Randomly On A Saturday

Well, I have a pile of my works on my desk. Most of them are knitting. When I was reading Yarnharlot, she's almost done with her shawl, that I really need to get it done that I started last October.

But lately, I have been watching Nurse Jackie on Netflix. I currently am on season 6. Nurse Jackie has 7 seasons. I am almost done with this show. It's about that Jackie is an addict to the drugs. She doesn't care about her family. Her husband found out about it, he filed a divorced her and got a full custody of the kids. Jackie is also affair. She loves to work to get her drugs and sleep with Eddie. It is 30 minutes episodes.

I haven't been knitting for a few days due to Nurse Jackie. That is bad for me.

This is my desk today.

Today's weather is heavy snow. We got 10 inches of snow. We haven't shovel our driveway, because we were cleaning the house. I love snow. Isn't she(Mother Nature) beauty?

B is for Boring

And boring, boring, boring, boring. That's another day of coffee, another day of sock book, and another day of this insanely boring cream thing that I swear I am about to eat into a hundred stuffs and swallow.

It's looking like it is same completely. I swear, I did knit over and over again. The ball of yarn gets slower smaller. But I still love it. I can't mix a boring work in process at no matter how this will be lovely when its done. I started this on before the Halloween. I was cute then, didn't seem at all boring, but now? I want this to be over, how do I do that? Well, I must to get this work to finish it.

But I do love to knit. Don't get me wrong, it's just too long. I really want to start the new project.

Okay, okay. Fine. I will admitted that I did started the new two projects: socks (the previous blog I talked about the spring color yarn that is for sock.) and (don't be snap at me) new shawl.

This is Accola shawl by Laura Nelkin.

Well, I am off to knitting the sock or the new shawl.

Cure For Winter

Cure for winter, what is that??

Well, everything is white, gray, and blue outside. The living organs are "dead". No leaves on the trees, ugly grass, no flowers, and no colorful outside. Don't get me wrong, I do still usually love winter season. I love being cold, cozy by fireplace, cover the blankets and knitting. The kids are watching the movies beside the fireplace.

But, I need something that are colorful. I think it impacts with the aging. Like wanting to see the flowers spring. Want to walk outside with the colorful landscape. I really want to hike. But it's still January. January is usually slow month for me, but not for a while ago until today. I am ready for spring to come. I want to swim. (We are planning on going to Mesquite, NV and Bear Lake this summer, oh yes, there will be definitely swimming)

So this colors are helping me through the gray days.

 

















I am knitting the socks for Christmas for everyone in the Thorup's family(mine family, not Derek's due to allergy). So this is springy colors.

It's so nice to knitting something bright colors during gray days.

I am working on Basic Ribbed Sock by Kate Atherley.

Gosh! I love this needles. It's Knitter's Pride Karbonz that I bought in Blazing Needles.

Oh, What A Such Of Beauty

I'm writing this to you from our hotel (Best Western) in Coalville. We are staying for three days. Today, is our last day. The kids love to swimming and Derek loves to get in hot tub. Me, well, I did swam last Friday night. I'm sitting on the table and watching them in the swimming pool. I dipped my feet in hot tub for a moment. 

I don't sleep very well since we got here in hotel. My body doesn't want to go to sleep, even I only slept a few hours. My body wants morning when it's time for bed. I'm stomach sleeper. But lately, my shoulders and neck are sore from wrong position of sleep. My breasts don't want me to sleep on my stomach. So I had to built the pillows into mountain so I don't lay completely down flat. But, still awful. 

Anyway, we went to Midway for Ice Castle. Emma was so excited that Frozen Elsa and Anna were there. 

These icicles are scary! I had to pushed the kids to move quickly to clear overheads. But it was cool and creepy. 

The castle was big. We are scale of castle. 

There are many of caves. The colors were so cool. The floor was little bit hard to walk. It's like sand. 

More creepy icicles. 

Oh, these ice slide are more fun than look up at the icicles. The kids went round trip a million times. We love to watch the kids, their invent what kind of sit, lay down, or kneel when they are sliding down. Ice castle do have an adult ice slide but the line were so forever! So the kids slide is more quickly, since the kids are moving so quickly than the adults. 

There was a throne of dome. Derek asked a nice lady to took a picture of us together. 

It was good long day in ice castle. We went to for cupcakes, Starbucks, and McDonald's. 

Enjoy the winter wonderland. 

Oh, Are You Kidding Me?!

I checked my Ravelry.com and counted how many projects I have been knitting for 2015. I usually go about for 13 projects a year. 

I checked on one of my favorite knitter, her projects of 2015. She beats me. I feel/thought she knits about the same I do, wrong! She knitted 49 projects in 2015. The big 4-9! I was shocked. She knit: 1- slipper. 2- 10 hats. 3- 15 socks. 4- 5 baby sweaters. 5- 2 mittens. 6- 2 scarves. 7- 2 sweaters. 8- 3 shawls. 9- 1 toddler sweater. 10- 3 baby booties. 11- 3 cowls. 12- 1 baby dress. 13- 1 baby blanket. Total: 49. 

Oh geez! I wish I could do that like her. I have small children to take care of. Time is so little and so many projects. I couldn't sit more than 2 hours. 

She's super faster knitter. 

Anyway, I'm currently knitting the Mac book pro case. I'm trying to get its done before I run out of yarn, because I found out this yarn is discontinued. It's very slow processing due to multiple cables cross. It's woven stitch. 

At first, I used small straight Susan Bates needles. Too many stitches on needles. Plus it's super bulky yarn. So I hoped I have circular needle somewhere in my basement. Behold lo! I found it! I was relieved that I don't have to buy it, because I don't usually work on bulky yarn and the fat needles. 

My mom wants me to knit her bulky hat, so I'm trying to get my projects finish. 

Christmas Break

Happy New Year! I can't believe that 2016 is here. I am still thinking that 1990 is only ten years ago. Nope, it IS 26 years ago! 😱

Our Christmas break was good and bad. Good= we had a great time with Derek's family on Christmas eve and the 26th. We stayed at our house on Christmas day. I wanted to try out by ourselves about Christmas day just for four of us in my own home. I made breakfast and dinner. Bad= the kids woke up without to wake us up for the presents. They went on and opened the presents without their parents around to see them. I was furious. I told the kids that you need to wake us up first. We missed the surprised of their faces. And second bad news is that we were sick with stomach flu. We had food poison, then the kids started puke/diarrhea. I had stomach ache.

My parents came on the 27th at my house, because I told them that I don't want to drive down to Bountiful. Plus, it was snow a lot.

As of today, we are getting better from the flu. I cleaned the house to get rid of the flu bacteria everywhere.

I am so happy that the Christmas break is over. The kids are returning to the school on Monday. Hooray for mommy.

I am hoping this 2016 will be great. You probably says in your mind that everyone said the same thing over in every new year. I mean that what will 2016 bring to everyone. We can't see the future what 2016 will looks like. Plus, I am hoping for a great new president of the US. My resolution of this year is knitting ever more(er). Of course, I can't wait to see what the knitters, their blog to read. Like, I can read from January to December of 2015 of the blog relate with knitting.

My plan this year for Christmas 2016 is to knitting everyone in the Thorup's family socks. Derek's family is allergy to wool. So do Kelli. I did do my homework to figured out the math of their shoes sizes for socks. I couldn't have done this without the book: 'Custom Socks' by Kate Atherley.

I am going to enjoy the winter wonderland of January as much as I can. I hate summer. I hate the insects and spiders. I hate the heat. I hate to do the lawn work. I just love the white snow blanket over the town. Today, lately of the weather is below zero in F degrees. Nice! Of course, with our fireplace. Mm. You must be thinking that I am freaking crazy. Oh well. I just love snow.

Happy 2016, Happy knitting, and Happy MacBook.