crazy drivers and birthday cake

Ok, so I was on the phone this weekend with Laurie this weekend and I saw this...



There was only a driver in the car, so i guess they had the door bungeed shut. But, at some point, a car is not driveable. Obviously, this one isn't there yet...

On a tastier note....BIRTHDAY CAKE!!



That's Red Velvet Pound cake and it was delicious. The ribs and all the rest didn't last long enough for me to get a picture of!

The grass is always greener....

over the septic tank! Or, pinker, as the case may be...

Can you see where the septic tank is buried? Normally, it's very green...but this morning, mom noticed something weird. There is a weed that has bright pink flowers that is growing over the septic tank and only in that one spot. Weird.

In other news, here is my new hair. This isn't a great picture. I had to take it in the bathroom, so I could see what I was doing, but the light isn't great in there...it makes my hair look kind of orange, but it's really more blond. And, it's all one length now.


Anyway, today is my birthday and we are having a little family bbq. I am making ribs and mom is baking a red velvet pound cake. Will let you know how it turns out. I haven't been home for my birthday in years so this will be nice.

Also, WWKIP day is tomorrow. I will be at the B&N on Airport Blvd with some of the local knitters here. Should be fun. I have a new project to work on. Finished the main knitting on the cardi. Needs to be blocked and finished. Started the Rusted Root sweater this morning. Will work on that tomorrow, along with a pair of socks for soldiers. Happy Knitting!

If the roaches don't do it for ya...

Maybe this will...


I took a couple of hours and went out to the beach Sunday morning, before it got to crowded. I know the video is a bit shaky, but there were dolphins out there! The water was very cool and clear as a bell. Unfortunately, there were also jellyfish, so I only got my feet wet. I did, however, get a bit red. Not painfully, but I am no longer pasty white. It was a nice morning...here is a still picture... Oh, and got my hair highlighted and cut. It's all one length and has A LOT of blond in it!

Mutant ninja flying roaches

Mutant ninja flying roaches
Originally uploaded by anunmaker

I have no ideas where these things came in from, but they fly and dive bomb and are very susceptible to Raid. I killed 3 of them last night...i thought it was a full on invasion...

So, it's a little late...

...but better late than never. In the few months I had to pack up, I frequently found Prue sleeping in the weirdest places. Here she is in my dresser drawer.

The last couple of weeks, she took to getting into her carrying case. I guess she knew she was going on a little trip.

This is my life. In boxes. In the garage. My brother and I got the truck unloaded. I fell off the truck. I hit myself in the face with a table top. And, dropped a bed frame on my leg. But, there was no blood and I survived. So all is good. I have rifled through the kitchen boxes, and have most of my clothes out. I have no idea what to do next. It's very overwhelming. I want to have a garage sale, but I need to go through the stuff so that I can decide what to sell. Vicious circle really. Anyway, I need to get everything cleaned out so I can get to my craft stuff and my sewing machines and yarn. I have fabric for a skirt and a bunch of yarn with projects in mind. I just need to put my hands on it.

I want to landscape in the back yard, but that is going to be a project for next spring, I expect. I have been cleaning up some of the plants that were already out there. This is a gardenia that mom swore was dead. I was out in the back the other day and noticed some green, and it wasn't weeds. So I cut off all the dead stuff and hopefully, the poor thing will make a full recovery.

This is my Topsy turvy with a lone tomato in it. I don't know how it's going to do. I think I shocked it when I planted it. But, we will see. The stem is strong and has started to turn up, so I think we are safe.

This is the neighbors pool. They are doing a major landscape around it. I can't wait for it to be finished.

This is the view from my office. I can see a few plants that are in the front yard, but it's pretty plain.
My friend is pregnant. She is having a boy. She made a call for a nick name. Instead of calling him the baby who shall not be named, I have been calling him Jim Bob...I am sure she doesn't appreciate it, but until I am told otherwise, it's Jim Bob! Anyway, I have been knitting. This is the Pea Coat from Debbie Bliss. I used Second Time Cotton for it. It's really cute. I was glad to found some military style buttons for it and I think they are immensely cute. Now, to wash and block.


This was for a teacher at mom's school. Mom wanted something pink, so I obliged, even though I wanted to do some crazy color. I don't know the name of the pattern off hand, but will find it and add it to Ravelry. The mom-to-be loved it! Mahalo, Mrs. Kim!

That's it really. Working from home is different, but I am getting along. It's quiet here, and that's nice. I have been busy, so the time goes buy pretty quickly.

Oh, and I am getting my hair colored this weekend. The gray is really showing and I want it to be lightened up a lot!!!

I feel like a prarie dog...

Yeah, I am in Pensacola. I am back to work. I am knitting. I am not unpacked. And, mostly, I don't want to do much of anything. I just wanted to poke my head up out of the nice little hole I have made for myself to say hello! I am here, I made it. I will try to do a proper post this weekend.

Time marches on...

Ok, so it was only a few short weeks ago that I made the decision to move back to Pensacola. In about a week, it will be time to move. Again. For good. It seems weird that I am moving back to the house I grew up in. Back to the heat and humidity that I fled as soon as I could. Back to a place that I thought I would always call home, but never thought I would live in again. And, oddly, I am kind of looking forward to it! I could have moved sooner, but I wanted to wait until Stitches was over. That was last weekend. So, it's time to get packed and get outta here.

I am, however, going to miss my friends terribly. I have told them over and over that they have to come visit, and SOON! I am coming back up in October for SAFF, so that's something to look forward to. It's going to be strange to not see the girls for Wednesday knitting. Or, Sunday knitting. I have made some new friends in P'cola, and reconnected with some old friends. I am on the look out for a new church so I can reconnect that way. And, I have my family to keep me entertained.

So, I probably won't post again until I get back home, as the next few days are going to be filled with work, packing, and good-bye dinners. I wanted to share a few of the goodies I got at Stitches and an FO or 2...

First, Stitches...


New FO's...


And, here's Prue, making herself at home...