Flu & Taxes

Morgan has the flu and I'm doing my taxes . . . not a fun Friday night.

Does it ever slow down?

It's been a busy week -- again!

The kids and I went to see my brother in the hospital on Tuesday. He was moved to the extended care unit at the VA. He seems to be doing much better for which we are all glad.

I had my second week of Yoga on Wednesday night -- gosh, I must be getting old. The bones and muscles just don't move like they used to!

I finished a few projects while it was slow at work this week -- I'll take pictures this weekend and post them for you to all see.

The kids have a couple birthday parties this weekend -- and of course, Morgan, has a "playdate" on Saturday with her friend Sadie. I'm taking the kids to see Finding Neverland this weekend and am watching my friend Tasha's son Isaiah while she works on Saturday. I think I'll be glad when Monday comes around so I can rest! :-)

Oh, yeah, and I got a job on Monday! (How could I forget???) I was given an offer by Ebenezer Ridges -- now it's background check and health screening time before I find out what my schedule is and can proceed to orientation and training. I'll still keep my job with the Burnsville Lions Club as the job with Ebenezer is a part time position.

Better get to bed . . . I didn't realize it was this late!

Winter Wonderland

We finally got hit with snow on Friday! About 10 inches in Burnsville. It's about darn time!

My brother is still at the VA. He seems to be doing better -- getting up and moving around a bit. Their thought is to put him in the extended care unit for a while until he can better move around. He's been there 11 days already, but it sounds like he's doing what he's supposed to be doing.

I went up to Ely this past weekend for my birthmom's Christmas celebration. My aunt & uncle have a motel up there so we stayed at their place. The drive up Friday was quite interesting -- very snowy and slick. Thanks, Kyle, for driving and getting us there safely -- I know you took a lot of razzing for it, but I do appreciate it! (I got a lot of knitting done on the way up as I was trying to not watch the roads too closely!) Friday night we played board games and some of us walked down to the local tavern for a couple drinks and some socializing. Saturday was very relaxing with window shopping, napping and knitting! The whole crew of us -- about 25 -- went out for dinner. It was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to bringing the kids up next time.

I started a lace scarf over the weekend and it's working pretty quickly.

Back to reality -- work & bowling today.

Where have I been?

It's been a while since I updated. The weekend was cold.

My brother is still at the VA hospital. I went to see him on Saturday. He ended up getting two bleeding ulcers cauterized on Monday. He's been in ICU ever since, but sounds like he's stabilizing and will hopefully be released to a "regular" unit today.

Poor Vikings . . . another season done. Oh, well. They went farther than I ever thought they would this year and at least we booted the Packers out of the playoffs! :-) (Sorry my fellow Packer fans)

I'm fighting a cold this week and it's finally getting the better of me. At least now I know that in about a week I might feel normal again!

I saw The Aviator on Saturday. It was a good movie. Every year my friend, Mary, and I go to all the Oscar nomineed movies and that should be one of them. Then when we're all done watching them we try to figure out who's going to win!

I gave Annette her scarf on Monday for her birthday. She loved it. It looks great with her black leather jacket.

I went to the KFAN restuarant for lunch yesterday. It was my birthmom's birthday, so my birthsister and I took her out to lunch. That place is HUGE and the food was awesome! If you ever go, order the "Commercial" -- roasted turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy. It was good AND inexpensive.

The kids are doing great. Morgan had gymnastics yesterday and Nathan had a lot of math homework -- he's working on metric conversions right now. Morgan was so excited by the seashell necklaces that grandma sent her from Hawaii! Thanks, grandma!

Not much else is new . . . and I'm going to go get some rest.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

It's cold. 3 degrees on my way to work this a.m. and -4 on my way home. The kids may not have school tomorrow because of the cold. Wind chill is -30. Monday it's supposed to be 26 ABOVE zero! This is the first time in a long time that I hope the weekend goes fast. I'll be making chili and cuddling up with a blanket and some movies and the Vikings game this weekend.

I talked with my brother this a.m. He's doing well -- might go home tomorrow.

Have a job interview next Friday at Ebenezer Ridges -- http://fairviewebenezer.org/ridges-home.asp Wish me luck!

Wierd Week

It's been an interesting week so far --

I found out today that my brother Chuck is in the hospital with a stomach hernia and a foot infection. I wish him a speedy recovery.

I bowled Monday night -- 128-175-149. Not very consistent, huh?

I received a call for a job and will be calling them tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed!

Today I spent some time at the local yarn shop finishing a sweater that I started about five years ago. All I have to do is put it together but it's confusing so I was getting help from Zandy. I had lunch at school with Morgan, went grocery shopping and them came home and cleaned. I had a few friends over for a Longaberger party tonight.

It's supposed to be in the negative singles tomorrow through Monday -- longest cold streak in MN since January of 1994. Hope you're enjoying Hawaii Mom & Dad! ;-)

This is a sweater that I won a purple ribbon for at the Rice County Fair back when I was a teenager. This sweater took me about nine months to knit. It was a challenge, but I felt like I had accomplished so much when I was done! I couldn't tell you what kind of yarn I used, but I do remember that the pattern came out of Family Circle Knitting magazine and I believe I still have it!


Aunt Rosie's Sweater


This is my "Viking" scarf. It was knit with Lion Brand Micro Spun in lavendar and Bernat Eye Lash in cool. I finished it Sunday morning between perusing the paper for jobs and taking the kids to Skateville. I'm so glad that Michael's now carries these yarns and I don't have to go to the expensive yarn shops for the fun stuff! I will wear this scarf until the Vikings are out of the playoffs -- hopefully until February 7!


"Viking" Scarf

Playoff Sunday

Went skating at Skateville today and then came home to watch the Packers lose to the VIKES! Also helped the kids with their homework, finished a scarf and started on a fun crochet project -- to be shown soon.

My scarf for Annette . . . .


This was made out of about 1 1/2 skeins of Caron Jewel Box yarn in Amethyst.

The kids were playing "The Game of Life" tonight. Do you realize it now has minivans? I couldn't believe it!

Lemony Snicket was a good movie. There was one scary part, but it was still quite good -- I actually cried at the very end!

I finally figured out how to post pictures!!! It's so easy!


Morgan and her scarf


Nathan & Tucker

Weekend is FINALLY here!!!

Finally took down the rest of the Christmas tree last night -- with the kids' help, of course! We spent a good part of this morning cleaning bedrooms. Now we're off to Lemony Snicket for a treat! I finished my friend Annette's scarf last night and now I'm working on one more before moving on to my next project. I have pictures of the scarves and the kids with Tucker, but I still haven't figured out how to post them.

Considering moving my NCLEX exam up before I forget everything and I can "get the monkey off my back!" Received notice from Park Nicollet that they received my application. Will probably stop at Ebenezer Ridges on Monday and pick up an application there -- and check on the internet for more openings -- the Sunday paper doesn't usually have much for LPN jobs -- unless I want to drive up to the other side of the Cities!

Light snow yesterday -- not much to speak of. There's snow all around us -- like someone put a dome over the Twin Cities. 16 degrees right now and sunny with the wind chill at 6.

Almost the end of the week . . .

I worked today and now we're all home relaxing. The kids are just finishing dinner so I thought I'd steal a few minutes to post a picture before I start helping with homework. It was really slooooooooow at work today and it was cold -- 10 degrees right now. No snow -- such a dismal brown winter. Half-way done with a scart I'm knitting for my friend Annette -- a sweater is my next project.

I having problems posting pictures. I'll have to spend some more time on this later.

Relaxing Wednesday

Today was a very relaxing day for me. I ran errands while the kids were at school and tonight I went over to my friend Annette's house. We had dinner, watched "Under the Tuscan Sun" and I finished knitting a scarf for Morgan. After I got home I watched "Reindeer Games" and now I'm creating my BLOG! I thought this would be a good idea to keep in touch with my friends and family. I will try to add pictures tomorrow. Thanks to Carrie for being my inspiration! It's 7 degrees now in sunny Minnesota -- no precipitation today.