Clapotis-03

Clapotis-03
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Clapotis-01

Clapotis-01
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Finally getting the chance to post my pictures of my knitting for the past few months.

Another finished object

I've finished my second clapotis. It is really a shawl.
One of these days I'll hang around long enough to post pictures.

I'm back.

My mother got a great report from her Dr. She still needs to use the walker and she actually doesn't mind. She was exhauted after her appointment so she didn't walk much since Sunday. Hopefully my brother and sister will make her walk once a day.
I'm hoping to get my life back in order. Everyone was very glad to see me back. Still knitting away on my gift Clapotis.

On the road again

I go back up to my mother today. Will stay a week. I don't have time to do anything except sleep go to work and knit.
I was home and awake yesterday. The kids were amazed.
I hope to get my mother mobile outside. I have until Monday to accomplish that.
Hope the weather is good.
Thank you for the joke Sandy.

I live in my own world. LOL

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Isn't it a good thing I live in San Francisco?

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When will I be able to stop?. LOL

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Yarn Harlot is coming to the Bay Area

Not until Aug 2. She will be at Stash in Berkeley. Yea. I think I can go.

I already bought the book. I'm sure I'll find something else to buy. LOL

Gee! You'd think it knew me. LOL

Your Inner European is Irish!

Sprited and boisterous! You drink everyone under the table.

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The end is in sight

My mother is home from the hospital.
I am in my own house for a week and then will go back up and spend a week with her.
She is very happy to be back in her own bed. Able to control her own moves and when she wants to do things.
We are all very happy to have her home.
I worked on the second Clapotis while I was with her.
I have 131 stitches on the needles and will do 14 repeats of the straight section. Then I will decide if it is long enough and then start decreasing. I hope to finish it in a week.
No other knitting news.
Did get some nice yarn from Knit Picks. Also the Yarn Harlots book. Read it in one day. I loved it.

Thank you to everyone

I want to thank everyone who wrote to me. My mother is doing well. She is in rehab having PT and OT every day. Not able to get around without help but she can feed herself and sit in a chair without support.
I will go back up on Monday and stay until Saturday.
My father will be 85 on April 29 and my hubby is 50 April 30.
I've worn my Clapotis and I love it.
It is actually a very small shawl. I already cast on with the left over yarn and will add one more repeat in the increase section so it is a little wider and one more repeat in the middle section so it is longer.
While I will not stop buying Helen's Laces I do feel that the Shimmer is just as soft. We will now see how it looks after a few yarns.

I'm back home

My mother recieved her new hip on April 15. She is doing well considering she is 83, has heart problems, arthritis. She moved to a SNF closer to home today. I came home and am back at work. Her recovery will not be easy, but at least she is given the chance to recover.
Almost finished with my clapotis.

Update

My mother's operation will be today. Tuesday April 12 at 3:30pm.

I might be away for awhile

My mother broke her hip yesterday. They will operate today. I will go up tomorrow morning after work and probably stay until Friday.
Have my clopits and Brian's sweater to take with me. So I have lots of knitting to do whenever I get the time.

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Another update

Heather's socks (Lion Brand Magic Strip) She is actually knitting these. I am just helping her along the way.(One sock completed)
2. Tony's Socks (Retro Rib Socks)Completed
3.Broad Street Mitten
4. Lynnette's Irish Hiking Scarf ( Completed 3-20-05)
5. Irish HIking Fingerliess Mitts Complteted
6. Irish Hiking Legging (yarn)?
7. Siobain's Broad Street Mittens ( One mitten already knitted)
8. Broad Street Mittens for Heather (The same Magic Strip yarn as for her socks. I have the yarn in my stash
9. Brian's Sweater (The flame sweater from Stitch'n Bitch Nation. Almost finished with the back.
10. A hat out of the Lambs Pride Superwash sitting on my bookcase.(Made 2 hats.)

Beginning of Clapotis

Beginning of Clapotis
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

I didn't like the drape of the scarf on 5's. Ripped it out and restarted it on 7's. I really like the feel of the scarf now. Will take a picture later on the 7's.

Close up of socks

Close up of socks
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Close up of the Retro rib pattern.

Tony's Socks

Tony's Socks
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Retro rib pattern. They look very nice. They are for his birthday at the end of the month.

Multidirectional Diagional Scarf

Multidirectional Diagional Scarf
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

I love the way the stripes turned out with this pattern. I will probably use this pattern to make scarves for Christmas. Now to find the right yarn.

Irish Hiking Scarf-01

Irish Hiking Scarf-01
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Lynnettes Scarf. I also made the mitts. I have to get this all together to send to her.

Sunny view of street

Sunny view of street
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Just thought you might like to see my view when the sun in out.

Opening Day is tomorrow

Yea, Opening Day is tomorrow.
Watched the A's game today. They lost.
Wonder how the Giant's will do.

Opening Day

The countdown to opening day begins.
I do not have tickets, that is ok. I'll survive.
Next weekend we are going to see the Jimmy Fallon/Drew Barrymore movie.
We will wear our Giant's gear.
I wonder how much baseball do they show in the movie?

I'm back.

Tuesday the kids and I went to my mothers. Took her to her Dr's appt. Went for lots of walks. Relaxed.
It was storming on our trip up. Then the rain stopped and the sun came out and got warmer each day.
I knit on Brian's sweater on the way up and back.
My yarn from Knit Picks arrived just before I left. So I was able to finish the Irish Hiking wrist warmers. They are very soft.
I also recieved my Shimmer yarn. Started the Clapotis on size 5 needles. Have about 80 stitches. I can't decide if I like it or not. I'll let it lie for a while and then decide if I want to rip it out or not.
Trip home today was uneventful. Just the way I like it.

This is funny because my name is Irish

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Banned Books. I guess this just got to me.

List of the top 110 banned books. Bold the ones you've read. Italicize the ones you've read part of. Underline the ones you specifically want to read (at least some of). Read more. Convince others to read some.

#1 The Bible
#2 Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
#3 Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
#4 The Qur'an
#5 Arabian Nights
#6 Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
#7 Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
#8 Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
#9 Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
#10 Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
#11 The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
#12 Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
#13 Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
#14 Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
#15 Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
#16 Les Misrables by Victor Hugo
#17 Dracula by Bram Stoker
#18 Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin
#19 Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
#20 Essays by Michel de Montaigne
#21 Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
#22 History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
#23 Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
#24 Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
#25 Ulysses by James Joyce
#26 Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
#27 Animal Farm by George Orwell
#28 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
#29 Candide by Voltaire
#30 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
#31 Analects by Confucius
#32 Dubliners by James Joyce
#33 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
#34 Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
#35 Red and the Black by Stendhal
#36 Das Capital by Karl Marx
#37 Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire
#38 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
#39 Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence
#40 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
#41 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
#42 Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
#43 The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
#44 All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
#45 Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
#46 Lord of the Flies by William Golding
#47 Diary by Samuel Pepys
#48 Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
#49 Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
#50 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
#51 Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
#52 Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
#53 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
#54 Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus
#55 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
#56 Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
#57 Color Purple by Alice Walker
#58 Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger #59 Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke
#60 Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
#61 Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
#62 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
#63 East of Eden by John Steinbeck
#64 Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
#65 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
#66 Confessions by Jean Jacques Rousseau
#67 Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais
#68 Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
#69 The Talmud
#70 Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau
#71 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
#72 Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
#73 American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
#74 Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
#75 Separate Peace by John Knowles
#76 Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
#77 Red Pony by John Steinbeck
#78 Popol Vuh
#79 Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith
#80 Satyricon by Petronius
#81 James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
#82 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
#83 Black Boy by Richard Wright
#84 Spirit of the Laws by Charles de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu
#85 Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
#86 Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
#87 Metaphysics by Aristotle
#88 Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
#89 Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin
#90 Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
#91 Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
#92 Sanctuary by William Faulkner
#93 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
#94 Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
#95 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
#96 Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
#97 General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
#98 Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
#99 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Alexander Brown
#100 Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
#101 Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines
#102 Emile Jean by Jacques Rousseau
#103 Nana by Emile Zola
#104 Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
#105 Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
#106 Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
#107 Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
#108 Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck
#109 Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
#110 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
I think what makes me the maddest is some of these books I read in school.

Number of Days since I bought yarn

Yeah right. I bought more yarn today. I ordered yarn online on Monday. I don't do very well on a yarn diet. I do have plans for the yarn I bought. I am trying to get thru my 10 items list. I guess I will be sucessfull if I have less of a stash at the end of the year then I started out with.
We will just see what happens. LOL
Of course I didn't make a list of my stash at the beginning of the year. LOL

Clapotis

I started the Clapotis shawl with my cashmere. The cashmere does not wat to be a Clapotis, so I will be frogging that.
I ordered Shimmer yarn from Knit Picks. I've seen pictures of a Clapotis in this yarn and thought it looked nice. So when I recieve the yarn I will start a Clapotis.
Now I have no idea what I should knit. LOL

I thought I would go ahead and update this list

. Heather's socks (Lion Brand Magic Strip) She is actually knitting these. I am just helping her along the way.(One sock completed)
2. Tony's Socks (Retro Rib Socks) I am on the gusset of the second sock.(I finished these socks.
3. Broad Street Mittens ( Cashmere yarn from School Products yarn shop in NYC. I bought this yarn in 2002)The Cashmere does not want to be Broad Street Mittens.
4. Lynnette's Irish Hiking Scarf (I just ordered the yarn for this. I will start it as soon as the yarn arrives. It has been shipped)(Finished 3-20-05)
5. Irish HIking Fingerliess Mitts (I have no idea what yarn I will use)
6. Irish Hiking Legging (yarn)?
7. Siobain's Broad Street Mittens ( One mitten already knitted)
8. Broad Street Mittens for Heather (The same Magic Strip yarn as for her socks. I have the yarn in my stash
9. Brian's Sweater (The flame sweater from Stitch'n Bitch Nation. I need to buy the 7 skeins of black yarn.
10. A hat out of the Lambs Pride Superwash sitting on my bookcase.(Made 2 hats.)

More items completed

Let's see.
I fininshed my husbands socks.
A Multidirectional diagional scarf using Lion Brand Magic Stripe. Looks nice.
Lynnette's Irish Hiking Scarf using Knit Picks Elegance. Nice and soft.
I will take a picture of everything today and hopefully it won't take me forever to get them posted.
Now what should I knit next?

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Nice and quiet over here. Just the way I like it.
I was able to knit today.
Need to go out and buy food for dinner.

Wear'n of the Green

Today was the St. Patrick's Day Parade in San Francisco
The kids and I went. We had a great time.
The weather was perfect. The sun was out but it wasn't to sunny.
The parade was over around 2pm. That is the earliest I have ever seen it over. They had booths and music down at Civic Center. We did walk around and looked at the booths and listened to the music. A nice way to spend the afternoon. I'm glad we went.
I was able to get tonight off so now I can relax.

Maybe I'm back online

The computer was back home when I woke up today.
Was able to get on and read my mail Yea.
I am knitting the Diagional Multidirectional Scarf out of Lion Brand Magic Stripe I had in my stash. I left the Irish Hiking Scarf at my mother's and will not be able to get it until I go up next week. Oh! Well!
Might finish this scarf in a few days. Doesn't look to bad.
I'm hoping to be able to download the last set of pictures of completed items.
Can't make any promises.

My computer has died

I have no idea when I will be back online.
So I shall knit while I cannot get online.

Eight items to go.

I finished a hat using the Lambs Pride yarn I had.
The pattern was on Knit Harlots blog.
I started another one to finish the yarn.
It is a nice pattern.
If I make another hat I'm going to knit it in the round.
I like hats knitted in the round.
The yarn from Knit Picks arrived yesterday.
I started the Irish Hiking Scarf with it on my way to work last night.
This yarn is going to work with the scarf.
It is very nice and soft.
The blue is just the right amount of blue.
I tried to start the Broad Street Mittens for myself using the cashmere in my stash. The cashmere does not want to be Broad Street Mittens.
I will try and make the multidirectional diagonal scarf with it and see what it thinks.
I'll try and wait unitl I have the IHS finished first.

Nine items to go.

I finished my husbands socks.
Now to decide what I want to knit next.
I'll try and get a picture up this weekend.

Knit 10 items from your stash before you buy more yarn.

That is a noble title. Yes, I did sign up to knit 10 items from my stash before I bought more yarn. I broke the rules before I finished signing up. LOl
So my new goal is to knit 10 items from my stash. I do not know if that is my goal for the whole year or just the next 6 months. Let's just see how I handle this.
So I have a list of items to make. Of course I can't think of 10 items right now.
1. Heather's socks (Lion Brand Magic Strip) She is actually knitting these. I am just helping her along the way.
2. Tony's Socks (Retro Rib Socks) I am on the gusset of the second sock.
3. Broad Street Mittens ( Cashmere yarn from School Products yarn shop in NYC. I bought this yarn in 2002)
4. Lynnette's Irish Hiking Scarf (I just ordered the yarn for this. I will start it as soon as the yarn arrives. It has been shipped)
5. Irish HIking Fingerliess Mitts (I have no idea what yarn I will use)
6. Irish Hiking Legging (yarn)?
7. Siobain's Broad Street Mittens ( One mitten already knitted)
8. Broad Street Mittens for Heather (The same Magic Strip yarn as for her socks. I have the yarn in my stash
9. Brian's Sweater (The flame sweater from Stitch'n Bitch Nation. I need to buy the 7 skeins of black yarn.
10. A hat out of the Lambs Pride Superwash sitting on my bookcase. Probably for Brian.
There that seems like a doable list.
Items I knit for 2005
1. Tony's Irish Hiknig Scarf
2. 4 Cotton Squares for blanket( I of course did not take a picture of the squares.
I wonder how long will it take me to knit everything on this list. I do find new things to knit every day.

Another weekend down the tubes.

At least there was no big storm this weekend. Just a little rain last night. I'm off to work tonight. First I'll try and meet up with my knitting friends. Then I'll by burittos for dinner.
Still knitting on my hubbys socks. I sure hope I finish them this week. I am bored with them.
Ordered yarn from Knitpicks to make another Irish Hiking Scarf. It is called Elegance it is an Alpaca/?Silk blend. I hope it is soft. I am into soft.

Travel

Travel in California this weekend has been an adventure.
Fiona went down to Santa Barbara on Friday. She left the house here about 6am and I think she made it there about 10pm. I dont' think they bothered to tell the drivers of the Amtrak bus that there is no direct way to get to Santa Barbara from Bakersfield. The same think coming back. Fiona said both drivers tried to get thru and then had to back tack down to Los Angeles. Of course the fact that there are no train track thru Santa Barbara didnt' help her travel woes either.
So now Fiona is going to Sacramento. Luckly my brother lives by there so he will pick her up and take her home so she can sleep in a bed instead of a bench in the Amtrak station.
Our train from Sacramento to the Bay Area was delayed to wait for people coming from Aburn. I guess they had an interesting trip because of all the snow.
If I'm not mistaken there were at least 3 tornado's in California this weekend and countless funnel clouds.
Glad I didnt' get suck in most of the traffic and weather problems of our weekend.

No rest for the wicked. LOL

I had a root canal on Thursday. While I am not in pain, I do hurt. It is just a dull ache. Makes it hard to concentrate on things. I hope it goes away soon.
I also hope to never have another root canal again. Right now I feel like I am personally paying for my dentist vacation. Good think I have insurance. I have a 2 week reprive before he finishs up the tooth. I hope to be back on solid food by then.
Everyone have a great weekend. I'm at work.

Where does the time go?

I've been so busy.
The last post didn't post, it is in my history.
Wonder when it will show up.
Spring is here.
We've had a little rain, not much.
Nice sunny days with a little wind. Not to cold.
No fog.

Where did my life go?

I've been so busy I don't have the time to think.
Went up to Elk Grove on Wednesday it took my 7 hours to get there and 7 hours to get home. I was past the point of exhaustion. I'm going to try Greyhound the next time I go up.
Not much on the knitting front. I am cleaning up the spot beside my seat in the living room. I have a new lamp and want to be able to use it.
Can't wait to be able to sit and relax in the living room and see what I'm knitting and reading.
Hope everyone's week goes well. Our weather has been beautiful. The rain never showed up. Gets cold at night but you can go out with just a light sweater during the day.

This was fun

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Knitting-Rain-Exhaustion

I'm trying to knit 10 items from my stash before I go out and buy new yarn.
Stitches West is in less than a month. I don't think I'm going to make it. LOL
I actually thought I would concentrate on getting knitting gifts at Stitches this year. I join exchanges and always have a hard time deciding what I should buy to put into the package. My kids say they want to go with me. Actually the girls say they want to go. My son will be coming without a choice. Poor kid.
Rain is back. Hopefully it won't last to long.
It is the weekend. I would like to be able to get out without getting soaked. I'm not a fan of hot and sweaty raincoats.
As always I am exhausted. Wonder if I'll feel better when it is time to go back to work. I doubt it. LOL

I am so exhausted

I worked Fri/Sat night. The kids met me and we went up to my parents. Should have been there by 12-12:30 at the latest, instead we didnt' get there until 1:30. Took just as long getting home. None of us could get up this morning. If it is like this everytime I go up i will be traveling 12 hours a day. The only good thing is most of the time I will be by myself so hopefully I can catch a nap. Then once the house is unpacked we won't have to be doing so much work at the house. So maybe we can relax a bit.
I feel like such a complainer. I just can't stop complaining. Hopefully I'll stop soon.
I did get a little knitting done on my way home. Only because I made myself. I guess I'm just stressed out.

Wednesday

I think my brother may have the house empty on time. I had my doubts before, but now it looks good. Everything upstairs is out of the closets and will probably be packed up today. Yea. Tomorrow my brother is coming by to pick up the TV's. I'll probably go there today and then not until next Tuesday, Wednesday. The upstairs should be empty at that point. Then it is the garage, my brothers room and hall closet. Should take a week to get that empty out.
So there is an end in sight.
Of course it will take all year to put all the stuff into the new house.
Hopefully we can throw away a lot more while we are unpacking.

I have my spot in heaven

It took us 5 1/2 hours to get to my mother's house on Sunday. I was exhausted. Brian slept for 2 hours after we got there and then went to sleep on Sunday night without complaint. The trip home took 4 hours. The difference in weekday schedule and Weekend Schdule on public transportation. We'll do it again next week and then I'll go up once a week during the day.
It was very nice up there, just cold. We don't get that cold in the city. Even though my house is always cold.
There is so much packing to do at the old house and unpacking at my parents house. Can't find anything. Oh well. Could be worse.

Saturday

Well we've had a few days of no rain. Some sun, cold.
I've had fun putting up my pictures.
Will be busy today. Need to go and pack more of my parents house. Tomorrow Brian and I will go up to the new house. A 5 hour trip on public transportation.
Hope I can get some knitting done.

Coronet Hat-02

Coronet Hat-02
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

I knit the Coronet Hat for my mother to match her Irish Hiking Scarf. Knit from Noro Silk Garden.

Gm's Scarf-04

Gm's Scarf-04
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Here is my mother's Irish Hiking Scarf. I used Noro Silk Garden. The colors are unbelievable.

Tony's Scarf

Tony's Scarf
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Here is Tony's Irish Hiking Scarf. Made with Misty Alpaca worsted weight. He likes it. I think it is very soft.

Lisa's Gloves

Lisa's Gloves
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

I knit these gloves for my friend Lisa. I used the Uncommon Gardening Glove from Interweave Knits. I used Fixation yarn. They are very comfortable.

The move is over

The major part of the move is over.
My parents and brother and sister and 2 of my kids are in Elk Grove. Except it took so long to load up the truck, the move did go smoothly. I'll go over to the old house tomorrow to pack up the rest of the kitchen.
Hope they are having fun.

Brian and Jake

Brian and Jake
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

This is my mother's favorite picture.
Taken at my sisters house a few years ago. We say if Jake could play a gameboy he would join Brian.

Monday

Day before moving day for my brother and parents. My son wanted to take today off from school to help pack. I think I'll keep him out tomorrow so they don't leave while he is in school. I'm hoping to get next Sunday and Monday night off so he and I can go up and spend time with my parents.
This will be both exciting and sad. My girls will go up with my parents and cat. They have no return date. I'm sure once the big stuff is unpacked my parents will start to settle in. My brother is off the rest of the month so at least he will be there. My sister is picking up a car for the next week, so she will be mobile up there to get things done.
Hope we are all able to stay calm.

I am so F'n Happy. I got a picture to post

You should hear me screaming over here. No rain at the moment, but that is what I see when it rains.

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Trying to post this again

The view down my street

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The Bourne Identity Scarf

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Thursday

We packed for 4 hours yesterday. The one good thing with all of us doing it, we were able to take breaks and there was still someone to get the work done.
Wish they could act the same way here at home.
My mother is so happy that we are there to do the work.
My brother was able to go to the house with a full truck.
Very little rain so far.
Wonder how long before this big storm hits. Nice to see the sun.
I dont' need it to be warm. I just need the sun.
Not much knitting getting done. Should try and do a little today.

It's raining again

I am not going to look and see how many days of rain we've had in the past two weeks. I do not want to get depressed.
Just saying it is raining again. At least we had almost 2 days without rain. I should focus on that.
Of course I was hoping to take some pictures of my finished knitted items.
Today I need to get the tree out. Some wash done a little tiding up around here and then over to my parents to pack the house up.
Just a fun filled day.
Hope I can get some knitting done tonight.

Tuesday

I am trying to write something everyday.
I don't know if it will make sense or not.
No rain today. The sun is out. It is cold. LOL

Jan 3, 2005

I think I got the year right on all the charts last night.
It is official. My parents and brother move on Saturday.
So this week will be a whirl wind of activity. Packing everything will not be easy.

Happy New Year

So the end of a new year.
I hope everyone has a great 2005.

Countdown to the move to Elk Grove

I think this is post 50. How cool is that?
I think my brother and parents will move in 2 weeks. There is so much to do until then. I need to get my Christmas tree down and clean my living room. Then spend as much time at my parents as I can to help them pack.
My sister went up to the house on Monday. She said she never wanted to leave. She has 2 bottles of wine in the house already. She knows how to set her priorities. LOL

Countdown to 2005

Yesterday I canceled my dentist appointment. I couldn't stop coughing. Not fair to them to cough in their face all the time.
So I took my hubby's portable DVD player to bed with me. Had enough tea and cookies to keep me happy and watched the Bourne Idenity and Supremacy.
I was in heaven. It was also a great gift to myself. Just rest and relax. I woke up this morning feeling good. I also went back on all of my allergy meds. They are good also. So coughing and wheezing down to a minimum.
I'm glad I bought him the DVD player for Christmas. I may have to get myself one. LOL
So back to knitting today. Almost finished with hubbies Irish Hiking Scarf.
Next week I will sit down and figure out what I want to knit for 2005.

'Twa the day after Christmas

It is over, it was a success. Everyone was happy and no one stressed over the day. Now to see when I can get the tree out of here. I need to breath. LOL
Work wasn't to bad. I even got some sleep yesterday. Of course not enough for me to feel good, but that is ok. Off for a few nights now so I can rest.
Raining here and cold today. Good think I don't have to do anything.

'Twas the night before Christmas

So it is almost Christmas and I am ready. Well as ready as I'll ever be. Off to bed soon. Then off to work. The only thing about working Christmas eve and night is public transportation is almost non existant. Hope it doesn't take me to long to get to work tonight.
I hope everyone has a great Christmas.

Christmas Tree

When am I going to admit defeat?
The tree is up. The kids decorated it and it looks beautiful.
I've been wheezing ever since it came into the house.
One of these years I'll put my foot down and buy a fake tree.
I don't mind the needles all over the house. I don't mind the smell. I am just tired of not being able to breath.
I feel like such a scrooge. Well I actually don't feel like that. I think I feel defeated, but a stupid tree. I love trees. I love their smell.
They just don't love me.

I'm feeling better

I went out for a walk, then my parents. Then I went to the mall. Got most of my shopping done. I know the walk is what made me feel so good. So I'll be sure and go out for one tomorrow.
I just need 3 more presents. It is great to not feel in a rush. I can enjoy myself. I didn't realize it until I went to the mall.

How many day's until Christmas?

My brother spent the night in his new house.
He is very excited. Wish I could feel the same way. Maybe I am just jealous. So one more thing to take day by day. It will all work out.
Got a little Christmas shopping done yesterday.
The one great thing about Christmas is the shops are open on my way home from work. So I was able to shop and be home just 30 mins later then I usually am.
I felt so good.
Now to get my act together so I can go out and buy my brother and sister their presents. Once I get to the store I should be finished in no time. Then over to see my parents then home and I guess we should decorate the tree.
The kids brought it upstairs last night. It is great to have kids that are almost grown up. They go ahead and do things.
I need to find the lights. Maybe I'll just buy new ones.
Who knows.
I can feel the Christmas depression starting to creep in. Must fight it. I've made it this far. Can't let it take over now.
I should feel good that I'm this close and I still feel calm.

Can you tell I"m bored?

Lemon Tea...
Strong willed and a bit feisty in temper you stand
out from other people! Creative but dangerous
you have few friends and those that have been
accepted into your small group are special and
unique just like yourself. Once your mind is
made up that's it and no one can change it. You
can think clearly and figure out just what to
do in a tense situation which is a rare gift.
You arent twisted by societies rules and
regulations and are rebel by nature!


What type of Tea are you? {-With Anime Pictures!-}
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Testing

I have to post this again to see if I got it right

You're a witchy woman! Chances are that you see
Morticia Addams as a role model, and your
wardrobe sports a fair amount of black. The
other mothers at school pick up may look
askance, but your kids already know that the
judgement of others isn't what counts.

What knitting needle are you?

You are bamboo.
Warm, cozy, and thoughtful, you take your time and
enjoy how things feel, smell, and taste. You
love the craft and beauty of traditional
things, and you value the comfort and
experience of knitting as much as the results.
But while you are reveling in your warm cozies,
don't get stuck. Warm is wonderful, but so is
the whole wide world!


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Twas the week before Christmas

So how many of you are ready for Christmas?
I'm not.
I'm not worried about it, I not depressed about it. I'm just not ready and really don't see how I'll have the time to get ready.
I'll just take it day to day and see what happens.
I work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. So I'll end up sleeping all day Christmas day. I'll see if the kids want to wake up early and do gift ro if they want me to go to sleep and wake up so we can do Christmas.
Whatever we decide it will work out.
Maybe the fact I have to work sort of has something to do with my mood.
Somebody has to work Christmas and it is my turn this year. Can't complain.
I have a tree. Just need to get it up so we can decorate it.
I do have a few items to knit up for presents. I'm not even worried about getting them finished on time.
Hope I can stay this calm all week.

New York City Part 2

We of course were up late on Saturday. LOL
Had breakfast delivered which was great. Meant none of us had to get moving quickly in the morning.
When we finally made it out of the house the kids and I went shopping. The girls wanted to go to H&M. So we did. Brian of course went to Fye. I stayed outside on the street and bought a Prada backpack from a guy on the street. LOL
After everyone was finished shopping we walked around. The kids wanted to go to the restaurant Serendipity. They new it from the movie Serendipity. We didn't get to eat there because there was a 4 hour wait. We did get to eat at a lovely pizza place. The kids had a great time walking around looking at all the sites.
We were starting to head to Times Square to meet our friends. I called them to see where they were, they had just gotten off the Staten Island Ferry and were going to eat. So we walked around some more. Looked at the Bloomingdales windows. They are Phantom of the Opera. My girls can't wait for the movie to come out. Fiona wanted a T-shirt. So we went inside. She decided not to buy one when she found out it was $68.
We then made our way up to Times Square. We walked up and down Times Square. Went into Toys 'R Us. Went down to the Late Show. Had a great and tiring time. Never did meet up with our friends. Just so many people. It would have been impossible to meet up with them. Didn't make it back to my friends house until midnight. We were very tired but the kids had a great time.
Sunday was our last day. We planned to take our luggage with us. My friend thought we were crazy and offered to meet us later and drive us to the airport. That was a great gift from her. Never mind letting all of us stay at her place.
So we took the bus down 5th Ave to Central Park. We got off the bus at the southern end of the park and had a great time walking around. It was a beautiful day. Sunny and warm. I was saying if we had a summer day in San Francisco like that we would be in heaven. We got to see the Carosel, everyone ice skating and the zoo. Time just didn't permit us to do anymore than walk around and look at everything. It was fun and realxing and we say the next time we come to New York we will spend more time in the park.
We then made our way to Grand Central Station where we had something to eat and met up with our friend.
She drove us to JFK. I was exhauted sitting in traffic and I have no idea how she was able to drive in it.
I am so glad she drove us. We were able to get there without any hassel and we even had time to relax after we went thru security. The trip home was good. I even had a nap on the plane.
We arrived home around midnight
The kids are anxious for their next trip.
It was great fun going with them. I'm glad they came and will travel with them in the future. They are great fun.

New York City 2004

The kids and I were in New York City from December 1-5. We had a wonderful time.
Our flight to New York was uneventful. We took a taxi from JFK to Grand Central Station. We were all exhausted and couldn't talk much. We did walk around Grand Central a little and had something to eat. We then took the subway up to my friends house. We were in bed early.
Of course that didnt' mean we would be up early the next day. Our internal clocks are 3 hours later than New York.
We did make it over to see the Statue of Liberty on Friday. We didnt' make it to Ellis Island. Had a great time walking around Liberty Island, taking pictures and looking back at Manhattan. I always love being some where in the middle of the water and looking back at land.
We arrived back on Manhattan about 5:30pm. Walked up to the World Trade Site. Walked around there. They have lots of info up about the history of the site and what the plans for the future are.
We then went and walked around Lower Manhattan. Lights and tall buildings were our guide. We had a great time.
We ended up at Little Italy and decided to stop and eat.
After dinner we walked some more.
When we made it back to my friends house our hostest and her daughter were asleep. My friend from Canada and her friend were there so we had a nice visit before we all headed to bed.
Slowly posting pictures.
I get tired of doing it and then sign off and don't go back. Hopefully by Monday I'll have them all up.
Friday was my birthday. We went to the Museum of Modern Art. It was very nice. Met my friends at Rockerfeller Center. Took pictures at the tree. The kids were able to go to The Pokemon Center. The NBC Store and The American Girl Store. So they were happy.
Thank goodness for cell phone. Otherwise I have no idea how we would have met up with our friends.
We took the bus back up to my friends house. We were very loud and obnoxious on the bus. No one said anything to us. Maybe they were afraid of us. LOL
There was a birthday party waiting for me back at my friends house. I had a great time. Drank way to much wine. Called my husband and two friends in the middle of the night. My husband is the only one laughing about the phone call. Good think I only get drunk once or twice a year.
Didn't get to sleep until after 3am. Of course that was only 12midnight San Francisco time.
More later.

New York trip is over and done

I don't have much time to write.
I can tell everyone we had a great time.
The weather was great. No rain or snow, so we were able to get around very easily.
The kids had a great time and I had fun with them.

I'm New York bound

Went to the dentist today. I need a crown. Since I am leaving tomorrow they will work on my tooth on Tuesday.
Since I leave in the morning for New York City there will be no further posts until Monday. Everyone have a great week.

Monday

A piece of my tooth fell out Saturday night. I was able to get an appt tomorrow morning. It was that or sit in the office until they can see me. I don't have time to sit.
On the last 2 days before our vacation. Watching the weather in New York. While I want it clear while we travel it would be nice for the kids to see some snow. So it can snow on Friday. LOL
Thank you Nancy for your offer to help me with my blog. I am stubborn and feel I should be able to do this on my own. I did go and load some pictures on flicr.com so we will see what happens to me and my luck in getting pictures here.
I would really like to be able to show the pictures I take in New York.
Not knitting much because I am so busy trying to get laundry done and the house at least neat looking before I leave on Wednesday morning.
Everyone have a great week.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Since very few people read my post I thought I would get my wishes out early.
Hope everyone has a great turkey day.
I hope to knit today and tomorrow.
Then back to work on Fri/Sat. so I know I'll get some knitting done then.
Also since I can't get any pictures to post here until I get the computer working correctly. If you want to see my pictures go to:
http://photos.yahoo.com/twomuchtea

Every time I come in it looks different

This is so interesting and confusing.

testing

What the?

As you can see I changed to lay out of my blog. I have no idea how I did that. Oh boy. Things are not going well. LOL
Wonder if I can change other things. LOL

Do you know what is getting me down?

I can't get pictures to load.
I can't download the program that you use here to just load up your pictures. I am trying to do html and am not doing a good job.
When I finally think I am getting pictures up the post takes days to appear and then there are no pictures.
I guess that mean I just have to fool around here more.
I just saw another button that I hadn't noticed before.
Maybe that is the button I'm suppose to push.
We will see later on if I know what I am doing.
Don't hold your breath.

testing

A new week

Sometimes Mondays get me down. Other times I think of them as a good way to start fresh. Of course I feel that way when I'm not working Monday.
I'm looking forward to a great week. Hope I can live up to my expectations.
I would like to finish my exchange gift. My mother's birthday present. and my BSJ.
Those would be great things to say on Saturday morning.

I'm just fooling around

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I'm just trying to post pictures.
picture above should be Electra

Picture above should be Bandy

Back again

Busy working and busy knitting.
I'm 50% finished with my exchange gift. Would be nice if I could finish it this weekend. Then I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.
Still working on my BSJ. The red, white and blue look nice in the striping sequence that the knit along is doing.
Started some Christmas gifts. Need to leave them for a few days. Next Friday is my mother's birthday and I'm not finished with her hat. Must go to the yarn store on Tuesday and get more yarn so I can finish it. Hope to make her a scarf also.

Knitting

I spent a fair amount of time knitting this weekend. Haven't done that in a while. Which means I haven't done anything else.
50% finished my BSJ
40% my exchange gift.
I'm trying to only work on both projects right now.
Hope I can finish both by the end of the week.

Pictures

I put up a bunch of picture on my photo album. I've also added an album of Fiona's knitting.
You can view my photo's at http://yahoo.photos.com/twomuchtea
My current pictures on in the Knitting 2004 album.
Enjoy.

The Day After

I'm listening to Kerry, right now.

I've been reading blogs this morning. Everyone is depressed and in shock. All I can say is don't give up.
We have 4 years to work.
We can win this fight.
Just hope we can survive the next 4 years. The Democrats have got to stay out there. They can not disapear and then hope we support them in 4 years.
On the knitting front I finished my Bourne Supremecy Scarf. Wrapped around my neck once it comes to my knees. It is very warm. I used 3 skeins. Berroco Medley. I have one skein left. I'm going to try and make me a hat.
I have 24 rows knit on my BSJ(Baby Surprise Jacket).
The next two nights I'll work on my exchange present. Haven't had much time to focus on it lately.
I wish America all the best.