It's in the eyes.

Yup, I went to get it checked out. Was at the point where I couldn't read, watch TV, knit or anything. I would wake up after a couple hours from discomfort and eyes glued shut. Yuck.
When I called my new Dr I was told they couldn't get me in soon enough (new patient thing) so they told me to go to the Urgent Care Center. I didn't bother with my old Dr, since it would have been much, much further for me to drive. I was there at the Urgent Care Center only a half an hour, then walked out with prescriptions in hand.
With only the first dose of the meds I was less swollen and feeling more comfortable. Looks as though I let the infection(s) continue too long, huh?
So, bad me. My eyes still sting a bit when I strain them, like reading more than few lines. But with time I should be back 100%.
And thank you for your nice comments. :)

Webkinz blanket WIP

Here it is.... so far. I can't remember what the yarn is called. I may have the slip in the bottom of one of the knitting bags so that I can post the brand and color name. The yarn has this neat crinkley look and feel. It winds up as I knit so I have to untangle as I go from time to time. But it looks great. Very homey I think.

Anyone notice I am using a different floor than usual? That's the livingroom.
I won't be knitting as much today - I am battling eye infections. Joy. I get so blurry it makes things a challenge.

A little stitch here or there....

No Stitch Wednesday yet. I think the way to get it started will be to hold it at my house and send invitations out. Real simple ones. Left in their doors. *chuckle. I am thinking along the lines of, "Craft Night. Bring your craft and some drinks to enjoy." Then the date, time, blah blah. I keep talking with the other girls , with them saying how we should be getting our nights going. What better way then to get it rolling, eh?

I need to update, for future reference "Chiblums". This refers to the three kids I am watching over the summer in addition to my own two. Odd though, they all even like the name. Almost makes them a club I think. So some weeks I have 5, others I have four. So I have been rather busy this summer. Most days I try to take them to a local swimming place, not really the coastline beach, though I still refer to it as such. It has a sandy area, swimming, picnic areas, and so on.... I pack a cooler and let the Chiblums exhaust themselves. *grin

I have managed many rows on a mini blanket for my daughter S. I bought this yarn at least a year ago because of the color (yup, purple, who knew!) and how soft it was. OOoooh so soft. The set back was that it has this sort of ripply texture to it. Not twisted, more of crinkled I think. Well, I had tried to get it started with no project in mind over and over again a few weeks, maybe months back. The knit monsters were definitely against me. Then I sat down the other day after the Chiblums left and started it. I wasn't getting all tangled in it or anything this time. So I rolled with it. My daughter came out admiring it and asking what I was making it into. Then I asked her if her Webkinz would like it. She giggled and said "Yes". I told her it will be simple, soft and homemade. She said her Webkinz like things that way.

The Chiblums have been gone two days now and I have had some alone time with the my son and daughter since Wednesday. They seem to be enjoying it. I have too. We visited my Mother-In-Law, Sister-In-Law and her two girls today. I haven't seen the baby since she was born. She's 9 months old now! Yikes!

Tomorrow the kids -B., S., and I will be off to see my Grammy. We plan to go out to have some seafood in Old Orchard. We already argued about who was paying. So I 'd better have all the money out and in my hand when we order.

Then on Saturday we go as a family to Funtown/Splashtown USA for hubby's employer's annual picnic. The year they decided to pay our way in, but we are on our own for food. Grrr. Better eat before we get there!

Friends

I was taken back today. Stunned really.
This is the shortened version.......
My neighbor K. called to ask me what the good online shops were for getting threads. She needed some she said to finish a UFO. I couldn't remember which thread it was but I do remember it was one that you can't get around here. So I told her, with rates for shipping and such.
She then called to to tell me she emailed me with a list of what she was getting and that I could add on something and pay her back if I wanted. I said I would take a look and shop around more online for her once I saw what she was after- never know what deals I can find for her!
Hours later I got to my email to have a peek and couldn't see her email anywhere! Just as I was about to check my junk folder, then call her if still not there, I recognized the ABCStitch email addy. In the subject was a message about a gift certificate.
Oh, my. I couldn't believe it. She had really tricked me. Whoah.
She didn't have to really.
*blush

so here I am - all misty eyed.
Thank you K.
:)

Red, white and blue

Today is the day of my daughter's birthday party. As it stands now I have no true headcount as to how many kids are attending. Happens every year. SO ,I usually make at least 15-20 goodie bags and hope it works out. I never go home with extras, since I will give them to the little brothers/sisters as they return to pick up the sibling they had dropped off.
This year I am going to get helium filled balloons. :) I think all the kids will like that. The cake and ice cream are already here to be lugged over to the bowling alley.
I don't have the kids parties at home any more. It's easier to have the noise and confusion some where other than my house! Plus my house is small.
So wish me luck for a smooth red, white and blue themed party.

crayons

I have seen this here in the log-in/post thingie countless times and I have to answer-
Two boxes of course!
Yeah I like crayons. I admit it.

It's a midweek thing.

I forgot to mention. There may be a Wednesday night Stitch'n Bitch thing happening on my little side road in the country pretty soon. Not entirely limited to just (needlework) stitching. We have about 4 people including myself interested and, so far, the midweek works for all of us. I am not sure if we are going to shoot for next week or not. Especially since this Wed. was a holiday. We hadn't discussed the first night.
So far we are all in agreement that we will probably swap houses. Especially based on who has what with other family members. I think we are all sort of hoping to kick out any other family members to the other neighbors' houses. Since I have a pool table, another neighbor has a swimming pool- well you see what we are getting at.
This could be really cool.
One neighbor crochets, another makes light switch covers, another I have sort of crafted with, no, wait I should say I have gotten my hands on her... Hee heee. She's a fellow cross stitcher, knitter and now blackwork can be added to her what she can do list.
The best part is I think that we all would get along very nicely.

7 years ago today.....

I became a mother to a little 8lb 10oz girl, born just after the fireworks and a beautiful thunderstorm....

S.
Happy Birthday to my Monkey Girl.

*hugs

July 3

Happy Birthday Outi!
I had to resist the urge to post a wish that didn't blink, flash or do anything else that could be migraine inducing. :) Have a wonderful stash filled day!