CarmelKnits, etc.

Carmel has $50.00 to spend on yarn. At the yarn shop she sees six skeins of yarn for $8.99 each. Carmel finds another ball of yarn for $5.49 which will be perfect for her father-in-laws Christmas hat. How much will all this cost Carmel? *see answer below Carmel adds it all up to be about $45.00 Carmel walks up to pay with her $50.00 out. Cashier rings Carmel up. Carmel puts away the $50.00 and hands over her credit card. Apparently 3x9 doesn't equal 18 thus making 6x9 equalling 36 in which case I would have had more than enough money for what I wanted and the hat for the FIL. Had they used my math when charging me for my purchase D never would have known. This is another proud moment for my mom. I bet she's bursting. *Answer: $65.00 in my defense I had had a very busy two days back at the office and had been dealing with numbers all day. I was brain fried. I've never been good at math though.

In 20 days I cranked out 10 hats 3 pairs of mittens Enough Italian beef for 30 people Two holiday dinners for 9 people back to back Two pans of Paula Deens Gooey Butter Cake Only bought presents for my dogs & mother-in-law Made an undisclosed amount of Pom poms. And yesterday I finished my anklets with the pink toes. I need a nap

The very merriest wooliest and loving of Christmases...

1. I woke up at 2:00 a.m. and there was none of the predicted snow. Woke up again at 4:00 a.m. and it was everywhere. 2. My stupid butt made the drive in to work, thinking all the way down 525, 'this is a bad idea, i should turn around, what was I thinking, you're an idiot' and every off ramp I looked at to turn around was covered in snow, so I powered thru and made it Seattle. 3. It's supposed to turn to rain later. 4. The Christmas gifts for the Minnesota Contingent has been mailed and should be en route. 5. Boxer Mom of the year award will not be going to me. I forgot to check the box of MilkBones for peanut butter biscuits and accidentally gave her half a one... 6. This is what happens when Gabby eats peanut butter anything: I gave her 75mg of benadryl and it cleared up in a couple hours 7. I started the first of the last 6 of gifts to be knit by Christmas. 8. The viral infection seems to have moved from the right side of my throat to the left. 9. I ha...

To say that your arrival Monday afternoon was a surprise would be an understatement. I was shocked really. You've always had horrible timing but this really takes the cake. Not that I can eat cake, thank you very much. Ever since you landed I've had trouble swallowing. It would be nice if you could check your calendar and match it with mine for future visits. It's the Christmas season. It's literally 7 days till Christmas Eve. I have stuff to do, and entertaining your infectious arse isn't on the list. I have a houseful of people to prepare for this coming Saturday. I have a dinner on Christmas Eve to prepare Plus I have a Christmas Brunch and Dinner to prepare on Christmas Day! Really. could you have picked a worse time? I have gifts I need to get shipped I have gifts I need to finish knitting I still have to invade the mall and do a little Christmas shopping. spending all day with you yesterday trying to convince you to take a hike was a wasted day...

It's exhausting for Mr. Brown apparently...

I'm frantically knitting for Christmas and I think I'm going to actually pull this off considering I started on December 3rd, work full time, and already have a jam packed schedule between hockey games and Christmas celebrations. I can do this... I just have to drop the ball a bit here. I'll pick it up again this weekend. That's when it's all supposed to be done so I can ship it. speedy thoughts would be welcome.

Mine and Mr. Browns! He wanted that blasted cone off. I wanted his eye healed. Yesterday both our Christmas wishes came true... Best day ever. 10 weeks in a cone is a long time for both dog and the dogs human... I texted this to D after the appointment: 'He was so funny at this visit... Every past visit he would fight getting the stain on his eye to see if there was still damage, but this time he just flopped down on his side with the injured eye right side up, put his paw in her lap while she put the stain in, rinsed it, and took a look at it with the blue light. When she was done, he stood up she pulled the collar off and he gave her a kiss...' I was so stunned I didn't get a photo but it touched my heart. He loves his doctor and her assistant Sherry. It says a lot about the dog/vet relationship when you can see the dog trusts the doctor not to hurt them. Merry Christmas Mr. Brown!

Dear Mr. Claus, How are you? I am doing fine. As you know I've had a rough fall. The blackberries were delicious but if I had known I'd be wearing this crazy thing on my head for eight weeks I might have re-thought my initial plan to taste them... I've spent my entire allowance on vet visits, medicine, pill pockets and duct tape but other than the scratched eye, I've been a really good boxer boy this year. Just ask My Girl, she'll tell you. She loves me. I know this to be true becasue she puts food in my bowl twice a day and sometimes gives me bits of whatever she's eating. I know last Christmas I blew it with the cupcake incident but I think I paid for that plenty once My Girl found out what I did. And I know I ate the expensive bed that My Girl bought me and it made her really mad... but I think she was more worried about all the foam I ate. Don't worry, she got it out, that stupid turkey baster full of peroxide again. I know My Girl wo...

Dear Fat Man I mean, Santa, I have been a good great Boxer girl this year (as I am every year) But maybe you don't know this since The Girl doesn't believe in your little Elf on the Shelf philosophy, but she rarely consults me on these issues... Anywhoo, here is my Christmas Wish list for 2014 GaBby sIouX's KrIstMas Demands Wish List 1. a new bigger orthopedic bed with sides and quilted top. 2. more meals containing canned food 3. Obviously I'm going to need a new ball 4. Onesie pajamas. The old dog doesn't cuddle like he used to at night. 5. Fancy dog biscuits 6. Jelly Fish aquarium from the Sharper Image. They are supposedly soothing to watch 7. AirDOG Jordans. I hate having my feet wet. 8. A down comforter - please refer to request #4 9. an elevated food dish. I'm tired of that jacked up solution The Girl came up with. I would like something fancy maybe with a little scroll work on the sides. 10. A heating pad for my new bed and comforter....

It's the 13th anniversary of the day my life changed. It was a glorious event. It's not something I talk about a lot. Only with people who really know me, know what I'm talking about. Sorry to be obscure. It was this event that was a turning point my relationship with my mom. It was this event that lead to D and I transitioning from roommates to husband and wife. Since that day I've made choices in my life for the better, not the easier. I changed the path I was wandering and ended up in a better place. I owe a lot of those changes to D. I owe a lot to my mom as well...   I owe a lot to me. I made a decision 13 years ago that was the best I've ever made. It saved my life. It created the life I live today. again, sorry for obscurity but for me I had to document the day somehow.

It's like the song by the Turtles in 1967... I can't see me loving me loving two colors more than I love you! Mossay + Psychobarbie = love

Between Dallas Fort Worth and Seattle, Wa... I'm sorry you had to listen to me cough, sneeze, and blow my honker the entire flight. You may have even heard me snore during the 20 minutes of the four hour flight that I slept. I apologize for exposing you to whatever virus I was exposed to on the flight from Fort Meyers to Dallas. Had I realized I was surrounded by *germ time bombs on that flight I might have tried to maneuver my seat to a safer location but it was a holiday weekend and it was inevitable that those little walking sniffling nose germ bombs would be littered liberally about the plane and being suceptible to catching a cold in flight I was doomed. Hopefully the rest of you were smarter and dosed up on airborne prior to flying. I was not so wise. I should know better. Next time I will. In the meantime I hope that I nixed the germs in the bud when we had lunch in Dallas. Hopefully the bloody mary's at the Irish Pub were strong enough to keep those little b...