WIP'S

Here are the photos of the Precious sweater and the alpaca socks I am working on. I have the sweater all pinned together and should have it done later on today. Then I will start another one for Sarah. I used astra yarn that I had from my old yarn shop. I find that the quality if so much better then the new yarn that is produced today. Now that the company was bought out by a Canadian company, they just don't have the same texture of the old stuff. Sorry, I can't help it, but it is the way I feel about all these companies buying out others and then cutting back to make the yarn cheaper. Oh well, I have enough in my little shop to last me much longer then I will be on earth....lol


 
 
 

And we have SNOW! More snow then I care to look at. It has been snowing all day now and with no end in sight, we are in for a lot of it again! Our little street is so narrow now, where are we going to put it all???


Take care all,

KNIT ON!!

ANOTHER SNOW STORM FOR TOMORROW!!

Can Mother Nature get off the snow wagon and get some spring here in Maine! We are expecting another major snowstorm tomorrow...we just got 8" and they are talking well over a foot this time around. Hot Damn! Where will be put this snow? The streets are so narrow now it is getting impossible to go anywhere. The town crew is so small that no matter what they get done, mother nature comes along and drops another load of snow. We have a "Snow Dump"...lol Because of the environmental laws we have, we can not dump any snow into the river, so it is put into dump trucks and take to an area that is just for the snow. It will melt and run into the river in the late spring. Well, this snow dump right now if over 60 feet tall and growing. It is well over the height of a two story house and growing every day. If I get out tomorrow, I will try to get a picture to post.

I didn't go to work Wednesday because of the snow and today because I have a sore throat and stuffy nose. I am running out of sick days and I don't want to do that.


I have my alpaca sock almost done. I am knitting it for me and I am thinking I should have knit the sole with the purl stitch so it would be smooth on my feet. Oh well, next pair I will try that.

Well, I am going to go knit on my socks and also work on sewing the precious sweater together tonight too. That is almost done...it's tying in all those ends on the roses that are taking the most time.

KNIT ON!

IT's snowing again!!!!!

Here I sit watching the snow falling again! We are expecting some ice, sleet and rain with this storm..and about 16" of snow! I doubt I will be going to work tomorrow. This has been an unbelievable winter for everyone this year. So glad we are on the back side of winter and waiting for spring to get here. I told DH today that I bet we get a big storm in last of April this year. Been a while since we had one of those. They usually are heavy wet snow and only stay a few days, but cause big power outages. Oh well, I guess it could be worse. We don't get the kind of weather other parts of the US gets, so I guess I will just shut up about the snow and be thankful we don't get the tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes others get.

I have the "Precious" sweater all knitted....now to put it together and start the next one for Sarah. I hate having to tie all those ends in but it has to be done. So tonight I will tackle that and then get it to Lily's mom.

I have a scratchy throat and itchy ears today...I hope I don't get the CRUD that others have. One of the young men I work with has it and made a point of getting in my face yesterday at work just to let me and the others on our team...and I think he wanted to share it with us all too! Because of the storm, I went to the store and got Kleenex, cough drops and cold medicine...just in case. Better to be safe then sorry.

We will be plowing tomorrow for sure. The snow started early today but didn't start to stay on the roads until around 4. Now the roads are covered and the snow it getting steadier. Weatherman said we will be getting the biggest part of the storm tomorrow morning after it redevelops of the coast of Maine and then will be a good one. DH put the plow on the truck today so we won't have to do it tomorrow morning. Well, going to go knit and watch TV. Take care all and.........


KNIT ON!

Alcapa socks

Well, I have two of the hanks rolled into balls and have started the first of many socks to come. I am using a size 2 needles and 60 sts. I hope these are going to be right the first time. I haven't knit on alpaca before so this is really a treat! They feel so wonderful and I just wish they would go a little fast, but the size of the yarn isn't going to work up as quickly as the worsted weight ones go. And now that I am back to work, I have been knitting a lot less then I would normally do. Last night I went to bed around 8 to just lay in bed and knit until I got sleepy. Because I worked yesterday, my body was very tense from the drive to and from Orono. I had muscle spasms all night so I finally got up and took a flexaral to stop them. It started to work a little bit after taking and I was dead to the world until the cat decided he wanted to go out at 7 this morning. DH went to the mill doctor to see when he will be going back to work and he has two more weeks off due to a broke rib that he did at work in Jan. He left around 8 am and I fell back to sleep and didn't wake up until almost 11! Then it took a couple more hours for that little pill to finally get out of my body and I could actually function. But the sleep was a good one for me! I guess I really needed it!

Still working on the Precious sweater. The sleeves are to the point of adding the little ruffle and then the cuff. I think that will be my project to work on tonight. I want to get it finished so I can give it to Amanda at work for her little girl..who is a week older then my granddaughter. She is expecting another baby in 4 months but the baby has a very serious heart defect and will have surgery immediatly after birth in order for the baby to survive. She has a lot of hope that the baby will be healthy after the surgery...but she said it is a high risk for the baby. My prayers go out to her and her baby and her family...it will be a long haul for them after the birth.

The weather has been so cold that I hate to get dressed to go out in it. I did get my new alpaca scarf I ordered from the little store in Kingfield today. I was so happy to get it and get to use it right off the bat! It was very much needed today! The weatherman said this is the coldest day this month and I can verify that statement...had to go to the credit union and mail some clothes to Sarah that her grandfather bought her Tuesday. (He bought carhart- jacket, pants and cords for her). I keep telling him she's a girl...lol Oh well, I think that she will be better off in this world being a little tom boy then a little princess! The temp this morning was well below zero with the windchill...the house is very cool today. It was good for sleeping last night!

Well, baking chocolate chip cookies right now and need to make some scotch-a-roos for work tomorrow..it's a potluck lunch for our team. I only work 4 hours so I won't be there all day to munch on the goodies everyone is bringing in.

My little car is still in the repair shop. Tuesday I had the timing belt and all the other belts changed and an oil change. They found that I had a strut broken and it would be a longer job to fix it so they took it in again this morning to fix that problem. When they put it on the alignment machine, they found they couldn't get the back right wheel to align. So upon a closer inspection there was something bent. They tried to pound it straight, but it just wouldn't give. George thought it was happened when someone got stuck with it and they used a chain to pull the car out of the snow. Well, we are the third ones to own this little Forrester, so who knows. I know I haven't gotten stuck with it any time in the last 4 years, so I think it was like that when we bought it from the dealership in Lincoln. Oh well, George ordered the part from the Subaru dealer and it will be here tomorrow. So I have to take the big Dodge to work...and $40 I make working sure won't pay for the gas to drive that big gas pig to Orono and back home! I think I will go 20 minutes earlier and take the truck through the car wash in Bangor to get all the salt off it. And we sure have a lot of salt on the roads due to all the snow and rain we got the last couple of weeks. The roads are so bad here in town I hate to drive anywhere. The ice is at least 3-4 inches thick in places and the side roads, like our street, is nothing but ice. Too bad the town wouldn't put some salt down and not more dirt. Then it would melt. Oh well...live in Millinocket

Going to go put some more cookies in the oven...take care one and all and

KNIT ON !!!!!!!

Kingfield, Maine

These are pictures I took as we drove into Kingfield on Saturday. It is such a pretty little town! Enjoy

Knitting projects on the needles and new yarns I purchased!

I am knitting this little sweater for my granddaughter and a young woman that I am working with. This one will go to her daughter as soon as I get it finished. It is a Leisure Arts pattern that I had knit up many times 10 years ago. I am using Patons yarn that I have left over from my yarn shop days. I like to knit the acrylics for young children..they do clean up easier and those new stain sticks work wonders on stains too!









This is a picture of the sweater with the sleeves at the bottom. I have knit another 20+ rows tonight on it and only have a few more decreases to go and then a couple of row to the cuff. The pattern calls for picking up the sleeve stitches and working it down to the cuff. I find that I do not pick up stitches well enough to do this so I just cast on the amount called for and knit it down to the cuff and then sew it on. That way I can make sure its even!










Ordered this yarn off the internet through the sockyarn sales. I forgot that 2 oz of yarn is not a lot...so I ordered two skeins with the intention of knitting a high cuff on the socks. I hope there is enough there to make a pair of nice socks for me. This was a costly buy and I hope the yarn is worth it. Will start the socks when I get the two "Precious" sweaters done. Have a pair of worsted weight socks still on the needles..those I take to work with me so when I get my breaks I can work on them. Something I don't need to have a pattern to follow...know it by heart!

Yesterday we went to visit our son, daughter in law and our little granddaughter. We didn't stay but 4 hours after the 3 1/2 hour ride over..as I wanted to go to the Alpaca shop in Kingfield..and it closes at 5. We got there and I bought 8 skeins of alpaca from her and they are from her own llamas. They were $12.00 a skein..2 oz. I am going to make some socks for Christmas gifts, so I want them to be a nice long cuff on them so that is why I bought 8 skeins. I had bought a pair of socks for my DH before Christmas from this lady, but she didn't make them..they were from a company but were alpaca. DH loves them..says they really keep his feet warm in this cold weather when outside working. You can look at the shop and llamas on line at http//:www.sugarloafalpacasofmaine.com I am going to order a red alpaca scarf from her soon...to go with my new dark gray coat I bought last week.

We had a great time visiting...Sarah is getting so big and too smart for her britches. She tries everything we do now..haha. And she has us all wrapped around her finger too! Her hair if finally growing in..the back is getting long and she doesn't like it when it touches her neck...but the top is still slow growing. If she takes after me, she won't have a full head of hair until she is 4 or older. lol

Well, time for bed..work tomorrow at 9 am so will have to leave her by 7...and the weather is supposed to be crappy again! Snow, ice and then heavy rain all day. I think it is snowing out now, but haven't looked out the window lately. I will be so glad to see summer this year. Bugs and all!!! We haven't had snow like this in years even though it was the norm when we were children. My parents took a lot of movies back then and we have them on tape..the snow was to the roof on the porch many times..and dad would have to climb out the bedroom window to get to the road where the plow had gone by and start shoveling by hand to open a path to the front door. So Mother Nature is just giving us a dose of reality like we had 45 years ago!

Take care all and KNIT ON!

ENOUGH SNOW Mother Nature!!!

Snow and then heavy rains covered the state of Maine Wednesday. This is the deck at camp...look at all the ice on the rails and feeder! Plowed the camp road and our yard yesterday. The highway was horrible getting to the lake road. I was in 4 wheel drive all the way...the ice ruts and snow and slush made for a white knuckle ride to camp.




Snow and ice in the back of the truck...it was bone dry before the storm hit Wednesday. And you can see the ice and the high snow banks in the background. My poor little Forrester is covered in ice. Going to have to start it early to get the ice off before I leave for work this morning.



Can you see the ice on the trees? We are very lucky that it wasn't worse then this...the lower part of the state is still without power because of the ice. We lost power once for about 20 seconds.


This is a picture of a neighbors backyard. He had a tree down across his truck and into the house. This happened on Monday from the storm that hit on Sunday...had very extreme windy conditions Sunday and Monday. I haven't been to work at all this week due to the storms. No way am I going to travel to Orono for $40.00 and take a chance on getting hurt.

Here comes the snow again!!!!

Good morning from Maine! The weatherman tells me we will have another "significant" snowfall late tonight and all day tomorrow. It has snowed every day all week long. It hasn't added up to but a few inches, but the roads are horrible to go anywhere. The town crew hasn't been out to do much of anything but put a lot of sand down. I am so tired of winter and we only have another two or so months to go!

I am back to work after being out for over 2 years. I am traveling to Orono so that means about 150 miles round trip. And now you know why I am bitching about the snow and traveling. I have dealt with black ice, snow, rain and wind...so much wind that I couldn't see very well to drive to work because the wipers would lift off the windshield on the drivers side so they didn't keep the window clear enough to see, and all the crazy drivers who think they can still travel at 80 miles an hour and control their vehicles. Last Wednesday I made 2 calls to 911 with people off the road..one was with a completely missing left front tire from hitting the icy snow banks and the other was down in the ditch and two other people were trying to pull it back onto the Interstate..FACING ME!! What a scare that was to have a set of high beam headlights coming at you from the wrong direction! Then the traffic that had been passing me finally decided that 35 MPH was the best way to get to their destinations. Needless to say, it was over a 2 hour ride home that night! Then when I got to the Lincoln exit the state crew was salting the road..so by the time I got to the Medway exit, I was dealing with icy water all over the windshield and headlights. I was so tense from the ride home, my back was in spasms for 5 days!

I am only working 3 days a week for 4 hours right now. See my doctor on Wednesday to see how I'm doing with this. The ride is bad enough, but the sitting for 4 hours without being able to lay down to take the pressure off my low back/spine is the worst. Thank God for flexeril and my other meds! My sleeping routine is so screwed up that I am doing good to sleep 4/5 hours in all during the night and early morning. And of course it doesn't help with DH and his broken rib. He can't sleep on his right side and is so sore he wakes himself up and me when he moves. I have been reading a lot when I wake up. Last Friday I started the lasted book from JA Jance and finished it in 24 hours...about 400 pages. I couldn't sleep, so might as well do something with my time. LOL (I bought a little light that hooks onto the book instead of using my little mag flashlight.)

I started a sweater for my granddaughter this week too. And finished a pair of wool socks and started another pair to keep in my bag to take to work to work on when we have a break. I have a leisure arts pattern for a sweater that has Precious on the front with roses. Did the back in one evening and have the front done up to half of the precious. It is the cutest pattern. It only goes to a size 24" chest so Sarah won't wear it for long. I will take some pictures later today and post them. I also ordered two skeins of handspun and dyed wool last week and received them. I paid way too much for them and now wished I hadn't done it. It will only make a short pair of wool socks...at $54.00 thats a little too much if you ask me. I thought I would be getting two large skeins of yarn, but needless to say, they are very small..only 2oz each. Why do the pictures always look so LARGE and the product so SMALL when it arrives? Wishful thinking on my part? LOL

Well, going to head back to bed and see if I can get this back pain under control and pick up another couple hours of sleep before I begin my day. Oh well, I will adjust but the question is "WHEN?????" ha ha.

Take care all and KNIT ON!!

Wind skiing at Twin Lakes

Here is a picture of the mountain covered with clouds after the snow/ice/rain we got late Friday night into Saturday morning. The lodge is called "Five Lakes Lodge" and is a bed and breakfast for couples only. I have not been inside to see it, but I have heard it is drop dead georgous!



I haven't seen this before in our area. I was coming back from plowing the camp out when I stopped to take a few pictures of the mountain when I noticed the colorful sail in the sky. The person has skis on so I was thrilled to watch him try to get the wind to move him across the freshly fallen snow we got Friday into Saturday Morning. It was very brisk winds so he had a lot of trouble with the sail.

January 24, 2008

Luke Bryan and Trace Adkins (there was another guy too, but don't remember his name) played at the Bangor Auditorium last night in Bangor Maine. I went with my DC and we had a great time. The weather dipped to -10F on the ride home last night.

Hate the way this blog works when downloading from Picasa. Oh well, it's free.


Here is Trace Adkins...and he is as tall as he looks to be. He put on a good concert. I was surprised that the stage was set for only half of the place. And it wasn't a sell out either! Hate the way this Picasa works...always get the pictures ass-backwards when downloading.


The concert was very enjoyable...wish the seats weren't so close together. I was lucky to have a very nice man sitting next to me...he was joking about how we all had to sit sideways to sit down. Asked DC if she enjoyed my boob in her side all night long! LOL

The ride home was cold...and we did have a little thing with a cop in Orono. We stopped so I could use the restroom. I went in and went to the bathroom and then went to get some pretzels for the ride home. I was looking at the rack when a cop came in and asked two men if the blue dodge outside was theirs. I spoke up and said it was mine. He asked me where my handicapped plaque was. I told him I had handicapped plates on my truck. He then proceeded to eye me up and down and said "you don't look handicapped!" Well, I was pissed. Pulled up my pant leg and showed him my ankle/leg brace. I then proceeded to tell him that I had DJD, had a total knee replacement and just had back surgery. He just said he never looks for a plate, but the plaque in the windshield. He then followed me to the register and then out to my truck. I was telling my two passengers what had just happened with him right beside me getting into his cruiser. I talked to one of the officers on our police force today and he said I should get in touch with the Chief of Police in Orono. So, this evening I sent an email to the Chief explaining what happened to me and asked that he teach his officers that being disabled isn't always visible to the naked eye. And to have some sensitivity training. Hope I don't get myself in trouble for doing this. You know how it is with cops, piss them off and they are forever after you. Just have to wait and see.

Still knitting socks. Have one now that I just can't seem to get the heel to come out right. Oh well...life goes on and on and on and .................

DH is home from work for a few weeks. He was injured last Thursday and on Tuesday the mill nurse finally sent him to the ER to have X-rays. He has a broken rib! They sent him home to recover...about 4 weeks or so. GRRRR He is just under foot all the time now. LOL Told the doctor yesterday that he needs to find him a light duty job so he can go back to work NOW!! We all had a good laugh over that. So now I have to rearrange my schedule to fit him and now I have to share the PC all day long, not just in the evenings and weekends. I love him and really don't mind him being home, I just don't want him to know that. ha ha

KNIT ON!!

Another Snow Day in Maine

Today we got another good snowstorm. This one was very heavy and sticky snow. This is was one of the trailer parks in town. I go to my cousins to plow her out.

This is on Katahdin Ave.....heading to my cousins place. It was snowing very hard, but it was very warm out. Had the heater going with the A/C button on to keep the moisture out of the truck so the windows wouldn't fog up as I was driving.

Heading to the lake to plow the camp out. Nothing like bright sun light at 4 in the afternoon after a big storm. We have had a couple of nice warm days so far but watch out!!! The cold air is coming this weekend and we should be well below zero by Sunday. It is very pretty when it has just snowed. The trees are very heavy with all the new snow on them. Luckily we have had no power outages in our area today or tonight.

And this is one of the camp owners that went off the road while plowing today and got stuck in one of the ditches. I was able to get by with my truck and go into my place and plow. The road wasn't opened up all the way in and the snow mobilers had already been using the road so I had to put the plow in V form and plow in and then I was able to finish plowing the road and our place. On the way out I took this picture of the truck. This was before the men got there to pull it out. They had to use come-a-longs to get the trucks tires out of the deep ditch and then one hooked on with a big rope and used his 4X4 to pull him out. If he had been going slow this wouldn't have happened. Speed and plowing just don't mix. When you hit the drifts, it always pulls you into the ditch....so you know you're stuck. Been there, done that a few times. Thank God for my cell phone. Had had to call people to come get me!

Well, I have finished another pair of wool socks tonight. Also started another pair for adult male. Or a woman who wants them big and loose on her feet...(didn't want to say big feet! ha ha) I will get the pictures taken and post them to my picturetrail account soon. They are for sale, so if you're interested, email me at mainelywoolyns_414@verizon.net

Time for bed and to read my murder/mystery book by JA Jance. I bought a light that clips on the book so I don't have to use my little mag light any more and have a sore neck from trying to hold it in place. DH says this light is bright and he will get used to it so I can read all I want while he sleeps.

KNIT ON!!

Our ride in and out of camp today!

The ride in was fun...came up on this big thing! We had to stop and wait for it to move over for us to go by. The driver had lost part of the shackle that held the wing up and was trying to fix it when we came upon him. DH got out to see what was happening. And as luck would have it we had two in the truck. So the two of them changed it and we both got on our ways!

The driver was winging back the snow to keep the road wide enough for the big logging trucks to come in and out of the lake area.

This cloud caught my eye on the ride out! Pretty isn't it. And it was so nice and pink...means a good day tomorrow.

January 14, 2008

We went to camp to finish the deck and ramp. I was so glad to get out of the house!! I sat in the truck and knit for a while and then got out to look around the yard. Noticed animal tracks in the snow and ice in our yard. What are these? DH said he things they are coyote tracks......looking for the rabbit that has been around all summer.

A little closer look at the "dog" tracks. Coyote???? Damn well could be! Hear them howling all summer and fall at night!!

These are rabbit tracks for sure...smaller ones are the squirrels. No bird feeders outside this winter, so the animals are looking for food elsewhere. We are hoping that by not feeding the birds the mice will not take over the camp while were gone. Did have one in the traps on Sunday. And there were some mouse droppings in the bedroom..but not like last year when they came inside to get into the 50# bags off sunflower seeds we kept at camp.

Just a little bit of snow to show for all the storms we've had this season. The warm weather we had sure did a good job on taking down the snow levels. Mother Nature just made more room for the next big dump!

KNIT ON!!

Socks for Sale

These wool socks are for sale! Take a look at www.picturetrail.com/mainelywoolyn for prices.

Have this pair finished now and posted in my picturetrail album for sale. If you're interested in buying them, check them out at www.picturetrail.com/mainelywoolyn The price is fair for all the work that goes into hand knitting them! Wool to boot!

My Lucy Bag!
Finally a felted bag for me! I have knit quite a few of them in the past year and always with having one for me in the back of my mind. Well, this one is mine! I have already used it so now I know it's mine to keep and use!!!!!

Look at the "roll" of snow on the roof at camp. It came off the skylight! At first I thought someone had put something weird on the roof....but after looking at it a while the light came on and I figured it out! And who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! This will make for an interesting picture in my photo album.

Finally starting to feel better. I still have to be careful of what I do, but the back pain has let up enough to at least get some light housework done. Had to as DH to vacuum the house Sunday. He didn't even complain!!! And he did a good job too.(Missed some spots, but not going to say a word to him about it..just very grateful t see all the cat hair and kitty litter specks off the floor!)

Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008

It has been a long time since DH has had to work the 11-7 shift. He was drafted to plow all night during this latest storm. We were very lucky that we only got about 5 inches of snow this time around. Other parts of the state didn't fair so well...up to 20 inches in some places in the coastal area. DH is still sleeping. I didn't sleep well, so finished up a light gray pair of wool socks that are an order for a lady in Boston. I do not like to sleep alone! I missed his body heat the most. I was cold most of the night even with the added blanket. And the cats decided to take over Hubby's side of the bed and were very noisy all night. Feather kept running around crying that weird cry of hers when she is looking for one of us. I finally got to sleep around 6:30 am. I slept until noon. Now I need to get outside and plow!!! (Dang, he did it when he got home!)

Placed an order from Lion Brand yarn last week. It was here in 4 days! Talk about fast service!! Going to knit a cardigan for Sarah. The size is going to be a 3 for fall. She has enough clothes in size 24 months and 2T...so time to start on next years winter wear.

KNIT ON!

The Weather is for the Birds!

We are in our January thaw. Yesterday it was 48F. The fog is awful and the snow is melting away like crazy! Last week we were way below 0F and -28F with windchill and today its already 46F and still climbing. It is a good thing to have right now because the snow banks are really shrinking so you can see at the stop signs again. And our roof is bone dry too! But later today we are supposed to have heavy rains and extreme windy conditions. So will we lose the power? Who cares????? LOL

Finished my Lucy Bag last night. My DC came and picked me up and we went to her moms again and knit. She has her finished too. All we need to do is wash them and let them dry. She got her pin made too. I brought all my buttons and notions and we cut out a backing and then hot glued on buttons and then all the pretty little sparkly things to make it stand out.

Went out yesterday for an appointment with my lawyer. Finally have my hearing for SS. I have been trying to get SS for many years and now with all this surgery I should get it, but I don't have enough quarters now! Can't believe the government. I worked all those years, paid in my Social Security and now I will never be able to get my money! Not enough quarters because I haven't worked the last few years...unbelievable!

It felt good to get out and knit last night. Didn't get home until 11:30 pm. DC is going to be some tired at work today! We just got so involved in making the pins we didn't check the time.

Just looked out the window and it is so foggy right now I can barely see my neighbors house and its close!

Started another pair of wools socks last night when I had finished my bag. I have an inch or two of the cuff done so far. Waiting for my order to come from Lionbrand to start a cardigan for granddaughter. Mom saw it in a catalog she received from them and asked me if I would make this for Sarah. I told her I would teach her to knit and she could make it and she said no way!! lol OH well she is missing out on this wonderful art not me!

Time to get some light housework done today. Dishes are stacked up and floors need to be swept up and ............?????????? The laundry will wait for DH to do that. Not going up and down stairs if I don't have to...bathroom is as far as I want to go on stairs...not into the basement! lol

KNIT ON!!

A Little Whine Today!!

I am so tired of being in bed with this friggin back pain again. Thought the trip to the ER and the shot of Toroidal would do the trick but didn't put a dent in it this time around. I have been sleeping, watching TV, knitting, reading and looking out the window from my bed for 3 days now. No driving for me at this stage of the game. I have called my doctor and am waiting for her to call me back to see what she can do for this. I know the surgery did its part for the leg pain, but she said she couldn't do much for the back pain and she was right! I just moved to hang the phone up and this is what happened! I did go to the ER on New Years day and not having any Md's on I had a tech of some sort. He really didn't want to do anything because of the resent surgery so said to take Tylenol and stay in bed. Which hasn't been hard had to do as I can't get out of the bed without DH helping me. And don't I hate to have to ask for anything! lol Last night I asked him to bring me up some ice cream when he got a chance. Well, I didn't get any at all...he forgot. But he got himself some. (I can't help but laugh while typing this...he didn't do it on purpose, but he is not going to get away with it for a week or so now! lol)

Yesterday he and the neighbor and another young man went to camp to shovel the roof and deck off. I had offered them money and they accepted very quickly. (Like the rest need oil for their homes). It took them over 3 hours. DH plowed the yard out and then got the snow blower going so he could do the deck. Well that decided it needs new belts and wouldn't blow any snow far enough to make it worth the effort to push it up and down the deck. When the two guys were done the roof (over 3 1/2 Feet on it this time around) they had to shovel the deck by hand. Ryan said his arms felt like rubber bands most of the time he was shoveling. (DH said they worked like hell to get it done and really should have gone slower, but at 28 they do have that kind of energy...I remember..................lol) So Ryan called me when he got home and asked if I would pay the other guy the same amount as they really thought it wouldn't be that much work...paid them with a hearty hand shake and cash!!! No complaining here on that asking. I am glad I got them to go with DH. He would have been all weekend up there alone and probably a lot of nights after work in the dark shoveling all that off.

Today he is at camp taking the snow blower apart and getting the belts off to take to the auto store tomorrow and buy new ones. (We have no stores open on Sunday here in our little town except for the grocery stores and a couple of gas stations... small town...not a lot of people out and about on a Sunday so why be open???) So he will have to go back to camp after work tomorrow to put it back together. I would usually do all that for him, but can't with this back right now. Can't even walk without my crutches now so no good to do anything at all!!! God, I hate being like this...all this stupid achiness and pain. Just from trying to hang the phone up. Our son has hurt his neck and is in a lot of pain too. He called me to see what to do and told him to get his ass to the doctors and he said he can't no insurance. So put heat and take some aspirin is all I could offer him. I feel bad for him, but he has to take care of himself and get to the doctor soon. He was in a car accident over 12 years ago (passenger) and he gets this once in a while but not lasting this long. I know that feeling kiddo...just have to take it easy and let it heal...listen to me. haha I need to take my own advise don't you think? haha

Well, time to go lay down again...been sitting way too long and am feeling it right now. Take care all and

KNIT ON!!

Kitten Part 2