Something I Have Been Thinking About,,,

I was watching television yesterday. Nothing surprising in that statement. I love TV. Anyways, I was watching Holmes in New Orleans, Make it Right. I was shocked, impressed, angry, emotional. It was a whole gauntlet of emotions. I was shocked at the behaviour of the American government. Here is a state that is complete torn a sunder. The people of this state were rendered homeless in a matter of minutes. Most of the survivors, lost absolutely everything. Never mind that they no longer have a safe place to live, they also lost all of those mementos that keep you throughout the years to remind you of where you have been. To make it worse, the government sent in machines to level the place before the residents were even able to pick through the rubbish and collect the few belongings that remained. The levee broke. People knew that it was not going hold before this horrendous event, and did nothing.
Now here is the part I am extremely angry about. How is it, that one man, with no ties to that community, living in a totally different country, decided that something needed to be done for these people? Their government asks their able bodied citizens to fight and defend their country. They send them over seas to other countries as a means of peace keepers, righting wrongs, setting a standard. In their own backyard, they can't even clean it up and make it habitable again. Where are the contractors of the Unites States? How come they are not stepping in? I wonder where are the Bob Villa's of the Unites States.
It does look like a conspiracy theory. War torn countries have been rebuilt in a more efficient time frame than the state of Louisiana. Even the Mexican government sent in help. They have not stepped foot on United States soil since 1846. On a positive note, the technology that is being put into effect is awesome. They are using methods that in the long run, will not cost very much. Air conditioning, heating, all working through a system that utilizes water(I think it's called geo thermal), solar panels as a source of power. So, when the residents move in, their costs will not exceed their budgets.
This is one of the many reasons why I am so proud to be Canadian.
Have a good night everyone

Is It Friday Yet?

Apparently not. We are getting super close though. :)

I've received something very cool in the mail today:

The cross stitch patterns I ordered online not too long ago. I am very impressed with how swift they made it to their destination. I would order from this company again if given the opportunity.

I don't think I have ever worked on anything in this scale before. I can't wait to start. I am going to wait though because I want to clear off a few lingering projects.


Two more days to go and the weekend will be upon us. Have a good night everyone.

:D

Guess what came in the mail the other day?
Too late, I have to share.

These:

We are going to see Kid Rock at the Molson Amphitheatre next month.
I have been wanting to see this guy for quite some time and just never had the opportunity or the time to do so. This summer I made sure to check the concert listings religiously so I wouldn't miss the date.

Since I enjoyed my other pattern so much, I thought I'd take a crack at another one. This is all I will share for the time being:

Heeheeheee.

My first pattern is just about done. I need to block it and photographed it. If the weather would only cooperate, this would go so much smoother.

Monday is quickly approaching. I am off to mellow out so I can try this sleeping thing. Have a good night everyone. :)

Happy Canada's Day

To all my fellow Canucks,
Happy Canada's Day

Something Never Seen Before....

It had to be captured on film for prosperity sakes:


Apparently, he does sleep!

And while the cat is asleep........
Well, the other one will actually play:

Look Hampton!


Something shiny is in here.


Here, you try.


While all this activity was going on, I managed to work a piece on my Boyfriend socks.


In another little while, I will have one, one knitted sock. Muahahahaha (Picture The Count if you will please. It will be a bit more amusing.)

I'm off to bed. These early mornings are seriously getting to me. Scary still, it's only been one morning so far :( It's going to be a long summer. No fear. Holidays are just around the corner!
Good night everyone.

OK, I Think It's Officially Summer

Today was one of the warmest days we have experienced in quite some time. I believe it went up to 30 C today. For those of you who complained about the cold, you are not allowed to complain about the heat. OK. You can. Whatever it takes to bring you relief. Since it has been a bit warm, I have not been knitting as much as I would like. I did correct my Boyfriend Socks:


...and put a good dent on a top I'm working on:


On a more hyper note, school is almost over the kiddies. You can tell immediately. They are positively attached to the ceiling of most environments. It is affecting me as well. I seem to be way more high strung than usual. With the end of the school term however, I have earlier hours to look forward to. I have to be at work for 08h00 as opposed to 09h30. That is the time I usually wake up at. It will take about a month to get used to the earlier hour. When I do finally adjust, it will time for my holidays. I am very excited. We have a place reserved at Inn at the Falls in Bracebridge. It has been quite some time since we have actually gone anywhere for holidays. Usually we stay pretty close to home. Due to my new found need for adventure, we are off exploring lots of wonderful places in Ontario.I'm hoping to also go on a few tours in Toronto. There is one called The Haunted Streets of Downtown Toronto, and a tour of The Don Jail.
Just think, a few more days and the week end will be here. I hope you all enjoy the rest of the week and the heat does not get to you. See you all later.

Not Bills :)

When I arrived home after a particularly long day, I found this is my mail slot:


I love when something other than bills greets me!


I ordered these online not too long ago from a site called Punk Knits. I am actually very surprised that they came so quickly. I was expecting them to take another few weeks. Mostly everything else I have ordered has been within the four to six week window. Not that I actually order very much. I have to be super careful. I can wrack up the charges before you can say visa.

I think I might actually build up some upper arm strength if I use them often. They are heavy suckers.


I'm working on another top. I was trying to take a picture of my progress over my lunch hour and this little fellow came into focus:

I'm not sure what he/she is, I should respect its privacy, but it stayed during my entire lunch break.

I hope you all have been surviving the week. The week end is in sight now. Have a good night.