The worst day of my life

not really but i am quoting Chapstic Blogspot in regards to Chapstic in the laundry. two separate loads, two separate chap sticks, two separate sets of stains on many many shirts and pants. woe is me. what have i done to deserve this...
first i will try my stain remover, then we will go on to the suggestions in this blog, what can it hurt.
i am also at the last of my Downy Simple Pleasures Rose & Violet which has torn me, we are moving in less than two week, undoubtedly i will not go through 52 loads of laundry in two weeks, so do i buy more so my remaining laundry can maintain the freshest scents of Rose & Violet, or do i admit defeat on go on and use the cheep ass 99 cent gallon of crap Paul got not realizing that it is important what kind you get. i think i will go with my gut and purchase more, i can still use it while we are traveling, and can leave it at moms house for safe keeping. she will love it. gosh i cant wait to get this moving stuff over with. speaking of which i really should be packing not blogging.....

loosing weight

in September i was a size 13 today i put on a size 10 this makes me ecstatic! at this rate i will be in bikini shape by summer!

Pay It Forward

i joined the PIF from Beth

I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days. That is my promise. The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog.

second sock syndrome

okay i have heard of second sock syndrome, where the knitter has a hard time knitting that second sock after one has been completed, well i am experiencing the same thing with my wrist warmers, i got them cast on, and i am through about 3 cables out of 7 but i am having a hard time working on it. i also have a bazillion other things i should be doing.

Snow and Knitting

those two seem to go hand in hand these days, with me currently residing in new england and all, today we have gotten a substantial amount of snow, i'd say 10-13 inches, its looks amazing. without further adieu:

Terrified Taco

the view from the porch

Paul's valiant efforts

Taco still unsure

he's such a pretty boy

Paul, shoveling the neighbors walk too

i swore i'd wear flip flops until it snowed. see i wasn't lying
more snow at about 8pm
again he tried to shovel so there was less to do in the morning
okay i suppose now we will move on to knitting, while i have been keeping myself busy the last few days knitting hasn't been one of the things i have been doing, unfortunately the travel channel and Anthony Bourdaine have been the only things to keep my mind busy, with the occasional Gilmore Girls. Late last night i decided that though my heart is aching, knitting will help me to keep my mind away from the things that hurt. so i started a pair of wrist warmers that will be a christmas gift for a good little girl i know.
I have about half a dozen gifts i need to work on, the moving company should come for the first pickup next week, we finally have our flight scheduled, and tomorrow the cat his his last appointment here before we leave New England. oh and i went to the eye doctor yesterday and i need bifocals. i am 25 and i need bifocals. perhaps someone else has experienced this but apperantly i have problems focusing, between near and far, where the normal person focuses instantly my eyes take a few seconds, which causes them to ache and strain. so the answer: bifocals. he did tell me to go to the drug store and buy some cheep reading glasses and give them a try so i am now the proud owner of some silly pink reading glasses. i'll post pictures as soon as i am no longer embarrassed of them.

yesterday i went to the er

they are 99% sure i am having a miscarriage my levels are dropping, bleeding is getting heavier and i have mild-severe cramping. i am really okay, considering. i feel like a pin cushin, they took alot of blood and i got an iv, i also found out that i have A- blood and that means next time i get pregnant i have to get a shot right away ( i also got one tonight) i still dont quite understand why, just that its really important. i dont know why but more than anything i just feel really stupid right now. i'm okay, looking on the bright side, now i have one less thing to worry about as we PSC across the globe, and now i can celebrate my husbands promotion at his wet down with him, and now my dad wont miss his elk hunt because he used up his vacation to come to japan to see me. the timing was off and it really didnt feel right from the beginning, i think my body was trying to tell me something was wrong, i know its normal to worry, and dont get me wrong i went through moments of excitement, but mostly i just didnt feel like it was really happening, i think thats because part of me knew it wasnt. i have cried, and i am sure i will again, but i am strong and i have a very strong husband to hold my hand, we will have our own angel in due time, just not yet.
i really do appreciate your good thoughts. thank you.

Theres a Baby in my belly!

Thursday i found out i was pregnant. i am so excited, but at the same time i am terrified. i didnt think i was, i still am in disbelief, but i guess its right. i think i have been having morning-noon-night sickness. i go through waves where i feel really sick for about an hour or two then i am fine for another hour or two. sometimes the sickness isnt so bad. i am constantly afraid i will start my period. i have cried both times i have gone to the bookstore to find pregnancy books. this is rough on a girl. and i am only in my 4th week, i have 36 more to go. i took my first belly pic today. a picture i can base every other week on. i dont know if i will take them weekly or every two weeks or more, but i am stoked. i cant wait to be big bellied an pretty.

i'm going to be sick

i just know it, i am so stupid, i bought one of those shrimp rings at the grocery store, and didnt eat it right away, so i put it in the freezer, i pulled it out and ate part of it, and i know i froze it on the eat by date so i know i am cutting it super close, well it didnt taste too good, i think i will go barf now.

Being a housewife is boring, though sometimes i wish i still worked, just so i would have something to do every day, i am glad i have the time i do, and the house is cleaner, and dinner is cooked more, but we also dont have the money we used to, we arnt broke but were cutting it tight here.
i went to the doc today, got a flu shot, right now i feel like crap, i'm going to b

another quick project done, now perhaps i can get back to my christmas knitting.

bootielicious

one bootie down one to go, not that hard of a pattern either.


ETA COMPLETED BOOTIE 2!!!

Thanksgiving

Nov 21st i went with Paul to a Springfield Falcons hockey game. he was doing Toys for Tots and i thought it would be fun. it was.
22nd this is our Thanksgiving set up

me making dough for bread, wow that took forever

snapping green beans

finished products, green been casserole sweet potato casserole green beens and bacon & stuffing

then there is the squash that got put in the oven and forgotten about, so after this it was burned to a crisp

Pudge the kitten we are babysitting

taco our baby

my knitting. Mary's on top My mom's on bottom

Taco and Pudge with my knitting

Taco enjoying his dinner

Paul and Pudge

me knitting

and thats about it, we had Mike and Tiffany & their kids over, they made the turkey and potatoes. Turkey was fried and it was delish! thats about it, today is our anniversary, Paul wants to go shopping, its also black Friday, i think he's nuts but he's my husband i must keep him happy.

tomorrow is Thanksgiving

and i have successfully completed nothing. i suck. my laundry still needs to be finished. my living room looks like a bomb went off, my dining room table is covered in crap (not real crap of course) and what am i doing sitting here blogging listening to whitesnake. i am a looser, i also slept in until 1030 which is completely unacceptable, tomorrow i need to get up at like 7, i think i may be going to a hockey game tonight though if Paul can get another ticket. that would be super exciting. okay i am really gonna go try and clean now. maybe i'll post pictures later.

holy moley!

it came, it finally came!

i screwed up my blog, it will take me a few days to fix. sorry kids.

stupid snow

i think i have been being avoided by the snow. my last wish here in this godforsaken town is to see a good snow before i leave, one last time, chances are i will never live in an area that snows again, and if i do it will be many years down the road. though i still have a few weeks left i think my hopes may be fruitless. today it was supposed to snow (as well as many days in the past week) while the forecast still calls for a possibility, there are no damn clouds in the sky.
so on to more productive activities.
today i need to:
1. put away my laundry.
2. pick up the bedroom
3. pack some old clothes
4. finish the dishes
5. take some pictures

flying cat attack!!!!


so i just finished Harry Potter, i am now done with the entire series. that makes me quite sad. i dont know what i will do now! i guess i can now devote my late nights to knitting. sigh.... i am a cranky B today. but its supposed to snow tomorrow. yeah right, we have been calling for snow all week and it has yet to arrive, i doubt it will come. elusive snow you have avoided me again.

bring on the snow!!!!

rain for the rest of the week, possible snow Thursday night to Friday. yippee!!!

work out!

P90X Extreme Home Fitness just kicked my ass. wow that was quite a workout
yeah thats it no other updates here, just trying to plan a road trip to Seattle where we will leave for oki at the end of January.

Irish Hiking Scarf II

not much, started my second Irish Hiking scarf for MIL (still have yet to finish first one but i am about a third of the way through it) and yeah thats about it, saw meg & tony last night, she is prego, getting big, its so cute. i want a baby.
here is what MIL scarf will look like its in Cascade 220 Heathers in an olive green shade. reminds me of what an Irish hiking scarf should look like.

Marine Corps Ball

Marine Corps Ball 2007

okay so i didn't take alot of pictures but we had fun, i drank too much, we went to a bar after the ball, i drank more, we went home i decided i wanted to take a shower. i fell, i knocked my noggin pretty bad. i feel like an idiot. i have a doctors appt tomorrow and i am babysitting the rest of the week. i like kids, they are cute.

and a few hours later

i have knitted a little bit, and worked out a little bit, now i am working on laundry which i havent done in a week, gross! here is a sneak peak at christmas:

release me so i can knit!

i have gotten so wrapped up in Ravelry, i spend more time on there than i do knitting. not good.
i have the MC ball tomororw! i am stoked! yippie for playing dressup!.

cant sleep

finished HP 6 dont have 7 yet, cant sleep, dont want to crochet, i did it all day. so i am surfing the net. bleh!

New Yarns

went to Webs this afternoon, spent half a million, lots of yarn for christmas. yippie, i think i will go cast on my first christmas scarf!