these guys and gals are defending our country but, some ding-a-ling went and not only scheduled this unit for 17 days of AT but also for a weekend which was THIS weekend, so families don't get to spend time with their 'soldiers' before they ship out. Nice, huh? I wonder when they;ll be deployed again? They've already done 1 year in Iraq. Anyway, enough about that. So, this is suppose to be about knitting..... WIP's....... Hmm... still got the Central Park Hoodie going............ and now The Wallaby in some Bernat acrylic for my 10 year old son......... he's a little rough on sweaters......... I finished a beanie for him in some Paton's Classic Wool for him the other day, it's really cute. Well........ I guess I will get ready for a run... maybe that will change this melancholy mood I am in........ I've been crying on and off all night, can't figure out why....... Have a great day!

Sunday, Sunday!!!!!

Hi!!!! Nice, Quiet Sunday here.... well, almost....... got the former crack kitty in heat........... for the past week!! will be glad when Wednesday gets here and she goes in for her little snip and becomes an IT! Poor Mindy!! (I think she'll probably actually be a happy kitty). I don't know if I mentioned how I got Miss Mindy... but I work for a community outreach program, as an RN, for persons afflicted with chronic and persistent mental illness. They're pretty incapacitated people, the majority don't work and are reliant upon Social Security as their means of income. Anyhow, one of the clients became involved with the wrong people, even more destitute than he, and became a crack addict........... he had some pretty intense health issues as well that became pretty compromised as a result of his addiction........ We tried everything in order to get him to clean up to no avail..... finally we had to place him in a rest home and I got the kitty (she pictured in the blog with some of my WIP's).... She's really very sweet, hid for a month under my bed when I first brought her home. poor little thing...... the client never had her fixed........... she is going out of her mind and driving us out of ours! But, that all changes Wednesday....... So....... Hey, I actually got one of my projects finished today. the Bejeweled Scarf.(Dutchie, our Min-Pin is modeling it)..... I really liked working on it............. if I can say so myself came out quite nicely. See below....... Oh, and hmmm...... I tried the little trick of boiling a sweater in vinegar to reverse the felting process...... I read about it in the Winter issue of Knit 1........... I had knit a Icelandic sweater out of Cashmerino (Debbie Bliss) and one of my little darlings washed and dried it............. could've killed them............. anyway, it is now drying on a towel.... flat............ seems to have worked.......... we'll see.......... the other option was the hair conditioner............ which I can always try next.

As for my running.. Hmmmm ran 2.5 miles yesterday. felt pretty good. no asthma related problems.. Called the pulmo-doc the other day and asked for a different steroid inhaler....... the new one seems to be working (could be placebo effect, who knows). I see him Wednesday. I also got a new exercise program to go with the Pilates and the Tae-Bo.......... Yoga, Booty, Ballet...... It's actually quite fun.......... I did the Hip-Hop Abs workout this morning and found myself sweating profusely. It really kept me busy enough that my ADHD was entertained as well.

Oh well, that's about all...... started my other sock which I will work on while watching the Pats/Chargers game............. Only other thing going through my head is I am thinking of buying a spinning wheel..... anyone got any ideas which to get?

Glorious Monday!!! :>)

Glorious Monday! Hmm..... Well, I'm home from work today. Not exactly by choice. My 17-year-old daughter, got into a car accident this morning. Rear-ended someone on her way to school not even a mile away from home. Roads were wet, it was just beginning to get light out, you know all the conditions ripe for an inexperienced driver, to become victim to. Noone was hurt, fortunately. "I'm so dead, Mom! My father is going to kill Me!" (Dad and I are divorced d/t substance abuse and other issues I need not get into. let's just say it took me 17 years to figure out I had a voice and a right to be a person and not a belonging). Anyway, my reply to DD, "Nah, Cancer didn't get you, Daddy won't either!". Apryl's a leukemia survivor, diagnosed at the age of 7 in 1997. Anyway, she was so shaken I called into work. So, here I am..... blogging, and knitting and blogging...but it gave me the prime opp to take the pics and upload them for my WIP's. See below.

Day Number 4

Hi! Wel, it's day number 4 on Prednisone... for those that have been on it, I'm sure you can emphathize with me. For those that haven't, hmmm.... yes, it's a wonder drug, and can quickly aid and reduce inflammation and discomfort in many diseases and disorders such as asthma (my case), IBS, arthritis and numerous others.... but, the side effects are little to be desired. The bloating, the mood swings, the "super woman/man syndrome". If taken chronically paper-thin skin and the moon face result along with fatty deposits particularly in the hips and tummy. Well, what I am going to talk about is the superwoman syndrome... I got up at 7 am this morning and have not stopped.... I started with cleaning my BF's bathroom floor (on my hands and knees, BTW) then I went home and....... started tearing my place apart... laundry, dishes, made banana bread, vacuumed out my PT Cruiser, put the seats back in my PT, swept the kitchen, BR, LR , den, hall and the boys BR.... washed the kitchen, den, LR and BR floor. I cleaned the tub and the porcelain throne....... and the basin.....I took out the trash...... I played outside with the dog..... I helped the cat "Blacky" out from under the porch.... then had to help her out from under it again.... (I think I blocked up the holes)... I made Mac and cheese for dinner (from scratch). I cleaned out the fridge....... Hmmmmm...... Oh, in between I sat and started on the Bejeweled scarf, I found in my stash some Sublime mohair handdyed..... looks pretty cool.

Well, last evening I managed to test out my lungs...went for a 2.5 mile run with my BF.... didn't want to go alone just in case of trouble..... did ok.... had to do a couple of walk breaks....... but overall was pleased...... the weather was so nice, high 50's wore shorts and a bright orange sleeveless top. Who would've thought that in January? Then we went back popped in a Freschetta pizza ( the new one multigrain wheat crust) and watched Murderball DVD. I finished up sock #1 of the K2P2 using 2 circulars...... I like that method and am looking forward to starting the 2nd.

Well, it's back to work tomorrow, maybe I'll get to relax!

my 2nd attempt at my 1st post!

Ok, so I lost my first post........ I got this far...which I find amazing! Anyway welcome to my blog. I hope you will find it entertaining and knowledge base rich (I guess it all depends on what you're looking for). Hmm, if you're into knitting, good-- if you're into running good! if you're into both! allright!! Just plain breathing is a bonus activity! I say that not too lightly today. I humbly called the pulmologist and begged for some Pred and a z-pack today..... Asthma exacerbation. I went for a run on Sunday...felt pretty good, too! Should have known, now I'm grounded! Oh well! I'm gonna go out tomorrow though (tee hee! Pred makes my breathing really good while running!). So, I will do some peaceful and meaningful Pilates tonight. and then I will Knit. I got two projects going right now......... some socks, my first project using two circular needles... have to say I like the method... no gaps... looks uniform and I got a cardi going from the fall '06 issue of Knitscene. Making that out of Debbie Bliss Aran Tweed.... it's got some cable action going on. the socks are out of this German yarn that has jojoba and aloe in it.... absolutely yummy! I will post some pics over the weekend.