back on track...

*scratches head* i guess i've been absent for a little while now huh...damn sometimes i feel as if there are not enough hours in the day...and other times i'm wishing my life away...go figure...well as you can see i've gotten some of my knitting mojo back...i'm knitting his and her hemlock ring blankets for my parents...and i finished another gail nightsongs shawl...this one i'm keeping...i gave the other one to my mother...i started and i'm keeping my fingers crossed that i'll have my dad's sweater finished in time for christmas...lately every time i pick up my needles my little one asks me if i'm knitting him his socks...now that the weather is getting a little cooler i think i'm going to knit him up a quick pair of slippers...

as for the boys...well...

dani got his report card yesterday and is doing quite well...1st quarter down...3 more to go...his birthday was a few weeks back and he's now 14...he went to his first school dance and had good times...he's becoming a young man...where does the time go...it feels like just yesterday that i was dropping him off at daycare...now the girls are starting to call my house and cell asking if they can speak to him...damn..i'm not so sure i'm ready for this...it came a lot quicker then i thought it would...

dami...well he's the same and up to his usual tricks...i'm growing out his hair for his grandma who has stage 4 cancer and has lost hers...it's driving ricky crazy...he's sick of everyone saying what a cute little girl he is...he likes it better when he's clean cut...oh well...he'll get over it...i still think that he looks handsome...he's really taken to the radio and certain songs...thanks to dani owning my radio every time he jumps in my ride...lookin' in my rear view i see both of them boppin' their heads...it's a site to see...

and as for ricky...well he crashed his ride on the track a few weeks back...he was a little bruised up...his motorcycle has seen better days...however...it doesn't look bad considering he high sided...

on the needles...loki's been put on hold...my darning needles gone mia...dad's sweater...dad's hemlock blanket...and i'm thinking about casting on for the owls sweater...i need a warm sweater for the cooler months...

on vinyl...empire state of mind...by jay-z and alicia keys

69.

i've been absent for the last few weeks...i wish i could say what has had me preoccupied but i honestly don't know...i guess just life in general...i've been really moody lately...or shall i say bitchy and high strung...i haven't been knitting much at all...shitty for me cause it somehow seems to balance me out...

my parents are out west visiting my brother mark and i'm pea green with envy...i have to get over to the island to visit him sometime...i miss him lots...more then i'd ever let on and tell him that's for sure...i love talking to him...and tend to notice that we are a lot alike in many ways...i'm almost finished with loki the chameleon...i just have to stuff and stitch up all the legs and under body...then i'll have to pack him up and ship him away...

the boys seem to be keeping me busy...dami seems to think that it's funny to unlock the door and run like a bat outta hell down the street...my neighbors say it's hilarious to watch...i'm just not finding it all that funny...as for dani...he's seems to be enjoying the school year so far...and is very much into graffiti art at the present moment...he tends to spend hours on the computer searching for different styles of color and lettering...this week we are working on 3D lettering...who knows what it will be next week...

i seriously need to pick up my needles and swatch for dad's v.neck sweater...for x.mas really isn't that far away...maybe i'll set some time aside to do that this weekend...

on the needles...loki the chamelon...
on vinyl...flutter by bonobo

well...

the night before leaving to visit my parents in georgia i managed to finish up grandmum's swallowtail shawl and block it...mum loved it so much that i told her that she can keep it and that i'll knit grandmum up another...the weather was beautiful while visiting...i got to relax...sit on the porch take in the scenery and knit...i actually finished up dad's socks...

i'm not sure what is worse...packing or unpacking...slowly the house is becoming organized...i've been unpacking a few boxes each day...slowly but surely it'll come together...mum
and dad drove from georgia to help out...i'm so thankful they did..they are always a big help...especially my dad...what a guy...not only did he help move all the heavy stuff...he hung up my pictures too...thanks a million...

on the needles...mum's fls...i'm waiting till she returns from canada to pick it back up and continue on...i still have to cast on mark's chameleon for his bday...which is the 21st of august...and dad bought me some yarn to knit him up a v.neck sweater that he would like for x.mas...so i better get on the ball soon...

on vinyl...one of mine and the little man's fav's...the littlest birds by the be good tanyas...

alive and kicking...

wow...it's been awhile...

lets see...what's new on this side of town...

i guess i'll start off with dani graduating...no more elementary school...wow...where did the years go...i tried to snap a few pictures...however he was successful at avoiding me and looking the other way...

as for dami as you can see he isn't wearing his cast anymore...and seems to think that everything i knit somehow is for him...

oh...and we will be moving the beginning of july...so i've been busy packing and pitching...

my jaywalkers are done and i love them...what a easy knit...i named them bubblegum and blue jeans...i may just knit myself another pair...they are comfy...and fit perfectly...i had a little hiccup with the yarn...but all in all...it's all good...

on the needles...nothing much has changed....i still have grandmums shallowtail shawl to finish up...i'm on the heel with dads masonic lodge socks...so i should probably pick those up and finish them off...as for mum's fls...it is on the back burner...she has been walking and loosing weight so i think it's best to wait...however...i think i will start on my brother mark's birthday present...he used to own a chameleon named loki so when i saw hansigurumi knitted version i couldn't resist...

on vinyl...change by deftones

socks...shawls...scarfless...

as we all know socks and i don't really have a good track record...how i enjoy knitting them up it's the second sock that kills me...i have the hardest time finishing...i cast on the jaywalkers tuesday evening and knitted 8" of the leg and put it to the side...then last night i cast on for the second sock...i'm thinking this might help me...i should seriously consider knitting two socks on circulars...i think it just might be in my best interest...

i've also cast on the shallowtail shawl...it will be mailed to my grandmum when finished...my mum, lj, and i are knitting it up together...

on a different note...i dunno if i've mentioned that last year i signed up to join others in the 1st annual facebook handmade scarf exchange...it works by making a scarf for someone and someone different makes a scarf for you...a makes for b, b for c...i knit and sent out the scarf to my partner prior to the deadline which i believe was jan 15th...however still to this day i have not received a scarf...i'm officially throwing in the towel...it's the end of april and i'm still scarfless...this has left me bitter...i really enjoyed knitting for someone i've never met before...it's interesting to wear something that was made from ones heart & hard work...they have an angel program...but i refuse to sign up...i guess it's just my luck that i ended up with a partner who was a slackass...

on the needles...masonic lodge socks...jaywalkers...fls...swallowtail shawl...

on vinyl...bionic by placebo

april showers...has me knittin' mittens...

i have no idea why i wanted to knit up mittens in april...*scratches head* i'm thinking it was the yarn's fault...it was screaming at me to be knit up as owl mittens...such a cute and quick pattern... not sure if i will add the buttons for eyes just yet...i'm actually thinking about possibly gifting them to my little niece lily for christmas this year...whooo knows...

the little one is keeping on his toes and utilizing his cast arm to his advantage...i'm now nervous to see what will happen once the cast is removed...

dani has been hassling me about scouts and not always wanting to go...he can be so wishy washy...one day he's telling me "it's not cool mum"...but after getting away and going camping for the weekend he's usually chewing my ear out on the drive home telling me all the cool stuff they did...he's signed up for rainey mountain ga...hopefully he'll have a blast and make some amazing memories...

on the needles...dad's socks...and fls

on vinyl...you are the one by shiny toy guns

it's been a long time...

well...it's been a little busy around here lately and lots has happened...i just have to figure out where to begin...i'll start with dami...about 3 1/2 weeks ago he broke his elbow...he's cast and will remain that way for another 4 weeks...this was his first er visit...but i'm not so sure it'll be his last...i thought maybe the cast would slow him down a little...but it hasn't...he's still my little spider monkey...still running...jumping...skate boarding and bicycle riding...shit...i wish i had half his energy...

my mum & dad came to spend time with us for easter...they arrived thursday and left on sunday...thursday they took the boys out and bought them some clothes for easter...friday we just hung out at home...saturday we drove to old st augustine walked around...had a little lunch...ate dinner at texas roadhouse...sunday after returning from mass we looked all afternoon and evening for a nice outdoor restaurant...we weren't to lucky with the last one...and ended up at tgif...good times...however...time seems to fly and before you know it they are leaving for home...

the easter bunny came by and dropped off the twilight movie to dani...so sunday night we sat down to watch it...he thought it was okay...a while back he asked me to read the series with him...the first day reading i was half way into the book but then i put it down to knit...he's still on me about catching up...he's disappointed in me...his teacher keeps asking if i finished it yet and his replies are "no she's too busy knitting" he's now finishing up the 3rd book in the twilight series and has started reading the last book in maximum ride series at the same time...a few years back he hated to read and now his nose is always buried in a book...at the beginning of the year the teacher told them the student that finishes the most books throughout the year gets a reward...a gift certificate...and dani is determined to win...i just hope it's to a book store...

i'm sure much more has happened...but hell if i can remember...oh yeah....we took trip to the jacksonville zoo...but i'll post pictures and write about that another time...

on the needles...mums fls...and socks for dad...however i did finish the gail(nightsongs) shawl...it has to be blocked and that probably will not happen until this weekend...pictures to be posted after blocking...

on vinyl...specialist by interpool