Category : rambling.
Sigggggghhhhhhhhhh.
Winter break is here. The vacation that I dread the most. Can’t send the kids out. Everything is gross out. The snow is all sandy and dirty and slushy from the rain. The grass underneath is nothing but mud. Kids stay in, and have more kids over to cure their cabin fever. The little lady is not used to sharing her mom during the days … but she does love to bother her big brother. It will fly by, and before I know I’ll be posting about next Monday when I have to get up and start up the routine again. Never happy! I best snap out of it!
So what will the week bring? The gym for sure. My goal is 5 days out of 7 to go. For atleast 1hour a day. If I get 4 in, I’m pleased. I do need to step up my work out though, I need someone to go with me and bust my ass when I start to slack off.. I like to convince myself that your doing “just enough” and YAY ME that I went. But.. I need a good kick in da arse to drop these pesky pounds that haunt me!! So, thats my goal this week, to figure out a good gym routine to get that metabolism moving!!
Knitting? Yeah.. I have yarn. I have some socks on needles, but I’m not feeling it. I need a challenge, I want to do something I haven’t tried yet. I’m thinking a sweater, but the one I want to do, there is a AWESOME pattern that I AM IN LOVE WITH , but it doesn’t come out ’til August. I do have babies coming. I think I’ll make some sort of blanket. That sounds fun. Any suggestions?
Ok.. boy this is really depressing isn’t it.
Scott Baio is on, so I gotta go…
a day full of love and chocolate. what a perfect day. a little knitting last night on a sock no less. I feel I lost my love for socks, but I’ll keep on one the needles so I have something work on in between projects. But, yesterday in our ever so lovely tropical rain storm that was totally ludicrous, I bundled up my kids and we weathered the storm to go buy brownie mix. The things I do!! So, off we went and I slaved over muffin cups and this is what I came up with –
I put the brownies in cupcake liners and let me tell you, they are DELICIOUS! Its your own individual little brownie, instead of your own square. We did a taste test last night, and they are ooey and gooey and OH YUMMY. So, These are on their way to Miles’ school and then a dinner out tonite with my 3 favorite Valentines. Mia is way into V-day this year… maybe it’s all the pink, who knows..but she’s claimed Miles are her #1 Valentine. So, I am making them something special for after school today, and I’ll post that later for my “C” for the ABC A-long..because I think “C” ends today. I like to follow the rules you know…
Ok.. go eat some chocolate and enjoy this day O love.
I’ve had enough.
I want my flip flops.
I want my shorts.
I want my hair blonded and my skin tanned.
I want to sit outside with my peeps and drink cold Stella’s fresh out of the cooler.
I want to play ping pong in my back yard and watch my kids run through the sprinklers.
I want my husband not to have to get up at 5 to snowblow before he has to go to work.
I want there to be no more snow days…. ever again.
I want to put the coats, mitten, hats, scarfs, boots away.
I want coffee and I know I can have that right now.. SO BE IT!
WOW. This was one hell of a long week. It draaaaaaaaaaggggged. Don’t you just hate that. TICK TOCK TICK TOCK.. I could hear the seconds tick by, it was so loud..it was deafening. But, I’m a survivor. I survived the week! YAY ME. I mean don’t get me wrong, I’m all about time not flying, but going in super slow-mo is just a little too much for this lady! I’ve been knitting here and there this week .. trying to find some inspiration for what to do next. Nothing is coming to me.. I am excited to start the Hat Attack, but that’s not starting til next Saturday! I’m thinking socks. I’m thinking a new technique. Magic Loop perhaps. SCARY. Then I can say goodbye to DPNS for most things and be all.. “yeah.. I used magic loop”. ~snort~. I’m such a nerd.
So.. this mama gets to flee her household later and go to the bar and drink with a bunch of knitters! It’s just joyful. Since I’m lame and can’t go on their weekly knit night…but I do get to go to this!! AND they have Stella on draft. BONUS!
Man.. I am rambling. Time to walk away and drink some coffee. Drop the boy off at his BFF’s house and me & little M are going to the SHEEPSHACK for yarny goodness. Oh the mister, you guessed it, he’s going running.
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GO PATRIOTS.. but more on that tomorrow!
Where O where has any motivation gone? Did it sneak into a suitcase and wing it’s way west? It must have, because I have absolutely none to speak of. I can’t think of anything that I want to do. Knitting wise, I’m thinking of making me a purse for spring and this will most likely be what I do. There are so many great bags out there, and the options are limitless. But, I want to find the perfect color and the perfect pattern and then…create! I have been using my sewing machine too.. and it is a stressful little creature to deal with, I think. What is UP with that freakin’ bobbin? Really now, with all the technology that we see in the world, can they not come up with something any simpler to get that bobbin thread up? I think I used a an entire spool of thread doing this alone…and who knew thread was as expensive as it was! I mean, you know.. it isn’t ‘expensive’ but ..honey, it ain’t cheap. I thought when you walked into a yarn store and got sucked into the abyss of all the yummy fibers that this would be my downfall, oh no… a fabric store is much much worse. I guarantee, once I know what I’m actually doing, I better start looking for some sort of paying gig to support my habits.
In the meantime, I am getting my house into order, for a family of 2 adults and 2 kids. Not 4 adults. Trying to start everyone in the habit of PUT YOUR OWN STUFF AWAY. This is a tough one, but I will make it work, to save my sanity. Everyone always feels free to bring whatever their little heart desires out of the room.. but you know, it never makes it back. It seems like eventually ever little corner has neat little piles of junk all over. This is a 2008 resolution for the knitpho household, we’ll see how long it lasts.
Also, I joined up in the ABC-along. You can sedetails here and it’s also on Ravelry and Flickr. Starting off of course with the letter A. Finding an “A” is harder than I thought.. I have one or two in mind, but I’ll put my deciding “A” up tomorrow. With a photo. Thats the name of the game.
Ok, I’m off to be productive for the morning, so I can knit tonight. Or sew. Or drink. Or sleep. We’ll see where the day takes me.
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like most of us, we all have our morning routine to start off our days the best way we think we know how. to make the rest of the day just flow. most days, you & i both know that this doesn’t work, but we like to try anyway – just to see how much it can get screwed up in the shortest amount of time possible. this is the game i like to play anyway. sometimes, i make it all the way through to the afternoon without any incident, this happens i’d say about maybe twice a month. these days are glorious and you tend to cherish them since they happen so few and far between.
at 545 this morning i heard Mr. Knitpho scrape scrape scraping the ice off his car since his side of the garage is being used as a storage unit at the moment.. I got up and wished him a better rest of the day and to BE SAFE. Then … I went back to bed like a good little wifee. Then the alarm went off and I got my brood up as usual, made breakfast, made the boy lunch and then I thought.. hmmm? I wondered if there is a delay? No, there couldn’t be, there is less than an inch of snow on the ground! Maybe a delay, they cancel for 3 extra snowflakes outside the norm around these parts.. So, I flip on the TV and what to do I see.
**MELODY, YOUR KID IS GOING TO BE HOME ALL DAY! SCHOOL IS CANCELLED! **
ok ok, it might not have said those exact words, but thats what I saw. I love my boy, but I love when he’s at school and I continue on with my Monday madness with just one obnoxious 3 year old…not with the boy who eggs his sister on beyond my limits. So, here I am.. home with both of them with a list of things to do close to a mile long, and it’s a sheet of ice outside, I guess we’re homebound. But, my son? really? do you not know your mommy at all? Must you ask me to play a board game at 747am??? asking if we can bake cookies? asking if we can go out into the snow? asking if we watcha movie?(that was maybe a yes!) asking asking asking! When mummy hasn’t even had her first cup of coffee.. while I am still digesting CANCELLED..while the coffee is taking it’s sweet time brewing..HURRY UP COFFEE POT! Drip you piece of crap. DRIP!
Ok,see.. I’m having a small break down. I best go and pour a cuppa and watch these ding dongs on the street behind me try to make it up their icey hill.. it really is quite entertaining!
I knitted this weekend.. I’ll show you guys later. The (part of) the sleeve! Suspenseful, eh?
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When all you got is apple juice in the house… you do what you gotta do.
Oh how I love drama. I don’t think I look for it, I think it finds me. Maybe some things aren’t as dramatic as they seem, I just create craziness with all the voices that live inside my head. Addict for dramatic… that’s me.
Now that this Thanksgiving is behind us and time to look ahead to this oh so festive season of Christmas… I think I’m ready. I’m not ready to pull out the decorations just yet… Miles is asking me over and over why we don’t celebrate Hannukah and telling him that we’re not Jewish, just isn’t enough of a good reason for him. He’s enamored by Hannukah… who knew?!
You know another thing that is troubling my son right now? You know those commercial for “male enhancement”? Well, there is this one certain one that they show on the G4 channel during Ninja Warrior… and “bob is very happy!” but.. my son wants to know “why is Bob so happy? no guy should be that happy! he smiles WAY TOO MUCH!” as I sit sucking my thumb, rocking back and forth in the corner of my bedroom..mortified to hell about this dumb commercial and how am I supposed to face the future of “the talk” with our kids. ..and that question “what IS male enhacement? and WHY is it needed?”
So.. I think I’ve convinced my parents to come for Christmas. Everything fell into place and I think I have twisted their arms and guilted them enough to hop a plane, to leave their small snowy covered town and come to the big city. Keep your fingers crossed.
Off to cast on for HK Hat #2.. for a certain little Goddaughter… but don’t tell her mom. It’s a surprise.
**sour cream is a very ancient secret society joke, this secret society no longer exists.. except for the 2 hottest ones of the bunch. right Can!?
Melody! Where have you been? Why haven’t you posted.. anything! Well a little while back… my girlfriends fiancee gave me a ring a ding and asked how possible would it be for me to get my ass down to Atlanta to surprise her for her ’29th’ birthday. I’m in.. made all the arrangement with my awesome hubby and just had to try my hardest to keep the secret. I’m not good at surprises.. sure it’s fun and all, but man did I want to tell her that I was on my way to see her! So, finally the day was here and on Friday.. the family dropped me off and I was on my way to Atlanta, GA! (susan, I know! so close!) The getting used to be being myself was a bit hard at first, I felt like I was constantly leaving the kids behind, but after a nice Starbucks at Logan, I calmed down. Car service picked me up in Atlanta (yeah.. he spoiled me rotten!) and I headed for my hotel suite with a big bed all for me. So so quiet. The surprise was planned for me to meet them at a near by restaurant and well.. did we ever surprise her. I showed up, POOF..and told her to scoot over and if it was ok that I sat with them? She was SHOCKED and I really think it took her the whole night to actually realize that I was there, sitting next to her. We ate a fabulous steak dinner, had many beers and just relaxed and caught up with each other! Perfection. When I got back to my room after a long day of goodbyes and surprises and beers.. I had beers & chocolates awaiting me in my room. (her man.. again!)
Saturday morning.. we hit the town. Two girls shopping and lunching talking gossip laughing… good good times. The plans for the evening, we were going to see the Blue Man group — and once again.. the man of hers..always thinking. Had a limo waiting for us all and we hit dinner first and then the show.
Third row..at Blue Man.. if you haven’t seen it .. run, don’t walk and get good seats.. it made the show!
we rocked that show.. and as all those pour souls were walking to their cars… all we had to do was walk right out front …
there are some pics that just aren’t met for the blog.. nothing (too) dirty..just EEK! obviously we had had drinks!
but how could I not show you my Can and her man ..
and me…being the crazydumdum that I can be..sometimes when the mood strikes!
now, it is back to reality. I missed my kids and my husband. Mia was worried about me and Miles was happy that I had a happy weekend. Husband survived his weekend alone with the two little monsters, so big shout out thank you to him for allowing me to escape for a fantastic, rejuvanating, just what I wanted weekend.
AND.. today is my friend Merediths 39th birthday as well. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADY.. I hope you have a wonderful day full of cake, martini’s and presents!
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Why oh why are there such delicious treats that I want to shove into my mouth and feast on … constantly. I love anything with sugar in it…and I am trying my hardest not to eat so damn much of it. But this bucket O candy is staring me in the face..the snicker bars calling my name.. ‘just eat one!’ they say.. but then they say it again minutes later and before you know it there, there is a pile of snicker wrappers and i have a chocolate goatee. I’m pretty. So, instead of eating pure crap, I’m trying to keep my hands & mouth otherwise occupied.. NO! get your mind out of the guttar you pervs.. I’m talking knitting and chewing gum. Mia’s sweater is moving right along.. I’ve done all the increases..you can see it coming together. Now it’s time to just go back & forth for 7 or so inches and then it’ll be time for the sleeves. Screw Christmas knitting.. I’ll be giving you leftover halloween candy.. the junky stuff that I didn’t like.
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