Haven't written in a while, this Winter weather has me done in most of the time, in too much pain to do much, haven't been knitting as much as I would like. Just too painful with my swollen joints. Pain Specialist is cutting my meds and it is really killing me. Not enough pain relief, got to find something better then this.  

Babies everywhere!

Been a while since I've posted anything, not for a very good reason, more like been in so much pain haven't felt up to doing much of anything lately.

Now you may be wondering what doesn that have to do with babies well this year has been one for new little Angels coming into our lives.

In March our oldest son's girlfriend has a baby boy, she named him Jordan for some reason when he was supposed to be named Joshua Lamarr Jr.  What can you do? He is so Cute! He is a smiling little guy, just precious. We want to see him so bad, trouble is we can't fly into Eureka any longer cause Delta doesn't fly there any longer. It is kind of expensive to fly from an airport Delta does fly from up to Eureka and as broke as we are we still want to go up and see them.

 

I think he is to Precious for words!

 

I wish we were back in California. It is so hard not being with Family when wonderful things like this happen. I pray that we will get to see him before he gets much older.

 

Now for the next bit of news, My Beautiful Niece Melanie had a baby girl on Aug. 2.

Isn't she Beautiful? I think she is Wonderful! Again here we are in GA when we really want to be in CA. If only Mark could get a job anywhere out in CA I wouldn't care where it was as long as we could be semi close to family. This is breaking my heart not getting to see them and the rest of my Family as well. I think the Hubby is feeling blue about being so far from Family too.  We have got to start getting rid of things we don't want that are still perfectly good. Hopefully that would help to get us moving back to were we want to be.

Summer heat is hurtin me bad!

This summer seems to me to be one of the worst we've had in a long time, I'm not sure if it is just hotter or more humid but it just has me feeling down. I don't want to do anything but sleep. I've been sleeping all day and knitting and doing other things at night. On one hand it is good cause it isn't that hot, but on the other, Mark and I are leading two seperate lives. I miss doing things with my Hubby. Unfortunately we are so broke because he has been laid off for 3 yrs now, that even if we wanted to do anything we can't. I know that we aren't the only couple going thru this but it feels really awful. It is beginning to feel like we are strangers. I don't like it. Of course having Myka is a part of the problem because we both hate leaving her home but we can't take her with us so much of the time. It is very frustrating that so many places won't let you take your pet in even if they are in a carrier locked up or in a stroller made especially for dogs. Well time for me to do some business. Hope every one is having a good day, if it isn't great now I hope it gets lots better!

Knitting like a crazy person

I have been knitting like there is no tomorrow. I think because knitting is a stress release for me, and boy have I been stressed lately, I have really been knitting my fingers off. I've even gotten to the point that my fingers are sore and my knuckles are all dried out from the yarn sucking every bit of oil out of my skin. I don't know if it is all yarn but I know wool seems to have that effect on me. I've been knitting hats mostly and I love using wool yarns when I can. I have had requests for acrylics though so I've got to get busy with those too!

I have a hat just waiting for payment so I can send it out. Lord knows I sure could use the money.

The I.R.S. is killing us with this huge payment. We are to the point of having to consider turning off our cable TV which is really difficult because we don't get very good reception in this house without it. Being down in a gully isn't the best for reception that's for sure.

Poor Mark is so depressed because it has been 3 yrs and he hasn't been able to find work. We never dreamed it would get like this but unfortunately there are so many other folks in the same boat we are it is really sad. I know how hard it is for him not working, he is a proud man and this is killing him, having to be supported by his wife is not his idea of a good thing. I know some men wouldn't mind but he has worked all his life and this isn't something he likes. He was saying last night how worthless it made him feel. I wish there was a way I could help him but I can't.

I think if I could do it I'd get a job if I could find one. Unfortunately I just don't have the stamina to work a full day any longer. Even here at home I take naps off and on several times a day and I can't stay sitting for long periods of time so that makes it even more difficult. I honestly don't know what we are going to do? I hope to God that somehow this once Great Nation will get back on it's feet, but I know that is a lot to hope for. So many people are being hurt, it is just very sad. I guess all we can do is pray?

Got my car back!

I'm so glad to get my VW golf back from Jim Ellis today. Scott that works there is "WONDERFUL" as far as I'm concerned. The transmission went out on it last week and Thank God it was still under warranty! I had no idea it would be or that they would cover it. If my Mom hadn't suggested calling a dealer we never would have known or thought of it for that matter, we where just so stressed by the whole thing (My hubby getting stranded in the middle of the rode) that we just didn't even think of calling a dealership. Of course with the horrible experiences I've had with Heritage VW in Union City, a dealership was the last thing I was thinking about.

Scott the young man that My Hubby talked to was so kind. He is the one that suggested to him that we get the car in as quick as possible, while it was still under warranty, which was only till July 7th. Can you beat that? Scott had to fight with VW to get it done under the warranty but he did and I'm so grateful, we didn't have to pay a cent, which was awesome since we didn't have the money to pay for a new transmission. Of course I paid an arm and a leg for the car in the first place so the way my Hubby looks at it I'd already paid for it. It was really much more expensive then I wanted to pay in the first place but then again aren't all cars?

I hadn't wanted a VW, I was planning on getting a Toyota Echo, but my ex-brother in law talked me into it saying what a great car it is and that it should last me till the end of time. Well here it is 10 yrs later and this is basically the first major thing wrong with it. It still looks good and runs great now. Scott the guy from the dealership said it should last at least another 10 yrs and if I win the Lotto I had to promise him i'd give him that car! hahaha

We where supposed to go get it Sat. but my poor Hubby  came down with a backache and now he has was seems to be a flu? My friend from up the street let me drive her truck up there and she followed me home. I had to take the surface streets back, it was 37 miles, but she is afraid to drive the freeway since she got hit by a semi truck in my car several years back. I think it was about 5 yrs ago, right before I married Mark, cause I was going out to CA to spend Christmas with the family then I went to Eureka to see him.

That was when he got down on one knee, at Moonstone beach in the sand, and proposed properly. It was so sweet and romantic I'll never forget it. So last Christmas it was 5 yrs since the accident. Of course the truck didn't stop or anything, I don't even know if it knew it hit her, but it sure damaged "Angel" (that is the name my friend gave her cause she says the car saved her life) so after getting her fixed she has been pretty much good as new till this, but she is 10yrs old. To be truthful I really wasn't that crazy about certain things in the VW but it is a sturdy lil car and i'll probably keep it for the next 10 yrs. If I last that long???

Life is crazy sometimes, you just never know from day to day what is going to happen. I'm just so happy to have the car back, you never realize how much you depend on those wheels, until you don't have them at your disposal. I know one thing i'm going to continue to keep the oil changed and do all the little things to keep "Angel" running. Life is just much too difficult without a car!

Myka got a Birthday Present!

I was really surprised to get a small package from Gail this morning, She is the wonderful lady that created "the cuddlesac", these great blankets are so cool cause if you have a dog that likes to nestle into it's blankets, they can do it themselves with her cuddlesacs. I started buying them about 2 or 3 months after I got Myka and saw how she loved to get herself all wrapped up in any blanket she could find, Including the one on my bed, so everytime I would sit down i'd have to make sure she wasn't in the blanket or if you left a towel down she'd be wrapped up before you know it! So now that I have her cuddlys as we call them she knows these are hers and she will just stick her little nose into it and before you know it she is all wrapped up! I'm including a couple of pictures so you can see exactly what i'm talking about.

This is her in one of her first Cuddlesacs, I think she looks adorable!

Here are a couple more recent pictures of her. The purple is one of her newest!

This is the new little fleece jacket Gail made as a B-Day present for lil Princess Myka! I think she looks very cute! Of course i'm her Mom so I always think she is cute! hahaha