Roy made me do it!!!

Hopefully I'm just TRYING the new blog look.  There are lots of ways one can read it now.....just click on one of them in the upper lefthandish corner:  Classis, Timeline, Snapshot or whatever they are.

This, That and the Other

Well - we did NOT fall off the face of the earth.  We are here on the Alley slogging along.  We've not been anywhere special except Mexico on Tuesday.  The stats are shaping up.

Tues Nov 18

Day 63 on the alley

Outside: 57.5 (.5 credit to Clay/October)

Rain: 4 (Oct)

Wind: 2 (Nov)  6 (Oct)

Breeze: 7 (Breezes do NOT affect sitting outside)

Ahhhhhh!  Life is Good!  

The Alley has one spot (Mayno's old spot) and is otherwise full.  Crafts are in full out mode.  So far they have had classes on card embroidery, card stamping and I think plain old card making with a little Quilling thown in for good measure.  The Swedish Weavers are ebbing and flowing - but I AM a loyal little OCD'er and have begun making KaCe an afghan with our bus, Kevin's Snap On truck and many other vehicles on it.  It is to put it mildly challenging.  I bought an Ondori book and did a lap throw I'm thinking will remain mine (unless Sharon wants it).  It is on navy MC using bright green and royal purple.

And then there is the brown one.  I finished it and MAY give it to Westin = but I'm thinking (again) that I'll get another "real" piece of brown and do another one then decide what to do. 

I finished Whitney2's green one and it is really nice.  Have had lots of comments on the colors. Hope she likes it.

I seem to have a thing for navy MC this fall.  I really love this one with copper and variegated pinks.

Right now I'm frogging my way through KaCe's.  :)  Sucks to be me.

Ken is so much better.  He has been doing small projects here and there.  His weight is continuing to inch down.  I am continuing with my vitamin shots but am no back on ANY type of hot seasoning.  It'll come; it'll come. 

Mona and Mike Miller

On 11/11/11 we gathered another son-in-law and another grandson.  Mona and Mike were married in two ceremonies.  One on the 11th and one on the 15th.  For legal purposes the 15th is the official but they feel like the 11th is the real one - Ken married them via Skype.  Mona said if he could do Lucky's funeral he might as well do their wedding.  Look closely - there Dad is in his blue poncho ready to go.

with Mike's son Cody

I believe Whitney just heard Wylie (our Papillon) giving the bride away. 

They live in Sheridan and seem to be very happy.  Cody is going to live with them awhile.

We went to Mexico Tuesday and I replenished the supply of less expensive drugs.  Sent some north to help them get through the winter.

Wyn and I took Sharon to Las Cruces yesterday.  She has to get the go ahead from the cardiologist for them to put the implant into her left arm in preparation for dialysis.  Tuesday we'll go to Albuquerque to get that done.  And of course we'll go to the casino on the way spend the night and beebop back here for my vitamin shot at 4:30 Wednesday.   

Not much more to report so will push publish and go weave.

Happenings on The Alley as it grows.....

Carol/Roger and Emile/Dianne  arrived this week.  And two more couples arrived that are going to be a great addition to the winter = Bill/Maurene and Larry/Joy.  We had a craft meeting this week and planned what to do where - kind of, possibly, maybe if it works out.  We'll do the newly named Bitch and Stitch (formerly Swedish Weaving) Mondays from 1-4.  Works for us.  Scheduled is tea light making, two kinds of glass etching (acid/dremel), three kinds of cards (scrapbooking, embroidery, stamping), jewelry, SW, crochet/knit/broomstick, Quilling and the cable applique sweatshirt (I HAVE to get started on mine so I MIGHT have a clue what to suggest for people).  Me?  I'm sticking with SW and the sweatshirt - I'm a loyal OCD'er.  The guys are going to play poker and go eat - yup they'll be busy this winter.
Got the results from most of my med tests Friday - 95% good news.  It seems I have a short memory, my mouth and tongue burn like fire when I eat anything more spicy that cottage cheese, my fingers/hands & toes/feet have been alternately burning/freezing/tingling getting worse with each passing month (peripheral neuropathy), been getting colder and colder, blah, blah, blah!  Well when you put ALL of they minor symptoms together you get very low Vitamin B12.  Well slap me alongside the face and color me STUPID!!  I've been concentrating on making sure I have potassium I blanked out B12.  I KNOW that I am deficient in B12 - it goes with GBP like pancakes/syrup, bees/honey, Yarn/Monks Cloth.  My last shot was----oh let me see----2007. And God forbid I should remember to TAKE the darned things orally.  So now I get to make up for lost time and get a shot every week.  Lucky me.
I am SWing along.  However this morning Wylie decided he needed to jump up on my lap and rest awhile.  I am attempting to make blankets for the "bitty" boys with cars, trucks, The Bus, etc on it.  If this is the last time I mention this project you'll know how I'm doing.

Thursday some of us ladies "went shopping".  This would be code for "go to the Legion, drink Margaritas and play pool".  Linda has joined the player ranks this year.  We had a good time. 

 Here Kathy (Minnesota) and Maurene discuss a shot.

Maurene (Nebraska) is getting in the groove.  Yup! Gonna be a fun winter.

 Saturday the wind BLEW!!  So what does every little "down souther" do on those days?  Go to the clubhouse and play Golf.  Here the girls are teaching another newbie Charlene (New Hampshire?? Pennsylvania?? somewhere back there) how to play

I don't think Emile gave Ken the correct card.

Meanwhile Dave was at an auction.  He spent FOUR hours there waiting for a special sign to come up for bidding. 


"Going south" isn't for everyone.  If you are cranky, negative, don't like to have fun or laugh, or have stinky feet then our advice to you is STAY HOME and suffer.  The South isn't big enough for us and you.