a dog, a skunk, a tooth

Well this past week has been interesting if nothing else ......................... Do you know that the phase "may you live in interesting times" is a Chinese curse.................... so who out there has been cursing me .............. you can stop any time.

DD Had her neck surgery on Thursday very early a.m. and went home at 3:00 p.m.. She is doing well and every day is better so that is a relief. She goes back to see the neurosurgeon in 6 weeks so will see what he plans from then on as she has problems in her low back as well. Aarron is taking good care of her and I was there yesterday while he was at work.

About the dog .......................... Charlie ............... not Leda (she is either too smart or too chicken). It was 11:00 on Friday night and I was going to bed. As usual I let Charlie out ................. I hear him yelping and run out to see what is wrong. I am calling Charlie and he comes .............. sees me coming out side and stops ....................Turns and starts barking. I can't see what he is barking at so I go across the patio and what do I see............................... an animal................ coming towards us and it is black with a white strip and the tail is UP. At this point I start frantically calling Charlie and we head into the house quickly and close the door. OH OH WHAT IS THAT SMELL .................... Bill said Charlie didn't get a full shot but enough that he sure didn't smell very good. Fortunately we had tomato juice ........... open the can ............... take Charlie into the bathroom. He of course won't climb into the tub so I lift him in and start pouring tomato juice on him .......................... GREAT he is licking it up off the bottom of the tub. I rub him all over with the juice as I try to stop him from drinking it.................. now to get the tomato juice off??????????????????? THE SHOWER WILL WORK. HE DOESN'T WANT TO STAND IN THE SHOWER ...............SO I CLIMB IN WITH HIM........................It is now midnight........................ Charllie and I are both soaking wet but he does smell better................... not completely skunk free but almost. I dry us both off and stay up long enough for my hair to dry.. ................no Charlie on the bed tonight so put him on a bed on the floor. ............ climb into bed and go to sleep.

POUND POUND POUND............................... "WAKE UP"

POUND POUND POUND .............."LET ME IN"

POUND POUND POUND .......................GRAMMA GET UP"

It is 9:45 .............. Shelby is at the door. Jill has to go to work so Shelby will wait at our house for her Dad to pick her up. It is his year to have her this Christmas. I let them in and they say "WHAT IS THAT SMELL" .............................. so I tell them the skunk story............... light more candles and try to get rid of the smell. THEN Grumpy (DH) gets up and says " I didn't get any sleep. My C-pac machine picked up that smell all night." Now if I had a c-pac machine that sat on the floor and picked up the skunk smell............ I WOULD PUT THE MACHINE ON THE DRESSER. I did refrain from telling Grumpy this.

To just add to the morning I am eating breakfast and I lose a crown............... the post broke right off so now I have to GO TO THE DENTIST........................... I HATE GOING TO THE DENTIST...................I WOULD RATHER BATHE A SKUNKY DOG.

Yesterday I looked after DD#1 while Aarron went to work and today I am having a little pity party as I am really missing all my family this Christmas. I have cleaned a space to put the tree but that is now the only clean space in the house. I guess the stuff that came out of the corner where the tree is going will go into the still messy, disorganized, too full ROOM.

This is what I made for Shelby but she doesn't like it. Her comment was" That doesn't really suite me Granma." I am going to see if it "SUITES" Gail's DGD.




I think I will make myself a cup of tea and have some CHOCOLATE with it.

Moving

furniture. When I am stressed I either move furniture or clean. Today I decided to change the living room furniture................
Like most everything else I do in this house it is not a one day project. The main furniture is moved but there is still "STUFF" to deal with.................. baskets and baskets and baskets of yarn and baskets and baskets of fibre ,,,,,,,,,,, three spinning wheels.............books, books and more books...........plus library books. This does not include Bill's "STUFF" or Shelby's "STUFF".................... not to mention dog "STUFF".
This is one sure way to get the room clean and sorted so I can put up the Christmas tree................ Plus the Christmas Village and the Christmas Snow globes ................. I love to wind them all up at the same time as it drives my Childrens "NUTS".......
.........they all play different tunes.

Here are photos of some of the things I have been working on:
This is a cowl and the pattern is my very own design.............. the very poor photo is mine too



Fingerless mitts I made using the Mermaid Sock pattern



Maine Morning Mitts



Swallow tail Shawl



Slam Bam Thank you Lamb Cowl



Hat and Cowl for a wee one . I need to look up the name of the pattern.

I don't feel any older

Well it is time to update this blog. There is just Charlie and I at home today. DH is off with his buddies and Leda has gone to DGD's for the weekend.
I have been madly knitting for Christmas but that is nothing new........................... will I still be knitting Christmas eve............ probably ............................ or maybe I will be finished the Christmas projects and work on something for me. This is rather a lean Christmas as far as money is concerned but that isn't what Christmas is about. We will see some of our family and friends so that will be nice.
DGD #2 was complaining that they don't decorate but just put up a tree. I said "You can come and help me decorate". Reply " I don't know." She is now 9 and not too helpful lately. What is it about 9 year olds ...............Not my favorite age group ..........they don't want to bathe, wash or brush their hair and teeth, change their clothes and they are smart alecs...............
................... Fortunarely I do love this child. My other DGD is coming on the 23rd for the day so I will have to see what she wants to do.
Last weekend Jill, Shelby and I were at DD Cory's and made centre pieces. Here is one of mine.



It was my Birthday on Tuesday and I went to Jackies to quilt. All my Children plus all my Brothers and Sisters have phoned this week. I was wonderful to talk to everyone. We didn't do anything on my Birthday as Bill had to work until 11:00 pm. Wednesday my friend Molly took me out shopping and then for Lunch. Gail took me to supper before we went to WNK. As usual we had desert first and it was delicious. We ordered a sampler so got to taste three different desserts. This is the lovely gift from Gail ( she made the fingerless gloves)


Friday I was supposed to spin at Doris' house but cancelled out as I had this horrible headache. Discovered yesterday that I forgot to take my pills on Friday.
Yesterday was Cory's birthday she was taken to emergency by ambluance because of the pain she has been having in her neck and arm. The Neurosurgeon admitted her and today she will probably have an MRI and will very likely need surgery. Not the way you usually want to spend your Birthday but she was so relieved to finally have someone doing something about the problem that it may be the best Birthday ever. Visited her last night and will probably go again tonight.
Usually we celebrate our Birthdays together with DGD #1 whose BD is the 23rd but don't know how much celebrating we will do this year.
I missed my Dear Friend Margaret's graduation celebration last night. She now has her Masters Degree. I really give her credit for this as she was working full time , looking after a family and doing at least 2 courses a semester. Needless to say she is very happy to be finished. I did phone her to say congratulations and all going well I will get to see her and her family this coming week.

Well I must get back to my knitting so that's allfor now.