home again...

i'm back...5 days away from home didn't feel like long enough...but then again time fly's when you're having fun...i did just about everything that we had planned except for the beach...it was chilly on wednesday and i didn't bring a sweater...oh well next time...i had an amazing time with my parents...i really miss living close to them...while visiting i went rummaging threw mum's closet and i was super psyched to find my long lost shoes...i've been wearing them ever since...i think my flip flops will be thrown to the side until the weather warms back up...i forgot how super cumfey and warm they are...thank you castskill mountain moccasins they were made back when i was in high school...yes they still fit and are in excellent condition...i know i abandoned them for a short while...but there strapped back onto the feet...i may even have to toss the old cowboy boots to the side...nah...who am i kidding...i heart my used and abused boots...

unfortunately it's back to the grind...at least for the hubby...ricky returned to work today while dami and i have been playing...i still have to do some cleaning...laundry...and grocery shopping but then again...i have all evening...

lola the fatcat was upset that we left her alone forso long that she is still hissing and being nasty towards ricky...she's fine with dami and i...she just doesn't care for him...that's wierd cause she's more his cat then mine...oh well...*shrugs*

i dunno what's up with me and my knitting lately...hopefully i'll get bit by the bug
and pickup the pace again...i think that i'll attempt two socks on circulars...that is...after i finish up a few of my other projects...hopefully the cussing will be at a minimum...however i doubt it...

still on the needles...dad's scarf...and grandmassocks...i wasn't lying when i said i was slacking...i was supposed to be done dads scarf by now...however...dumb ass...took it with her to the restaurant...and don't ask me how but i lost the pattern...between the car and the restaurant...it must have had legs...mum and i jumped back into the car and drove back to the restaurant to see if we could retrieve it...but it was *sniff...sniff* gone...i ripped it back...reprinted the pattern...crossing fingers for the end of this week...
and on vinyl...ring of fire...by johnny cash...

mum's birthday...

well...i'm still at the parents house for the next few days visiting...and so far we've had a really great time...dami has been on his best behavior...mum and i went to the yarn shop today...i picked up some yarn to knit the mrs.darcy cardigan...oh and some yummy noro sock yarn...we ate out at stonewood tonight celebrating mum's 60th birthday...tomorrow i'm off to the gun range with the boys...ricky wants me to shoot his 50cal and psl...i'm dying to shoot my guns...i haven't shot in awhile so it should be good times...surely we will hit up the key's and the hob nob on wednesday...not to worry...i'll take lots of pictures...but unfortunately i won't be able to post them until i'm back home...

as for what's on the needles...i'm still working on dad's scarf...only a few rows left...grandma's embossed leave socks...plus helping mum's knit her 1st great grand baby a sweater...and on vinyl it's danzig's mother...

boxing day...

ahhhhhhhhh...this will be my facial expression as i try to fight off the traffic and find a parking spot at the mall...why you ask...for the sales silly...is it really worth it...i dunno yet...but don't worry i'll let you know...

yesterday we went to kelly's uncle ray bubbles house for christmas dinner and gift exchange...we are always crashing her families events...i love kelly and her family...they are supa kick ass...it always gives the kellster and i time to catch up & hang out...dinner started at 1pm and we didn't leave till around 5:30...then we came home...kicked back...hung out...and finish calling the family to wish them a very merry christmas...

my mum said that christmas felt different this year with dani in new jersey, ricky, dami, and i in jax...and the rest of our family in canada...i must admit...i miss a big christmas with the family as well...we talked about maybe returning home for the holidays next year...i haven't seen my family in years...but then again if ricky reenlists then who knows where we will be stationed...and if he will even be home for the holidays...

ricky, dami, daisy, malulu, and i will be heading over to mum's house saturday night for some family time...5 days with the parents...oh what will we do...i know the boys will be at the gun range shooting the 50cal and the rest of the arsenal...mum and i will be hitting her lys...i'm not sure how much knitting we will get done with damster running around...i'm sure we will hit the beach and i absolutely have to hit that really good burger joint...the hob nob...

other then that...not much new on the home front...so as they say...that's all for now folks...

and all that jazz...

feliz navidad and happy holidays all...

*sigh*

not much to say...just some pictures to show some fun in the sun...

yet another sock...

i'm knitting up the embossed leaves pattern once again...i'm seriously head over heels in love with this pattern...it knits up so quickly...i received my order of sock yarn from loops last week and decided to use some of it up...my mum said that my grandma would be tickled to receive a pair of socks from me...she used to knit...maybe this will inspire her to knit again...

trip down memory lane...

wow i stumped accross this picture...it was taken a long time ago...it's dani when he was around 4...he's sportin' some hardcore tattoo's...i have to admit...it's one of my favorite pictures of him...i'm sure in a few more years the tattoo's won't be so temporary...he tells me that when he grows up he want's to be just like me...i think i've created a mini male version of myself...i'm not sure yet if that's a good thing or bad thing...only time will tell... ;)