It's a new year

Ok, so it's almost February, but it's still a new year.  I just haven't felt like blogging.
I've been struggling with my health, trying to figure out what's wrong with me.  I had an MRI, haven't gotten the bill yet.  It was inconclusive, as  I knew it would be.  I may or may not have MS.  I'm supposed to see a neurologist, but I'm not going at this time.  They want too much money up front, so I'm just going to wait and see.  November, December and the first half of January were really hard health-wise, but I am now having better days.  YAY!
I've been knitting, knitting, knitting. With 7 ladies that were pregnant at Calvary I had lots of baby blankets to do.  I've finished 3 of them, and there are 2 wonderful little boys and a sweet little girl now.  I must admit, the owl blanket I did for Ruby is my favorite.  It is just so different than what I normally choose; I saw the pattern on Ravelry and knew it was the one for Ashleigh.
See:

Ruby on Thursday night, the first time I met her.  Isn't she wonderful????

I love this picture of her little hand, she has such lovely long fingers.  Girls are so amazing; I have no experience with them, but that is so going to change.  :-)

We stopped by Erik and Miriah's house to see how they painted the baby's room, then went over to Larry and Kelly's.  I can't believe that those baby girls are coming soon!   I am so excited to meet and cuddle them. 

Erik is putting together the baby's dresser, the crib is next!

                                 The walls are painted yellow and aqua.

 My girls, and my boy.


Steve and I stopped our chores today and went for a ride out the road; it was such a pretty day.




















My David went back to college in Seattle, I miss him.  I don't like it when my boys are gone.
As our usual, we ate at Donna's before his flight back to Seattle.  See you there again in May!

Let's hope I post more than once a month now!

December.....

November and December have been a bit of a blur for me.  Thanksgiving was wonderful, but it kind of took a lot out of me.  We had lots of food, friends and pie.  We had my birthday, Tim's birthday, Erik's

birthday and my Dad's. As soon as I had a tiny rest from all the cooking, it was time to decorate our house. I love to decorate, and have lots and lots of Christmas stuff. I also don't like change, and use the same things in the same places.  This year I learned to embrace change.... lots of my favorite things in different places, and some of my favorites went missing.

Erik and Steve both had to work this Christmas, but we were still able to have our traditional Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas morning.  My David came home, and I have him for one lovely month.

We've had snow, we've had really cold days.  We've had burn bans.  I miss my woodstove.

I have slowly been knitting on Ashleigh's baby blanket, I hope I get it done before her little baby comes.  I have yarn for Kelly's, and still haven't chosen any for Miriah yet.  I did get some books for Erik to read to his little jelly bean--- I remember reading them to all my boys and can't wait to read to my grand daughters.

Next week it will be 2011, and I hope to start getting rid of lots of stuff in my house.  Anyone want a cat? Or two?

Later!

November!

I love November.  I love fall, yes, even here in Juneau.  :-)  I love having lots of family birthdays in one month..... My birthday is on the 1st--- I am now the big 50!, my boy Tim is on the 6th--25, my Mom is on the 7th, my boy Erik's was yesterday the 21st--24, my Dad is on the 24th.   So many times to remember those I love..  and Thanksgiving.  Erik's favorite holiday.  Although I won't have my David for the first time ever! At least he will be home for Christmas.  I had the family over last night for Erik's birthday, we had spaghetti and meatballs, salad, bread and Dale's cheesecake with raspberry and blueberry toppings.  I love having all of us together.  Tim and Katie come home!

I am truly blessed with a wonderful family, and it is getting bigger.  :-)  Two, granddaughters.  2!!!  Miriah is also having a little girl; she and Erik had an ultrasound last week, and they brought over the pics and even a cd the tech had made.  It was so exciting to actually see her moving around in there.  My baby is having a baby.  It is real.  :-)  Until she pops out she will be known here as Jelly Bean.

We're having yet another burn ban.. I hate and love them.  My bedroom and the basement are warmed with our boiler, but the rest of the house is SO cold.  And we have a really good stove that burns well.  Oh well, not everyone has a good stove, and I don't want a ticket. I will submit.

On the knitting front, I finished Tim and Christine's blanket, I LOVE it.  It was all my favorite colors.  I have started Ashleigh's, and it is going well.  Yarn is ordered for Kelly's, and I have some picked out for Latecia's and Hannah's.  Not yet for Miriah though.
That's enough for now, I need to go to work today.  I don't want to, it's my day off.  But since we are doing our Thanksgiving on Wednesday, I have to.
Later!

Kelly with Owen at Christine's shower

My birthday  boy

Rikki and Max

Too much love!

Signing the papers for their first house-- next door to Larry and Kelly!!!

Owen's new blanket

hope

Today is my Mom's birthday.  She would have been 70 years old.  I have been missing her so  much lately; I think it's because I am going to be a Nan, and I know she would have been so excited to see her grandbaby having their own baby.  Someone told me recently that I really look like my Mom, it made me so happy as when I was growing up all I wanted to be was her.  I am so fortunate to have had a Godly Mom and Dad, to have grown up always knowing that God loved me.. to know that even though there is death here on earth, I will see my family again.  That they are happy and worshiping our great God.

Worship today at Church was amazing, I felt so close to God and grateful for all He has done for me.  I was remembering when Dale died, seeing the sunrise at my friends house thinking this is Dale's first sunrise with Jesus.  Being so sad and happy at the same time.
Thank you Jesus for loving me, for saving me, for always being there for me.  Thank you for giving me hope.

yarn!

Today was Three Irish Girls day at my house.  Every month I get an order in... this months yarn is so beautiful.  I haven't been posting many pictures of my yarn lately, but I have to today.

Feast your eyes on the gorgeous work of Sharon:

Here you have flourish, cornucopia, bountiful, sweet pea and alchemy. 

Ahhhh.  Bliss. 

50

So I am now officially middle aged.  I don't feel old, I still think I'm young.  Saying hey, I'm 50 sounds really weird.   Oh well, I'm as young as I want to be.

Today has been a very nice day.. I had lunch at the Sandpiper with Lisa, Sherrie, Latecia and Miriah.  It was so much fun to sit around and chat with my lovely friends.  Look at the fun things they got me:

I had my first massage today, I don't think it will be my last.  My chiropractor cracks me up every time I see her; today she just shook her head at me and said, "Janet, you are so unusual."  What can I say, I like to be a challenge.  :-)
I have been told I have tendonitis, and can't knit today.  I don't know if I am going to obey or not.  I'm halfway done with Christine's blanket, and I'm having such a fun time knitting this one.  Maybe I can just knit for an hour.

The weather says we could get 4-8 inches of snow tonight... we'll see.  I'm always excited for the first snowfall.
Last night we had another family dinner-- roast this time.  It was yummy, and was again tonight.  :-)  Kelly, Miriah and Latecia let me take a picture of them last night, they are so sweet and cute.

 I bought some really cute baby clothes from Mommy and Me Saturday, including 2 sweet little dresses.  It begins.  :-)))

babies!

Today was such a lovely day; sunny, cool and wonderful.   Church was wonderful as usual, Steve and I had lunch at the Booyah grill with most of the kids.  David, you are missed!  Tim and Katie, you would have fit right in.

I finished Teri's blanket and hat, and have a good start on Chris's.  I only have 5 more to go!
I took a picture of Chris, Ashleigh and Miriah today at church, 3 of our pregnant ladies.  They are so cute!

I am beside myself with excitement waiting for my Grandbabies, I went and bought some clothes for Kelly's baby......it's going to be a GIRL!  We will find out about Miriah's baby next month.  Joy, joy, joy.   I already have some boy clothes waiting for my first grandson; I've had them for about 3 years.  :-)

Finally after waiting and loving all the babies at church, I get grandchildren of my own.  :-))))  I will be posting pics of Kelly soon.
This is a pic I took of Miriah on Saturday.  Isn't she cute?