Woohoo!!!!! Back online on the Main computer.

Good grief it took me all day yesterday and just til about 6 tonight to get my main household computer back up and running safely.  I can’t believe my son allowed some stupid program to download (he gave it freakin permission) he’s not a little kid and he knows better.  I think he was having some kind of weird “my brain is fried because I pretended to do so much work right before the holidays” moment, lol.

All good now though, ditched McAffee (sp) because it sucked in trying to get rid of the problem and now I’m back with AVG which I preferred in the first place but listened to the stupid computer guy and switched.  Never again.

On the positive side I’ve gotten quite a bit of the Gryffindor scarf done for my friend Bears son TJ.  Gosh I love my knitting machine!  I’ve given up on the blasted baby yoda sweater for the moment, lol.  I know when I’ve been whopped.

My next thing is to chart a special something that if I write it here the dear hubby might see it and it would ruin the surprise.  It’s manly though!  Ok I’ll give you a couple hints.  It might be the symbol from this site or it might be this skull  or it might be Odin’s Knot hahaha, because I’m not saying for sure,Mr Man won’t know what his Yule gift is if he sees this :::wiggling eyebrows:::

Ok, I’m outta here the baby is fussing at me to com play with her.

Cheers!

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Stupid Psycho Freaky Family Rant

As some of you folks know I’ve got houseguests and have had them for a bit over a month now, they’re here trying to put their lives back together because their family sucks.

I just got off the phone with the mother who should be on her medications but who knows if she’s taking them.  She insisted that Sandy had to call her…ummm from my phone.  Not that I mind Sandy using the phone mind you I mind being TOLD that she HAS to by some psycho woman who thinks her alcoholic son (who mooched off of Geoff and Sandy for years and was constantly mentally and verbally abusive to her and his nieces) is perfect.

Yeah, hey psycho relatives of Geoff and Sandy … Kiss my grits and don’t call my house again, they’ll contact you when they darn feel good and ready.  And of course like I told you when you started insisting things while I was in the middle of talking to my family and were freakin rude to me…. Merry Christmas.  (because you’re such wonderful caring Christians. who couldn’t be bothered to actually help your blood whereas we as friends have, funny)

My rant is over.

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Vapid Effing Commercialism

I am absolutely and positively disgusted with Joann Fabrics, they have Valentines decorations out already, before you fuss at me though let me state that AS a Crafter I appreciate having holiday CRAFTing supplies out in advance, true, BUT the decorations?  Nope, that just for some reason set me right into a horrible depressed idea of the horrendous commercialism that has sucked our world in.  They could have waited until the day after Christmas at least rather than having effing heart decorations competing with Christmas and Yule stuff making the whole blinking isle look like a coloring book barfed up it’s crayons.  Though I will say it was nice their polymer clay is 50% off for the 2 ounce bars.

Now add to this the fact that my son somehow downloaded a slew of viruses this morning onto my main computer which my seemingly cheesy McAffee is STILL running it’s scan, and the Stopzilla or whatever I downloaded asked for us to buy the license before it would delete the crap but of course I couldn’t put in our bloody credit card information to buy it because the computer is ALREADY infected and I just don’t want any of our information to be input ant the moment!  ACKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

On a nicer note I had two folks stop over today 🙂 Miz Linda came by and I fixed her necklace up with some nice ribbon as opposed to the rat tail that was on it; and Miz Mel who had an itty bitty sewing machine that just  wasn’t ever going to be capable of doing what she needs it to do.

I’m going to be scheduling a “crafty brunch” for January where anyone who wants can gather with us to doingn some nifty crafts, probably sewing in January, though  Linda and I will be doing some knitting before that for sure!

Ok, I’m off for now I really need to relax, most likely in the way of a couple Tylenol.

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Project Runway & the *&^$@$&^% Baby Yoda Sweater

Ya know :::shaking head::: the blasted Not So Baby Yoda Sweater is kicking my butt. I got the back done but I messed up somewhere, heh, casting off mind you! Then when I went to start the front the blasted carriage on my USM kept stalling for some reason. I think maybe it needs wax but for the life of me I didn’t know where it was last night so I said screw it and watched Project Runway.

I love project runway and was so happy when they finally got the new season going. I would love to be on project runway and I’m sure I’m not the only one, lol. The truly funny thing is that I’ve got my friends hooked on it now and we sit there and just crack up at some of the antics on there, especially that cute little dude Christian, he’s just such a damn HOOT! We also like Kevin but that’s because of his smile.

But back to this baby sweater thing.  I tried to do the Ewrap way of casting on for the front of this sweater and lordy lemme tell ya it just buggered up royally.  So I went through and did it again with the elastic string (which is also very wonderful for making easy smocking on sewn garments!) but 2 rows in I’ve got dropped stitches galore and everyone thinks I’m ready to chuck the machine out the window.  Ahh if they only knew, I won’t do that, I won’t give the blasted sweater machine that satisfaction, I will do it again, and again, and again, ever so patiently until I prevail !!!!!!!!!!  MUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHH.  And my beautiful Baby Bellatrix will have a freakin baby yoda sweater! :::evil cackling laugh:::

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I’m afraid of the mail

Just a thought I had and since I have this nifty blog to catalog all my thoughts and ideas I thought I should put this here.

I’m afraid of the mail.

Yep, there are so many darn fliers, sales papers, and useless get a credit card ads in there and my crafty mind just goes into overload thinking of what I can make of it all.

Free paper is how I see it, sometimes colorful, sometimes not and a ton of things can be made from paper…including paper!

Heh,

Paper beads

Paper envelopes

Paper ornaments

Paper sculptures

Paper airplanes

Paper paintings

Paper mache

Paper used in decoupage onto another piece of paper of what you’d like added to your holiday wish list!

I mean the possibilities are endless and the fops in marketing departments around the country keep sending me MORE.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH

Thank you, and now back to your regular programing.

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Complete Guide to Needlework

You know, my friend Linda had brought over a slew of books on knitting from the library along with a book of hers titled “Reder’s Digest Complete Guide To Needlework”

• Embroidery
• Needlepoint
• Knitting
• Applique
• Quilting
• Patchwork
• Macrame
• Crochet
• Rug-Making
• Lacework

are all included in this book and I’ve got to tell you that after thumbing through most of the books and reading a couple the best book of the lot really is this Readers Digest book!  And I looked at Amazon and you can get it for practically nothing used.  I guess some folks don’t realize the treasure they have in this book and sell it instead.  It gives you the basic directions for all of those projects AND a slew of directions for the different stitches that even I can follow.  You can get the book HERE

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I must be broken…

I don’t know what’s wrong with me, I’m a nice person.  I mean in this day and age I must be broken or something to be like this.  I’m not saying that I’m perfect, far from it in my minds eye since I do wish some idiot drivers would get flat tires and stay off the road;  but by and large I just seem to try and do what is right.  So I must be broken.

What kills me is that in the past because I am a nice person I’ve been like a candle flame to some folks who aren’t necessarily around me and mine with the best of intentions but rater the intentions of making themselves feel good, looking for parental replacement, whipping boy,  and whatever else lurked in their minds, I really can’t say.

I’ve been sucked (suckered) into the lives of power mongers, hypochondriacs, delusionals with Peter Pan Syndrome and the like.  But something struck me today that actually kinda hurt,  a new friend who I was just starting to get to know seems to be backing off.  Shame too, cause I honestly like her.  I can only hypothesize that

1. I’m not able to give her enough time and dedicated attention as I’ve a very busy lifestyle with 3 children and 4 semi permanent houseguests

OR

2. she’s listened to gossip the past nitwits spread around once I cut their cord and sent them on their way because they were toxic. The past nitwits just didn’t understand that I really don’t want to deal with drama.

(so obviously I’m defective to society, rofl.)

OR

3. She’s just got something better to do, and that’s cool but just telling me so would be the thing to do.  Yes, I’d be hurt as I’ve got PMS but I wouldn’t spaz, just have a bit of the small heartache that I have at the moment just thinking about it because I emotionally invested ya know?

Eh, this whole thing is a large part of why I don’t bother with people in general or the community as a whole well, that and the gossip, lol (cause remember I’m defective;-), you know I don’t even refute gossip anymore for one simple reason…a real person would strike their own path rather than being led and I don’t need followers only scared folks need followers, I prefer folks who walk beside me in their own thoughts.

The good news is that the Universe Provides!  There is a reason that I met a few new people who are more in tune with where I am spiritually at this time, and it’s obvious that I had a sampling delivered so that I could learn a thing or two (not giving up on the one nice lady who’s name I won’t mention mind you, just stepping back for a moment, going to meditate on it tonight and give her a holler to see what’s wrong, sometimes folks don’t talk in person like they should finding it easier on the phone… me and Dave, well, we communicate, a lot, we like it.)

But the Universe provided me with another wonderful new person who’s made sure that she got to know me even though I’m a bit of a recluse 🙂 and kuddos to her for figuring it out, lol.

Oop, there goes the baby, that’s all for tonight folks

Blessed Be

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Pull Ovaaahhh

I just had to write this down, it’s funny as all get out.

So the Mr is on the way to Wally World with our older son and our friends daughter to go pick up a Bionicle for the boy since he’s been so great about having gave up his room while we’ve got house guests. And of course they got pulled over.

Now mind you this is on the day that the baby got shots and is extremely fussy so we’re all a bit stretched thin in the nerves department and a quick trip out should have (note I said should) have been a bit of a break.  HA!

So there they were pulled over in front of the Kangaroo, 2 kids, 2 cops and some winos watching the action. Pulled over by Mr Handy Neighborhood Police Officer because Dave changed lanes without using that small thing on the stearing colum called the “turn signal”

So the officer is like “what’s going on tonight”

Dave: Oh traffic and we’re trying to go to Walmart to do some holiday shopping.

Officer: shines light into backseat seeing friends daughter giving pitiful look(and really she can, she gives the most pitiful darn look sometimes), checks out mess on back floorboard, sees baby car seat base, shines light in passenger seat sees boy has identical pitiful look but playing with a couple Bionicles, asks for hubbys license

Kids:  Oh we’re going to be on COPS!!!  That’s so cool!

Dave: Shakes head thinking “why me”

Officer comes back says drive carefully, so now the kids are disappointed they’re not going to be on tv.

Can’t believe he didn’t get a ticket, cop must have felt bad for poor Dave

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Shots hurt.

Well, today was Bellatrix’s well baby appointment and of course …. the dreaded shots. I swear they hurt me more than they hurt her, I can’t even be in the room now, Dave has to go with and stay in there with her and it makes his poor stomach do the flip flops. I know I’m not the only parent that feels this way when their little ones get their immunizations it’s just she had such a rocky start in life that seeing anything sticking in my darling just rips me up even if it is something (supposedly) for her own good. The picture below is what I still see and feel every time my baby needs a shot. But of course the photo next to it is what she really looks like now.

On the plus side the boober is up to 17 lbs 11 ounces and is now 27 inches tall. She doesn’t like the shot lady though, heh, Dave had just gotten her calmed down after her shot when the nurse said something and Bella couldn’t see her but heard her and started crying again.

After we got home we discovered that Stephan had forgotten his lovely salad that he’d made for lunch, but alas it’s past lunch time at his school so we just stuck it in the fridge for him rather than taking it to him. I hope he had some lunch money left over from what I gave him yesterday for lunch and the book fair. hmmmm.

Dee’s good about her lunch money, she doesn’t get extras like her older brother, lol. She might if her school actually served something that she liked though.

We also got 2 packages today in the mail from Mom & Sis, I guess they didn’t like that our house was just refilling the disposable salt and pepper shakers because they sent us 2 real sets, rofl. Kinda cool though because I’d been looking at some online. Better yet though they sent us some new silverware, which is cool because our set though very nice didn’t come with the serving utensils whilst the ones they sent do! Woohoo!

Well, I’m off like a heard of turtles for now, I’ve got a sweater to knit for the baby. That Ultimate Sweater Machine site swears that I can make an afghan in a day but I’d be happy with a baby sweater, that is once I figure out how the heck to put my row counter on.

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Hello world!

Hey, Howdy, Hi, Greetings, and Salutations….

Ok, so I didn’t know what to say and that sounded kinda nice 🙂

Welcome one and all to the first post of the new blog for the The Manic Crafter {applause} I’m Christy your host and I’ll do my best to keep you entertained but I can’t promise anything because I talk about home, family, craft of the day and the like.

My current UCO’s (unfinished crafting objects) are a nifty set of hair falls for my daughter, a magazine fir tree, a scarf still attached to the knitting machine, and about 6 short scarf/neck warmers that need buttons. You’ll find these and more interesting things if the price is right! (just kidding, I’ve just always wanted to say that)

Now where was I? Oh yes, don’t forget to look up http://www.fairtax.org if you get a chance, nifty idea, everyone is taxed equally including illegals, folks who earn under the table, your mean rich Uncle Joe, and even tourists. Basically the tax is a sales tax and anyone who buys anything NEW pays it! Period. Nothing taken out of your paycheck anymore, you get to take it home with you 🙂 {happy dance} Rock the vote folks and demand a revamp on the tax system by scrapping it and starting over.

Ok now that I’ve had my blurb I’m going to get back to crocheting as I only have a few more minutes before the baby is up from her midday nap.

Thanks for stopping by!

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