Just a Thank You Please

It must be really difficult for people to say thank you, job well done. Work has not been a lot of fun as of late. I am doing my work, plus someone else's workload because she is not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed. Most days I'm not getting home until almost 2200. It blows. I have a schedule for my sleep time. I need only four hours, but they have to be in the right section of the day or I am not rested. I don't mind the work. Actually, I quite enjoy it if truth be told. All I would really ask for is a simple Thank You.
At the moment, I'm getting a:
Why isn't this done yet?
Are you sure that will be ready?
Do you think we should call so and so to do this?
Can you do this as well that please?
My response today was unfortunately, not a nice one. It went something like:
It is not completed yet because 2nd in command has demanded this; So and so has demanded this; and you have asked for that. I can finish all these tasks, however not in an instant. So....Please, I ask you, back the fuck up.
Yep. I dropped the F bomb. Not my proudest moment. I am still ashamed by its use. It was however, effective. I was left alone for an hour to complete all the above tasks.
Now that wasn't so hard was it?

On the lighter side, I did find this time waster a few minutes ago:
Who's Alive and Who's Dead?
I know I am not the only morbid one out there. Hope you all enjoy this as much as I have tonight.
Have a great night everyone. The week-end is only hours away.

A New Week

I get very stressed this time of year. At this juncture, I map and assign all the new school routes for the drivers. We acquired some of these routes very late in the game. As a result, I stayed very late on Friday. I even met (scared) the security guard that is posted in our yard to ward off vandals. When I finally arrived home, I was actually dizzy. I hate that feeling. To reward myself for being such a "team player", we went shopping!!! I found some very awesome boots and shoes.

I can't wait until fall so I can wear these babies:

Looking a little dominatrix no? hehe.

I'm thinking of wearing these tomorrow:


I love my foot wear to be a different ilk from other people's. Why wear the same style of shoe? That the joy of people. We are all so very different. I love to reflect this in my clothing and hair. That's why every once in a while, I have blue, green, sometimes purple hair. Its fun. I enjoy it. No one gets hurt.


I noticed that when I'm not quite right, neither are the cats. I've been lazing around all weekend. So have they:

Napoleon just sort of collapsed after he had his kibble.


Rebel was maintaining his battle station, but quickly became tuckered out.


Poor little fellows, they are not used to 13 hour shifts.


I've also been working on my Rattlesnake Creek Socks. For this one, I have about two more inches, then I complete the toe. Now that I am more familiar with the pattern, the second should move more smoothly. I had a difficult time trying to figure out how to do the foot. I didn't need to continue the pattern along the sole, but I had no clue how to make a transition from instep to sole without it looking odd. Two tries later, I have this:


Tomorrow is our big start-up meeting. I'm going to read a few pages in my book and hope that settles me down enough to sleep.
Good night everyone.

Ready to Go

I completed my section for a traveling scarf. I'm quite pleased. My goal was to try and make it look like it belonged to the scarf. I did not want it to appear just tacked on. I do after all, have standards.

I think it looks neat from the back view as well:


Have a safe voyage to your next destination my friend. I'm sure it will be just as exciting as staying with the inmates at this little asylum.





Further adventures of Napoleon and the talkative Mr. Tail:


What's that Mr. Tail?


No, no, no. I mustn't. It will cause the big one to become angry.



I'm just going to maintain a low profile and see what conclusion Cybil finally arrives at.


I have completed my Philosopher's Socks. I am very happy with these little socks. They fit perfectly.


I had a rough start to my day this morning. I have been experiencing the worst allergies in quite some time. It never seems to stop. I ended up taking a personal day because I can't stop sneezing or blowing my nose or even think straight with all this added pressure in my head. I hope it ends soon. At least the sun is showing itself today!



Have a great day everyone.

You've Got Mail!!

I love when I get mail and it's not bills!!!!
Check this out:


This is a part of the Traveling Scarf group I joined. Now I get to add my 4 inches.

The lady who sent me this part, also sent along a little gift. Talk about bonus. I love them. They suit me so well.


Rebel approves. He has been sniffing the envelop since it arrived into our home.


The Demon Kitty however, well......

I'm not really sure what he is up to. I pretty much just operate a free range for the cats.


I'm off to try and decide what I will add for my portion. Have a good night everyone.

That's It?!?

I have been trying to finish off my little to do list. One out of twenty isn't bad is it?

I completed my resume with some help:

He offers very good advice.

I made a pretty good dent in my painting with of course with some more help from my creative team:

It is starting to take the shape I want. As soon as I finish it, I will show you all.

I also had to take my Rattlesnake Creek sock down again.

I just wasn't feeling it. When I complete something, I want it down right. I want to wear it proudly and say, I did this! I don't mind taking something apart to make it look better. It's my hobby. It is something I do well, and I want my work to reflect this.

I have to go to work tomorrow. I'm glad I took Monday as well. Makes it a little less painful to have a four day week ahead of me instead of a five. Still not really wanting to go though. But, I am a big girl. I will wear my big girl shoes, and deal with it!

Hope you all are well. Sleep good.

It's Two AM.......

.....and I cannot sleep. I have all these thoughts circling inside my crowded mind. I am due to go back to work on Tuesday and I am mentally forming a list of all things I want to finish before I return.
*I want to finish my curtains. I am tired of looking at the tattered ones that functional, but ugly.
*I want to complete the socks for all the groups I am participating in.
I have two pairs from my Cat Bordhi tour and a pair from the Ravelry Pentathlon group.
I have one Philosopher House sock almost complete, and I am turning the heel for Rattlesnake Creek Socks. Very exciting progress.
*I need to complete my resume for my entrance into a management course before I return to work. (Can you tell which is my number one project due for completion?)
*I want to clean out my closets. It is time to go through my wardrobe and be rid of the things that have outlived their usefulness.
*I want to complete a draft of my comic book which I have not told anyone about. (oops, secret is out on that one eh?)
There is so much more I want to complete. I need longer working days. Obviously, my body runs on a longer clock system. It is like I operate on a 36 hour cycle. I wonder how many others are like this?
Yesterday, (No. Wait. Today is Sunday.), Friday, I went touring a bit of Ontario with a friend. We had an awesome time. I came home with a lot of super cool yarn. Are you ready for the onslaught of yarn photos? Some I have already designated for projects.
This group is on hold for the creation of a baby sweater to welcome the little darling into our family:


This group will be for Smelly Socks,


as seen in books:


The remaining are for me:


Those were all found at Len's Mill Store in Guelph. It was very overwhelming, but I soon found my bearings as perused the many aisles of yarn.

This skein, along with the ones scheduled to be used for the baby sweater, were purchased at the Shall We Knit? store in New Hamburg:






What a neat town. It is very picturesque. Every time I turned around, I found something that I would love to paint or photograph. I will visit this again as soon as I can. The lady from the store was so helpful. As soon as you walk in, she is there to make you feel comfortable and offer information on the nice places to see and stores to visit while you are there. It was a very cool experience.
We also toured St. Jacob's. The market, unfortunately, was not open. This just gives me another opportunity to see this town again. I did take some nice pictures:



Today, we attended a 50th wedding anniversary. It was wonderful to see the happy couple surrounded by all their friends and family. This was the center piece:


Here is Hubby and I all dressed up:



These were the shoes I wore!:

Yes. I can walk well in these shoes. No training wheels were required.

These are just some photos I snapped of our little town en route to the party. It is yet another rainy day here in paradise:

I can hear Hubby breathing soundly in the next room and I think I am finally beginning to get sleepy. I"m off to bed. I hope you are all well. I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

We Survived The Rainy Season for a Great Game!

We had a fabulous time at the ball game last night. I'm happy we toughed out the journey into Toronto. The rain fall was something else. I had just finished emailing my MIL something to the effect of: Perhaps it will slow down by the time we leave...... Pressed send......Then BOOM!!!! Huge crack of thunder and lightning lit up the apartment. It freaked out the cats. The poor little ones huddled together for safety.


This is just outside my husband s workplace. The water came up past my converse high tops.

The Jays brought it home.

At one point, we weren't sure. It came right down the bottom of the ninth. I was very pleased to see all the knitters out and about:


I think we made up most of the crowd. It was quite an empty stadium.

We all waited very patiently for our goodies bag:


Not bad eh?


I cannot recall if I showed you all the fabric for my new draperies in the living room. So I will show you again:

I love a captive audience.

And these are the wonderful ones that I will be replacing:

I call them: Napoleon Engineered. An original.

And here is my supervisor:



As soon as my assistant and supervisor allows, I will complete the drapes and gladly show you all how they look.


We watched Dan in Real Life tonight. It is one of my favourite movies. Steve Carell plays this character perfectly. All the awkwardness makes it so real. This scene is one of the reasons why I want to learn how to play the guitar.

I have to share something with you all. I am quite proud of myself. I will tell you why too. I am very shy when it comes to leaving my little home. That is putting it mildly. I have this horrible anxiety that halts my adventures. I hate it. It is the worse thing that anyone could ever suffer from. I am getting better. I do not feel as helpless as I once did. Before, when I first married, we would be invited to visit with friends and partake in this and that. I would positively freak out. There is no other explanation for my behaviour. There was no rhyme or reason to explain it either. I would actually start to cry I was so scared. I had no idea what made me act this way. My husband thought I was absolutely nuts and quite upset with my carrying on. He would ask why and say these people want us to be there and would disappointed if we did not show etc. etc. etc. I had no explanation to offer him. I had no idea why I did what I did.
Finally he noticed the pattern. I would freak out on anything new or any place we had not visited in a while. We decided to just take little steps. Go on mini adventures. Just local places. Nothing too daring. Finally, I am now at this point where I look forward to going places. I am just so proud and want to share with this feeling with everyone. I am currently trying to write a resumé so I may advance to other positions in the company I work for. I am looking into possible holiday spots to visit around Christmas times, and not just in the next town. I want to go to someplace warm where there are beaches and colourful drinks with umbrellas. I never thought I would be at this point. So, Thank you to everyone who helps me along the way and so understanding for my craziness. xoxo.
Good night everyone. I will let you know how the rest of my holidays go very soon.