Hello Knitty

A year later...

2009-10-28T15:24:00.002-05:00

Today is...

a year later from when my mom was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer.
two weeks since her funeral.
a week since celebrating her 58th birthday.

Everyone says "it gets easier"...which some days, that is true. Some days it's harder than hell. I found myself crying the other night after looking at the birthday card she gave me this year. She was pretty much already out of it then. She addressed the envelope to me, but signed "Deborah" on the card along with another word that we've yet to figure out. I knew she didn't totally know what she was signing since she would never sign my birthday card "Deborah" any other time.

Unlike my sister Stephanie, mom was alive for my birthday and she won't be around for hers next month. She pretty much lived with mom the 25 years she has been alive so being "alone" is all new to her. We've had our good/bad times and honestly there were quite a few times throughout mom being sick that I couldn't stand Stephanie. Towards the end we made up and we are still getting along. Stephanie was stronger than me towards the end. I couldn't do all the things that mom needed help with...I couldn't adjust her in bed, I couldn't clean her, I couldn't sit by her bed and hold her hand and talk to her like Stephanie could. And when it was time for me to say my "good-byes" I needed Stephanie in the room with me, I was unable to tell mom that it was "OK to go". I'm very grateful to Stephanie for being more involved at the end.

I'm dreading the upcoming holidays. Mom always had Christmas Eve at her house. And the last couple of years we came over, ate, opened presents and spent the night. It's going to be weird not doing that this year. Mike has decided that we will continue this tradition either with Stephanie or at our place. Still won't be the same.

Going to sleep at night has been hard. I stay up much later than I used to. I go to bed, lay down and find myself staring off into darkness for a good hour or more before I actually fall asleep. I'm tired, but I think the darkness and quietness give me trouble. I'm constantly wondering about things and thinking about mom. I wish there was a way that she could communicate and tell us things are OK, she is fine. Death is such a scary thing to me. I can't imagine just not being here. I'm not overly religious so that's probably my problem...although I don't see me becoming overly religious anytime soon either. Organized religion drives me insane!

MeMe...

2009-01-07T11:34:00.002-06:00

A Meme for Fun!
...I copied this off of Denise's blog (thank you!)

Copy, paste, and bold what you have done!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band ...Does Rock Band or Guitar Hero count? Because if so, I have!!
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Gone rollerskating ...and survived!
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning ...and won't eat Burger King till this day!!
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty ( I tried but didn’t make it!)
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill ...who doesn't?
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping ...I think people of my size call this "Chunky Dunkin'"
27. Run a Marathon ...I've walked
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community ...Jamesport, MO, bakery there has the most awesome jalapeno cheese bread ever!!
36. Taught yourself a new language ...a little Spanish
37. Acted in a play or performed on stage
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke ...HELLO! I do the "jitterbug" part in Wham!'s "Wake me up before you go-go" everytime my friends and I do karaoke!
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted ...for my grandparents, all grandkids participated
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma ...had to donate plasma, was a poor, broke college student that needed extra cash, I have donated blood as well
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square ...2003, took trip to see my friend Marisa in PA and we rode the bus to NYC!
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car ...2005 Ford Focus, her name was Frankie :)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Won money
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Had to put someone you love in Hospice Care ...RIP Uncle Ray
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit ...for work purposes
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Boy am I a slacker!?

2009-01-06T09:23:00.002-06:00

Wow...I sure don't "blog" much huh? Maybe I should make that my New Year's resolution? So, I'm sure many things have happened that I haven't blogged about so I guess I will ramble now...

October 28, 2008...My mom was told by her doctor that she had lung cancer. I didn't want to believe this news until she had the biopsy done. Her appointment for the small needle biopsy was on November 6th and her test results did come back "positive" for cancer. I did not find out that she had Stage 4 lung cancer until we went to her appointment with the Oncologist on the November 24th. That day I found out she had Stage 4 lung cancer that has spread to her bones and liver and was told that her cancer was incurable.

She really didn't want to go through chemo, but I'm glad that she did change her mind. I went with her to her first treatment on December 4th. Wow what a long day that is sitting there, bag after bag of poison, nausea meds and saline going through one's body. I think we got there at 8am and left a little after 5pm. She took the treatment well but the next night (Friday) she started getting sick. She told me that she was sick Friday night, every bone in her body ached and was sick and couldn't sleep all Saturday, Sunday she felt a little better and was sick again Monday. She was finally better on Tuesday. I can't imagine being in pain and sick for 4 days in a row. She was pretty much ready to give up on chemo after that experience.

She had an appointment on the 16th to get her blood count tested and those results came back good.

Mom started loosing her hair around the 23rd and was able to get a wig from the American Cancer Society. Luckily they had one that fit her style...red, short and spiky. She was completely bald by the 26th.

She went to her second chemo treatment on December 31st. Once again, started getting sick Friday night. Yesterday she had to go into the center to have an IV put in so that they could give her fluids. She had now been throwing up for 4 days and had not been able to eat. Speaking to her this morning she is still not 100% better, but is at least eating a little this morning.

You know, I never really knew a whole lot about cancer before my mom was diagnosed. I mean, my gma had Melanoma and had a couple of surgeries to have that removed but I guess I wasn't overly involved and had not done much research with her sickness. I hate that people have to have this sickness and it is so unfair to think "Why her? What did she do? Why is it that people can smoke like a fiend and they don't get lung cancer, but my mom a nonsmoker has lung cancer?" I don't wish cancer or any other disease on anyone mind you. I just can't imagine what she is going through.

On a lighter note...Christmas was good. Got some Hello Kitty things :) Always a good thing. But our "Christmas Crack" has been the Wii that we got from Mike's mom. OMG! That thing is addictive. We first bought "Guitar Hero" and played that for a couple of nights. Fun as hell! Then I kept seeing an ad on tv for "Animal Crossing"...OMG...OK, I didn't get dressed on Saturday because I was playing that damn game all freakin' day long! So needless to say, I haven't done a lot of knitting or anything for that matter since buying that game. Sarah, a co-worker of mine also has the game and we play with each other via the Internet through the Wii system. It is fun to have another "nerd" that plays and we discuss things at work. I guess we don't get much done at work either?! :)

Gag...

2008-12-11T08:49:00.004-06:00

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid979078267/bctid2761619001

I think I may have just vomited in my mouth!

Uncle Ray

2008-11-18T14:02:00.003-06:00

Raymond A. Rodriguez

Raymond A. Rodriguez, 58, Kansas City, KS, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House. The Funeral Liturgy will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 20, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St. Kansas City, KS. Burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Friends may call 6-9:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the Church where a prayer service will be held at 6:00 PM. Any expression of condolence is appreciated. The family suggests donations to KC Hospice House or Juvenile Diabetes Association. Raymond was born March 29, 1950 in Kansas City, KS and was a lifetime area resident. He was a 1968 graduate of Bishop Ward High School and attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia KS. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. He was employed in the trucking industry for 37 years. Raymond loved going to the Lake of the Ozarks to relax with family and friends on his deck and riding his Harley. He especially loved the time spent with his precious grandchildren, Natalie and Colin. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marie and brother, Vince. Raymond is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Pattie (Buford) Rodriguez, of the home, daughter and her husband, Angie and Chad Burns, Parkville, Mo, grandchildren, Natalie and Colin, his father, Sandy Rodriguez and his wife, Sherri, Edinburg,TX, nephew, Michael Rodriguez, two nieces, Suzy Isabell and Vickie Rodriguez, and many loved family members and friends. Raymond was a gentle and caring person who always loved making everyone laugh. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed. (Condolences may be expressed at: www.porterfuneralhome.com Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home & Crematory, 1835 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS (913) 621-6400)

Seven things I love...

2008-11-13T16:26:00.002-06:00

I was tagged by Kim to answer "Seven Things I Love"...I've never been "tagged" before!

My friends and family! I don't know what I would do without all of you. Especially in the last month of my Mom being diagnosed with Cancer (update...she went for a small needle biopsy on the 6th and her test results did come back "positive" for Cancer, I will not know anything else until her appointment with the Oncologist on the 24th...prayers please) and helping Mike deal with his dying Uncle Ray (has been in and out of hospitals for about 2 years, coded on October 29th, was in ICU for 5 days, was taken off dialysis and has been in Hospice since the 11th...today Mike learned that his condition has worsened and doesn't have much longer).
Collecting Hello Kitty things...don't really know exactly why or how this collection started. I've collected numerous things through out the years...flamingos, penguins, Elmo...strange mix! I also really like crosses! I think this started when watching the "Osbournes" and seeing all the crosses on their walls. I'm not overly religious so religion really doesn't have anything to do with it. I do have a cross tattoo on my left wrist as well for people who don't know.
Coffee...coffee can turn a shitty day into an awesome day sometimes! I used to meet my friend April every Monday and Friday mornings at Starbuck's for a half an hour before work for coffee and gossip. It was so much fun! But then I bought a house and moved further away and neither one of us can get up early enough to still meet for coffee before work anymore :( How sad...
"Whatever Martha!" Awesome show! As Mike says, "those are your type of chicks!" I mean really, what is not fun about watching shitty old Martha Stewart episodes and talking shit about her? Seriously!
Ravelry...What an awesome site it is! I'm not what you call an experienced knitter, although without this site I wouldn't probably be the knitter that I am. They have everything on that site and I've met quite a few new friends there too!
The Melting Pot...cheese and chocolate...enough said!
Pop culture in general. Mike and I play "Xtreme Team Trivia" with our friends Ron and Donna every Wednesday night. It's trivia all about movies, music, tv, sports, ect... We always have fun listening to "our" music and kicking the other team's ass playing something we really enjoy!

OK, so if anyone really reads my blog...I'm wanting to know Ria, Kitty, Jen and Shelly love...

10:22AM, October 28, 2008

2008-10-28T16:11:00.003-05:00

A time and date I will now never forget. This is the time that my mom called me to let me know "what is wrong with her." My mom has been complaining of chest pains and being sore around her ribs, or as she says "right below my bra." My mom went to the doctors on the 22nd, the day after her 57th birthday, to find out what was wrong with her. Since then she has had a series of CAT scans, bone density tests and a mammogram. Today she went to the doctors and was told that she has lung cancer. No, she does not smoke...the question I've heard numerous times today. I'm not sure all the details yet because she hasn't told me everything and honestly I don't know that she knows all the details yet either. She goes back to the doctor's on Thursday and I plan to go with her to ask all the questions I have and hopefully get answers to everything that I/she needs to know.

My mom and I have talked quite a bit about cancer. Talked about the "Cancer Policy" at our work and how nowadays people are silly not to get it because of cancer being so common. How we are bound and determined to get it sometime in our lives because of all our family members having some shape/form of it. But now it's one of those things like "Hey! You weren't supposed to get it! You're too young to have cancer. (like there's such a thing)" I think i'm worried, scared, uneasy, unknowing and not sure how to accept that my mom now has cancer.

Arrrgh...

2008-09-19T11:10:00.003-05:00

My pirate name is:

Dirty Anne Vane

You're the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean -- not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. You tend to blend into the background occaisionally, but that's okay, because it's much easier to sneak up on people and disembowel them that way. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
part of the fidius.org network

FINALLY!!!

2008-09-12T13:59:00.004-05:00

85 DAYS!

12.14 WEEKS!

2,040 HOURS!

122,400 MINUTES!

7,344,000 SECONDS!

WE NOW HAVE CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE!

That's my jam...1995 style!

2008-09-10T11:16:00.003-05:00

OK, since I'm somewhat of a "music freak/snob" I saw this on Ria's blog and thought I would do it too...

The rules:
A.) Go to musicoutfitters.com

B.) Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year

C.) Bold the songs you like(making them red), strike through the ones you hate (making them green) and underline or italicize your favorite.(making them purple ) Do nothing to the ones you don’t remember (or don’t care about)

Top 100 Hits of 1995/Top 100 Songs of 1995

1. Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
2. Waterfalls, TLC
3. Creep, TLC
4. Kiss From A Rose, Seal
5. On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men
6. Another Night, Real McCoy
7. Fantasy, Mariah Carey
8. Take A Bow, Madonna
9. Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days), Monica
10. This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (everytime I hear this song I think of Friday/Saturday nights me and my friends would go to Rock n' Bowl and hear this!)
11. I Know, Dionne Farris
12. Water Runs Dry, Boyz II Men
13. Freak Like Me, Adina Howard
14. Run-Around, Blues Traveler
15. I Can Love You Like That, All-4-One (can you say "OVERPLAYED!!!)
16. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?, Bryan Adams (makes me gag!)
17. Always, Bon Jovi
18. Boombastic/In The Summertime, Shaggy (it's even better when Mike sings it!)
19. Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Nicki French
20. You Gotta Be, Des'ree
21. You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson
22. Hold My Hand, Hootie and The Blowfish
23. One More Chance-Stay With Me, Notorious B.I.G.
24. Here Comes The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze
25. Candy Rain, Soul For Real
26. Let Her, w Hootie and The Blowfish
27. I Believe, Blessid Union Of Souls
28. Red Light Special, TLC
29. Runaway, Janet Jackson
30. Strong Enough, Sheryl Crow (give me a break!)
31. Colors Of The Wind, Vanessa Williams
32. Someone To Love, Jon B.
33. Only Wanna Be With You, Hootie and The Blowfish
34. If You Love Me, Brownstone
35. In The House Of Stone And Light, Martin Page
36. I Got 5 On It, Luniz
37. Baby, Brandy
38. Run Away, Real McCoy
39. As I Lay Me Down, Sophie B. Hawkins
40. He's Mine, Mokenstef
41. December, Collective Soul
42. I'll Be There For You-You're All I Need To Get By, Method Man-Mary J. Blige
43. Shy Guy, Diana King
44. I'm The Only One, Melissa Etheridge
45. Every Little Thing I Do, Soul For Real
46. Before I Let You Go, BLACKstreet
47. Big Poppa/Warning, Notorious B.I.G.
48. Sukiyaki, 4 P.M.
49. I Wanna Be Down, Brandy
50. I'll Make Love To You, Boyz II Men
51. Dear Mama/Old School, 2Pac
52. Hold On, Jamie Walters
53. Keep Their Heads Ringin', Dr. Dre
54. The Rhythm Of The Night, Corona
55. Roll To Me, Del Amitri
56. Scream/Childhood, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson (Mike squeals like a little girl when he hears this song, he loves it for some reason?)
57. Freek'n You, Jodeci
58. I Wish, Skee-lo (I think I still have this CD somewhere...I know, sad...)
59. Believe, Elton John
60. Carnival, Natalie Merchant
61. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty
62. Back For Good, Take That
63. Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz
64. You Want This-70's Love Groove, Janet Jackson
65. Tell Me, Groove Theory
66. Can't You See, Total
67. All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow
68. This Lil' Game We Play, Subway
69. Come And Get Your Love, Real McCoy
70. This Ain't A Love Song, Bon Jovi
71. Secret, Madonna
72. Player's Anthem, Junior M.A.F.I.A.
73. Feel Me Flow, Naughty By Nature
74. Every Day Of The Week, Jade
75. The Sweetest Days, Vanessa Williams
76. Short Dick Man, 20 Fingers Featuring Gillette
77. Brokenhearted, Brandy
78. No More "I Love You's", Annie Lennox
79. You Used To Love Me, Faith Evans
80. Constantly, Immature
81. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, U2
82. 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters
83. Ask Of You, Raphael Saadiq
84. Sugar Hill, Az
85. Good, Better Than Ezra
86. Brown Sugar, D'angelo
87. Turn The Beat Around, Gloria Estefan
88. 'Til You Do Me Right, After 7
89. 1st Of Tha Month, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (I try to sing this to Mike every first of the month morning, "wake up, wake up, wake up...it's the first of the month!)
90. Like The Way I Do If I Wanted To, Melissa Etheridge
91. I Live My Life For You, Firehouse
92. Dream About You-Funky Melody, Stevie B
93. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex
94. Thank You, Boyz II Men
95. I'll Stand By You, Pretenders
96. I Miss You, N II U
97. Give It 2 You, Da Brat
98. Best Friend, Brandy
99. Misery, Soul Asylum
100. Can't Stop Lovin' You, Van Halen

Caffeine Addicts Swap!

2008-08-17T17:14:00.005-05:00

I would like to thank Ria for my awesome package! I received Trekking hand art Tundra, Galway Highland Heather wool (which both of these yarns I already have so getting extras rock!), a pound of Mara’s Zimbabwe coffee beans (which OMG smell freakin’ awesome!), Voortman’s Sugar Free Tea Ring cookies (I need to find out where I put in my blog that I can’t have sugar? Regardless these cookies are good and almost gone already!), Onion Blossom Horseradish Dip/pretzel Snack Set, two awesome bags that Ria made (very cute!), stich markers that Ria made (sorry my picture doesn’t do justice!), cute sheep candles and a sheep postcard with a note from Ria. My package ROCKED! Thank you so much Ria…sorry my Blackberry doesn’t take better pics!

Swap Time!

2008-08-12T09:36:00.002-05:00

OK, so once again I'm participating in the Caffeine Addicts swap on Ravelry! I've had so much fun in the past and always look forward to what to get my swap buddy and what I'm going to receive as well. Well as you can see above...I've actually knitted something! OMG can you freakin' believe it? And I've finished something! Holy shit Batman! This is a "T" dishcloth that I made for my swap buddy Tiffany. She doesn't know she is my swap buddy...but will soon once I finally get my lazy ass to the post office and mail her stuff out! I did warn her that I wasn't going to get the package out on time, but I did go over budget so that should count for something right?

Sierra Jade

2008-07-14T09:01:00.005-05:00

Sierra Jade

Born 6/20/08

6 pounds, 10 ounces

19 inches long

Yes, I know...I'm extremely late...and have not blogged for about 2 months! I am an aunt again! My sister Nicole gave birth to Sierra on 6/20...due to an emergency C-section because Nicole's blood pressure was elevated. Sierra was not due to come until July 5th. Nicole and Sierra are both doing fine and will be moving to Illinois shortly to be with Daddy Todd once Sierra is a little bigger.

The Cure

2008-05-20T08:26:00.003-05:00

Very awesome show last night for those that were not there. Robert Smith still rocking!
I was a little nervous that we were going to have a repeat of the Depeche Mode show because Robert's throat was still bothering him since doing a show in Chicago a couple of nights before KC.
Awesome show despite Robert's voice at times. They played my favorite song "Lullaby" and that is all they had to have sung for me to be happy!

Pam's Pasties

2008-05-06T22:53:00.003-05:00

I got these little numbers all ready to give to my Human Resources Manager Pam at work for her birthday. She and her husband like to joke with me about "knitting not like grandma's knitting anymore!" And we go into discussions about all the AWESOME things you can knit and of course...PASTIES came up. I've signed up to be a part of the Bad Knit Girl's Pastie Swap Par Deux! This was a trial pair to try out the pattern before making a pair for my swap partner.

KIM IS THE COFFEE QUEEN!

2008-05-06T22:44:00.002-05:00

Thank you so very much for sending me some more of this AWESOME coffee KIM! If you look at my older blog posts Kim was a prior swap partner I had on Ravelry. This coffee came all the way from Canada! Which makes me want to go back...is Toronto far from you KIM? I could so visit again!

MO ROCKS!

2008-05-06T22:27:00.002-05:00

Damn I'm a slacker and don't do this "blog" thing much huh? Well guess what peeps...I'm gonna post like mad whack tonight!!

OK ...first off...BIG THANKS TO MO!! Mo was my swap partner for the "Caffeine Addicts" swap on Ravelry. So many awesome things I got! Thank you very much!

NKOTB WTF?!?

2008-04-04T09:47:00.003-05:00

Looks like the boys are going to be doing a reunion show...can you believe it? OK...if my memory serves me right, I went to their show on July 5, 1990 at Sandstone Amphitheatre. Opening was Rick Wes, Perfect Gentlemen and Tommy Page...whom I freakin' loved back in the day. Honestly the only reason I went to this concert was because my cousin Karen was DEEPLY, SCARY-LIKE IN LOVE with Joey McIntyre and had an extra ticket and asked if I wanted to go with her and my aunt. Well...OK...since I was mildy infatuated with Jonathan Knight I figured "hell, I'll go...free ticket". I want to say this was my first concert, I also want to say that I remember watching the concert with the binoculars and becoming a little misty eyed by the site of Jonathan dancing and singing on stage...COME ON PEOPLE, I WAS 13!!! And yes...I had NKOTB sheets when I was younger. Can't remember if I got them from the grandparents or my mom, but yes, I had them...

So will I go to the reunion show if it comes to KC? Sure what the hell...I need a little torture and nostalgia. And I'm sure I know some friends that would go with me...Christy? :)

When the boss is away....

2008-02-29T15:07:00.002-06:00

The co-workers will play!

OK, we are bored today at work...well maybe not "bored" but shit, it's like 50-something odd

degrees outside, sunny and who in their right minds really wants to be stuck inside

a big "morton like building" working?

So what do we do you ask?

We buy "Lickety Lix" freakin' foot long bomb pops off the ice cream truck and

attack our co-workers with them! That's right...show that Accounts Payable

chick that you have a "Lickety Lix" and you know how to use it!

OK, OK...I know that sounded bad but you don't have to

work with her sometimes...it could've been a lot worse!! LOL :)

Am I cute or what?!?

2008-02-27T22:19:00.003-06:00

I finally got my Hello Kitty hat done for my Hello Kitty Mystery KAL3.

I'm so excited it is done and didn't really take me very much time at all! And this was the very first ever hat I've done as well. So I followed a pattern, made something I've never made before and finished it! So very freakin' exciting. Now I'm somewhat patiently waiting for my next project from the KAL to do. WOW I freakin' finished something finally!

Who's a slacker?

2008-02-21T10:47:00.002-06:00

I AM! OMG...I can't believe I've not posted since December! OK, maybe I can... I've been knitting, I just need to take pics of what I have been knitting. Let's see...I started a Log Cabin Blanket, 2 socks (not the same of course!) and last night I began knitting on a Hello Kitty hat. I've been off and on motivated to knit. Of course being sick for over a week didn't help things either! I've not been to UFO Night at MisKnits in forever either! I didn't even go to the Guild meeting Monday. I actually had every intention of going...just didn't make it out of AT&T til 6:45. I am the new proud owner of my lovely burgandy Blackberry Curve phone that is cute as hell! Why do "cute as hell" things have to be so damn expensive?

Hmmm...what else is going on with me? Well...I'm counting down the months til Mike and I move out of our apartment. Where are we moving you ask? Hell if I know!?! I signed up for RentSourceInc.com for their listings and have been updating those on a daily basis. Then I also get these weird thoughts in my head about buying a house again. Unfortunately I don't know if I can actually purchase a house without actually having enough dinero saved up for a down payment. If anyone knows how this can be done, let me know! I just find it crazy that i'm being raped by living in Johnson County paying over $900 a month for rent on a two bedroom apartment! Granted...we do have quite a bit of space in our apartment but over $900 is crazy as hell!

Also I have been off and on thinking about what Mike and I are going to do about our wedding. It's a second marriage for both of us. Do we go fancy/simple? Do we go church/uncoventional? We are both pretty much set on asking if Jeff Scheel singer of band "Gravity Kills" would marry us since he is licensed. But OMG...during the ceremony I would be spending all my time oohing and ahhing and wiping my chin off from the excessive amount of drull that would be coming out of my mouth watching Jeff though! OMG...I used to go the the GK shows just to watch Jeff. Slightly obsessive! I mean, on my desk at work I have two pics of Jeff and I...the ex husband would ask "why do you have Jeff and you pics on your desk at work but none of the two of us?" Geee....

Guess who's engaged?!

2007-12-26T21:39:00.001-06:00

That's right! I am! Mike proposed Christmas Eve night at my mom's house. In the room were my mom, me, Mike, my sister Stephanie, my sister Nicole and my niece Miakah. We were opening presents and I was on my last present which was a Hello Kitty mitten shaped stocking. Inside was the ring box. I opened the box looked at Mike then my mom and said "Is this what I think this is?" I was crying, Mike was crying so much that Stephanie said "well are you going to ask her or what?!" She's very blunt and know for saying what she thinks...lol. Mike was so emotional that all he could get out was "so you wanna get hitched?" Of course I said YES! We told his family the next day at Christmas and everyone is very happy for us. No plans for a wedding yet, going to take our time. This will be a second marriage for the both of us.

Funny story...Monday morning I had coffee with my friend April who I meet for coffee every Monday and Friday mornings. We were exchanging presents Christmas Eve morning and after we were done she said she had some exciting news which I figured was some cheesey gossip about one of our friends or one of her co-workers. She said that her boyfriend Matt a.k.a "Sarge" had proposed to her on Saturday. I of course busted out bawling and gave her a hug, which I DO NOT HUG PEOPLE!! I was so very happy for her and them both. Sarge is a good guy and very happy for the two of them. This will be the second marriage for them as well.

Funny...within 2 days me and my best friend April are engaged...who would've guessed?

Whew!

2007-12-20T23:00:00.001-06:00

See what all I've been making tonight? I'm tired as hell! At work tomorrow we are having our "Secret Santa Exchange", "Cookie Swap" and "Holiday Lunch"... The snowmen above are the last things I made for Cindy at work whose name I got. For the cookie swap I had to make 6 dozen cookies. I made these "Mexican Wedding Cookies"...I just filled them with Dark Chocolate M&M's instead of nuts.

Did I say I love swaps?!?!

2007-12-19T13:00:00.000-06:00

Today I received my Coffee Swap 3 package from Kitty in Switzerland!!! I was so excited because I have been waiting to see what was coming!

In my package was: Scottish traditional hand baked shortbread, Highland Coffees "Costa Rica Tarrazu" coffee, a very awesome ceramic coffee mug made by Kitty's husband Joe , a bar of "Green & Black's Organic Milk Chocolate" and a bar of "Green & Black's Organic Maya Gold" (which OMG is awesome! It is described as "dark chocolate with orange & spices"...freakin' awesome!!

I also received two balls of "Lang's Soft Shetland Wool" one ball in green and the other ball in blue (very soft! I love wool!), a set of Vintage size 6 knitting needles (very cool, I will have to find more!)...

A Hello Kitty tin coin tube (goes quite well with my growing collection! Did you or Joe make the ceramic buttons inside Kitty?), 2 knitting related buttons and a Vintage coffee card (OMG Kitty has the coolest hand writing, I'm so very jealous!)

Thank you very much Kitty for my great swap package! It was great having you as a first time swap mate and learning so much about you and your lovely family!

Finally something done!

2007-12-17T23:06:00.000-06:00

This is a pic of the scarf I finished Monday night at the Sunflower Knitting Guild Meeting. I was making this scarf for myself to go with my lovely new Peacoat that my boyfriend was so kind to buy me this year. I used 2 skeins of "Plymouth Suri Merio Paint". The yarn is very soft!

She's crafty!

2007-12-15T19:04:00.001-06:00

Ok so since there is inches of snow outside I decided no way in hell am I

going anywhere today! So as you can see below, I've been chillin' all day

in my lovely new Christmas Stocking Wearin' Skull-n-Crossbones

jammy pants!

But I have been productive! A couple months ago at my boyfriend's sister's house

we were all sitting around the table talking about that show that was on TV,

"Cougars vs. Kittens". It was some reality show about some guy going

on dates with 40-something chicks (Cougars) and younger chicks (Kittens)

to figure out who would win his heart or some kind of crap like that.

I didn't watch the show. Just saw the commercials.

Well at the table was me, my boyfriend, his mom, two sisters and brother-in-law. We were joking about his mom being too old to be a "cougar" so we would give her the name of "Mountain Lion". Another conversation at the table was about one of my boyfriend's sisters having a twenty-something year old living with her and she being 41, so then we started calling her a "cougar". Well, my boyfriend's youngest sister, who just turned 40 felt a little left out since everyone else had a nickname so we had to think of her. Well this sister has 5 kids! Lord save her! So we thought of a good name for her and said she was a "M.I.L.F." So as a joke for Christmas this year I decided to make them "wife beaters" that have their nicknames on them. They will get a kick out of it.

All shirts were made with the pain in the ass "GeMagic Kit"...biggest pain in the ass ever! Do not buy one! My fingers are sore from the damn prongs in the "gems" and if you ever are so unlucky to watch the infomercial (I didn't buy it from the infomercial, got it at Wally World) they make the damn thing seem so easy...damn liars!!

Guess what my Mom asked for this Christmas?!?

2007-12-14T23:38:00.000-06:00

That's right! My mom is the new owner of a K-State Purple Powercat

on her right ankle! We asked what she wanted for Christmas and as of 9pm

this evening...she got it! Never in my life would I ever think of would be

taking my Mom at 56 to the tattoo shop to get a tat after all the grief

she has given me and my sisters for our tattoos and piercings!

The Last Knit...

2007-12-10T20:08:00.001-06:00

This is how I feel sometimes...

I love swaps!

2007-12-04T21:41:00.001-06:00

Today I got my Caffeine Addicts swap package from Kim!

Above I have Hello Kitty Berry & Cherry Lip Balm, Shimmer Stick, awesome coffee mug, Sniff Kleenexes, Bubble Bath, and Bath Scrubbie...

Flavor Xotics French Vanilla Ground Coffee, Chocolate Crunch cookies (Kim, they really weren't in pieces!!! And they are pretty damn tasty, had to sample the goods!)

And 2 skeins of Cherry Tree Hill Louet Gems Merino in Moody Blues!!

What an awesome package that came all the way from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada! Thank you very much Kim! Awesome job on all the HK goodies! Can't wait for some coffee, cookies and to knit with my new yarn!!

Aren't they pretty?!

2007-11-17T10:34:00.000-06:00

Some of my lovely yarn purchases from Churchmouse Yarns & Teas in Bainbridge Island, WA.

Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks that Rock, Lightweight in Carbon Dating

Lanna Grossa, Meilenweit Cotton, in Festa.

Araucania, Nature Wool Multy

Mountain Colors, Bearfoot in Wilderness

Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks that Rock, Lightweight in Farmhouse. Also features the sock that I have started. No real particular pattern, just hopefully it works out and I can finish a pair! LOL

Scenes from our trip...

2007-11-17T08:54:00.000-06:00

View of the Westin Towers outside our hotel room.

Another view outside our hotel room at the Warwick.

View of Bainbridge Island, WA while on the ferry.

Bainbridge Island, WA

Me with a cheesy grin holding on to my bag of yarn goodness I got at Churchmouse Yarns & Teas in Bainbridge. Cute store!

View of downtown Seattle from the ferry.

Another view outside of hotel of a seagull.

Picture of the Experience Music Project building. Very cool museum with all different music related things. Should check out if you go to Seattle. Plus if you buy a ticket to the EMP you also got a ticket to the Science Fiction Museum next door as well.

Seattle Space Needle. I really like this pic that Mike took. I'm thinking of blowing it up and framing a copy of it.

Pic of Mike's new tat that he got from Aaron at Laughing Buddha Tattoos in Seattle. Aaron was a very cool guy and this didn't take him no time to do!!

Pic of seagull outside resting by the pier for the ferry to take us to Bainbridge Island.

Pic of ferry.

Famous Pike's Place Fish Market. Known for the low-flying fish.

Pike's Place Fish Market.

Pic of Mike and Rachel at the Pike's Place Market. Rachel is the market's bronze piggy bank. Rachel weighs in at 550 pounds and was created by Georgia Gerber. Rachel is named after a real 750 pound pig who was the winner at the 1985 Island county Fair.

Entertainers in the market.

Mike and I had a really good time. Didn't want to leave to come back to KC. I look forward to hopefully coming back there soon and seeing more things that we were unable to see this trip.

Seattle here we come!

2007-11-08T09:11:00.000-06:00

Tomorrow afternoon my boyfriend Mike and I leave for Seattle! It was actually a surprise trip for his birthday but only stayed a surprise till Saturday night when Leland guessed where we were going and I couldn't lie! So we will be there from Friday till Monday. Nothing really planned. Mike wants to get new ink. I think he is planning on getting the Breaking Benjamin CD cover on his calf.

I haven't decided yet what if anything I might get and where I would put it. I guess I will just have to wait and see.

Since I will be on a plane for approximately 10 or more hours in the next 4 days this will give me time to catch up on doing some knitting. I have no idea what I want to make right now. I did buy 2 balls of Lavish 100% Superfine Alpaca in Cranberry and 2 balls in Royal Blue last night at MisKnits to possibly make Mike some fingerless gloves. I can't believe I'm actually considering making something KU related... I did try to start on the gloves last night but I think I was having a case of "Knitters Block". Couldn't decide if gloves was what I wanted to make, what exactly I wanted to make or how exactly I was going to make something. I will post when I get back as to what I finally worked on when we get back home.

Hi, My name is Amanda...

2007-11-08T08:54:00.000-06:00

and I'm a Britney Spears fan.

OK, I'm sure I'm going to get tons of shit for this post, or maybe not? Yes, I did by the new "Blackout" CD, and yes, I actually do like it. Don't' get me wrong...I'm not for the Britney that isn't taking good care of her kids or keeping up with her responsibilities. I do like her music, or at least I like the more current music that isn't too much of the "bubble gum pop" and is more dance/club type.

The boys are back!!

2007-10-30T22:22:00.000-05:00

Ahhh...My boys McNamara/Troy are back in business for Season 4 Nip/Tuck.

UGH...Mondays!

2007-10-22T20:09:00.001-05:00

Thank god my Mondays start with "coffee morning with April"...sounds like a NPR program or something....hmmm, there's a thought. But I don't think we could get paid to do it so scratch that idea. April and I meet every Monday/Friday morning at Starbuck's. These are mornings to either talk about our weekends or bitch about our weeks. I love coffee mornings! Unfortunately our morning was cut a little early due to the fact I had a lovely 8am dentist appointment that I had to rush to in the downpour of rain this morning...not fun.

As usual, I go to get my teeth cleaned, listen to the hygienist repeat herself about how "I need to brush twice a day and floss and use mouthwash and brush and floss and..." Granted I brush once a day and use my tongue cleaner, apparently I'm not doing enough. WTF?! I guess I'm supposed to take 15 mins out of my morning to stand in front of the mirror and concentrate on my gums! I have a hard enough time waking up in the morning on time that now I need to wake up even earlier to concentrate on making sure that I'm brushing against my gum line? Ugh...I'm going to try...or at least I will try for a week and go back to being a slacker. We shall see...

Next stop before work is the lovely trip to the Wyandotte County Courthouse to file garnishment papers on a customer that loves to play fucking games and not pay his bill. I want to say that we took him to court in April and he has yet to pay his judgement. I think I have now went back to the lovely courthouse maybe 10 times to try and get money and still have a about $500 to collect from a $1500 bill. And let me tell you...the clerks at the Wyandotte County Courthouse are not the most friendliest chicks! I swear, every time I go there I either come out feeling like a complete fucking moron for asking questions as to how to fill out paperwork or that I put them out by having them file shit for me. Isn't that their job? Out of all the courthouses I have had to go to for small claims cases for work, Wyandotte County is the least on my list that I like going to.

Finally I show up to work around 10:30...typical lovely day in Accounting. I seriously need a new job... A new job that I don't have to constantly hear customers whine about not receiving an invoice or how they have no money to pay their bill or how they can't understand why they were charged what they were charged. I don't know why I'm in Accounting. I hate Math! I hate numbers! I guess the job pays the bills...although, I win the lottery or someone offers me another job and I'm out the door in a hurry!

On a positive note...I have signed up for two swaps via Ravelry! I've never done the swap thing before. I'm doing the "Caffeine Addicts" and "Coffee Swap Three" swaps! The CA swap is an annoyomous swap. I did hear from the person that has me today via email and they seem to have the same possible warped sense of humor that I do... (OK swap buddy if I'm wrong, please correct me!) I have also emailed my swap anonymously letting her know that I have her. I like to blog stalk her so I can see what she is into so I can get ideas as to what to hook her up with...

For my CST swap they made it so your and your buddy are swaps. My swap is Kitty! She is from Scotland and we have talked via email several times! Kitty is awesome and I always look forward to her emails. I have done some shopping for her and I hope she likes what I'm sending her...hopefully we don't have to beat some ass to get it delivered though since the postal service is on strike :(

I almost forgot...My dad called me from San Diego this morning telling me that he was being evacuated from his house. I guess the fires were coming towards his house and work and he has told to leave. I can't imagine what it would be like to have to deal with something like this. He also mentioned that he was going to try and go to our friend Kris' house but something to do with traffic being so bad from all the people leaving that he didn't know what he was going to do. I guess we all have to pray that the fires stop. Houses can be replaced, people cannot.

Happy Birthday Mom!

2007-10-22T20:08:00.000-05:00

Today we celebrated my mom's birthday by having dinner at my gma's house. I made my mom's favorite German Chocolate cake. Which I was impressed at how good it looked and tasted. I guess those Wilton Classes at Michael's worked!

Lovely view from the top...

Lovely side view...

After gorging on dinner and cake we all watched the "Lost in the 50's" dvd that my gma bought my mom from their last trip to Branson, MO. Also we got to watch Baby Fuzz be ornery and look cute. Since none of us like our pics taken I took some of Baby Fuzz...

The kid is totally ornery and unfortunately takes after her mother, Stephanie!

The things we do for food...

2007-10-22T19:59:00.000-05:00

Saturday after Mike got off work we went and picked up my mom, sister and Baby Fuzz for our 99 mile, 1 hour and 41 min (approx) trip to the lovely, Amish community of Jamesport, MO in search of BREAD! OMG they have the greatest jalapeno cheese bread ever at the Countryside Bakery. It is an Amish bakery that has bread, pastries, noodles, jams, etc... I should've taken a pic of this freakin' awesome bread...but I'm a slacker and didn't! However we did take some pics from our drive in the city...

Common travel in Jamesport by the Amish.

We all said that this guy is traveling in his convertible.

I convinced the car that the pic above is of "Future Sock Growers!" They all agreed, I've got them trained :)

This is a pic of the "Kum & Go" sign in Cameron, MO on the way home. Kum & Go is an inside joke between myself and my friend April. On one of our trips out of town it was our mission to stop at every Kum & Go we could. After stopping at these gas stations we would get back in the car and yell "Kum & Go, We Came & Went!" OK yes, we are dorks and it amused us!

WIP...My Oversized Ballband Dishcloth

2007-10-13T22:14:00.000-05:00

Thought I should probably add a little bit of "knitting" to my blog. This is my Oversized Ballband Dishcloth that lately i've been on and off working on. According to the pattern I'm supposed to be using size 7 needles but at the time I started the smallest needles I had were size 9. So really looking at this project it is more like a Ballband Dishtowel instead of Dishcloth. Oh well, honestly I was just wanted to try the pattern, which I really like. It has this brickish/block look to it that is pretty cool, or at least I think so. Plus I had some el cheapo Sugar n' Cream yarn to use up so what the hell? Make a cheap dish whatever with cheap yarn...works for me!

Blogstalking Assignment 5-An Interesting Statue

2007-10-13T22:05:00.000-05:00

Ok...since I live in Kansas City what could be more of an "Interesting Statue" than the Shuttlecocks at the Nelson-Atkins Museum?

I mean seriously? How many cities have shuttlecocks? We have multiples! I think there is one in front of the building (which these are) and there are some in the back of the building as well...or atleast I think there is?

I Love this!

2007-10-13T12:56:00.000-05:00

OK...after looking at other people's blogs I find all these awesome things that I like and want on my blog. I went to Santa-Cali-Gon in Independence, MO during Labor Day weekend and went past on of these craft tables that was selling black and white pics with letters like above. I totally wanted one of these pics but didn't have the moolah to afford to by one that was matted and framed. BUT HEY! I have these post on my blog so it will do for now!

Knitters' Coffeeswap Three...

2007-10-09T14:44:00.000-05:00

OK, I'm supposed to post my answers to the questions so here ya go!

SWAP QUESTIONS
1. Whole bean or ground? Either one is fine, I'm not too picky.
2. Fully-loaded or decaf? FULLY-LOADED ALL THE WAY! I need to wake up somehow!
3. Regular or flavored? I like either or, well actually...I usually add milk/creamer/flavor/sugar in my coffee, so which ever!
4. How do you drink your coffee? OK, I could really be a smartass...and this question could be answered many ways! Soooo...I drink it in a mug? Sometimes hot, usually iced here lately...
5. Favorite coffee ever? Don't really have a brand. Lately I have been going to Starbuck's and getting a Venti Nonfat Iced Carmel Macchiato, or actually if i'm broke McDonald's Iced Vanilla Coffee is pretty damn good!
6. Are you fussy about your coffee or will any old bean do? Not really fussy, i guess just nothing OVERLY strong.
7. Favorite treats to have with your coffee? Chocolate goes with everything!, biscotti, I guess anything really.
8. Anything else about your coffee preferences? I just want to be surprised. The coffee will be drank from either myself or my family regardless!
9. Yarn/fiber you love? I've established a fondness lately for sock yarn. I like warm colors and usually the color of the yarn is what sells to me. Fiber wise...I like wool, alpaca...
10. Yarn/fiber you hate? Don't really hate anything. I have been influenced by my peers to only buy yarn at a LYS lately...and not the "big" chains.
11. What's on your needles? I have several...i'm making an oversized Ballband Dishcloth that probably will be considered a dishtowel instead of a cloth, fingerless gloves for my boyfriend, a way past due baby blanket for my niece and the start of a sock.
12. Favorite colors? GREEN! I like every shade of green and also burgandy/navy. Also really love the turquoise/brown combination.
13. Allergies? Nothing related to coffee/yarn.
14. Anything you really love, really don't like, or just need to get off your chest? I would like to find a Hello Kitty mug...don't have one, would be really cool to find one though. I'm pretty easy to please.

Can't wait to get this swap started!!

Blogstalking Assignment 4-3 Things I love, 3 things I hate.

2007-10-07T19:50:00.000-05:00

Well besides the obvious love for my family and friends.

3 Things I Love:

Hello Kitty...of course!

Jenna Jameson...I've never completly understood the fondness of her, but I do love Jenna Jameson!

Starbuck's Venti Iced Nonfat Carmel Macchiatos!

3 Things I Hate:

Enough said!
People that blow their noses at the table...um gross!

Some of the "stupid" people I have to deal with on a daily basis at my job, that I think ask "stupid" questions because they have no common sense!

All about my birthday...yes I know...it was 9 days ago!

2007-10-05T22:15:00.000-05:00

Since i'm now on Ravelry (YIPPEE!!) I read a lot of the groups and saw this on the Libra Group that Carmen had posted...so I was like "what the hell? what's up with my birthday?"

Birthday Calculator
26 September 1976

Your date of conception was on or about 4 January 1976 which was a Sunday.
You were born on a Sundayunder the astrological sign Libra.Your Life path number is 4.
Your fortune cookie reads: Nature, time and patience are the three best physicians.
Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 6 & 7.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 3, 5 & 9.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2443047.5.
The golden number for 1976 is 1.The epact number for 1976 is -1.The year 1976 was a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/31/1976 and ending 2/17/1977.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Dragon.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Raven.
Your plant is Ivy.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Choiach, the fourth month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 3 Tishri 5737. Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 4 Tishri 5737.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.3.4.3 which is12 baktun 18 katun 3 tun 4 uinal 3 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Sunday, 2 Shavval 1396 (1396-10-2).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 18 April 1976.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 25 April 1976.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 3 March 1976.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 6 June 1976.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 13 June 1976.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 25 September 1976.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 15 April 1976.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 2 March 1976.
As of 10/5/2007 11:14:41 PM EDT You are 31 years old.
You are 373 months old.
You are 1,618 weeks old.
You are 11,331 days old.
You are 271,967 hours old.
You are 16,318,034 minutes old.
You are 979,082,081 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Christina Milian (1982)
Serena Williams (1981)
Shawn Stockman (1972)
James Caviezel (1968)
Lawrence Leritz (1962)
Linda Hamilton (1956)
Olivia Newton-John (1948)
Anne Robinson (1944)
Julie London (1926)
Jack LaLanne (1914)
George Gershwin (1898)
T.S. Eliot (1888)
Ivan Pavlov (1849)
John Chapman (1774)
Top songs of 1976
Tonight's the Night by Rod Stewart
Silly Love Songs by Wings
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee
Disco Lady by Johnnie Taylor
Play The Funky Music by Wild Cherry
December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) by Four Seasons
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon
Kiss and Say Goodbye by Manhattans
If You Leave Me Now by Chicago
Love Hangover by Diana Ross
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 4.43483365949119 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)
Your lucky day is Friday.
Your lucky number is 6.
Your ruling planet(s) is Venus.
Your lucky dates are 6th, 15th, 24th.
Your opposition sign is Aries.
Your opposition number(s) is 9.
Today is one of your lucky days!
There are 357 days till your next birthday on which your cake will have 32 candles.Those 32 candles produce 32 BTUs,or 8,064 calories of heat (that's only 8.0640 food Calories!) .You can boil 3.66 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1976 there were approximately 3.1 million births in the US.In 1976 the US population was approximately 203,302,031 people, 57.4 persons per square mile.
In 1976 in the US there were approximately 2,152,662 marriages (10.1%) and 1,036,000 divorces (4.9%)
In 1976 in the US there were approximately 1,921,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds. In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1976 the population of Australia was approximately 14,110,107.
In 1976 there were approximately 227,810 births in Australia.
In 1976 in Australia there were approximately 109,973 marriages and 63,230 divorces.
In 1976 in Australia there were approximately 112,662 deaths.
Your birthstone is Sapphire -->The Mystical properties of Sapphire though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Sapphire is used for clear thinking. Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources) Agate, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli
Your birth tree is Hazelnut Tree.
The Extraordinary, Charming, undemanding, very understanding, knows how to make an impression, active fighter for social cause, popular, moody and capricious lover, honest and tolerant partner, precise sense of judgement.
There are 81 days till Christmas 2007!
There are 94 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you wereborn was waxing crescent.

Somewhat interesting...kinda makes you wonder "where in the hell do people come up with or find this shit?! :)

Blogstalking Assignment 3-How I get From Here to There!

2007-10-03T21:33:00.000-05:00

This is the lovely side pic of my 2002 Ford Escape that I have named "FeFe"...I usually for whatever reason base the name of my cars by the letters of the car make/model. I bought this car on July 4, 2007.

And this is the lovely rear window of FeFe, with the Hello Kitty decal that Mike bought for me. I can always tell which car is mine. I hear this at least once a week at work too. Funny...

OMG...7 FREAKIN PEOPLE???

2007-10-03T21:22:00.000-05:00

My Ravelry stats as of 9:23pm this evening:

Found you!
You signed up on August 1, 2007
You are #22464 on the list.
7 people are ahead of you in line.
16487 people are behind you in line.
57% of the list has been invited so far

Can you freakin' believe this? I'm waiting for 7 people in front of me...ugh! OK OK I know, not too much longer but damn! I have been tallying my stats ever since August 1st! Any guesses as to what I will be doing tomorrow night?

Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Fuzz!!

2007-10-01T22:20:00.000-05:00

Happy 2nd Birthday to my favorite niece "Baby Fuzz" aka "Miakah LeAn". She looks so thrilled in this pic. I need to download more pics of her from her birthday party yesterday but haven't gotten there yet. Seems like yesterday when her momma had her...Baby Fuzz is growing up into a big girl :)

I want this shirt!

2007-09-29T21:00:00.000-05:00

Mike and I saw this lady walking down the street in downtown Lawrence today. I thought it was very funny and appropriate of her wearing this shirt since it was "National Alpaca Weekend".

Blogstalking...Assignment 2-Purse Guts!

2007-09-29T12:54:00.000-05:00

This is my purse...maybe a little "childish"? Hey, I like it! I like the "bowling-bag" kind of style it has and I also like Happy Bunny.

Contents of my purse:

Tons of receipts and pay stubs from work.
Two containers of breath mints...can never have enough of those!
One of my favorite perfumes "L" that my boyfriend Mike got me last year for my birthday.
About 60 cents in change.
Mary Kay lipstick and two Chapsticks.
Hello Kitty lotion that April gave me.
Two bobby pins.
Two paper clips.
One earring that I lost the other one and the back of.
BeautiControl compact.
A container of "Good Head" flavored lube that April gave me as a joke Christmas present about two years ago. It's a conversation starter...lol
My Hello Kitty checkbook.
Neosporin
Shout Wipes
My Weight Watchers Calculator...no i'm not going to WW right now, I should though!
Two prescriptions to my migraine meds...
An extra car key
Two "It's My Birthday" free drink passes from Denin & Diamonds that I won Wednesday night for my birthday.
A pink ribbon pin that I got for Breast Cancer Awareness Week this year.
Tylenol Sinus pills...my somewhat pre-prescription migraine helpers.
My eyeglass cleaner cloth...which i'm addicted to and would be lost without it!
My coin purse that contains my credit cards, gift cards and punch cards to various places.
Pens!

Blogstalking...Assignment 1-Who am I?

2007-09-29T12:18:00.000-05:00

Amanda
Recently turned 31...Sept 26th
From Lenexa, KS
Enjoy knitting and learning new things...just finished another sock. Yes, I said "sock"...haven't gotten through a pair of socks yet. Wanting to start a new project but haven't quite figured out what yet?
Enjoy decorating cakes. In the past couple of months I took Wilton classes with my boss from work to learn "Cake Decorating". Finished Courses I-III and the Fondant/Gumpaste classes. Haven't went back for the final two classes because I'm waiting for my boss to find free time so we can go together.
A mom...to my doggy Libby Louise, even though she lives with her daddy.
A sister...to Nicole and Stephanie.
A daughter...to parents Tommy & Deborah. Dad lives in California, mom lives in Missouri.
A aunt...to the cutest niece Miakah LeAn who turns 2 on Oct 1st.
A girlfriend...to my totally understanding boyfriend Mike.
In Accounting. I do Accounts Receivables for a major truck dealership. I like my job some days...the days when people leave me the hell alone :)
A friend...at least I think so. I don't know what I would do without my friend "Sassy Smokey Chewy Pants" aka "April" :)
A 31 year old woman that loves Hello Kitty! Although, I don't think i'm as "obsessed" as some people I've seen!

31 tomorrow!

2007-09-25T20:56:00.000-05:00

OK...so today is my last day of being 30. 30 wasn't a bad year. Had it's ups & downs... Hopefully more ups this next year! Had one birthday party this last Friday...had a good time. It was me, Mike, Steph and her friend Matt, April & Matt, Michelle, Dan & his fiance. We all had a good time and had an even better time watching Michelle :) Tomorrow night i'm having dinner with Mike, mom, Steph and Baby Fuzz! Then we are off to D&D's to celebrate and take advantage of the lovely 25 cent drinks for Ladies Night!

Hello Kitty Tats...

2007-09-24T09:32:00.000-05:00

OK...I'm still on a mission to find my next tattoo. Still haven't found the "right" one yet...but this one is ok...

The free yarn sock is done!

2007-09-24T08:44:00.000-05:00

Yes, as of about 11pm last night I got the sock done from the yarn that April gave me. Finally! I think I get tired of looking at the same yarn and knit and knit till the project is finally done so I don't have to look at that yarn. So, I probably should continue on and make the other sock, but I'm thinking....no. I think i'm going to look into making something else and go back to the other sock later.

2 days till my birthday!

Yarn Harlot...

2007-09-17T22:19:00.000-05:00

Damn...I'm reading all the blogs about their visits to Wichita to see the Yarn Harlot yesterdat and makes me wish that I could've gone. Oh well I guess...I spent the day with family.

About time I start a blog...I guess?

2007-09-15T19:23:00.000-05:00

Well it seems to be the "in" thing... As soon as I can figure out my new digital camera I can start adding pics and showing the things I have knitted and can share with people.