Antioch
It's a town about 20 minutes north of here. I've definitely heard of it, but never been there. Sherri and Therese say I would love it so we're gonna go up there in a couple weeks! I guess there are lots of neat little shops there and a craft mall and stuff like that.
Had another meeting with those two this morning. I know I always say this but - they are nutso! Just wacko-funny! Anyway....I said something in passing about crocheting and Therese was like, "You know how to crochet?! I've been wanting to learn to crochet -will you teach me?" And Sherri said she would like to learn too. I said I'd be thrilled to teach them! So one of these days I'll have them come over and we'll have a little crochet class...lol. Therese said, "I would love to be able to make an afghan!" I think I'll start them out with the double crochet stitch cuz it's easy to teach and pretty easy to learn. Devon certainly caught on quickly when I taught her! They can make afghans with double crochet and then, if they like it and want to learn some more types of stitches I can teach them more. I hope they catch on and really enjoy it!
I started what I call "The Marilyn Blanket" yesterday and I am SO excited about it. It's a complicated pattern but once you do a few rows, it just totally clicks and you just go, go, go! It is one of the coolest blanket patterns I know of. You always use two colors for it, and it ends up being reversible. For this one I'm using cream and sage green. I originally bought the skeins of yarn I'm using to eventually make another "Kittens in a Row" blanket, but decided to use it for the Marilyn blanket. The colors are beautiful together. No clue what I'll do with it when I'm done. I'll probably end up giving it as a gift, maybe to Rachel for her birthday this year or something. Her birthday's not til November...but this blanket ends up being real thick and warm so that would be perfect cuz we'll be heading into winter! I do, however, plan to finish it loooong before November! ; )
It is SO awesome being able to make things like blankets and scarves and hats and bags and give them to people. They're such personal, unique things to give and I think people really like getting them cuz they're just so.....special. I like what my mom said once: "They're so special because your hands touched every single stitch." Pretty cool! I've only known how to crochet and knit for about a year and a half, and it is so hard to imagine not doing it! It is just the neatest hobby ever!
Wow. I am babbling BIG-TIME in this entry!
It's 11:30 pm and I should be sleeping, but it's one of those nights when I just don't feel tired enough to be in bed yet. The only doggies I'm walking tomorrow are Dakota and Brisco so that's cool. I think tomorrow night we're gonna go see "The Interpreter". It looks kinda intriguing. Hopefully it will be.
OH! I have really been watching my portion control and cutting back a LOT on junk food. And seriously - today I noticed that the new low-rise jeans I got last week are so loose now that they practically fall off! I might go to Target eventually and see if they still have the next smaller size on clearance. I have to keep up the portion control and healthier eating - it is paying off! I hate feeling fat. Hate it, hate it.
I really need to give myself a little pedicure soon. The toenail polish from the professional pedi that Steph and I had a couple months ago is almost completely worn off, and I desperately need to shape and file my toenails and repaint them. When we moved, I tossed out ALL my nail polish cuz all of it was old and getting gloppy. I have only bought one bottle of polish since, so I just have one little lonely bottle of nail polish. But it's a really pretty pink and that's what I'll use to paint my toes. I love having painted toenails. Makes me wanna go around barefoot more often. Makes me feel really feminine.
Hmm, I think I'm getting more tired. I think I'll play one or two games of Solitaire or something and then go back to bed. WITH my ear plugs in. He was snoring so bad last night I thought somebody was trying to hack into the bedroom with a skillsaw. I cannot stand the sound of snoring. It grates on my nerves SO bad. Amusingly enough, one of the loudest snorers I know is my mom! My dad is pretty bad, too. I would NOT wanna be in THEIR bedroom during the night!
Goodnight!
Had another meeting with those two this morning. I know I always say this but - they are nutso! Just wacko-funny! Anyway....I said something in passing about crocheting and Therese was like, "You know how to crochet?! I've been wanting to learn to crochet -will you teach me?" And Sherri said she would like to learn too. I said I'd be thrilled to teach them! So one of these days I'll have them come over and we'll have a little crochet class...lol. Therese said, "I would love to be able to make an afghan!" I think I'll start them out with the double crochet stitch cuz it's easy to teach and pretty easy to learn. Devon certainly caught on quickly when I taught her! They can make afghans with double crochet and then, if they like it and want to learn some more types of stitches I can teach them more. I hope they catch on and really enjoy it!
I started what I call "The Marilyn Blanket" yesterday and I am SO excited about it. It's a complicated pattern but once you do a few rows, it just totally clicks and you just go, go, go! It is one of the coolest blanket patterns I know of. You always use two colors for it, and it ends up being reversible. For this one I'm using cream and sage green. I originally bought the skeins of yarn I'm using to eventually make another "Kittens in a Row" blanket, but decided to use it for the Marilyn blanket. The colors are beautiful together. No clue what I'll do with it when I'm done. I'll probably end up giving it as a gift, maybe to Rachel for her birthday this year or something. Her birthday's not til November...but this blanket ends up being real thick and warm so that would be perfect cuz we'll be heading into winter! I do, however, plan to finish it loooong before November! ; )
It is SO awesome being able to make things like blankets and scarves and hats and bags and give them to people. They're such personal, unique things to give and I think people really like getting them cuz they're just so.....special. I like what my mom said once: "They're so special because your hands touched every single stitch." Pretty cool! I've only known how to crochet and knit for about a year and a half, and it is so hard to imagine not doing it! It is just the neatest hobby ever!
Wow. I am babbling BIG-TIME in this entry!
It's 11:30 pm and I should be sleeping, but it's one of those nights when I just don't feel tired enough to be in bed yet. The only doggies I'm walking tomorrow are Dakota and Brisco so that's cool. I think tomorrow night we're gonna go see "The Interpreter". It looks kinda intriguing. Hopefully it will be.
OH! I have really been watching my portion control and cutting back a LOT on junk food. And seriously - today I noticed that the new low-rise jeans I got last week are so loose now that they practically fall off! I might go to Target eventually and see if they still have the next smaller size on clearance. I have to keep up the portion control and healthier eating - it is paying off! I hate feeling fat. Hate it, hate it.
I really need to give myself a little pedicure soon. The toenail polish from the professional pedi that Steph and I had a couple months ago is almost completely worn off, and I desperately need to shape and file my toenails and repaint them. When we moved, I tossed out ALL my nail polish cuz all of it was old and getting gloppy. I have only bought one bottle of polish since, so I just have one little lonely bottle of nail polish. But it's a really pretty pink and that's what I'll use to paint my toes. I love having painted toenails. Makes me wanna go around barefoot more often. Makes me feel really feminine.
Hmm, I think I'm getting more tired. I think I'll play one or two games of Solitaire or something and then go back to bed. WITH my ear plugs in. He was snoring so bad last night I thought somebody was trying to hack into the bedroom with a skillsaw. I cannot stand the sound of snoring. It grates on my nerves SO bad. Amusingly enough, one of the loudest snorers I know is my mom! My dad is pretty bad, too. I would NOT wanna be in THEIR bedroom during the night!
Goodnight!
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