Today, I put my little girl into preschool for the first time. The class was small with only 3 other kids and a pregnant teacher. Sarah made friends quickly and I was afraid she wasn't going to let me go right away. She tried to pull me back into the class but they quickly got her mind off of me by telling her about the piano. That worked, I cried though until I got to the top of the steps and went out of the building. Time to let go...this is the first time for the both of us and it wouldn't help the situation if I made a complete fool of myself. She made her very first collage and a finger painting picture....and as soon as I get pictures, I will post these. I apologize for being slow with the pics but I just got a printer today! But, I need to get a Windows disk before I can use that. Why does my life have to be so complicated? Except crochet.....that I can handle but I have ADD and quite a few UFO's.

My husband actually seen my blog for the first time tonight and he noticed one small flaw. On my profile it said that I was a male rather than female! I just wanted him to see my new button that my crochet friend from C'ville (Veronika, thank you so much) made up for me. LOL he was really sweet about it. This afternoon we decided that we were going to take another serious plunge in our lives....We were going to get the ball rolling for his paperwork to become a landed immigrant for the United States. I went so far as to "land" in Canada for him but you know, I really miss being around things I understand. For example, I don't understand Celsius and kilometers. I was a horrible math student and when it came to metrics, I was asleep, I guess. Anyway, I went online and found a Lawyer who will do the necessary work for us for a nominal fee and we will be on our way. So, we will be in the States come October. I am so excited! I have a group of friends who have scrapbooking crops that I have been to when I was visiting my parents but I will be able to work on my books more than every few days. I am so eager to get this going. Canada is nice but I am spoiled. Its good to go back where you came from and be with the people you love, right?

Ok, this evening, I figured out how many UnFinishedObjects I have going on or formerlly known as WIPs: a mile a minute afghan that I am trying to do on my own without refering to a pattern, the Rose Bower bedspread motifs, a tabletopper for hubby's bedside table. ( I forgot to write that one down on my post at C'ville) Here beside me @ 11 o'clock at night is my sweet little girl. She is waiting for me to go to bed and I have like a zillion and one things to do. I did a mud masque facial on myself, that has to be washed off, I need to finish off the dishes, I hate waking up to dishes in the morning, I have to brush my teeth, I feel like I should crochet, but its been really hot and I am very tired, my husband is home sick tonight and I feel like I should nurse him (I am a Certified Nursing Assistant). Ok, priority number one is to get Sarah in bed. But I know myself, I will zonk out myself. Oh well, that is the way life goes, doesn't it?

Hello again again! Today being a monday I have just completed my house cleaning. I hate this chore but you know how it goes. See my husband works nights and last night he worked 12 hours. Sarah is home from Grandma's and back to her routine. I stayed up until after 12:30 am to catch up on Crochetville and my email and write on my blog, and try to crochet. I was exhausted. So, Sarah's routine is getting up at 8 am, no exceptions. I was so bushed that I psuedo-played with her and then I told her I HAD to lay down and she said ok mommy lay down on the couch. I did and I turned on her shows (Sesame Street, etc;) and I fell into the mother sleep. You know, the sleep where you are asleep but still awake to hear what's going on, with one eye open. Sarah was amazing! She came to me twice just to open up a yogurt and a capri sun drink (not at the same time though). Then, my sleep was rudely interrupted by the stupid door bell. I have a sixth sense about certain things and this was a time when I was NOT going to open the door. Sarah was like, lets get the door and I told her no, that it was someone we didn't want to see. Hubby got up and checked to see who it was, and it was someone who keeps bugging us for money and doesn't pay us back.....we loaned him $280 and we have not seen it since. He told us he was going to pay us back and stuff, but he is the kind of person who will boldly lie to your face and then stab you in the back. Anyway, a few minutes later, I sensed that the mail-person was coming and I told Sarah...the living room was darkened and then we heard the mailbox open. Sarah was all excited about getting the mail. That is her job, bringing in the mail. Today, she is going to the Circus for the first time and Daddy is going to be taking her. Her favorite animal is the elephant and so she is eagerly awaiting her first REAL visual of the pachiderm. I am grateful that she let me have the mommy nap. When I was growing up, I remember this one time my mother was awfully ill and she laid on the couch and my brother and I sat with her behind her legs on the couch and just watched the Electric Company, Sesame Street, and Mister Rogers Neighborhood. She told me about the mommy nap and I thought she was crazy but now, today, I finally understood. I think I owe her an apology and thank her for telling me about it. My lesson I learned.....go to bed earlier and wake up early to crochet more! Crochet and Sarah are my best therapy! I would go nuts if I didn't know either one!

Hello again! I was in Great Falls this past weekend and I took a peek at the newborn kittens to see how they are doing. We were down to 9 and they are flourishing! I brought with me a crocheted "mama-kitty" and the babies went wild! It was so amazing that they took to this like a duck to water. I had put in about 6 animal nursing bottles inside the "cat". It has velcro on the back so it was easier to get the bottles in and out to fill. Those babies just looked natural on that thing and I felt so proud of myself that I actually had an idea and asked for some suggestions on what to do. Your suggestions really helped and those kittens are getting stronger day by day. I was so excited that I actually came up with an idea to develop my own pattern, that I actually decided to make a mile-a-minute afghan. Turns out, that I might have stumbled on to my very own unique way to make the MAM! I took the idea from a book mark and used three types of yarn, one varigated called Fall Splendor, one green called Cilantro, and a beige color called Vallejo Tan. I purchesed these from Wal-mart in Great Falls and the name of the yarn is Mainstays, the wal-mart brand. So far, I made up 3 strips of each color and have a pretty good idea about how I want to join them so it WILL be my own pattern idea. But most definitely, as soon as I get it finished and get pictures, I will post it on my blog AND at Crochetville.com. I am so blessed that I can actually feel comfortable enough to express my feeling about crochet on the internet with fellow "hookers" and actually get positive feedback for once. But getting my husband to buy yarn for me is like pulling teeth. He is still non-responsive to my hobby. I think he is non-respectful as well. But I love yarn. Debbie Macomber, the author of A Good Yarn.....states that she has a yarn room!!! I envy her. I feel like I need yarn even though I don't have enough time in the day to work with it but just the security of knowing that its there, is what I am after. I love crochet. My life would be an absolute bore, except for my beautiful daugher. I need yarn! I need more yarn! I yearn for more yarn!