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Quick update

Mikes out of the hospital. The Biopsy showed it wasn't cancer. They will still have to remove it, maybe. Its a rare solid cyst (I know TMI) in the same area as the one he had removed 11 years ago. He has an appt to see the same surgeon that he had at that time who has become an expert at laparoscopy, so it may not be such a big deal after all.
Fingers crossed!!

Family Crap- read at your own risk

Ok.. here goes.. you ready?

So.. My brother thought he was having a heart attack on Tues.. Called an aid car. They couldn't get their gear into his messy apt (Its raining Junk mail in there). Off to the hospital.. So, no heart attack..maybe its acid reflux..back home he goes. Next day he can't breath..maybe pneumonia..that explains the chest pain too. Back he goes to the hospital..this time driving himself. I don't hear from him till the next day.

Seems they did a cat scan and he has a mass behind his heart. 11 years ago he had a cyst removed from there. BUT, no.. its not a cyst. Checked him into the hospital on Thurs. and then Friday they do a needle biopsy. Its now Sunday. He's still in he hospital and we don't know if he's going to need surgery or chemo or what.

Went on a HUGE crying Jagg this evening. Frustration setting in. Worry about my brother (Mike, by the way is his name) Worry about his insurance. They may have him in there for a week or more. Worry about,Who's gonna take care of him? Will anyone have to take care of him?? Should I go shovel out the junk mail from his apt.

God.. AND Imagine how he feels!!

Ok.. Rant finished... sigh

Catching up

I haven't written anything in awhile. Sorry. Been a bit hectic. Jerico was home for a month. That was nice. I miss him when he's gone. You see, he works on a large Ship 2 mo. on and 1 off. Because of that schedule, he hasn't bought a house or condo. He just stays here in my yarn room. Its always nice when he goes ..lol..cuz I get it BACK! But, I still miss him. He livens the place up with his jokes. For once I didn't get tired of him before he had to go back.

Jyll got HIGH grades at ITT. She's on the Honors list. I'm so proud of her but not really suprised. I always knew she was smart.

Marshall's Transmittion broke in his newish Cougar. So, he has been car pooling with his dad. Which means he has to go to work an hour earlier and get off and hour earlier. Thank goodness Microsoft is ok with that. Damn car has been in the shop for over a week because of the memorial day holiday. He's been riding his bike over here at 4am.. that'll wake you up!!

Bill and I are about the same as always... I keep knitting. The lace wristies are the latest project. Just started them yesterday. They look fancy but its just a 6 row lace pattern with lots of ribbing.

Project of the Month

Making these for my friend Valerie. The pattern is from Heart Strings.

Happy mommys day

Here is what Jerico and my hubby got me.

Marshall got me a new monitor.

Rainy day camping

Rain, rain, Noah and mmm... beer.
Jerico and Marshall enjoying some guy time

LOVE

Gonna have to buy more yarn..sigh
I love love LOVE this sweater. Pattern from White Lies

This is an April SHOWER????

That dark long haired blurr is my son!

This is from when Marshall worked at Silicon Mechanics.
The long version is here
He complains that he got cut and blurred alot in the shorter version.

Who are you?

Try this Quiz.. I found it interesting.

April

Finished the Heartstrings Smoke ring long ago. Made a fluffy pink scarf after ..which I haven't even worked the ends in yet on.
Right now working on a Feather and Fan comfort shawl. Definately NOT in the colors of the pattern page. Ewww! Going to make it as HUGE as I can manage it. So far, I've used the Potluck and some Baby DK. I can see alot of 4 oz balls of yarn around here that would look good with it.

Spent some time and money organizing my "yarn" room aka the spare bedroom. New drapes (fuschia and moss green silk with embroydery) and a 4 and 3 drawer plastic units that got most of the yarn under control. Oh and a round rug with a blue border and flowers all over. The room looks amazing and way less cluttered.

Marshall started his new job for Volt/Microsoft. He won't or can't tell me anything about it. Just that he's being trained and shadowing another guy. Sounds a bit boring but I hope he's paying attention for when the place melts down. Kidding.

I'm finished killing Vampires and the like. Won Oblivion and moved on to Fable which I've almost won. Started playing Final Fantasy XI again but not nearly as much.

Its kinda SPRING
if you count an inch of snow as spring?? Snowed everyday for a week and melted during the day or never stuck to the streets. Weather is the wierdest I've seen in 20 years when I lost sight of all the easter eggs I'd put out for the kids under 6 inches of snow on Easter.

Otherwise, just hanging with my knitting friends...yea girls..and Roger.

One of Those

This was an email but decided to post it also:
A) FOUR PLACES I GO OVER AND OVER:
Village Yarn & Tea, Thriftway, Costplus Imports, Todo Mexico

B) FOUR PEOPLE WHO E-MAIL ME: (Regularly):
Lili, Sascha, Pyramid Collection, Patty

C) Four of my favorite foods:
Prawns (or shrimp), Bacon, Tea, Salad

D) Four places I would rather be right now:
Ireland, Hanging out with my kids, Hawaii (Big Island), Fiber Fest

E) Four people I think will respond:
Ginger, Lili, Sascha, Jyll

F) Four movies I would watch over and over
Willow, Anything Mel Gibson, The Quiet man, Anything Jackie Chan

Microsoft-update

HE GOT the JOB!!

Busy busy

After being sick for a week. Yes, me too! I got busy and finished spinning potluck and grasshopper. Grasshopper is hanging to dry as I write this. Both are very different then I thought they would be. But, Very pretty. Easy to spin. Only 4 oz each. I'm now trying to think what to make with such small amounts. More Mittens? Another Cowl? Who knows.

I now have enough Kidsilk Night, in an off white, to make one of the sweaters from the Rowan mag/book. I also, bought 2 balls of pink Rowan Romance yarn to make a scarf..not sure why.

I finished the cowl of purple and green. Its a bit tighter then the others I've made but I like it. It weighs.......nothing!! For weighing nothing its really warm. Wore it to VYT on Thursday because it was raining and windy. I was toasty warm (especially my ears).

On the kid news.. Marshall has had one phone interview with Microsoft and is scheduled for a face to face on Monday. Trying not to get my hopes up. Who knew that some of the worse worry about your kids was after they were grown!

Jyll got straight A's at ITT. She starts actually drafting and using CADD next. I'm at a loss really. She says she doesn't draw. Never taken drafting. We shall see how this goes. She is Artistic so that may be enough. She also did well in Geometry which is a big plus. Fingers crossed.

Knitting and Spinning

Yup, I'm doing both. About half way threw spinning Emma's Dragonfibers Potluck 26 and Grasshopper.

Still working on the cowl I mentioned last time in the purple and green. Its light as a feather. Making a sweater out of this yarn would be heaven!
Got a New Rowan Magazine. I'm in LOVE with ALOT of these sweaters!! I really want to make the one on the cover. There is a kidsilk haze one that looks promising also. I have the yarn..just need another ball and I'm good.

Marshall quit Wowrack..ya know.. I don't think they even noticed. He sent them an email saying "Bye, see ya"really, he said more then that.. and has had no come back. Hope they pay him for his 2 weeks. It just was to stressful for him. He was sick every morning. Was really thinking he had the flu. When he quit..it went away. He's still waiting to hear if they want him back at Pogo. He's not just sitting tho. Lots of little Beta testing short time jobs out there. He's pretty much given up on Unemployment..they keep screwing him over.

My hubby has the flu....he's never sick!! I kept checking his heart but no..its just the flu. Its been going around at work. At least its just the achy coughing kind.. not the hurling kind..hee hee.

I'm still playing Oblivion....but I'm easing back in to Final Fantasy. I missed my friends. Several moved on to Lord of the Rings online game. Which I downloaded but absolutely hated. Its kinda pretty in an old fashion game way. Not realistic at all. With random ambient noises in the background that make you jump and think your being attacked! Bells, hammering and kittens mewing as your running across frozen ground..what the hell have they to do with anything? Anyway... I deleted it.

Trysten turned 6.. Happy Birthday Goofball Boy! The Whole, Wyatt & Jyll family came down last Sunday for Cupcakes and Autobots etc. Its Jylls and Jami's Birthday next. I gave her the pattern for "Here there be dragons" Shawl. Hope she can figure it out. I'd really like one but don't have the time to make one. Happy Birthday Ladies.
Well, if you read this whole bla bla bla.. I love you.. I really do! See you at knitting soon.

Febuary

Just checking in so you don't think I "really" became a vampire.. hee hee (gamer reference).
Jerico came home towards the end of last month. As usual he took over my yarn/sewing room. So, knitting has been kinda slow.
I did finish the smoke ring in the rose brown alpaca. I made it a little to big (who knew I couldn't tell a 6 from an 8 needle) and it had to be "control" felted. Didn't know you could do that? LOL, me either but I figured "nothing ventured nothing gained". Turned out just the right size. Only real problem with it is that its fuzzy and the fuzz gets up my nose. So, I'm making one out of Purple/green malabrigo yarn that I snatched off the shelves of Village Yarn and Tea. SIGH.. like I need more yarn.. is a sickness. Yarn Vampire?
Marshall was fired.. think I mentioned that and got a new job at Wowrack
The verdict on this job is still OUT. He's used to things being done perfectly and they *ahem* are a mess. It remains to be seen if he can downgrade his quality or upgrade theirs.
Jerico has now gone back to his ship and I have my room back. Spinning again.. now that I have my spinning chair back (a comfortable bentwood chair) and the lil tv. Busy spinning the lovely yarn I got from Emma at St. Distaff.
mmm, thats really all the news for now. The weather is clearing and I'm getting Spring cleaning fever. mmm, maybe its just hot flashes.. hee hee
OH OH oh, on a Grandkid note.. Trysten is going to be 6!! Can't believe he's that old already!

Oh I'm Alive...Well, Kinda

Quick update. New Computer, means New games, means not much blogging.
First thing, I bought for the new computer was the game Oblivion and all its expansions. At the moment I'm am rushing around killing everything and just realized.. I've turned into a Vampire..geeez! Don't you just hate when that happens!!!!
Lots of things have happened since I blogged last.
I finished one the cowls/smoke rings I was working on. After I'd totally finished it I realized it was to big..OH NOW, I check the needles. Pffft! They were 8's and were supposed to be 6's.. *Smacks self in head* No biggie.. so I control felted it. Just enough that its just the right size. Only problem with it now is that its fuzzy and tthe fuzz gets up my nose and eyes. So, now I'm making another of non fuzzy yarn in a lovely Purple and Green handpainted yarn. Oh ya.. on size 6's...*blush*.
Also, New is Jerico is home for a month. So, my yarn room is pretty unaccessible but I'm very glad to have him here. AND... Marshall lost his job. Why, you ask? Beats the shit outa me?? From what we can tell he made to much money and they had to cut back. No worries tho. He already has had a walkthough of a company he's wanted to work for .. for years.. and not building server racks but possibly just working with them. Believe me .. theres a huge difference. Some kids grow up wanting to be policemen or Firemen. Not my kid. He wanted, more than anything, to be a Network administrators assistant. Not, the guy that over sees but the guy who fixes and troubleshoots. Gives ME a headache.
So, I'm knitting and trying to figure out how to become un-Vampired... I hate being a vampire ..all those skin melting sun problems. Hee hee

My new baby

Been saving up for years. Finally thanks to my wonderful son, Marshall and Newegg
I'm the proud mommy of a new computer. It looks huge but its really not much bigger then a large notebook. Instead of needing its own cubby shelf it sits next to my monitor. Ain't she pretty? Her name is Sorcha..lol (from Willow).
Marshall built it for me and did his voodoo magic to get all my files from my old hard drive to the new HUGE one..I'm so excited.
THANK YOU MARSHALL.. your the best

And the Knit goes on.. and on.. and.....

This lovely pattern is from Heartstrings
I made a cotton one years ago but wanted something warmer so I'm making it from a rose/brown alpaca that I got at Oregon Flock and fiber
I love how simple..but elegant this pattern is. Pictures of the finished project in..mmm.. a month. Ya, that should give me the time I need..lol

Grandma Rose, Rest in Peace

Turner, Rose Alma
Rose Alma Turner passed away in peace and comfort on January 18, 2008 at her home in Yelm, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 77. Rose was born to Oscar and Mary (Brown) Wollin in Wenat- chee on February 10, 1930. She grew up there and later moved to North Dakota to raise her own family of six children. Rose loved to bowl at the Yelm Prairie Lanes. She also loved animals, especially cats and dogs. She always fed the hungry strays that wondered around her home. Flowers lit up her life and eyes; all types and all colors were her favorite. Rose always looked forward to trips to her home in North Dakota to visit her children. While there, she'd also take part in pow-wows. Rose also liked to go fishing, whether in Washington or North Dakota. Church was very important and a source of strength to Rose. She was very involved in church activities and often volunteered at the Yelm Senior Center. Rose is survived by her children, Melisa Lenoir (John L. Sullivan), and Rose (Ron) Bellanger, of Minnesota; Pam Pfeiffer (Lon Russell), and Calvin Lenoir (Beverly Houle) of North Dakota; and Carol (George) Fulford of Virginia; sister, Mary Goff of Montana; eight grandchildren; two adopted grandchildren; five great- granddaughters; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Chuck and Shirley Blannford, Sue Taylor, Virginia Hatcher, and many others. Rose is preceded in death by her husband, Richard in 2004; daughter, Melinda; and both parents. Arrangements are under the direction of Mills & Mills Funeral Home in Tumwater. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at at the Yelm Prairie Christian Center at 501 103rd Avenue NE in Yelm.

Hee hee.. A walk down memory lane

Name this gizmo....
maybe I should give a prize to the first person who can name it.

Happy Girl Friend and Sisters day

St. Distaff Day

I'm relying on the kindness of others for pictures again. Here's one that Ginger took.
From left to right..Elaine, Martha,Betty and me. We were sitting in the back by our table. Emma, Terri and I shared a table. Elaine and Jennifer played cashier. It was a ton of fun. I think I learned alot from comments I overheard from potential customers.

St. Distaff Day

Saturday the 5th of January.. at St. Pius X in Mountlake Terrace.. starts 10am
YES I will be there. Emma rented a table and kindly offered to share it with Terri Shea and I. I've been making Beaded stitch markers and Spinning Wheel Threading (oriface) hooks, like a mad woman. Way more then we will ever need but you never know.
Terri of course will be selling her lovely book Selbuvotter......get em while they last
OH DOH, and Emma of course, with all her beautiful Rovings and sock yarns. I can hardly wait to see whats coming home with me!! Its a sickness.. it really is!!

Presents from down under

I received my long awaited present package from Sascha my Australian epal. She fought with this pattern till she got it. I'm very VERY happy with them! She also sent the most beautiful pale aqua Samoyed dog hair yarn. If she hadn't told me I would have never guessed.. it looks like mohair.
And, yes Victoria, she sent Magazines. Your gonna love these! I better put my name in them so they don't disappear..lol.. just joking.
She also sent deep purple roving and some of her lavender oil scented wooden balls (I think they're wooden) that smell ..Ahhhhhhhh....wonderful. The kitties will love the felted balls she sent for them too.
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It is also my 34th Wedding Anniversary today. This is what Bill got me.

Merry Christmas again

Merry Christmas Everyone. We had the whole family here. Well, all our kids and their kids and my brother Mike...lol! It was loud and hectic and I loved every second. We teased about sending them home but it was snowing and we worried about them getting home safe.
Here are a few pictures of the day.
#1 ~is the Tree with SOME of the prezzies before the mayhem hit.

#2 ~Trysten, Eryka, Jayda and Bryce. They look so innocent don't they?
Rather like Deer in headlights..lol








#3~ is of Jayda in her baby alpaca tam (wonder if she'll ever wear it correctly) and the sweet little bolero she picked the yarn for and the pattern. Oh and the "dress" she's wearing? Is her Dora Nightgown that I bought her. She tried very hard to wear everything all at once. For awhile she had on all this and pink fairy wings also. Wish we got a pic of that!
Hope you had a wonderful Holiday......Hugs to All......Annie

Oh what a Weekend!

Let me first say... Bless me for I AM DONE SHOPPING!!

Next.. All weekend we've been kept awake by this crunch crunch crunch..gnaw gnaw gnaw in the ceiling of our bedroom. Its been driving us both crazy.
THEN I come down to make coffee Sunday morning and notice alot of bits and pieces of ??? on the counter and on top of the canisters. Oh Geez, what now?? AND..there is a little hole in the ceiling where something has been trying to get in! I look outside puzzling it over and see Squirrels chasing each other around our big maple tree. As I turn to continue making coffee something hits the house with a huge thud and scrabbling up the side of the HOUSE!! WTF was THAT!! I turn to tell my husband about the hole in the ceiling and that I'd just heard the loudest noise.. thinking a squirrel had scaled the wall again (I've seen them do this plenty of times) when what drops down onto the deck but the BIGGEST Raccoon I've ever seen! Now, I don't normally worry about them. They're cute and they don't live in our yard. Its not possible that it was the one gnawing on the ceiling..can't get in there (to fat). Bill points out that Crystal is in the back yard not 6 ft away from the Raccoon. I've heard they will kill cats. Bill takes off out the back door. OH MY GOD.. you should have seen that Raccoon. It wasn't afraid of anything. It stood up on its hind legs with its arms out stretched.. like "Bring it Buddy.. ya want a piece of me?"
I thought we were gonna have an incident but he at the last second it backed down and ran when Bill started yelling and I never saw Crystal run for the house so fast!

As he was searching the garage to see how the "squirrel" was getting into the kitchen ceiling he discovers a broken hot water pipe spraying water all over the wall next to my kiln! Wonder how long thats been going on!

So, I delay my grocery shopping to stay to call the para-medics if Bill falls off the ladder putting up thick metal screens on all the soffits to keep the lil tree rats out. We'll finish the soffits in the spring when its not so windy and wet.
And, It worked like a charm.. slept like babies. The water pipe is fixed and so is the hole in the ceiling. That was more excitement then we usually have around here.

Your on your own.. I'm outa here!!

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More Beads beads beads

Since my camera couldn't or wouldn't take decent pictures of my beads. I asked some fellow displayers, Emma and Jen, to try and get decent pictures. These are a few of the ones Emma took! Thanks Emma, they are beautiful!!


Click on Photo to see other Pictures Emma took.

Beads beads beads

I know its a blurry picture but what your looking at is a bunch of shiny new beads. To be sold at the Open house at Village yarn and tea..
Ad below

Holiday Open House

Saturday, December 8, 2007
Doors open at 10:00 AM

Schedule
11:00 - 12:30:	Free Make 'n Take, Session 1
1:00 - 3:00:	Vendor's Corner
3:30 - 5:00:	Free Make 'n Take, Session 2

Our free Make 'n Take project this year is a knitting-themed holiday card sponsored by Close To My Heart. We provide the supplies and inspiration, you supply your enthusiasm and talent!

In Our Vendor's Corner:

Amy Allen, Good to be Girl Stitch Markers and Gifts
Emma Kidd, Dragonfibers Hand-dyed Roving
Anne Turner, Handmade Beads
Terri Shea, Sellbuvoter demonstration and book signing

Live music and a food sampling from Christopher Brooks - holiday puddings and chutneys - round out the day. We hope to see you there!

So in love with these

From The Anti-craft
The more I see of this site the more I like it. I started some fingerless mitts in black and green..would look awesome in this pattern!!

Christmas Picture

Left to Right... Eryka, Jyll, Santa, Jayda, Wyatt holding Bryce and Trysten.

Happy Turkey Day

Just a few of the Pictures from Thanksgiving a Jyll and Wyatt's.

#1 Pic is just general Chaos. I'm standing behind Marshall. The Kids are Trysten and Jayda. Rose and Mike standing looking at the food and wayyy in the back is LouAnn..Jyll and Jami's mom.

#2 You see the Lovely Jyll and Jami (with Uncle Mike in the background) .. whos who?

#3Then there is Marshall and Wyatt sitting on the couch.



I will leave you with one more picture. From left to right..Mike,Jami,Jyll,Wyatt,Annie and Jami's x boyfriend.. never can remember his name. Hee hee..Ooo did I say that?

There was alot of talk about knitting. Jyll just finished a beautiful sweater. She's really turning into an expert Knitter. And..she starts CADD at ITT in a couple weeks..good luck!

Ravelry

Finally got my Invitation.....I am hereby known as Pixx.. duh go figure.

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For those of you that care.......Jerico passed his tests for 200 ton masters Lic. He can be a captain of a 100 ton ship or a mate on a 200 ton till he gets more sea time... this is BIG!!

A thought about Birthdays

Well its here at last. I'm Officially 60. I've been telling people all year that I was nearly 60 so I could get used to the idea. Thought it was going to be more tramatic. Had a little Anxiety attack on Sunday but realized what that was right away. Got some hugs from Jerico and Bill and calmed down.
Woke up this morning at my usual 4am even tho Bill is taking the day off to be with me. Nearly ran into a Giant balloon with a floor weight that starting singing "Happy Birthday, From ELMO" Which I grabbed and Jammed in the kitchen so it wouldn't wake up Jerico..lol.. Laughing all the way. There was a teeny box by the weight with a new black hills gold heart in it..YEAH!! My other one broke and I was so upset. And a Card telling me that He loves me.. which he never says in words..but evidently..from the card..tells me in burps and other rude noises..lol!! ~Shakes her head~

I want to thank all of you who remembered my birthday. Well remember isn't probably the word. Being, I said things like "oh thats close to my birthday" and "Did you know its my birthday next week" I'm as subtle as a sledgehammer. Thanks for you gifts. I treasure everyone of them!! Jerico and Mike(my brother) GOOD CHOICE those gift cards from Village Yarn and Tea..such smart guys.