Home

Me and my 'mules are all moved in. There are still boxes galore to go through, but we have our own space again. Sadie and Brindi hate the floors. The new house has a wide variety of floor coverings including pergo, tile, linoleum, and carpeting. The master bedroom has pergo and Sadie and Brindi are afraid of jumping off the bed onto the floor. The first morning we were there I had to pick them up and put them on the floor. Sadie weighs 85 pounds and Brindi weighs around 65 pounds. Ha! Now it's been 3 or 4 mornings and all I have to do is help guide them by holding onto their collars. They will not get off the bed by themselves. GRRRR! Soon I will be getting some runners to go along side of the bed and I am hoping that this will help.
The cats are lovin' life. It's kind of odd to see Alley and Evie out and about but it is nice. They were afraid to come out of the bedroom while we were at my Mom and Dad's house. It's weird, because most of the dogs at Mom and Dad's were mine, so I can't figure out why they hid. Oh well, it's nice to see them out in the house.
Little Miss Alix came over Friday night to help unpack. Her Mom and Dad came too. Thanks to Brandon for hooking up all my stereo/dvd/tv/cable stuff! You rock! And thanks to both of them for bringing Beautiful Alix to visit. She can come over ANY time!
Tonight is a knit night and I am really hoping that the Evansville Knitters will be able to save all my work on Little Miss' sweater. I am afraid of having to start that thing again:(
That's all for now!

No Knitting after 9 pm

That's when I drop stitches, and I don't yet know how to "fix" the yarn overs! UGH!! Hopefully the Evansville Knitters will be able to help me save my progress on the sweater for Alix. Poor little girl. Hopefully she won't look to goofy in this sweater (if I get it finished). Or maybe I should say I hope she doesn't look "mousey" in the sweater.





Too cute, right? :P

Speaking of cute. I have to put some pictures of the girls up. Here is a picture of "Super Sadie".






And, here Brindi and Cosmo show off after a "Spa Day". Brindi was really upset about the bows in her ears. They just don't fit her. Cosmo, on the other hand, is totally lovin' the attention the bows attract.



Ok, so Brindi is humiliated. Sorry. Here is a better picture of her.





And here is a picture of Darby and her frisbee. Her most prized possession in the world.




Still trying to get all the painting done before I move in on Thursday. It is going to be close. Hopefully I will make it!

Painting

Had some good quality Family time this weekend. Mom and Dad helped me paint Saturday. We got quite a bit done. Then Sunday I went over and did some painting by myself. Have figured out that I didn't buy enough paint for the entryway. I need to get another gallon of "Barley" in order to truly cover up the purple and primer. I really did like the purple, but the purple didn't flow well into the green kitchen.

The barley looks really nice and fits better. We also got a lot painted in my bedroom and bathroom. Which is going from a sky blue to "Pine Needle" green. Now, all I have to do is get the "big" ladder out of storage and over to the house so that I can get the tall walls done.

Fun Stuff!

New House

We have a HOUSE!!! I closed on it yesterday! WOO HOOO!!!! Now comes the fun part. Painting and moving in.

The dogs and cats are going to love the new place.

I am really looking forward to getting all of my stuff back. My furniture, my craft stuff, my TV!

Hello

So all my knitting friends and agility friends have blogs so I thought I would give it a shot. My blog will hopefully be mostly about my crafty projects. Knitting, crocheting, and quilting. And I am hoping that some of my blogs will be about agility trials with my pups. There will also be lots of pictures of my dogs and cats too. I have 4 dogs and 3 cats. My life is a zoo, but it is fun and I like it! And there is bound to be tons of pictures of my niece, Alix. She is a beautiful baby and I have taken on the task of spoiling her rotten :)

Cast of Characters:

My Niece

• Alix is my only niece. She was born December 20, 2007 and was the best Christmas gift EVER! Alix is a sweetheart. She is 4 months old and has our entire family wrapped around her pinky.
  

The Dogs

• Sadie is almost 6 years old and is my #1 pup. She is a chocolate lab and is a sweetie.




• Brindi will be 4 this year and is a pup I adopted from Great Lakes Border Collie Rescue. She is a gorgeous red and white bc.




• Cosmo will be 3 soon and is a black and white bc I adopted from Indy Animal Control.




• Then there is Darby. Today is Darby's 2nd birthday. She is an Australian Cattle Dog I adopted from rescue.

All of the dogs play frisbee. Darby and Sadie are the Queen B's when it comes to the "B". Brindi and Cosmo are the agility dogs of the pack. And since we are getting ready to settle down, I hope to get back into training with them.

The Cats

• Alley will soon be 3 years old and is a long haired cat. She reminds of a Maine Coon. She was adopted from an Indy Rescue group.


• Fitz is a 2 year old cat that resembles a gray tabby of some sort. Also a rescue from Indy Animal Control.




• Evie will be 2 this fall and is a calico cat. She is also a rescue from Indy Animal Control. Fitz and Evie were adopted the same day.
  

My Crafty Projects

• My main project right now is a sweater for my niece, Alix. I am working on a sweater called "Tasia's Cardigan". I am using Cascade 220 Superwash in Pumpkin. It is a wonderful shade of orange. I am having some difficulties with the pattern. I have ripped it out 3 times and have finally just ripped it all out and started it over completely. Luckily, I have a knit mentor who has shown great patience in helping me learn.
  

• Another project I am working on is a felted bag. I have knitted the bag and am now working on the i-cord for the handle. I love this pattern it is so easy and fun!!

• I have recently purchased a kit to make a "Minkee" quilt for Alix. I will hopefully be able to start on this soon. I have been holding off until I close on my house.

So there are my projects.

My BIGGEST project right now is closing on my house. It has been a rough road, but my realtor assures me that everything is in order. I am closing TODAY!!!! Send me reassuring thoughts. I really do need them. :)

As you can probably tell, I am into "Rescue" animals. I volunteer for Great Lakes Border Collie Rescue and enjoy helping them out in my free time.