Drunken Purl

2009-07-06T18:03:00.000-07:00

Life is good! A friend, Susan surprised me with this Saturday night.

OMG- I may have slept with this under my pillow, except I didn't want to crinkle it!

Yhew- no words for this one!

Who would have thought

2009-06-30T17:51:00.000-07:00

I have been away awhile. Sucked into the world of FaceBook. However I am thinking that they do not really care so much about the craft world and what I am up to. We got together last night for knit night and started working on the Cape May Bag. This involves sewing. Yes, I was sewing. If you knew my mom, you would say your not surprised. She is a seamstress and a darn good one. I never really had the desire to sew, even though she got all us girls sewing machines when we got married. Anyways the sewing went well and nothing was broke. Here are my squares, soon to be the Cape May Bag. These are from Amy Butler, purchased on E-Bay and Etsy.

Elma mastering the Bobble. The top part of the bag is knit in the round.
Yes this is me sewing! Frightening. But I think I liked it. Could I be the next Vera Bradley?!

It is good to be back. There has been so much going on. I will do some updates over the next few days while I enjoy the holiday at our cottage. And yes, I am still in love with Edward Cullen so the back ground stays!

2009-04-05T11:49:00.000-07:00

Thats my mom on the far right in the pink. She had a quadruple bypass Thursday. We took her out the night before to keep her mind off her surgery. We went to Alex's in Batavia. They have great baby back ribs there. Then we went to our GCDP meeting. We had a good time- these ladies are great friends to my mom. Pray for Betty, she is next to mom in the red. She has Lou Gerhig's disease. She is an inspiration to me- she is so positive about the whole thing. And yes, that is cocktails on the table..

And this is the biggest Twilight fan I know! Looks at her. She has got it going on. From the hat to the Bella mittens, knit by me of course to the tote bag and lord know what else we can't see. Just to let know the obsession continues. Now I got myself something pretty cool, however, I also got one for someone special so I can't post it till I get it in the mail to her. A early birthday present you might say.

Oh and one more thing. Mom is doing great. Her surgery was uneventful, as Dr. Downing said, and she is on the road to recovery. Pretty scary seeing her right after, but today she had a shower and was walking, after only three days. All her tubes and IV's are out- she looks good. Not sure if she'll let me take a picture yet.

Bella Mittens

2009-03-26T05:35:00.000-07:00

Who wouldn't want these beauties? I made these for the biggest 11 year old Twilight Fan I know. She even sleeps in these. She won't take them to school- she is afraid someone will take them. The pattern was very easy to follow and a pretty quick knit.

Now I need to knit my own.

OBSESSION

2009-03-25T18:00:00.000-07:00

Can you guess what is on my mind this week? I finally saw the movie- it only came out months ago. To make up for that I watched it 3 times with Liz! We had a Twilight Party that was fabulous: T-shirts for the girls, buttons, Sweetheart candies, blood punch served in Martini Glasses dripping with blood- we had the theme going pretty well.

Good times!

2009-01-11T16:43:00.000-08:00

This is me on my snowmobile. Don't I look pretty cool. It was a perfect day in WNY for snowmobiling. 22 degrees and sunny. Had a bunch of snow last night that made the trails not to bad.

A Finished Object!

2009-01-10T13:03:00.000-08:00

The Christmas Widdershin's are done. Okay, I started these Thanksgiving 2007 when Liz came home. Whenever Liz comes home we pick a project to do. She was teaching me two at a time toe up. It worked great. Nothing better than not having to knit a second after the first is done. HOWEVER, when I went to put them on I could not get them over my heel! Talk about stress. So then I had to call Lynne for guidance. Thank the lord for her! SO I had to tear and bind off 3, yes 3 more times. Do you have any idea how hard it is to take these little stitches out without dropping one or two along the way! I am not even going to go there. Well, anyways they are done and I think they are beautiful, don't you? And I have a finished object!!!!

New Years Resolution

2009-01-07T17:19:00.000-08:00

What was your New Years resolution? Well if your like the rest of us, it is to loose weight. I came across this site http://www.wu-yisource.com/ tonight.

You really must check it out. Who knows, maybe it really works?! Me I am sticking with the traditional way- less calories and more exercise. In the mail today was a book recommended by Liz. She says it is good- so when ever she says it is good I read it. We'll see.

I am just trying to make some basic changes: no candy, doughnuts, pastries, cookies, fried food or fast food. Adding healthier foods- fruits and veggies. And maybe Jillian can add a few words to help me along the way.

Welcome 2009

2009-01-06T16:39:00.000-08:00

I have been putting off my first post of the year- I wanted to finish some socks and put some pics of my holiday knitting and give my blog here a little make over. There are not enough hours in the day. So I have just decided to do this and worry about the others whenever I happen to get to it. I am still taking down holiday decor and trying to get organized for the new year.
Happy New Year by the way. I hope it was a good one and everything you hoped for. I always thought this was an overrated evening, but this year I did what I wanted and we had a blast ringing in the New Year with friends. No resolutions this year other than the commitment to a healthier lifestyle. Notice I said commitment and not resolution. Things seemed to have spiraled out of control after foot surgery and no exercise. My hubby is made the same commitment along with Liz. So we have a nice support group. Stay tuned to our on going quest to be fit!
I want to share some holiday pics and some FO's so stop back soon. You will enjoy the Christmas Eve, dining in the dark experience.
Have a great week.

Christmas cookie

2008-12-22T15:40:00.001-08:00

Denise Walker made me a rather large gingerbread man today, I think it will go good with a cup of coffee that Dan will make me after he makes my dinner.

Trends

2008-11-30T17:57:00.000-08:00

I like trends. So I decided on a trendy tree this year: The "Skinny Tree". I love it. It is tall and slender. It fits perfectly and I don't have to re-arrange the whole room. Isn't it pretty...

2008-11-24T05:05:00.000-08:00

This is what I have been doing for the past few days. Sitting with my foot elevated. I had a procedure that has kept me off my feet. I thought I would sit and knit and knit. Well it was two days before I had the gumption to even pick up my knitting. But I am feeling better and have needles back in hand.

While I was preparing for a few days of being chair bound I organized my projects and prepared for Christmas Knitting. I am happy to say that I have officially started my Christmas Knitting! If you haven't started your you had better get going.... Have a great day and hopefully I can get a bunch of bandages off and start walking more today!

Football Outing

2008-11-02T15:32:00.000-08:00

I took my annual trip to "Ralph Wilson Stadium" for a Bills game. Perfect day for football. If your from WNY you know exactly what I am talking about. Sunny and 50 degrees. Tailgated with Al which is always a treat. Here he is grilling some crab cakes and shrimp wrapped in bacon. Not your regular fare of hot dogs.

I enjoyed a cocktail or two while watching the game. What a beautiful day for November 2nd.

Trick or Treats

2008-11-02T15:26:00.000-08:00

Celebrated Halloween Friday with some treats: Yes this "a kitty litter cake". Pretty disgusting but good. Don't look to close...

I prepared this giant cupcake for Mary's birthday- yummy. Hope your treats were just as good.

Halloween Sock Swap

2008-10-27T18:54:00.000-07:00

As usual I was sucked into the "I am not going to do another swap- unless of course it is a Halloween Sock Swap. Last Tuesday I came home to a package on the front porch and was it wonderful. It was full of stitch markers, Halloween candles, mulling spices, a Halloween mug (that I am already using) some wonderful sock yarn and a beautiful pair of socks. And they fit perfect. Thank you Darlene. It really was a great swap package.

Here are some of my goodies
Check out the stitch makers. Aren't they spooky..

What are you doing tonight?

2008-10-27T18:23:00.000-07:00

I took possession of this today at work. Dan is pretty interested in trying it.

I also finished the socks for the Halloween Secret Swap. These are off to Bradford, Pa with some other goodies. Which means now I can actually start to work on some other projects.
Isn't the label cute?!

Cupcake Fun

2008-10-17T06:57:00.000-07:00

We had a bake sale at work to support the Eastern Niagara United Way. So I baked- I know it is a scary thought. But just check out these spooky cupcakes I created! Nicely displayed on my cupcake tower. Heading off to a craft weekend, so have a great one.

SCORE

2008-10-09T04:31:00.000-07:00

Last night, while Dan was sleeping in the chair, I scored big! Thank you Liz for being a vital part of this. I secured this http://www.knitterlythings.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=631. It is the Vesper self striping Halloween yarn, in Trick or Treat. I am still basking in the afterglow of begin able to grab one of these skeins. I did miss out on the

Halloween Wee Skein Sock Kit 4 #3. Hope to grab that in some Christmas colors. Have a great day! It is going to be perfect if you live in WNY.

The catch up post

2008-10-06T16:52:00.001-07:00

Where did September go? That is one of my favorite months and it just passed by. But I love October so I guess it is not so bad. I look foward to pumkins, mums, warm cider w/Captain Morgan and Halloween (just in case my secret swapper is spying). We had a really busy weekend. Here is a summary for those of you who are wondering what I was up to:

Saturday we visited an Amish Farm. There was a great variety of pumpkins and gourds

Stopped at a wedding Saturday night-

Spencer, Annette, Scott, Dan and me

These speak for themselves
And our little decorators, Elizabeth and Jack.

Friday night baking with the girls. If you look close you may see a cocktail or two amongst the baking supplies!

Yhew- that was a full weekend. Great times spent with great friends. I don't think it gets any better!

Happy Birthday

2008-09-14T18:22:00.000-07:00

It was a birthday weekend! It started out with Dan's 50th on Friday. Ginger and I crafted a cheeseburger cake. We had alot of assistants.

Whip with the make shift fondant roller.

The Coach applying the cheese
Dan and Ginny with the finished product. Pretty cool looking. And it taste good to- except for the fondant that is.
Next up, Denise. Celebrated a a day ahead, so now I get two days of Birthday celebration. Ginny used her new cupcake pan and designed these flip flop cakes! Very cool. I would have liked to help. We have been eating a lot of cake this weekend.

What is this?! It was my first ever Hot Dog Birthday Gram!! And if you know me well you know Hot Dogs are one of my favorite food, so this was special. Wonder who that is?
What a great birthday weekend and thank you friends for making it special! For those of you who hate your birthdays, your missing the boat... "it's my birthday"

To Frog or Not to Frog

2008-09-09T05:30:00.000-07:00

That is the question. I made a decision to frog these socks. They are the Christmas Widdershines. I love the yarn but am at a huge stand still with these. I forgot to switch yarn when I started the heel flap so I had to rip out and now I can;t get going again. The dilemma is that I need these needles to start the Halloween Secret Sock Swap. I didn't think I was as far as I was on these socks. So do I frog or make these socks a priority and get them finished this weekend? What would you do?

Vacation

2008-08-12T06:03:00.000-07:00

This is what we do when the lake is rough- we knit and blog! The lake always seems to be rough so we have been enjoying the knitting, Olympics, and trying to update our blogs. Lisa just started her blog so take a minute and check out the Bruised Orange. That is the Diagonal Sweater I am working on in case your wondering. I think I may start the sleeves today- unless the lake calms down.

Dish Rag Tag

2008-08-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

I am sure a few of you are asking just what is that. Well is is kinda of like a relay race but you have to knit a dish rag and mail it to the next person on your team. We have a team of 12 and they are located from California to Georgia to Minnesota. The race starts Friday when the box (baton) is mailed to me to get started. So when I get that box don't call, e-mail or bother me. I have a dish rag to knit and get in the mail! From time to time I'll post an update- I am sure you will be interested in how my team is doing. And no you can't start a head of time. Emily will be placing the pattern in the box- plus knitters do not cheat!

Happy List

2008-08-05T17:36:00.000-07:00

I am taking a cue from Liz today and posting a happy list. What is that me makes me happy?

1. My husband who also happens to be my best friend!
2. Family- were would be without them.
3. My friends- here are few:

4. Spending time with my friends at the lake.

5. My cottage- I just love it and love being there.

6. My health- something that we all take for granted.

Think about what makes you happy, right it down and have a happy day!

American Idols Live Tour 2008

2008-07-27T08:37:00.000-07:00

David VS David

American Idols Live Tour 2008-is coming to Rochester and tonight we are going- no not husbands! But a limo full of chicks, a few select kids and the Party Pump- here we come ready or not!