I'm Back!!!

Wow I've been gone way too long!! A lot has happened, we were homeless for 3 months, i became a grandma on Nov 4 2010 to a beautiful baby girl - Melissa Mae. My son just turned 5 today. tested a few patterns trying to get back into the swing of things. I just wrote a dishcloth pattern today so I'm waiting for my testers to get back to me.

Clay Handles

This was my first attempt at making clay hook handles. They are still too warm to use. What do you think? I only had enough clay for 6 hooks so I did a 0, 9, 11, E, F, and G hooks. When I get some more clay I will do some more.

Frog Eye Salad

Frog-Eyed Salad

1/2 package (8 oz.) Acini di Pepe pasta, uncooked
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 (15-1/4 oz.) can juice-pack crushed pineapple, drained reserving juice
2 small or 1 large can mandarin oranges (can substitute 1 can of fruit cocktail)
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 (8oz) container coolwhip

Cook pasta according to package directions. In a heavy saucepan, beat egg with wire wisk until foamy. Stir in sugar, flour, salt and reserved pineapple juice. Over low heat, cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. In a large bowl, combine pasta with egg mixture. Chill thoroughly, about 1 hour. Stir in fruit and marshmallows. Fold in coolwhip. Cover; chill thoroughly. Stir before serving.

Basic Ami Microphone

This is worked in rounds
Small amts of grey and black yarn were used
fiberfill
stitch marker
G hook

With Grey -

Rnd 1: 8 sc in adjustable ring. Pull ring closed. (8)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st. (16)
Rnd 3: (sc, 2 sc) x 8. (24)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, sc in next 2) x 8. (32)
Rnd 5-9: sc around. (32 in each rnd)
Rnd 10: (sc2tog, sc in next 2) x 8. (24)
Rnd 11,12: sc around. (24 in each rnd)
Rnd 13: (sc2tog, sc) x 8. (16)
Rnd 14,15: sc around. (16 in each rnd). Sl st and finish off.
Rnd 16: Join black with sc. sc around. (16)
Rnd 17-31: sc around. (16 in each rnd) Stuff.
Rnd 32: sc2tog in blo.(8)
Rnd 33: sc2tog. (4)
Rnd 34: sk sc, sl st in next, sk st, sl st in next. Finish off.

What I am working on

Well, I joined a group on Ravelry called "Tawashi Town". These are so neat, they are pot scrubbers of sorts. Now I am trying to design one of my own but it does not seem to be working out the way it looked in my mind. I will keep plugging away on it and will let you know the outcome.

Teenagers

I really am beginning to dislike teen age boys. Rodney(15) has had a rotten disposition this week. Monday I fixed Cheeseburger Pie, what did he do? Yuck I don't like cheeseburger pie, I thought we were having Spaghetti Pie. Tuesday I fixed Spaghetti Pie, what did he do? It just looks like spaghetti, I don't want it. He did eat some of it about 9 pm. Tuesday I had also bought he some boxers because he said he needed some, which he did. Wednesday morning after his shower, what did he do? They don't have a button on them. I finally came unglued and told him that beggars could not be choosers! Oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! teenage boys!

Valentine's is over

Did you all do something special? We did not. We went to Springfield to look for Jim some jeans, then went to Wal-mart and picked up 4 of their $5 dvd's and Pizza. So nothing special.