Seems I have been very bad in not keeping this up but now with a new laptop instead of my little netbook I might be more willing to write more often.
Christmas has come and gone. Christmas day was hard but we still had dinner with the Williams family. I think that the little note and drawing that my great niece gave to my father in law (her step great grandfather) cheered him up some.
In January my husband lost an aunt (sister to my mother in law), she will be missed by many in the community. In April my grandmother Winters passed away and she will be missed by many.
April also saw the marriage of my husbands aunt Doris to her highschool sweetheart. It was a sweet wedding.
In February my cousin's wife gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. I knitted a baby blanket called "Cameron's Boats" which turned out beautiful and matched the theme of the nursery. I also knitted a sweater and a hat.
I am now knitting a pair of socks called "Leaves of Whimsy" and a scarf.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Holidays
I find this post hard to write but not as hard as it would've been a month ago. On October 2nd my mother in law passed away, it has been a very sad and hard month for us but we are getting through it and my father in law seems to be doing well. I know that these first holidays will be the hardest for us all. My son was very close to his Memaw as he called her and I know he misses her very much.
I lost my job on October 9th and have been searching but no luck yet. I know that something will come along and soon.
Well Thanksgiving is this coming Thursday. I hope that everyone will have a happy Thanksgiving and will remember to count their blessings. The following is just a few of my blessings:
A loving husband and a son whom I am very proud of.
Parents that I love more than words can say.
Wonderful in laws who have showed me love.
Family & friends that are supportive and loving.
A roof over my head
Food on my table
Not having to do with out and the ability to help those that need it.
May each of you find the blessings in your life and be a blessing to others.
I lost my job on October 9th and have been searching but no luck yet. I know that something will come along and soon.
Well Thanksgiving is this coming Thursday. I hope that everyone will have a happy Thanksgiving and will remember to count their blessings. The following is just a few of my blessings:
A loving husband and a son whom I am very proud of.
Parents that I love more than words can say.
Wonderful in laws who have showed me love.
Family & friends that are supportive and loving.
A roof over my head
Food on my table
Not having to do with out and the ability to help those that need it.
May each of you find the blessings in your life and be a blessing to others.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Surgery and Life
My mother in law was diagnosed with gall stones on Saturday which means that she will have to have that surgery and recover before she has her open heart surgery and she is not doing well due to the gall stones and we are all worried about her.
I have another friend who has to have his gallbladder out this Wednesday and then in October he will have to have a small part of one of his kidneys removed because he has a place on it.
It can't just be one thing it has to be many.
I had a very nice weekend with no where to be or anything that I had to do. I did get to visit with my dad and his wife for a little bit which was nice. I have almost finished my second sock and will post a picture of my first pair when it is done.
I have another friend who has to have his gallbladder out this Wednesday and then in October he will have to have a small part of one of his kidneys removed because he has a place on it.
It can't just be one thing it has to be many.
I had a very nice weekend with no where to be or anything that I had to do. I did get to visit with my dad and his wife for a little bit which was nice. I have almost finished my second sock and will post a picture of my first pair when it is done.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Walt Disney World & Birthdays
Today is my son's birthday, he has turned 15 yrs old and has not been in trouble nor given us a lot of trouble and I am blessed that he is mine. Where did the years go? I remember bringing him home from the hospital and playing with him and teaching him to walk and talk then it was off to school and now here he is a sophmore in high school with a possible future in computers and a very sweet girlfriend who is a freshman in college. Boy do I miss those curios childhood days of chasing critters and playing knights.
We went to Disney for 6 nights and 7 days and had a blast. We took along our son's girlfriend so they could go and do what they wanted and we wouldn't have to worry about them. We left home on August 15th and stopped about half way for the night then arrived at our destination on August 16th. We stayed at the All Star Music Resort in Disney it was a very nice room but not a very big room. We had a package deal which was our hotel room, park passes to all 6 parks (this includes the 2 water parks), the meal plan which means we had a counter service meal, a snack, and a table service meal per person for 6 days we also had the line passes which put us in the front of the line.
We spent a lot of time in the Magic Kingdom but we truly enjoyed Epcot the most. While in Epcot we enjoyed the following: We went on Soar which was a blast it's like you are floating over the landscapes and seeing all the sights. We also did "Honey I Shrunk The Audience" which was a blast, this was 3D and you were a part of the show as they made it feel like mice running up your leg and the dog sneezing on you and the small child carrying you around. We also did the Mars training which was great. My dh and I never did make it to the Hollywood Studios park and none of us ever made it to the water parks. My dh and I did make it to Downtown Disney and got to see the Lego store and all the cool Lego sculptures.
I got a lot of knitting in while traveling and resting in the hotels.
On September 21st my mother in law will have her 2nd open heart surgery in less than a year. This past Novemember they went in and tried to repair her heart valve but that did not work so now they must go in and replace it and I am praying that it will work.
On September 25th we including son's girlfriend we leave for Ohio Linux Fest in Columbus for the weekend. I am a little apprehensive about going since my mother in law will still be in intensive care but my husband is a coordinator for this event. I will get to go do some yarn shopping while there which I always look forward to doing.
May you each be blessed.
We went to Disney for 6 nights and 7 days and had a blast. We took along our son's girlfriend so they could go and do what they wanted and we wouldn't have to worry about them. We left home on August 15th and stopped about half way for the night then arrived at our destination on August 16th. We stayed at the All Star Music Resort in Disney it was a very nice room but not a very big room. We had a package deal which was our hotel room, park passes to all 6 parks (this includes the 2 water parks), the meal plan which means we had a counter service meal, a snack, and a table service meal per person for 6 days we also had the line passes which put us in the front of the line.
We spent a lot of time in the Magic Kingdom but we truly enjoyed Epcot the most. While in Epcot we enjoyed the following: We went on Soar which was a blast it's like you are floating over the landscapes and seeing all the sights. We also did "Honey I Shrunk The Audience" which was a blast, this was 3D and you were a part of the show as they made it feel like mice running up your leg and the dog sneezing on you and the small child carrying you around. We also did the Mars training which was great. My dh and I never did make it to the Hollywood Studios park and none of us ever made it to the water parks. My dh and I did make it to Downtown Disney and got to see the Lego store and all the cool Lego sculptures.
I got a lot of knitting in while traveling and resting in the hotels.
On September 21st my mother in law will have her 2nd open heart surgery in less than a year. This past Novemember they went in and tried to repair her heart valve but that did not work so now they must go in and replace it and I am praying that it will work.
On September 25th we including son's girlfriend we leave for Ohio Linux Fest in Columbus for the weekend. I am a little apprehensive about going since my mother in law will still be in intensive care but my husband is a coordinator for this event. I will get to go do some yarn shopping while there which I always look forward to doing.
May you each be blessed.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Anniversary
Today is our wedding anniversary. We got married 19 yrs ago today (it was a Saturday). On that day my mom left my dad but both walked me down the isle and both gave me away. I love my husband even more than I did on that day though we have been through some rough times but we have made it and we will always be together.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Weekends
Okay so I thought (big mistake) wow a whole month of weekends that I don't have to be anywhere or do anything except for one day every other weekend to help my friend well that isn't the case since my mother in law (who I love very much) decided to have a yard sale the first and second weekend and now this coming weekend. Then my son and his friends talked me into coming and playing Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 and Paranoia (role playing games) with them (I used to play AD&D back in my younger years) on Saturday night which I did and we had a great time. I then went Sunday and helped out my friend by taking her grocery shopping. My friend had double ordered some knitting books and shared with me the extras she also gave me a small Namaste case to store knitting extras in which is very nice. The 25th of this month is a picnic with the Yeager group at the Caboose Park in Blacksburg. Then August 1st we will be in Bluefield, WV for Lemonaide Days. August 8th we will be at my hubbys family reunion and August 15th-23rd we will be in Disney World, FL. Free weekend I have no idea what that means.
This past Thursday was my dads wife's Birthday and I have finished on piece of her birthday gift and need to go see her this week and give her what I have done and let her know she will get the rest as I get them done.
This past Thursday was my dads wife's Birthday and I have finished on piece of her birthday gift and need to go see her this week and give her what I have done and let her know she will get the rest as I get them done.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Marrige & Death
Well it's been a busy time the past couple of months. I finished my Lace Ribbon Scarf and as soon as it's blocked I will take pictures and post them. The owner of Mosaic (local yarn shop) had her baby girl on June 10th and both are doing great. My friend with the stroke and I went in together and got the mother a diaper bag from L.L. Bean which will make a nice knitting bag in a few years. My friend that had a stroke got to go to her son's wedding (he's my friend as well) and she even got to dance with him at the reception. I wish that we could've gone but we already had plans to be in South Carolina for South East Linux Fest (SELF '09). While dh and ds were enjoying themselves at the computer convention I went out and knitted with a local yarn shop for Knitting in Public day and then did a little shopping at their shop. I have almost finished a baby sweater for a co worker who's wife is due in November and learned over the past weekend that one of my cousins wife is expecting their second child in Febuary so I will be starting a layette set for them soon. Yesterday a friend of mine passed away from her long battle with cancer she will be missed by all. This friend was an amazing and loving woman who taught my son some piano before she got to sick to continue with it.
May you all be blessed.
May you all be blessed.
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