Happy Valentine's Day!

I have never been a big fan of Valentine's Day. I am not much into sap. So every year I tell John not to get me anything. I don't do cards. If you want to buy me roses; buy me a bush to plant in the yard. That way I can enjoy them for weeks instead of days. I don't really need candy, but when I want it I buy it myself. Now for jewels, I can go for those but our bank account says no.

He is waiting for the day that it all comes back to bite him in the ass. I tell him it never will be he is not so sure.
I know how he feels about me and he knows how I feel about him.Just the other day we were laughing and giggling, yes giggling(at least I was giggling) on the phone. I was in the parking lot of the grocery and he was telling me he wanted Yuban coffee, now I know this but have been known to buy other kinds. So he is saying yuban and I come back with "you ban good today, no you ban bad" This went on for awhile becasue I was having so much fun. I know, silly but I am easily amused. I went into the store still laughing, talking to myself about how much fun he is and how much I love him. We may try to go out this weekend but a little one has the flu so we will have to see.


Now, for those of you with a different opinion of love...

Has it really been an entire year??

It has. I began blogging one year ago today. I did not think I would have that much to say. Some months I had lots and others not much if anything at all.
But the holidays are over, I have some new and interesting things on the needles and event to look forward to.
On this one year anniversary I want to hear from you.
Leave me a comment, telling me your favorite post of the past year. Then in a day or two I will draw a winning comment for some yarnie prizes.

I wonder what I will have to say in year number two......

Dogs on Thursday

"Take the picture already and give me my treat!"


Have you hugged your dog today?

What is that noise?

Will we soon be hearing the tinkling of the ivories, or my echoing cries as I get pushed over the edge? My neighbor came over and played it a little. It needs to be tuned and have some
minor repairs. Tomorrow I am going to begin looking for a piano repairman and a teacher. For the past couple years Olivia has been interested in learning to play the piano. This piano fell into our lap courtsey of my mom and brother.


Hey Aunt Doris, do you wanna come for an extended visit??
Or how about you, Lora??

Playing catch up

So many things have been going on. Things I would have normally posted about as they were happening. I am having a difficult time getting to a good place. A place where I have joy to share. I am working on it tho. So here we are over a month past Christmas and I am just getting around to telling you about it. This is our tree on Christmas Eve. If you look closely you can see some presents that I put on the tree.
.Eli's contribution to the tree decoration is in the close up picture









We spent a couple hours at the ER on Christmas afternoon. Alex had to have 4 stitches. He raised up underneath a dresser drawer that had been left open about 1 inch. It was rough, the numbing gel did not work as well and he felt the first stitch. More was put on and the rest went ok.

One to some fun stuff. I got several really cool knitting books for Christmas.

Knitting with Wire
Cables Untangled
The Yarn Stash Workbook
Folk Style
Easy Knitted Socks
Knitting Rules
My Aunt Diane got me the best gift, I have the harmony options set. I am loving these needles.
That's it for now I will have more for you later.

Dogs on Thursday

It has been some time since I blogged anything. I am still sort of limping along, but things have to get better. DOT is a perfect post to get me going again.

Hutch has found that he is missing something in the big outside world. He and Starsky made a break for it Tuesday night right before I left for knitting. I went down the street after both of them with a few kids following. To make things worse the kids had been playing dress up and Starsky, who was wearing shorts and a t-shirt. Sorry no pics of that. Well, Starsky was caught just a house or two away. I had Olivia and our neighbor stand there and just hold him. Hutch on the other hand went half a block away and then down an alley. He got carried home. They were both on punishmnet for the rest of the night.
This is the duck that they got for Christmas. Starsky loves it alot more than Hutch does. He tries to take it everytime Starsky is playing. They are just like two littles kids.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI!!

This sweet chubby cheeked baby is 6 years old today. He was my biggest baby, 9 lbs 1 oz. Some used to say that most of it was cheeks. One day old. A few weeks old.

It seems just like yesterday that he was a little baby being carried in the sling and nursing (most of the time)Eli at his favorite restaurant, and later in the evening have brownies with our friends across the street. Eli will have two days of partying, Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.