THE BELL

Can you still hear the ringing of the bell

SNOW IN Antelope Valley

Its snowing at my house, The boys headed up to Mountain high to go snowboarding, fresh snow!!!!

THERE BACK

These silly little elf are back and making a mess all over the place with making toys and warping gifts for all who have been nice.
I'm running out of tape and Hot cocoa and that big guy sure can eat a lot of cookie

I HAVE BEEN WANTING FOR THIS FOR 25 YEARS

Here is a picture of my mom

This is our mommy and Teresa and Victor Dad.
Right now I don't know what I feel at first couldn't stop crying I don't know, but I do know I look like someone and I finally belong I think that is what it is
"I belong"

ON OUR WAY TO GRANDMA HOUSE FOR THANKSGIVING

went to see my mom and put some flower





Then Greg and Cole was some pipes so you know we had to stop







We made it to 29palms and still had time to knit with my sister in law and 2 of my nieces


I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and spent it with the ones you love I know I have a lot to be thankful for

YARN FROM KOREA AND JAPAN

Here is a nice Korea man that sells yarn and knits and crochet he gave Greg this scarf and gold flower it was to wipe off the counter's you know what! it works really good I just love it and think I'm going to have to make more





Socks from Korea when Greg gos on a business trip he comes home with sock But when he gos out of the country he get the most popular yarn from that country Cashmere and Baby Alpaca I think with the cashmere I'm going to make some mitts and baby alpaca something that gos around my neck because it so soft, scarf or neck warmer



Japanen are very big on sock but its hard to find sock yarn, The sock here are very soft and cozy good for hockey games.
I asked him to get me some more make,make the same one that he got for me the last time he was there (make it easy for him) I'm going to make a wide scarf to go with the mitts I made

I REALLY MISS MY GUY

Greg has been in Korea for 1 week he didn't like the food, Korean Bar-B-Q Pork, Korean Bar-B-Q Beef, Korean Bar-B-Q Chicken, Please no more Korean Bar-B-Q, he said Don't drink the Korean Soju.

He is now in Japan and has been there for 5 days and will be home this Thursday and liking the food much better



BUT THIS MAKES UP FOR IT JUST A LITTLE





Look what I got in the mail Zach got this for me its a scarf, but is it
tee hee!!! you can wear as a scarf or wear as a scarf when your making socks and it came with a pattern, How cool is that!! Thanks Zach

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM

Today is my Birth moms Birthday
11-12-32 to 8-24-70

**O**M**G**

I can not believe this book this is the first book in 2 years that I can not put down.

Really! I didn't know anything about this book I saw it at Barnes & Noble picked it up read some of it and said sounds like an OK book and then saw 3 more that went with it, I hate add on books so didn't get it.

Then at Wal-mart I saw it didn't get it, then a friend was reading it, Went back to Wal-mart got the book. I have like 10 pages to read but I don't want it to end I never had a book make me cry.

So if you want to read a good book, don't read the back to see if you will like it. just go and get it
Like Edward would say Trust me.

LOOK WHAT I GOT IN THE MAIL

I have been wanting one for so long its in my craft barn
if you need to wine any yarn you can come over, its free!!!

I HAVE A LOT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL

First Greg and I drove up to Silent Valley camp ground where Greg dose the hunted forest we looked like the Beverly Hill billy with all the Halloween stuff he has. We got there on Wednesday, so he had Thursday and Friday to set up
I had a lot to do too you know knitting, reading stuff tee hee!!!!

Everyone got there on Friday that was the day Zach turned 19 my baby boy where did the time go that is him with the goofy smile with the hood on 19 but still goofy like his mom.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACH



We had 5 family and some of the boys friend help us out and a BIG Thank you for all your help and fun we could not have done it with out you guys




After we clean up Greg and I went to meet my 1/2 Brother and 1/2 Sister at there uncle house in Riverside, we have the same mom, it was all so overwhelming so many feeling I didn't know I had, but they were nothing but nice so, so nice made Greg and I feel so welcome and the food you guys was so GOOD.

I found out after 50 years of my life I'm 1/2 Mexican and 1/2 Filipino my mom was Mexican we saw it on her death certificate she passed away when she was 38 I was 13 I didn't even know then I was adopt. We went to her grave site and to my grandparent's too, when we went to my mom site Greg said what do you want to do now I didn't tell him but I want to lay down in a little ball on her site and let her know I was OK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO ME

My friends and family welcome me into the 50's club

We celebrated my Birthday on Friday dinner at BUCA diBEPPO in Pasadena yummy Italian food and the best Italian Margareta in town

Make a wish your 50

After dinner we went to OLD TOWN HAUNT very spooky, very dark, very fun!!!

Do you love my cute boyfriend

Ashley and I pigging out on some fried ice cream
Thank you everyone who was there to celebrated my 50th birthday I had a lot of fun and I felt the LOVE, I love you guys

A DAY WITH THE GIRLS

This Saturday I went to my sister down below, my sister Stacy and my niece Ashely
went shopping at the Manhattan mall went to Sephora played with all the
makeup and perfume

We went and got a pedicure at COCO in Redondo Beach, Ashely told me the goal was to get
my sis to use any color but lite pink so I get pretty yellow toes, Ashely got ruby red, Stacy gets PINK just a little darker then the pink she always gets that's my sis never stepping out of the box

then we mate up with the guys and went out to dinner at Islands good beer good food it was a good day

LITTLE BLACK DRESS

Every little girl needs a black dress

Today is Gidgets Birthday she is 7, she went to Pet Co. got some pink cookies and to the park were she could run around tree to tree, she loves her birthday dress that mommy made for her

DINNER

Tonight we all went out to eat at that new bar & grill it Palmdale on 10th st west BUFFALO WILD WING Tuesday .50 wings if you like them hot that is the place to go way to HOT for me I had sweet bar-b-q yummy, its nice to have 2 boys that can drive so Greg & I could have a beer or 2 and one of the boys can drive home.
very nice family place to eat and enjoy family time

SORRY!!!

Do you think she is sorry and this is the color she likes best. The things we do for our little ones

BAD LITTLE DOG

Look at this, I made this very cute shrug for my baby girl it was supposed to take about 2hr to make and it took me 2 days do to size, I know that is what I get for not gauging but I hate to gauge.

Well after all that she hates it look at her face is that a face of a unhappy puppy.

The pattern is Cables & Bits on knitty or Ravelry

HATS! HATS! HATS!

Making hats for Larkin Street in San Francisco Calif. Its a center for homeless youth



2 new knitting books in the mail 1. Greetings from knit cafe 2. Knitting Simple Jackets
like both books making Slouchy Cardigan in PINK from Greeting from knit cafe.

Making brownies for Cole. I read somewhere that if you eat them before 7:00 pm they are FAT FREE

Dawn made me do it

Only for you Dawn, man no make up you really have to be a BFF to do this

SORRY!!!

Sorry guys no picture this time I forgot the camera, I know I hate Blogs with no photo

Greg and I had a very nice weekend we had to go to Silent Valley to take ID picture, and to get our spot for the Halloween forest it's a smaller spot this time there are a lot of others doing it were still at the end.
Yes it was just the 2 of us we are starting to like this.
The boys had a skate competition and Cole came in 3rd he got to stand on the podium and got a medal, skate things, a lots of tee's, his sponsor "Powder and Sun" were there with drinks and lunch and yes they didn't take picture can you believe that a Garrett without a camera

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREG

Saturday was Greg's birthday he is 47, I guess he is getting older he asked for a longboard for those who do not skateboard they are a little slower for the older guys BUT he is still skating, old skateboarder never die they just move a little slower, The boys asked us to go to the concert at the park in west palmdale "Queen nation " they were pretty good ever more that our boys asked us to go with them, that was pretty cool


Greg's new longboard

cheesecake and cupcakes that's what the birthday boy likes

MALABRIGO

Yesterday Diana and I went down below to Manhattan beach to one of our favee yarn stores "Twist" I'm so sorry I don't remember what Diana got I was so into me and my malabrigo,

Funny thing about malabrigo I was telling Diana on the way down that I didn't really like malabrigo and may be I'm the only knitter that doesn't like it BUT that was the only yarn I was looking at funny how things work out.

Blue Surf Lace & Pearl Lace what will I make out of it I have some idea but I do know that I got this beautiful yarn to make someone something for X-mas now who is that someone ???

We had a nice time good eats " Islands" yummy !!

3 day weekend

This 3 day weekend we went to our family cabin in Big Bear with our 2 boys and 5 of there friends, yes I did say 5 more boys it was all Greg's idea.

you know it wasn't to bad they went skateboarding to the skate park not to far from the cabin, Greg and I took lots of walks with the dogs and we all had a really nice time

TIE DYE

This Sunday Cole ask me if I would help him tie dye

I have not done this in a long time here is a sample

and this is our tee's I think they came out pretty good
Cole is happy with them, thanks Cole it was alot of fun!

PINK SWAP

WOW!!! my pink swap pal spoiled me, Do you just love the PINK

I just love baby alpaca its so soft just like a baby bummm! and chocolates strawberry mmmmm yummy!! I have to hide them you know Greg and the boy will eat them all up, I think all eat some after I go to the gym, yes Evelyn if your reading this I did go to the gym that day we were talking Evelyn is a old friend of mine when I was in high school a long, long time ago but she is much older then me (tee hee) we want to Aviation High in Redondo Beach "Go FALCONS " she is now Evelyn Bailey it was nice talking with you

8-20-08

Knitting Olympic 2008 USA GO-ALL-THE-WAY


Gold medal red,white, and blue Mary Jane baby booties
I stated making the booties when gymnastics started and finish when gymnastics end, they were a lot of fun to make now I need a new born baby to give them too!







made CrunchyMunchies today the good thing about this in you don't have to bake mix everything drop them on a cookie sheet and put them in the refrigerator and they are yummy!


Recipe: 1 1/2 C chow mein noodles
1C mini marshmallows
1/2C peanuts
1C butterscotch morsels
1/2C creamy or chunk peanut butter
combine noodles, marshmallows and peanuts in large bowl; set aside.
microwave butterscotch with peanut butter in microwave 1 min.
pour over noodle mix toss to coat
drop mi by T on waxed paper lined cookie sheet.
chill until firm
store in refrigerator.
and eat!

What we did this summer

Greg, Gregory, Me
Can you see Gregory in the Light blue
BIG barn in Oregon
The love birds

Sad to say, but we are almost at the end of our summer I think we had a very nice one Greg and I got the opportunity to go to Oregon to watch our nephew tryout for the Olympic for track and filed he was in the Discus we are very proud of him he is a 3X pack winner for UCLA but sad to say he did not make it, but he said he had a great time and a good experience for him. after that Greg and I made this to be our vacation just the 2 of us we have not done that in years and had a great time just us no kids so we got to go and explore Oregon and its just beautiful, as much as I'm a calif. girl I think I could live there, Greg and I are at the lake just enjoy the view and we get this phone call its Barb (Greg's sis) she thanked us for coming to the tryout and to tell us that Gregory got picked up by NIKE so he is now on the NIKE TEAM and going to try to tryout for the Olympic in 4yr.

here are some pic. and I hope everyone had a wonderful summer.