Thursday, August 30, 2007

Thursday Thirteen # 6~ 13 Blogs I Enjoy Reading

Thirteen Things about Rae

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Today Is A Good Day

Well 3 good things happened well good for me anyways I figured I would post them here..Well the first is today is my Blog Anniversary its been a whole year that I have had this blog & I have to say I am surprised it is still up and actually current & updated & had readers I want to thank all of your guys who have stopped by & read my ramblings within the last yr I appreciate all of you especially in the last few months with all the things going on with my uncle.
The second thing which means alot to me is today makes 1 whole year since I've given up soda & I have to say it feels good I really didn't think I could last this long considering I've tried before & ended up back drinking soda but I think I have finally made it yippee..Last but not least I finished my scarf & it didn't take me a month like I thought it would I am thinking about making another so I have 2 to send out below is a picture of the finished project I think it's a little wide so I will make it a little smaller next time I hope you are all doing well have a good evening if you haven't read there is a update on my uncle in the previous post...

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Life Or Something Like It....

I honestly couldn't thinI want to thank all of you for your thoughts & well wishes concerning my uncle I really appreciate it... I have been knitting trying to relax & clear my head but it hasn't been helping...

I also wanted to update you all on my uncle's condition well they did a second MRI & the Dr said he say a little not much but a little brain activity going on...He is breathing on his own finally & his heart rate is stabilizing where they want it to so that is good news I have to say I used to love Aug due to my birthday but I gotta tell you I am beginning to hate this month seriously. 13 yrs ago last Saturday(the 25th) my grandfather died he was 85 I have always felt a bond with my grandfather I was born the day before he birthday he is Aug 5th & I am Aug 4th he was hoping I would hold out and be orn on his birthday but I was already a month late I was suppose to be a July baby I was 15 when he passed away I was totally devestated he was the first person that I knew who died as I got older & time passed on every year on or around the 25th of Aug I would dream about him & I could never figure out why that day stood out for me then it dawned on me that was the day he passed away no one else in my family could remember the day he passed away but anyways there is a reason I am telling you all of this I don't know if it was a plain coincidence or what but the 25th was the day my uncle started breathing on his own...Everyone has told my uncle its ok to go if he needs to they understand alot has happend in the past few months & we know he is tired all we can do is hope for the best k of a title or this post so bear with me.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Thursday Thirteen # 5~ 13 Websites I Visit Alot


Thirteen Things about Rae

1..http://www.pogo.com
2.http://www.foodnetwork.com
3.http://www.espn.com
4.http://www.yahoo.com
5.http://www.aol.com
6.http://seattle.craigslist.org/
7.http://www.ebay.com
8.http://www.cooks.com
9.http://www.lvrj.com
10.http://www.seattletimes.com
11.http://www.downloads.com
12.http://www.myspace.com
13.http://www.Berroco.com
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Monday, August 20, 2007

Angry,Confused & Lost

**For those of you who know the story about my uncle you can skip to the second part or just read all of it your choice**


This is going to be a long post so please bear with me and read it all..Before I get to the present I need to go back a few months ago.In March my uncle was taken to the ER with back& stomach pain well after all the test were done come to find out he had a problem with his pancreas according to the Dr the front & back of his pancreas were dead but the middle was still working so with his pancreas being so bad he became a Type 1 diabetic & would be on insulin for the rest of his life while he was in he hospital he ended up having to have dialysis, a trek tube, a tube up his nose & one down his throat all while fighting fevers & blood infections(the Dr''s had no idea where the blood infections were coming from) well he eventually started getting better & ended up getting all the tubes removed & coming off dialysis..So after he left there he went to rehab for a few weeks & was released on July 4th(gives a new meaning to Independence day huh.) He was in the hospital from March the middle of June & spent 2 weeks in rehab getting his hands stronger so he could give himself his shots & stuff and get his muscles used to going again..


So fast forward to today I talked to my mom on Sat & she told me on Friday my cousin P(my uncle's daughter) called her & my aunt while they were in N. Carolina they were visiting my cousin B(aunt's son) & they stopped to see my sister in Georgia but anyways..P called & told them she found her dad(my uncle) laying on the floor not breathing and she thought maybe he had a stroke & that he was in the hospital so they(my mom & my aunt) headed back home to Mass well come to find out he didn't have a stroke they did a cat scan & didn't find anything but here is the back news he isn't breathing on his own only with the help of a ventilator he hasn't woken up & they don't know now long he was without oxygen.He can hear you and when the nurse dropped something he flinched a little so I don't know what that means...His heart rate fluctuates like crazy it drops really low & rises really high & they end up giving him a shot of something & resetting the machine...I guess they had a family meeting when they got back & they were going to issue a DNR in case something happens they were going in to talk to the Dr & see what else is going on..I don't understand how a man can go from being relatively healthy to fighting for his life twice in a span of 6 months with all the wonders of modern medicine can't someone figure out something ? I am totally exhausted to be quite honest I sat here last night thinking of wanting to dive head first into a carton of ice cream or a bag of cookies(neither of which I have & didn't feel like going out to get any) but I did have a few drinks Jack & Oj since I don't drink soda I know alcohol is probably not good when your watching what you put in your mouth but I figured a few drinks was a lot better then consuming a carton of ice cream or a box of cookies & feel guilty later the bottle is still full & so isn't the Oj..Thank you all for reading this I am going to surf some blogs & then go crawl into bed...

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Thursday Thirteen # 4~ 13 Book I Want To Read


Thirteen Things about Rae

1. The Friday Night Knitting Club By Kate Jacobs
2.You Can Run By You Can't Hide By Duane Dog Chapman
3.To Light A Sacred Flame By Silver Ravenwolf
4.Hannibal Rising By Thomas Harris
5.The Sweet Potato Queens' 1st Big Ass Novel By Karin Gillespie
6.Unscripted By Ken Leiker and Mark Vancil
7.At Knit's End: Meditations For Women Who Knit Too Much By Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
8.Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide To The Land Of Knitting By Stephanie McPhee
9.Knitting Rules By Stephanie Pearl McPhee
10.In Cold Blood By Truman Capote
11.Farve By Brett Farve,Bonita Farve with Chris Havel
12.10-minute Clutter Control Room-By-Room By Skye Alexander
13.Practice Random Acts Of Kindness: Bring More Peace, Love & Compassion Into The World By Harold S. Kushner, Will Glennon & Random Acts Of Kindness

So this is part of a long list of books I want to read I may have to revisit this topic again & post more books..If you have read any of these let me know what you thought of them
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

I Am Learning LOL

Well I have been working on my first scarf for a little while now well lets say second because the first one I started I got half way through & didn't think how it looked so I ripped it off & started a new one with different color yarn this time I am actually further then the pic shows I took this pic yesterday & since I can't seem to find my camera to take another one hopefully this will suffice for now..I decided yo use pink camo from Red Heart I love the colors & since it is gong to a cancer patient I think is even cooler that its pink if this one turns out as well as I hope I want to make a few more and then I want to tackle trying to knit blocks again & put them together. I spent a big part of Monday night & Tuesday morning through evening sitting watching QVC 24 hr craft fair they had a very few things for knitting it was mostly for scrapbooking and things & a few things for storage Sanda Lee fom Food Network's Semi-Homeade was on there but she didn't seem as cheesy & cheery as she does on her show I wonder if her chipperness(is that even a word?) on her show is only for show ??? But even though they didn't have much on there for knitters they did have this one Loom I say and drooled the whole time it was on lol(how bad is that & it was on twice) I would love a wooden loom all I have at the moment are the hard plastic ones from Kniffty Knitter they are very nice but a wooden one that is alot longer then any of the ones I have would be cool I think the one I saw on QVC had 80 something needles.. hope you all had a great weekend yea I know the weekend ended a few days ago but hey I am a little slow lol below is the picture of my scarf....
















Sunday, August 12, 2007

Drink Recipes~Drink Up !!!!

Someone had inquired about drink listed on my Thursday Thriteen so I figured I would post it here alond with other drinks with almost the same name or similar if anyone tries any of these let me know what you think

Adios Mother--I've had this one

1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Gin
1 oz. White rum
1 oz. Blue curaçao
6 oz. Sour mix
7-up

Fill Hurricane glass with ice: add 1 oz Vodka: add 1 oz Gin: add 1 oz White Rum: add 1 oz Blue Curacao: Fill glass with equal parts sour mix and Seven Up


Adios Muthafucka


0.5 Part Grand marnier
1 Splash Grenadine
3 parts 151 proof rum
3 parts Triple sec
3 parts Vodka

Mix all together and enjoy....no need to stir

Adios mutha fucka-Shooter recipe-I've had this one
2 parts Gin
2 parts Vodka
1 part Blue curaçao
1 part Pineapple juice
Soda water

Mix everything in a cup with a bit of seltzer, then pour into shot glasses

Adios motherfucker-Shooter recipe

1 oz. Kahlua
1 oz. Tequila

Layer in a shot glass

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Thursday Thirteen # 3~Favorite Alcoholic Drinks

Thirteen Things about Rae

I figured I would list my favorite alcoholc drinks mixed & non mixed
1…. Jack Daniels(including Single Barrel & Gentleman Jack)
2.Jim Bean
3.Jose Cuervo
4.Cruzian Vanilla Rum
5.Alabama Slammers
6.Dirty OJ(my own concoction)
7.Dixieland Tea
8.AfterShock
9.Adios Motherfucker
10.Bahama Mama
11.Mudslide
12.Acapulco Zombie
13.Strawberry Daiquiri
**If you want the recipe for any of these let me know**

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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Knitting For A Cause

I don't know how many of you know about this but I figured I would post it anyways..I am in a few knitting groups on yahoo & a lady in one posted about knitting scarves for cancer patients..If you look to the right there you will see a heart & the web addy.I enclosed it here also can't click on the link lol here os the link http://www.scarvesfromtheheart.com This sounds like a great cause for those who love to knit. I am not the worlds best knitter but I am going to give this a try if any of you decide to join in let me know love to see your creations..In case any of you are interested in the knitting group here is the link it's a group for knitting scarves. Who knew there were so many knitting groups out there http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnittingScarves/

Saturday, August 04, 2007

It's Party Time

Today is a special day well special to me anyways lol..Today is my 28th birthday..I can't believe in 2 yrs I will be 30..So in honor of my birthday I am having a blog bday party & your all invited lol..This year has flown by so fast that is for sure my mother told me on my 21st bday now that you are 21 the years will fly by & man she wasn't lying..I don't have much planned for today I just want to relax and hang out maybe knit some MK has to work tonight so we will probably do something on his day off..I hope you are all having a good weekend and taking care of yourselves I might be back later

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Thursday Thirteen # 2 Top Songs On MP3 Player


Thirteen Things about Rae

My MP3 player goes everywhere I go I love a wide variety of music here are my top 13 favorite songs
1.Far Away By Nickelback
2.Crash Here Tonight By Toby Keith
3.I Need You By Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
4.Lost In The Moment By Big & Rich
5.If Your Reading This By Tim McGraw
6.Love Me If You Can By Toby Keith
7.Arlington By Trace Atkins
8.Broken By Lindsey Braun
9.How To Save A Life By The Fray
10.If Everyone Cared By Nickleback
11.My Immortal By Evanessance
12.Get Low By Lil John & The Eastside Boys
13.Golddigger By Kanye West
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