Pretty Snow... Stupid Snow...

It is snowing here... and snowing and snowing and snowing... So here's a difference of opinions, Sis has gotten used to California and now sees the "beauty of the snow"...

Where as I, got into an accident today because someone pulled in front of me and I couldn't stop in the stupid icy slushy icky stuff! No one was hurt at all, it was more of an annoyance to the day. Although I am kind of proud that my little car is fine and the SUV who misbehaved has a broken axle.

Lots of random pictures here.

Boyfriend got his Christmas hat but he won't let me take a picture of him so here it is on my teddy bear.

Son loved the knucks, here he put them on and he did not take them off until dinner time when Grumpy (grandpa) told him they had to be removed for eating. You can also see him wearing them later as he studies the Klutz "Encyclopedia of Immaturity". That book was quite the winner too! (Note, that's the concert sweater he's wearing too!)

Sis and kitties, striped one is my Tiger, other one is his brother Tubble who lives with our parents. She last saw them at 7-8 weeks over Labor Day and can't believe how big they got.

Tubble loves the snow. Oddball cat.

Went to bead shop the other day with Sis to get her supplies for beading knitted bags (book and supplies were present from me to her). While there I picked up a quick Mill Hill kit to make a beaded dragonfly.

Happy Knitting - DFly

Christmas

It was a crafty Christmas. I received a swift and ball winder that I had asked for. Those KnitPicks skeins were starting to get to me when balling by hand! The new 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders book. A gift certificate for Patternworks from my son (helped by Grandma). In fact I already ordered Panda Cotton in Sable, Crystalline Lattice sock pattern (a printed version was free with order), dpns and the Magic Loop pamphlet just to have it. Origami Deluxe set that has a just gorgeous, drawer system. Better picture on Barnes & Noble so using them for the link. Also little origami "paper dolls" that Sis and I both got. Just because they were cute and mom decided we needed them. I had a gorgeous little box from Sis and inside was a note that said "Have to wait til Clementine's" so I've got more goodness to look forward to!

My mother loved the little duck, it made her giggle, as it was meant to.

AJ loved his Pokemon Ash knucks and has been wearing them basically non-stop!

I'll have more pictures from Christmas when I'm back at home at my own place. (Plus there are still more gifts that can't be posted yet)

Looking forward to visiting Melly and Cami at Clementine's in a couple days! Until then, happy knitting to all and to all a good night!

-DFly

Ah, the good drugs....

Went to the doctor and it turns out I've got a sinus infection that traveled to lungs and set off asthma. The average head cold I got just sent me into a nose dive. Doctor figures when I was sick in Oct/Nov with same thing we didn't actually get it all and it's just been waiting. Got loads of things now including antibiotics and prednisone. not 100% yet but significantly better. And not really contagious to anyone else. Still need more rest but will be plenty good for visiting Cami and Melly!! Silly Cami said she hoped Mojave Sis and I won't mind spending one of the days in the yarn shop. I laughed... and then choked because I'm not that healthy yet... but we are totally looking forward to the shop!!

The only sad thing is I haven't actually rested, been working from home and by the time I have free time, I'm too tired to knit. So no pictures at the moment.

Now for really good news! In just a few more hours, Mojave Sis will be here!! She should be taking off within a few minutes of this post and I'll be picking her up about midnight. (I live 10 minutes from airport).

Have a good evening all and if I'm not around, I hope everyone has happy holidays!

-DFly

P.S. Go visit Chelsea's blog for today and then tell her congratulations!!

Sick and tired...

No, really. I've been sick for a few days and unfortunately I keep getting worse each day instead of better. That must mean I'm due for an upswing, right? I hope so anyway. I've been forbidden to show up at work because no one else wants to be sick. Which is fine with me actually, I hate when sick people show up and make everyone else ill.

Tonight was son's concert. I took video but have no clue how to turn that into still pictures but he did wear his sweater. It shed a little too much, his black pants have a rosey hue now.

Starting a beautiful lace scarf for a friend. Since my last (and only) trip into the lace world didn't go so well, just cross your fingers for me! I'll post pictures when it's far enough along to see some pattern.

Below is a picture of my nurse kitties, they normally don't sit that close but they both wanted to be near me so the older one tolerated the "up-start" for the day.

Good evening, I'm due for more cold meds.

-Dfly