Pictures!

So, the first full hat, scarf, and mitten set I've ever made! (And yes, he likes pink.)

The next one is going to be a super fine chenille! Mmmm!

These are an awful pic, they're fingerless gloves/ wrist warmers. She's actually holding them backwards... the fuzzies go to the elbow end, (:

I have more pictures, an amigurumi frog, a forever calendar... but in the interest of having something else to post about, I think I'll hold onto them. (:

New years was interesting~ish. Son #2 decided it was just another night, and he was going to go to bed. Son #1 and I stayed up to watch the ball drop, an exciting night here lemme tell ya!

So, how did you ring in the new year?

As always folks,

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Welcome!

Welcome dear readers, to my own personal nightmare.

The Christmas holiday was a hit! My job was desserts, and they came out *perfect*! Look at that coconut custard pie!

Of course, now, just when things should be slacking off, I'm still just as swamped. *sigh* AND I forgot to take pics of the projects that did get done. An amigurumi frog, (very cute if I do say so myself!) a pair of fingerless gloves, a hat, scarf, and mitten set, (my first pair of mittens!) a snowflake pin, and a sweater made from the worst pattern ever! I shall never use it again! The stitching was WAY too loose! I told son #2 he didn't have to wear it out of the house, and I'd make him a new one. Son #1s sweater never even got started before the holiday.

Now I have that sweater, plus another, and 2 hat, scarf, and mitten sets before I can take a month off!

Gifts this year were a total surprise, and a total hit. Three days later and there are still random shouts of "ILOVEIT!!" happening around the house.

Oh, and, when does school start again?

So how was *your* holiday season? And as usual,

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LATE!!

So, not so much on the whole "bright Solstice" thing... we had some massive cloud cover, which also hid the only full eclipse of the December moon for several centuries. *sniffle*

This has *not* been the best Holiday season. Between that stupid allergic reaction that knocked me out for a whole month, and the book addiction thing, I didn't get 2 of the projects I wanted to do done, and I'm racing to finish the last one before Saturday. Then my brakes went... $300. out of the running. Then today, the worst thing ever...

We killed a dog on the way home from shopping for Christmas dinner.

I hatehatehate people! There was no reason for that dog to have been outside! It was small enough to not be a dog that you just let outside for a while. We waited more than 20 minutes for the police to show up, and in that whole time, no one came looking for it. Then, when the police man checked, there was no address or phone # on the tag. And still, no one came. And I really hope that it didn't belong to a kid that was going to get off the school bus and see it lying there!

If you can't watch your animal when it's outside, GET A CAT! Or a fish, or a turtle, or bird.

All I can say, is I know it went quick, and didn't suffer, and that's pretty much the only thing keeping me sane right now. I've never hit a pet in my life! I've made road kill of a squirrel, a chipmunk, and a skunk since moving to this back of beyond, and before that, I had never hit anything. We've come close to a deer or 2, but that's it, and then this assclown goes and ignores their animal!

I hope their turkey gives them botulism, and they die slow painful deaths!

As always,

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It's beginning to look a lot like...

Cookies: accomplished! These are my favorites, passionfruit jelly drops!

Skill level, (5 hardest, 1 easiest) is a 2, maybe 3 if you're really kitchen challenged.

Surprise, surprise! I have one crocheted gift finished, and one that will be done before the next 48 hours have passed, and a knit one to be done in a few days, (okay, *maybe* a week) . But of course, pics will have to wait until after delivery. Noooo peeking!

It's amazing how much I got done once I finished those books!

Next week, it will be time to light candles to encourage the cold weak winter sun, to come and stay a bit longer each day, and bring warmth back into our lives. Thank goodness for those battery operated flickery candle lights huh?

My brain is scrambled, and my fingers ache, I've been asleep by 1am almost every day for 2 weeks, (which is pretty surprising for me!) and today doesn't look to be much different. The Holidays kill me every year!

How are you celebrating this year? And as usual folks...

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Technical difficulties

Dear reader,

Due to insanely awesome scifi goodness, todays blog post will be short and disorganized. Commercial breaks aren't long enough.

Christmas episodes of Eureka, and WH13!! Woohoo!

Okay, a few quickies (:

I meet the most bizarre people! A hitch hiker stopped in for a drink over the summer, he had a *very* interesting music case strapped to his back, as he paid, he struck up a conversation.
It appears he's a musician, and he was out of traveling money, so he was hitch hiking across the tri state area, to meet up with the rest of his (I kid you not!) didgeridoo group for a gig. Really?

Another is this truly awful desire for men to call women "babygirl" I have a regular couple that come in all the time, and he calls her that. She's 60 if she's a day, and so drugged out that she looks 80, is toothless, and not exactly fragile, innocent, or soft enough to use that name!

Okay, not even the internet can distract me anymore! As usual friends,

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Not nearly right.

Enough personal crap~ Let's hear some funny/ disturbing stories!

This is a customer I've had both as the gas station attendant, and at the store;
She's a regular, and terribly short of sight...
As I've mentioned, in order for me to help a customer not scanning their own groceries, I need to take control of one of the 4 u-scan registers. If they're all being used, I need to wait for one to be free before I can take care of said customer. This doesn't always go over well.
She came over one day with bottle return slips to be turned in for cash, and it was really busy. All the registers were being used, and I had lines, *and* there were two other people wanting my attention. When she walked over, I had to tell her that it would be a few minutes before I could help her. She *screamed* at me, "This is *FUC*ING* ridiculous!!!!!" and stormed off to wait in the *longer* line at the customer service desk.
That is not the funny, or scary part.
The next day, I was scheduled for the gas station, and guess who came wandering in. (This is not the scary part) I smiled, asked her how she was this gray and ugly day, and she smiled back, "Just fine thanks. I need $10 on pump three please." and proceeded to count out 10 singles, very slowly, holding her roll of bills *right up to her glasses*!! It appeared she had no memory of being an A #1 bitch to me the day before. (Here comes the scary part)
I lost sight of what was going on for a few minutes, helping other customers, and when I glanced back up to the monitor, she was GETTING INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT!!!

I frequently fear for my life on the road, simply because I have met, up close and personal, the people the DMV gives licenses to.

The man who twitches and blinks so that his eyes are closed more than they're open... The woman that can't see the numbers on her cash unless it's 5 centimeters from her eyes... I fear.

I fear mightily! As usual folks...

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Here we go again

So Turkey day is right around the corner! Mmmm.
We're pretty traditional when it comes to Holidays here. This years menu is Turkey, asparagus, mashed potatoes, stuffing, peas (I think), my sisters very special biscuits, of course cranberry sauce and gravy, and for desert, pumpkin, peach, and coconut custard pies. Screw tradition, I want my coconut custard pie! (:

We don't decorate anything for Christmas until dessert, and dishes are done, and we take most of the month to finish. It's like tiny surprises each day.

What I'm looking forward to is baking!
I love getting messy and flour powdered with the fam damily and making dozens of different kinds of cookies! Press cookies, drop cookies, sugar cookies, roll out dough using cookie cutters... onandonandonandon!


What are your favorite cookies to make?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! And as usual

Thanks for Noticing me!