Q # 7

What foods do you like to bake this time of year? Are there any that are traditional to you?

Every Thanksgiving I make the pecan and chess pie for dessert . So , one might say that is my tradition and my baking part for this time of the year . I 'm allergic to other nuts so pecans and walnuts are the only two I can have w/out a visit to the hospital . During this time of the year I love fresh walnuts and pecans .

11/10/08

I have received 2 great packages over the past week . I want to send a big thank you to both people who took the time to send me a package .... THANKS ! In my one package from Faliing For Ewe I got a great basket w/ 2 balls of yarn itside . I love this basket . The basket sets just pefect right by my side of the couch !! In the other package i got SKITTLES,(LOVE),a book aboput scarves , a very pretty pink book mark, 2 balls of Cascade Fixation yarn and a pai9r of fingerless gloves . Thank you a again swap folks !

Q # 6

Question of the Week #6
“What seasonal knitting projects are you looking forward to”

Well , I crochet , but i do love to make scarfs every year . I like them because if being portable and a one skeiner project .

11/03/08

Lots to talk about . Where do I start ? I received some amazing packages in the mail today from my starbucks swapper and color swap . The color swap box wazs PINK . I love pink !!! Last week Chris and the boys went deer hunting and Nathan killed an 8 pointer , got some pix of that as well that I will post . Nickolas shot and one and missed on the first day and then shot and missed two on the second day . Nathan is home with strep today and will not be able to go back to school until Wednesday .

10/25/08

Another week has flown by and I'm so behind on postings here ! I am suprized I have not got a pm saying a need to post . Nathan 's b-day was Sunday 10/19 and he's 9 . We really did not do much for Nathan's b-day . He got a new bow , against my better judgement , and money . Thursday the 23rd was my b-day . I don't mind telling my age , I'm 35 . For my b-day I got a ball winder and swift , supper at the Japanese Shoguns , and a new cell phone . I also received several cards through the mail , pm wishes and e-cards for my b-day . Each and everyone was very thoughtful . I have never belonged to a group , Ravelry, w/ people who are so thoughtful . A person can tell when someone is meaning what they say or when they are just TRYING to be polite . I have not run into any bad apples in Rav so far and i must say it is very refreshing . I have hope that the world still harbors ginuine people who really do care about the well being of others .

10/17/08

I have survived fall break week . I liked having the boys home with me this week . We really did not do anything special . On Tuesday we went to see mom and dad and the boys helped dad trim up some trees . Since dad has had all this cancer surgery he is just not able to do somethings so I take the boys over and let them help dad out some . Dad will not ask for help , pride i guess, but if the boys are there and they ask him if there is anything they can do for him then he will get them help .
I can't believe that Nathan will be 9 on Sunday . Wow !!! He's growing up on me .

10/15/08

Kids are out this week on fall break . Oh my , this will be a long week !! I have took on a project of making a crochet hoodie and so far I have ripped it out 3 times !!

q & a week 5

Do you like football? Who is your favorite team?

Yes ! My youngest son plays tackel for the 8 to 9 year olds . I also like Clemson . My hubs went to college at Clemson . Pro football , I did like the Cowboys when Troy Aikman played .

chocolate/coffee swap pix

this is what was in my box : an angel

candle ( smells great )

2 kinds of coffee

chocolate

6 skeins of yarn

thank you again Olivia

q & a #4

What do you plan on dressing up as for Halloween? If you are not dressing up, what will your kids be? my fav is the witch so i guess i will be her again this year . my boys are at the "age " where it is not as cool as it has been in years passed to go trick - or - treating . me , i love halloween . this year we will probally just be at home handing out candy .

10/07/08

well , everything seems to be falling back to normal status ! one week w/out internet is torcher !! i am sorry to everyone out there in rav land if it looks or looked like i flaked on you but i really did not my p/c was broke . i dont know if anyone else has hughes net but its not all its cracked up to be . yes , it is better than dail up but the service is crap and the monthly cost is high for no more than they offer . i was able to use the p/c at my parents house but its a 20 minute drive and we all know the gas prices . my parents still have dail up also , so , it really was more of a pain to drive over there and then have to wait on their dinosaur p/c to connect .

10/05/08

wow what a week . our internet was down all week and hughes net finally came friday and fixed it . went to the dr with dad on wednesday and he is now CANCER FREE !!! nathan had a f'ball game saturday and they won . his team beat the team and coach that had a 2 year plus winning streak ! nickolas has not felt real well this week . he seems to have a snot problem . i think it might be due to the hay being cut across the street .

fall for ewe swap Q & A

What meals or foods mean ‘Fall’ to you? Fall to me means chess pie ,i make , and ham that i mom bakes at Thanksgiving . I am not a 'turkey 'person , i will eat some but not a lot . i cook the turkey for our families . hubs and i have our parents and siblings over for Thanksgiving every year . My mom and I do most of the cooking and we eat around 6 . i volunteered for this project every year because i hate to have to please everyone by going to their house for their dinner and in the end someone ends up with hurt feelings . if hubs and i host and have it later everyone else can go where they need and i will have to be home cooking . works for me everytime .

09/22/08

oh wow ! it's been a while ! my last ppost was over a week ago , better get in gear the mods will have my hide . nothing exciting this week . nathan had his first f'ball game on sat (9/20) and his team won . the coach handed out the schedule and i have noticed the kids are playing games on sunday !? what's up w/ that ? i must say i am not liking that one bit . sunday is MY day to catch up on crocheting and plan the week ahead . my washing machine is about to die !!! i called where we bought and we got the extended warrenty on the washer upon purchase ,we never buy the extended warrenty . anyway the washer worker came out and said the transmittion was about to croak ... great !! i am still using the washer but waiting on the part to come in and washer worker to come fix it . today would be good for me . the washer sounds like a chainsaw when it is running . i think nathan has an ear infection . he is complaining , more than usual , about his ear hurting . our reg dr is out right now , new baby, and will not be back until mid oct . i will have to take nathan to a walk -in clinic . i will be glad when our reg dr comes back .

week # 2 Q & A

Question of the Week #2
What ‘cold weather’ project are you looking forward to making the most the autumn? my alpaca afghan . first i need to find the perfect yarn ... struggeling with that part

09/13/08

dad is home from vandy and doing well . i have mailed my falling for ewe package , sure hope she likes it . i got mine from my swapper and i got a cool afghan book , that i love . she also sent me some very pretty fallish colored yarn love that too . i will love it a lot more when i figure out what to crochet with it . i am thinking about a scarf . i might do the same as i done with the yarn from summer of love swap . i am crocheting an afghan for myself right now w/ the yarn that i got from summer love . i will have to put some pix of it up when i'm finished but at the rate i'm going i might have it done sometime in 2009 !! nathan ran across a bully at football practice thursday night . the bully knocked nate down, pulled his helmet and then cleeted him in the side . i know it's football and f'ball is rough but there is no reason for the kid to be a jerk like that . i have always taught my boys to NEVER start trouble and to walk away . this bulling b/s is all new to me and i'm not liking it one bit . i feel helpless cause i dont know what to say to nathan to help him understand that this kid is a jerk . secretly , i think i want nathan to beat the shit out of the kid and then maybe he won't bully nathan or anyone else but i also know that is not the right message to send to nathan . nickolas is still loving the swim team .

09/09/08

dad had lung surgery today and everything went well . the drs took out three cancer spots and all three were dead . i was able to see him for just a minute while he was in recovery . dad was setting up , talking , drinking sprite and he said that he was sore . the dr cut him in under his armpit and seperated his ribs to get to the spots of cancer . all in all dad looked great .

fall for ewe swap Q & A week # 1

Falling For Ewe Question of the Week - 9/7/08
What is your favorite thing about Autumn? i like to watch the leaves change color . i dont like to rake the leave but i do like to watch them change . candy corn , love candy corn . i know candy corn is out year around but to me its the best in the fall . i also like the candy pumpkins ! thanksgiving , always very interesting . hubs and i have a large extended family and we all gather at our house for thanksgiving . hubs parents are divorced and there is never a lack of excitement between his parents . oh yeah , i cant stand his mother and fireworks usually fly between she and i . weather, i like the cool nights of fall . i like to open up my windows and get fresh county air . we live in the country and minus the cow farm across from us the air is wonderful in the fall .

09/07/08

feeling some better but still not 100% . chris is leaving tomorrow for kentucky . i hate that he can't be here when dad has surgery , chris keeps me grounded . i'm not sure where i'd be in life without chris or the boys . nickolas is still liking swimming . nathan had his first scrimmage ,football, on saturday . not real sure what team won/lost but the scrimmage was from 9am to 12noon ! whatever .

09/04/08

we went on vacation to gatlinburg for labor day . had a ton of fun UNTIL we all got sick . we ended up having somekind of summer flu junk . for 2 days all we done was sit on the couch , sleep , blow snot and sweat ! this junk is horrible !! i did manage to take lots of pix before the cold set in on us . dad has surgery next week on his lung(s). chris is leaving next week for kentucky for 3 days .