Trips & Jobs

Still looking for work, the job I really wanted I didn't get. Had a phone interview this past Friday and a face to face this past Tuesday. Not really sure I want the Tuesday job.

We travelled to South Caroline for South East Linux Fest (SELF) June 11-13 and had a great time. I got the chance to go and knit with a bunch of lovely ladies from the Spartanburg Knitting Guild. One of ladies was kind enough to come to the hotel and pick me up and take me to the meeting and to a nice little yarn shop outside of town. I also met a couple of other ladies that knit/crochet at SELF. One of the ladies joined us at the Barnes and Noble for the knitting time.

I and my son made 360 sugar cookies to be handed out at SELF and they were a big hit with everyone.

I finished my socks from the yarn that I kool aid dyed in orange and cherry. I used the "Leaves of Whimsy" pattern.

July 19th was knit in public day, my local yarn shop had an event where we sat outside and knitted in the parking lot. She had a nice sale on all her yarns and knitting bags.

July 19th was also the USS Yeager/Rising Star Picnic which was held in Blacksburg at the Caboose Park. We had a great crowd and a good time with good food.

This Saturday I will be travelling with my hubby and father in law to Lynchburg for a home board meeting (The Odd Fellows & Rebekah Home). This will give me some knitting time.

It seems we stay busy during the month of June.

Birthdays and Purl Jam

This past week I turned 46 yrs old it went by quietly. I spent my birthday knitting with friends and payed for my Purl Jam classes (knitting retreat) which was my birthday gift to myself. Friday night (6/4/10) was the meet and greet which was very nice and gave us a chance to shop a little. The vendors that were there had local hand spun and hand dyed yarns that were beautiful as well as some fibers for spinning which were beautiful. One vendor had beautiful jewellery. I learned how to knit socks from the toe up on Saturday morning then we had lunch and Violet from the podcast "Lime and Violet" was our keynote speaker. Violet was hysterical and we had a great time. The afternoon I learned to use my drop spindle and I am supposed to practice 15 minutes a day. After classes were over I went to see my cousins baby (the one I did the blanket "Cameron's Boats for) and he is so sweet and handsome filled with lots of smiles for everyone. May your days be filled with smiles and blessings.

Job Hunting

I have been looking for work for the past seven months and have had a couple of interviews here and there but to no avail. This past Friday I received two phone calls one for a face to face interview which was on Tuesday and lasted an hour and a half. The second call was for a phone interview which I had on Monday and at the end of the conversation it looks like I will be called back for a face to face and I am hoping I will get the second job as it will give me the chance to learn something new and move up so here's praying for the job I want.

Life and some knitting.

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.

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.

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.

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.