Saturday January 28, 2012

Just a lazy kind of Saturday.  I went and picked up my mail today and 2 more birthday cards were there.  Keep them coming and I'll celebrate it all year.  ha ha.  I really did appreciate them.  Then off to the library to pick up my books before they returned them to shelves.  One is a crochet book (my newest obsession) and John Grisham's new book "The Litigators".  I only read a few pages and was totally hooked on it.  I have never been a fan.  I read the Firm many many moons ago, and may have read another one of his, but can't be sure.  This one grabbed me right away, and that's what I like in a book.  So I am anxious to read it.

 

Along with reading, I am almost done a wavy kind of scarf.  When it's done, I am going to see if my neighbor will "model" it so I can take a picture of it.  I love the way it is coming out.  And the color is so pretty.

 

I would like to turn my hobby into a business if at all possible.  Living on my disability gets really hard sometimes, and a little extra money would be welcomed. 

 

My brain goes so much faster than my hands,  ha ha. I always have good intentions, but sometimes have a hard time doing something with them. ha ha. 

 

I got this from another blog and really wanted to put it on here so I could refer back to it.  This is from Crochet with Raymond

http://crochethealingandraymond.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/the-third-wheel/  For me, this is great. You might want to check out his blog.  He does wonderful work.

 

The Stitches and Abbreviations!

yo= Yarn over (hook).  Bring yarn over hook from behind.

ch= Chain. Make a slip knot, insert hook and pull firmish but not tight.  yo and pull loop through.

slst = Slip Stitch.  Insert hook into stitch, pull through loop, pull loop through stitch on hook.

sc= Single crochet.  Insert hook into stitch, pull loop through, yo, pull through both loops on hook.

hdc= Half double crochet.  Yo, insert hook into stitch, pull loop through, yo, pull through all three loops on hook.

dc= Double crochet.  Yo, insert hook into stitch, pull loop through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through remaining 2 loops on hook.

htr= Half treble.  Yo twice, insert hook into stitch, pull loop through stitch, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 3 remaining loops on hook.

tr= Treble. Yo twice, insert hook into stitch, pull loop through stitch, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through last 2 loops on hook.

Picot= ch3, slst into 3^rd ch from hook.  (Picot made)

I have taken so many pictures of my baby girl, Miss Beulah Mae, that I will have to share them from time to time. So here is one of her adorable self.
January 8, 2011

Well, here I am trying to do this again. I am bound and determined to at least give it another shot. It may last an hour, a day, a week, or a lifetime. Who knows. What I do know if that I am at least trying, and this is my stepping stone.

I have had a rough few years, no doubt about that, but that is not an excuse to let it continue. This year started out with me sick, and I still am, but you know what...That doesn't matter. I am making it a good year. At least that is what my thinking is today anyway.. ha ha..

I didn't feel like cooking so I decided to make something simple. Didn't have any bread, and so I knew I had a can of Bush's baked beans, and some Hebrew National Hot Dogs, so beanie weanies to the the rescue. It really hit the spot...

MY SUPER SIMPLE BEANIE WIENIES

Hot Dogs
Can of Baked Beans
Mustard
Brown Sugar

Heat hot dogs in the microwave for a minute or so. Make sure you score them so they don't get big and fat.
Heat up the baked beans in a seperate bowl. Add as much brown sugar and mustard as you like. I used about 2 tablespoons of mustard and the same of the brown sugar.

Mix them all together and your on your way to sitting down to eat.