Wednesday, December 29, 2010

A new Year A New Life

                       Merry Christmas!


What a wonderful Christmas it was. The best news, NO surgery!!!
Hubby is mending nicely. It took ALONG time, but it is happening


The picture is of my son on Christmas morning. I made him 
the hat. All the specs are here.  Its a Trapper hat that all the kids are wearing. I saw it a AE and figured, I made this hat years ago, why not again!  He loved it, can't you tell by the expression on his face. LOL!!! He is our hockey player and we are so proud of him.


As 2011 approaches, It is filled with hope, relief and promise. Of good things, happiness and healing. May all of you have a wonderful new year! May God bless you richly, as he has done for my family.  May you feel his love and all your days be good!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Months go by....

 Months have gone by. Seasons have changed. Knitting has been my salvation. 
Surgery was complicated. He came through. But spent a total of 35 days in the hospital. The good news. There was no cancer anywhere in his body. The lymph nodes that lit up on pet scan were false positives. Seems radiation did a number on him.


Are we healed? No. But alive.
He has a blockage. Its scar tissue. Causing cramping and pain. NO food. Just a feeding tube.
Hopefully God will give us a miracle and open it this weekend. 


In the meantime. The daughter has made out. I made the vest at the hospital. I made this cute pullover too. The yarn was yummy soft! I think it will be hot, so she will probably wear it on cold campus days. 

 And this cutie is my nephew. He turned four. He wanted a sweater from Aunt Daubie(Debi). So of course I would make him what ever his heart desired! We went to breakfast and then to my favorite LYS. He picked the brightest yarn he could find. SO very cute!
I have the back done and am getting ready to finish the front. Can't wait to see this little cutie in it!!
If God sees it, I will post next time with happy news of no surgery and a husband gaining weight and headed to back to work.....

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The sun came up

The Summer is going sooooooo fast! Yesterday was one of the most Wonderful days of the year! The hubby's PET scan came back clean!!! The tumor is gone and the surgery is in 4 weeks to remove the residue left and get rid of the cancer cells. Life, its a wonderful thing, when you are given it back! Through all of this I have been sitting next to my guy as he endured the rounds of heavy Chemo. And while he slept, what did I do? Yeah you know me too well. Knitted!!! I am so proud of myself. I finished not one but 2 UFO's.

The  Daylily by Nashua was finished last week. Love the look. Not so crazy about the feel of the yarn.  It was an easy knit and worked up quickly.


The shrug on the right was a beach purchase. And it was a UFO that has been resting in my sewing room for two years! Come on, it was on size 17 needles!!! I could have finished that in a evening!!! But I was at one of America's most beautiful places, Outer Banks, and who wants to knit?  Check that off as DONE!!! I like it. I will get a plan pink or orange long sleeve tee to wear under it. The yarn was YUMMY!!!  The pattern came from and written by a wonderful shop owner down in NC. Love, Love the shop. If you are there go here!
This little lovely is on its way to being done in a few hours. I figure I will get it done up at camp in two weeks. A simple vest that the daughter picked out awhile ago. Very simple. Fun yarn. Perfect for the 21 year old college student.  She has been on my case about, not making her anything in awhile!!! Excuse me. Go back a few post and see all the knitting I did for you girl!!!!!!! It does make me feel good that she wants me to knit for her!!

And, not that I am, NOT, knitting for her now, I AM!!!  Picked up the new edition of "Knit Simple" and we both fell in love with the hooded pullover.  While waiting on the PET scan 
to be over, I sat in the waiting room and knitted much further than the picture. I am at the sleeves. It is a fun sweater that you knit top down. I like that.

I love the yarn I chose. Daughter wanted a grey. And she loves this shade. I hope make a matching hat and mittens with some of the same color I bought last fall.



Writing is so much easier this morning. Sleep came so much faster last night and the sun came up so much brighter today. Life, has some deep valleys. But the coming up and out of the valley makes everything so much more..........MORE. 
Thank you GOD for prayers answered and for the blessings ahead. Thank you for making my husband one of your miracles.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Sitting in the Sun.

Enjoying the very warm temps. All I want is to be outside, after a long cold worry filled winter. Every part of the beginning of this year has been an ugly memory.
As we move forward with healing, we stepped back, for another round of Chemo. Just to be sure we kicked it in the ass good! The next step is a PET scan and then surgery to rid his body of this monster.  His spirits are good and my vibes are positive that the outcome is excellent.


 So, the knitting is coming along.  The cardi above is a work in progress, and is on its way to be being complete. Very easy, very pretty. 


The book, excellent, quick read.  Love it. If you are a Blossom Street fan, the book stays on Blossom Street, and all the same characters remain.  I look forward to finishing it up this week, so I can start, "Summer on Blossom Street". 


Looking forward to many warm days, ahead and lots of knitting, reading, sewing and scrapping. Oh yeah and I guess some cleaning. 
I guess its back to the sun and sitting and knitting. 
Hope your summer is a good, warm one.



Saturday, May 15, 2010

Done during Chemo

After just 5 hours of Chemo with the hubby, I finished the baby sweater and it went home with the baby tonight. 


I passed on the ribbon around the neckline. Ribbons around a babies neck? Please! 
So, I am off to the next project.  A summer shell for the daughter. It is in bright turquoise with bright pink and black. I have a feeling she isn't going to like it. But what can you do. 
Not too much other knitting to speak of. To much thinking is too heavy a task right now.  Simple and fast is the new game plan.
Back to what I love.........Knitting

Monday, May 3, 2010

Quick and Easy


It is finally MAY! I have never wanted to see a year pass as quickly as I do this one. And Its only for one reason. So my family can have their life back.
I want to be able to go places and not worry about my husband. That my kids can laugh a little harder and worry a little less. I just want to be normal and boring again.
Knitting has been hard. Hard to concentrate on a difficult pattern. So I decided just to give in and do something mindless.

The baby sweater was a KAL from Carol's Needleworks. I don't plan on going to the KAL, but I thought it was a cute spring, summer, fall sweater for the newest baby. It is going to be fast and fun. I really like the yarn. I think it will be easy on the mom for care.

Well, the soon to be 16 year old is reading this and making fun. So I think I will get back to what I need to do.........Knit

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Rip it Rip it....FROG





I made this, goodness, 5 maybe 6 years ago. Big Wool from Rowan. Made it for my 95lb daughter. When she put it on she looked....well lets just say it was lost till today. I found it in the very back of my closet. I had
completely forgotten about it.

So I it pulled out, brushed it off and considered showing it to my 95lb soon to be twenty one year old. But then thought, nah she'll remember it and how it looked. This bulky sweater on her tiny frame. Just laughable.
That's when I decided, it was time to do what needed to be done...

RIPPPPP ITTTT OUT!!!!! I sat down as some good TV started. I ripped through two hours of television. And now I have these lovely pink balls of yummy Big Wool.
It wasn't hard to rip out this project. I don't remember knitting it. It didn't hold any good memories. I think I just needed something to do and probably got the yarn on sale.
I can't remember. So it didn't hurt.
At all. Not even a little bit.
What to make with this new yarn? I made this lovely green scarf and mitten set for the Hubby's Chemo Nurse. She is a old friend and very Irish. She will get it this coming Friday for St.Patrick's Day. Appropiate I think. So the daughter sees this set and makes the comment, "I love this scarf. I love the yarn." HA! Well it will look good on you, in pink! And, so that is how the bulky sweater became a frog and turned into.....A scarf!!!!
That is where I am. The orange vest is staring at me. It's halfway done. But I am too scared to continue.
And the hubby is doing good. We are halfway through Chemo and radiation. He is feeling really good. He has a sore bum. BUT, his spirits are good. And my knitting has helped me through a lot of this. Glad I have it.
Happy knitting! Peace out my peeps....till next time

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Crash and Burn

Yes this is our Gold medalist, crashing. Just like me...

The orange sweater.... So cute, right? Well I am 2 skeins short!!! And the yarn shop had 1 Skein!!! So that project will not see gold.

The two opening ceremonies hat....Well has anyone looked at the pattern? The chart did not match up! Did anyone else have this problem with the chart? Please tell me yes... After going back to Ravelry I did notice many of the knitters modified the hat pattern and they look GREAT! So I am going to copy one knitter and follow her pattern. Going to duplicate stitch the trees and reindeer, and carry the bottom pattern all the way around.

So that's why I never get myself into a contest. It takes me right back to being 7 and racing my bike against other kids from other playgrounds. Watching some fly right by and me doing the same.....till I looked back. And it was all over....

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Week one of the Olympics

Wooohoo, yeah that's a good feeling. First week in of the Olympic games and , my back is done!!! Love it. The pattern is (ahummm) a bit to easy for my skill level maybe. But it is fun... And even better that its going as fast as it is.

I am adding to the mix. I found the opening
ceremonies hat pattern and started that this evening. So I added to my challenge. 2 Hats and a vest before next Sunday! We will see.... stay tuned....

Sunday, February 14, 2010

SNOW IS EVERYWHERE!!!

I cannot remember a winter storm like this one. It just seems to be going on forever! It is so pretty. It has been a week since we were hit and people are still without electric! We lost our electric for three days. Oh how fun! We went from, my friends to my sisters and finally to my mom and dads. This really makes you see, how important some things are! We put all our frozen food outside, took what we could to the various homes where we were staying. Our biggest challenge was our daughters 15 year old frog and 2 large fish. We wrapped the tank in a sleeping bag, but when came home for clean clothes, and to check, the fish were swimming slowly and the tank had dropped in temperature by 20 degrees. Thankfully, we were able to transport all three to my sisters and all survived! They are home and looking good.

I am not really in any Ravelry Olympic knitting contests. I'm too nervous for that. And I am not able to knit anytime I want....SOOO, I decided to do my own. I did take the pattern from knitty's challenge. I love it! Found the perfect orange yesterday, at Yarns Unlimited.
I thought I would be knitting all day today, but, hubby had other plans. The oil needed changed. And the only Olympic games I would be able to see, was this magazine cover. The shop TV only had one station (lol) and it wasn't NBC!


But the good news, I am home, the electric is on. The House is nice and warm. The Olympics are
on. The hubby is doing GREAT with his chemo and radiation! AND I am knitting!

So enjoy your own knittinglympics. Knit alot and love what you are knitting.
Stay warm.
Oh yeah, we are looking at 6 more inches of snow tonight! Ah, whoever is praying for snow.....STOP praying!!!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Fun Projects

Baby A is making out like a bandit! I can't stop. I love knitting baby stuff.... It is so much fun.
This little cardi barely fits. I have more of the yarn and just may whip up another one. His mommy loves it. Says its perfect to throw on over sleepers.
The pattern is a freebie on Ravelry.

And these EVER SO CUTE Monster feet are the cutest easiest greatest little things to make. They get a huge laugh and lots of smiles from everyone who sees them on. Not the greatest of pictures, but you get the idea. This is a free pattern as well. You can find it here. If you have a baby or know a baby, or see a baby you MUST make them!!!!

And, finally. I picked up the Interweave "Knitted Gifts", because of the "Texting Gloves". I HATED, Hated the way the pattern was written, but LOVED,LOVED the idea. My 15 year is addicted to his Iphone. He loves to text. SOOOO, I really wanted
to make them for him, sooo I went to my second most favorite knitting site Knitty. And converted the cigar to meet my needs.
And it did with flying colors. The result are extremely warm gloves that the 15 year old loves!
The hands are my husbands. The phone is mine. You can only get 15 year olds to do so much. PLEASEEEEE!
Speaking of the hubby... He had a port put in 2 weeks ago, a super port to be exact. And he got his first round of chemo. He is taking off work, because of the nature of his job. BUT he feels and Looks GREAT! He is not having any side effects. The doc said he is likely NOT to have any because of the way it is being administered. I think its because of all the wonderful people in our lives, praying and sending healing thoughts. Thank YOU all, please don't stop!!!! Peace out knittin peeps. Keep your needles clicken!


Sunday, January 10, 2010

TOO CUTE



He is way too cute! As soon as we put this on him, he got the biggest smile. And just cuddled up, like, ya, thats what I'm talkin bout!
That is my little bro's littlest one. He was very, very sick over Christmas. We are so happy he has made a full recovery.

He spent a some time at Childrens and had a rough few weeks. But his color and attitude were all back to normal today.




So, we have one set back over and healthy. Now we need prayer for my husband again. His cancer has returned.
Good news. Its only where it was last time. Blessings.
Bad news: Chemo and radiation and a colostomy. But I believe, God will heal him and make him stronger. No doubts...
Thank goodness our little guy is healthy, now its the big guys turn. May all your troubles be little and may God bless your life abundantly this year and always.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

New Year, New projects

The Baby Bunting is done. The baby is home very sick. So, I couldn't get a picture of him in it. But I will. The pattern and yarn were both great. I love the yarn I used. Its washable, so easy for mom to take care of.
The Turn a square hat is done for the hubby. He actually wore it yesterday. The temps here are in the teens with wind chills below zero. He had to wear it. LOL. It was a super easy super fun hat to make.
Christmas has come and gone. The decorations are down and its back to work tomorrow. The year ended with much stress. Hoping that 2010 will put things back in order and we can continue to live a quite healthy life. I am not asking for much. Just some healing. I will be happy.
Hello 2010, lets make it a good one.