Monday, February 28, 2011
~~~~ i got a new phone today. my old one was really messing up and driving me nuts so i got a new one and i like it, i think. i have not had it very long, as in only about an hour. But it is smarter than i am and that is not a good thing so i need to sit down and learn it. That will take time but i will get it. i swear that i will. ~~~~ i even drove and got it all by myself and that is a huge thing for me. Driving is not my favorite thing to do but i am making myself do it as often as i can with short trips to start and then i will go farther and farther until i am just fine driving but that will take a long time to get to.
~~~~ So anyway. This new phone is a smart phone that is completely touch. i got the purple one but it also comes in black. It is the LG Optimus S. i looked at it on Sunday but had to think about it and see what i really wanted. This one does more then i wanted but, also does everything that i wanted it to. So now i have to enter all my numbers and alarms again but i will get it done.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
~~~~ Lately i have been looking for a good yarn store and so far i have found only one yarn store near me and it is in the next state over well North. Now yes i do not live to far from the state line but still i would like to have one closer to home. It is only a 15 minute drive and i know i sound silly but i would really like one that i could walk to. There are so many open store fronts in the next town south of me (if i went the next town north i will be in the other state) and i would love to see a yarn and tea shop open up in one of them. But i just do not think it will happen in this economy or this era either. Yes, i know knitting was the new hot thing for a while with all the stars but i am not sure how many people around here actually picked up and are still doing it.
~~~~ You always read about these Stitch N' Bitch groups that go to the local coffee house to meet and i do not even know of one of those in my town. i have asked around. The coffee house we have well in the next town over but it is there but the Stitch N' Bitch i have not found anyone that knows of one. Now i could try and start one and i may do that. It is just that you read all these wonderful books about yarn shops that groups of people getting together and sharing their lives. (i personally have five different authors on my shelves with stories like this and more in my wish list) At times i think i would love to open a tea and yarn shop,yes there would be coffee too, in town but i do not know how well it would work and really do not know much about that side of running a store. i have managed stores before but never had to do all the ordering and book keeping and all of that. i am sure if i asked my boss who has had a couple of stores before he could help me but like i said i am not sure it would take off and work and i can not right now put money that i do not really have into something like that.
Monday, February 21, 2011
~~~~ i belong to a group on Ravelry called Lets Make A Gift of a Healing Blanket . This is a group of wonderful women from all over the world that knit or crochet squares that get sewn together to make blankets for people who need them. Last year in September i nominated my dad to get one of these blankets and he was voted as one to receive a blanket. Sadly my dad passed away on October 18, 2010 before he got the blanket so it came to me instead. ~~~~ i have had it for a little while now and Son and i use it on the couch to cover up with and keep warm. It reminds us of my dad and makes it so that Son can feel he is still close. i have wanted to post pictures of this beautiful blanket for a long time but was worried some in my family were not ready to see it yet and now i hope they are because i am finally posting the pics.
~~~~ i love this blanket and these wonderful ladies so much and think that this group is such a great idea that i am not helping to make the blankets with more then just sending in squares. i am the US coordinator for making the blankets. This means that i get squares sent to me and i sew them into blankets and send the blankets to those whom the group has voted on as the recipient for the blanket for that month. Right now i am doing one every other month and trying to build up my stash of squares so that i can get the blankets done quicker and squares from more people.
Monday, January 17, 2011
~~~~ i have been sick for over a week now and am finally starting to feel better. Now i have all kinds of things to catch up on. Like a weeks worth of dishes in the kitchen. i was so sick i did not want to get up off the couch at all and it took all the energy that i had to shower and get dressed. So today is going to have to be a catch up day and take is slowly day. Son has a doctor's appointment this evening and then we will have to go to Target to get is Rx filled (Concerta 36mg) for his ADHD.
~~~~ i am trying to recycle some yarn from an old sweater of mine that was wearing thin in places and had a couple of holes and a few snags. i am not sure how well this will work but i figured that i would try and see what can be done with it. i have also entered all my knitting needles and crochet hooks on my Ravelry. Now i have an idea of what i have and what i still need to get. i also organized my sewing box that i keep them all in so that it will be easier to find everything in it. i just did this stuff this morning when i was looking for my seam ripper and could not find it. Turns out it was in my actual sewing box instead of the one i use for all my crocheting and knitting stuff. i think i am going to pick up another one to keep in with my yarn stuff. This way i will always know where one is and have one at hand.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
~~~~ As this is the start of a new year i get to make a new visitation schedule up for Son to see his father. i mark all the calendars in the house (3) plus the one in my purse with all the weekends and holidays. Plus i print up a schedule (x3) with everything on it that we each get. So much fun.
~~~~ On top of all of that the hot water pipes to one of the un-rented apartments froze and burst sometime last night and we have NO hot water at all and the basement is FLOODED. The neighbor kids came knocking on my door asking what to do and who to call. This is after other neighbor kids borrowed a cup of sugar and some coffee filters also this morning. It is nice to know that they all know they can turn to me when something is wrong or needed. Now that there is no hot water for a while i called my ex and asked him to have Son take a shower there before he comes here. (Not that i think it will happen)
~~~~ i am going to go back to working on calendars and schedules so that i can go back to read Emma on my Kindle. i do so love my Kindle. i was telling a friend of mine, that i have known since i was little and just started talking to again (KW), about it and she downloaded the app for her phone and going to get the Kindle for PC as well so that she can take them with her to the hospital when she goes in for her back surgery and can read the books that she wants that way.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
~~~~ i do not normally make resolutions but this year i think i am going to give it a try. There are things that i want to change in my life and not just because it is the new year but because i want to be a better person and have been trying to change them for a while now.- * Lose weight and get into shape
- * Get back to FLYing
- * Work on my jealousy issues
- * Go to school
- * Work on my poetry
- * Get my driver's license
- * Give someone the space they need
Friday, December 31, 2010
~~~~ i have been wanting a Kindle from Amazon for so long and i finally got one this year for Christmas. my mom got it for me and i love it. Right now i am reading Emma by Jane Austen on it and i have over 200 other books for it already. Right now they are all free books from Amazon but when i have more money i will be buying a bunch of books for it. Mind you it will not replace me buying actual books that i can hold in my hands but will help with finding books that are out of print and hard to find. Or just cost way to much to buy the actual out of print book.
~~~~ i can not wait to go through the millions of books online and see what ones i really want and what i can get. As i have said i have been wanting one of these for years and i finally have it.
~~~~ i also got a new printer/scanner/copier for Christmas from my oldest brother (2 years younger), and am getting a new laptop from my middle brother (7 years younger), and excellent baking pans from my youngest brother (10 years younger). my mom also got me a ton of yarn for Christmas but i could not bring it all back home with me so it is coming with mom when she comes to visit in a few months. Not enough room in my brother's car because he drove out to IL to pick up Son and me and drove us home too.
~~~~ It was really nice being in OH. Son got to spend a lot time with his oldest uncle and i got to spend time with AP and my family. Do not get me wrong i love where i live and i do not want to move but it would be nice to be closer to my family and see them more. Once i am driving and am making more money working i will be able to go to OH more often to see my family. That will be nice.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
IF It Weren't For Bad Luck i Would Have NO Luck At All
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~~~~ i have been trying for the last three weeks to go and get my driver's license and it has not happened for one reason or another. Never anything that i caused or could have done anything to change but all the same i am the one that gets the frustration and anger caused by these events.
~~~~ i wish i knew what to do and could get the point across. "Things happen for a reason" and i just wish i knew what that reason was. "The Universe only gives you what you can handle," i just wish the Universe did not have so much faith in me. All the typical cliches that are supposed to help but do not, are the only thing that i can think of. Asking "why me" does not get you anywhere or any answers all i can do is wait for this pass and get on with my life.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
~~~~ October 18th started out like any other day with a migraine i got Son off to school and then took my medication and tried to sleep as much as i could to get rid of the migraine. By about 2:00pm it was to the point of a bad headache and i could get up and be moving but not much. my mom called me around that time to tell me that my dad was in the hospital with pneumonia, low blood pressure, and dehydration. She said that they were pumping him full of fluids and antibiotics and that he would be fine in a few days.
~~~~ i was worried but figured that i could talk to my brother K about getting out there that weekend so that Son and i could visit with him if he was out of the hospital. i had not called my brother yet because of my headache and i thought he was in the hospital visiting Dad. i was going to tell Son that Juedo (Arabic for Grandfather) was in the hospital but was going to be okay when we went for driving lessons with Roommate.
~~~~ It turned out we did not go for driving lessons that day and it was a good thing that we did not. Right after i got off the phone with Roommate talking about why we were not going for driving lessons my mom called me in tears. This was about 5:30pm my time and told me that Dad did not make it. He had died about an hour ago in his sleep. From that time on i did everything i could to get Son and i ready to get out to OH. Packing our bags and calling the school leaving a message that Son would be absent for at least a week and why. Calling my ex and telling him that Son and i were going out to OH for my dad's funeral and everything. Letting my friends know what was going on and talking to my brother about how we were getting out to OH.
~~~~ We ended up flying from O'Hare to Cleveland and my brother met us there and took us to our parents house. We spent the week out there dealing with all of that and spreading his ashes. Now i will not say where or how we spread the ashes but that we did it.
~~~~~ Sunday night my brother and AP drove me and Son home so that Son would not miss any more school. Son stayed home Monday to relax and catch up on sleep and AP and my brother left Monday afternoon to head back to OH because they both had things they needed to do and could not stay. Son went to school on Tuesday and all but one of his teachers told him that he is excused from making up all the work that he missed because he was out for the death of his grandfather.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
~~~~ Yesterday Roommate took me to go and get my ID changed to my new address and to take the written test so that i can get my learners permit to drive. i did really well with it and only got two wrong. One question and one sign. The answer to the question should have been "all of the above" but the way the question was worded i chose the answer that fit best. With the sign it was just a plan yellow circle no words or markings in it and i could not remember that it meant rail road crossing until i turned the test in. Oh well two wrong is not bad. While i was taking the test Roommate watched Son for me so that he was not left alone and he was not allowed with me while i was taking the test.
~~~~ After the test Roommate took us to Dunkin' Doughnuts to get some treats. Son got a HUGE blueberry muffin, Roommate got an extra large blueberry coffee with sugar and cream, and he got a pumpkin coffee with sugar and cream as well as a pumpkin doughnut because they were out of pumpkin muffins. Then we went to some abandon roads in town that turned out not to be so abandoned that day. i drove on them for about half an hour and tried to back up and everything. i need a lot my practice. i did not do to badly but i did not do to great either.
~~~~ After the test Roommate took us to Dunkin' Doughnuts to get some treats. Son got a HUGE blueberry muffin, Roommate got an extra large blueberry coffee with sugar and cream, and he got a pumpkin coffee with sugar and cream as well as a pumpkin doughnut because they were out of pumpkin muffins. Then we went to some abandon roads in town that turned out not to be so abandoned that day. i drove on them for about half an hour and tried to back up and everything. i need a lot my practice. i did not do to badly but i did not do to great either.
~~~~ Hopefully we can go driving again today and Son will be better behaved this time. He kept making comments from the backseat and it did not help me any. By the time we got home, Roommate drove us because i am not ready for the main roads yet, i was shaking like a leaf in a hurricane. Roommate was very sweet and helped me calm down a little and cracked my lower back for me because it was tight and hurting. Then gave me two hugs before he left to head home so that he could get ready for his bowling league thing he had last night. (i wonder how he did.)
~~~~ i hate driving but i know that i have to learn so i am working on it and in time i know i will not be as scared as i am now. i do not think i will every truly love it but then i could be wrong i am trying to keep an open mind about it. But as long as i do it once in a while and am comfortable doing it with Son in the car i will know i can do it when i have to. Right now i am not comfortable enough to even drive on the main roads here but i did get up to 40mph and that is a huge thing for me because at first i could not stand going that speed i was too scared. One thing at a time and i will get there. i am just so glad that Roommate is so calm and patient with me.
~~~~ i hate driving but i know that i have to learn so i am working on it and in time i know i will not be as scared as i am now. i do not think i will every truly love it but then i could be wrong i am trying to keep an open mind about it. But as long as i do it once in a while and am comfortable doing it with Son in the car i will know i can do it when i have to. Right now i am not comfortable enough to even drive on the main roads here but i did get up to 40mph and that is a huge thing for me because at first i could not stand going that speed i was too scared. One thing at a time and i will get there. i am just so glad that Roommate is so calm and patient with me.
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