Basket class

Hey everyone,

I contact Katelyn about doing a private basket class. She stated that she would love to do it. I have asked her what she would charge and about doing different baskets. She have not gotten bak to me yet. But in the mean time take a look at the website to see what you would like to do. I know the basket that I want to do is the double swivel handle.

http://www.joannascollections.com/

Post on the blog what your thoughts are so we can all discuss the possibility .

Steph

Thought it was time to post again.

No much happening in my life except working a lot. It is our busy season at work as most of you know. I have to hire about 50 people for the holiday season.

I am almost done with my moms christmas present and it looks really good. I am also working on a pair of sock for her for christmas.

Here is a pic of Alley using the shawl I made for her. Kevin and Alley were going to the Marine Ball.


She got many compliments on it, She even had people asking were they could buy one.

We other than missing my girls terribly not much else going on

The Kids had the first family photos done in Washington

Here's the new family.

Alley and Ry are now in Washington State

We took Alley and Ry to the Airport @ 4:00 AM this morning. They were both so excited as neither of them have ever been on an airplane. Every time there was an announcement Ry would think her plane was going to leave without her. It was so cute. Alley called to me tell us that as she was walking to the gate they met the pilot and he told them to go to the cockpit on the plane. Then when they landed she called to let me know they also got upgrade to first class. What luck first flight and getting to fly first class. she will never want to fly any other way.

Started a pair of stranded mittens

These are the mittens I decided to work on. So far they are turning out really well. I decided on these for a couple of reasons, First I liked the pattern, second it called for knitpicks palette in White and Heather Iris. I have cream and the heather iris. So I decided what the hell lets try them. I started the mittens today after work and I have started the thumb gusset already. They are going really fast.

YEAH ITS DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I can say is I am very glad at this point I am done. I ended up buying another tube of beads, that would make 5 tubes it is crazy. I love it even with the mistakes I think it looks great.

70 more rows to go.

I have only 70 more row and the ends to do. I will need to get one more tube of beads as I only have about 20 more.

Met with the most amazing photographer tonight

We met with the most amazing photographer. She will do everything we want. VERY REASONABLE especially for a wedding photographer. Her work is beautiful. $500 for all the photos she take, plus very reasonable additional fees. We get full rights to all the photos. She is about 1/4 the cost of other photographers. She does more than just weddings too.

To see her work go to: www.decemberorpenphotographywherehob.shutterfly.com

My life

Well as many of you know I have a promotion at my job. this will require me to transfer to ToysRUs in bloomington, but I am looking forward to it. It will be a wonderful challenge. I will be the stores HR/DS. It will give me a lot of experience that I can use in the future.

Alley and I took Ry to the Children Museum the other day. We all had a wonderful day. Ry was very excited to see Clifford the Big Red Dog.



I think her highlight was aan area that she could sign along with songs on stage and be on camera.

Happy Easter everyone.

I will be heading off to get my oldest soon then we are going to hit church tonight to maybe beat the crowds. Tomorrow we are going to the mother in-laws for Easter dinner.

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter

Relieved but sorta sad

I am relieved that the test was negative, It did say that I should retake the test in 7 days to confirm that it is a true negative. I am sorta sad because the more I thought about having another baby I was not totally opposed to it.

Now I need to find out why I am almost two months late. Is there something wrong or is it just the major change in my activity level. So I think I will be making an appointment to the doctor to make sure all is well.

I am so excited

I know I have told a lot of you some of this, but here I go anyway. Since September (the start of my new job) I have going down 4 sizes in clothes. Now I finally jumped on the scale and found out that I have lost 20 pounds. To further this wonderful weight loss Rick and I just joined Golds Gym. I plan to work on losing more weight, strengthening my arms (this will help with my job), getting rid of the tire around my lower middle, and to get a butt (sitting on it for 16 years at a desk has made it pretty flat).

I hope to be down at least 2 more sizes by the time Alley gets married.

surgery update

Nick's surgery went well, It was suppose to take 3 hour and only took about 1 hour 45 minute. So far he is not in much pain to the point that he has only had one pain med. He should be home tomorrow, unless something changes. Thank to everyone thinking about him.

Surgery day

Well we are waiting to go to the hospital for Nicks surgery. As I expected Nick is really nervous. The surgery start about 1 pm and last about 3 hours. So we are going to have a very long day of waiting in store for us. We have to leave in a few minute need to be there by 11.

Thats all for now.

Its been so long

I went to the doctor yesterday as a recheck for being in the hosptial on the 19th with chest pain. The doctor wants me to continue with the meds for another week to see if it is helping. He thinks the chest pain is stress so I need to learn breathing and relaxation techinques. If the pain continues then we will look at other option. So for now I am to try to lower the stress in my life. Like that is possible.


On the knitting front. I have finished the puppy hat and will post pics later, I made the small hat and it is alittle snug but will fit for this year. I started a pair of Monkey socks from Ry. I have one done I need to cast on the second one today. for the pattern I just removed one of the pattern repeats on size 1 needles. They are a perfect fit. After I finish the socks I am going to make Ry a pair of mittens Pink with the bones on them to match the hat.

Its been a long time.

Sorry that it has been so long since I last posted. There is not much new on this end. I continue to look for a new full time job. I have talked to my second part time job about a management position, but with the fact that I have not been there very long I do not think that it will happen any time soon.

On the knitting front I have have been working on market bags, dish clothes and sock. The yarn I have been using for the socks is amazingly soft it is On your toes bamboo. I love the feeling of it as I knit especially after spending hours working with kitchen cotton.

A friend from my knitting group has challanged all of us to enter a project into the Minnesota State Fair next year. I have been spending some time thinking about what I might want to make. I was thinking if I could get the yarn soon maybe I would try to get the spider web shawl done. Or I might try to make a sweater for Ry. All I know is that I want to make something that will challenge me but not send me over the top with frustration.

On Saturday we will be celebrating Ry's 2nd Birth with family. She is 2 today. It is so hard to believe that she has been around for two years. I remember a time when someone told me that my daughter should give her up for adoption. I am so blessed taht Al did not do that as Ry has been the best thing that has happened to our family in a long time.
Happy Birthday Ry

Interview went well.

I had my interview today with Hamline University this morning. I think it went well. I should here Friday or so. I think it would be a great place to work the people seem really fun . If this is any sign that things are starting to turn around for us. I received a call yesterday from Babies R Us and they offered me a part time position. I have orientation next Thursday so I will be later for knitting. OH well money needs to come first.

We leave tomorrow for our camping trip so no knitting group for me.

I will keep you updated on the job front.

Need good interview vibes.

I have an interview with Hamline University on Wednesday. Please send me good interview vibe. This position would be an Admin Assist for the fundraising department.

We went to the MN zoo yesterday with the family. Ry wanted to take all the animals home with us cuz she thought they were hers. Then we took Nick to my moms so they could go up north camping. We had a good day.

I have never been treated so rudely.

Never to patronize the Book Corner again. Last evening Rick and I took some books into the Book Corner used book store in Woodbury off Radio Dr. This store was recommended to us by a couple of our friend, so we thought we would try it. When we got there the owner was in the back so we waited for her to only be yelled at that we set our book on the wrong counter. We are OK we will move them. She made a snotty comment about not taking hard cover books unless they are new release or childrens books, Agian OK I will put them in the car.(From me)only to be told NO JUST LEAVE THEM! As she looked at what we had we looked around. Rick found a book he wanted so we went to the front to find out what kind of credit we had. To be told she was only going to buy 2 books, (she said that they are all Star Trek or hard cover) There was alot more than that as I had about 20 romance (soft cover) and Rick had 5 Star Trek. Our thought was OK we will take that credit. Rick did not know that the store policy (which is not posted anywhere) was that you can use your credit to pay for half of the cost and cash for the rest. He said he would used the credit to buy the book. Well that start her into a tyraid of how she was not a book exchange and she was tired of people thinking she was. I calmly said we had never been in her store before so we did not know her policy and she should not be yelling at us. She proceeded to yell some more about that she did not have to be nice to anyone and she was not a book exchange (she was rolling her eye looking at another customer). I then told her she had come highly recommended to us by couple of friends and do not appricate being treated like that. Only to be yelled at somemore so I told her to go to Hell and walked out of the store.

We then went to the other used book store in Woodbury on Woodlane. Where we were treated very kindly. The sales person at Mainstreet Bookseller was telling us how they are getting alot of business because of the Book Corner being so rude. She also told us that the owner of the Book Corner even slapped a customers hand for trying to look at a book she did not have shelved yet.

Thanks for reading the vent. Enter the Book Corner at your own risk.

Update on life

Well I am still looking for a job. I did have a phone interview with a company yesterday. I think it went well but who knows. I will find out Thursday or Friday if I made it to the next round of interview.

On the knitting front I am still working on the shrug for Alley and the same pair of socks I have been working on for a while now. The socks should be done soon so I will focus on the shrug.

I have been working on spinning again. Still spinning the lovey pink fleece. I hope to be done with that soon. I still do not know what I will make with the yarn. It is only the second fleece I have spun so it is very irregular.

Well that is about it.