Yarn Talk

Picking Up Where I Started

2012-01-03T11:30:00.000-05:00

Hi guys! Happy New Year! I've been somewhat busy with several other things and really haven't had the chance to crochet. However, that will change this week when I get back into the saddle again so that I can really make a dent in my grandmother's vest.

This year is a pretty big year as well for the Yarn Talk blog. In Feburary, I will be 5 years posting on here. While as of right now I have no plans for a contest, there might some "Easter Eggs" thrown in the next couple of weeks. However, I'll talk about those in a future post later this week.

One thing that will be changing is that my blogging on here will be getting better. 2011, was a bit of a blah year for me (nothing bad, just really didn't feel like posting here that often). I also hope to have photos of the vest as I continue to work on it's progress. I'm also planning on finally finishing the afghan that has been sitting in my room for two years. Once that's done, it will be washed and packed away for summer use (since it's acrylic). After that, I'll start planning my next few projects. I'm thinking I'm going to be using primarly Red Heart and Lion Brand (I'm not a yarn snob) this year for money purposes. However, if there is a project that I really want to do then I will spend the $$$. That won't be that often though.

Finally, I will be doing a life update prob. only once or twice a week. That way you won't have to hear about Mi, MDog or Mom that often (although I'm a little nervous for MDog tomorrow since she is getting her teeth cleaned).

I hope you all enjoyed the holiday season! I'll be back later this week with another post. :)

Update, Hiatus is over!

2011-12-18T21:16:00.000-05:00

Hi all! The Hiatus is over! Part of the reason why I took a blogging hiatus was that frankly, I was in a crocheting funk. I took about 2 1/2 months off of crocheting since I felt a little burnt out. Also I was a burnt out from blogging. However, I'm back and refreshed with new ideas on how to take my crocheting to the next level for my sanity. Here is quick little update on what is going on in crocheting.

*I'm currently working on a vest for my grandmother. This is something she had asked me to do when I visited her Thanksgiving weekend. She's been having some health problems lately, but is getting better.

*I'm going to be working on finishing the afghan so finally check that off my list. I'm hoping by the middle of February.

*I want to finish my Knit Picks bag by March... at the earliest.

*Start a few other things in the Spring including possibly spinning again.

That's really it for now, and plus photos will be on the way in the next couple of weeks. I'll be back later this week with my 2012 Goal post. :)

Taking a break

2011-11-28T11:24:00.000-05:00

I know I've been MIA lately, and do appologize for that. However right now Yarn Talk will be going on a hiatus until at least the middle of December. Why? Frankly I'm trying to get my crocheting mojo back and I've been working on way too many other things including several other blogs. Secondly, I'm about to embark on a little bit of traveling in the next couple of months and want to work on planning those.

With that being said, I will be continuing to update Thoroughbred Chat (my horse racing blog) and Quilting the Day Away (my quilting blog) as well as Splash Journal (my scrapbook and mixed media blog).

I'll see you all again in December!

Announcement Coming Soon

2011-11-02T20:13:00.001-04:00

A major announcement will be coming soon stay tuned.

Must Crochet

2011-10-21T12:00:00.000-04:00

Yep still in that funk a dunk. Can't help that it happens to me, but it does. Seriously though I really need to finish this afghan done so I can finish the bag and bust some of that stash of mine before I order more yarn.

The good news is I think tomorrow will be the perfect day to do it, plus with the Breeders' Cup coming up that would be the perfect time to crochet through on Friday (during the commerials and fluff pieces since my laptop will be out then as well), Sat I'm probley going to be doing something else. That is up in the air though.

I need to charge my DSLR so that I can take some good quality photos in the next few weeks. I just want to get all of the Flying Saucers (UFO's) done. Hehe!

More next week.

I'm Numb

2011-10-16T18:54:00.000-04:00

Today was a rough day for Indy Car fans like myself. What was supposed to be a send off for Danica Patrick (she's NASCAR bound next year), turned into tragady. Dan Wheldon who won the first Indy 500 that Danica particpated in and won again this year was killed in a 15 car crash in the season finale in Las Vegas. A heartbreaking end to the season.

The drivers decided not to finish the race, but do a 5 lap tribute in memory of him. I was never a Dan fan, especially since I felt he gave Danica a little bit of a hard time since she wasn't winning. However, after her win in Japan, I believe the relationship between them got better. The last time there was a death in Indy Car, it was when Paul Dana who was a teammate of Danica's was killed before the race. They decided to hold the race without Rahal Letterman cars and Dan won.

My heart goes out to his wife and their two little boys. RIP Dan gone too soon.

Post coming soon

2011-10-12T11:29:00.001-04:00

I PROMISE!!!

MUST DO LIST

2011-09-28T11:38:00.000-04:00

Yep I went all captial letters there. I'm once again beyond the eight ball, but not completely suprised by it. I've been working on other projects (including a new podcast), and *gasp* haven't had time to crochet. But that's not a suprise when you think about it. So I am offically releasing the Must Do List. These are things that I must do in the next couple of weeks.

*Crochet
*Crochet
*get the light up
*Crochet
*Crochet
*draw
*Crochet
*Work on Mi's blanket (aka CROCHET!!!!!!! and quilt :P)

Yep that's basically what I've got to do to make sure I get everything up and ready to go. I should have a much better update with photos coming soon. For now though, I need to draw. Later peoples!

Post coming this weekend

2011-09-22T21:02:00.001-04:00

I promise!

Tougher Skin

2011-09-15T19:52:00.000-04:00

I need to this post. This is something that has been bugging me for a while now and has finally hit a boiling point. I'm not a professional writer, and right now really don't have the time or patience to be so. I write for the fun of it. If you don't like my writing style then don't read it. The point that I'm making is that there are times I wonder why I don't have tougher skin.

On one of my other blogs I got a rude comment, and decided to publish the comment. Before you ask, why did I it, I have a little story to tell. When I was a senior in high school I had a teacher for the purposes of this post I'll be calling Mrs. W. Now Mrs. W was a strict, but helpful teacher to everyone, that is except for me. She always thought that my writing was horrible, even though most of the time I had gotten the highest grade on it in the class. I would burst into tears normally by her comments and complain to my mother because of it. All my mom would tell me is to keep working hard and it will be easier. Thankfully I've pushed ahead with my writing.

I've gotten rude comments before, but never one this rude. So I replyed smart alacky back, because frankly I felt that's what needed to happen. I will never be the world's best writer, and that's okay. I can use my other skills for other things.

Sorry about this rant, but this is something that has been boiling over for a while. I needed to come out and clear with something that happend to me in the past when it came to writing. Thanks for reading, I'll have crochet posts coming soon.

Crocheting and other things

2011-09-13T20:44:00.000-04:00

Hey all! First off, crocheting has taken a bit of break for me personally. It's not that I don't love it still, I do. It's that I've been doing lots of other things that have been taking lots of my time. Although I did pick up my afgahan a few weeks ago that I had already posted about. More then likely that will be changing soon as I'm almost to the end of a very time consuming project.

Plus with the weather finally starting to cool down, and leaves just about ready to turn colors I can do some crocheting again. Miriam is loving college so far, not sure if she's made any friends as she hasn't told me. I'm sure she's told mom since well, she is our mom. We've actually been having several Facebook fights that she starts. I tell mom that Mi is the fire starter in this case. Of course, she replies that I'm just as guilty as she is. Sisters... can't live with them... can't live without them.

In other news, I'm back in my routine as well. I'm hoping that I love my newest hobby as much as I love crocheting, art journaling ect.

More later!

10 Years Later

2011-09-11T12:00:00.000-04:00

It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since 9/11. I was an eighth grader at the time and it was your typical Tuesday morning. I had gone to school and was in class when the secretary started to come over the intercom every 2 minutes or so asking for students to come to the office for early dismissal. I had thought they all had doctors appointments. It wasn't until one of the kids asked another teacher about what was going on.

I started to freak out after our principal came on to tell us that we going to be dismissed early. I had tried to get in contact with my mom, but she wasn't home. I was also concerned about my cousin who lived near the Twin Towers at that time (she would be okay). Thankfully, about 15 minutes after I called, mom did come and get me. She then went to get Miriam and we went home to watch the coverage.

As a thirteen year old, you don't know what to expect. That's why I think it was a good idea that my school told all the teachers to talk about it the next day with the kids. I had found out that my homeroom/science teacher's son was one of the lucky ones since he was on the lobby trying to get something as he didn't feel well that day. He ran out of the building (unfortanlly I forget which one he was in) and was safe.

I'm sure that people who I know from New York lost someone they knew/loved (I was born and raised there before moving to CT and eventually here to DE). It's going to be a solem day and bless those who have joined the milatary (including one of my teachers and an aquantence of mine) to help fight for our country.

Test

2011-09-07T20:17:00.001-04:00

This is just a test post! I'll have a real one prob. tomorrow.

Picking it up again

2011-09-02T18:42:00.002-04:00

Boy it's been a while! Ever since I sadly failed to get my State Fair entries out, I kinda took a break on finishing all of the crocheting that I started. That was until today. Although I'm not going to be working on it every single day that I did during the time up to the State Fair. The reason being is that with my supertaclous projects that I'm working on right now. The bag will be completed as soon as I finish the afgahan.

While I don't have pictures right now, I do plan on having some photos done soon since I want to get some photos posted for my other blogs that I have.

I can not wait till Monday as it is the final Blue Rocks game of the year. We didn't go that much this year since mom did get us the Skybox which as I posted before was awesome. Hopefully next year will be just as awesome!

A Girl with Too Many Hobbies

2011-08-31T20:42:00.000-04:00

That's what I am. Can not help it that I do it all the time. I'm also getting ready to start a new blog on a new hobby that I'm picking up, but that will be waiting for a couple more weeks. As for crocheting... I plan on getting back on it in a few weeks once the non crochet project that I'm currently working on launches. Stay tuned for that!

Hurricane is cominth

2011-08-26T13:15:00.000-04:00

Looks like I'll be able to get some crocheting done thanks to lovely Hurricane Irene. In reality, I'm pretty freaked out. Yes she's not supposed to hit until late Saturday/Early Sunday, but I'm just hoping that the rain, winds are not too hard.

Mom and Mi are telling me not to freak out, but of course that is just making me freak out more. I guess hope for the best and expect the worst.

I'll have pictures of what I did during the Hurricane ASAP.

Shake, Rattle and Roll (Litterly)

2011-08-23T20:15:00.000-04:00

As most you know by know, it was very interesting day in the Mid-Alantic. If you where living under a rock, here's what happend. An approx. 5.9 (some are reporting 6.0) earthquake hit central Virginia. Well, that quake was felt in several states, including Delaware. I was home laying down on my bed while playing with my computer. All of a sudden, my bed started to shake and then my entire room and the house. I was like what the f!

I had just experienced the Earthquake. Mom was actually on the road on her way to do something when she thought the engine of the car was going (which wouldn't be too bad since well we are getting rid of the car). Mi was actually in the city attending her second day of college (yes my little sister is offically a college student! She's going to a CC for now, then will transfer up to a school in NY) and she felt the shaking. All in all, no damage to our house and everyone is okay.

Hopefully that does not happen again.

Still in a crochet blues, but hopefully by tomorrow it will be over (or at least I hope so).

Sky is in the clouds

2011-08-19T21:56:00.000-04:00

I can not wait till Sunday! That's when I will be going to our local Minor League Baseball team's game. We've been there before, but this time will be different. We are going into a Skybox! For Valentine's Day, my mom got me a skybox. This was in honor of my birthday and Miriam's graduation from high school.

I'll have pictures next week, along with crochet content!

Much is coming

2011-08-08T11:52:00.000-04:00

Wow I've sadly haven't had the chance to crochet in about a month. However, that will be all coming to an end soon. I'm planning on crocheting tonight, now that all of the drama is gone. I feel that once I get back into the swing of things that will be what I need to kickstart my ass.

I do have a ton of photos to share, but I've got to do some processing and other things before I feel comfortable sharing them. I will have them up by the end of the month (I hope). In other news, I need a job. Where I have been working the past four years is no longer an option. More on that later though.

Posting will be back

2011-08-03T20:27:00.001-04:00

Next week! I'm going to be busy the next couple of days and will be unable to post. Sorry!

End of the Month

2011-07-30T18:11:00.000-04:00

For once in a while, I'm actually glad a month is over. July was somewhat hellish for me since I got little to no crocheting done. Which is somewhat sad because I've been wanting to crochet the past couple of weeks. It's been that kind of month. Tomorrow is going to be fun since I'm heading to Baltimore for the National Aquariam. Not too, too thrilled, but I have no choice but to go since I'm the one who runs the GPS.

Ah well, can't win them all. Photos will be coming next week most likely.

So Long Borders

2011-07-26T18:26:00.000-04:00

Unless you have been living under a rock, you'll know that Borders is closing their stores. It's such a sad time since Borders brings back memories for me. I think that was actually the first thing we found when we moved from CT to DE. My dad, who was a bookfantatic wanted to find the closest bookstore to us. At the time, Barnes and Nobel had only one location near us, and that was 30 minutes away (there has since been a location added that's about 20 minutes away), and Borders had one that was just 15 minutes away.

We went there almost every weekend, Mi got upset many times since while she loves books, she often got bored there. Now, had they found a buyer might have spent most of her free time there since the store was across the street from where she will be attending school in the fall (which was where I went to college as well). In a way, I'm somewhat glad that dad didn't get to see this. He would have been extreamly upset, and frankly probley would have bought up the store if he had the money.

My mom wanted to get Consumer Reports, and wanted to look around the store one more time. So we went today. She was able to snag and copy, I grabbed Spin Off (yes I'm thinking of spinning again, but prob. not till the fall), and a few books (including a book by Tony Dungy, the first African American coach to win the Super Bowl (he did so with the Colts). I also got some maps that I will explain about on Splash Journal to what I'm going to be doing with them. In all, we got what we wanted and said our final farewell to the store.

I'm going to miss it. Goodbye Borders, and thanks for the Memories.

Horrible Mojo

2011-07-25T11:17:00.000-04:00

I really haven't been in a crocheting mood lately. I think it's partially because of the weather being so hot lately. It could also be due to my failure to getting my state fair entries in. I have no clue, but hopefully later this week I will be having my mojo back.

ROAR!

2011-07-20T18:34:00.000-04:00

So I downloaded Lion, the newest Operating System (OS) from Apple. I'm not going to do a review of it, since there will be several much more detailed ones out there for you to see. However, so far it's good. I think if you are someone like me who has to have everything to date otherwise their computer is well sucky, then it's a good buy. If you are someone who can wait, then do that. The price is certinally a lot cheaper then Microsoft OS' (when I was on Windows, I never bought the upgrades because they where too $$$).

So that my Life portion of the post.

Now for crocheting. I'm in a rut. Even though I didn't finish my entries in time to send to the fair, I will be finishing them so that I can use them to enjoy. I plan on working on the afghan sometime tonight and tomorrow. Plus the bag and my third entry a scarf which will be finished before winter, so that I can wear it! I do have some project ideas upcoming, but I'll be sketching them out in my sketch book first so that I actually have an idea of what I will be doing. Normally I just wing it, but that's something that I'm no longer going to do.

As for the rest of life, well I saw Zookeeper today as well. It was good, I found it funny. There where some parts that where well... inaproriate, but what are you going to do? More later this week! I promise.

Failure

2011-07-15T19:59:00.000-04:00

:( Well nothing got done. So no Fair for me this year sadly. It's a shame because I thought I actually had a good chance this year.

As for life, well it's been up and down lately. I can't really go into the big details just yet, but I think a major change is coming in the next couple of weeks. Now I just need to get it done.

Must Finish

2011-07-11T13:17:00.000-04:00

I have till Thursday night to get everything done with so that my mom can ship it out Friday morning. Yeah good luck to me for getting that done. The good news is I should have something entered as I'm going to be spending about 2 hours from now on to get what I can done, finished. That should take me to Weds night when I could be all the way done.

I hope.

As for life, well I went blueberry picking on Sat which was fun. I might be doing a few other things that are upcoming, but I have not decided yet.

More later!

Will be crocheting

2011-07-08T20:38:00.002-04:00

SOON! Like this weekend. In matter of fact if I wanna get something down to Harrington on time I have to crochet this weekend. However, I will have pictures and much more coming as well.

Will be back soon with another post.

Stuck in a rut

2011-07-06T16:49:00.002-04:00

Don't you just love those times you don't feel like to knit/crochet. Well I'm in that idiotic rut now. The good news is that I'm almost out of it and should be back to normal just in time to get everything together to head off for the fair. I promise that a longer post will be coming soon!

Gonna be a good weekend

2011-07-02T17:36:00.001-04:00

Gotta do the following things,

Crochet
Crochet
Clean
Crochet
Clean
Crochet
Crochet
Clean some more
Use my new toy
Crochet
Get my gifts starting together
Crochet

Yep it's a certinally crafty weekend.

More later

Third Block

2011-06-29T19:00:00.000-04:00

Monday night was awesome as I got a ton of crocheting done. The third block believe it or not should be done by the end of the week. That's a suprise since I tend to crochet slow. I'm also going to be picking up a few projects crochet wise once I'm done the State Fair stuff.

I'm also getting ready to really be getting some my writing output up, but more on that on The Rookie Novel Author.

Pictures coming soon! I promise.

Stretch Drive

2011-06-27T20:44:00.000-04:00

Gotta really kick into high gear if I want to get everything done on time. I have my entry tags and will be starting to really get the move on. If I spend two hours each sitting then I should be done by next Weds. I hope.

I'll keep you all posted!

Big Weekend

2011-06-24T21:52:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow is the one day that MDog can come with us to the ballpark. So we are going to take advantage of it and do it tomorrow. Besides it's going to be nice (reportedly)! I will be crocheting thorough this weekend too as I head into crunch time to send everything out. The good news is by this time next week, I should have one entry done, one almost done and one about 3/4's way done. Once it's all shipped I can relax and get started on my next projects!

More coming soon!

Crocheting the Night Away!

2011-06-20T11:02:00.000-04:00

That's what I will be doing tonight, tomorrow night and every night until everything is done. Yes including Weds. I really want to get these entries done because I might need a bigger box then I did last year since I have three entries. However, I'll get to that when I'm done which should be by next week... I hope.

More later!

Would You Believe

2011-06-16T21:19:00.000-04:00

That my first entry done could be the last one I started? I'm actually going to be having ALL day to be working on my entries which is what I'm going to be doing. I might actually have a video as well, but not a hundred percent sure on that yet.

As for life, meh nothing much is going on. I'm trying to get everything going for a little project that I'm doing for my cousins and I'm recycling two of the birdhouses I used for Mi's graduation party to give to a different set of cousins (the cousin that is getting the little project is actually not my first cousin, but I'm extremely close to her and her sister so I call them my first cousins when they are they are not. Well they are, but they are my dad's first cousins. The two birdhouses are going to my first cousins (dad's sister's two kids). I'll keep everyone updated on the birdhouses, but to hear about the project, you need to head over to Splash Journal!

That's really it for now!

2 Years

2011-06-14T14:16:00.000-04:00

It's hard to believe it's been two years since my sweet Daisy passed away. She was my first ever dog and the reason why she was named Daisy as she reminded me of my mom's dog Daisy who passed away when I was a baby. Here is the video I did about a year before her death.

I'm sure some of you have already seen it, but I wanted to share it again. I miss you Dai Dai! Mollie is a bit of a pain, but we love her so much. In matter of fact, she is a little like you now.

A post on how MDog is like Dai is coming soon.

The Crocheting is back on!

2011-06-12T14:12:00.000-04:00

I'm offically back crocheting as it turns to crunch time for my State Fair entries. I have to get them to their final destination before the middle of July in order for them to be judged. While I'm hoping to do well again this year, but prospects of picking up a few blue ribbons is a little slim. Partially because I still feel a little bit down about last year. However, I'm working hard to make sure that I do well in this year's catagories.

My goal is to have the afghan done by the end of next week (2 blocks down, 7 more to go, but it's going super quick). The bag should be done soon afterwards and then I can start on the scarf (although I have to use a different yarn then planned as I'm not too happy with the yarn I got, but this is the one I was the most nervous about and will be happy with wherever I finish).

Everything should be ready to go around the first, and be sent out the week before it has to be in Harington. I will have photos once everything is done. I promise!

Must Crochet

2011-06-10T17:42:00.001-04:00

I really, really should be crocheting again. The good news is that I think tomorrow while watching TV might be a perfect time to do so! As I want to finish my entries up ASAP so that I can send them off safely and have them do well. The good news I should be done one entry by next week if I crochet for an hour each day up to then. I'll have a longer post next week.

Back in action

2011-06-05T19:40:00.000-04:00

Graduation over! Now back to State Fair entires as I have a little bit over a month to go before I need to send it down to Harrington where the Fair will be taking place. I should have pictures soon of what they look like. In matter of fact, I'm thinking of doing World Knit in Public Day. Of course I would be crocheting and not knitting.

The graduation was lovely, but the party didn't go as planned. Everyone who attended though seemed to have a good time though.

Progress posts will be returning soon!

Stretch Run

2011-06-01T17:19:00.000-04:00

Only a few more days until Miriam is offically a high school graduate. I think all three of us are stressing out for different reasons (mom because people who are coming in for the ceremony, me because of the decorations and Mi for well... you get the point). Personally after Saturday I will be freaking happy that it's over and done with. I have actually gotten some crochet done for once. The second block is just about done and I will be starting the third block on Sunday. As for the second entry, that will be picked up again on Sunday as well. Third entry will begin in the next couple of weeks.

Pictures coming soon, more then likely no earlier then next Thursday since I have lots to do between now and then. This will also be my only post for the week. I will be back in action next week however.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day and I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week. Until next time!

Things I do for my sissy

2011-05-26T21:41:00.000-04:00

1. Create decorations for her party
2. Make sure that she does what she needs to do
3. Make a super HANDMADE graduation present

That's right, I'm making Mi a handmade graduation present. Partially because she already got her graduation present from my mom (her new laptop) and partially because handmade is cool. Besides I have zero money to get her anything and I know all she would really want is DVD's something she has plenty of (although I would get points from Best Buy)!

While I'll be sharing a video on Splash Journal , I will have some photos here as well. Why have two artsy blogs? One is fine arts, scrapbooking, card making, and of course art journaling. While this is my regular and crochet blog. It's been like that for years, and I'm okay doing it that way. I almost just about to get ready to start crocheting again. I can't wait for that to happen!

Things that I must do

2011-05-23T17:58:00.000-04:00

1. Crochet 2. Crochet 3. Crochet

See the little pattern going on? The good news is that this little crochet funk is about to come to an end. Everything is just a little bit too crazy around here. Partially because of Miriam's upcoming graduation. Thankfully, I'm almost done all of my portion of the decorations that need to be done. Mi and mom just need to do their part and thankfully when Mi is done her finals, she'll be able to help out.

That's really it for today. Longer post later this week, I promise!

And of course I lied

2011-05-20T18:41:00.000-04:00

Sadly haven't had a chance to work on my State Fair stuff lately. But I'm going to be getting back into that starting tomorrow. I'm about 1/2 way done the afghan which I'm hoping to finish by the beg. of June.

More late I promise!

Crochet a Stormload

2011-05-17T17:58:00.001-04:00

Begins tomorrow! There will be new pictures coming in the upcoming days and much much more!

Stay tuned!

Blogger is back

2011-05-13T14:16:00.002-04:00

Well after almost 24 hours down, Blogger is back! I'm happy about it because this weekend is going to be filled with lots and lots of posts. Yes a post is missing, and I hope they are able to restore it soon. If not, then that's okay as well.

More later this weekend.

Progress Report Coming Soon

2011-05-11T18:07:00.000-04:00

I promise. :)

Update

2011-05-07T14:57:00.000-04:00

I haven't done much of an update lately. I'm almost done finishing the second block on the Afgahan. The second and third entries are on hold for a few weeks until I finish up the blocks which should be soon. I also have to finish the birdhouses, but that won't take long at all.

That's really it for today. Longer posts coming next week!

Guess What?!

2011-05-05T15:49:00.000-04:00

A crochet picture!

I'm going to be working on the afgan and other entry on Saturday. Plus I need to order stuff soon.

Birdhouse photos

2011-05-04T18:11:00.000-04:00

Crochet pictures coming soon!

These where done in her school colors (blue and green). The M is not only for Miriam, but the name of her school as well. I have one more side to do on this one, and then a second coat and done! Just two more to go after this.

Big Week

2011-05-02T20:26:00.000-04:00

This will be a possible picture heavy week since there is tons to talk about. First off I will have pictures of my State Fair entries as I continue to work on those. Plus I will have updated photos of the birdhouses that I posted on Sat.

I'm also going to have a little video again this time of a certin doggie!!! (Lets just hope she stays still)

Longer post later this week.

Bird Houses

2011-04-30T14:47:00.000-04:00

These are some of pictures of bird houses that I'm working on for Mi's Graduation party.

The roof of the first birdhouse that I worked on.

Yes that is supposed to look like that.

Front of the two toned birdhouse (I'm doing the body of the front last as I have to figure out how to make that work since the hole is there)

Wait a minute that's not a birdhouse that's MDog! Mollie wanted no part of being part of the picture and went in just after it got snapped.

The reason why there are spots on the roof for this one is because paint from the body accadently got on the roof and besides I needed one with pop.

I also have a video!

Crocheting pictures coming soon I promise!

And Break!

2011-04-28T21:09:00.002-04:00

Semi break right now, but will be back into things this weekend I hope. Pictures coming soon as well!

Seaming Along

2011-04-26T16:55:00.000-04:00

Well I'm actually almost done the second block! I orginally wanted to get it done by this past Sunday, but things last week where crazy. This week isn't that much better with Mi off school for Spring Break. The good news is I will have a day to myself to get everything closer to finished on Sat. Should be good time.

Stressful Time (Warning: Language)

2011-04-24T18:12:00.000-04:00

ARRRAGA!! That means UGH! Mom now wants me to make the return cards for Mi's party and I told her fuck no. Naturally she was pissed, but I freaking don't care. Miriam basically has pushed me to put my State Fair entries on hold to help her out. Frankly the only reason why I'm doing it is, because she wants me to and I sadly feel obligated to do so.

Also I saw African Cats today and it was horrible. Possibly the worst docomentry ever. It jumped back and forth, I rather seen them do one story and then focused on the other in the second part. Made more sense to me. Mom after the movie asked why I went, uhh because you where going to make me go anyway? Sigh there are times where I wonder why I don't live in a shell by myself.

Update later.

Seaming and More

2011-04-20T10:43:00.000-04:00

Last night I started to seam the second block. It should be done by at the latest Sunday. Then I'm going to put the afghan away for a few days. Why? Because I really want to get started on my second and third entries, so that I can get far enough along before I really get into crunch time and will need to work on Mi's Grad Party Decorations 24/7. Here is the yarn for the second and third entries!

It's Knit Picks! Two different yarns, the first is Imagination Hand Painted Sock in Enchanted Forest. The other is Comfy Worsted in 4 colors (multiple balls of each): Sweet Patato, Maize, Black and Macaw. The other items you see are two crochet hooks, yarn needles, blocking pins and a piece of blocking board (there are nine in total that fit together like a puzzle), something I liked. On Monday, I posted that I had saw on the Knit Picks board on Ravelry about chemically smelling yarn. The good news is with my nose, I didn't smell anything. Hopefully before, during and after blocking, it stays that way.

Also last night I started to work with the Comfy Worsted, and it's so soft! I'm normally not a cotton person, but I think the acrylic is just to right amount not to make it too "cottony" (I know it's not a real word) for my hands. As for the Imagination, I love and hate sock yarn at the same time. What do I mean by that? Sadly I have the ability to destroy nice yarn when it's in hank form and some of the yarn is tied. The good news is I've only got a one of the hanks (there are a couple left), and I'm going to look up on YouTube to handle it correctly. However, because I don't have a ball winder it will make a little bit more diffacult on me. Still I do have a backup plan if it doesn't work out. The good news is I bought the yarn early enough that I can afford mistakes.

Tonight I will continue to seam, and will have pictures again in a few weeks.

Worrisome

2011-04-18T12:58:00.000-04:00

Before I explain why the title is what it is, a small afgahan update. Block #1 is done! Seaming of Block #2 will begin once I get all five of the purple squares I need for that block done. That should happen sometime this week, I'm hoping for that to happen this week (who knows possibly Friday again). After the block is done, I'm going to take a few days off to start working on my two other entries. This is part of the reason why I'm worried.

I had been reading the group of the company that I ordered my entry yarn from (for now until I recieve the yarn I won't say which company). There was a thread on one of the yarns that they sell well had a chemincally smell to it when wet. After a quick check of the yarn, I found out that there was wool in it. That got me a little bit nervous, because one of the yarns that I bought does have wool in it. That makes me a little concerned since I'm def. planning on blocking the yarn one I'm done with the FO. What I can do is block outside and there won't be a big problem. Not sure yet though how I'm going to handle it. I might not have to worry about anything though, since I did not buy the yarn that was in question.

Then there was this past Friday. Mom and Mi went to a local hotel to check out a room there to see if that would be a good place to hold her graduation party (it's hard to believe that my little sister is a senior!). Turned out that it was a perfect place for her and they are renting the room. They gave them an option of either having them decorate it, or have us doing it. Miriam wants me to do them. I guess she's looking for a personal touch of things. Here's the problem, she doesn't know a theme yet. UGH!!!!! Although I'm going to mention something to her when I see her this afternoon. Don't quite want to share it yet, but I think she'll like it. Or at least I hope she will.

As for life, it's been going well. Been crazy busy with all the projects that I want to do and need to get done. Also because I want to stay regularly updates on the State Fair projects, I will be blogging during Derby week this year. Something that I did not do last year. So lots of upcoming posts the next couple of weeks!

Before and After (img heavy)

2011-04-15T15:12:00.001-04:00

It's been a while since I shared pictures of my State Fair Afgahan. These are some of the squares before I started to seam them together.

And a close up

If the purple ones look bigger then the maroon/redish ones then you would be correct. It's the same yarn (Vanna's Choice), so more then likely it was how I crocheted the purple ones lareger then maroon ones. That's okay What I decided to do is to seam this set of squares together to make a larger block that was when I'm ready to seam all of the blocks together, it will be easier to do. Here's part of the block:

There are three squares that I need to do, but that will be done by tomorrow. I'm using a single crochet seaming as I felt the most comfortable after trying sewing them together didn't go well (I really didn't like the look that I was going for).

Here is a close up of the seam:

The goal is to have at least 8 blocks of 9 squares in each block, so 72 squares would be in the afgahan. However, I really want to get 12 or 14 blocks if possible. We'll see what happens however. Not sure I can win with this afgahn, but I'm hoping at least 3rd depending on the amount of entries. I will have a picture of the entire afgahan when I'm done, plus my two other entries.

Speaking of those two entries, I just ordered the yarn. I'll have in progress pics of those projects once I begin them in a few weeks.

Rainy Tuesday

2011-04-12T10:54:00.000-04:00

This is the second Tuesday in a row that it's rained. Crazy huh, but like the saying goes, April Showers bring May Flowers. Life for me has been somewhat blahish lately, with the emphisis on ish. The squares are going well, and will be starting to be set up like an afghan in the next month or so once the squares are done. By the end of April I will have also ordered the yarn for my second and third entries that I will be working on.

Yes I said third, I decided to add a third since in will be starting to go into overdrive mode earlier since I really want to win this year, or at least finish better then third. We'll see what happens!!

More later this week.

Squaring the Square (Square Update #4)

2011-04-08T13:29:00.000-04:00

The past couple of days after been kinda blahish. It's currently raining outside and really haven't gotten that much work done on the squares since the last post. However, I was able to finish the square that I've been working on for the past few days and have 18 of squares done. However, I'm debating on weather to add the third color that I recently bought to the squares I already have done, or use the 2nd color that I previously bought to add to it. Or use my plan of just using the two colors and use the third as seaming.

Decidesions, decisions that I have to make, and little time to do so. Going to be doing alot of work this afternoon on getting some more squares done (I want to have 30 by the end of next week, no breaks cross fingers). By the end of the month, I would love to be starting to plan out the order of how the squares will law when they are finally put together in late June/Early July before being shipped to where the fair will be held. I will also be ordering materials for my second entry and finally offically enter the fair for the year.

Lets hope this time I do better then I did last year. Although I'm hopeful for that.

As for life, it's be crazy, but more on that in another post next week.

Square Update #3

2011-04-05T13:04:00.000-04:00

Abeit a day late. Entries for the Fair have opened, but I haven't put in my form yet. I will be doing that sometime in the next 2 to 3 weeks (I have till June 1st to get it in). I've got about 30% of the squares that I want done. However, I'm going to go back in in June to at a one more round, this time of a border color so that I can attach the squares together more smoothly.

I do plan on having pictures ASAP! More then likely as soon as I get a lightbox which will be within the month. Excited!

Why I hate April Fools Day

2011-04-01T11:41:00.000-04:00

Call me mean, call me a person who has no sense of humor, I don't care. I absolutly hate April Fools Day. Why? Because many people like to play rude, crude jokes. Some of them are not even that funny. I feel that it's just not nice. Like this morning, Mi decided to be dumb and said she wasn't going to school. I ask her why and she said she didn't want to. However, I look outside and it's still dark out. That little *()*)(&_.

I do have a sense of humor, just not the kind that is the same as other peoples. Mine is a little bit more of a dark humor which I perfer not to say anymore about.

To those who enjoy AFD, I hope you have a good day. As for me, well I'll just continue down the same road like I always do.

No square update this week

2011-03-29T10:51:00.000-04:00

Sorry guys! Busy with a big project that I'm recording this week, because of that I'm not really working on the squares (although I got one done last night!). Because of that, there wasn't a square update yesterday, nor will there be one later this week. I will however have an update (with pictures most likely), next week.

In other news, I really hoped that everyone liked my birthday post about my dad. I miss him dearly.

Will be back later this week with more!

Remembering My Dad

2011-03-23T11:00:00.018-04:00

March 23, 1961. That date may sound like a random date out of my head. However, it's far from it, as that is an important for me personally. That's when Barbara and Hal Levine welcomed their first child, a bouncing baby boy that they would name Kenneth Alan. Ken grew up to be an athlete playing goalie for his high school hockey team, before coaching pee wee teams. Two of the players he coached where Ted and Chris Drury both who went on to play in the NHL, with Chris being a Stanley Cup champ with the Colorado Avalanche. That was something he was always proud of. He would also umpire several games that featured future major leaguers Mo Vaugun and Charles Nagy (the later being from the same town he was from).

He did this all while battling epilepsy which he had since he was a teenager. He would go onto to a wonderful career at a big bank (which I perfer not to name here), marrying a wonderful woman Linda Lee Rozans. They would have two children the older one Rachel Anne would inherit her father's temper and often clash with him. The younger one, Miriam Sarah would try to stay out of those clashes which useally ended with Rachel crying. However, he cared for both of his daughters going to their soccer games and band activties when they reached high school.

Even with the responcibilites of work and family, he always gave time to two other things he loved. His faith and politics. While he didn't go to synagoge every weekend, he gave his time to read the torah every few months when he was able to. As a Political Science major, he had a passion for it, especially the Middle East where war was going on. In matter of fact, he met one of his good friends in Israel when he was vol. with the Israeli Army.

My dad would have been 50 years old today. Yes he was a nag, yes I complained about him on the blog. But, I miss him and rather him be here and bothering me then taken away too soon thanks to colon cancer. Happy birthday Daddy, I love you and miss you.

Square Update #2

2011-03-21T18:37:00.000-04:00

Before I tell you about this week's update, a story has to be told by me. Kinda yucky here today in lovely Delaware. Not much that I can do on that, in matter of fact I was actually scared this morning when the thunder was very loud.

Anyway I didn't get to 25 squares like I planned, however I will be getting to that number by the time I reach the weekend. That's really it for today, a longer update at the end of the week.

Happy Birthday Mollie!

2011-03-16T20:03:00.002-04:00

Just wanted to wish the best Cocker Spaniel in the World a very happy 6th birthday! She is an awesome, awesome dog.

That's it for today!

Square Update #1

2011-03-14T17:28:00.000-04:00

I've decided to give updates on the Granny Squares once a week, with photos every few weeks (since I had a photo last week, this week there is none). Right now I have 9 squares complete, with one currently on the hook as I type this up. I will have it done by tonight, and the goal is to have 11 possibly 12 squares by the time I go to bed this evening. By the end of the week the goal is to have 25. If I can have that number, then one of the days next week (most likely next Monday) will be an off day. Otherwise I will wait till I have 25 then take a day off before picking it up again the following day.

When I'm out of yarn the plan is to go back to AC Moore and get 2 more colors, plus black to border and attach the squares together (I'm not going to have enough waste yarn to attach all of them, plus I don't want two squares the same color to touch each other). Four colors should be enough for this afgahn and the goal is to have it done by mid-May. If I can do that, then I will be entering a second (and then possibly third) sections of the fair.

That's it for today, a post about RL later this week!

Japan

2011-03-11T13:52:00.002-05:00

I was orginally going to be doing an update on my State Fair squares, however overnight a 8.9 earthquake followed by a tsunami hit Japan. Just how bad is it? Take a look at this clip:

My heart goes out to those in Japan. Hopefully if any of my readers have family/friends who are currently living/visiting there you are able to get into contact with them. While I don't know of anyone who is currently there when I was in elementry school we had a sister school in Japan and they sent students who where going to be teachers to our school. Sadly I don't remember where in Japan the school is located so hopefully they are okay and out of harms way.

I'll have an update most likely this weekend.

State Granny

2011-03-07T14:45:00.000-05:00

This little beauty on the left is part of the State Fair entry that I'm currently working on. There are currently three squares done, with one on the hook as I'm typing this up. The goal is by the end of today to have at least 5 squares done. If I can get 5 1/2 possibly six then it's a win/win situation for me. I will be able to do some more squares tomorrow and will be able to take a day off to work on other things. Then I'll pick it up again and get back to where I stopped. However, if it's mid square then I'll finish the square before taking my mini break.

The yarn I'm using is Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice, the color in the photo is cranberry and a little bit darker then the photo shows. The reason why I chose Vanna's Choice is because it was softer then Red Heart (which I made my placemats out of last year), also I actually liked the colors for granny squares better then the choice selection for Red Heart. Plus it's so smooth! I know there are going to be people who say "eww acrylic", but I'm no yarn snob. I do plan on using higher quality yarn if I have time for that second entry (especially for what I'm planning to do). Of course that is still a big, big if that I will have time before entries close. If I do get both done by the time I enter, then I will shoot for a third. However that's my personal max for the fair this year.

On other news, really nothing much is happening in my life. I'm continuing to work on the first draft of my novel. I'm hopefully going to get that finished by the middle of May so I can edit throughout the summer. I'm also trying to find a job (gulp!), but of course that's not working out well. Add in I'm trying to start my own bussiness, yeah everything is turning up peachy here. Who knows, maybe everything is starting to look up for once? I guess I should just hold my head high and hope for the best and expect the worst.

Now if you excuse me, I have some stuff to do. Later peeps!

State Fair

2011-03-05T16:31:00.000-05:00

Guess what time it is? It's the time that I useally start with State Fair stuff that's what! I'm doing something a bit different this year though. How is that? I'm going to be focusing on one project at a time and not bite off more then I can chew. So the goal for right now is to enter just one class, but if I get done quickly, then I will be entering another one. I'm going to give myself time to work on my entry however since I'm trying to go for the win. I was really disapointed in myself for not winning last year. That's not going to happen this year.

I do have a few pics, but they won't be uploaded for a few days as I took them with my phone. By the end of the weekend I do hope to have better ones as I'm going to be editing the photos that I already have on my computer. Stay tuned, I really mean it.

Next week

2011-03-03T17:35:00.001-05:00

Pictures!!!!!!!!!! That is all.

Getting Photos Up

2011-02-26T11:00:00.000-05:00

Look for them to be up on the blog soon! I'm going to be editing them sometime this week for everybody to see. I've been with some other things that I haven't posted on this blog that often for awhile. However, with March finally right around the corner I'll be able to give more updates. More later!

Windy Windy Day

2011-02-19T20:48:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was wonderful, nice and warm. It was so nice in fact I didn't need to wear a coat when I went out to do my normal activities. Today however, different story. It was your typical winter weather situation with an ugly sky and wind. Too much wind if you as me. I heard that in some places the wind was up to 50 mph. That's very, very bad. Especially since there could be places where power could be lost. Thankfully where we are we haven't lost power... yet.

However a funny thing happend at lunch. As we where leaving where we where eating, the exit door got the hinges knocked off with my mom's momentum of pushing the door combined with the wind. I ran away like a little kid trying not to get into trouble. Thankfully the manager came running over to try to fix it. I'm not sure if it got fixed as we had to go. Hopefully it did though.

As for us, well we had to make a quick stop at a shopping center. That was to see if a local Girl Scout troop was having a cookie booth there. They where thankfully dispite the wind. Mom and Mi got 9 boxes of the awesomest cookies ever! (Thin Mints, Somoas and Tagalongs) There are times where I miss being a Girl Scout, and there are times where I'm just flat out glad I don't have to deal with the drama of cookie selling.

Crochet update soon! I promise.

Pictures are comforth

2011-02-13T14:44:00.000-05:00

I finally transfered to pics to my computer and just have to process the RAW's. That will take a few days, but for now enjoy this picture of Mollie (M-Dog).

Longer posts this week!

Crocheting the Hearts Content

2011-02-11T12:29:00.001-05:00

I have way way too many projects that I need to finish. Sadly, I always bit off more then I chew. So because of that I'm going to work be starting a checklist of what needs to be crocheted and when it needs to be done. What does that mean? The art project will be put on hold for the next few months while I work on finishing the projects I have on the hook, PLUS State Fair items which I'm going to start planning out this weekend.

The photos will be up within the week. I just have been a little bit lazy getting them out of my camera.

That's really it for today, check back next week for more posts and hijinks.

PS: The Blog is 4 years old today!!!!!

Pictures are coming

2011-02-05T21:15:00.002-05:00

I hope to get the photos off of my memory card ASAP. This time I really do mean it as I'm just about ready to post pictures. What are they of? Crochet of course! The photos will also be up on Ravelry as well so that everyone there can enjoy them as well. The snow and ice are almost gone I hope and Winter is going to end soon (yay). That is the good news and really no bad news this week.

Stay tuned!

Ice ice baby

2011-02-02T11:32:00.001-05:00

I hate ice now. The end. I promise a longer post is coming.

Snow

2011-01-26T14:02:00.001-05:00

I hate it. The End.

Basically to make a long story short school districts suck and well that is all.

When I'm in a better mood I'll explain. I promise crochet updates soon!

Busyness

2011-01-21T11:46:00.001-05:00

Yep that's me this week. Busy busy busy.

Longer post this weekend (I hope)

Good News, Bad News

2011-01-16T14:39:00.000-05:00

I'm sure you guys want an update on how the art project is going. Well I have some good news and some bad news. I'm sure you guys don't care what order it comes in, so I'll give the bad news first.

Bad News: I've hit a bit a rough patch in the design and I somewhat regret now drawing it out first. However, it's not that big of a deal because I can work around it. The other big thing is that I don't have pictures like I promised that I would, however I'm going to have them as soon as possible. I really do mean that, seriously I do. I would like to appologize for the delay on that though, I say that they are coming and still... no dice.

Now for the good news. Tomorrow, I will have all day to work on it! Because of the holiday, all of my work that I normally would do on Monday will be put off so that I can focus on the art project. Dispite hitting the rought patch, I'm actually very pleased with how it's turning out. The project is being worked in sections which is why it's working so well. The first section is done, with the second section just getting started. I probley will do an AC Moore run in the next few weeks to get more supplies. I will also be ordering some yarn online to add as accents. However, for this first crochet art project it's going to be mainly acrylic yarn.

I'm also going to start spinning again soon. I want to get a new spindle (I love the one that I have now, however I tend to spin on the thin side and over spin. So I want to get a smaller spindle that suits my thin spinning and possiblely help me from overspinning). I'm not quite ready for a wheel (if I had done spinning regularly, then I think I would have been), but hopefully in the next 6 to 8 months I should be as I really want to know if I'm really comitted to spinning.

As for life, well I've got nothing wrong going on. Hopefully I should be able to post more details soon.

I should have a few posts this week!

Excitement upcoming

2011-01-06T17:22:00.000-05:00

I don't really have a lot to say other then I will be having a much longer post sometime next week with pictures! However, since I haven't posted here in a while, I thought I would just drop by and say hello for now.

Happy New Year!

2011-01-01T16:48:00.000-05:00

I hope that everyone has a happy and healthy New Year! Starting on Monday you will be seeing posts more often and pictures will be coming in the next few weeks. I'm excited to see how everything turns out! :)

Goodbye 2010

2010-12-31T20:32:00.000-05:00

I'm happy that 2011 is tomorrow, 2010 has been pretty stressful for me personally. I've been going thorough a little bit a rough patch in my life, and here's to hoping that 2011 will be better.

More tomorrow!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

2010-12-26T18:25:00.000-05:00

Well it's snowing outside. It actually started earlier today and is supposed to stop tomorrow. The Art Crochet is going well, I'm doing the base and the first major section that should be done in the next few weeks.

Oh and we have two new parakeets, well they are actually Mi's parakeets since they where a birthday present. However, that is a story for another day.

Art Crochet Project

2010-12-20T16:18:00.000-05:00

Starting this week, I'm going to be doing an art crochet project. What is art crochet you may ask? I think depending on who the person is, Art Crochet is defined a different ways. How I define art crochet is that something that you really wouldn't wear. It's freeform crochet in a way, but there are times where freeform can be worn, I don't think Art Crochet can. Or at least the project that I will be undertaking. So what am I going to do? Well it's a secret for now. However as I progress there will be photos so I promise on that.

As for regular life? Well tonight I'm a little bit nervous for the first time in 4 years I'm playing in a concert. Okay so it's just one song, but I'm still nervous. This will probley the last time for awhile at least that I do this, so hopefully it goes well.

I should have at least one more post this week, depending on how much work I actually get done.

Vest work

2010-12-19T15:03:00.000-05:00

After several months of putting it off, I've continued on the vest that I started. It's coming along well, but I've got a long way to go. I'm actually really glad that I've worked on it. It's something that I've ment to do for quite a while. Sadly, I don't have any photos for now, however I should have them when I get a light box (which I'm hoping to get soon).

More later.

Did what just happen happen?

2010-12-14T12:05:00.000-05:00

We got Cliff Lee back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was a total shock not only to me, but to Phillies fans everywhere. It turned out that there where actually three teams interested in him. The Rangers and Yankees of course, but as well as a third "mystery team". Last week the Nationals where in play, but where quickly removed from consideration. There where a few possible teams, and of course it turned out to be the Phillies.

While I was not a big time Cliff Lee fan on his first go around, he gave some jolt to a struggling Phillies team at the time. All the way to get us back to the World Series. Lets see what he can do with a full season of National League ball under his belt.

Lets go Phillies! Lets Go!!!!!!!!

Lots to do

2010-12-10T18:11:00.000-05:00

I'm going to be in rush mode starting next week. I have 2 baby blankets to do as the twins have arrived (I wasn't happy with how they where turning out, so I put it aside for now. However, I've decided to pick that up again and this time follow through. I have a little bit of time as I believe they are still in the hospital (since they where early).

Plus I got to reconnect with Mi's blanket figure out something for mom and much more.

These upcoming weeks are going to be fun!

It's Cold Outside

2010-12-07T14:01:00.000-05:00

I hate the cold, I hate the cold, did I mention that I hate the cold. I have no problem with snow, but cold makes me wish I lived in a warmer climate. With my sister's birthday coming up in a few weeks, I'm also starting to lose my mind with all of this Christmas music. More tomorrow.

Normal is here

2010-12-05T15:44:00.000-05:00

After a fall of crazyness, my life is back to normal. I'm back to crocheting after not really doning so while I was working with the band. I'm also going to be updating everyone more regularly now that the season is over. However, the next couple of weeks will be a bit crazy as I have to get ready for a concert that I will talk about at a later date. That's really it for today, I will have pictures of my current WIP ASAP.

Happy Chanukah

2010-12-01T18:07:00.000-05:00

Gotta love Adam Sandler!

Tonight is the first night of the holiday, and I'm pretty excited. Even if I know what I'm getting. More tomorrow!

I'm Thankful For...

2010-11-24T17:25:00.002-05:00

That I have had a wonderful year this year. It's been getting better as I'm going through my first full year without my dad around. With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I'm also thankful for that you have been very kind the past couple of months as I've been busy with other activities. Yarn Talk will be returning to a 3 day a week posting starting in December. Count on it!

Out of Town

2010-11-18T21:05:00.002-05:00

Starting tomorrow until Sunday I will be out of state for a family gathering. I promise to have more posts next week!

No Playoffs

2010-11-14T11:23:00.002-05:00

For about 10 minutes it looked like that my job was going to be extended at least another week (although my sister and I wheren't going to be there as we had other plans), and the school was going to be going to the playoffs for the first time in 22 years. Unfortanlly our opponets scored twice in thsoe last 10 minutes to win 12-6 :(. While I'm happy they aren't going to the playoffs, it was a bit of a bittersweet loss as it was the seniors last game and it was my last game as well.

However, what I'm angry about is that the winning school stormed the field. Now granted it was their field and they had all right to. Plus this was their first time going to the playoffs ever. HOWEVER it's a realtively new school (I believe it's five years old), plus the talent pool is deeper where this school is located as there are only 3 school in that portion of the county that offer football. Where we live there is more places to attend so the talent pool is more watered down (until really my senior year, the school whose band I worked with stunk in football).

So what will the future bring for the team? Well they are losing most of their good players, however they have two good quarterbacks lined up for the future. I may go and catch a game or two next year, so we'll see what happens.

And the more good news is that crocheting will be returning starting this week!

I'm back!!!

2010-11-08T15:49:00.000-05:00

I promise, regular posts will begining tomorrow. But for now I just wanted to say that I'm back for regular posts starting tomorrow.

Spookyness

2010-10-31T21:24:00.001-04:00

With it being towards the end of Holloween, it means that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. In a way somewhat spooky that the year is almost over in a way. I will have photos soon!

Happy Holloween everyone!

Crocheting Crocheting and More Crocheting

2010-10-26T20:51:00.000-04:00

Must do more crocheting! I've gotta amit that even though I had taken some time off crocheting I'm getting back into it. It's a bit exciting since it really had been a long time since I crocheted.

More later.

AHhh

2010-10-23T18:36:00.000-04:00

Game 6 is tonight, and the Phillies have to win in order to stay alive. Hopefully they can. However, the title has to do with work today. The team was down 32 to 14, then somehow pulled off a miricle in about 10 minutes and get the win 33-32.

It was amazing!

Longer post coming later.

NLCS

2010-10-16T17:05:00.000-04:00

Starts tonight! This could be the biggest pitching matchup outside of the World Series in the playoffs ever. For the bad guys, the Giants you have Tim Lincicum, a 2 time Cy Young winner. For the good guys, the Phillies you have Roy Halladay, a 1 time Cy Young winner. Plus the author of a perfect game in the regular season and the second no-hitter in playoff history (in his playoff debut)! And he's about to win his second Cy Young after winning his first in the American League.

Yes Pat Burrell comes back, but we have Dominic Brown (who will more then likely be our right fielder for next year) who had just as much hype, if not more then Pat and he has shown why they didn't let go of him.

I think the Phils will win in 5.

Lets go Phillies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets go!

Updates

2010-10-14T20:33:00.001-04:00

Coming soon!

Movie Reviews Coming Soon

2010-10-10T20:36:00.000-04:00

In the next few weeks I'm planning to have a couple of movie reviews. What movies? I haven't decided yet. As for crocheting, I will admit that I haven't really been crocheting the past few weeks, however I'm working on a blanket (plus my cousins, plus my sisters, plus what I'm thinking of doing for next year's fair). So yeah.

Plus Phillies are in the Playoffs, and I've been watching them. Anyway a longer post later on this week.

Crocheting returning soon

2010-10-09T12:30:00.001-04:00

I promise! That's all for today sorry.