The Good and the Bad

For the bad, I had a cyst removed from under my ear on Tueday, for the SECOND time! If you ask me, the first time was enough! It wasn't too terrible except for the fact that the first time I went under and this time I was awake. I could hear everything! Talk about gross! I used to be a nursing assistant, so I know what goes on during this procedure and I can easily watch it being performed on someone else, but when it comes to me or my kids and medical procedures...I become a total MESS! I can't handle it well at all! But it's over, and now just feels like someone punched me in my ear, so not too bad, I guess? LOL!

For the good, even though I am recovering with the help of my wonderful pain pills, I couldn't pass up the chance to take my little Emma Belle to see High School Musical (5th row seats!) with her cousin Madison, and her mommy. They had the extra tickets and so kindly invited us to go with them. Now I have to say, NOTHING about High School Musical is thrilling to me, but Emma LOVES Madison and absolutely LOVES the theater, so we had to go :) And I did chuckle at a few parts, but also wanted to strangle everyone on stage once my meds wore off! :) Madison and Emma had a blast, they both just kept saying "this is soooooo awesome!" as they held their little matching High School Musical clutches on their shoulders, too funny!
(Sorry no pics, my camera phone STINKS!)

NO knitting to report, just haven't felt like doing much, maybe next time :)

On My Way to Bryant Park

HA! Just kidding! But I did finish the dress I knitted for Ava, well maybe Emma :) It really looks cute on them both! I think Emma really liked it more, as you can tell from Ava's face, or it may be the fact that I have made Ava try it on 100 times already. The newness factor has definitely worn off, lol!

I may also add some flowers, yet to be decided. I do kind of like the idea of being finished with it :) considering I have to make another one.

Make It Work

Alright, I don't know how many of you watch the show "Project Runway", but I have started to knit Ava a little dress. I looked for a pattern, but just couldn't find one I was happy with, so I'm on my own with NO PATTERN. I just keep thinking of Tim Gunn saying, "Make it work, just make it work!" I think so far I am making it work :) I'm just a little worried about the armholes, and how I'm going to create the top. Here is my creation thus far.....

Wish me luck!

The Best Cook in the Whole Wide World

We picked up Tim last night at the airport. The girls were soooooo excited! You can't park, unless you want to pay, so we decided to go around the circle until we saw him standing there. The girls loved this! They counted 6 times we went around, then there he was! Emma said she was hoping we didn't have to count to 50, lol. Tim and I had decided we were going to do something for Valentine's Day when he got back, so my idea was to take the girls out to Shogun and sit at the Hibachi grill :) Emma had came home from school one day and said, Ashley, (a friend of hers) had went to a place where they cook the food right on your table and the cook throws it in your mouth. I finally figured out she meant a Hibachi grill! Ever since she has been really wanting to go. I'm sad to say I didn't get any pictures, but we all had a blast! Emma expressed to the cook she wanted NO food to be thrown her way, but instead she drew him a great picture of a cook with a chef hat on and throwing eggs up in the air. Ava made sure to tell him he was the best cook in the whole wide world...that child LOVES rice! The server had their chopsticks all fixed up so that they could actually use them. He brought umbrellas and cherries in their drinks. We sat and watched the HUGE fish for a little on the way out. Ava loved this! But I'm tellin' you those fish are crazy! They come right up to you and open their mouth. I thought this was really creepy, but Ava just stuck her finger down there and was willing to let them take a nibble (if I hadn't had stopped her, lol). Overall, it was a wonderful time! :) It makes me so happy to spend time with my beautiful family.


In knitting news, my friend, Sonya, had a blog contest going on and I actually won 3rd place! Thanks to her lovely children for creating a third place. I think she only planned on having one winner, lol. But, I am so happy to have won 3rd. I can't wait to see the goody I'll receive! :) I am debating my next project right now. I think I may be going for a light Spring sweater for myself or trying to master those terrible (actually wonderful) lace socks that I couldn't figure out! Wish me luck, I'm sure I'll need it to achieve either of those projects!

Got a Sweetheart?

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Don't forget to show some love to your sweetheart!

Find Out Your Recipe

***The Recipe For Tabitha***


3 parts Courage
2 parts Vigor
1 part Sensitivity

Splash of Impishness

Finish off with whipped cream


What's the Recipe for Your Personality?
http://www.blogthings.com/whatstherecipeforyourpersonalityquiz/

A Day In The Snow

We have snow, so Ava and I went out and made this snowman! He's not the greatest, but we really like him, and Ava had a blast! I wish Emma could have been here too, but she had school. They were on a delay. She wanted to go out before she went, but I didn't want her getting all dirty then going to school, so we'll have to go out next time. The snow was perfect for a snowman, really crunchy, Ava said :) Then when we were finished, she said "But mommy, what about his wife, Frosty has a wife, her name is Crystal...what about Crystal?" I had to tell her our Frosty was a bachelor, LOL! For one, I was cold and ready for some hot tea, and two, we were out of snow. It may have been crunchy good snow, but there wasn't that much of it :) We had so much fun!