I need to be a waitress

Not really, in all honesty, for the most part people annoy me.  I'm kinda like Shirley McLain in Steel Magnolia's only younger and with better hair, fashion sense & 2 cats instead of a huge dog.  
However, and this is what I don't understand, and yes, I know it's tv and not real life, but apparently, as a waitress you can afford a nice apartment, in a big city, granted they're in a scary neighborhood, but still!  How?  GRRRRR
tiny rant over, thank you for your support.

Last Wednesday I got to spend the entire day with my lovely S.i.L and cute as a button pooh bear.  I, as a first time Auntie, learned how to change my first diaper, with mom's assistance of course, it was poopy & everything.  I was so proud of myself.  When I was done velcroing the diaper, I picked him up and the moment of truth, the diaper stayed on.  That's right folks, I did not have to duct tape the diaper to the baby as I feared I might have had to.
O.K. folks, here's what gets me, they have first time parent classes, sibling classes, hell, Grandparent classes, all to teach you how to care for a baby...Grandparent classes, seriously!?!?  but NO Auntie classes.  GRRRRRRR.  Anywho, there was much baby coo-ing and snuggling and it was fabulous and best of home, I went home smelling with my clothes smelling like the baby.  :)

I have been working a lot lately, so no new knitting going on, just a couple of hearts here and there. 

It's Not Easy Being Green

I worked on Saturday, almost a full day to catch up from the day I took off to meet my little pooh bear.  Since I was at work and kinda crabby, I decided to treat myself to the Muppets Green Album and I've been listening to it ever since.  On repeat.  Seriously.  Sick, I know.  I can't help it, it cheers me up and makes me less stabby.

I am super tired today, which someone told me might be because of too much sleep, which caused me to ask this: Where does too much sleep tiredness end and real tiredness begin? 

I have also been crabby (thank you PMS! you rock my world!) So I am going to stop and take stock of things to be happy about. 
~ My little pooh bear
~ My mum without whom, who knows
~ My friends, esp. Russ who makes me laugh like a loon & Adam, who is always there
~ My sweetie, who even though he likes jar sauce over my homemade sauce, is a pretty cool guy
~ The Kitties, Sirus, Lila, Riley & Bella boo, (the last 2 are not mine) they are nutso and make me laugh and follow me around everywhere and meow at me. (i'm looking at you Riley & Sirus) and like to surpise me with lap visits and boob squishing. 
~ The Job - sometimes refered to as the 4th ring of hell, I'm very gratefull to have a job esp in this economy. 
~ The Muppets because they are cool and muppet-like

I feel a little better. 

In so much love...

me & my pooh bear

15 Years

Today is the 15 year anniversary of my daddy's death. 

It makes me sad in so many ways.  He was not there to walk me down the isle, he'll never meet his grandson, he is not here, yet, he is. 

As my little pooh bears aunt, I fully intend on continuing the insane tradition of using Old Shep as a lullaby, just as my fathers mother did for him when he was a wee laddy.  Ya, I don't know why either, I guess it's just my way of instilling some sort of tradition from our dad.   

So, in honor of my daddy and my soon to be nephew, I give you Old Shep.
I love you daddy.  

Potato chips for the soul.

I have so WIP it seems and yet, this week, with the stress of this week, all I want to do is knit hearts.  Small, mindless, instant gratification.  It keeps my mind off all the changes going on. 

I had so much more to say here, and yet, it's gone from my mind. 

I want to crawl back into bed, with a cup of tea, a good movie and my Noro, so I can knit it out. 

Oh! also, I am going to start running, any tips, bring em my way!!

xoxo

What do we have here..

<---- It's the Squish!!

It's actually bigger than that, it's just that, well it's on circular needles and really, how does one flatten that? 


I am about halfway through repeat 2 of 3 before the border/edging thing.  I am debating tossing in another couple of repeats just for shits & giggles.  Also because it's all smooshy and therefore I can't judge the size of it. 

I have had knitting ADD as of late.  I am blaming the full moon, change of season, I don't know, work with me, will ya!!!  Other than this, I got nothing. 

What are you guys knitting/doing? 
Hope ya'll are doing well.

Grant Me Serenity

I am an introvert and astrologically, a cancer.  This makes for a very interesting breed of a pammy.  That being said, there are lots of things are afoot at Chez Si.  Staging, selling, moving and such = a freaked out and anxiety ridden girl.  If anyone has any advice or meds, I'll gladly take it. 

Also, with regards to selling, burying a St. Joseph in your yard to sell your home, say a friend has one, and isn't using it, because, they sold their house, can you use it or do you need fresh St. Joe mojo? 

As we all know, I have been knitting on my Big Squish blanket.  It's simple and mindless, no real counting and the like, it eases my troubled mind.  Problem is, the person I was knitting this for has decided for some reason to stop talking to me.  Part of me thinks they fell off their roof again and died.  Another part thinks they are just being them, antisocial and aloof.  So, my other question to you is this, when I am finally done with Squish, what do I do with it?  Should I just send it to it's intended reciepent and be done with it?  This person is oh so very knitworthy it's painfull, so I know it'll be appreciated, but I don't want to seem like a bunny boiler...what to do?  What to do?