Happy New Year!!!!!!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and will have an even better new year.  I should have been keeping up with this better, but I just got way too busy with the kids, work and holidays.  Especially work. This was supposed to be p/t, but my last check had 56 hours for 2 weeks on it.  It paid for the Christmas presents.  The kids got bikes.  Bekah got one that is make-your-eyes-bleed pink.  Patrick got a blue one and Mariska got a Dora (of course)

They got to see Santa at the hospital this year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is my final finish for 2007.  It was finished earlier in the month, but I didn't get it up.  It is the final in the Stitchy Kitty, this one the Valentine's

And here are my new starts.  First, Jeannette Douglas' Great Lakes Lowland Sampler

And finally, her Atlantic Seaboard Sampler.

Well, I have to work at 7AM tomorrow morning.  I need to head to bed.  I will write a more complete update and catch up on everyone else's goings on tomorrow after work.  'night all!

"Little Drummer Boy", David Bowie and Bing Crosby

Just for Christmas. A pairing I would never have thought of in a million years, but it works. :) Merry Christmas!

U2 - Vertigo: Video

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Johnny owns this song. The NIN version is pale in comparison.

Mr Brooks

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Mystery & Suspense

I liked this movie. Pretty surprising because I usually don't care for Kevin Costner. My criteria for a good actor is if I can forget they are who they are and see the character. Kevin manages to make me forget who is is here, for the most part. And I really liked that they made his serial killer "essence" a separate character, played very well by William Hurt. Demi Moore turns in a serviceable performance. I would have liked to see a bit more interaction between Moore and Costner/Hurt. But, overall, a nice evenings diversion.

Foo Fighters-Best Of You

Foo Fighters-Learn To Fly

The Critters

Picking out the clown loach he wants to eat..;)

Those that we share your house with

The Kids

Hand over the cake and no one gets hurt.

Random pictures of my kids

"Brother Odd"

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Literature & Fiction
Author:	Dean Koontz

This is the third in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz. I have enjoyed each installment, both the stories and the characters. And there certainly are characters. From the ghost of Elvis to a mysterious Russian guest at a monastary and a monk who was a former mob muscle man, you really to get to enjoy the people in the book. Koontz give Odd a certain irreverance and a wonderfully droll sense of humor. I can't wait for the next book

November 18, 2007

Wahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!  I finally have a finish of my own to report.  I finished "Northern Shield" I really struggled through the last three rows.  I don't know exactly why, I just couldn't motivate myself to do it. 

I have been reading a lot lately.  I may be just going through that phase right now.  I have read "The Afghan", "The Mephisto Club", "Next" and the Maximum Ride series.  I am trying to read "Echo Park" "State of Fear" and "Brother Odd".  I will probably get through this one first.  I really like the character that Dean Koontz created here.  I also have "The Memory Keepers Daughter" floating around here, but I haven't started it yet.

I have been working extra hours, covering shifts, but hopefully that will settle down now.  I don't mind it for the most part.  I bought new shoes and that has helped my feet and back.  I am just getting worn down lately for no real good reason. 

I wish I had more exciting things to report.  Just the usual stuff.  I need to get to bed, but I am to agitated.  I think I will try to read and then sleep. 

Entry for November 20, 2007

Temp 40. High was 75 at 4pm and down to 55 at 5. Apparently Canada is sending their weather south to us. Yick

Anyway. I just wanted to post a pic of my littlest at her preschool Thanksgiving program. I think she is just a wee bit cute and the little pilgrim "bonnet" looks good on her. But then, I am biased

"The Afghan"

Rating:	★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Literature & Fiction
Author:	Frederick Forsythe

This story had so much potential that was just unrealized. While it is a nice overview of the MidEast and some of the issues that caused the climate there today, there was a distinct lack of human connection in the story. After a series of "yeah, right" circumstances, you just don't really end up caring what happens to either of the two afghans.

Hockey Game

Start:

Dec 1, '07 7:00p

Thunder vs OKC

Greg's Birthday!

Start:	Jan 28, '07
End:	Jan 29, '07

Happy Veteran's Day

Remembering all those who have fought to keep us free.

Linkin Park - Numb

Cross Stitch Finishes of 2007

by Jeannette Douglas Finished Jan 27. Still trying to decide if I should fix the mistake.

KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree

This one is for my kids, who love to sing along to it on the radio in the car.

P.O.D. - Boom (Video shot to Album Version Audio)

Not sure why I like this song so much.

Duran Duran - Sunrise

One of my favorite newer songs by my favorite bands.

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Cross Stitch Finishes Through 2006

A patter from Better Homes and Gardens. Finished sometime in the early 90's The verse is Isiah 35:1 "The desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose"

Finishes I have pictures of. Date from the 90's through the end of 2006

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Pieces I want to stitch





Pieces I want to stitch

October 28th, 2007

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

It has been a long time. I know I should have been better about this, but I wasn't doing well for quite a while. I had been limping along on a generic previous generation of my SSRI, and then I was out of that and I fell hard. Greg pretty much forced me to go back to the Dr and get her to argue with the insurance co. that what they wanted me to have wasn't working. Once I got back, things have gotten better.

This is the update on "Northern Shield" As you can see, I am almost done, just three more rows to go. I am getting excited to get it done.

I have joined the working stiffs. I now work at the hospital, cleaning the medical office building three nights a week and doing a patient floor every other weekend. Not exactly what I would want to do for a career, but it will bring in some cash.

The kids are all doing well. Rebekah got all A's on her report card, Patrick got all S's but one-for not coloring neatly. Mariska, well Mariska got a haircut. One night, Greg went to bed and she got up, went down stairs and had herself a grand old time with my embroidery scissors. We did an emergency run to the hair dressers, and this is what she ended up with.

and the back

It looks cute on her, but I will be letting it grow out.

Not much else going on. I would have thought I would have more, but once I sit down to do this, I realize how mundane everything is. I mean I have been doing the same ole' same ole'. I have been reading more lately. I read the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson, "The Afghan" by Frederick Forsythe. I am working on "Echo Park" by Michael Connelly, "The Mephisto Club" by Tess Gerritsen and "Chosen by a Horse" by Susan Richards. Think I have a problem sticking with something????

Ohh, word has come down from on high at Yahoo that 360 will be done away with and a "more integrated" platform will be put in place sometime after the beginning of the year, or at least during the first quarter. I don't know if they will be able to do that, or how successful the migration to the new service will be. So, that said, I will be duplicating these entries on Mulitply. If I end up liking the new product, nothing is lost. If I don't, then everything is over at Multiply. The addy is http://n8iveio1.multiply.com/ . Feel free to check it out.

Entry for September 10, 2007

 

This train came through town yesterday and Grandpa took the kids to see it. They were suitably impressed by a steam engine. It is apparently one of the last steam engines UP bought and is based out of Cheyenne. It was coming down to do some special trip for the Oklahoma Centennial. Just as a sense of scale, that man in the picture is around 6ft. Those wheels are HUGE.

If you are interested, there is more info here:

http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/up844.shtml

Entry for September 04, 2007

 

Temp-74 High-91

I sit here, watching "The Golden Girls" all because I don't want to get up. My feet HURT. We spent the weekend being busy. Friday night was the opening HS football game. Matt went 3/5 in PAT's. He out and out fluffed one and the other miss was a poor snap. Keith did not play. He is supposed to play Monday in the JV game. That made our night really late for the kids. They didn't get to bed until after 11pm.

Saturday we went over to the in-laws for dinner. I spent the day making a Key Lime pie and a banana cream pie. They actually came out really well.

Sunday we started some home maintenance projects. Of course, since this is Greg we are talking about, they projects didn't start until well past noon. And that was just the preliminaries. We had to journey up to Derby to Lowe's to get the supplies. We had two broken windows. One in Patrick's room and one in the living room. Both broken by Patrick, oddly enough. And since they were the original, double hung windows that someone had cut the weights on, Greg decided since he had them apart, he might as well fix them completely. And then there was the debate on matching the stain color. I was right.

So we get home, prep the window frames, and stain them all up. Then find out that since Greg measured the window before repairing it, his measurement was off and he told the lady the wrong measurement. So the glass was too small. So I get to make a trip to the glass store tomorrow to get the correct size.

I finally got the second hole dug and the second clothes line pole set today. Greg was nice and got the clothes line strung while I went and got clothes pins. I have done about 4 loads and hung them in the heat to dry. This should save a little $ on gas usage. Greg made a crack about working to get my dryer hooked up and now I am not using it. So I said that was less about the dryer hooked up and more about the fridge in the kitchen.

Well, I have to toddle. Talk to you all later!