KnittyBug

My mom came to visit and it was nice to have her here. We went to the National Aquarium. I took pictures with my cell phone and they disappeared. Anyways the place was packed and really dark and you can’t bring strollers in…..because there are stairs everywhere….and narrow escalators. Other than that it was fun to see all the tanks and Peanut loved the sharks, sea turtles, and she also talked to the dolphins which was really funny. We were supposed to go to their show but she had a melt down…because she was tired…from all the steps…so we left a little early.

Peanut had a birthday party on Monday while her Nana was still here. Her birthday was on last Wednesday and now she is three. My mom gave Peanut a beta fish…named Fish and amazingly it’s still swimming. The last fish we had only lived a couple of days.

He hates the camera…..he puffs out his gills and it’s so funny.

Sorry I’ve been MIA this past week. I’ve got a lot to post about but first things first.
I have been tagged by Kim and Marlene .

Here’s the rules:
Each person tagged gives 7 random facts about themselves. Those who are tagged need to write on their own blog those 7 facts as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag seven others and list their names on your blog. You have to leave those you plan on tagging a note in their comments so they know that they have been tagged and to read your blog.

My random facts:

1. I am addicted to M&M’s. Really it’s a bad addiction because I polish off those pounder bags in a day. Around the holidays I managed to eat 6 bags…which were supposed to be for one of those decorative candy jars. I don’t know what it is but I just can’t help it.

2. I never add salt, pepper, or garlic to my food. For some reason adding seasonings always make things taste horrible to me. So I just don’t do it.

3. I have a bee/wasp phobia. Now honeybees or bumble bees that are on plants doing there job don’t bug me….as long as they don’t hover near me and just stick to the flowers. However any bee/wasp that gets too close to me causes me to freak out…yeah I end up running away and the neighbors probably think I’m nuts.

4. I have a super sense of smell. The hubby thinks it’s crazy and I can bust him when he’s had fast food for lunch.

5. I taught myself to knit. My Aunt showed me how to crochet when I was eight but I used to watch my Great Grandmother knit but I never tried it or asked her to teach me. I ended up a couple of years ago watching some show and wanted to learn. So I taught myself.

6. I love snow but I don’t ski. I tried to ski once in gym class in elementary school and didn’t like it.

7. I love dogs. My first pet was a German Sheppard and I had him until he was thirteen. I’ve had Jake for 11 years and I think I might be getting a play mate for him soon.

I know this has been going around so I’m not going to officially tag anyone….but if your reading this and you haven’t done it yet then consider yourself tagged. ;)

Btw it’s taken a couple of days for me to post this because I have been so busy…hence the non-tagging too.
And to complete my busy week/ weekend another visitor is coming tomorrow….the MIL.

When I was a child I used to stub my toes, trip while walking, or skin my knees….all the time. I would either have a sore toe or a scabby knee just about ever other day. I was just plain clumsy. My mother used to constantly tell me to watch were I was going and pay attention. She also thinks now that the reason I was so clumsy was because I grew so fast ( I was a really tall child) and I was similar to those clumsy fawns with there lanky long legs. But to this day I still stub my toes and sometimes I trip but I don’t normally fall because I’ve been pretty good at remembering what my Mother told me. Everybody does get overwhelmed though and sometimes thinking of two many things at once can cause the brain to not pay attention to the important task at hand ….like walking down three stairs. So I fell and did something to my ankle and it was so stupid because I just completely missed the step. So much for listening to Mom about paying attention. The ankle is a little swollen and bruised, but it’s the stiffness and the feeling like I stepped on hot sand that is bothersome. It could have been worse…I could have missed the landing and fallen completely down the basement stairs. That thought crossed my mind too as I was midway through the fall and I thought of another blogger that fell a while back and broke her leg. Yes during the process of falling I thought wow this is so familiar…like I’ve been here before….oh no it was…oh crap I’m going to break my leg. But thankfully I didn’t. The other interesting point to this is that my Mom is coming for a visit..today... so I’ll hear all about how important it is to pay attention this weekend. ;) Wait until she sees Peanut's little knees, they have evidence of her inherited clumsiness.
So in my need to sit and relax and elevate my foot I pulled out that green yarn and cast on something for myself.

Well that’s what I need to do….make some lists. A list for knits to be knitted and household things to be completed. I got sidetracked this weekend and decided to jump in and paint that bathroom. Yes I spent Mother's Day painting...and eating the chocolate I got. I actually love to paint…it’s the process, just like knitting. My favorite part is sitting there after completing the room and thinking to myself how clean it looks. It won’t stay that way for long and soon the walls will have little handprints all over them, but for a few days it looks so clean. Anyways I did that instead of working on Monica and seaming up the cardi. So no new progress or change pics here.

However I do have a few new blooms in the garden.

This is what I cast on with some of my new cotton ease.

They don’t eat these.




Thankfully they don’t eat these either.


Who knew I could grow stuff. :)

That was the question I was asked last night by the DH. For a minute I thought…should I tell him or just say it’s winter clothes. Then it came to me that I might as well just confess because it’s going to be around for awhile.

Yes I gave in.

Well not really itsy at all. Peanut found this little guy while we were rearranging some plants yesterday.

I finally got my new books...after waiting patiently for just a few weeks. ;)

…we’re back. No sign of the mystery allergen yet but the good news is that we spent yesterday outside all day and she didn’t have a reaction. I asked the doctor on Friday if there was anything we could do so that I could take Peanut outside without worry. Doc said no just give her Benadryl if the rash shows up and then of course check for any swelling and so on. Well because we spent all day yesterday and I was a little nervous last night and checked on her a bunch of times while she slept and she was fine…no swelling…meaning no emergency trip…which meant I could sleep easy…and we will be venturing out today as well.
Oh and I have a FO and it’s love.