I have my Exchange Partner to Knit for

I have my person to knit for, Jen, emailed her before lunch but not have heard back from her yet, I know patience is not a suit of mine at all, my genes do not have patient DNA in them at all. I have a few bags in mind but dont want to make her something she wont use. I have not heard from the person knitting for me.

Can you believe May is over, it has finally stopped raining for today, more on the way tomorrow, I need to mow.

The kite is still in the tree, will my 40' ladder in the middle of the street be a nuisance while I try to take it down. Too bad my niece is not here I would make her climb the tree and remove it, it is just bugging me something awful.

Since I dont work Fridays, my weekend is 1.5 hours away, hootie hoo.

Tote Exchange IV

I am anxiously awaiting my person to knit for. I have only participated in one exchange and that was dishcloth, so atote is way more exciting and challenging. Purses are so personal, I never bought a purse as a present cos to me they are like a fingerprint, each person has their own unique wants and wishes in a purse. But I will give it my best try. I have about half dozen books and magazines with purses/totes marked to see what strikes my person's fancy. Have you seen the new Harry Potter knit book, the totes for Mrs Weasely and Hermione are so cool. And then there is AlterKnits and Yarn Cocktail and on and on, please stop the new patterns, I can't knit that fast.

I was supposed to get my person last night and I checked my bulk folder and did not see anything unless I did not recognize and deleted it. I will wait til this evening to see.

The baby squirrels are out, last night the cutie was sitting in the bird seed bowl picking out the sunflower seeds. My squirrels are gray with a reddish/brown around the gray part and a white belly, I know many people dont like them but Ifeed them cos they are so cute. I also have 2 stray cats, LIttle Bit (4-had him since he was born, but cant get within 5 feet or he runs) and Skittels, (1-he runs when I look at him out the kitchen window), they get dry cheap cat food and Little Bit gets cooked chicken when I see him, no he is not spoiled. I also have possums and racoons and birds, so quite a little zoo I have.

Well I have to go to a meeting as I am work.

OTN, a pair of Halloween gloves I designed myself, see an earlier post and the mitered square from Mason Dixon, they are my serious projects now, too many others to list or remember, just look around my house at my bags.

No More Idol for the year

I watched Idol last night cos I knew Taylor Hicks was singing and I was even more joyed when Melinda sang as well. I cant stand hula boy and why did they let him stink up that song, one of my favs and Carrie Underwood, ick, I am sick of her and I dont like Kelly Clarkson either. I wish they had invited the #2's back like Diana and BO and Kat. OH well, I am glad Jordin won if Melinda couldn't and that crap Blake did with Doug E Fresh, egads I just don't care for that at all.

The eggs and nest across the street appear to be gone, dont know what happened to them overnight. OH well they way they have been going at it there should be more eggs soon.

The eggs are gone

I was so upset about losing Melinda that I forgot to post the eggs are gone, don't know if they fell off the ledge, someone destroyed them or what? Anyway the eggs are gone and maybe she moved them? I will have to scope this out.

No More Idol for me

I can't believe Melinda went home last night. She was a true professional and a much better singer than Blake. Oh well she will get offers and be allowed to choose what she wants. I am not watching next week, I just can't. I think Idol is getting worse and it is time to go now. I see Crossing Jordan is not being renewed, another one of my favs leaving, pretty soon other than Law and Order shows there will be nothing left, good thing I have DIY and the old movie channels, and the food network and hgtv.

We're gonna have babies soon

I sit across from an Insurance company that used to be a public library, beautiful building. The pigeons roost on the patio are on the second floor outside my window. Yesterday afternoon I noticed 2 eggs in a very skimpy nest. I of course looked up and they hatch in 15 days and leave the nest after a month, so I have never seen baby pigeons before so I hope I get the chance to see them, will keep you all posted.

Remember the kite, it is still in the tree. The kite is still in good shape and must really be twisted in there good cos we have had some wind that should have removed it. I wonder how long the kite will last.

Happy Birthday Matt

Today is my little brother's 49th birthday. Being 3 years older than he is I always tell him he is really older cos he looks it and he has an almost 17 year old. Since I have furballs and no human kids I tell him he has to be older than me. Somehow he is not buying it.

Ok Bye Lakisha, I still thought when she really tried she had a beautiful voice. I don't think those who voted for her will vote for Blake. I hope it comes down to Melinda/Jordin, even though I am partial to Doolittle, they are both great and deserve to win. Can't they make it a tie?

I better get busy at work, today I have to clean off my desk, I know not what lurks on it besides the dust bunnies.

Idol

Ok tonight I am sure Lakisha will go but Blake needs to. His sound effects are not for every song and he trashed a Bon Jovi song last week and two Barry Gibb songs last night. He basically sucked. My Melinda did ok on her first one and Jordin took the first round. Melinda came back and took the second round while Jordin kind of botched a Barb Streisand song. I still think Blake may come in and win this year cos he has a HUGE following. At least hula boy is gone.

My gloves

Ok I finally decided if I was gonna have a blog I need to keep it updated so here are pictures of my gloves. The red ones are for my mom--Happy Mother's Day. The one lone Halloween glove is my own design of a sorts and the other hand has a spider on the back of the hand.

Someone Smack Me!

I just signed up for the Tote International Exchange. I do NOT need another knitting project. But it is a tote and I love bags. I got my dishcloth done for my exchange and it will go in the mail this weekend.

I blocked my gloves for my mom and she gets them on Sunday for Mother's Day. I know wool gloves in May but then she has them for this coming Fall/Winter instead of waiting for Christmas. They came out so nice and soft after blocking them, and I used a bit of my lingerie flakes for softening and making them smell like talcum. I am on my second Halloween glove, I need to get a few things done so I can get it done and blocked then I actually need to make myself a pair of Karen's gloves. Will post pictures when I get home.

Every night I drive by this tree that has had a kite in it for over a month now, will the fire department take a kite out of a tree. At first it put a smile on my face now it is just annoying. Whoever owns the kite, take it down.

Finally the rains have stopped, I was seriously thinking about knitting an ark but dont think it would hold the water out so I am taking twigs and making me one for me and the cats and how much knitting can i get on the raft with me and 4 cats? Perhaps I should take socks cos they take awhile and are small and portable.

I dont want to be at work, I just want to depart the site permanently, honestly working here is a challenge to come in every day and stay, the work is NOT challenging. Only 1333 calendar days (for those who dont want to do the math-that is 12/31/2010).

We are down to the final 4 for Idol, Lakisha go home this evening. While I like her I am a Melinda/Jordin fan. Blake is ok but how of his bee bop noise stuff can one take, I dont think it is a money making venture.

Has anyone seen if Journey is touring this year, I have seen nothing, my fav band, ok my second fav band, The Who is my fav and I got to see Roger Daltrey in February, best concert ever, at 62 he still is an outstanding performer.

I am rambling cos I dont want to be here and I will be off now to work on my Vacation Bible School stuff as we start June 4.

My Blog is BORING

I spend so much time reading other cool blogs like the Yarn Harlot and Mason Dixon and a ton of others, I forget to post to my own. I do post quite a bit on the glove kal i am in but other than that i just read and look for cool stuff. It is May 2 already, where has the year gone? I am so glad hula boy is off Idol, he was a real jerk, making a mockery of the whole thing. He has had his 15 minutes of fame, GO AWAY! Jordin did not do so well last night but I think she will be ok. My girl Melinda, she is so cool, she just gets blown away that people think she is great. I have my mom's Mason Dixon Nina Shawl done that I need to post pics for and another shawl from Knit Picks that I need to post and my gloves, ok I need to make time once a week to post and picture to my own blog. Is it too late to make a New Year's Resolution?

Abby