Dear Gentle Reader,

Today I have been really tired. I have a dishcloth in the works and silly me, I started up another one. I had a horrible migraine headache and so I limited my time online. I am definitely drawn to Crochetville and Yahoo messenger for some reason or another. This afternoon, when my headache was unbearable, I laid down on my couch around 1:30 pm and didn't wake up until 6:15 pm!!!! What a waste of a day! I could have been crocheting! Haha. Tomorrow afternoon, I will be moving back down to Montana from Canada. I am a bit nervous about this move but I got to make it work. Have to save my money and get on my feet. I don't know how to budget because I have a terrible habit of spending money right away on yarn, thread, patterns...etc;. I know I know! I have an addiction! But I am not complaining. My family is! LOL I am taking a U-Haul Large box with me that has all of my crochet, crafting items with me. I would be insane to leave that all up here when I need it with me. I am working a baby afghan for a friend on Crochetville, that is coming around nicely...just have to pick it up again. My squares for the swap are completed. I have 2 dishcloths done and working on another one. I volunteered to do 10...5 crocheted by me and 5 crocheted by my husband. Well, that is all for now...I will keep you posted!

Well, everyone! I just hit 500!!! 500 posts on Crochetville, that is! And today my husband is being discharged!! It is a wonderful wednesday so far. I wanted to post some pictures of my cat, Kaleigh but I have been having some difficulty doing so....alas! No pics of my baby. Oh well. I signed up for the dishcloth swap and I made my first one last night. Its a Pineapple Dishcloth and I absolutely love it!! I love anything made with Pineapples. Now I am working one a round dishcloth. Not using any pattern in particular, just making it up as I go. I am also working on a Crochet along....for Thread! I am still working on this Heirloom Table Topper in a Hunter Green to go in my bedroom. The first one I made was in a frosty green colour which actually ties in the bedspread and so its going to have a Hunter green one to accent it. I have burgandy curtains that I made hanging on my windows so its going to be easy on the eyes. I love the colour green. I haven't heard from my secret swap partner, sister mysteriosa...I hope she is ok. I worry about people. Its a natural tendency, I guess. I signed up for the Winter Scarf swap too. These swaps are so addicting...or maybe its just the buttons I'm after...LOL Who knows for sure, right? This weekend I am going to Montana to house sit for my parents but I am going to be staying there. Have to get a job and start saving up my money so I can get into a decent place there, in the states that is....I have been dreaming about moving to Tennessee for some reason. Never been there and I think it would be a nice change from being out West all my life...Well, not counting being born in Viriginia and living in Ontario after marrying my husband. Well, enough rambling. I will close for now.

Well here is one of my creations...its called a floor doily. I used three strands of yarn (2 yellows and one pink). I had the yarn left over from Sarah's "hug" that I crocheted for her. I will get a pic of her holding her hug and post it here. I made this thing in about one week because it works up fast with a Q hook. I have it in my kitchen but the only downside to it is that it likes to slip around. Sarah has a blast with it. She says she is skating. My cats, Kaleigh and Abby love lying on it. They have to give their approval on everything that I crochet. Its a good thing they are not here while I am crocheting my squares for the swap I am in. They are in Montana with Sarah while I am resting up.

I just finished reading a post at Crochetville and I just had to add this pic. Since I really don't know how to post a pic at the forum, I will just link everyone here to see Miss Abby in all her embarrassing glory. I wish I would have taken a pic of her when she was a kitten and the dress did fit her...oh well. What do you think? She really didn't mind getting dressed up for her photo opportunity. Abby wants to be a model when she is old enough...LOL

First of all, I want to send out a warm hug and thank you to all my friends from Crochetville. You really have helped me out in this difficult time. I am feeling alot better and doing much more every day. My dd is in the states with her grandparents and I have had a lot of time to focus on my crocheting. But I am missing her terribly. I have offered to help a fellow member on Crochetville to crochet an afghan for her nephew but I ran out of yarn and I have to wait until I get a check from the government to continue. She was awfully kind to ask if she could help and I really hate to ask people for money. I find it embarrassing to do so. Anyway, I have been dieting and so far I have lost 5 lbs. I want to go slow at first because I don't want to end up being in the hospital. Lord knows, I have too many financial obligations to up hold. I have been making new friends online and I am really looking forward to going to New York to visit one of them. I have been saving up for this trip and it has been in the planning stage long before dh got ill. I feel bad to leave but he ensures me that I do need to take a holiday. And I know my dear parents won't mind looking after their only grandchild. I won't be going there until after I am done housesitting for my parents though. They have to go to Washington State, to my Uncle's to spread my grandmother's ashes. She passed away back in June or July....goodness! I cannot even remember my own grandmother's passing! My age is really catching up to me now! And I am only 31! Mom and Dad have 2 cats and I have my 2 cats down there so I will be taking care of them and my DD before I go on my trip. I am so excited! I will be taking the bus so I will definitely have my crocheting with me! But before I leave, I will have sent off my secret pal's package before then.....I am so excited about all this!