Knitting Project and New Book

I have completed my first knitting project for the forum that I joined. You can view one of the blogs here. The blanket that I just completed is called "Sunny Days". Here is a picture before:

And here is a picture after I added my pretty blue yarn:

The little book that you see is a small journal. When each knitter completes their part of the blanket, they are to sign their name and write a small note. It feels great to have helped with a project like this. These blankets are for charity and are donated to hospitals. I am expecting my second blanket in the mail at the beginning of the week. I will keep you updated.

I have also chosen the next book that I will be reading. It is called Don't Bet against Me!: Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer and in Life. It is written by Deanna Favre, the wife of the Green Bay Packer's Quarterback, Brett Favre. So far, it is a great book.

Great Book

I finished reading Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope today. It is a great book. It tells of the great faith that one should have during a tragedy. It was a great read. I am now trying to decided what book to read next. I'll let you know when I decide.

This is CRAZY!!!

I saw this today on the MSN homepage. It is about an ad that Rachel Ray has done for Dunkin' Donuts. Read it to see why they have pulled the ad from showing any more. It is CRAZY!!!

It has started already...

We have trash pick up on Monday's. So last night we were getting the trash together so Tony could roll it out to the end of the driveway. We both have small trash cans on each end of the couch so that when we go through the mail or whatever... we are not running to the kitchen to throw things away. We had put both bags from the living room in the kitchen garbage can and Tony had the bag from the Diaper Genie ready to go in next. As he put the next bag in... we heard something very familiar. At that moment, Dora the Explorer said, "Hola Addie" LOL Addie has a Dora the Explorer Knows Your Name Phone and you program it to say the childs name.

Well... you guessed it. We had to rescue Dora from the garbage can. Obviously, Addie decided to put Dora in the small can beside Tony's chair. Thank goodness it was turned on or we would have lost Dora forever. So now.... I have to watched my child like a hawk and make sure that nothing goes in the garbage that shouldn't. And just for your information... Dora is now safe and sound with us again.

New Project

I couldn't wait for the mail to arrive today!! As I said in my last post, I have joined a group that knits baby blankets for charity. I received my first project today. I will be working the next 4 inches of the "Sunny Days" blanket. I am so excited!!! I will keep you posted on my progress.

Busy as Always!!

Well, we have had a busy couple of weeks. Addie's party went off without a hitch. It was great!! Tony has been busy with meetings for work and we had some family in for Megan's (Tony's youngest sister) graduation. And now Addie is sick again. She was around her cousin this weekend and he was sick, but we didn't now it at the time. He started running fever after she had already been around him. We took her to the doctor today and she has a terrible ear infection. And her throat was pretty red but they checked her for strep and it was negative. Thank goodness. She is on antibiotics for the next 10 days.

I have joined a knitting group at http://knittinghelp.com. I will be helping to knit baby blankets to be given to hospitals for charity. Someone sends you an unfinished blanket and you knit 4 inches and then send it to the next person on the list. I am so excited!! I can't wait to get started. I should get my first blanket in a few days. I'll let you all know how it goes.

I have also started reading a new book... Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope. http://www.amazon.com/Mistaken-Identity-Families-Survivor-Unwavering/dp/1416567356 I am over halfway finished with it. It is great. You should check it out!!

It's Party Time!!!

We are now 3 hours away from party time. I can't believe that Addie will be 1 tomorrow. We are having her party today. I am so excited!! I can't wait to see her dig into her cake!! How Fun!! This past year has flown by. I am excited to see what is to come in the future. Well... I need to start loading the car and start getting things ready.

Aggravated!!

I am so aggravated!! I had Addie a shirt airbrushed for her to wear at her party Saturday (it matches the theme of the party). I picked it up yesterday and it is so cute. However... after looking at it more closely, I noticed that it was yellowed along the seams and on the shoulders. I know that when a shirt is airbrushed, it has to be heat set so the colors will not fade when it is washed. I assume that is what happened. It appears to be "scorched". So, I put it in the wash first thing this morning to see if I could get it out. And of course, knowing my luck...it did not come out. I called to let him know and he told me he would fix it. So, I had to get ready as fast as lightening so I could take it to him. After he looked at it, he said that the shirt must have yellowed while it was hanging in the window (before he airbrushed it). But what do I know... I don't care what the cause is... I just want it fixed. He is going to airbrush a totally new shirt and he said that I can pick it up tomorrow after 12. It makes me so angry because I am on a time crunch since her party is in 4 days. I have a lot of other things to do instead of making sure that other people fix their mistakes.

Anyway... while I was in town I went ahead and accomplished another task that I have been needing to do. We have a lady's group at church called "Secret Pals" and we have just started the new year of giving. We are doing it different this year. We have to get a certain gift every other month. Such as a tea cup and saucer, cookbooks, ornaments later in the year, ect. The first thing is a tea cup... so I went to a local antique shop and found the perfect one. It is beautiful.

Well, I think Addie is waking up from her nap. So I better go.

More Spring Cleaning

Wow... we had a busy weekend. On Saturday, Tony and I worked in the den (front room, as we call it). We took everything off of the desk and put the desk in Tony's office out back. We also moved my curio cabinet out of the living room and into the front room. It was right beside all of Addie's toys and I was so scared that she was going to throw a toy or just be sitting close to it playing and accidentally hit it and break the glass. That we be bad but it would even be worse if she were to get cut. Therefore, we just eliminated that situation all together and move it out of the room completely. Her new toy box (which is an early birthday present from Grammy) has now taken the place of the curio cabinet. Now we just have to clear out everything that was on the desk that is taking up space in the front room.

On to something else... Saturday night my mom, grandmother, Addie, and myself went to Clifton and ate supper at Meo Mio's. It was great!! Since my family is from the gulf coast in MS... we can't get good seafood anywhere to suit us. But let me tell you... it was great seafood. If you haven't tried it yet, you should. Of course it is a little expensive, but hey... it's seafood.

Another Update

The three of us got a full night of sleep last night. YEAH!!! We are so thankful. She did wake up this morning coughing pretty bad and I could hear some rattling in her chest. I called the doctor to see if I could give her some Robitussin. And when they called me back, the nurse told me that they were going to call her in an antibiotic. Thank goodness!! With her birthday being in 10 days... I want her to get better fast. I don't want this mess to hang around. So anyway... I got her started on the antibiotic today and I am also giving her the Robitussin to help break up the stuff in her chest. She has been in a pretty good mood today. After she had lunch, we went to the office to see Tony and my parents. We didn't stay long. As soon as we got back home, she took a nap. Then we went to eat supper with my mom and then we went to the high school to see "Wired" perform. My brother had try-outs today. We don't know if he made it yet. Hopefully, we will find out tomorrow, but it could be Monday. He can play the guitar so well. I pretty sure he will make it. We stopped at Walgreen's on the way home and I got a Vapor plug in to put in Addie's room. Hopefully it will help her to breathe a little better tonight. She is in bed now and I am going to knit for a little bit and then I am off to bed myself.