Worms

So, I really don't think anybody follows my most random blog, but I blog away anyways.

Last night I was checking the progress my worms were making in the watermelon rind I put I'm with them...they were loving it!!! In one of my tubs, my numbers at so great, that I could hear them moving when I take of the lid...looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend...that tub is getting divided!!!! Yay!!!! I'm also going to start putting stickers on my tubs with the dates on them so I know when I started them so that I can start timing them.  I really.do want to see how fast I can get them to turn over.

In other news...well really there us no news...lol...guess that's it..enjoy the pictures.

Chickens!!!!

So, I've decided!!! I'm going to start raising chickens. Maybe I need to rename my blog, from crochet love to farm girl...lol

I think what got me started for sure on this, other than the price of eggs, is the fact that eggs are something that we eat a lot of, and as expensive as gas is, it will save me money on a couple of different levels. I must say, I'm ready for this adventure...plus, I may be able to use the chicken poo in my worm bins. Yay!!!! Now, just as long as the garden does well this summer, I see things going well.

Tick Tock Tick Tock

These days I feel like time is just working against me...I have stuff piled up here, and there, waiting on me to get back to it...plans for this and that, Crochet projects that are sitting in their bags awaiting me to come back and finish them...just lots of things to do and keep up with. It looks like things will slow back down and get back to normal in July, but for now I run around like a crazy woman trying to keep up and catch up.

I've been working on getting Christmas gift projects planned and together. I've had some family gift requests. It would appear that I have 4 adult male sweaters to make, and 2 adult women sweaters to make...can I do it??? Of course I can!!! Its just a matter of getting them started, and I will...probably in July...when time is on my side again...lol

We had to replace the vacuum cleaner last night...I knew it was coming, I just didn't realize it was going to come so soon...is it sad that I was so attached to a household appliance??? Its probably because Frank picked it out for me...I'm not bragging or anything, but I truly think I have one of the best husbands in the world...sure he frustrates me from time to time, but what man isn't frustrating!!!

Well...laundry, and Saturday duties call me...I'm off to get stuff done!!!!

Last Night

Last night was not the best night of my life ever. All I can say is thank goodness for Jasper's vicious bark, the fact that I'm a light sleeper, and having lights situated in all the right places. Somebody tried breaking into the house last night...I really didn't sleep all that great after that either...I don't think Jasper or Sam did either, but when I woke up to my alarm clock this morning, Sam was practically sleeping on my head.

This morning, poor Nikki tried jumping up on the couch, which she was quite unsuccessful in doing. Another thankful thing is, she didn't seem to hurt herself. I told my husband he needs to keep a very close eye on her today just to make sure. Her time with us on this side of the rainbow bridge is getting shorter. It does indeed sadden me, but I know that once she crosses that rainbow bridge wearing that golden harness, she will be able to see well again, she wont have Alzheimer's, and her joints will work again. She will be young and happy.

Unfortunately I have not been able to work on anything crochet, knit, or quilted. Its just been to busy. I think though that when I do get back to it, it will be with a renewed sense of creativity...or at least I hope it is..lol

Well that's about all from here...promise it wont be so long between blog postings, and that hopefully the next one will be a bit happier!!! :D

Happy Easter

Its Easter weekend and I hope everybody is happy, and will be with family this Sunday. My husband and I will be with his family on Easter Sunday enjoying time well spent!!!

I've been working diligently on patterns for my doll book. I've also started patterns for a second book, but they aren't dolls, more or less big floppy stuffed animals. Yes, I'm slightly crazy for working on two different books at once, but in a way I think its easier than thinking about the patterns I want to make for this second book which come into my head and distract me so that I can barely work on the doll patterns. Although after this first sweet stuffed animal is done, I have another doll pattern that's coming in loud and clear in my head which is crammed full of yarn colors, crochet hooks, single crochets, double crochets, and in the rounds. Seeing as I'm closing in on the finish line of the doll book, I believe that its alright that these other patterns are calling out my name. :D I can't walk through the yarn isle of my local Walmart without seeing the bright wonderful colors of the red hearts and the Caron, and the lion brand without something popping into my head and wanting to come to life. Ahhh if only I had all the time in the world to work all of these wonderful creatures up. If only I was a lot faster at working these wonderful creatures up, but one day I will.

I know I promised you all a pony pattern, but unfortunately I had to give in and use a pattern somebody else has written. Its a good pattern, and I'll post the link on here this weekend.  I tried and tried, but I just couldn't hack it. Maybe one of these days I'll sit down, with no dogs, no TV, no husband just me, the yarn, the hook and some paper and pens/pencils, and I'll get it!!! But for now...its just not going to happen. Who knew that a pony could cause me so much grief???

ANYWAYS...guess I had better leave this alone for now, and try to get something accomplished today!!!
Happy Eater from my family to yours.

cross eyed

So, after scouring the Internet for a decent pattern for a my little pony that I agreed to make, I finally came up with what I consider to be the least of all the evils out there. Now I'm not saying they are bad patterns, not at all, to me there is no such thing as a bad pattern. Its all in what stitch one likes to use, and how they do it...So, I did a little copying and pasting because it wouldn't print out from its web site...unfortunately they used some funny color that wouldn't show up with the back ground they chose to have it all typed up on...those are the joys of the Internet world as well.

Anyways...so I print this pattern out, sit down, really look at it closely...its a good pattern...BUT its done in double crochet...that's not a bad stitch..not at all, I like that stitch, it makes things work up faster in a way, but when you are making a stuffed animal, that's the last stitch that you want to use. So, what I'm doing is I'm rewriting the whole pattern as I go...I'm basically using it as a simple guide so to speak. Generally I would attack something like this with complete and utter abandonment without even a pattern, but I feel after having gone through the trouble to find this pattern, that I must write this pattern better, and share it with the world. SO my plan for all of you wonder people out there in Brandi Land is this...I'm going to get this pattern re-written, worked up and I'm going to share it with all of you out there!!!! Yup...I'm going to share my creative genius with you all!!! (wow, do I sound like I have a big head or what???)(I think its all the coffee and chocolate I have consumed)

So stay tuned, and within about a week, week and a half, I'll have a pattern for you wonderful people!!!!

somethings always breaking!

If its not one thing, its another!!! This time, my car has decided to start acting up!!! I was going to go and pick up a movie at walmart last night that was just being released, well, lets just say, I didn't get to get it...big fat frownie face, my car has decided to act like its crazy, lost power, started doing this strange engine thing where the car kind of shook, but not in a shaking kind of way, but kind of like a strange power surge kind of way. My dear hubby thinks I have water in the tank, which it very well could be the way we have a bad habit of letting the tanks get low, so I'll go and pick up some of that alcohol stuff they sell for cars, and dump that in there and see what happens.

On the upside, I've been working on my mermaid doll pattern, and she is looking great! I'm on the second work up of her now, aka second draft...lol that's how I work my patterns, like I'm writing a paper, first draft, second draft, final draft...all that good stuff. I must say, I'm kind of proud of myself. I hope that this book of crochet patterns gets published, because that would rock!!! I've always wanted to be a writer, I just never knew I would be a writer of crochet patterns.

I'm hoping today ends up being a not so nasty day outside.  I have lots of things I need to do this morning, none of them which are overly fun. I'm taking some flowers to my husbands Uncle's grave this morning. He passed away on Frank's birthday, and I don't think people realize just how hard Frank took that. My biggest thing this morning is going to be making sure I find the cemetery on my own!!! EEEK!!! Its kind of back on all those twisty turny side roads, and this will be my first time going back there by myself...now lets just hope that the zombies don't decide to invade today!!!

I've been trying to be a better house keeper. I'm not saying I'm bad at it, its just really hard keeping up with the cleaning when one has so much stuff to have to work around!!!  I have this dream of someday having a house with a basement...ahhh yes, a basement, one in which I can let my dear husband have, and he can turn it into his own personal man cave, for all of his manly stuff!!! LOL..I know that sounds bad...but I guess it is what it is.