it will never end

well, i hope it does!

Took the boys to school this morning. The alarm went off, i turned it off, stuck it under my pillow, and we slept in till 7.30. OOPS! Got them to school almost on time, and headed to KMart for socks and undies. They carry Joe Boxer socks, which I love for the boys, so yes, I make a special trip just for socks. I also got a package of undies for Dorian. His first package of plain old tighty whities. I hope he wears them. I also picked up two more pair of shorts for him (he is in a uniform this year, and my mom bought him 2 pair of shorts and 2 pair of pants, but it’s so hot here…). I did not buy mroe clothes for Chai, that’ll wait till next week after payday.

I joined a loal yahoogroup for knitters, which led to another local group, which led to a miami crafters group. Anyway, one of the gals there seems very nice. I think I might have to try to make it out one night for one of the meet ups. It’s down in Davie, only about a half hour drive, maybe 45 if I get lost.

I am all about making these caps for my moms doctors office. I can’t wait for my yarn to get here. I need to buy a smaller pair of circs mine are too long. Or I might cheat and just make rectangles and sew them, but the ladies at her doc office for treatment are a lil older, so I think delicate caps are better than funky headwear.

Knitpicks says the yarn is super soft, so I am hoping it really is. It’s light enough for Florida summers, and with a loose weave, it should be awesome. If it’s not super soft, I’ll have to line them, I think.

Oh, we lost the sucker fish we bought the other day. Fish took it back, then came home to get a water sample so they could test it. I tested it prior to adding the fish (we did a water change too, which might be where the problem was) and the pH was low, and we had to buy some bacteria to boost something else. So hopefully our new suckerfish wont die!

Goodies for me

I bought myself some goodies. I know, I know, save money to move, but I am a total impulse buyer. I can’t help it.

sampler box
from knitpicks.com
Palette
Content: 100% Peruvian Wool
Amount: 231 yards/50 grams hank
Gauge: 7-8 sts=1″ on #1-3 needles
Fingering weight – hand wash

I think I am going to make a blanket with some, some diaper covers for Eshiva (and if I do them right I can resell them later! I am still working on my pattern though.) I might make some hats too. We’ll see!

This is my new camera: new cam
*Professional-quality SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON 4X Optical Zoom Lens
*4.0 MP for sharp, vibrant prints up to 20″x30″ (50×76 cm)
*Exclusive KODAK Color Science Image Processing Chip
*Manual and custom controls
*2.2″ high-resolution indoor/outdoor display
*High-speed, low-light auto-focus
*Continuous shooting and bracketing modes
*22 scene and color modes

It is bad ass, I tell you that. I am very pleased with it.

BBC NEWS | Health | Child cancer ‘exhaust fume risk’

BBC NEWS | Health | Child cancer ‘exhaust fume risk’

Well, living near any hub of activity, I think, increases a chance of cancer and other illness. I think living out in the sticks decreases it, but it opens you up to other problems, so you’re damned if you, damned if you don’t.

I am looking forward to living in a smaller town, out in the country. I do think it makes for a healthier lifestyle.

Cannibal Fish

We are absolutely down two guppies and the two glass cats. Oddly enough, everything else now seems to be getting along. Well, the koi and the long fins and the angel are “playfully agressive” but they don’t appear to be eating eachother, just swimming after eachother.

I guess they didn’t like the other two breeds.

I saw the snail eat today on the side of the tank! It wins for my weird of the week lol I have never seen a snail eat, just seen them stuck to the side of a tank, so it was a new experience. Chai loved it!

agitated

I use Thinderbird for my mail, and it is neither sending nor receiving. I don’t know if it’s TB, or my connection or what. I can get to my mail online, but I hate web based mail. I am trying to fix it now. I already updated to 1.06 thinking that might help, but no, it didn’t.

I cleaned the boys room last night. I even vacuumed. I started sorting all the clothes and putting them away this morning. Fish helped some before he had to be at work.

Dorian sort of slept in his room last night. He didn’t fall asleep until past 10, and he came back into our room at some point. Don’t get me wrong, I do not mind my kids sleeping in our room, but he has been so obnoxious lately, and so outright defiant… perhaps mom is right and I am too lenient. He acts like my brother, and my mom is so lenient, maybe I do need to be more strict. So part of that was for him to sleep in how own bed. We’ll try again tonight. Chai fell asleep laying against my leg, crying. He has been weird at night though, freaking out, but not awake. Almost night terrors.

Chai’s birthday is next week. We see the doc for all three kids check ups the morning of the 15th, then we’ll have cake or something at dinner. On the 16th were headed up to Ocala for a couple of days to see a friend of mine and her family. Then school starts on Monday!

I attacked my own eyebrows yesterday. I need to have them done, but they don’t look too bad. I just need a touch-up now, as opposed to the entire thing done.

My friend is having a two year anniversary sale on her site, so go look! TheaStarr

That’s it. I want to write, but I have nothing interesting going on.

Fish bought me some gorgeous purple and black yarn last night or the night before, so I can’t wait for that to get here! I am working on a new diaper cover for Eshiva, but I am writing the pattern as I go. Let’s hope it’s viable and I don’t have to frog it.