It Sure Is A 'Ugly' Day!

    Once again this morning I'm up before the chickens. This sleeping in cat naps all the time cannot be good for me...DUH! LOL Maybe my body got the memo that snow was on the way. Yep! Tons of it is coming!!...Well, not tons, but they're saying maybe 6 inches. My bones just translated that as TONS! :-)
     Thankfully, though, not the weather, or my up and down sleeping, is affecting hubby's sleeping pattern. He can sleep anywhere...any time. He's asleep right now! And unless I holler: "FIRE!" he'll stay asleep until the cows come home. {What's with all of the farm references this morning?! ^_^}
    Anyway, hubby earned his sleep this morning by being out in that freezing cold backyard taking all of the up-dated photos of my Wuglyee Remnant Scarves for my shop. They came out so nice that I'm thinking of maybe raising my prices on them now! ^_^ Not really. But I am pleasantly surprised at how much more attractive my 'Ugly Wuglyee Babies' look! See for yourself...{and if you saw the original photos in my shop......I'm sorry. :-]}

     They came out pretty good, don't you think?!...Okay, so I'm a little biased. Whatever!
   And just so you know, while he was freezing in the backyard I was working my little fingers to the bones too! I finished one of the hats I was working on. One of the black ones.

     She didn't want anything fancy. Just a simple Pull-On hat...Actually, she wanted this hat because she saw one that I made for my girlfriend. My girlfriend had found a ball of white baby-weight yarn at her house one day, and she asked me to make her a simple pull-on hat to keep her head warm when she was out in service. {Going door-to-door preaching to the neighbors about the Bible}
    I made that little hat, and made her a little flower with the last bits of it, to wear on the side if she wanted....Well, she absolutely fell in LOVE with it! She's been talking to everybody about it. And that's how I got this custom order...My customer didn't just want one hat though. She wants three!! So, I listed the black one in the shop already...so she can check it out and make sure it's okay. And then it'll be on to another black one, and a white one too!
   And I made a flower for her hat too!

      I used a microfiber 100% Acrylic yarn for the hat and the flower. It's sooooo soft! And it'll definitely keep her warm! :-)
    Before I go, I have to thank Cindy, of CinLynnBoutique, for putting me in her beautiful treasury a couple of days ago. It's entitled PLUM DELICIOUS!...and it is!!

    It was so nice to see my Purple Chic Chenille Crochet Scarf get some love. :-)
    Okay, a poem, and then I'm off to do some more crocheting. I'll just work on some more FREE GIFT flowers for my customers until I get the 'Go Ahead' from my present customer. I mean....what else is there to do but crochet?! ^_^


Catching Up

I see life from my perspective.
And it's always a full cup.
I rarely see the glass half empty.
I don't let much interrupt.

But now I find this needs a change.
I have some catching up to do.
I have some things that need updating.
And some family bonds to glue.

Some things have lagged unmercifully.
They need some tweaking, not too much.
Just need to get back some perspective..
Get some family lines in touch.

This catching up will be wide ranging.
Out with the old, in with the new.
But when you're catching up with people,
there's still some old when you're all through.

Catching up sometimes is tiring.
Maybe that's why I've been waiting.
And, besides, when I'm all done,
there seems there's more that needs updating!

"Hi Baby!" Chit Chat, and all the rest!

     Waking up in the tundra "CAN" be fun...if you're a penguin! LOL ... Okay, so it's not the tundra. It's Massachusetts. But I'm convinced that with the cold air we've had the last few days we must be down the street and around the block from the tundra!
    I don't want to start today's post talking about the cold weather though. I want to attribute today's post to my father. My knight in shining armor. My straight man whenever I'm about to tell a joke. My place of constant encouragement whenever anything is going on with me. And the one who sees me as his "baby" no matter that I'm 50 {plus} years old and a whole lot of pounds from when I came out of the womb! :-)
    I'm attributing this post to him today because he made me sad last night....and he gave me the biggest smile...My father knows that I don't celebrate Christmas. And as he is not one of Jehovah's Witnesses he doesn't quite understand why. Not that I haven't explained it to him! I have....many times over the years. I haven't celebrated it for as long as hubby and I have been married, 28 years!

     Let all the trees say: "WOW!!!" LOL Anyway, my father being who my father is...he has developed a tradition surrounding my NOT celebrating. A tradition that I'm not sure he's even aware he does! But he did it again last night. He called me on the phone. It went something like this:
   "Hi Baby!"
"Hi Dad!"
   "What you guys up to?!"
"Nothing. I'm crocheting some hats for a customer, and Jeff is eating."
   "What is it Son-in-law? One of those $40.00 steaks?!....Ha! Ha! Ha!" {He said this because he was visiting one day about 10 years ago, when I had sent hubby to the store for some steaks and he bought Kobe beef steaks!! they were EXPENSIVE!! Hubby cooked one for my father and they have been joking about it every since! About how 'melt-in-the-mouth delicious they were, and how it was like paying a mortgage to buy them!! LOL}
   "No!" I said: "He's not even allowed to go to the store with that much money anymore!!" LOL
   "Well, I was just thinking about you. Wondering if you were okay. Is everything okay?!"
"Yep! Everything is fine, Dad! How are things with you?!"
And here is where the sad part came in. :-(
   "I'm feeling good today, but I haven't been feeling all that great for a couple of weeks or so. I went to the doctor. They're having me come back in for some more tests."
"Oh No! More tests?!"
   "Yeah, they can't seem to find out what's wrong with me. They're trying to talk me into getting some surgery, but I told them I don't care what they find...No more surgery for me!! They can give me all the shots and pills they want, but I'm not getting anymore surgery. I'm done!"
"Awwww...Papa. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope they find out what it is. I don't like to think of you sick. :-("
    "Awwwww! You know Daddy! They can knock me down, but they can't keep me down for long! I'll be alright Baby. {Followed by his typical reassuring laugh} I won't keep you. I just wanted to make sure you guys were alright. I'll be talking to you in a couple of days anyway!"
"Okay Dad. I'll give you a call on Sunday to see how you're feeling. Take care of yourself, and don't over-do tomorrow."
   "Okay, Baby. {Then he yells at hubby} Good night Son-in-law!!"
"Night!"
   "I love you, Baby!"
"Love you too Dad."
    Now, to you this probably doesn't sound like much of a tradition. But while the particulars of the conversation change every year,....sometimes including explanations as to why we don't celebrate, or him telling us who's coming into town for the big Christmas dinner...one thing never changes, we always get a phone call from him every Christmas Eve. I think he wants to make sure we know that even though we're not at the house with him and all of the siblings, nieces and nephews, he's thinking of us! 
    I think it's kinda sweet. :-) It's totally not necessary! But still...sweet! In fact, the rest of the family just go on with their festivities and then call at the same times as usual, talking about the same things as usual, after the whole holiday is over. I prefer that. Less complicated for everybody...with the whole "I'm sorry I didn't get you a gift. I knew you didn't celebrate, but I was....." sort of talk.
    But, with my father, it's different. I know he's going to call....and I'm alright with it. In fact, I find that I kinda expect it, and I'm finding it to be a kind of yearly tradition that I don't mind at all. And it seems to make him feel better. Great! :-] Anything to make my Papa feel better...Wish I could do something about his health issues. But I can't even do anything about mine!! And don't get me started about doctors!!! LOL
    Hubby and I will be relaxing today. All the grocery shopping was done...with as little bumping into people and festive greetings as possible. We were given dinner last night, so no cooking! YAY!! A friend shared their pork roast dinner with us! We even got dessert!

    Cheesecake!...A la MY recipe!! It came out good...and tasted delicious!! She sent hubby a piece of her pumpkin pie she made. Sorry...I didn't get the picture before he forked it!!! ^_^

    He said it was really good! And since I'm not that big of a fan of pumpkin pie, I took his word for it. :-) Something tells me someone is going to be needing some stomach-settling ginger ale today!

   ...and we're probably not going to be the only ones!!! LOL
   Okay, off to do some more crocheting. I probably will finish at least one of the hats today. And hubby will be taking some more up-dating pictures of my shop items. He took some yesterday. I'll show them to you tomorrow.
   Have a good day. And hug your papas hard 'round the neck one time for me today, will ya?! :-) 


Always Somebody''s "Baby"

I have always been somebody's "baby";
My mother's "baby" since I was born.
A relationship that didn't survive.
Too much water and bridges to mourn.

To my dad I have also been "Baby";
His talkative, smile-keeping girl.
And there has never been, not really,
Another love quite like it in the world.

And every since I've been married,
(a relationship I'm most proud of)
I have been my husband's sweet "baby";
Not trained for, but learned through his love.

Everyone should have the great honor
of a love full of joy and great care;
To be a "baby" who whenever they see you
they smile just because you are there.

There Will Be a $5.00 Charge for Whining!

   If this was a law on the books somewhere for real...I'd be in trouble, considering the amount of whining I've been doing the last few days!! It's not a law.....is it?! LOL
    So, I'm not going to whine today....much. :-) But what I am going to do is share some words....{my words too, poem-wise, like always at the end of the post}....but these are not my words. These are the words of a great shop I found while browsing the shops on Etsy. It's a shop called SignsMakeASmile.
    That's where I found this great sign that's in my header photo...I found a few other great signs in there too, like this one...that probably everyone that drinks coffee should have somewhere in their house!

     Ha! Ha! I have a few friends that would agree that in fact It's A Wonderful Life...After Coffee! I know!....You're probably having some coffee right now while you're reading this, aren't you?!! ^_^
    I particularly liked this one. It says:

     ...It doesn't matter where you go in life...it's who you have beside you that makes it worthwhile. Awwwwwww! That's a nice thought to start the day with isn't it?! I'm 'feeling it' this morning, with hubby not working today...and by my side. :-)
    And for an even wider scope than just you and your hubby, or me and my hubby, there's this sign:

     To The World You May Be One Person, But To One Person You May Be The World. Makes you think about all the little things people around you do for you, and how they don't know how really important it is to you!
    That's how I was feeling about my girlfriend yesterday. She made a chocolate cake and brought me a piece, and she gave me the sweetest card with it! I won't tell you what it said. She'd be embarrassed, and it just might be too sweet for your system this early in the morning anyway!! ^_^ But this is what the card looked like on the front.

     Isn't that the cutest card?! It didn't even need any words!! Now when do you ever hear me say that?!! LOL
    So, off I go for the day. I got my sport-weight yarn yesterday, to start making the 3 custom hats I have to make. My Caron Simply Soft just wouldn't be durable enough for wearing every day in the weather and all. 

    The other thing that is happening today is that the cable repairman is coming over to get the "E 11" message off of my cable box...or give me a new cable box one!! That "E 11" message, sitting where my time is suppose to be, has been bugging me all night!! {Yeah, I was up and down all night....per usual. :-)} 

     Wonder if me wearing this cute Repair Manual Purse on my arm while he's in the house will make him think I know what I'm doing....while I'm looking at him! ^_^ ...and he won't charge me so much money?! You know, just because I'm so clever!!  

     I know......FAT CHANCE!!! LOL ... Oh Well, as I always say:

     It Is What It Is!!...And there goes another $5.00 into the 'whining' jar!! ^_^

Whining

I'm cold. I'm hot. I'm helpless.
I don't want to eat that stuff!
I'm hungry...full..exhausted.
Why does life have to be so tough?!

I'm lonely...tired of people,
Need to find something to do.
Why doesn't someone call or text,
or email me...But who?!

I'm whining all the time
about one thing and then another.
If I had a dime for all that whine...
I could be rich just on the weather!!

No, I'm not a little kid.
I am a full grown "Whiny Mama"!
And I can whine, and list and list,
comma after comma!

I don't like waiting. I am bored.
And I've got so much to do!
Did I encourage you to whine?!
Don't want to hear it...Mine is through!

 

REALLY Had To Remind Myself That I Was Breathing Today!!!

    One day later and I'm already having to remind myself: "At least you woke up and you were breathing today!!" {Talking about the poem I posted at the end of yesterday's post} LOL WOW...Was that poetic thought tested last night!!It's a good thing I have flowers to look at today...

     ...and a custom order to get started on. {I got the measurements for the custom order...or should I say ORDERS...last night. I have to make 2 black hats, and 1 white one, Pull-Ons. And they all will have flowers too!}
    I'm feeling like this first flower. All uneven, kinda frustrated, and off kilter, this morning. But a near aversion of an electrical fire or power outage will do that to you!...What am I talking about?! First, I better show you a couple more of the flowers I made yesterday. LOL
   A red one...

    ...for how exciting and positive my day started yesterday!

    Maroon, for how my mood started to get a little darker as the day came to a close!

    Okay, this is what happened: Since hubby has a long weekend this weekend coming up, he has to cram all of his work stops {he's a cupcake and Ho! Ho! man! LOL} into 4 days, instead of 5. And that also means LONG days.
   So, he didn't get home until after 7 p.m. last night. He left when it was dark, and came home when it was dark...Or at least that's the way I saw it because I was taking one of my famous NAPS, with my C-Pap machine on both times, and no T.V. or anything else.
    But anyway, He felt bad that he was coming home so late, so he rushed into the room to wake me up and say Hi!!...He reached...REALLY FAST...for the lamp switch. (You can see the base of the lamp in the top right corner of this photo)

     What you can't see in this above photo is that there...is a...was a beautiful etched glass vase, full of water, and a plant we were re-rooting, just to the right of the lamp. So, when he reached for the light switch...REALLY FAST...he completely slammed the vase into the wall, dumping the plant, broken glass, and WATER everywhere!!! Including into and onto the VCR, the bottom of the T.V., and into the holes on the top of the cable box!!!
    Then I became blue...

     ...blue because he had to turn off the circuit breaker to the room where all of my comfort space is. :-( Now I had no lights, no comfortable place to crochet, no internet, no C-Pap machine,...it had to be re-rooted to another room by extension cords, along with my humidifier and air purifier!...and no T.V. or phone!...I ask you...What would you do with yourself in a situation like this?!
    Blue, I tell you!! LOL

    I couldn't crochet...I couldn't read (in the dark, and too mad about it anyway!)...I couldn't watch T.V....I couldn't play a card game of solitaire or a board game of one man Scrabble...I couldn't write any poetry...I couldn't carry on an intelligent conversation with my hubby....THE DESTROYER!! {Sorry....I was a little mad. :- } Everything seemed a little...

     So, I had to remind myself that yes! Indeed I was breathing!!...A little faster than usual, but breathing none-the-less! LOL And I already had finished my crochet flowers anyway. So there was that!...And think how bad hubby must feel! This is ANOTHER precious item of mine that he has clumsily broken. {I know that's what he was thinking because he yelled at himself saying: "CLUMSY OX!!"} 
    This morning he had to put the dresser back into place. {It had to be pulled away from the wall last night, everything dried as much as possible, and the fan was on full blast aimed at it...all night!} All of the electrical items had to be re-plugged and re-rooted back to their original places...The circuit breaker had to be flipped back on {WHILE WE HELD OUR BREATH!!!}...and he still had to go to work for another LONG day!
    And there is another positive thing!....He doesn't  have to go to work tomorrow, or the next day, or the next day after that! :-) ... We were both still a little frazzled when he left this morning, but we had apologized to each other for not handling things as well as we could in this incident. He, because he said: "I knew I was going to knock that over one of these days. Why didn't I move it?!" And Me, because I immediately got mad and just added this accident onto all the other accidents with my words in a flash of anger. :-( I felt really bad too, as soon as I said it and saw "THAT" look on his face.
   Good thing there wasn't an electrical fire...nobody died....and Hey! My internet is not connected to my cable box!! Who knew!! :-) So what if it means a home visit with the cable guy clod-hopping through my house and charging me an arm and a leg?! 
      At least I'm still breathing!!! ^_^ {It warrants a repeat of yesterday's poem....sorry!}


How Can You Be So Positive

"How can you be so positive
with everything so bad?
When folks are so unkind
and all those doctors make you mad?"

"It's easy!" I assure them.
'Cuz one thing makes it okay.
I wake up every morning,
and I'm breathing every day!

When I can't move a muscle
and can barely lift my head,
I think of all the folks I've known
who now are gone, yes, dead!

No matter what my problem is,
and if I stand or lay,
I'm thankful that my mind still works
and I'm breathing every day!

So how am I so positive,
When things sometimes seem bleak?
It's easy, 'cuz my breathing
keeps on going every week!

Oh yes, I have a choice!
I can be miserable and whine;
Be mean to folks around me,
Be demanding and unkind.

But who would make that choice,
when there's a better way to be?
I mean, who's breathing every day
and writing poems?...ME!    

Positively Positive It's Going To Be A Good Day!

    *Yawn*...Feels good to stretch this morning. That makes 2 days this week that I've gotten a good night's sleep! That doesn't mean that I'm up in the morning any later than usual. In fact, this morning I was up at 2:45 a.m.!! But considering that I went to bed promptly at 8-ish p.m. that's pretty good!! That's over 6 hours of sleep for me. I hardly ever get that anymore!
   So, I'm up. I'm in a good mood....There's no snow in our forecast {maybe a flurry or two later today, the weather man said, but probably not}. Took my pills at the right times! (for those of you who read yesterday's post. Yikes!)...and ready to crochet my brains out today! I even wrote a poem this morning already! {It's at the end of this post} So, I'm in a positive state of mind. Watch out Massachusetts!!! LOL
   Let me show you the 2 things I'm going to list in my shop today!....I know! What's up with me doing all of the listing, huh?! I've got over 250 items in the shop now!! Well, I finally decided that if it's here in the house no one can even think of buying it, so might as well put it where it can at least be seen!
   I gave you a little glimpse of the necklace in the header photo.

    And I did have this one photographed in the past as a necklace, but I decided that it needed to be a coat brooch instead. :-)

    Don't you love all of that turquoise?!...I do!

    And I love that it's in the shape of a heart too! I think this will look nice on a coat or outer wear garment. I think it's too bold for wearing on just a scarf or sweater or something. But...I guess that'll be up to the person who buys it...assuming somebody does! :-0
    Speaking of buying, I want to thank you all for your nice words about the crocheted things and the poems I'm sharing with you hear on the blog. From comments I've gotten from buyers it appears that your nice words after receiving something, or buying something from me has encouraged other people to buy. So, a big WOOT! WOOT! to you!! :-)
     I hope me sharing what I just received in the mail will do the same thing for this seller! Look!!

    It was wrapped up so pretty!....Well, I took care of that in a hurry!!! LOL

     Look familiar?!

     See how they sparkle and shine?!....Okay, I'll stop teasing. :-) They're the free gift I received from Cindy of CinLynnBoutique!

    She recently had a Giveaway on her blog. I love her blog. You can check it out HERE.

     I'm very happy with my new dangly babies!! Now...where to wear them?! It's gotta be somewhere really fancy and la-di-dah! While I'm online shopping, or just sitting in the house watching T.V. with them on JUST WON'T DO!! LOL Thanks Cindy!!! :-)
   Okay, I'm off to get some things started! Have a good day everybody!!


How Can You Be So Positive

"How can you be so positive
with everything so bad?
When folks are so unkind
and all those doctors make you mad?"

"It's easy!" I assure them.
'Cuz one thing makes it okay.
I wake up every morning,
and I'm breathing every day!

When I can't move a muscle
and can barely lift my head,
I think of all the folks I've known
who now are gone, yes, dead!

No matter what my problem is,
and if I stand or lay,
I'm thankful that my mind still works
and I'm breathing every day!

So how am I so positive,
When things sometimes seem bleak?
It's easy, 'cuz my breathing
keeps on going every week!

Oh yes, I have a choice!
I can be miserable and whine;
Be mean to folks around me,
Be demanding and unkind.

But who would make that choice,
when there's a better way to be?
I mean, who's breathing every day
and writing poems?...ME!