helloooo out there!!!!!

Okay, yeah I know it has been awhile. I also have no knitting pics to show you either. But I have knitting news. . . . .

Okay, So i finished my first hat for hats for Alex and also my first chemo hat. These are for my step-fathers christmas gift. I am also about 1/2 done with the first afghan for my dad to be donated to victory junction gang. I also re-cast on the Clapots for my aunt chris. I am determined to finish it.
















Things at home in CT have been quite hectic. My aunt Clingsandy (the oldest of mom's sib) has been formally and permanently placed in a group home. While it is in her, and everyones, best interest, it is just hard.
This is a picture of her at Christmas this year.




















This Picture was my grandmother's passport photo in the 60's. Crazy huh, it was the passport for her and all 8 children.


As for me, things are okay. Trying to stay above water money-wise. It's tough, but I will get there. No real opportunity to be a yarn snob with the budget I am on, but thankfully I have found some really great yarn connections for my charity knitting, which is making me feel really great. I started reading Zen and the Art of knitting . It is fabulous and I am so happy I picked it back up.

I was good and went for my physical. From that I got my cholesterol back. I certainly wasn't surprised when it was a bit high. I had my last hurrah weekend of eating before starting to work on that. Those of you who know me know that I am a junk food addict. I love it. So, this should be interesting. Tomorrow I go to the ENT specialist. Hopefully he will do a hearing test and my fears that I have lost any more hearing will go away, I think I am being paranoid about that. But the dizziness that I have been having is certainly not going away, and getting more consistent, so we will see exactly what that is all about.

Well, enough about me, We have ANOTHER baby in our midst. Nobody that blogs, sorry I can't help you there, but a friend of both becca and myself. Jenny is great, and I couldn't be happier. My cousin is due in April, and hopefully I will have more news on other babies soon. Don't want to tempt the gods right now, so you will just have to wait for that. Lots of baby knitting ahead for Betsy.

OOOOOo and on knitting news!!!!! Thank you RAVELRY you rock. We have started a meet up here in Greenville, I can't wait. It is going to be great. Hoping to head to HIlton Head for Easter, I could really use a weekend away. That will be great.

Kay, that is it. The race is going strong in the background. Nothing really exciting yet