Christmas in January

Brian and I drove up to Bellingham yesterday to finally have Christmas with his family. With the weather this year and all of our schedules this was the first time we all could do it and boy was it fog out there coming home it was worse and I tried my hardest to stay awake but get me in a car at night and I will fall asleep. We had a good visit and Brian and I got our normal presents Brian gets his gift card to Jack in the Box and his shop rags. He also got a 6 foot folding table that we will be putting in the trailer. As for myself I got a book of lifesavers plus extra butter rum ones and my last one a 2009 Tinkerbell calender. I also got a set of 7 pairs of pearl earrings in different colors very nice and the new Tinkerbell movie. The also gave us both a $50 gas card.

On to my 2009 goals. The running is coming along. I've made it over the 3 mile mark. I've up the incline to 1 and the speed at times has gone up to 5 mph. I'm still very motivated at doing this. I've set a goal at 5 miles for a week I get to buy some new running clothes so I'm really working on that.

Onto the other goal more Knitting in 2009, well its not doing so good. I'm working on one project that I really need to work on because its a paid job. I'm knitting a hat for someone as a gift. A friend at work has a friend that has a brain tumor and going through chemo and losing all her hair so she asked if I would knit a hat. The sucker that I am said yes. So I'm working on that and as for socks I have a pair that I'm trying to work on but not doing so very good. So I hope today I will get some knitting done.

Well I better go and work on that running goal. I will try and add pictures the next time I'm on here. Until next time stay safe and warm. BRRRRR it cold out there.

2009 Goals

OK I'm going to let everyone know of my 2009 goals I've set for myself. I only have two one is a fun one and the other is a major one that I will need every ones help with.

#1 the fun one:
Knit more
Ha ha. I told every one it was an easy one and it is a fun one for me. OK here is the second one. I'm a little scared to let everyone know, I've very scared that I won't be able to do it. This is why I need every ones help. OK here I go I will just type it, but please don't laugh.....

#2 the Major ONE:
I want to run a 1/2 marathon or just be able to run 13.1 miles. I would love to do a 1/2 marathon, but its just finding the right one to do and one that does not cost an arm and a leg. Right now I'm training on a treadmill do to the time I get up and get home from work it is dark. I'm only at 3 miles and I know once I get out side it will be totally different that 3 miles that I'm so proud of right now will be like 1 mile out on the road. The part I need from you all is support keep asking have you run today or how many miles are you up to. I'm hoping if people keep after me that I will stay at it. I guess we will have to wait and see.

I should sign off so I can get some food in me and hit that treadmill and try for 3.5 miles today. I just hope I won't get to bored running in place. If only I could figure out how to run and knit at the same time that would be great!!!

I will try to blog sooner and maybe it will be more about knitting than my 2009 goals.

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas. Brian decided to work to let his co-workers have the day off and be home with there children. So that gives me the time to blog and wish you a Merry Christmas.

It has been very interesting week. On Saturday it started to snow and I was very lucky that the customer service had booked rooms at a hotel room and I was able to stay in one. On Sunday morning I had to be at work at 0430, but since no flights were making it out I didn't have to be there until 0530. This is what I saw when I finally got to my office. The window has a lay a of ice on it and my car had ice and snow all over it.

Sunday I was able to stay again at the hotel and I did not have to drive home and back to work at 0430. I really wanted to go home but I'm glad that I didn't because around 1100 the snow started again and did not stop. So when I got to work on Monday this is what my car looked like. They finally came and plowed our parking lot after small FedEx trucks and hotel vans keep getting stuck in front of our office. Now they just piled the snow taking up parking spots. They were unable to clear it all so when you pull in you look for a spot that does not have high snow drifts.

When I finally made it home on Monday this is what I came home too. This is the walk way up to my front door. The worst part of my drive was getting in and of my house to the main roads. They keep them clear so we all can make to work and back home again. The rain finally showed up yesterday but it is making it worse out there in front of our house. Now we are getting standing water all over the place.

I hope every one is staying save and warm and everyone is having a wonderful Christmas

Snow Snow go away

I'm very thank you that today is my day off and I have the next few days off. I feel really bad for any one that would have to go out and drive in this weather. I was very thankful that on Sunday things were not as bad as today. I had my favorite shift that day 0430 and was glad that the main road were good. I was able to get to work ontime and so did all the flight attendants YAH. When I got home this is what I came home to. Now today is totally different, like the rest of Western Washington it is still snowing here.

Now I have to wait until Saturday night to see what Sunday is like. I get to play supervisor on Sunday and Monday and I get to start at 0430 again. I hope the roads are better then than it is today.

I hope everyone is ready for Christmas. I'm not. I still have to get to the Post Office to get a package out in the mail. I don't think that I will make it today, I hope maybe tomorrow. I finally was able to get pictures to load so I have added a picture of the Christmas tree.

As for the knitting I'm having a problems. I've tried a pattern twice and I can't seem to get going on it. I have the perfect day to try and start knitting. Off to get a pattern and yarn to start a new project. So I will sign off for now everyone stay safe and warm.

try again

Last night I had a new post typed up and was going to add pictures to it and it would not let me add pictures. Then the next thing I know everything that I had typed was gone. I gave up and went on to another websit and played. So here we are at it again.

The first major thing is that I got a pair of sock knitted up and all done. On the road to Denmark are done. I finished them on Thursday as we were out and about. This pair is going to my mother-in-law for part of her Christmas present. I know I can post pictures due to the fact she doesn't know I have a blog. So now that I'm done with that pair I have to think of what to make next and for who.

On Thursday as Brian and I were running around, he was really nice and took me two different yarn stores. The first one we went to is the one I always go to is Renaissance Yarns in Kent. As Brian was parking I noticed that the shop was emptied out and a note on the door. All it said was that they had moved to Kent Station. I was happy to know that they didn't go out of business, but just moved. The second one we went and visited was Yorkshire Yarns in Lakewood. Another wonderful yarn store that carries the sock yarn that I love.

Before we left Thursday I put up our Christmas tree. Now I get to sit here in the dark and look at the tree and be all merry. Not much else has been happening around here. I've been in my room sew away making sock project bags. Maybe one of these day I will start a store on Etsy and sell them and pay for my bad habit of sock yarn and now fabric. Here are a couple that I got done yesterday. Ok you will have to wait until next time it won't let me add any more pictures. So until next time be happy and knit away.

blogging from work

I thought I would give this a try. I figured that I spend more time here on this computer at work than I do with the one at home. So I'm sitting here at work updating my blog when I should be doing some work. So here is what I've been doing lately. I've made a few hats and gloves and I'm tired of them for right now. I started working on a sock again. The pattern is from Nancy Bush Knitting on the Road book and it called Denmark. I'm using Miss Bags: "Yummy Hand-painted sport & sock yarn in Suede Rose. Lets just say its another United sock, I think I've knitted most of it right here in my chair.

Right behind my sock is one of my new sock project bags that I got made on my last day off. I've got a lot made and maybe one day I will start selling them on-line who knows.

Ok I have to do a flash back here. The song that is playing on my Ipod right now is Pink Cadillac from Bruce Springsteen. It takes me back to Macy's in New York City doing my music video to that song. I'm glad that song is over now its onto the Muppet Movie "I hope something better comes along".

I've got to go now, its 1900 and now I have work to do. Have to start get the paper work done for tomorrow morning so see who will be checking in. I hope you all have a wonderful Turkey day. I hope my turkey won't still be frozen on Thursday. Until next time keep smiling and stay stay safe.

New Hobbie

Lets start by saying that Brian and I went up to Sumas to visit my Mom and Dad. We had an early Thanksgiving dinner and I got a sewing lesson. Bev started making sock project bags and she had made me two. I was thinking and thinking in my head that I could make those, make those but did I want to start a new Hobie. Bev said they were easy to make and she sat down and put one together very quickly.

I ended up with the pattern and on the way home Brian and I stopped by and bought some fabric. When we got home I said see you later and off to my room I went. I ended up making two bags for myself and using all the fabric that I bought, so on Saturday off to buy more. I made three more bags and a matching coffee cozie for one that I made of Friday. Now its time to make Christmas gift for my sock knitting friends.

Not much else has been going on. I've been knitting more fingerless gloves and hats. The set I'm working on now is a pair that I will be getting paid for. Cool. That it is for now I can't think of anything else to write. Until next time stay safe, happy and dry. Happy knitting.