Lightning Storm

What a storm. Nice variations in the lightning.

Double rainbow

 

this is what we saw after the rainstorm we had last week. Beautiful

Secret Pal 14 package

I'm sorry for the delay in posting pictures of my first secret pal package. The yarn is Cascade "Venezia". It's 70% merino wool & 30% silk. Very soft and it's my favorite color. I love the notecard. It has this design on it that seems like it has been lasercut. The magnet is hanging on my fridge. The notepad is by the phone and is used for message taking.

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY

We have had so much rain this summer. I am so sick of it. During the last few days alone, we got so much rain that most of our county has been declared a state of emergency from flooding. I had to drive thru a large puddle in front of our grocery store the other day, (following a bunch of cars going the same way) and what happens? The water torn off the cover from under my car. Its the cover that protects the underside of your engine and such. I had to call a friend whom came over with wire to strap it back up temporarily until my husband got home from being away the weekend. It had broke the cover right off from the screws so it's not possible to rehang it as the cover is broken off where it was connected to the 4 screws. We were lucky with our basement not being flooded. Our neighbors were not so lucky.

Magic Wings

My family & I went to the Magic Wings Butterfly conservatory & gardens to celebrate my 37 birthday and my 15 wedding anniversary. (got married on my birthday).It was great. Butterflies were flying around freely and were landing on people's heads. There were so many & the colors were beautiful.
It was a 2 hour drive each way for us. The baby slept most of the way.

sp 14 questions & answers

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? 100% cotton , bamboo, or very soft wool.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? totebag

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? 5 years and learned from my local yarn store instructor. Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? intermediate

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? no

5. What's your favorite scent? lilac or rose

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? yes.....
Favorite candy? milk chocolate

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? sew.
Do you spin? no

8. What kind of music do you like? soft rock

9. What's your favorite color(s)? red, grey.
Any colors you just can't stand? black,greens,yellows

10. What is your family situation? married with 4 girls ages 21,13,11 years old and a 7 week old. Do you have any pets? no

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? yes to all

12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? right now...baby items since i have a new daughter

13. What are you knitting right now? baby sweater for fall
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts? yes
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? either Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? bamboo
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? yes

17. How old is your oldest UFO? i dont know

18. What is your favorite holiday? christmas What winter holiday do you observe?christmas/new years

19. Is there anything that you collect? miniature realistic items

20. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? no What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? all of them

21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn? no

22. Are you a sock knitter? yes. What are your foot measurements?ladies size 6 shoe

23. When is your birthday? june 28th. yes i just had a birthday

24. Are you on Ravelry? yes If so, what's your ID? MrsV

She arrived

Well on May 5th (12 days past my due date), I gave birth to my 4th daughter. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was 21.5" long. We have named her Sabinna.

OVERDUE

I am officially over my due date by a week. The heat wave is killing me. Any suggestions on how to get these contractions going? I have had contractions on and off for a few weeks now, and my Doctor is amazed I haven't had the baby yet as my other 3 kids were anywhere from 4-11 days early. Contractions come (some strong) and after a few hours they stop. Every other day it's the same story.
I have tried all recommendations from Doctor, but the castor oil; which I hope would be my very very very last resort. 50% effaced and have been for weeks, 1 cm dilated.

Secret Pal 13 final package

Sorry it took me so long to post about the final package. The 100% cashmere is so soft. I need to make sure I choose the perfect project for it. The candy bar went to a friend as I am trying not to have so much chocolate/sweets during the final few weeks of this pregnancy. My secret pal's husband was in a band and so his cd was a part of my package.

Secret Pal package 2

Here is a photo of the 2nd secret pal package which arrived last week. I just love the yarn. It is so soft. I can't wait to knit up this baby sweater pattern that she sent along with it. My secret pal knows that I am expecting a baby in April and decided to put this great package together. Thank you to my secret pal.

Secret Pal 13 package 1

thank you to my secret pal for this wonderful package. Missing from the photo is a package of spiced cider which I made up before taking this photo. Sorry for the delay in posting about this wonderful package from my secret pal. My husband uses the digital camera for work so I get lucky once in awhile when he leaves it with me.

Ice storm in NY

Here you can see the ice storm that hit NY. These pictures were taken in my back yard of the trees covered in inches of ice. All the white you see is ice. The other image is taken from my driveway looking up my road. We were without power for 4 days. Others were without for up to 9 days. Roads were impossible to drive on due to downed trees and wires in the roads. It was very cold. Such crazy weather but boy it looked beautiful afterwards.

Strawberry hat and felted booties

This is what I knitted up (and felted the booties) and donated to the school fair for them to sell. The hat sold, the booties did not. I was surprised they didn't sell because the school had put a $ 20 price tag on them. I brought them back home and the baby I am expecting in April 2009 will have these booties for the winter of 2009.

Pumpkins

These are the pumpkins that my 2 daughter's carved out for the holiday. I like how the photo turned out.

SP 13 questions & answers

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I love to knit with soft wools and 100% cotton. I am picky about my yarn preferences. I don't knit with acrylics or any other synthetics or fur yarns or mohair.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? An old diaper bag

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? I have been knitting for 5 years. A friend taught me a bit and I then started taking knitting classes at my local yarn shop.
Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? Intermediate

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? NO

5. What's your favorite scent? lavender

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? YES.
Favorite candy? M & M's and milk chocolate with almonds

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? SEW.
Do you spin? NO

8. What kind of music do you like? Sheryl Crow, Fleetwood Mac, others like that.
Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD) YES

9. What's your favorite color(s)? Red, Gray, Beige
Any colors you just can't stand? green,yellow,orange,black

10. What is your family situation? Mother to 3 daughters, baby on the way due in April 2009, happily married for 14 years.
Do you have any pets? NO

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? YES to all.

12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? socks especially but I also like to knit hats, scarfs, fingerless gloves. Now I am knitting baby things as well.

13. What are you knitting right now? sweater for daughter, 3 pairs of socks, baby things (lots of projects on needles right now. I can't just knit 1 project at a time.)

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts? Absolutely.

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Either
Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? bamboo or aluminum is fine

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? YES

17. How old is your oldest UFO? about 3 years...a pinwheel baby blanket I started but then had a miscarriage, so now that we are expecting, I have been working on it and will try to have it done by April 2009.

18. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas (without the snow and cold weather)

19. Is there anything that you collect? amethyst, gnomes,fairies, miniature items

20. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? No not really. Perhaps a nice bag pattern from "These 2 old bags".
What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? basically I subscribe to all of them.

21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn? no. I once thought I'd like to attempt 2 socks at a time method but now realize that I wouldn't be able to do it. I have the book to show me how so maybe someday I'll attempt it.

22. Are you a sock knitter? YES
What are your foot measurements? I wear a ladies small shoe size 6

23. When is your birthday? June 28th