Look ! Up in the Sky !

[JulieKay]

Welcome to the new Sky CAL

The purpose of this group is to get all those UFO’s completed and get more organized .

We will work on a point system , one month at a time .

Each month, we will start with a clean slate and clear all points awarded for the past month .

The winner of the first month will receive a small item as a prize (price $ 2- $ 3 )

If you are the winner for that month, it will be up to you to send a prize to the winner of the next month, etc. That way, one person will not have to send all prizes .

What you work on each day will be your decision .As long as you are working on ANY project, you will get points for that day, based on the scale below .

Good luck and have fun !





Point System

One point a day for POSTING .

One point a day if you answer the question of the day .

One point for each small granny square .

One point for each row or round completed on a medium project ,such as a baby afghan, shawl or sweater .

One point a day for keeping and WRITING in a crochet journal .

One point for each separate Photo you share on Photo Friday.

Rainbow points- if you are making a scrap project, one point for each color used on it that week .

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Five points for each row on an adult sized afghan .

Five points - Small items completed (dishcloths ,squares over 5 rounds ,small toys, hats ,scarves ,etc )

Five points if get a thank you in the mail from someone you made an item for .

Five points for a Flat Stanley Photo
( a photo of you crocheting in an unusual spot )

5 points if you change your avatar weekly, based on the theme that week. The new theme will be announced on Friday.
You also get an extra 5 bonus points each time you change your avatar again during the week, as long as it is still in the theme we are going with that week. You can only get points for one change a day , though .

Five points if you recruit a new member to join the group .

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Ten points for a preemie afghan completed .

Ten points if you give the item to someone and have a photo of them WITH the item .

Ten points if you design a new pattern to share .
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25 points for a completed afghan .

Added Bonus points – Each morning, I’ll choose a secret post number for the day . Whoever posts on that number will get 5 bonus points .

Each morning I will also write down a color of yarn. If that is the color you are using that day you get 5 bonus points.

****New & Improved ******
THE DEAD ZONE
-- if you pick ONE HOUR A DAY as your CROCHET hour-- that means no cleaning, cooking,laundry, or POSTING in here -- and dedicate that one hour to CROCHET -- give yourself 5 bonus points for that hour.
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Cville Friends Ghan Squares

8 inch
Krystal - navy,natural,country blue
Wendy-blue,yellow,white
Judy-tropical
Cara-darks,reds,greens,gold,blue,black
Heather-blue,teal,sage,rose,grey
Jeannie-jewel tones solid
Karen -blue,green,purple
Cindy-any colors
Brenda-ecru,dk blue,burgundy,hunter
Pauline-jewel,black
Donna- any
Shelly-any
Tab-tropical
April -pink and red
Tracy-8" Royal green or bright yellow or mix
Valerie-any
Kathy-any ( 8 or 12,either one )
Lorraine (Scorpio59)-Varigated centers - black border

12 inch
Betty-brights
Tammy-greens/cream
Norma-reds,blues,purples,greens
Athba-floral themed -blue,yellow,beige,rose ,buff
NiYa-purples--all shades.
Lillibet- 12" squares in floral theme or any 12" squares and any colors..

[Aussie]

Updating the rules of the points system and will put this in my siggie as well.

Point System

1 point for posting once each day
1 point for each PHOTO you share on any day
5 points if you land on a post number ending in 25/50/75/00
5 points for a post with 10 different smilies in it.
5 points if you change your avatar once each day
1 point - saltine
5 points - per 50 stitches
5 points for the color of the day per pattern item Listed in Wendys Siggie
5 points for the project of the day per pattern item Listed in Wendys Siggie
100 points for starting a new project
500 points for finishing a project







Here is the Listing for the

Cville Friends Ghan Squares
8 inch
Krystal - navy,natural,country blue
Wendy - Blue, Yellow, white, multi
Judy-tropical
Cara-darks,reds,greens,gold,blue,black
Heather-blue,teal,sage,rose,grey
Jeannie-jewel tones solid
Karen -blue,green,purple
Cindy-any colors
Brenda-ecru,dk blue,burgundy,hunter
Pauline-jewel,black
Donna- any
Shelly-any
Tab-tropical
Tracy-8" Royal green or bright yellow or mix
Valerie- any color
Kathy - 8 inch or 12 inch any color
Tena - 8 inch any blue
Sherri - 8inch any color.
Leanna - pinks,reds and purples
Christi - Bright Smiley Colors
Pixie - Med to Dark Purples
Shelby - Blues, Off White, Grey and Black
Roxy - Pink, Purple and Blue. can be a combination of all three.
Renee - Teal, off white and sage and acrylice only thanks.
Shellie - neutral colours.

12 inch
V -brights
Tammy-greens/cream
Norma-reds,blues,purples,greens
Athba-buff, cacao, mocca, brown shades
Niya - any color Purple
Honey - 12inch Cream, Forest Green or Navy Blue
Amy - fall Colors
Jessica - any color

[judianne]

Hi, Wendy - gotta dash for now....hope Emma is okay:hug

[Carousel]

Morning Judy

Wendy Yes, I have signed up for both. I'm just waiting on the yellow fabric to arrive today, hopefully, to start Hawaiian. I have a hand dyed piece of dark blue fabric with pink and purple undertones for Celtic Mystery. (it looks like the night sky).
Here is a picture of it.
http://stitchingalong.blogspot.com/

[Krystal16]

Julie i'll hold her down while you get your bat. :devil I know where my loyalty lies. :manyheart Sorry Krystal. :P

HEY! THAT'S NOT FAIR!
I'll remember it when it's your butt hanging out in the breeze someday. And don't you be tellin' me that you've turned over a new leaf and won't be in a heap of trouble anytime soon!

Krystal - Remind me not to stand next to you for the next few days...don't wanna get hit by the fallout :rofl

Yeah, fallout and TURNCOAT!!!

Gee, I see where I need to go.... no friends no more... :cry

[econ-nerd]

HEY! THAT'S NOT FAIR!
I'll remember it when it's your butt hanging out in the breeze someday. And don't you be tellin' me that you've turned over a new leaf and won't be in a heap of trouble anytime soon!



Yeah, fallout and TURNCOAT!!!

Gee, I see where I need to go.... no friends no more... :cry

WOW they are turning on ya aren't they!!!

[Aussie]

Pauline do you just use normal fabric or is that aida cloth. It does look very nice.

Krystal you poor thing, here's a huggy wuggy for you.:hug:hug

[JulieKay]

Wendy
I 'm glad your daughter is a little better today .. that's good news !

Cara- hope you can get in to the Doc tomorrow-- it sounds like you feel miserable .

Tab- thank you for being my backer--- Krystal - it looks like YOUR rear is hanging out in the wind right now ,so you better watch them remarks .

Someday you'll be my age... grey hair, glass eye, wooden leg ,hearing aid ....

You have so much to look forward to . :D

And if I remember correctly , Cara isn't a WHOLE lot younger than me... maybe a few years, but not like 20 or 30 .:)

[QueenOfCrochet]

No problemo Julie-O, buddy ole pal. :manyheart

Krystal~ :devil :P :lol

It's the same for most of us. We leave this world the same way we came in.......diapered, no teeth & in a hospital. Sad but true. :(

[Tena]

No problemo Julie-O, buddy ole pal. :manyheart


It's the same for most of us. We leave this world the same way we came in.......diapered, no teeth & in a hospital. Sad but true. :(

What a depressing thought!

[Tena]

OK I really need to go read back post's I miss something good didn't I?

[Tena]

shhhh I'm all alone.... noone else is here... it is quiet.... and peaceful...

hubby took #1 daughter and the grandAngel to the Mall to spend their Christmas money.. the other grand girl is at her aunt's(dad's side of the family) for the weekend... so that leaves me here all alone with just myself...I LOVE IT.....

I'm making a quiltghan... I found a quilt block that I like so now I'm going to make a quilt ghan out of it... Cara is guiding me with her wisdom and knowledge... so here goes nothing... I'll let you know how it works out

Shelly how nice a few mins alone, by yourself
The quilt ghan sounds fun

[Tena]

You all have been very busy today!
Cora take care of yourself hon

no crocheting here today, just cleaning and de-cluttering and trying to get us all over the upper respiratory thing we all have and can't shake
Have a good evening all,

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR :party to those ahead of us in the time zones

[Aussie]

Tena howdy doody. yes its only 11 hours till 2008 here in Australia.

[Tena]

Wendy what a cute Avatar!

[Krystal16]

I'm like Rodney Dangerfield - gettin' NO RESPECT!

[Misa]

Awww Krystal you know we love you :manyheart

Julie - Nope I think there's only like 7 years between you and I. I'll be 42 in a few weeks :yes

[Krystal16]

Yeah, but Cara's gonna be one of them sweet ol' grannies that gives the neighborhood kids cookies. Julies? Well, she's gonna be sorta like Momma's House... housecoat and hollerin'..... ;)

[TammyG]

Cara - Hope you feel better, congrats on the 5000 posts and anniversay. I just passed my 1000 post...

Pauline - Wow wicked weather you're having. We are having a Winter Snow Storm, supposed to be up to 6 inches by morning....

Wendy - Hope Emma is doing better...

Judy - Way to go!! I started that without planning to, was trying to reorganize and realized I needed to see what was in basement totes. Well 3 hours later, finally came up for dinner (I came up to warm self twice, cuz it was cold down there) Got a pretty good handle on things, but probably need about 3 more hours of work. Man have I got alot of yarn!!!

Ladies got to tell you about the best things ever. I found these Ziploc Big Bags. Now I've got lots of totes, but these bags are see through with handles and you can write on them. I can pretty much put all the yarn needed for a project inside each one. They are sooo cool, but only come 4 to a box. I'll take a pic of one tomorrow.

Finshed all blocks on Vanna ghan, now just need to do border and done...Good night ladies and those ahead of us:

Happy New Year!!!:yay:yay:yay

[loopy1]

Cara - Hope you feel better, congrats on the 5000 posts and anniversay. I just passed my 1000 post...

Pauline - Wow wicked weather you're having. We are having a Winter Snow Storm, supposed to be up to 6 inches by morning....

Wendy - Hope Emma is doing better...

Judy - Way to go!! I started that without planning to, was trying to reorganize and realized I needed to see what was in basement totes. Well 3 hours later, finally came up for dinner (I came up to warm self twice, cuz it was cold down there) Got a pretty good handle on things, but probably need about 3 more hours of work. Man have I got alot of yarn!!!

Ladies got to tell you about the best things ever. I found these Ziploc Big Bags. Now I've got lots of totes, but these bags are see through with handles and you can write on them. I can pretty much put all the yarn needed for a project inside each one. They are sooo cool, but only come 4 to a box. I'll take a pic of one tomorrow.

Finshed all blocks on Vanna ghan, now just need to do border and done...Good night ladies and those ahead of us:

Happy New Year!!!:yay:yay:yayJust quickly checking things out before going to bed and yep, Tammy, those Ziploc Big Bags are terrific!

Sounds like some of you and some kiddos are sick...praying for you guys to get well! :hug :hug :hug

[Carousel]

Hi Jeannie, Have a good night!
Wendy No I don't use aida for these cause they have specialty stitches in them. This piece is Jobelan 28ct hand dyed called Midnight Crackle.

[Aussie]

Tammy those ziplock bags sound like a great idea, at least you can then see whats in them.

Jeannie hows it going, what project are you working on at the moment.

Pauline 28ct isnt that really small stitches, I know I used 12 count and thought that was small enough. Does it still have the holes or not.

Its really hot here the air conditioner is finding it hard to keep up with it. I have been watching movies on the Hallmark channel and doing the round ripple, then the cat decides to lay on top of my ripple which is on my lap so boy after the movie finished I was so hot.

It would be interesting to see how long before its 2008 for everyone. So do you want to put how many hours are left in your message so we can see how many hours you have to go. It would be like a Ville countdown for each country or state.

7 hours till 2008 here.

[Carousel]

Wendy It is an evenweave and there are holes. There are 28 holes to the inch. I stitch over two threads in both directions so that makes 14 stitches to the inch.

Count down 7 1/2 hours to 2008

[Aussie]

Pauline when does the mystery cross stitch start, I would be interested to see how yours is going.


6.5 hours till 2008

[hseger]

Happy New Years Pauline and Wendy!!! It's still another 11 1/2 hours for us in the central time zone.

I got my invite to ravelry today and been playing around in there. :blush

Haven't done much today in the way of crocheting but I did get to go shopping without the child today and got 13 skeins of yarn. So much for getting to -600 in my stash busting score before Tuesday :lol

[Carousel]

Wendy it starts tomorrow. I have downloaded the file, I just have to wait for the password to be released tomorrow sometime. It is released in 12 parts. 1 a month. The Hawaiian Garden started December 1st (12 month class again, 1 part each month but we have a proper picture of this one) but I'm still wait for my fabric for that one. No mail today. Postmans holiday. So until tomorrow I will be crocheting.

[Carousel]

Well done Heather. It's fun to shop without kids every once in a while isn't it!

6 1/2 hours till 2008

[Carousel]

Wendy do you stay up for New Years. I haven't sat up for years. But I might tonight. Have to see how tied I am. Lunch with my folks was great. We ate so much food I don't think anyone will need tea tonight. Both my boys have gone to work tonight. So off to start crocheting for a while.

[hseger]

Pauline stay safe in the bad weather! That's not a real good way to bring in the new year :lol

I should be in bed but I can't get tired enough and my brain just runs trying to get to sleep when I'm not tired. :(

11 hours 15 mins to 2008

[Carousel]

Thanks Heather, Yes we are nice and safe in our house the breeze is strong but cool.
I'm like you my brain races when I'm not tired and it's late. But the next day. Boy! does it hit you then.

[JulieKay]

Judy- good job on getting your room organized ! I think i posted that someplace else, but will re-post just in case .

Cara- me and you both will be turning another year older in a few weeks !

Tab- yep, I agree with the way we come in and out of the world-- it's just what we do with the time IN BETWEEN that matters .

Happy New Year to those of you who may already be in the new year. It is almost 3 AM on New Year's EVE morning, so we have awhile to go yet ...

[Carousel]

Morning Julie! I was skimming through a few posts and noticed that you and Cara were talking ages. With the way you were talking I thought you must be much older, then Cara mentions she is about to turn 42. Now I feel really old. I think I must be older than both of you. ( and no I'm not telling you how old I really am.) lol

[JulieKay]

Morning Pauline
Nope age doesn't bother me in the least.. just a number. As long as I FEEL good, i don't care how old I am.

And I'll tell you how old I am -- just don't tell anyone else. :wink

I will be 50 next month.

Quite a milestone, if I do say so myself. :D

[Carousel]

That's great Julie! Congratulations! I'm not there just yet. But I'm alot closer then Cara.
I should also mention, I act more like my shoe size than my age.

[Aussie]

Heather thats great that you got into the ravelry site. I have joined it but
still waiting to be invited. Im glad you had a great day at the shops and bought lots of nice yarn.

Pauline I hadnt heard of the mystery cross stitch group before. It sounds great, have fun with it wont you and show us pics of your progress. I think last year I stayed up for New Years but didnt have anyone to say Happy New Year to as everyone here was in bed by then. If I can stay awake I might watch the fireworks on tv that they show from Sydney and from whoever celebrates New Years next.

Julie wow big celebrations next month. Are you going to have a party.

I will be 44 next year so still have 6 years before I turn the big 50.



4 hours 15 mins till 2008

[Aussie]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE FIRST CITY TO GO TO 2008

KIRITIMATI - CHRISTMAS ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN.


If your interested to see who goes into 2008 at what time then visit this site.

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/multicountdowna.html


3hrs 29 mins till 2008

[TammyG]

Morning all!!! I've been laying awake in bed for an hour :( So thought I'd get up and see what's going on. I'm sure I'll go back to bed soon

[Misa]

Morning all!!! I've been laying awake in bed for an hour :( So thought I'd get up and see what's going on. I'm sure I'll go back to bed soon


Just trying to get this stupid cough to stop so I can get some more sleep :sick Least the first 3 hours were restful for a change. :yes

Wendy - Now see all this time I thought Australia and/or NZ got New Year's first. Didn't know there was somewhere else before that. I have learned something today :yes

Julie - Yep, I'm with you. Just a number recording how many summers we've had. Some days I feel 42, some days 92 but thankfully most days I'm clocking in at about 12 years old :D

[Aussie]

Tammy morning to you.

Cara yes there is actually 18 cities that go into 2008 first before Adelaide. Hope your cough gets better, nothing worse than trying to sleep and you have to keep coughing. Is the meds working at all do you think. Can you take any cough mixture for it.

[judianne]

Ladies got to tell you about the best things ever. I found these Ziploc Big Bags. Now I've got lots of totes, but these bags are see through with handles and you can write on them. I can pretty much put all the yarn needed for a project inside each one. They are sooo cool, but only come 4 to a box. I'll take a pic of one tomorrow.

My Wave ME afghan project has a home in one of those:hook The BEST invention!

After living here for 31 years (and not having a basement, just a small garage for storage) I still have tons of decluttering to do, but after this morning my "December" visits and craziness are over and I can begin to take charge of the mess (and just WAIT till I show my "before" pics of my room:blush...was wondering if there's a pill I could take so I don't allow that to happen again:()

Happy New year to all of my friends here!!:hug:manyheart

[judianne]

I will be 50 next month.

Quite a milestone, if I do say so myself. :D
And life does get better...I promise...speaking from someone ready to jump to the NEXT decade on '08:eek

[judianne]

Good evening, Wendy! An early Happy New Year to you, too..may it be a good one:hug

[Aussie]

Judy morning to you. Its a good feeling when you get things cleared up isnt it.

Im pretty tired, I dont know if Im going to make it to 12 oclock. I still have 3 hours to go.

[Misa]

And life does get better...I promise...speaking from someone ready to jump to the NEXT decade on '08:eek

Honestly, can't even imagine it getting better! I always thought it was cliche when folks said "life begins at 40" but not anymore! At 40 I finally felt grown up enough to act like a kid. Those of you that have hit that point know what I mean :wink It's just that you finally get over what everyone else thinks of you and just allow yourself to be you :manyheart Best feeling in the world :yay

[Aussie]

Good evening, Wendy! An early Happy New Year to you, too..may it be a good one:hug


Thanks Judy.:hug

[Misa]

My Wave ME afghan project has a home in one of those:hook The BEST invention!

After living here for 31 years (and not having a basement, just a small garage for storage) I still have tons of decluttering to do, but after this morning my "December" visits and craziness are over and I can begin to take charge of the mess (and just WAIT till I show my "before" pics of my room:blush...was wondering if there's a pill I could take so I don't allow that to happen again:()



Dunno but if you find one lemme know so I can buy it by the case :rofl :rofl

We don't have a garage. That's the next thing we have to work on :yes But I do have an attic that's just under 850 sq ft with 9 ft ceilings. I need to get BD to help me put stuff like the excess animal cages, some mirrors and other stuff that I don't always use up there. I'd do it myself but that last step into the attic is THIS BIG and my legs are only this big so I need help :D

[judianne]

It's in my nature to hoard things...I could turn into one of those people you read about in the news if Phil didn't push me now and then. I got some new things in the room, in addition to "repurposing" some older things...
Next, it's the drawers and closets:P

...and I never make New Years, midnight - at least not unless my neighbors make a racket and wake me up!:lol:lol

[judianne]

Cara, that's a great big attic! Go for it, girl! BD will wonder where the real Cara went when you ask him for help putting things away!:lol

[Misa]

It's in my nature to hoard things...I could turn into one of those people you read about in the news if Phil didn't push me now and then. I got some new things in the room, in addition to "repurposing" some older things...
Next, it's the drawers and closets:P


Do you find yourself saying things like "I can't throw that out! I can use that some day!" or "With a little work I can turn that old toilet into a lamp!"? That's the kind of thing that hold me back :lol


...and I never make New Years, midnight - at least not unless my neighbors make a racket and wake me up!:lol:lol

Ditto :lol Long as I get to sleep before they start setting off the fireworks I always miss the new year :lol And everyone in the neighborhood must own stock in a fireworks company. They set them off at 4th of July, New Year's, Christmas, Thanksgiving and I swear I heard some Easter last year :lol

[Misa]

Cara, that's a great big attic! Go for it, girl! BD will wonder where the real Cara went when you ask him for help putting things away!:lol

Yep, that attic is the thing that sold BD on this house. For me it was the bathroom. It's a really nice bathroom :D Of course, BD wanted to turn the attic into a "guy's room" but we all know how that ended....it's Cara Storage :devil

[judianne]

Do you find yourself saying things like "I can't throw that out! I can use that some day!" or "With a little work I can turn that old toilet into a lamp!"? That's the kind of thing that hold me back :lol

It's either that thought or I have something with sentimental value...THAT is probably the biggest reason. Of course, now I also have yarn I can't bear to part with...:lol
Methinks I'm in trouble:devil

[judianne]

Gotta go, ladies... I hope everyone gets a chance to rest today, and again, Happy New Year to greatest bunch of cyber friends - or any other kind - in the world!:manyheart:hug

[TammyG]

I'll be moving into the next decade also...turning 40 in August... I really don't look as old as I am. Most people think I'm in my early-mid thirties, but man my body is starting to feel the age (it's the arthritis - runs in family) I'm also short and alot of people equate age with height....oh well..

Starting to yawn, but not ready to go back to bed yet. May go crochet on couch, but it's cold out there. Hubby says we have about an inch of snow right now...

[Misa]

Judy - Have a good day hon :hug

Tammy - Yep, I'm gonna do a little design work myself. I actually do some of my best work in the wee hours :D Hope you get some rest soon :hug

[TammyG]

I, too, am a "packrat" That also runs in the family. My aunt is probably the worst. About 10-15 years ago, we all went to help her move and literally she had paths in her house through the immense piles of junk!!! I will never get that bad. But I'm also a teacher and I always look at things as "How can I use that in the classroom?"

[Aussie]

Cara wow that must be nice to have a attic, all that room for your yarn. When I watch movies all the houses seem to have basements and attics, is that true or was that just the movies.

Judy have a great day.

Tammy have fun doing some crochet or having a nap, whichever comes first I guess.

I have been doing some of my waves of color purse tonight. the pattern is quite easy. I cant wait to finish it so I can see how the felting will go.

[Aussie]

Emma is feeling a lot better today and tonight she asked if I could teach her how to crochet. Do you know how hard it is to be left handed and show another lefthanded person how to crochet righthanded. Boy oh boy, its not easy. I have left her to get used to making chains. Tomorrow I will try to show her how to make the double crochet stitches.

[Misa]

Emma is feeling a lot better today and tonight she asked if I could teach her how to crochet. Do you know how hard it is to be left handed and show another lefthanded person how to crochet righthanded. Boy oh boy, its not easy. I have left her to get used to making chains. Tomorrow I will try to show her how to make the double crochet stitches.

Have her sit on a stool in front of you. I'm left handed but Momma was right handed. That's how she taught me and it worked like a charm :yes

Older houses have attics around here but a basement is a very rare thing indeed. Basements are more common in the northern states it seems. New construction in Texas only has a little crawl space for an attic but I think our house was meant to have a second floor added to it that just never got done. And the house was built in 1925...and I thought BD was a procrastinator :rofl

[Aussie]

Cara do you use the attic as a spare room or is it just for storage.

Not sure how having Em sit in front of me will help when Im trying to teach her to crochet right handed.

[Misa]

Cara do you use the attic as a spare room or is it just for storage.

Not sure how having Em sit in front of me will help when Im trying to teach her to crochet right handed.

Just storage right now.

Oh wait I misread what you wrote. Why is she trying to learn to crochet right handed if she's left handed? Or am I still not understanding...I wouldn't be surprised if I'm not :lol

[Aussie]

Im teaching her right handed because thats the way I do it even though Im left handed and Em is left handed. I dont think I can teach her left handed even though I am left handed. hehe. Im confused.

[econ-nerd]

It's the same for most of us. We leave this world the same way we came in.......diapered, no teeth & in a hospital. Sad but true. :(

My Mom (a retired nurse) used to say thet pediatrics and geriatrics were the same except the size of the patient was different. When she was training to be a nurse she thought she would like to work in pediatrics and years later she was working in a nursing home instead (not many pediatric units in small town hospitals :lol )

Yeah, but Cara's gonna be one of them sweet ol' grannies that gives the neighborhood kids cookies. Julies? Well, she's gonna be sorta like Momma's House... housecoat and hollerin'..... ;)

I am most likely to be like Aunt Bethany from the movie National Lampoons Christmas vactaion - the mixed up befuddled little ol lady (sometimes I'm not too far from being like that and I'm only 42 :lol )

Pauline - Wow wicked weather you're having. We are having a Winter Snow Storm, supposed to be up to 6 inches by morning....

Man alive we have had soooo much snow in the northeast this year! We had two snowstorms go through here (one last Thursday and another on Saturday morning). It's snowing again and there is another storm coming on Tuesday... Saturdays storm left about 4-5 inches of snow and this one might have 5-8 inches. I'll post a few pictures later.

Honestly, can't even imagine it getting better! I always thought it was cliche when folks said "life begins at 40" but not anymore! At 40 I finally felt grown up enough to act like a kid. Those of you that have hit that point know what I mean :wink It's just that you finally get over what everyone else thinks of you and just allow yourself to be you :manyheart Best feeling in the world :yay

Amen to that :D I know this feeling and I love it :devil

Cara wow that must be nice to have a attic, all that room for your yarn. When I watch movies all the houses seem to have basements and attics, is that true or was that just the movies.

We had a huge attic (for storage) when I was growing up. When we buy a house an attic and basement are on my list of things a house must have. Usually attics are for storage since they are not well insulated (especially in older houses).

:yay HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone :yay

16 hours til the new year (eastern time zone in the US)

[sewnsew]

Yeah, but Cara's gonna be one of them sweet ol' grannies that gives the neighborhood kids cookies. Julies? Well, she's gonna be sorta like Momma's House... housecoat and hollerin'..... ;)
:lol:lol

[Misa]

I am most likely to be like Aunt Bethany from the movie National Lampoons Christmas vactaion - the mixed up befuddled little ol lady (sometimes I'm not too far from being like that and I'm only 42 :lol )


EXACTLY!!! Either that or I'll load the shotgun with rock salt and shoot the kids that cross my lawn like this old lady used to do when we were kids. Man that stings!! I think I'll just still be living in my own little world. We call it Caraland :D

[Misa]

Im teaching her right handed because thats the way I do it even though Im left handed and Em is left handed. I dont think I can teach her left handed even though I am left handed. hehe. Im confused.

Oh I see now :yes Yes, it can get confusing. I've been knitting some and I noticed that I knit right handed. Go figure :lol

[Aussie]

Cara I knit right handed as well. I have seen some people knitting with the yarn being held in their left hand and its just too weird.

[Misa]

Cara I knit right handed as well. I have seen some people knitting with the yarn being held in their left hand and its just too weird.

Yeah I saw that on the videoes I learned from but I'm nowhere near coordinated enough for that :lol Can't hold the yarn like that.

[Misa]

Good morning Donna :hug

[econ-nerd]

EXACTLY!!! Either that or I'll load the shotgun with rock salt and shoot the kids that cross my lawn like this old lady used to do when we were kids. Man that stings!! I think I'll just still be living in my own little world. We call it Caraland :D

:lol :lol I'll call my little world Karenland :lol :lol Both those names have a nice ring to them don't they :yes

[econ-nerd]

Cara I knit right handed as well. I have seen some people knitting with the yarn being held in their left hand and its just too weird.

Yeah I saw that on the videoes I learned from but I'm nowhere near coordinated enough for that :lol Can't hold the yarn like that.

And I knit with the yarn in my left hand - seeing those doing it with the right hand looks funny to me :lol I guess it is all in how we were taught :D

[Aussie]

Donna and Karen howdy doody.

[econ-nerd]

Donna and Karen howdy doody.

HiYo Wendy :yay Are you into 2008 yet?? I have about 15 and a half hours to wait :lol

[Aussie]

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR AUSTRALIA



:party:woo:yay:yay:cheer:clap:hug:manyheart

[sewnsew]

Morning Cara. I just got all caught up from last night. :D

I have the extra girls here today. Already we have had some arguing. We were trying to see who knew how to play Trouble the best. They all know the rules about the same but try telling a 6 and 7 year old that. :rolleyes

Tonight we are heading over to a friends for the new year. If I had my way I'd just head to bed myself. I know it's not normal for someone my age to think like that. But I sure do like my sleep :lol Mike says I act older than a 90 year old most days. :lol

Anyway, I'm trying to think of a good portable project to bring with me. The only WIPs I have right now are my PS and the filet scarf I'm working on. I can't bring the scarf because I have no ink to print the pattern up. I'm thinking of maybe bringing some boucle yarn and my size 15 needles and maybe making a scarf like Julie. Just doing the garter stitch with it. I have two and a half things of it. If nothing else I can make a scarf for a child. :shrug If anyone else has any ideas it might help me decide what to work on.

[sewnsew]

Happy New Year Wendy and Pauline!!!

[sewnsew]

Oh and I knit with the yarn in my left hand too. I hold it just like I'm crocheting. It's probably weird but that's the only way it feels comfortable.

[econ-nerd]

:party HAPPY NEW YEAR Wendy and Pauline (am I missing anyone from Australia??)

[econ-nerd]

Oh and I knit with the yarn in my left hand too. I hold it just like I'm crocheting. It's probably weird but that's the only way it feels comfortable.

Absolutely not weird (I do that too :lol )

[econ-nerd]

:2snow :snow :flake Here are a couple pictures of the snow here (again...) One advantage - the snow has to be cleared off the cars on a regular basis and it is a good upper body workout :lol :devil They are now saying between 7 and 12 inches of snow will come down before the day is done. Makes me glad we don't have plans to do much this evening. We are going out for supper but we can walk there and we will get some wine to toast in the New Year at midnight (I'll have to take a nap in the afternoon to be able to stay up that late :lol )

Here are our cars (one is mostly out of the picture - on the left):

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And out our living room window:

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[sewnsew]

Karen I'm sure glad someone else does it like that too. It's the only way I feel I have control over the tension :lol

[sewnsew]

Oh Karen you're making me cold just thinking of those pictures. I remember times like that. It's one of the few reasons I like living here so much. I don't have to worry about the snow :lol

[Aussie]

Thanks everyone.:hug

Pauline happy new year to you.:yay:hug

Karen great photos. We could do with some of that cold weather here. Its another hot one tomorrow.

Im upto the handles of the waves of color purse. Im surprised how little yarn it took. I only used half a skein (50grm) each of 2 colors and a skein and a half of the main color. I will have enough yarn to make another one.:yay

Im going to bed now. Catch you all later.

[q8_crochet]

hello

i woke up short time ago and saw the clock so i said i`ll just go to the ville JUST TO SAY


HAPPY NEW YEAR TO WENDY :yay
I KNOW IT`S ALREADY NEW YAER IN aUSTRAILIA :hug

and happy new year for all of those who entred it

see you later
i still have 7hours and 10mins for the new year

[JulieKay]

Morning folks and happy new year to those who have already arrived ! I saw the photo on the news a little bit ago of the fireworks in Australia at that big building over there, Wendy-- the one with the roof like a seashell ? I forget what it is .. an opera house ???

Anyhow, as for ages, I agree with you ladies-- when you get to a certain age, you don't care anymore about what others think of you - the pressure is off . You actually feel comfortable in your own skin and like yourself, whether anyone else likes you or not . :yes


And Krystal- I'm trying to figure out what old lady I'll act like when I get a little older -- gotta be somebody really mouthy .I wouldn't be mean to the neighbor kids , but I probably wouldnt want any of them in my yard . I kinda like my quiet most days .
I hope I'm still ALERT and my brain is still on high gear . I can't think of anyone at the moment that I 'd be like --- maybe a cross between some of them characters Eddie Murphy does in the Klunk family-- I like some of them old ladies-- FUNNY !!!

[QueenOfCrochet]

Ya ever seen Monster House? One of Jadens favorites. The man comes out & snatches the kids toys & yells get off my lawn. :lol He's all brittle & missing half his teeth. :lol Just came to mind when you were talking. Okay, carry on now........ :rofl

[JulieKay]

Tab- yea, me and Cam watched that one day, but I dont remember the guy very much .

[Misa]

Happy New Year to Wendy!!!! You made it all the way through!! :yay

Good morning Tabby :hug

Julie - I think it's the Sydney Opera House that looks like a clam shell on its end. Might look a little odd but I hear it has the best acoustics in the world :yes

[QueenOfCrochet]

Good Morning Cara. :hug

Julie, how could you not remember one of the main characters? :think :lol


Anywhoo, boy did it snow a bit here last night. I hate the cold but boy does it look perdy on the branches. I told the kids this was the closest I was getting to it. Sorry so many but I couldn't choose. :lol MHO-The 2nd one down is the prettiest, it is right behind the apt. (big drop down though, goes right down, no ground EEK!)

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[sewnsew]

Tab wow they are all pretty. That's about as close as I get to it too :yes :lol

We haven't seen Monster House. Both my girls have deemed that "too scary for us" :lol

[QueenOfCrochet]

Happy New Year To All & ecspecially you my dear aussie friend on this day. :hug :manyheart

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[SheffnJerri]

Jeannie and Tammy-Where did you find the motivation to get organized? I need to do it, but I'd rather be stitchin'.:)

Pauline-That Jobelan fabric is very pretty. Good luck with your Mystery XS Project. Happy New Year!

Wendy-Happy New Year! Great news that Emma is feeling better and she wants to crochet.

Heather-What'd you buy on your yarn shopping spree?

Cara-Hope you get over your cough soon.

Julie-50's not old, just impressive.

Tammy-My Grandma was that way. When I was a kid, I could get lost walking through the mazes of stuff on the way to the bathroom. If you asked her about why she had so much stuff, she'd lecture you on the Great Depression.

Karen-That's a lot of snow. Looks like great crocheting weather.

Donna-Hi. No ideas here. Haven't had any coffee yet. But a boucle yarn scarf sounds nice.

atHBa-Hello. How are you doing today?

Tabby-Those are pretty snow pictures.

[Krystal16]

Julie - Yep, I'm with you. Just a number recording how many summers we've had. Some days I feel 42, some days 92 but thankfully most days I'm clocking in at about 12 years old :D

I've always acted like I'm about 7. It's always gotten me in trouble, but it's more fun that way!

...and I never make New Years, midnight - at least not unless my neighbors make a racket and wake me up!:lol:lol

Are we your neighbors? We let the kids go out on the front lawn (wake them at 11:45) and bang on pots and pans yelling "Happy New Year"!

Older houses have attics around here but a basement is a very rare thing indeed. Basements are more common in the northern states it seems. New construction in Texas only has a little crawl space for an attic but I think our house was meant to have a second floor added to it that just never got done. And the house was built in 1925...and I thought BD was a procrastinator :rofl

Gotta have basements or our darn houses would heave with the frost!

Doing some cleaning now so we can sit on our butts later!

[TammyG]

Good morning!! and Happy New Year to our Aussie friends...

Went back to bed about 7:30 and got up a little bit ago. Trying to find a friend's number right now, but looks like I misplaced it.

Our big snow storm was a bust, we got less than an inch. Suppose to get more tomorrow afternoon...we shall see.....

[Krystal16]

I've got 13 1/2 hours left....

Heather, how do you have LESS time than I do if you're west of me????

[krazy-kitty]

Happy New Year to Everyone!

[Misa]

I've got 13 1/2 hours left....

Heather, how do you have LESS time than I do if you're west of me????

More creative math? :think :lol

[JulieKay]

Tab- we only watched that movie once and I wasn't paying much attention to it-- probably working on my 28th prairie star at the time .
I don't get into movies much myself, so don't pay much attention to them, but I did like Monsters Inc and Shrek .

[losingmymind2]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'll hopefully be asleep when it rolls into NC in about 11 hours and 15 min (i think). But of course then I'll get woken up by the dogs barking at the idiots who fire their shotguns to celebrate. Gotta love redneck New Years.

[sewnsew]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'll hopefully be asleep when it rolls into NC in about 11 hours and 15 min (i think). But of course then I'll get woken up by the dogs barking at the idiots who fire their shotguns to celebrate. Gotta love redneck New Years.
:yes:rolleyes We have the ones that throw off their fireworks in the apartment parking lot and breezeways depending on the weather

[Misa]

:yes:rolleyes We have the ones that throw off their fireworks in the apartment parking lot and breezeways depending on the weather

Us too. I think everyone else on the block owns stock in a fireworks factory :lol

[sewnsew]

Us too. I think everyone else on the block owns stock in a fireworks factory :lol
:yes

I did grab a pack of poppers and a pack of sparklers for the girls though. They had so much fun doing those on the 4th of July that I figured what the heck. :lol I might even remember to take the camera so I can get pictures for the long distance family.

[Misa]

:yes

I did grab a pack of poppers and a pack of sparklers for the girls though. They had so much fun doing those on the 4th of July that I figured what the heck. :lol I might even remember to take the camera so I can get pictures for the long distance family.

Aww that's sweet of you :hug We'd love to see photos :manyheart


Oh wait....you mean those people you're actually legally related too :blush

[sewnsew]

Well now Cara you ladies are closer to me than most of those that I'm legally related too. :manyheart I would love to show you all pictures from tonight.

[q8_crochet]

hello
there is only an hour & a half to entre my new year so i`ll keep crocheting till next year

Shirri i`m fine hope you are as well

[Super Granny]

Hello all... we just got our Internet back... it went out about 8PM here and tried everything here then they sent a repairman out at 9AM he found out it was a problem at the pole so he had to call the cable repairman... but it is all fixed now... we weren't the only ones out the neighbors lost their cable too... so i just read through everyone's posts... you all are just young chickens.. I'm going to be 54 in Feb. ... and age is just a number...

[goofy]

tab~love those pics....looks similar to what it looked like here last night and this morning. I agree it looks so pretty but I HATE going out in it.

you know I just starting feeling like I had made progress and could relax and work on things that I wanted to do and then.....my dh and I were talking during his dinnerbreak and we are thinking of makeing everyone in my family (7 including the three of us) homemade christmas presents and not buying them anything. This suddenly makes me feel like i have a ton to do. cant complain tomuch as this means more crocheting! :)

[Carousel]

:cheer:yayHAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :yay:cheer

Didn't make it to midnight. Just can't sit up that late.

Tabitha Your photos of the snow are beautiful! It is so picturesque.
Sherri Thanks! I have had this piece of fabric for a few years and didn't know what to stitch on it.
Wendy Morning! What are you up to today!
Shelley Glad your internet is back up and running. I'd go crazy without it.
Athba, Donna, Cara, Julie Morning!
Don't think I missed anyone! Off to make coffee and start my day. Better not fall off the organization wagon to early in the year :blush

[Carousel]

Morning Brenda! talking of making Christmas gifts for this year already. Now that's organized.

[bettycrackpot]

hey ladies!

ive been in and out what with christmas and all. and i have finished all my WIPs and UFOs. :( ( i know!!!)

we are finally getting back to normal here. (thank goodness)
MT and princess dirtyfeet each bought me a spindle for xmas, so thats fun. (one top, one bottom)

ive started a sweater, and i will be making princess some socks. (the yarn fumes got to me......:devil) so can i stay?!?!?! ill try real hard to get some more projects going. mantoy has asked that i try to "tone down" the stash some. he thinks its odd that i have so much yarn , yet keep buying more. ( any one got stash pictures to share????)

i hope everyone had/has a good holiday!

[econ-nerd]

About 8 hours til 2008 here :yay I doubt that I will get much more done for points this month (year). I managed 1003 points for December :yay I suspect I missed points somewhere but that's life. If I keep my resolution for 2008 and keep a detailed journal I should be able to keep better track of my points :yes

What are people's plans for the night? Hubby and I are going out for supper (Mexican this year - last year was Indian - not sure what country we will try next year) and then plan to spend the evening in our jammies playing a computer game all evening (until we toast in the New Year with some cheap champagne at midnight :party ) We found a bunch of mystery puzzle type games at a yard sale this summer and plan to try one of them tonight. Then tomorrow morning we will go out for a big breakfast and look over our resolutions from last year and see how many we didn't keep :lol Then we will write out all of our resolutions for the upcoing year :jumpyay We also can look over the ones we haven't kept from years past too :lol (We have this all in a little journal that we have been keeping each New Year's morning for about five years or so now). I know losing weight is on my list again and maybe this year I'll do it :yes I'll let you know tomorrow how many resolutions from last year that I missed.

[q8_crochet]

HAPPY NEW YAER :yay :woo :clap

[sewnsew]

Hey V, I have missed seeing you on here. Sounds like you had a good Christmas. I don't have very many WIPs either :no We will really have to try and fix that won't we :devil

Pauline, good morning. Hope your new year is going well so far.

Hi there Karen. No big plans tonight. All four of us are heading over to a friends house to ring in the new year. Your plans sound like a nice relaxing night and day tomorrow.

I think I've decided on bringing my PS with me to our friends house. I was hoping for somehting a little more portable but this will have to do since I don't have anything started and I sort of want something that doesn't take too much concentration.

[goofy]

Pauline~I didn't say that I had started them yet....although that is probably the best thing to do. But I do need a break from doing what I must and do what I want.

we are not doing anything tonight. Both my DH and I work in the morning so we will be to be early. DH works untill 6:30-7pm so we won't even have a nice supper. it will be just another evening here.

[JulieKay]

Welcome back, Miss V !

We missed you. I was just wondering about you today and remembering that you hadnt been here in awhile -- you must do something to remedy that "no projects" situation ...

Sounds like you have the yarn, so that aint the problem .

[Krystal16]

ill try real hard to get some more projects going. mantoy has asked that i try to "tone down" the stash some. he thinks its odd that i have so much yarn , yet keep buying more. ( any one got stash pictures to share????)

i hope everyone had/has a good holiday!

Uh, yeah... it's somewhere in the stashbusting CAL. I'll see if I can find it for you to share with Mantoy - wait a minute... I posted some HERE a couple weeks back...

[quote=sewnsew;1077249]

Gonna sit and watch a movie soon. Having crab legs for dinner, kids wanted chicken legs instead (cheap kids)... mmmmmmmmmmm :drool

[Aussie]

Morning everyone

Happy New Year to you all.:yay:yay:hug

Tabby nice photos, I love seeing the snow photos from all of you.

Pauline morning to you, I made it to just after 12 then I went to bed. Not doing anything here today as its another hot one. You can fry an egg on the pavement its that hot. Has the weather toned down there yet or is the cyclone still around.

Shelly Im glad you have internet back, you sure dont realise how much you use it till its gone.

Karen sounds like a great way to bring in the new year. Have fun.

Athba Happy New Year to you.:yay

V howdy there, Its great to see you. I have a big stash too and everytime I say Im going to buy some yarn DH says but you have heaps here, but then I say yeah but its not what I want for this project.

Im going to try and get my waves of color bag finished today.

[sewnsew]

Night ladies. I'm headed out the door and I won't be home till late. I'll see you all in the morning. Happy New Years!!!

[Misa]

Athba - Happy New Year !! :yay :hug

V - Welcome back hon :hug We've sure missed you :yes

Donna - Have fun and be careful out there :hug

Karen - Oh your night sounds much more ambitious than mine. We're kinda lazy about New Years.

I'm trying to guilt BD into going to get tamales. They were out the other day. So far, no go :lol Guess it'll be chili for dinner and trying to get some stuff ready to update my seriously neglected web site :blush No rest for the wicked as they say :D

[Misa]

Woo hoo!!! Think I found the right combination of "pitiful" for BD to run fetch tamales :dance And cough drops :D This might be a better NY Eve than I thought. Man, it doesn't take much to excite me these days :rofl

[Aussie]

Cara way to go, enjoy your Tamales.

I have just had breakfast, now will probably watch movies and crochet as its too hot to go outside again.

[Carousel]

Cara Enjoy your Tamales
Wendy Wow! You weather has been very hot! DH just told me that last night at 9:00pm it was still around 32c. That's hot! It is still very windy and lots of showers. I think they said it was to get a bit worse today, tomorrow and Friday. I'll have to start nailing things to the floor I guess. lol

[Aussie]

Pauline I have been watching the weather channel and they have shown how bad it is in Queensland. Cant believe how the weather is so different in each state. Be careful wont you.
Hopefully it will be cooler here tomorrow but then I have to work Wednesday and Thursday to get a report done then Im off again until the 29th Jan.

[Aussie]

Ok here is a photo of my cat Coco kicking back and relaxing on New Years Day. Its a hard life for the puddytat.

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[Misa]

Ok here is a photo of my cat Coco kicking back and relaxing on New Years Day. Its a hard life for the puddytat.

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Already saw it in the Happy House but this picture cracks me up!! :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[sewnsew]

Okay I'm back. :lol Just ran home to hit record on dh hockey game. Then it will be back to our friends.

Cara, that is wonderful the BD is going to get you some tamales.

Wendy Coco looks so content. I love that picture too.

I just found out I have to go grab some scarves and a jacket for Maddie. It's supposed to get to freezing tonight and won't get much warmer then 30 or 40 all day tomorrow. At least we get to wear our scarves though. :D It's supposed to last through Thursday I guess.

[Carousel]

I'll be careful. The only time I go outside is to take boys to work or collect them and then I use the back streets any way. I don't like driving at this time of year as is but with the weather too. No way.
Hope your weather improves. The air conditioners don't like it either, I know mine struggles most years when it gets over 35c.
Puddy cat looks so happy. I love the crocheted quilt he's lying on. Great colours. My favorite. Pink!
Off to start Cross stitch the pass word has just been released. Woohoo!

[Aussie]

Just had to take a photo when I saw Coco laying like that.

Donna stay warm and have fun at the party.

Im on the last row of the wave of colors purse. Then I have to felt it which is the part Im not sure on. I will take before and after photos.

[JulieKay]

Cara- those tamales might clear out that hacking cold if they are spicey enough !

Wendy- cute picture of your kitty .

Donna-be careful, I'm always afraid about being on the roads on this night-- too many unsafe drivers out there .

[QueenOfCrochet]

Wendy~That is so cute. :manyheart I so miss having a kitty. :manyheart Thank you for sharing. :hug

[Aussie]

I'll be careful. The only time I go outside is to take boys to work or collect them and then I use the back streets any way. I don't like driving at this time of year as is but with the weather too. No way.
Hope your weather improves. The air conditioners don't like it either, I know mine struggles most years when it gets over 35c.
Puddy cat looks so happy. I love the crocheted quilt he's lying on. Great colours. My favorite. Pink!
Off to start Cross stitch the pass word has just been released. Woohoo!

Yeah with this heat the airconditioners do have to work hard, its a wonder we havent had any blackouts yet. I remember in 2006 we had a blackout on a 40C day and it lasted for 17 hours. We lost all our food and it took 2 mths for ETSA to reimburse us for the loss of food.

Have fun with the cross stitch. so how does it work, do they give you so many stitches a month to do, or a section to work on. Did you have a sneek peek at the picture, it sure looks nice.

[Tena]

Just stopping in to say Happy New Year to all my wonderful fellow crocheters

Stay safe,
Tena

[judianne]

Finally uploaded the pics - had problems earlier...

The felted drawstring bag completely finished and the fuschia RR for my goddaughter - she LOVED it. Now her 18 yo sister wants one...mom said she'll pay me to make one for her. I told her I'm on a break right now, so it'll be quite a while...she said that was fine.
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The next pics are not pretty - they will be of my room...."before"...

[judianne]

Ok here is a photo of my cat Coco kicking back and relaxing on New Years Day. Its a hard life for the puddytat.

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How precious!!:c9

[judianne]

Then tomorrow morning we will go out for a big breakfast and look over our resolutions from last year and see how many we didn't keep :lol Then we will write out all of our resolutions for the upcoing year :jumpyay We also can look over the ones we haven't kept from years past too :lol (We have this all in a little journal that we have been keeping each New Year's morning for about five years or so now). I know losing weight is on my list again and maybe this year I'll do it :yes I'll let you know tomorrow how many resolutions from last year that I missed.
I looked at mine from last year - missed making progress on 3 of 4:blush

[losingmymind2]

Judy, are you hitting the bottle already? It's not even 8pm yet, lol

[judianne]

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0391.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0391.jpg)Don't know how I could let it go for so long...
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0390.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0390.jpg)
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0389.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0389.jpg)
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0388.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0388.jpg)Next pics will be what it looks like after Phil took charge:manyheart

[Misa]

Ohhhh I'm stuffed full of tamales and guacamole :c9 And BD brought me some of the Halls breezers cough drops someone mentioned somewhere. Head is clear, tummy is overfull and I'm content as a pig in mud :manyheart

[judianne]

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0397a.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0397a.jpg)(all clickable)
I saw the beaded curtain as we were leaving a store:c9
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0396.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0396.jpg)
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0395.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0395.jpg)desk faces out...my back is to the window.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0394.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0394.jpg)we had these chairs and the wicker stand in another room
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_HPIM0393.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/HPIM0393.jpg)

[judianne]

Ohhhh I'm stuffed full of tamales and guacamole :c9 And BD brought me some of the Halls breezers cough drops someone mentioned somewhere. Head is clear, tummy is overfull and I'm content as a pig in mud :manyheart
I think you're ready for a nap! I would be....;)

[Misa]

Looks great Judy!! :clap :yay

[Aussie]

Cara glad you enjoyed your dinner.:hug

Judy wow you sure cleaned up everything, it looks great. I love the drawstring bag and the rr you made.:clap

[Aussie]

Here is my finished wave of colors purse. Now just have to felt it but Im scared that I will ruin it.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_P1030072.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/P1030072.jpg)clickable

[bettycrackpot]

YAY! looks great judy!
Wendy, the cat cracks me (and princess DF) up.

mantoy is putting together my new computer gift ( my "BIG" present this year) now ill be able to talk to ya'll in comfort!

hey....those of you that are of a SOUTHERN persausion, tomorrow i have been tagged to make the black eyed peas n corn bread. can i do it in my crockpot if i do it over night? its dried peas and some ham steak i chopped up ( we're REAL CLASSY here at chez crackpot) TIA everyone!

[bettycrackpot]

Here is my finished wave of colors purse. Now just have to felt it but Im scared that I will ruin it.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_P1030072.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/P1030072.jpg)clickable


FELTING IS FUN! do it!!!! i just throw mine in my washer ( i have a front loader) with a pair of MTs work jeans. and a (very) little soap. worse that will happen, it'll come out a little smaller than you expected. ( no need to line then though!):crocheting

[JulieKay]

Judy- your "new" room looks really nice ! I like the bead curtains !

Cara- sounds like you are content for the last day of 2007... good way to end the year .

Miss V- sorry I wouldnt be any help in that area. I wouldnt know a black eyed pea if it hit me in the head .

[JulieKay]

Wendy- your bag is very pretty ! Love the colors .

[judianne]

Thanks everyone! It's such a relaxing room now:c9

And Wendy, don't worry about felting the bag - it will be fine! Just stuff it and let it air dry after washing so it doesn't shrink too much. The washing will make the stitches lock together well enough so you won't need to line it.
Beautiful colors you used!

[Misa]

Wendy - The bag looks great!! :clap

V - Here's my special recipe for black eyed peas

Step One: Grab a can opener. Manual or electric, your choice.
Step Two: Grab a can of Bush's Black Eyed Peas with Snaps
Step Three: Open can with can opener. Watch the edges. They're sharp!
Step Four: Heat til hot

There. That's just for you now. Don't go spreading that around! :2nono

[bettycrackpot]

ummmm....since i live in the middle of PA....they didnt have ANY canned black eyed peas (the bastids.....) i only found the dried ones by searching. ( they were buried under the split green peas with artifical ham flavouring.......really.) i put em in my smartpot on low..... everyone cross your fingers. that this works out. hate to disappoint the inlaws. :(

[Super Granny]

Cara... that's my kind of recipe... that's How I make baked beans...

well I went and bought yarn to start my earth and sky quilt ghan... time to start making saltines... Yippee...

I think I have hubby trained... I asked him to take me to Walmart( I have trouble seeing after dark when it's snowy out)..
Hubby: "what do you need to go there for"
Me: "I need to get some yarn"
Hubby: "OK. can we wait for the news to be over... "
Me: "Ok that's fine..."

[JulieKay]

Shelly- good job ! And what colors did you get ?

[judianne]

Shelly, which pattern are you using? One of your own?

[Aussie]

Thanks everyone, I will try and felt it later on and will show you a pic once dry.

Shelly looking forward to seeing what quilt you are going to make.

[Super Granny]

the blocks are called Earth and Sky... I have 2 shades of brown for the earth blocks and 2 shades of blue for the sky block... plus soft white and gold for both...

[Misa]

Shelly - Good job on the hubby training! :tup And yep, I use the exact same formula for baked beans as well ;)

V - Good luck with the peas. If my sister was awake this time of day (yes, she's already asleep by this time :lol) I'd call her and ask her. She's the cook in this family not me. But if ya do pinto beans I can help with that :yes

[Carousel]

Judy I like your before and after pictures. Maybe I should do that with this mess I am sitting in at the moment. All my craft around me. It's embarrassing.
Wendy I love the colours of your wave bag. Good luck with felting it. I haven't tried that yet. Not game.
The pattern is released in 12 parts on the first of each month. Normally we have no idea what it looks like. We usually start in the middle, so I am gridding my fabric at the moment.

[QueenOfCrochet]

Judy~Your room looks great. Love the beaded curtain. :cheer


Wendy~Your waves purse came out pretty, can't wait to see it felted. :clap

Cara~Glad your head is a bit clearer. :manyheart Sounds like that food was yumm-O. I just made toaster blueberry waffles for dinner. :lol

[Misa]

Wendy - Love your bag! :clap

[TammyG]

My husband is being a pain in the patootie. He is standing behind me blowing bubbles at me.....:lol

[bettycrackpot]

thanks cara! and thanks for your help! im a baker, i dont know why they keep asking me to COOK!!!! ( i made mashed potatoes for xmas dinner....)

[Misa]

thanks cara! and thanks for your help! im a baker, i dont know why they keep asking me to COOK!!!! ( i made mashed potatoes for xmas dinner....)

Mashed potatoes! I have a recipe for those, too. But this time it involves a box instead of a can :lol

[TammyG]

Evening all - 2 more hours. I just finished cleaning my spare room. Although I have to admit, it is not as clean as Judy's. Problem is we have no closets in this apartment. We have one big one in the master bedroom, that just has a bar and a shelf and half a closet (under stairs) in the spare room. That's it. So the spare/computer/yarn room is pretty packed....

[TammyG]

Wendy - too cute kitty and the bag looks good...

Judy - room looks awesome and great work....

Cara - checked out bag on groove-along, that is fantastic!!!

[Aussie]

Thanks everyone, I have felted it manually in the bathroom sink by putting it in hot water and using a pair of tongs to agitate it. It seems to have worked. Just drying it now, not sure how long that will take.

Now to watch a movie and do more on the zebra ripple.

[msmusic]

Looks like everyone is enjoying New Year's Eve. I have two handles to sew on another fun fur bag that I've made for SD while she's been at her grandma's for the holidays. Snuck in that project over the last 3 days. SD will be home tomorrow evening and the bag will be under the tree for her.

The silver shawl for my niece is getting longer, I have about 40 inches done on it so far. It's the "sterling" color of Lion Microspun. I love the drape of that yarn.

Son #2 drove off to Richmond for a party, so he's got to be feeling better! He called to say that one of his stitches popped, and I haven't heard from him since, he was going to call the emergency dentist ...

Winston is so programmed that 10pm is bedtime ... he came and woofed at us about 10:10 as if to say "please lock me in my crate." So we said "nite nite" and off he trotted. He hasn't figured out that we closed the crate door, but didn't latch it just yet! :lol

My new year's resolution is to finally lose "the last 20 pounds" ... I did WW last year, so now I've joined the fitness center at the hospital I work for. I've plateaued for too long, so I know I have to increase the exercise, and this was the best way to do it.

Hubby has made us each a nice big mug of hot cocoa (mine has Splenda :yes), so back to the living room I go. Have a great rest of your evening, everyone, and I'll see you in 2008. :hug

[hseger]

whew that took forever to catch up!

I bought 6 more skeins of ILTY today. So many new varigated colors in it too. I want them all!!

Krystal umm I umm hmmm I think, well see at the time it was like 2 am and umm :blush I guess I got a little ahead of myself :hehe

Talk about waking the neighbors at Midnight on New Years eve. My dad use to go stand on the front porch and play his bagpipes at midnight :lol I sure miss that. :(

My final points for Dec is 1364. I hope to do a little something more tonight but it probably won't amount to many points. I've already frogged a scarf twice today.

[goofy]

my score for dec. is 195. :hook thats the best I've done so far!!:yay

[Aussie]

Heather I think we can say that your the winner. I dont think anyone else has got that many points. Congratulations.

[hseger]

:yay I won after Cara did last time :lol

I need help somebody please remind me of where to find the pattern for a scarf that somebody was making a lot of! I need a good scarf pattern to use up this frogged yarn :lol

[Krystal16]

Happy New Year, Everyone!

[luvtocrochet757]

Hi All,

I'm home and I'm off work tomorrow:cheer. Happy New Year!!! I plan to catch up on some crocheting.

[hseger]

Happy New Years!!!

:party :firecrack :ducky :elle

[Misa]

Happy New Year Ladies :party :jumpyay

[Aussie]

Happy New Year To All My Overseas Friends.:yay:yay:hug

[losingmymind2]

Judy, maybe we can hire Phil to get Mom and me to shape up the house. On second thought, even HE couldn't be that brave. It's taken almost 50 years to accumulate the junque (fancy word for crap) that covers every available surface in the house. My grandparents lived there in the late '50's, and it's only gotten piled higher and deeper since then.

[Misa]

It's taken almost 50 years to accumulate the junque (fancy word for crap) .....

:rofl :rofl :rofl *snort* :rofl :rofl :rofl Thanks for my first belly laugh of the year! :hug

[Carousel]

Judy, maybe we can hire Phil to get Mom and me to shape up the house. On second thought, even HE couldn't be that brave. It's taken almost 50 years to accumulate the junque (fancy word for crap) that covers every available surface in the house. My grandparents lived there in the late '50's, and it's only gotten piled higher and deeper since then.
:laughroll:laughroll:haha:haha:laughroll:laughroll Ok I must remember this word "Junque"

[JulieKay]

My husband is being a pain in the patootie. He is standing behind me blowing bubbles at me.....:lol

Could be worse .

He could be standing in front of you blowing Air Bombs . ( our HICK word for passing gas ) :lol

[JulieKay]

Morning all and happy 2008 !

To those of you that think you have clutter- I'll pass along this little story -

My parents sold their house last fall and moved to Florida after living up here all their married lives . They LOVED garage sales and went to them constantly . Not because they NEEDED anything, but it became their hobby, i guess you'd say .

Well, when they decided to move away ,the knew they had to get rid of all that JUNQUE-- I'll use Kathy's word .
I went down several times to help them weed out what to get rid of. They had decided to hire an auctionierre and sell almost everything .


I have never in all my days seen the crap that they had . They have been married now for almost 53 years . They had actually kept every check written since then, every receipt since then. They had papers from their Kelvinator refrigerator from 1962 ....my mom must have owned more shoes than any store in New York city .
My dad owned 87 shirts ( he counted ) ,he had ties, belts, and enough underwear still unopened that he could have sent it to the US troops in Iraq for spares. ( My mom bought it everytime it was on sale so he'd never run out )
She had hats,purses,you name it, every DOODAD that a 70-something lady would ever want or need .
So, the first day I go down,my mom sends me into the bedroom to "help" my dad, since he wanted to keep all his stuff and she told him no, so she thought if I went in, I could talk him into getting rid of some of this stuff .
I took a YARD SIZED trash bag in . ( I am the exct OPPOSITE of a packrat-- I HATE clutter )

Now, you may think this next line is a lie, but it is the absolute truth : I found THREE SETS of FALSE TEETH in baggies in their dresser .

I quickly checked my dad's mouth- Yep, he had his teeth in .

Went to the kitchen-- yep, my mom had hers .

I said WHERE IN THE WORLD DID ALL THESE TEETH COME FROM ?????

To make a long story short, it was pairs they had gotten and "didn't fit right " . Rather than toss them out or take them back to the dentist to see if he could do something with them, they put them in baggies in their dresser .

GOOD GRIEF .

By the way, they rented a storage shed to keep some of their stuff here til they got settled down in Florida - My mom kept 27 clocks ( I counted ).
That was her newest thing she was collecting ...............

They ALL had chimes ,music, or some form of "action"they performed every hour on the hour .

Let's just say that if you happened to be visiting ON THE HOUR, you had to stop your conversation until all the clocks were done .

[Aussie]

Morning all and happy 2008 !


Now, you may think this next line is a lie, but it is the absolute truth : I found THREE SETS of FALSE TEETH in baggies in their dresser .

I quickly checked my dad's mouth- Yep, he had his teeth in .

Went to the kitchen-- yep, my mom had hers .

I said WHERE IN THE WORLD DID ALL THESE TEETH COME FROM ?????

To make a long story short, it was pairs they had gotten and "didn't fit right " . Rather than toss them out or take them back to the dentist to see if he could do something with them, they put them in baggies in their dresser .
By the way, they rented a storage shed to keep some of their stuff here til they got settled down in Florida - My mom kept 27 clocks ( I counted ).
That was her newest thing she was collecting ...............

They ALL had chimes ,music, or some form of "action"they performed every hour on the hour .

Let's just say that if you happened to be visiting ON THE HOUR, you had to stop your conversation until all the clocks were done .

:rofl Julie that is just too funny.

[Aussie]

I hate clutter as well and am always getting rid of stuff, but DH is a hoarder and his version of cleaning the garage is to tidy it up and move it around the garage.

New color, New Project,New Month and New Year. So lets get cracking on the points. Are you all with me this month.:cheer:cheer Come on you can do it.

[bettycrackpot]

morning all and happy new year!

cara: the peas have WUNNERFUL results!

i have pack-rat tendencies, but i mainly keep them under control, except for yarn :lol

off to make cornbread and work on a sweater.

[QueenOfCrochet]

Could be worse .

He could be standing in front of you blowing Air Bombs . ( our HICK word for passing gas ) :lol

:rofl :rofl

It's taken almost 50 years to accumulate the junque (fancy word for crap)

:lol :lol


found THREE SETS of FALSE TEETH in baggies in their dresser .

I quickly checked my dad's mouth- Yep, he had his teeth in .

Went to the kitchen-- yep, my mom had hers .




:rofl :rofl That part had me cracking up..........

[TammyG]

:devil Well I finally took the bubbles away and hid them, he spent 45 minutes looking for the bottle.

Welcome to the New Year all my ville friends!!!!

I did not finish the Vanna ghan, so that is first on my list.

I bought a new journal for the new year, so I'll be starting that.

Going to lunch with a bunch of people from work, so I'll be gone most the afternoon and have to do lesson plans when I get back. :(

[TammyG]

Julie - he hates when I fart, he would never do that to me.

[QueenOfCrochet]

Tammy~He reminds me of my Hubby, cute but so irritating at times.:yes Gotta love em cause I sure can't pay for my own yarn. :devil

[QueenOfCrochet]

Julie - he hates when I fart, he would never do that to me.

Sure, hate when YOU fart but don't hate to fart themselves. :lol I've had to practically move me & the kids out of the house some nights. :rofl

[TammyG]

Yep, so with you there Tabby. But actually I am the only one bringing in the money right now. I asked him yesterday when I was organizing the stash (he asked to help a couple of times - how cute is that!) Why he never says anything about my yarn purchases and he said,"Hey you're the one making the money, if you want to spend it on yarn instead of rent, who am I to argue." :D

[JulieKay]

Tab- you are on a roll today, my friend !!!

I have been up since 2 AM and not exactly in the Mr Rogers mood today, but you made me have a big old belly laugh -- thanks for that !

[TammyG]

Oh no poor Tabby :laughroll:laughroll

Unfortuntely, I am the gassy one in this relationship and it only gets worse at a certain time of the month. (My ex-boyfriend used to call me Poo-Butt :blush :yuck:rofl )

[QueenOfCrochet]

Your welcome my neighbor. :bow:fame

[QueenOfCrochet]

Oh no poor Tabby :laughroll:laughroll

Unfortuntely, I am the gassy one in this relationship and it only gets worse at a certain time of the month. (My ex-boyfriend used to call me Poo-Butt :blush :yuck:rofl )

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl


Now that will have Julie on the floor..............:rofl

[JulieKay]

Yea, you guys, if there is one thing that will make me laugh, it is THAT -- any tv shows or commercials that have gas on them-- I will crack up at those .

[QueenOfCrochet]

I couldn't resist this guy then, heehee i'm such a child.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o195/calibergirl/smileys/10_15_10.gif

[TammyG]

Too funny!!

[judianne]

Judy, maybe we can hire Phil to get Mom and me to shape up the house. On second thought, even HE couldn't be that brave. It's taken almost 50 years to accumulate the junque (fancy word for crap) that covers every available surface in the house. My grandparents lived there in the late '50's, and it's only gotten piled higher and deeper since then.
I did tell him it was good he didn't come in when I stopped by the first time...as much as my hoarding is bad...he is anal the other way...makes for an interesting marriage:lol
I thought your mom's house was cozy:c9

[judianne]

Sure, hate when YOU fart but don't hate to fart themselves. :lol I've had to practically move me & the kids out of the house some nights. :rofl
:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

[judianne]

Happy New Year, my friends - may it be the best ever!:hug:c9:manyheart

[Super Granny]

Happy New Years my friends... I managed to stay awake until 12:15 then I went to sleep... greeted the New Year with a glass of wine.. local vineyard "Red Cat" not a bad tasting red wine... DD#1 was drinking Rum and coke... probably the 3rd or 4th time either one of us had a drink all last year... I usually do a drink at Christmas and New Year

Now I'm waiting for my next New Year's tradition... the Rose Bowl Parade... followed by a boiled dinner Ham, potatoes,carrots and cabbage... traditional dinner in my hubby's family... supposedly starting the year with a "poor man's" meal will ensure good luck for the following year... it was my F-I-L 's family tradition when he was a boy so as far as I know it's been in their family over 100 years that I can count...

I got my new printer hooked up yesterday (bought it the day after Thanksgiving at Walmart for $25) was waiting on my DD#1 to hook it up for me... I sat there last night and made a cover for it as the darling 4 legged-monsters like to lay on the printed and sleep... scared one of them silly one day I was on-line and wanted to print something out and the printer started when he was it...

starting my quiltghan today...I figured I would work on it a little everyday... I still have 2 purses to make for my SIL (getting paid for them) and friendship squares to make, and my shrug to finish

[TammyG]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/th_winterpics006.jpg (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/winterpics006.jpg) The big Ziplock bag I mentioned
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/th_winterpics005.jpg (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/winterpics005.jpg)There's a cardinal in that tree, to the left.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/th_winterpics004.jpg (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/winterpics004.jpg)This is what it is doing outside right now, big chunks of snow....
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/th_winterpics003.jpg (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/winterpics003.jpg) All are clickable.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/th_winterpics002.jpg (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/winterpics002.jpg)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/th_winterpics001.jpg (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/winterpics001.jpg) Hubby is feeding the birds, this was the other day and a dove that stayed there as I pulled my car out of the garage. Unfortenelty the neighbor's cat has learned to sit in the hole in the hedge and get the birds. had a dead dove in my garage one day. Yuck!!

[sewnsew]

Judy, your felted bag and RR look so nice. I really like how the felted bag turned out.

Ohhhh I'm stuffed full of tamales and guacamole :c9 And BD brought me some of the Halls breezers cough drops someone mentioned somewhere. Head is clear, tummy is overfull and I'm content as a pig in mud :manyheart
Cara, I'm glad you're feeling much better now.

Judy, your room looks beautiful. Phil did an awesome job on getting it all fixed up for you.

Here is my finished wave of colors purse. Now just have to felt it but Im scared that I will ruin it.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_P1030072.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/P1030072.jpg)clickable
This bag is so pretty I really like the colors you used in it

YAY! looks great judy!
Wendy, the cat cracks me (and princess DF) up.

mantoy is putting together my new computer gift ( my "BIG" present this year) now ill be able to talk to ya'll in comfort!

hey....those of you that are of a SOUTHERN persausion, tomorrow i have been tagged to make the black eyed peas n corn bread. can i do it in my crockpot if i do it over night? its dried peas and some ham steak i chopped up ( we're REAL CLASSY here at chez crackpot) TIA everyone!
No idea how to fix it. My Papa always made black eyed peas, collared greens and grits but I never helped with it. :no

V - Here's my special recipe for black eyed peas

Step One: Grab a can opener. Manual or electric, your choice.
Step Two: Grab a can of Bush's Black Eyed Peas with Snaps
Step Three: Open can with can opener. Watch the edges. They're sharp!
Step Four: Heat til hot

There. That's just for you now. Don't go spreading that around! :2nono
:rofl :rofl
Mashed potatoes! I have a recipe for those, too. But this time it involves a box instead of a can :lol
:rofl

Morning all and happy 2008 !

To those of you that think you have clutter- I'll pass along this little story -

My parents sold their house last fall and moved to Florida after living up here all their married lives . They LOVED garage sales and went to them constantly . Not because they NEEDED anything, but it became their hobby, i guess you'd say .

Well, when they decided to move away ,the knew they had to get rid of all that JUNQUE-- I'll use Kathy's word .
I went down several times to help them weed out what to get rid of. They had decided to hire an auctionierre and sell almost everything .


I have never in all my days seen the crap that they had . They have been married now for almost 53 years . They had actually kept every check written since then, every receipt since then. They had papers from their Kelvinator refrigerator from 1962 ....my mom must have owned more shoes than any store in New York city .
My dad owned 87 shirts ( he counted ) ,he had ties, belts, and enough underwear still unopened that he could have sent it to the US troops in Iraq for spares. ( My mom bought it everytime it was on sale so he'd never run out )
She had hats,purses,you name it, every DOODAD that a 70-something lady would ever want or need .
So, the first day I go down,my mom sends me into the bedroom to "help" my dad, since he wanted to keep all his stuff and she told him no, so she thought if I went in, I could talk him into getting rid of some of this stuff .
I took a YARD SIZED trash bag in . ( I am the exct OPPOSITE of a packrat-- I HATE clutter )

Now, you may think this next line is a lie, but it is the absolute truth : I found THREE SETS of FALSE TEETH in baggies in their dresser .

I quickly checked my dad's mouth- Yep, he had his teeth in .

Went to the kitchen-- yep, my mom had hers .

I said WHERE IN THE WORLD DID ALL THESE TEETH COME FROM ?????

To make a long story short, it was pairs they had gotten and "didn't fit right " . Rather than toss them out or take them back to the dentist to see if he could do something with them, they put them in baggies in their dresser .

GOOD GRIEF .

By the way, they rented a storage shed to keep some of their stuff here til they got settled down in Florida - My mom kept 27 clocks ( I counted ).
That was her newest thing she was collecting ...............

They ALL had chimes ,music, or some form of "action"they performed every hour on the hour .

Let's just say that if you happened to be visiting ON THE HOUR, you had to stop your conversation until all the clocks were done .
Julie you're story cracked me up. Thanks for the laugh this morning.

Not sure what the plans are for today. We're supposed to be leaving soon. Hubby is going to watch some football at our friends house while I go to HL. Not sure what I'll be doing after the shopping trip. I'm hoping it's come home though :blush I just am not interested in the college football games. I'll be bringing the PS just in case hubby wants me and the girls to stay though.:crocheting

[Krystal16]

Good morning everyone..

I won't even INDULGE you with mentioning how much you have made me laugh already this year.. Like Cara, my first belly laughs of 2008.

Thanks to Tab, Julie, Cara, Tammy and Kathy for those... ;)

[JulieKay]

Donna- glad you enjoyed it --- have a fun day today ! I am surprised HL is open today-- i thought most stores would be closed .

[TammyG]

Julie - I just read your story about the false teeth to my hubby. He laughed, walked away and said, "My mom would do that."

I have laughed so much this morning, thanks ladies!!!!

[JulieKay]

Morning Krystal- glad we started out your new year so well . We aim to please !

[TammyG]

Lunch got cancelled, cuz of the snow. It is a 40 minute drive on a good day and I was gonna have an 8 month pregnant friend with me......

Gonna go eat some left over pizza and work on some projects. Toodles for now..

[luvtocrochet757]

Morning Ladies,

I'm home all day. :cheer:cheer:cheer

Julie - I love your quote ...Those things that worry us master us. My DM had me so stressed at my other store. I was constantly worried he would come in and find something not done. It didn't help that I had an assistant that was sabotaging me. It ended well because he now has my store, I have the store that is new (only 1 year old) and my DM's office is in my store. He can now see that I'm a hard worker and put in the hours necessary to get the job done. My sabotager is now under the gun. Revenge is sweet and I didn't have to do a thing.

As to farting...I don't have a signifcant other but my sister and her children lives with me. My sister and I have fart battles. I'm usually the winner.:yes

Going to buy new yarn with my gift card I received for Christmas and then I'll crochet all day.

Have a nice day ladies.

[sewnsew]

Julie I had to call this morning. They are open 5:30 to 5:30 so maybe they have extra specials not in their ad. I suppose we could always hope :lol

[Krystal16]

Tammy - I got your package with the navy square in it! :woo Thanks also for the tear-offs and the note cards. You're such a dear!

[JulieKay]

Thanks Tammy- glad we can entertain you guys -- it's fun to start the new year out on a good note . :lol




Let me just put a little Addendum onto the TEETH story .

After questioning my dad as to why they KEPT the teeth , I told him we needed to throw them out .He said, nope, we might need them some day if our others break . I tried explaining that if they were supposedly TOO BIG ,then he shouldn't wear them or he'd look like Mr. ED when he used them .:D

Well, I thought I'd pull a fast one on him, so while he was rummaging through his TIE collection ( I told him if he tied his ties end to end -they would reach the FLOOR of the Grand Canyon from up top )...

I picked up those 3 sets of teeth and tossed them into my big garbage bag . (Still EMPTY at this point )

I might be Smarter than a 5th Grader, but I'm not faster than a 76 year old. :ohdear

I turned my back to go help my mom shuffle through her "pocketbooks"( every size, color and description possible....)
she knows I love purses and kept trying to make me take some of them home to use ..
Well, as I have said many times, I am no Fashion Plate, but I KNEW I did NOT want a straw purse with a flamingo made of pink sequins .....:blink

Anyhow, after TRYING to help her eliminate some of the purses that went out of style in 1947 ( or maybe they never WERE in style ) ,talking her into getting rid of the Jackie Kennedy hats with the nets on the front and little plastic flowers attached ...

I go back to HELP my dad again .

He was just shutting a shoebox .... with a red face .

I said WHAT's in THERE ????

He just kinda mumbled and pushed it off to one side .

Guess what was in the box ?

THREE SETS OF FALSE TEETH HE HAD FISHED OUT OF THE TRASH BAG .


The day of the auction came up . I tell you what-- the auctionierre said it was the BIGGEST he has ever done . They had TWO auctions going at once- one in the front yard and one in the back .

They insisted I come to the auction . All of our town was there .

I was sweating bullets all day hoping that the auctionierre didnt pull out those 3 sets of teeth, or my simple quiet days in Hicksville would be over .
I'd have to move away due to all the chuckles that'd follow me everytime I left the yard .:sweat

[JulieKay]

Val- i love your FART battles-- now that would be fun !

And yep, I put that quote on there to remind myself that I am letting the bad things in my life take my life over .
Gotta remind myself of what is good and maybe that will push out the bad .

[JulieKay]

Just another quick note-- my dad insisted I take home a trunkful of his clothes for Sam . You'd have to know Sam, to know that he is the plainest dresser in the US . My dad sent him home enough Western shirts ( with the pearl snaps ),jeans with the cowboy stitching, belt buckels with big silver dollars and slip-on WHITE Elvis Presley shoes, that we could have formed an entire Porter Waggoner Wax Museum with the clothing .

Shoulda seen Sam's face :lol


PRICELESS :D

[losingmymind2]

Judy...if Phil came in the house we'd be doing CPR! I always thought I was bad at clutter, but Mom is the worst, and apparently I'm just a poor student of hers. EVERY flat surface must be covered. No table shall be bare in her house. To eat dinner every night we have to wait while she clears the tabletop (or eat amid her paperwork and two daily newspapers).

[Misa]

Good morning ladies :flower

Oh y'all are just too funny this morning !! :rofl :rofl

Julie - Hate to say it but BD and I are gonna turn into your mom and dad. We're definitely hoarders :blush And I can identify with the clocks. I collect clocks, too. Time change around here is a busy day :D I set all mine to go off individually though. The chiming clocks take about 3 minutes (chime series is only about 20 seconds or less) to run through them all :lol

V - Glad the peas are coming out good! :yay I do so love black eyed peas. We eat tons of 'em every year. That and butter beans and pinto beans :drool

Well, I need to spend some time cleaning up today. The living room anyway. My projects are already taking over the living room :sigh I really need a better system :yes

[JulieKay]

Cara- let's have a clock war :
Do you have the one that makes the bird noises every hour ?

How about the Dale Earnhart one that the race car goes around the clock ?

How about the John Deere that has a tractor that drives in a circle ?

How about the dancing couple that dance to Somewhere over the rainbow ?

How about the Christmas clock that plays a new song every hour YEAR round. Anyone in the mood for Jingle Bells in June ?????

How about the train one that the train chugs around and whistles every hour .

You actually think you are losing your mind if you are there for TWO hour changes .

[Misa]

Cara- let's have a clock war :
Do you have the one that makes the bird noises every hour ?

How about the Dale Earnhart one that the race car goes around the clock ?

How about the John Deere that has a tractor that drives in a circle ?

How about the dancing couple that dance to Somewhere over the rainbow ?

How about the Christmas clock that plays a new song every hour YEAR round. Anyone in the mood for Jingle Bells in June ?????

How about the train one that the train chugs around and whistles every hour .

You actually think you are losing your mind if you are there for TWO hour changes .


Nope you win. Mine don't do that kinda thing. Well, okay I have a rooster one that crows but I turned that feature off. And one that plays childrens song that's off as well. BD can only take so much :lol Only the ones that play regular old Westminster chimes actually sound and there only about 6 of those around here. My favorite is my floor clock....it "booms" more than chimes :D

[hseger]

I'm a hoarder to a degree. I always think like Cara said, "I might need this someday" and of course after storing it for years when I finally get rid of it what happens? I NEED IT!! :lol

I cleaned my MIL's house and it got me wanting to unclutter. she had stuff piled and stacked and more clothes, coats and shoes than a department store. Some of the stuff I found was just gross.

DH and his siblings and I had already gone through it a few years before and got rid of alot of stuff but it took me going in and doing it by myself to REALLY get it cleaned. Course than everytime she moved I had to do it again and though it was bad again it was never that bad.

I probably got rid of 100 Yard trash bags of stuff to trash and 50 to goodwill!

The thing that drives me crazy is Keith is not much better than her and his sister and brother were just as bad as her till they married clean freaks but Keith will complain about my stuff and say it's too much. I had to remind him the last time he said it that his bedroom when we were dating was so piled with stuff and dirty that you could barely walk in it. At least I have open floor space :lol

I need to go to Target today. Gotta get a water proof mattress cover for Kaila's bed. Keith is cooking some Gumbo and I'm going to do laundry and crochet the rest of the day. :)

[QueenOfCrochet]

My Mom has the most annoying one & it is LOUD. She lives in KS & loves Harleys. She named her dog Harley, she goes to a biker bar named kickstart & had to give up her bra to the wall of bras. And she has a clock that is so LOUD that if we are on the phone we have to stop talking until it is done revving which takes a minute or so. It is horrible & I hate the thing. GRRR! It does it every hour on the hour.

[Misa]

Heather - Oh now see I don't like when it's actually gross. My great-grandmother's house was like that. She was wheelchair bound and a hoarder with my two lazy cousins living with her :irk It was disgusting :yuck But no pestilence (sp) around here....just junque :lol I'm just glad to know I'm not the only one :D

Tabby - That mom of yours is something else :lol Every time I think I have an idea of her pinned down you pop up with something like the wall of bras in a biker bar :lol That clock would make me nuts as well. :yes

[Misa]

WAIT A MINUTE!! HOLD EVERYTHING! Who won for December?!? I'm itching to send a nifty prize package! :jumpyay Last I heard I think it was Heather with 1200 and change. And I always seem to have nifty stuff for Heather :lol She's one of the few of you who actually talks about other things she likes. You all need to do that :yes I find the niftiest junque when I'm out and about :D

[hseger]

Cara I know my mess is just stuff too no food stuff mixed in. The worst place was the kitchen I sure didn't have much appetite that day :lol :yuck

[hseger]

WAIT A MINUTE!! HOLD EVERYTHING! Who won for December?!? I'm itching to send a nifty prize package! :jumpyay Last I heard I think it was Heather with 1200 and change. And I always seem to have nifty stuff for Heather :lol She's one of the few of you who actually talks about other things she likes. You all need to do that :yes I find the niftiest junque when I'm out and about :D


:hook:hook:yay:hug :manyheart I think I ended the month with 1389 total

[SheffnJerri]

Happy New Year everyone. It's a pretty good thing I have the house to myself today, or else my family would think I've gone bonkers with all the laughter. Funny funny stories.:lol

Back to the hooks. I'd like to start the year off with a finish.

[JulieKay]

Well, i must say that my mom always was and is a tidy housekeeper, so their house was not dirty or disgusting, very neat and clean.

Just lots of STUFF in every available space-- back up when you open the closet doors type of thing --

[JulieKay]

Tab- your mom sounds like a real card. I love people like that who are out of the ordinary . I can't picture my mom ever stepping foot inside a bar .

In fact, she'd probably beat my rear if I ever went in one, even though I'm old .:lol

The worst clock my mom has is the one with the different birds every hour-- the mourning dove -- my gosh, that one makes a sound like the house is haunted......
Whoo----hooo-------whoooo----hooooooooo

[msmusic]

OK OK, it's a new year and time to join the points party but I have a question first - I know we all have WIPs going, but can we add on new projects, or can it only be the items we're finishing up?? But aren't we ALWAYS finishing things up???? :devil What's your take, Wendy?

Will be posting pics in a few minutes.

[msmusic]

Here's most of the bookmarks, I've already given away two of them:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/msmusic_2006/DSC01571.jpg

Progress on the "silver" shawl. Just plain jane hdc, but it's turning out pretty. Niece lives in PA, so she wanted something less lacy.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/msmusic_2006/DSC01572.jpg
SD will find this tote under the Christmas tree this evening when she gets home. It matches the scarf I made for her last year:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/msmusic_2006/DSC01574.jpg

And this little cutie took shape when I watched the Rose Parade this morning, I just couldn't resist making him! He does have two little black feet, but the pic is dark, sorry. This is also for SD - I've hidden this one in her room and I'll see how long it takes for her to find it among her crap - oh excuse me, JUNQUE!
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/msmusic_2006/DSC01570.jpg

[Misa]

Great stuff Norma!! :clap :clap Love the little gnome or Santa. He could be either :yes I love gnomes :manyheart I love the way hdc looks but I can never seem to get it to stay straight if I use it as the whole pattern. It seems to "skew" on me :( Yours is so nice and straight! Wonder what I'm doing wrong? :think

[msmusic]

Wow Cara, you're right, this gnome COULD be a :santa ... will have to stash that thought for next year. Would need to add a row of black somewhere for a belt :think And a pom-pom on the end of the hat! So if any of you want to grab that pattern, it's the Amigurumi Grome from the Lion Brand free patterns.

As far as the hdc, maybe you're working too tightly? The microspun has very little give, so maybe that's what's helping me to keep it shaped.

[Gardener]

Hi everyone, Happy New year!!!

I'm back from vacation. I haven't read through all the posts yet, just this page. It will take some time to get caught up.

Norma, all your projects look great. I really like that tote a lot.

I started a baby blanket while we were gone, and worked on it of and on all week, only to discover when we got home that I don't have near enough yarn to finish it. Its old yarn, so I doubt if I can get more of it. (Its simply soft baby in a variegated yellow.blue and green, and I haven't seen it around for several years.) So I am now turning it into a baby round ripple. I have ten rows of it done so far. Its going pretty fast. If there isn't enough for the RR, I will just add a yellow border.

The only thing I actually accomplished all week was to make a dishcloth in the car on the way home.

We visited my parents this past weekend, and my mom gave me two grocery bags full of yarn, 4 or 5 skeins of each kind. She is a knitter and always overbuys, but never returns what she doesn't use.

[judianne]

I love the way hdc looks but I can never seem to get it to stay straight if I use it as the whole pattern. It seems to "skew" on me :( Yours is so nice and straight! Wonder what I'm doing wrong? :think
I'm not Norma ;)...but I used to have the problem of dropping a stitch at the end of a row - lose enough stitches and it does go wonky...basically you have to work in the next availbale stitch, not like the dc, when you don't.

[judianne]

Norma, very pretty work!! :clap

[SheffnJerri]

Norma-Cute gnome! Pretty everything else.

Cindy-Hi and Happy New Year.

[JulieKay]

Nice job on all your items, Norma and welcome home Cindy !

[TammyG]

Julie - ***waving hand wildly in the air*** we have the bird clock, O, yes we do!!!!! Remember we also have birds and hubby loves wild birds. So we hear birds all day, every day!!!!


I have finished the Vanna ghan - finally!!! First official finished projecy of 2008.....

I had around 500 points about mid-December when I stopped counting.

Here's the Vanna ghan:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/th_crochet151.jpg (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/crochet151.jpg)
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Gotta go do lesson plans - catch ya' later...

[TammyG]

Norma - love the purse, the gnome is adorable!!

[Carousel]

Morning Everyone,
Tabitha, I like the zip lock bags. Saw your photo and wished they were available here. Also liked your birds and snow piccies. very pretty.
Love the colours of the Vanna ghan. Great finish and so soon into 2008
Norma Love your projects. You have been busy. The bookmarks are just lovely. The bag is great too. I can't seem to crochet with the fuzzy yarns, they drive me nuts.
Cindy Hi! Glad your back and had a good vacation!

Off to start my day. Couple loads of washing and ironing and a few floors to mop, then back to my Cross Stitch hopefully. Crocheting tonight.
Catch ya later

[TammyG]

Thanks, Pauline. Those were me, Tammy, not Tabby. Easy to confuse :lol

[Aussie]

Norma great stuff, love those bookmarks. Yes you can start new projects.

Heather Congratulations on winning the points for December.:yay:hug

Tammy love your Vanna Ghan its very pretty.

I have to go to work today and tomorrow and then Im back on holidays till the 29th.

Have a great night crocheting and remember those points.

[judianne]

Hi, Wendy!:hug

Tammy - great job on the Vanna ghan!:clap

[msmusic]

Tammy - I love the Vanna 'ghan!

Well, we're still waiting on SD's plane. She is in transit from San Diego and got stuck in Chicago - they discovered a hole in the runway, and it's been snowing there. Delayed long enough now that they took the plane back for de-icing ... now the website says they're still delayed, but they're posting an arrival of 5:45. She was supposed to be home by now .... gotta love air travel these days. Guess we better get started to the airport, huh?

[hseger]

Norma lovely stuff! That gnome is so cute!!

Tammy Great Vanna ghan!! such pretty bright colors!

I'm going to try real hard to keep track of every single thing I make and how much yarn I use up so I can see just what I get done in a year. :lol That means a better journal than I had last year.

[hseger]

Boy Keith is making a trial go at Gumbo and it sure smells good!! Too bad I won't eat it :yuck 2 strikes against it for me. 1) spicey and 2) shrimp in it. Don't eat seafood except captain D's fish and chinese crab ragoon (sp) :lol

[Misa]

Tammy - LOVE that ghan!! Excellent work!! :clap :cheer

Heather - Grats on winning December!! :cheer :hug That sounds like a great idea for the journal! I should probably keep better track of stuff like that too but I'm just using a sprial notebook with a chicken on it :D It's not that big though so I can't do much more than put what project I'm doing and my points for that day :yes

Wendy - Have a great couple days at work. Too bad they can't do the report on their own so your vacation doesn't get interrupted. But it shouldn't that bad :hug

Back to my laundry now :irk But I am working on my BILs ghan inbetween. Just dc in Texas A&M colors. Ever once in a while I just need a mindless project :hook

[Misa]

Boy Keith is making a trial go at Gumbo and it sure smells good!! Too bad I won't eat it :yuck 2 strikes against it for me. 1) spicey and 2) shrimp in it. Don't eat seafood except captain D's fish and chinese crab ragoon (sp) :lol

Some gumbo's not so spicey and the shrimps are good :drool What I don't like about it is the okra. Okra should be fried not boiled :lol Fry up some okra and I can have it for a meal by itself but not boiled :yuck

[sewnsew]

Okay I'm almost caught up. Maddie is bugging me to death so I'm going to give her the computer while I fix their dinner then I'll hopefully be able to get all caught up.

Norma everything looks wonderful. Those bookmarks are so pretty. The tote looks so festive too. Great work on everything.

I'll be back in a little bit to continue reading the last two pages I havent' gotten to yet.

[Krystal16]

Some gumbo's not so spicey and the shrimps are good :drool What I don't like about it is the okra. Okra should be fried not boiled :lol Fry up some okra and I can have it for a meal by itself but not boiled :yuck

LOVE fried okra! I also love collard greens, gumbo (without the sausage, SORRY), and just about anything southern. I love going to Cracker Barrel to eat, cuz they've got all the stuff my southern heritage seems to crave.

Would you believe I haven't picked up my hook yet today? Gittin the chillin's ready for learnin' tomorra. It will be a weird experience not homeschooling DS10. I will only have DD4 home. I haven't EVER been home with only one of my children... got lots on my list of things I want to accomlish!

[hseger]

Some gumbo's not so spicey and the shrimps are good :drool What I don't like about it is the okra. Okra should be fried not boiled :lol Fry up some okra and I can have it for a meal by itself but not boiled :yuck


:yuck I forgot about the okra!!! :yuck to that too :lol

[hseger]

I love Cracker Barrel we ate that for dinner last night, though mostly all I eat there is the chicken tenderloin sandwhich right now. I'm hook on it and can't seem to eat anything else when we go there. :lol

[bettycrackpot]

hey all!
looks great tammy!!!

i need to vent ; please feel free to ignore.
:rant
dear family, in as much as i GREATLY appreciate the yarnie gifts for xmas, it would be nice if in the future you could give me ENOUGH OF ONE KIND OF YARN TO MAKE SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!:bang i tried to make a hat with the bernat black lites ( no label, of course, luckily i know what it looks like....) and i ran out of yarn. :thairand seriously, what is with all the NOVELTY???? i like fun fur, i do, but i need more that 33 yards!!!:angry i do like yarn, and novelty, but in the future, could we stick to a 2 skeins or more rule? that means: same brand, same color. GRRRRR!!!!!!!! thanks for your time!

mmmmm fried okra! whose cookin?