Will this be my year of more FO's?

 Hey everyone.  How are you?  I am doing great!  I realized the other day that January is not even over and I have completed 5 things already.  Okay, Okay, two were only pot holders, but two were full sweaters.

Here are my first 4 items:

 and this past Saturday I knit a new hat for Lupe.  He might have washed his last beanie and it shrunk a bunch....LOL!

Here is the blocked version of Darlene's sweater

I have gotten a lot of work done on this all pink hugs and kisses blanket

and I pulled out my 4 corners baby blanket and finished color 2 and started color 3.

Lupe was able to fix the pipe leak....Thank you Lupe!!  When I asked him to go to the store to get more bottled water, he not only came back with water, but with flowers for me.  This man is amazing!

He also came home Sunday from work with cinnamon roll centers and this beautiful balloon!  <3

Lupe made me some great salads this past week.....and, my BIL had a birthday and he and my sister went to a cooking class for his birthday.  I thought they looked so cute, I had to share

That is all I have......Have a great week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day everyone!  I hope all you mother's out there had an amazing day doing the things you love!

We went to my Mom's last night and my dad cooked us AMAZING Chinese food!  This is Char Sui....and we had Char Sui Bao too.  Funny story.....when Paige came to my house around 1 pm to pick up Antonio (he had stayed the night Saturday), she asked "What are we having at  dinner tonight?" and I told her I did not know...but it would be delicious no matter what.  She said, "Can you tell Opa I really want some Baozi (Bao)!"  I told her I could tell him for the next family gathering....but not for today since he needs a little more than a few hours warning....

Well guess what.....my dad read her mind because we had the most amazing Chinese food last night!

While Paige was on the way to my parent's house I sent her this picture and said Char Sui....and she said, "There are no words for how much I love that man"  LOL!!!!!

My sister got me, Paige and our mom some beautiful Barberton Daisies.....which is fitting since Paige is a Barber....LOL! They are so BEAUTIFUL!

Paige took a picture of me and her and snapped it!

Earlier in the week I did a sleep study....it was interesting.....I strapped on a small box with only a couple of cords coming out of it and went to sleep with it on.....I should get my results in a couple of weeks.....I am anxious to see what it says.

I have been a bit depressed lately and cannot seem to shake it.....and one day this past week I did not feel like knitting, or crocheting or anything really.....so I cooked.....I made 2 different meals and some deviled eggs.

on days I did feel like knitting or crocheting, I had no clue what I wanted to knit or crochet on.....so I worked on multiple things.

My virus shawl

A blanket for my cousin's grandbaby

More Mitts to support my friend Anja

A little more on the blanket for my cousin's grandbaby

My moondrip swoncho

and an ATM hat for Tim!

This week, Darlene and I are going to start the Phoenix CAL...she is giving me a skein of Wolltraum in Burning love colorway

© Hooked on Sunshine

That is all on the knitting and crocheting front.......Paige's coffee make broke (she thought) so I had another sent to her

Then she realized it was just a breaker in her house had tripped....so she was going to send it back, but I told her to use the new one and we will keep the old one as a back up.

We went to Antonio's soccer game and he did great.....

Paige brought her dog, Jax....she said he has been acting up lately....so I told her to let me take him home.....she did.  She brought me his food on Sunday.....so I am going to keep him for a few days/weeks/months.....we will see.  He can roam my house freely and does not have to be kenneled (because I have a doggie door and he can fit thru it).

I have really loved having him and it has only been 2 days.

Lastly, I saw this on a FB Knitting group.....too cute not to share!

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

September already?

Hi everyone.....how was your week?  I hope it was great.  Mine was crazy busy!

First, I had a mammogram that I had completely forgotten about......so I got that out of the way and already got my results.....looking good!  The Mobile Mammogram bus comes to my work so it is super convenient!  They even gave me a rose....it is beautiful!

Then, I did some cooking with one of Jaime's friend's girlfriends....her name is Star and she is so super sweet....I mostly drank wine while she did all the work......and I then I took the packaged meals to Jaime to have to warm up.  Thank you Star!

Darlene and I podcasted this past Wednesday....it had been about a month since our last podcast.....I really missed podcasting!  I finished knitting my Boxy Cape....

I have not put the buttons on yet......my choices were:

 and now I have gotten it down to these two choices.....I think I will probably do the first one:

I worked a little on Paige's socks and my Hugs and Kisses Blanket:

Then it was time for Paige's birthday....and our annual dinner at Texas Roadhouse:

I love these 3.....they are 3 peas in a pod!

I had a few stash enhancements.....some yarn and a book:

I started 2 new projects....I started a sweater I would like to make for Canada...it is called Lounging Top....I am using a new yarn I got from Madelinetosh called Work Sock in the Horn Colorway....it is a sport weight and I love the way it is knitting up!

I also started a 2nd virus shawl for a friend....her name is Vicki.  She commented on the podcast how much she liked the one that Darlene made that I told her I would make her one....she is allergic to wool, so I am using a stash that has 85% alpaca and 15% wool (she can have up to 20% wool).....This yarn was in my stash and I love the way it is crocheting up...but when I have to rip back, the yarn sticks to itself and it is very frustrating so I am trying super hard not to mess up

This past Saturday was the start of the Longhorn Football season.....I had to break in Max to get used to football, he seems to be okay with it....LOL!

I also put together my two IKEA RÅSKOG's  I have one by the entry to catch my mail when I walk in and one by my chair to hold my yarn winder...I am sure they will end up in other places, but for now, they are set up.

Now, with Jaime having had bypass surgery, I bought an Air Fryer and a couple of recipe books....I really wanted to make him some chicken thighs (so like friend chicken without the oil) and then one of the recipe books had avocado fries in it that I wanted to try.  I mentioned it to Jaime and he asked for Sweet Potato Fries......so:

Chicken....it was DELICIOUS and the boys ate it all up (Jaime, not so much, but he just has not been hungry).

Avocado fries....not so great...maybe I was over excited about these, but they were very tasteless.

Sweet Potato Fries....I burnt them a little, but everyone actually liked them a little crispy...they were also a hit.

On Monday, I made a Ribeye steak for myself in the Air Fryer and I really enjoyed it....so far, the Air Fryer is a plus, but it is large....and takes a lot of room on the counter so I will have to find a better place for it.

Also, as if a Bypass surgery was not enough for Jaime....now he has a kidney stone he needs to pass.   We went back to emergency clinic around 3 am Sunday thinking his pain might have been heart surgery related.....but no, it's a kidney stone, so now we need to make an appointment with a Urologist.

Lastly, when I went to Star's apartment she had two wines for me....one Gewürztraminer and one Moscato....I drank the Gewürztraminer there and she let me take the Moscato home (she does not drink wine)....I drank that wine Monday evening (along with my steak) and it is AMAZING.....best Moscato I have had.....Star really is amazing.  Now, If you do not like a sweet wine, do not try this....it is super sweet and super yummy!

Well, that is really all I have....We have lots of dr. and rehab appointments this week so I hope to get lots done on the sweater I just started.


Have a great week everyone!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!