savyjade

I AM BACK!

2011-03-28T15:30:00.000-04:00

Hey guys. I have finally decided to restart my blog. It has been way too long! Please bear with me while I am reacquainting myself with everything. I have also started a new youtube channel. The first video post is in my previous post. I will be sharing my love of crafts such as paper crafting, knitting, sewing, and updates on my babes. I also hope to have some tutorials in the future. I miss you all and look forward to getting back into the swing of things.

I had to share Dax's new haircut. He just had to have a Mohawk. He is too cute.

savy's art

2011-03-28T14:53:00.000-04:00

New Job

2008-01-10T10:51:00.000-05:00

It seems my posts are farther and farther apart these days. I promise to try to post more often. My camera is having major problems so I can not share any pics but I am working on several things. I finished the socks I was working on. It was a standard sock in ballet. Now I have started the monkey socks in some Happy Feet I picked up at Gourmet Yarn. I am also working on a felted bag. This will be my first time felting so wish me luck. It is a sqare bottom bag with the sides in a simple stockinete stitch. I still need to seam my Dive Autunno sweater so I can actually wear it before it gets warm. And of course all the other numerous things I already had on the needles that have seen very little of my attention.

Christmas was crazy as always. My dad and I are on speaking terms so we went there for Christmas. It was fun being with my sister and brother-in-law and my grandparents. Of course there was tension where my dad is concerned. As always Christmas at my mom's was heart warming. It is the kind of christmas I grew up with. Love, laughter, food, and fun. I love her so much! Especially since she made me the most awesome arm warmers for christmas. I can not wait to show them to you. I could not believe she made them for me. I know it took so much time! She is very sneaky. David and I were able to get a fews days of relaxation in Hot Springs. We had such a wonderful time! He is one of a kind and I am just glad I got to him first! I have never seen such a giving man before.

The kids started day care today! I just about broke my heart. It is not what I had planned for them. I feel like I am being selfish and did not try hard enough. Daxton is such a wonderfull little boy. He is just so full of vim and vinegar. I never get to sit down. We decided that it would be better for me to have an office job due to my health for now. I just can hardly keep up with him. I am happy to say that they are loving day care. Dax has been a good boy for them and loves playing with the other babies. Savy runs and hides when we come to pick her up because she does not want to leave. This makes me feel better about going back to work. I start on Monday. It has been 2 years since I have worked and five more since I have had a boss. I am quite nervous. I also start school Tuesday night. I am again only taking once class. Our hope is to pay off some bills so that by the time Dax starts preschool I can go to school full time and be here when they get home from school. I am trying to get tons of stuff done before I start work so it has been kind of crazy. I will go now but I hope to have pics to download soon. Happy Knitting to all.

Kansas and Fibro

2007-10-30T22:57:00.000-05:00

First of all mom and I went to Laurence, Kansas for a girls weekend!!! We had so much fun. Ron and David were sweet enough to watch the little ones for us so we could go. Savy stayed the whole weekend with her Poppy(Ron) and the baby stayed with David. I swear, we could not ask for better spouses!! Mom and I left Friday about 1:00 and got there around six. We checked in and went to dinner. Ron gave us 2 $20 gift cards he got from his work as a gift to Chilis so we even ate for free!! We then spent a fabulous relaxing evening knitting together in our room. The next morning...you guessed it...The Yarn Barn. It was a great store but I have to say that we have better ones here. Inventory and staff! It did seem to be a great place for spinning but we do not do that so we were out of luck. We did however manage to spend 4 hours in the store and come out with some yarn.

I picked up some KOIGU sock yarn in greys and mauves which just so happened to match the yarn I got for a sweater.
The sweater is a fair isle on the front of one of the Interweave knits magazines. I did switch out the yarns. Though it is yarn I can find in OK, I have not seen all these colors so I promise I am not trying to leave out my lovely LYS. I am excited about both projects though I will not start either for a little while. I have too many other things working right now.
The rest of the day was spent walking up and down the cutest dowtown area filled with every shop you can think of! I got an awesome pair of clogs for myself, a couple of goodies for David and Dax and some B-day stuff for Savy. Mom and I were exhausted so we went to the hotel and took a dip in the hot tub then got a take out order from Chilis and spent the rest of the night knitting.
I can not think of a better weekend. It doesn't hurt that I was with my best friend(my mommy). Yes..she is still and always will be my mommy. But now she is my best friend too! How lucky I am.

I am also working on a sweater for myself out of Di've Autunno which I had to frog. I did however get to keep the sleeves.
I am working on a summer pullover for Savy in purple and pink Love it.
I cast on a sock out of Ballet on the way to Kansas that looks a little strange right now because I am doing a tight knit with an 8 in cuff.
I picked up all the stuff to do the Ola blanket in mission falls cotton at Gourmet.
Last time I was at Gourmet I picked up some comfort to do the cabled sweater in the fall Interweave magazine too. Oh, I also just finished the winter sock out of the Baby Alpaca from Gourmet. I can't take a pic of those b/c I had to wear them on our girls weekend trip and they need to be handwashed. Whew!! As you can see, I need to get busy. This does not even count the other 5-10 projects lurking in bags behing my chair.
On the fibro side. The Lyrica is helping some but not completely. I still have pain everyday with exhaustion but it has decreased. Some days are bad and some days are horrid. That is pretty much as good as it gets. I did get some information from a wonderful lady who found my blog from SP10. She has fibromyalgia too and is now med free by changing living habits such as diet and excercise. I have started trying to slowly implement these changes she made. I will be replacing food in my cabinet as it runs out with whole wheat/whole grains. We have also started trying to eat more natural. I am sure you all do not want the details but I sure hope it works. It might even help Dax some. He has been acting out quite a bit. I know most of this is because he is a 16 mo old little boy but some may be food. We will see. So thank you to her for taking the time out of her life to try and help me. Most people you know don't do that, much less those that don't know you at all. She must be an angel.
I can't wait for Halloween tomorrow night and Savy's 6th Birthday party Saturday. I can not believe my baby girl is going to be six. Well..more about that with pics next time.
I hope you are all doing fab!!

Bad Camera

2007-10-15T08:33:00.000-04:00

I am having camera problems so still no pics. I have been bad about taking them lately anyway but now that I can't it is very irritating. Especially since I can not post pics on ravlery! Hopefully I get it squared away soon.

On the knitting front I am almost done with a sweater for me done in di've Autunno. Oh....it is so soft. I can not wait to wear it. I am also working on a v-neck for Savy. It is pink and purple stripes done it calmer i think. I don't feel like going to look. It is going to be pretty large on her but she can grow into it. And of course I had to buy yarn for a double pattern...The ola blanket done it Mission Falls cotton. There are also many other things on the needles but I am forcing myslef to start finishing. I keep having to buy more bags to put my wips in. It is getting pretty ridiculous!

The kids are amazing as always. Savy loves kindergarten and wishes she could go all day. She is already starting to read! I am so proud of her! Daxton is into everything!! Boys are absolutely different than girls. He just wears me out. At 15 months old he climbs up the tv cabinet, pushes his scooter over to the kitchen table and gets on top, etc, etc... He also has really discovered his voice. He loves to hear himself yell..much to my dismay! :)

Still trying to deal with this whole fibromyalgia thing. I am so lucky that is was not something degenerative!!! Still...this is so hard. All the dreams I had seemed to come crashing down. My worst fear...to be the sick mom! That is not who I want to be. I was the do-it-all mom. Leading campfire, helping at school, going to school myself, the neighborhood playhouse, etc.. There are so many lifestyle changes to make and I feel overwhelmed. And then there is the fibro fog...the memory problems. I used to remember everyhing in my head. A million things to do all organized neatly there. Now I can not remember to pay the bills or take apples to savy's school for a project. Sometimes the pain is so bad I want to cry..all the while chasing Daxton around the house. I am at a loss on how to handle it all, which changes to make, which to make first, how to still be the BEST mom, and how to keep up with Daxton! And through it all I think my sensitivity to noise is one of the worst things. Everytime the kids yell or the baby screams I fell like I am going insane. Oh how I wish to just be me again. Just simply me, no improvements or embelishments. Just the old me would do. I still try to pretend so now one knows too much. I don't want to be the charity case or the sick one. I just wish it would go away. Enough already...I know.

We are going to the pumpkin patch with the kids next weekend so celebrate all the birthdays. I can't wait. I better get the camera fixed by then.

I love ravelry!!!

I will try to post more often...and not whine.

Back again

2007-10-02T20:50:00.000-04:00

OK..so my posts will probably be random but here I am. I had a bad couple of days so David just brought my the laptop mom gave me a while back so I could be online from my fav chair. I can not stand to sit in our office chair at the desktop for very long. I have been playing around a little on ravelry and already love it. Mom came over today to help me out. She is so amazing. I only wish to be half the mother she is. I am excited about our Learn to Knit night coming up. There were several women in our mom's group of moore who were interested in learning so I set up a night for us to get together at one of the LYS. I am very excited about it. A friend of mine also sent out an email to the Norman group she is a part of. I think we have about 4-5 women wanting to learn at this point. I think it will be so much fun. Of course..no pics yet but I will post some soon. Mom should be posting some in the next few days on her blog from a family get together the other night. Well, short and sweet for now. Knit on!

Ravelry

2007-09-30T23:13:00.000-04:00

I am so excited! I finally got an invite to ravelry. I am sure I will be spending way too much time on there in the upcoming days. I am so sorry that I have not posted in so long. I have been sick and blogging was just way down on my list of priorities. Thankfully the new medicine they gave me is starting to help so the old Amanda is slowly emerging. Hopefully with a little time I will be back to taking pics, blogging, and and getting into all sorts of things I shouldn't. For now that is all but I plan on blogging again soon. Maybe even tomorrow if I feel good. Have a great day!!

motor home

2007-07-15T19:32:00.000-04:00

Savannah is home after a fun filled weekend with MiMi and Poppy in their motor home. You will have to check out her blog in the next few days for pics. They found a place real close to home that was just great for a quick getaway. The RV park had an indoor pool and everything. It was in town so Sat they went to Whitewater as well. We met them this afternoon to pick up Savy and let Dax swim for a while as well. I think that was the most fun she has had in a while. Next weekend we are all going to Turner Falls. David and I are going to stay in his Dad's cabin but I am sure Savy will want to sleep in the motor home. My sister and brother-in-law are meeting us as well. I know we will have a blast.

Savy has started ice skating lessons. She loves it! I didn't get very good pics last time but I will try to get some better ones on Tuesday night.

Since Savy is out of school we have started doing more with the mom's group and I have finally found a friend my age with kids!! Thank goodness. I had just about given up hope. For some reason I never get along with many girls my age that I meet. She and I seem to have a lot in common and have the same "core" as far as child rearing and things like that go. We seem to get along like old friends. I am so very glad to have met her.

I am working on the Mystery Stole 3 but it is slow going. I have barely started clue 2. Lace and beading just do not mesh well with a 5 year old and a 1 year old. I am also still working on the silk summer top. Of course I finished the tank but still need to do the finishing and blocking. My camera has low batteries so I will have to pick some up and replace them before I take pics.

My sp10 partner let me know that she got her last package. I will not be signing up for SP11. It was just not what all I thought it would be. The lady who got me seems very sweet and I can not wait to figure out who she is!! The package that she sent me was truly wonderfull.

I am going to call the Doctor tomorrow and see if I can get back in. I had decided not to go back but with proding from family I am going to call. I just got so tired of being poked and proded with no results. Maybe this time they will figure out what is wrong. I just don't want to be tired anymore.

I hope all is well with everyone!!!

cabin

2007-07-05T10:58:00.000-04:00

I am so bad about taking pictures lately but I do have few of the cabin David and I rented in Beavers Bend last weekend.
My mom and Ron were so awesome to watch the little ones for us so we could get some much needed R&R. It was fabulous. The cabin had its own hot tub and was very private. Do to all the relaxing we did, we didn't really take advantage of all the great things to do there but I hope to go back. We did go over to Girls Gone Wine and bought some great wine made with green apples. They had the best gift shop as well.

We had a great time on July 4th. My mom, Ron, and Grandpa came over. The guys swam, except grandpa of course. We made hamburgers on the grill, fried pickles, and fruit salad. We also went to watch the fireworks. Daxton was not so excited about being up so late so one of us had to walk around with him the whole time. Here is to hoping he will enjoy it more next year.

I decided to jump on the band wagon and do the Mystery Stole 3. Mom kept at me until I agreed. She was right as always. I have never done lace or knitted with beads and I am enjoying it though it is a little hard to work on with 2 little ones around.

I hope you all had a great day yesterday. I will post again tomorrow. Hopefully!!

Dax is 1 year old

2007-06-28T10:38:00.001-04:00

Thank you to everyone who made such sweet comments regarding my last post!!! I know it has been awhile since I have made a post. My schedule has def changed since Savy is out of school for the summer!

We had Dax's 1st Birthday party last Saturday!

I call him Daxton the Destroyer and by did he ever destroy his cake! My step dad made the best cakes ever! Daxton even had his own little dinosaur cake!
He was a good boy through the whole party! We had a great time. I can not believe that he is already a year old.

I will be sending my last SP10 package in the next few days.

David and I have rented a cabin to get some much needed R&R this weekend. Mom is watching the little ones. I will miss them but I can not wait! The cabin even has a hot tub. YAY!! I will post some pics when we get back.

I also need to post some knitting pics. I finished the summer tank but still need to do the finishing and I have decided to do a crochet edging on the neck. The yarn was very slippery and that made the bind off around the neck look very unclean. I have started another summer top from some silk I picked up at the new knitting store in Norman. I am really liking it.

I have to go put the pork in the crock pot for dinner. I promise I will start posting more.

How sad

2007-06-07T02:04:00.000-04:00

What do you say when there are no words. Someone who has changed and not for the better. Someone who taught you to respect your elders, that blood is thicker than water, who you knew would always protect you. Now they are hurtfull to everyone and see no wrong in what they say or do. How do you say what needs to be said? How do you break a bond with someone you have tried your whole life to please..to hear them say they are proud? How sad to know that there is nothing you can say to make them see. Make them understand what they are about to loose. So much that they should hold dear. How angry I am..how hurt I am...how sad I am!!! Somehow I could look past all the mean things said to me though I can never forget, but now...it is too much to see the hurt he brings to people I love. I fear that he might someday say hurtfull things to my kids. That I can not allow. So we will meet to "work it out"! I know it will not work. I am ready for more hurtfull things to be said that day. I know I will say hurtfull things back. Things he will not want to hear. I wish it did not have to be this way. How does someone change so much? How does their "core" vanish without a trace? I will never understand how someone can be so hurtfull to people that love them so. He has made the rounds through everyone. No one makes him responsible for the hurt he causes. Now it must be done. I just wish it did not have to be me! Even still..I love him and I will miss him. After all he is my Dad.

Sorry to all who read this. I usually do not talk about "personal issues" on here. It is late. I can not sleep again. My mind was full and aching. I had to talk. Maybe now I can sleep. Tomorrow will be a good day. A day spent loving on my babies.

Memorial Day

2007-06-01T11:26:00.000-04:00

I am finally back from Odessa. My grandfather was released from the hospital. He still has pneumonia but is doing better. I wish so much that I lived closer to them. I miss them so much.

Savy finished Pre-K and is both happy and sad at the same time. We have several things planned for her this summer so I know she will have a blast.

We spent Mem Day with my mom and Ron.
Dax and Savy had a blast in the sand box and we feasted upon bratwurst, potato salad, and baked beans.
We had a wonderful time as usual!!!

Last night Savy had her dance rehearsal. I am sure my mom will post pics on her next blog. Our camera died but we did get video. Yay.

I finally finished the Reggia silk socks. I will post a pic later. I also finished the front of the summer tank I wanted to do. Of course, I will post it later too.

Need to go get lunch started. David will be here in 45 min.

Out of Town

2007-05-22T08:14:00.000-04:00

Just a quick post for my SP partner and others that I am going out of town for a few days. I will be back late Friday night. My grandpa is in the hospital and I am flying in to Odessa to stay with my grandma for a few days. I will make a post when I get back. I hope all is well with everyone.

Feeling better

2007-05-16T09:52:00.000-04:00

No pics today! I am finally feeling better! We had campfire last night and it was great as always. Next week is the last one. I am sure going to miss those kids! I really loved running the group but I have decided not to do it next year. I think I just had too much on my plate this year. Once Dax is a little older I might consider running a group again, we will see. I want to have more time to relax with the fam instead of feeling stretched so thin. I am going to take an online summer class. I am a little worried about doing it online but it will give me a chance to continue without needing to be in class 2 nights a week. Savy's dance and campfire are almost over so Mon, Tues, & Wed nights will be free again. I am hoping we can start going to church on Wed nights again. Savy just loved going to dinner and Family Fun Zone on Wed nights. I know she misses it.

I finished the leg on the other Regia silk sock. I have not been knitting much since I was sick so I have not gotten a lot done. Since I am at the heel flap I think I will put it aside and do some charity knitting before Guild on Sunday.

Mother's Day was the best! I just don't understand those moms that think mother's day should be a day for "themselves", away from their children and family. We wouldn't be mothers without our children. How can you celebrate mother's day without your kids!!! It is so sad how many times I hear moms acting like they lost their lives when they had their kids. Sure it is hard, very hard!! But it is amazing and wonderful and full of a love that can not be explained! You should never have children if you are going to resent the change in your life! Anyway, I will get off my soap box now! Check out my mom's blog for pics of Mulberry picking and sandbox fun on mother's day! Now..on to the daily routine. Catch you all later!

SP10

2007-05-12T13:21:00.000-04:00

YAY!!! I just got the most awesome package in the mail this morning from my SP!
It could not have come at a better time! I have been very sick and feeling blah! Yesterday mom came to help with the kids and brought me roses and now this! All right before mother's day!
My SP sent me a really cute smiley measuring tape (I always need these), an awesome cinabon candle that is already smelling up the whole house! Yum Yum! I forgot to get a pic of the candle. She also sent a beautiful fan made by the same company who made the candle.
Some truffles that I have have already eaten 3 of. They are sooo good! Two skeins of Lorna's Laces which I have yet to ever try but have been wanting to for quite a while. The colorway is awesome! She also sent a hank of Malabrigo which I have never tried either. I am so excited!!!!
And last but not least, she acutally knitted me a bracelet! It is soo cool! I have never seen anything like it. I wish the pictures turned out better! It is very intricate and the beading is amazing! I don't think I could ever do it myself!
All there is left to say is that my SP ROCKS!!!! I must have gotten the best partner out of all the participants. I could not have imagined such an awesome package! I loved everything in it and will use it all! Sorry if my post is a little off. The meds I am taking are taking a toll on me. I need to go rest for a while. Thank you again SP you are an angel. Thank you for making such an effort to find things I would just love. You went so above and beyond!!! I hope all is well with you!

Tuesday

2007-05-08T10:18:00.000-04:00

Yay!! I have an SP10 package on the way!! Thank you SP. I can not wait to get it! I was soo excited about being a part of SP10 but it has been hard to stay that way! I wish I knew who you were. The partner that I got has not made a blog post in 2 months and only responds to my emails sometimes. When she does it is weeks later. She didn't even let me know she recieved the first present I sent until about 2 weeks later and it was a one sentence email. It makes it so hard to want to go out of the way to find neat fun stuff for her! I have had her next package ready for a while but wanted to add some more stuff. I may just send it anyway. It is hard to know what to put in there when she does not make any posts. OH well, that is just the way it goes sometimes!

Things have been so crazy! Daxton has had a cold again for about 2-3 weeks and we found out he has ear infections in both ears again. They recommended he see a specialist about allergies and possible tubes in his ears. He goes on the 24th. The antibiotic upset his stomach last night and he just cried and cried. I felt so bad for him. He finally calmed down after I took him on a walk at 9:00 last night up and down our street about 4 times. It just broke my heart to hear him cry in pain like that!! I feel like he has been sick so much and I just hate it. It makes me sad! I have to keep reminding myself that they are just colds and he is a trooper. It doesn't even seem to faze him. He is into everything:) With all that going on I somehow ended up with strep throat. I felt so bad I didn't even knit all weekend. David was a dream and did everything for the kids so I could rest. He is just amazing! I love him more and more each day!

I had an interesting morning with all the rain. We had 5 of the neighborhood kids come wait for the bus at our house because of the rain. I went to change Dax's diaper and while I was in the other room they all missed the bus! I just about died! I had to go out in the pouring rain and get the campfire tubs out of the back of my car so they could all pack into the back. With 2 of the girls arguing it was and interesting morning to say the least! I love them all to death but they can be pills. The kids are all a lot older than my daughter and they get into arguments all the time. Little girs are so funny! They get mad at each other over the silliest things. As tiring as it all is...I am glad they come here instead of Savy going to their houses. It is amazing what you hear from children!! You are not sure what to believe but I feel better with them playing at my house that is for sure! I am starting to figure out that I need to have food for many in the house because there are a few that seem to always show up at meal time! It really makes me wonder!! Anyway, I am just glad that they feel happy to be here no matter what their home situations are like. The "normal" family seems to be scarce these days!

Hopefully I will get some knitting done soon. I need to start on the second Reggia sock and finish a sqare then I am going to start a summer tank. I will post some more tomorrow before I bore everyone to tears!!:)

Weekend in the Yard

2007-04-30T09:54:00.000-04:00

We finally got around to making the yard presentable. Right after David and I got married I got very sick and then preggie. Since then we have not exactly taken care of the yard. Because of the overgrowth we basically had to just start over. We finished the front yesterday afternoon.
Now that we have a clean slate I can not wait to make it my own! I have not decided exactly what I am going to do yet! I know that I am going to plant hydrangeas (is the spelling right?). I just love them. Other than that, we will see. It will be a while because I had to put down weed and grass killer.
Now we have to tackle the back. There are 3 small flower beds and one very large one surrounding the pond. The pond of course is another story. The pump quit working last summer and we did not remedy that so we have to drain it and start over as well. I will post some pics of the bag when we get it lined and mulched. I am tired but happy about getting it done and the possibilities are endless!

On the knitting front I am working on some socks in Regia silk. I love the feel of them. They have a cable running down each side. It is hard to see in the pics because I am using such a dark color but here they are.

We have dance class tonight and I also need to finish going through Savy's clothes and toys for the garage sale mom and I are trying to get together. There is always so much to do! I just try to take one thing at a time!

Last but not least...here is Lady Bug in all her shaved glory!

Motherhood uncensored

2007-04-25T10:57:00.000-04:00

For any of you who are like me and have children, used to, or are thinking about it. You have to check out this blog. motherhooduncensored.typepad.com

I recently stumbled upon this site and it is exactly what you might think. Everything we want to say out loud but never do!! I can relate and I laugh everytime I read it! All of our shamefull truths and secrets said out loud for all to read. She has guts! Anyway, I have a luncheon at the school today. It is an appreciation lunch for parents who help out at school. Since I stay home I am lucky enough to be able to help out some. Not as much as I would like since I have little Dax but I wouldn't trade him for the world. Mom is going to watch the kids while I go. The maid is coming today too! All hail the maid!! She does an OK job but not great. If anyone knows someone who rocks let me know! Every little bit helps anyway. I spend pretty much all day going around behind little ones picking up I don't know how I would ever have time to make sure the dust bunnies or the bath tub are clean. I can barely keep my son from splashing in the toilet much less clean it! I know...how gross. We know have to keep all bathroom doors shut. Of course this is almost impossible with a 5 year old little girl. Anyway, got to go. Have a great day!

Two finished projects

2007-04-24T09:47:00.000-04:00

Sorry again for not posting as often as I should. It seems so crazy lately. I did finish two projects the last few days. First, the infamous Yartini socks. I used the jellybean pattern toe up. I can't wait to wash & wear them!
I also finished my first square for the heritage afghan mom and I are doing together. I started with the green. Of course it still needs to be blocked. I will worry about that later.
My next sqare will be in the beige. I am so excited about this project! I can not wait to see the finished project. To have something in the family that mom and I knitted together will mean so much to me! She is my best friend and I am so lucky that we share so many common interests.
So...WOW!! As of this moment I have nothing on the needles. What a horror! Of course I have plans for 3. I am going to start the next above mentioned square, another pair of socks (silk), and a summer tank made with some Rio my mom picked up for me. Yes, I am becoming a yarn snob and do not buy novelty or man made yarns much anymore but the Rio is so soft. It is 100% viscose with some very pretty var colors. So I guess as long as it feels good on my bod then who cares if a man or a sheep made it!LOL

We have campfire tonight if it does not storm. I do not want the kids and their parents driving when it is stormy just to go to campfire. I would just die of something happened to any of them. If all goes well we are going to plant some watermelon seeds. I think they will have fun with that. For snack time...you guessed it...watermelon. I also have some learning pages on how plants grow and what types have seeds. Savy already started growing some kind of bean at school and she just loves it!

I can't wait for my summer school to start! I am trying an online class. We will see how it goes. I will miss being in the class room itself. It is a little break from mommyhood you know. However, I wanted to try an online class and see how it goes. I am taking a math and David is a master at any kind of math or science so it should be fine. He is also a fabulous teacher (very patient). We have talked about him tutoring some time because he is so great at it. I actually hate math!!!! It is a necessary evil.

That is all for now or you will be reading a book. Of course I never run out of things to say but I will save some for later.

Hoping all is well with my SP pals. I was going to send my next package out but I stupidly left the box open and my cat got the lace weight yarn I was sending her!! I may send it anyway because it was pretty full. I can just send her some yarn next time! Dumb cat!!! Have a great day!!!!!!

A new mohawk

2007-04-17T22:18:00.000-04:00

This week is going well. I really enjoyed myself at Knitting Guild on Sunday. I took some pics that will be posted on the blog. I just need to email them. We voted to become affiliated with the NGuild. I think it will be great! The more we get out there the more members we will have, the more good we will do, etc.. Everyone was in great spirits and the overall mood was terrific. There were 3 newbies that hung around for awhile after the meeting. They also joined up and payed there vdues. I am so excited!

We had Campfire Kids tonight. All the kids were so good. We had an ocean theme. They all seemed excited and interested. I am always so happy when they have a good time. I think that we are going to plant seeds next week and talk about plants. I hope they have as much fun as they did tonight.

I cast on my first square for the heritage afghan that mom and I are doing. I will post a pic next time. I am also working on the foot for the toe up jelly bean sock in yartini. I can't wait to wear them.

Ok...here they are. The cutest pics ever! Well, I am his mommy so of course I think that.

Have a great night!

Dance pics

2007-04-13T10:43:00.000-04:00

It has been way too long since I have made a post. A big sorry to my SP10 pal!! Let me see..

I will start with Easter. We went to mom's for Easter dinner which was awesome as always.
The Easter bunny decided to hide the eggs at mom's since he knew we would be there all day!LOL The kids had such a great time! Dax found heaven in my mom's tupperware cabinet.It was just a wonderful relaxing day.

Wed night I had to take Savy to get her dance pics made at the dance studio. It was a mad house to say the least!! This is her in her tap costume.
She looked so pretty!Then it was a mad dash to change into her ballet outfit!I really hope the pictures turn out because we had to purchase them before hand. I have never had to do that before and really did not prefer paying $90 for pictures I have not even seen. They did inform me that they have a money back guarantee. Hopefully I will not have to go there. She is pretty photogenic so it will probably be ok. Thank goodness David did not have to take her. He would have died. I have a feeling he would have just left and said he just could not take it. Fortunately I dropped my Wed night class so I was available.

The class is a whole other story. After working so hard and having a 100 average, I finally got my last old transcript in and saw that I have already taken the class. I just about fell over! I just flat didn't remember taking it. It was over 10 years ago but still...Arrgh! Oh well...at least it got me back into the grove of going to school and just helped me realize that I can do it and do it well if I try! I will be taking an online class this summer. We will see how I do when not in an actual class. As strange as it sounds..I miss class and can't wait to start my next one.

On the knitting front. I finished my first Yartini sock!! After all the hooplah on ebay auctions I just had to knit it up and see what all the insanity is about.It is really cute on and very soft. I can not wait to do the next one, wash them, and wear them. Before I do that I need to cast on a few charity knitting things. Guild is Sunday and I just hate going without taking something for the wee ones. I know that they desperately need stuff. It seems very selfish to spend time doing something for myself when there are little babies who could benefit from it as well. I need to make more time to do the charity stuff. I am also going to cast on my first square. Mom and I have decided to make a heritage blanket together. I am doing half the squares and she is doing half. I think it will be so neat to have a blanket to pass down that we made together. I will post a pic when I get going on my first square.

Tonight is parent's night out at the YMCA so David is taking me out to dinner. I can not wait! I think we are going for Hibachi! Yay! One of my favs! Oh...we ordered my ipod last night! It is my mother's day present from my sweet husband! He is so awesome. It is a pink 2nd gen 4GB apple ipod nano. I can not wait to get it! He rocks. Well, better go get a few things done. See ya!

SP...hope your house hunting went well!! Talk to you soon! Let me know if you need any ideas! Hope you and yours are fab!

Fair

2007-04-03T10:04:00.000-04:00

We had a pretty good weekend. I had my weeks off and was thinking that the knit in was last weekend. Oh well, now I still have it to look forward to. Still trying to get those shorts finished but I have not been doing a lot of knitting lately. My days seem so crazy.

Sunday we went to the Midieval Fair in Norman. We had a great time. Here is a pic of Savy and MiMi riding the elephant.Yes, I know...I need to photo shop the pic. Mom and Ron brought Stoneleigh to the fair. He was so excited and got pooped out pretty quickly. As a result, he rode in the stroller with Daxton.
It was the funniest thing I have ever seen. These pics do not do it justice.
We were only out there for 3-4 hours but we all got tired and decided to head home. It is amazing how much quicker you get tired when you have children!! Sometimes I def do not feel my age! My mom always says that being a stay at home mom is the hardest job you will ever love. Boy is she right. Sometimes I think it would be nice to go back to work...a lot easier that is for sure. But Savy would just be broken hearted and I know that my heart would break as well. I would miss Dax's first steps, words, etc.. There would be no time to play with them after work. I know what it is like from being a working singel mom. You miss them so much. So for now I will "try" to relish my every moment with them and go back to work when they are in school full time. I try to remind myself that before I know it they will be too old to just "hang out" with boring, nerdy old mom. They will be here and there with their friends. Gone are the days of cuddling and wanting to sleep with me in my bed.

We have campfire kids tonight. We are going to do Fire Safety. I think the kids will have a good time. David and I found several fun games for them to play online last night.

Well, I better go..I have to finish picking up and see what I am going to make for lunch today. I need to go to the store! After lunch we need to go get easter eggs and fill them with candy for school. Then it is lessons with Savy, nap time, dinner, campfire, bath, and bed. The days just fly. David and I have been contemplating taking a mini weekend vaction. We probably won't but I like to fantasize about laying on the beach with a margarita for a weekend. TA TA

Friday

2007-03-30T10:35:00.000-04:00

Of course...no pics again today. I will try to take some this weekend.

Savy is going to spend the night with MiMi and Poppy tonight. She can hardly wait, as always. She loves them so much!! After they pick her up I am going to try to shoot over to Mardels. Savy is in Pre-K and only goes for a couple of hours a day. She loves doing her "lessons" and we are running out. I have been doing age related workbooks with her for a couple of years and she just loves it. I want to pick up some more stuff to work on in the afternoons and this summer. It is important to me that she has a firm grasp on everything she is learning now before Kindergarten. It helps that she loves doing the workbooks! She is so smart but she is left handed and having trouble with writing. She will write backwards a lot. Her teacher had a lefty son and said he had some of the same issues. She is doing so good and I am so proud of her!!! But of course..she is my daughter so of course I think she is the best!

Saturday is the knit in! I am excited. I will try to remember to take some pics while I am there. I am so close to finishing the shorts. I am so excited! I can not wait to wear them.

I am hoping to hear from my SP pal soon. The one I send to! She has not posted in over 2 weeks and has not responded to my emails. Not even the one that says I sent her a package. I hope she is ok and just out of town. Anyway, the pal who got me seems very sweet. She is house hunting in CA. Hmmm...that is a clue to her identity! Anyway, I hope she finds the perfect home and is having a wonderful time.

The last couple of days I have been taking 2 kids from across the street to school as well. Their dad just got a job and has to leave before school starts. Their mom has always had to leave early. She came over and asked if they could come over at 7:30 then go to school with us. Savy looves this! Michelle is her best friend even though she is in 4th grade. I did find out that they have been waiting outside in the morning. I was horrified. It is still slightly dark at 7:30 and they just wait on the porch until after 8:00 when the bus comes. Their door is even locked. I guess their parents were worried about leaving them in the house alone. I guess they thought they would miss the bus or make a mess. Anyway, I am hoping that they just let them continue to come over. I worry about them being outside alone. Anything could happen. Maybe I am just overprotective but you just never know these days.

Well, have a little picking up to do before going to get my sweet girl from school. Have a lovely day.

Just a quick note

2007-03-28T11:05:00.000-04:00

Just a quick post to let you know I am still alive. I will try to make a longer entry later.

A huge thank you to my SP10 partner and everyone else for making such sweet comments about my wee ones. I think they are beautifull too, though..I think every mommy does. I hope you are having a wonderful vacation! I am so excited about SP10!!

Nothing new on the knitting front. Still working on the shorts. They work up pretty quickly. I hope to finish them on Saturday night at the Knit In at Gourmet Yarn if not before. OH...that reminds me. I still don't know what I am going to cook for the knit in. I better figure something out soon.

I have class tonight and will probably stay up there a little late to get some much needed studying done.

Must go pick up Savy! See ya!

SP10 current projects

2007-03-24T10:31:00.000-04:00

Right now I am working on an interlac scarf that I recieved from my winter scarf knit kit swap partner on swap bot. I think it is going fairly well. This is the first time I have tried interlac. Due to the colors, I think it will make a nice gift for one of the men in my family at Christmas. Of course, I will have to wait and see how the complete project turns out first.

I am also very excited to be working on some SHORTS. Yes, you heard me right. It is the first pattern I have seen for shorts that I like. I decided to knit the by knitting with my stash because I desperately need to do this. I found some Berroco yarn that I got on sale at a LYS that went out of business quite some time ago. I can't wait to lounge around in them this summer. I have already finished one side and am working on the other.

Oh, here is some sock yarn I picked up when I was in Fredericksburg, Texas visiting my dad.

Well, off to go to some estate sales with mom this morning. I will probably find something to carry on about later today. Can't wait for Savy to come home tomorrow!! I miss her so much!

Computer Hell

2007-03-20T21:17:00.000-04:00

If I wasn't in SP10..I might just throw this hunk of junk in the trash. My computer froze 3 times in a row. Of course this is happening while I am trying to make a post!! I just want to scream! So here is try #3...I think.

David, Dax, and I got in late last night from visiting my Dad in Fredericksburg. We left Savy with them for the week of spring break. They are taking her to the beach and over to Mexico to do some shopping. I know she will have a blast but I will miss my crazy girl. She always makes me laugh.
Here are some pics of the kids at my dad's Bar-B-Q stand during trade days. Dax had a blast trying to drive the golf cart and waving at everyone he saw. Savy loved helping the teenage girls out selling the food. She followed them everywhere. It was the cutest thing.

Mom came over and hung out for the day. She is my best friend so I missed her like crazy. We unwound a magic yarn ball she got in a swap, we divided up some sock yarn I bought at a yarn store in Fredericksburg. She also helped me fold some laundry and clean up the playroom. I swear it looked like a tornado hit. We left such a mess while trying to get pakced and get out of town of Friday. She was a dream as always.

I am counting down the days until I get my mp3 player. David is going to get me one for mother's day. I know he is going to go ahead and get it soon because I started working out several days a week. The treadmill doesn't have as much appeal when you are watching everyone else jam while you break a sweat to the sound of the machines. He is so awesome.

Well the computer is going insane again so I am going to publish before I loose my mind. I will post again tomorrow if I am not in the looney bin chanting about how much I hate our stupid computer!! Have a good one!

Campfire Cuties

2007-03-14T10:11:00.000-04:00

We had our weekly campfire meeting last night and I finally took some pictures. One of our little ones, Cassie, was not there so I will try to take some pics next time as well. Aren't they too cute?!! My co-leader finally decided to run a few meetings! Yay! It is a big help, especially right before a test. I know she has been nervous to do so but kids don't care! They just want to have a great time. Of course she did just fine as I knew she would. I told her...I have never had a clue what I was doing and it always turns out fine! I am not sure if I am going to lead next year. I will sure miss it if I don't!! It will just depend...school and family are most important right now! I think I overloaded a bit this year. My strange mind..thinking a stay at home mom has the time and should participate in everything. LOL! I seem to have less time now than when I worked! Not really sure if this is true. Our minds can play tricks on us when we think about the past. :)

I was trying to take a pic of Dax but he was much too interested in the camera!

Speaking of tests. I find out what I made on my last one tonight. I am keeping my fingers crossed for another A. We shall soon see.

We will be going to my Dad's for a few days during spring break. They want to keep Savy for the week. We will come back on Monday and leave her there. I think they are taking her to the beach. She will have fun but I know I will be dying for her return!

I got my secret pal for SP10! I am soo excited. My pal commented as well! Let the "fun" begin!

I must go...Have a great day!

SP10 Questionaire

2007-03-08T10:11:00.000-05:00

Here is my SP10 Questionaire..

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? OK, I admit it..I am becoming a yarn snob. I love anything soft. Alpaca is probably my fav right now. I like wool and cashmere. I also love cotton. I think I might make a summer sweater out of some pretty cotton. I am also starting to get addicted to sock yarn...everyone warned me..I didn't believe them...now here I am wondering when I will cast on another pair. I do not like itchy yarn, fun fur, or cheap acrylic.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? My mom bought me an awesome namaste bag from a LYS. I still need to organize all my "knitting notions" in something. I can never find what I need.

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, interm, or advanced? My lovely mother taught me to knit when I was little. Of course I did not follow through but then came begging to be taught again in my 20's. So I have been knitting for about 5-7 years. I would consider myself to be intermediate.

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? Didn't even know you could...sounds like a good idea. I am sure it would help out my hubby during gift times.

5. What is your favorite scent? I love anything with a food smell(apple, cinnamon roll, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, etc..) I also like rose, lavender. Just nothing that smells like my grandma's perfume though I loved her so.

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy? Yes, I love everything from hard candy to chocolate. I also love sour and salty. I love all the gourmet foods like jams, pickeld things, etc..

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin? No, I do not spin..maybe someday but it is not in my near future. I am wanting to start embelishing my daughter's jeans with ribbons, etc.. I am in a sweepstaking group. I guess right now the main thing is just knitting...as far as crafts go..unless I am doing crafts with my sweet Savy girl.

8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? I like everything except heavy metal, rap, or classical. I like country, 80's & 90's, and new rock or easy listening stuff on radio. Yes, my comp will play them.

9. What is your favorite color? Any colors you just can't stand? I don't really like pastel colors. I like pretty much everything else.

10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets? I have been married for a little over a year to a miracle of a man!! I have a beautiful 5 year old daughter named Savannah (Savy), and an 8 month old handsome son named Daxton (Dax or Deebo). I have a collie named lady and a black cat named Shadow.

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens, ponchos? I wear them all except the ponchos. Kind of grew out of that phase.

12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Everything...I have not found anything I hate yet. Socks are great, scarfs, hats, fingerless gloves, bags, sweaters, really anything.

13. What are you knitting right now? Just finished a pair of knee socks. Am working on an interlac scarf from a swap.

14. Do you like to recieve handmade gifts? Absolutely!! Recieving something someone took the time to create is a special thing.

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I prefer circular and bamboo double point.

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift. No..I always have to go over and wind my yarn at mom's, the LYS, or sit in my chair and hope I don't end up with a big mess.

17. How old is your oldest UFO. Only a few months.

18. What is your favorite holiday? That is a hard one..probably Christmas because I love watching people open their gifts, especially my kids.

19. Is there anything you collect? Not right now.

20. Any books, yarns, needles, or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? I don't have many pattern books so of course I want them all. You can not ever have enough yarn so yes, I really want to try the knit pics needles..my mom got hers yesterday and I am jealous. I don't have any subscriptions but wish I did.

21. Are there any new techniques you would like to learn? Anything new. Knitting on 2 circulars or magic loop. Really anything new.

22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your food measurements? Of course I am..LOL. I wear a size US 7 shoe.

23. When is your birthday? October 19.

Yeah..I am so excited!! I can't wait for SP10 to start!

Dax's Mohawk

2007-03-08T10:04:00.000-05:00

I had class last night so David was "in charge" of the troops. During bath time Savy made Daxton's hair into a mohawk. David put him to bed that way and when I got him up this morning it was still sortof there. I had to share some pics. It is hard to see it but it is there. I also taught him to raise his little arms over his head when I say "Touch down, Boomer Sooners". It is pretty awesome!

On the knitting front...not a whole lot going on. Boo Hoo! I did start the interlac scarf from my Winter Scarf knit kit swap. I think I am starting to get the hang of it. Of course, I always have mom's help if I get stuck. She is such a great knitter!! I was lucky to have her teach me the tricks of the trade. I will post a pic when I get a little further along.

I did finally find out I am officially in SP10. I will post my questionaire next.

Weird Me

2007-03-02T20:24:00.000-05:00

Ok mom! I know you tagged me several days ago. David is going to help me think up 10 weird things about me so here goes...

1. When making a sandwich. Meat must touch the mustard. Cheese must touch the mayo. I don't know if it changes the taste but it just "has" to be that way!
2. By no means can two different foods go into my mouth at the same time! They have to be eaten seperately.
3. The different types of food on my plate can not be mixed together. I think this has to do with the previous weird thing about me. I go to great pains to make sure of this.
4. Repetative noises drive me insane. Especially when I am trying to go to sleep. Examples..the dog licking, water trickling, my husband snoring-fortunately that has been corrected with a C-Pap machine.
5. The toilet paper has to come from the bottome. NOT from over the top of the roll. If it is..I will promptly change it.
6. I have to have something to drink when I go to bed. Of course I rarely drink it in the night but if it is not there I will wake up thirsty. It never fails.
7. I do not like my feet to be out from under the covers. If I am hot I will still make sure my feet are covered. When I was little I was afraid something would come out from under the bed and eat my toes. LOL
8. I still make my mom hide easter eggs for me so I can look for them. You would never know that I have kids of my own.LOL
9. I do not like to touch raw meat. I will make my husband do it if at all possible.
10. I married my husband, the weirdest of all. If you knew him you would understand!

I know there are hundreds more but I had a hard time with these. Most of them pertain to food. If I think of any more I will edit.

Mom to the rescue

2007-02-26T09:54:00.000-05:00

This is "my" mom we are talking about. She is a saint. After everyone being sick for several weeks I was exhausted. Dax and I are still not completely over it. Saturday morning Dax was crying and crying. This is so not like him. I noticed a red rash on his torso. We took him to the Doc in Edmond. He cried the whole way. They said he had a reaction to the antibiotic for his ear infection or a viral rash. My mom saw my distress, my SOS!lol Moms always do! And offered to keep both kids Sat night so David and I could get a full night sleep. Yay for Mom!! We picked up some grub and caught up on our DVR shows. I was too tired to even knit. Sunday we picked them up and stayed for a little while. My mother is a dream come true! I feel much better now.

I was going to go up to the YMCA this morning but Dax still has too much of a runny nose. He is not contagious but I still don't think it is wise to have him around all the other little ones. Instead I think I will go on a walk with him and Savy after lunch today. Savy will get to ride her scooter so I know she will be excited. Since I am not going to the Y this morning I am going to get some more studying done.

Still waiting to hear about Secret Pal 10. I hope I am in.

Don't worry mom. I know I have been tagged. Strangely I can not think of 10 weird things about me right now. This is odd because I know there are millions. Will post it later.

Sport sock

2007-02-23T21:28:00.000-05:00

I just finished the first sport sock out of Cascase Fixation. Very funky! I love it!

Bath Time

2007-02-23T20:01:00.000-05:00

I just had to post some pics of Savy helping give Dax a bath! She is such a great helper! He just loves his bath now that he is a little older. He even started fussing when David got him out!

Oh, I think our cat, Shadow, wanted to help too!
He was hiding inside the two shower curtains and peeking out periodically. I am sure he was deciding whether or not to jump in. He did jump in with Savy once. I don't think he liked getting wet all that much!

Well, they are both in bed. Time for a little vino, DVR, maybe a game.

First Test

2007-02-23T09:50:00.000-05:00

Yay!! I made a 96 on my first test and 100 on my first pop quiz. I am so excited! Now I just have to keep it that way! I plan on doing quit a bit of studying this weekend. David and I are also going to rent some movies on Multiple Personality Disorder. Maybe Sybil or 3 Faces of Eve. I put down the the new knitting novel I am reading to read "When the Rabbit Howls". Waah! I was just getting into the other book. It starts out great! If you haven't read "The Friday Night Knitting Club" you should.

I plan on a nice relaxing weekend. I feel exhausted after running around this week with the cold Dax and I have had. I finally ran to the Dr yesterday for a power house decongestant. Well...it worked. I feel so much better today!

I am only 1 1/2 inches away from finishing my first sport sock. I will post a pic on my next blog. When I am done I am either going to start the interlac scarf I got from my scarf knit kit swap pal or make something out of the baby Alpaca I got from my Yarn Snobs unite pal.

Have a great day!

In a daze

2007-02-21T10:14:00.000-05:00

Oh...to be so tired! I can not for the life of me figure out how my body functioned when I got up every two hours when my kids were first born. Unfortunately, Dax still gets up 1-2 times a night but David and I switch off. As a result, we usually get enough sleep. Last night was a whole different monster. Poor little thing is sick. He was crying all day yesterday. By the way, this is not like him at all. By last night he had 103 temp. Of course this came about right as we are leaving for the Campfire Bowling night. David went ahead and took Savy and then stopped at Target for some Tylenol so we could do the old switcharoo btwn tylenol & motrin. It did work..for awhile. The temp would go down then inveitable go back up. Needless to say, sleep was not in the cards. Well, I can't whine too much..I did get some sleep. David got up with him as well. I will take him to the doc this afternoon. I am sure he has an ear infection. I hate it...he is still so little. It is the hardest when the just feel crummy and do not know what is wrong! Atleast when we feel like crap we know why! Anyway, here is to hoping he gets well very soon.

I have class tonight. After I am going to the library to do research on my project. Multiple Personality Disorder. It is an interesting topic and I won't have any trouble finding a visual aid. I just dread the oral report. Oh..I hate it. I can already feel all the eyes on me. I always feel like such a goon. I think there are so many people who feel the same way. Unfortunately, that does not make me feel any better. I just hope the material I provide counteracts my nervousness. Only time will tell. I will also get my first test back. I hope I made the A I wanted.

Do not feel like taking the pic today but I will post a pic of the sport sock I am doing later. It is turning out kind of funky and I love it. I can't wait to finish them! They are sporty knee socks in Cascade fixation. Toe and 2 stripes at the top in a self striping orange & red. The foot & leg is black!

Mary is coming to clean today! What bliss! At this point I think I would go insane if I had to clean today.

Well, the day goes on and so does my haze!LOL

Meditation

2007-02-20T10:34:00.000-05:00

As a class assignment I am supposed to meditate. I did my best this morning to complete the task. Needless to say I found it extremely hard. With practice it might actually be beneficial. My mind kept wandering. Thinking about all the things I need to get done, relationships, family, and everything under the sun. I am supposed to do this 2 times. Maybe next time I will have more luck. I think I will try again after the kids go to bed tonight.

I still can not figure out why I can not get things from Quizilla to post on my blog. They are always distorted. I am going to try one more time. Maybe David can figure out what the problam is. It keeps saying a tag is not closed. Hmm..I am no where near computer literate enough to figure out what that means. So..if it works you will see something from Q. If not...you won't. Have a great day!

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The day after

2007-02-19T20:41:00.000-05:00

The day after the storm...my loved ones will know what that means!! Tired today. Thank goodness David was off work today for Pres Day. He let me take a long nap. That helped so much. Savy had dance tonight and had fun as always. Now both kids are tucked into bed. Time to relax.I think I will knit and watch TV..maybe the Lost episode we missed. I love that show.

Mell and Brian came this weekend and we took Savy bowling for the first time. She had a blast! I have only been bowling once in probably 10 years. We are going again tomorrow night with the Campfire kids. I think they will have great time. As you can see, I had a helper when I bowled. Oddly enough, I did better when Dax was "helping" me.LOL
We had Indian food Sat for lunch! I had forgotten how much I liked it. Sat night we played some games. We played spades which I haven't played since college. I miss them already! I am hoping we can get them to meet us at the cabin in Turner Falls maybe in April when it gets warmer. I can not wait for Savy to spend some time down there. David loved it as a child...actually, he still does. Oh, here is a pic of my beautiful sister and Dax.
Sorry but I have to share one more picture. This one is a perfect example of our little girl. Always the silly one.

Still have not decided what to do about "the storm". Hmm..to go or not to go face him. I am thinking NOT. Why waste time and energy. I have all the happiness I could ever deserve. I think that is what eats him up. He just can't stand for anyone to be happy. I feel sad for those kinds of people. It is a shame that he is one of them. Maybe some day I will finally realize that nothing can change it..and that I don't have to accept it.

Here is to tomorrow. And all the love I have!

After V-Day

2007-02-16T10:08:00.000-05:00

I have to tell you that I have the best husband ever! I had class on Valentine's Day night. When I go home David and Savy had decorated the house for Valentine's Day! I was so suprised! What a great way to come home. Savy was so thrilled and had to stay up a little late to see my reaction. David also helped you send some Valentine emails to several family members, including myself. He also have me a sweater from Ban Rep that is so soft and a beautiful shirt from ATaylor. He is the best. Last night we went to The Haunted House Restaraunt for dinner. It is a neat little place tucked back in the trees. You feel like you are out in the middle of nowhere. Low lights, fire place going, candles, it was very romantic. Thanks Mom & Ron for watching the kids so we could have a romatic dinner!

Mell & Brian are coming in town tonight! I am so very excited. I miss them so much! I was their "third wheel" for so many years! Things change so much! I miss spending time with them. If only we all lived in the same place. Maybe someday. Until then, I will relish every visit!

Mom and I are going to try out Dream Dinners tonight! We have been to Super Suppers and Pass Your plate. We liked them both. Dream dinners seems to be quite a bit more expensive. We will see if the food is worth it. I do know one thing...it is so much nicer to have a good dinner to throw in the oven quickly on nights when we have campfire, dance, or class. I hate always having to make something like mac&cheese or sandwiches on those nights! Besides, I love getting to hang out with Mom. We both love to cook so we have a great time.

Oh...here is a pic of Savy and I right before Campfire. She insisted that I wear my hair in pony tails just like her so we could be twins. She is so sweet.

Have a great one..I know I will..if I can just keep this cold I have from getting any worse!

Merry Monday

2007-02-12T10:47:00.001-05:00

Why do Mondays alwasy seem so crazy? You would think that after having all weekend to get things done that they would be the easiest. I forgot that Savy had to take her Valentine's to school this morning so with baby fussing and 10 min until time to take her to school I was filling them out & slapping on candy. Thank goodness she is such a great big sister. The entire time she sat with Dax and tried to keep him occupied! I am so proud of her. Dax is finally down for his nap so I ran around picking up a little then called to confirm my Doc appt for 1:00 today. We are going to miss the little gym trip due to the Dr appt...I hate that. Here is to hoping this is that last Doctor visit for a LONG time! I guess we will just see.

I called "the mom" to let her know that I have some more Campfire candy that was turned in. I can not believe she is not rushing over. Wants me to call her back tonight and let her know if I get more from my group after out Valentin's party. I will be glad when my distributing days are over.

Studied for a while last night. My fab husband quizzed me for the test Wed. I worry that it will be cancelled if the weather is correct. I would rather just go ahead and get the test over with. I hope to squeeze some more study time in tonight after Savy's dance class and getting everything ready for tomorrow night's V-Day party for Campfire. I am determined to make an A and nothing less. I will be so disappointed in myself if I do not make the grade!

Mom and I went to affair of the heart yesterday! I always have so much fun going with her. We made it through more buildings this time. The last 3 times we went I was either sick or very preggie! Afterwards we went on a Valentine's present hunt for Savy and babe. I think they will like everything. I am looking forward to our night out. Since I have class on V-Day we are going out Thursday night. Not sure where we are going to dinner. David is not telling! I am usually good at figuring stuff like that out but not this time. I guess I will just have to wait and be suprised.

Have not done much knitting. Did almost finish the first arm warmer for Emily. She wanted some fun fur at the edge but I ended up having to rip it out. The tension was too tight and the yarn has no stretch at at all. Not sure if I will try again or just go ahead a bind off as is.

Better go..still need to call a bunch of campfire parents and confirm what they are bringing to the party and how many people they invited.

Couple's night out

2007-02-10T00:19:00.000-05:00

David and I went to our first couple's night out. The restaraunt was awesome! Brazil do Cafe downtown. The only bad thing is that we waited and waited for the other couples to arrive and I was pretty embarassed when we had to ask them to take the table for 10 down and just go ahead and order. After we were done eating a girl came up and asked if I was Amanda. They were already eating. Come to find out that 2 couples cancelled and she just forgot that we were coming. I was a little upset!!Things do happen and I really want to be involved in this group so I am going to try some of the other things. I just hope this is a one time thing! Despite all that, David and I had a great dinner and then got to spend some nice quiet time in the bookstore. I got a couple of knitting books that look pretty cool. We picked up the kids from the Y. When we got there Savy was sitting in the corner with a little boy named Conner. They were so funny. They were talking and laughing away! She is such a flirt even at 5. They kept yelling bye and flirting all the way out the door. They said Dax was awesome too. That is so good to hear! I always worry about leaving him anywhere but with mom. Savannah wanted to go back tomorrow. Of course they only have it 2 times a month. She gets to spend the night with MiMi and Poppy so now she doesn't care. She LOVES going to their house. Well, the kids are in bed and I am heading that way myself!

2007-02-09T10:57:00.000-05:00

Ok...like I said. Here is number 9 I think. I am excited about the MOM's group. This month I am going to the Little Gym play date next Monday. Recipee club and infant play date in a couple of weeks. Of course the couple's night out tonight! What a great way to meet other Moms. Maybe I can get some of them going to the Knitting Guild. We need some more young knitters in the group! I still need to figure out a way to email my blog to some people. This is the best way for me to download photos now. My comp kept locking up when I would try to download pics to kodak gallery. I used it forever...don't know what happened. Anyway, talked to my sis last night and she was giving me hell about not wanting to go back to the doc. I am just so tired of going. Have been having strange chest pains that no one can figure out. Had it in fall of 2005. It got real bad and I think I had reaction to steroids. Long story short, I got extremely ill. It went away during pregnancy and then came back again this last fall. Then my hair started coming out a few months ago. That was very upsetting. Fortunately you can't really tell. My hair is curly and just a lot thinner now so no one who doesn't really know me can tell. Of course I can. Oh well..enough about that tired subject. I am not incapable of functioning..just very annoying. Babe and I keep talking about reading each night before bed. It is the only chance I really get. I need to start. I miss it so much. We are enjoying playing games at night too. We have a lot going on and it is hard on the few nights we are home not to fall in out chair and turn on the boob tube. However, when we don't I have such a great time! I love him soo! Going to go do a few things I need to get done around the house!

Friday

2007-02-09T10:45:00.000-05:00

Dax is down for his morning nap and Savy is at pre-k for a couple of ours so I decided to make a post. Babe and I decided to make a trip to the book store last night to browse and get a book for a swap he is in. It was a trip I do not want to repeat. We decided it is not best to take the baby and Savy with us. Dax was tired & started fussing. Savy was tired and arguing about what she wanted in the store. Of course everything she wanted had a toy attached & was approx $30. I finally got her to decide on a book light she can use in bed and on road trip. Of course when we got home the crazy thing didn't work! I don't know what I was thinking when I thought we could casually browse in the store! LOL I should know better. David picked out a great book for his swap. I know she will love it! Tonight we are going on a couple's night out dinner. I am excited! We do not know any young couples with kids so it will be fun. We are going with 4 other couples from the MOM's group I went to yesterday! Brazillian food..yummy! Of course I am always nervous about the kids staying anywhere but with my mom. Especially the baby. They are staying at the YMCA. I guess we will see how it goes. Another couple is taking their 2 yr old there as well. I hope Savy has a blast! Savy is staying with MiMi and Poppy Sat night. It is here weekly sleep over. She gets so upset if she doesn't get to stay with them once a week. She loves them so much! David is going to the hockey game that night so once I get Dax to sleep I will probably get some much needed studying done. I have my first test next week. This weekend I need to get some craft stuff for Campfire, V-Day stuff for Savy and Babe, and mom and I are going to Affair of the Heart on Sunday. I think it will be a fun weekend. My sister and brother-in-law are coming next weekend! I can't wait! I miss them so much! We watched Lost last night! I am so glad it is back on. We have been waiting and waiting. I love that show! I am going to make another post in a minute. I know this is crazy but I have to reach 10 before I can sign up for the secret pal 10. It is driving me crazy! I want to enter now.

After Class

2007-02-07T22:42:00.000-05:00

I got back from class a little while ago. I am loving it. I know that sounds strange. Now that I am going back with no expectations or strings from anyone but myself, I am excited. It is going to take a long time to finish because I am only taking 1 class at a time right now. That is okay with me. My husband is so supportive. He doesn't mind the extra cost or taking care of Savy and Dax...dinner, bath, bedtime, the whole worx. I am very lucky. On the knitting front, I cast on Emily's arm warmers today at my mom's. I was having a hard time with the fun fur she wanted on the top but finally got through it. Will post a pic when I am further along. David just started a blog as well! I am excited....someone else (the comp) to complain about all his sports stuff! Atleast the comp won't daze out on him like me. I told him it is like me explaining a knitting project to him. He always acts interested but I know he isn't! We had a good time at Mom's today. She has some awesome pics of Dax looking at her fish tank on her blog. Check them out! We just hung out for about 3 hours. Savy didn't get a nap and started being a pill. That is usually the way it goes. She just has to have her naps. I feel bad getting on to her when she is obviously just exhausted but you know how it is. I can't let bad behavior go unnoticed! On a good note, David said she was awesome tonight. Two little things happened while I was away flexing my brain. Savy ate some spicy chips while David was not looking. I am sure that was interesting. She also decided to get into something else while taking a bath. I was lucky with this one for the second time. I will tell you the first story so you will understand. Once upon a time Savy had her first sleep over. Her best friend from across the street came to slumber(I soon found out that is what they never do). During their bath they decided to comb each other's hair with a bikini razor! I just about died when I brought them towels and saw tons of brown locks of hair floating in the tub. I was not looking forward to sending her friend home! Thank goodness when their hair was dry I could not even figure out where it all came from...and there was A LOT! We had a talk about how she is old enough to stay away from Mommy's stuff, that is was dangerous, they could have to go to school bald, etc...LOL Tonight Savy decided to perform a repeat. Again, we were lucky. Babe said he could not figure out where it came from. That little stinker. You never know what they are going to do! I am going to my first MOM's meeting in the morning. I am pretty excited! I have gotten several emails about things going on but I am going to wait until I go to the first meeting. They seem to have a lot of cool things to do. Babe mailed my swaps today. Just waiting for partners for the others. Once I have 10 posts I think I will sign up for the secret pal 10 also. Mom started a swap on swap bot. She has 11 participants already. Way to go Mom! Anyway, I guess I will go knit and fell glad to look around at a clean house and be thankful I did not have to clean it tonight!

Back from Campfire

2007-02-06T23:08:00.000-05:00

Well...lets try this again. I just finished a verrry long post and my crazy comp froze and I lost it all before I published it! BahHumBug! What a crazy day! I am the candy distributor for this area and I swear there is one mom pushing me to my limit. It seems so crazy to me for a parent to be so insane over campfire candy. I thought it was supposed to be a fun thing for the kids to do and to learn from. They can't possibly learn anything good when a parent is acting so silly! Oh well...some people are just nuts! The highlight of my day is leading the Campfire group. They are all 4 and 5 years old. Tonight they were making invitations and decorating for the Valentine's Day party they are throwing next week. They were soo excited! I just love leading the group. It reminds me why I am going back to school! Can't wait to be an elementary school teacher. It will take a while because all my previous college work was mainly legal. That is ok..it is all worth it! On the knitting front..I finished the Cascade fixation socks. I can't wait to start the toe down sport sock pattern I found for Cascade. First I need to start and finish some arm warmers for Emily. Yay...Mary is coming to clean in the morning! I love my husband for allowing me that luxury! He is a dream come true! Though sometimes I think he would rather pay than have me bugging him to help me clean something! LOL Since Mary will be here tomorrow we will head to Mom(MiMi)'s house. I love hanging out with her. Just wish it was more. I am so lucky..she is my best friend. I can tell her pretty much anything and we have the same hobbies too! She always laughs and says "Mirror mirror on the wall, you are becoming your mother after all"! I could only be so lucky! She has such a kind heart..the best person you could ever know! I have decided not to study tonight. Class is tomorrow night but I am ahead so far. Just hope I can keep it that way all semester. I am also excited about joining the MOM's group of Moore. My first meeting is Thursday morning. They have all kinds of stuff going on all week every week. They have play dates, craft days, book clubs, recipee clubs, mom's night out, and tons more. Maybe I can meet some new friends. Still don't have any here my age, much less with younds kids. Oh well..I have to say that it is better to have a few true friends far away than a bunch of semi-friends close by. Will try to post some pics. Got to go...I hear my phone ringing..I am sure it is Mom.

2007-02-06T11:10:00.000-05:00

Well...the layout is a little strange. I will work on that. Those are some of the things I have knitted. Right now I am working on another pair of socks out of cascade fixation and a lacy sweater out of King Tut cotton. When I am done with the socks, I am going to do a pair of arm warmers for a friend in TX.

2007-02-06T11:00:00.000-05:00

ok...I am going to try to put some knitting pics in...here goes.

2007-02-06T10:32:00.000-05:00

Just got Dax to sleep for his morning nap and decided to make a post and fill out my profile. If our cat, Shadow, lets me that is. He is driving me crazy trying to eat my cereal. I have never had a cat that begs as much as he does. He has been a begger from day 1. It does not help that I seem to be his main target when he is being a pill. Babe says it is because he loves me. Hmm...not quite sure about that. When he is tired he is so loving and the best cuddle buddy. Any other time he drives me nuts! Feel like there is so much to do today. We have campfire kids tonight so I need to get ready for that. I love being the leader for the kids. It is so much fun. A little work but they are worth it. Tonight we are planning and making decorations for our mini Valentine's Day Party. I still need to pick up a few things for a swap that needs to be mailed by Thursday. Babe is mailing the winter scarf kit swap for me today while at work. When we get home tonight I need to go over the Campfire candy stuff ( I am the area distributor) and get a deposit ready. Then I need to study some. I just started back to school. I am only taking one class on Wed nights right now. Yes....my plate is full. Thank goodness I do have a lady come clean every other Wed morning. If not I think I would just go insane!! Oh well, the life and times of a new stay at home mommy. I swear it was easier when I worked. I didn't think I would ever say that but being a stay at home mom is harder than any other job I ever had! The grass is always greener on the other side though. Thank goodness my handsome hubby is so supportive and understanding about my daily battles. But don't think for a minute that I would change anything!! Being able to spend so much time with them is a blessing that not everyone can have. I will try to post a pic or two. We will see.

My first entry

2007-02-06T00:03:00.000-05:00

This is my first entry on my new blog! Unfortunately, it came with great pains to my mother!! While trying to help me create an account she accidentally deleted hers!! I could have died. I feel horrible. Months worth of pictures and entries have vanished into thin air! I am praying that somehow she can get it all back. She even just signed up for a secret pal swap that requires you to have a blog...a set number of posts on it, etc... I hope this does not get her rejected from the swap. I am not sure how often I will get to post but I will do my best! I will post this now and see how it looks. SORRY MOM!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!