Thank God It's Friday!!!

I seem to live for the weekends don't I? Then during the weekend, I'm so busy I can't wait to get to work to relax! Oh well, I don't want to wish my life away! It goes fast enough!

Thank you all for your birthday wishes. I didn't have a great birthDAY because we had our little doggy at the vet that day. She's been feeling bad all week and we had to take her to Animal 911 in Skokie. They are very good and efficient there and told us she has a mild case of pancreatitis and was a bit dehydrated. We left after paying almost $600 and armed with a ton of medicine. She is still not feeling well so we're taking her to our vet today. They may keep her overnight to give her fluids and food. She's not eating at all.  My poor DH has been on duty all night with her and takes her outside whenever she thinks she has to go but nothing comes out. : (  Say a little prayer for our baby girl!

I did make it to Thursday Knit Night at Woolly Lamb last night and was truly surprised. There was a ton of food and two cakes; one was a St. Patrick's Day cake and our dear friend Wayne made me a personal cake and cupcakes for everyone. Everything was so delicious and I thank everyone for their thoughtfulness and remembering my birthday. I am truly blessed to have so many thoughtful friends and family members.

The boys are coming home from Vegas tonight. Gregory was up earlier this week but I texted him last night because we hadn't heard from him. I asked him to buy me a birthday present with his winnings. He texted back that he will be lucky if he comes home with what he started with. Oh well, no present for me! I guess it's best if he comes back even rather than losing it all! After all, you have to gamble in Vegas and they're not going to let you walk away with that much $$$$. 

(Closest I could get to a St. Patrick's Day picture - Auntie Elaines hat in from of my Shamrock placemat!)

Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone. Please don't drink and drive this weekend; take a cab or public transportation. Be the designated driver. The life you save could be your own!

Happy March - My Birthday Month!!!!!

Good morning,
Today started out cold and windy. Not as bad as it could be - at least there was no rain - yet. Don't they say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb? Yesterday I left work downtown and the temperature was wonderful. It felt like Spring. I got home and the wind was howling and it was freezing cold! I couldn't believe the temperature difference. Oh well, that's Chicago for you!

Couldn't do much knitting last night as my back was hurting. Still hurts a bit today and the aspirin I took aren't helping yet! Hopefully they will kick in or I will take some more at 10:30 a.m.! Hate when my back hurts!

I just bought Season 1 of The Game of Thrones on Blu-ray from Amazon.com. I am almost through Book 3 and can't wait to read Book 4. It is a very good read and I'm looking forward to watching the show.

Unfortunately there was a lot of damage and deaths with yesterday's tornadoes. I think they reported that there were 80 tornadoes across the Midwest! Luckily my family in southern Illinois were all spared any tornadoes!

Well, off to work I go now. One more day of this week. Tonight is knitting and we're going to be talking about getting together on Sunday's, when Woolly Lamb is closed, to learn how to quilt! Of course, we have to take a shopping trip to buy all the tools!! : )  That will be fun! I hope we all follow through with this plan as I'm looking forward to getting back to quilting again!

Have a great day and look forward to the coming of Spring later this month!

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!!!

I forgot to tell you that I completed the dreaded FAFSA for Gregory. I'm so glad when that is complete. Now I can relax about that. (This is a government process that we have to complete on line for any financial aid we can get for his college tuiton.) We generally do not get any but the college requires we do it. I've been doing it for about 10 years now with David's college, law school, and now Gregory. It's very easy because all your information is stored from year to year. You just need to give them your current income and any investments (ha!) that you have.

So glad also that it's Friday! The week did seem to fly by very quickly. Now we have the weekend to look forward to. Grocery shopping tonight, cleaning house tomorrow, and then dinner out on Saturday night! Yeah. That's the only night we go out for dinner now on our new austerity program. (Except I can't seem to understand the meaning of that word....been shopping a bit too much lately and it's time to stop!) I tried to put myself on a yarn diet but that didn't work. Last night at Woolly Lamb, Brigitte had some new beautiful white yarn and I couldn't resist buying it to make a baby blanket. Do you think I have enough projects? Oh well, it's a terrible case of startistis. I will post some pictures this weekend. I'm not sure how to post them at work (which is when I write in my blog during the week) so I'll do it this weekend. I dont' start work until 9:00 a.m. but I get here at 8:00 a.m. so I have time to catch up on Words With Friends, email and this blog. Unfortunately my office is like a bomb shelter and I have a hard time getting a signal on my Iphone!

Well, enjoy the weekend and Mandy, make sure you eat some delicious pancakes for me and don't work too hard!

Hump Day - Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Good morning!
I almost typed January! Can you believe how fast this first month of the year has gone by?

Well, I did finish the skulls pattern of my skull hat. I finished it this morning along with the 2 extra rows needed. Tonight I will finish the hat and post a picture. I wanted to wait until it was completed before taking the picture because it just didn't look good with just the the skull pattern. I think Gregory will love it! I plan to send it to him on Saturday so he can wear it IF we get any cold weather! (For my part, it can stay like this until April!) Of course, I'll have to take it to Woolly Lamb on Thursday knit night for show-and-tell! Maybe I'll buy some more yarn and make another hat!

Not too much else to write about. I didn't even check my Words With Friends last night because I was so busy finishing the hat!

Until tonight when I post the picture! Hope you all have a wonderful day and enjoy this respite from winter!

Weight Watchers - Day 2 - June 2, 2009

Today was a great day! I didn't feel too hungry and just finished off my last point! I think I will take this one day at a time....that's the best way for me.

I'm looking forward to Thursday and what happens at Woolly Lamb Knit Night. I plan to bring my market bag to try and finish up. It's a crochet pattern and I'm learning how to crochet. I hope I can control myself with the food though. I will definitely have a glass of wine and hopefully someone will bring veggies....no dip though!

I finished the latest Kate Jacobs book "Knit Two" today. It was very good and I really enjoyed it.