slackasser...

well...well...well...i know...i'm terrible...it's been so difficult for me to try to keep up with my blog...butwhatcannaisay...i'm a slack ass...however i'll try to be a little better about posting more frequently in the future...

i've been knitting on the regular which has kept me from insanity...it's usually quick little projects that give me instant gratification...even tho i really should be picking up my needles and completing some of my bigger projects...sorry dad...i'm still working on your sweater...you'll get it one day...i badly want to get the damn thing done but there is something i just don't like about it and i'm itching to rip it out and start over...it's hard to push on...and i know that's why it's taking me foreva...

i set two goals for myself for the new year...to read 52 books in 52 weeks...and to knit 10 shawls in 2010...i don't know what i was thinking at the time...but i'm starting to believe that these two goals are attainable...so far i'm lovin' the book goal...i'm reading some great books...and blowing up my library card that's for damn sure...unfortunately i haven't started on any shawls just yet...but i will be pretty soon...so that's all that's new in my part of the world...until next time...

on the needles...three more of these cute little bears...and dads sweater...

on vinyl...uprising by muse...

whoots on my hooters...

i am happy to announce that i have finished my owls sweater...it's too freakin cute...and warm too...i may just add a set of eyes on one of the owls...if i do it'll be the back of the left shoulder...also i finished knitting up dami his slippers...i renamed them his zippy mcflippy's cause when running threw the kitchen he continually does the splits or busts his butt...i guess i better hurry up and knit dani a pair or i'll never hear the end of it...i have more then enough yarn so they'll end up with matching ones...i've really been enjoying this cooler weather...there is nothing better then cracking the windows and letting in all the fresh air...sure seems to be doing me some good...well...off i go...i want to try to finish dani's slippers before he returns home from school...that gives me about an hour or two...




on the needles...hmmm...dad's sweater...and to finish up loki...

and on vinyl...rock lobster by the b52's

whoa nellie...

look at me go...as you can see...i've been a knittin'...as a project rolls off my needles...another is being cast on...it's a miracle i say...there is nothing like a quick gratifying knit...i knit myself the slouched tuva hat...great one evening knit while watching tv...and while my mum was visiting for the weekend she wanted to snatch it up...but i would not let her...maybe after the season is up i'll consider it tho...while visiting she brought me some cascade ecological wool so that i could knit myself up the owls sweater...i knitted up the sleeves last night and cast on for the body today...so far it's knitting up rather quickly...and i'm loving it...i have a few ideas in the back of my mind for some quick x.mas gifts however we'll have to see how long my knitting mojo last for...i have to cast on for my dad's hemlock blanket...but i'm presently using that circ for my sweater so i'll have to wait till it's off the needles...


i may do a drive by michaels to pick up some lion brand thick and quick for some slippers for the little one...who hasn't been feeling the greatest...saturday night i had to take him to the hospital...he was crying/complaining that his ears were sore...and whatdoyaknow...a double ear infection...he's been a little more clingy then usual...but that's to be expected...i'm thinking maybe some slippers will make him feel a little better...while i'm there i better pick up some yarn for dani...he's been wanting me to knit him up a slouch hat...he's been wearing one of my old ones and now thinks that it's his...

on the needles...the owl sweater...dad's sweater...and i still have yet to pick up a darning needle to finish up loki...i dunno how i lost them all...but i did...

and on vinyl...the rake's song by the decemberists

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

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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