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 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** Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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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/

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 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 Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Yarn ,Yarn & More Yarn

Well its been awhile since I blogged & checked the blogs listed on my page shame on me I know I am missing some good projects & recipes..I have been doing a little yarn shopping here & there I have decided to try and knit a afghan in differnt colors of yarn I am going to knit long pieces in various colors and then sticth them together or I may just knit and switch colors as I go I need to learn how to change yarn on the needles first anyone know where I can get some help or instuctions with that ?...I am not a real fan of plain color yarn so I went and purchased some yarn of differnt colors I even took pics crappy pics but pics not the less..The weather here has been nice not too hot or cold which suites me just fine.But I am sure it will hop back up any day now. Well I will leave you with pictures of my newly aquired yarn & yes I know I said I am not a fan of solid color yarn there is some included lol









Colors (L-R) Majestic Mountain,El Paso,Windsor & Baroque









Colors (L-R) Painted Desert Print, Choco Cherry,Dark Orchid, Pink Camo









Colors (L-R) Aspen Print,Artist Print,Dark Sage,Coffee

~Thursday Thirteen # 1-Favorite Tv Shows

Thirteen Things about Rae This is my first try @ doing the Thursday Thirteen..I decided I would do my 13 favorite Tv Shows 1.Good Eats (Food Network)-I am a huge Alton Brown fan..Watching this show I have learned things I never knew about cooking before.Love the props & differnt characters good recipes too. 2.Ace Of Cakes(Food Network)-This show is great they make some of the most beautiful & oddest looking cakes 3.Paula's Home Cooking(Food Network)-Yes I am a Food Network junkie-You can't help but love Paula Deen & her show she makes some of the most delicious looking recipes & I love the way she talks 4.Dirty Jobs(Discovery Channel)-How does a man go from singing with the Opera to traveling around doing the world's dirtiest job ? Well Mike Rowe has done it. For people who think their jobs suck your should watch this show and see what some people with really dirty jobs..I never knew there was suck a thing as a Whale Autopsy Tech... Did You ? 5.Mythbusters(Discovery Channel)-If you haven't guessed what the show is about from the name well let me tell you its a good show to watch. I enjoy watching them talking about the myths i've never heard of and seeing them try to bust ones that I have heard of like Pop Rocks & Soda.. 6.Made In America(Travel Channel)-With all the things being made outside of the US it is nice to see a show that focuses on companies and things that are made right here in America 7.Taste of America(Travel Channel)-Marc DeCarlo worls his way around the US stopping in differnt placs and tasting what America had to offer 8.Anthony Bourdain:No Reservations(Travel Channel)-Follow this chain smoking, fowl mouthed chef around the world as he visits places from Russia to Iceland eating the Native food and learing differnt things about their food & culture along the way 9.Bizarre Food with Andrew Zimmern(Travel Channel)-If you have a weak stomach thi show is not for you this show follows Andrew as he eats some of the most bizzarre foods from all over the world. He has tried things sucks as whale blubber,lamb eyeballs or pig brains 10.Whose Line Is It Anyways(Fox Family)-This is the American version of the British show on BBC.Its a improve show where comics have to act out differnt scenes sometimes including audience members..Wayne Brady is hilarious on this show 11.Ultimate Fighting Championship or UFC(Spike Tv)-If you love kickboxing,mixed martial arts or boxing you will love this show.Watch 2 guys go toe to toe in a octogon 12.Samantha Brown(Travel Channel)-I enjoy watching anything with Samatha Brown she is funny, goofy and seems like a all around fun person to be around 13.NFL/SportsCenter-Sports 24-7 what else do you need ?? Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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Finished Blanket

Well I finished the baby blanket..I may add another piece on I haven't decided yet to make it a little more wider. I took some pictures of it but they didn't come out to well due to

the fact that the blanket is Pastel Green & White and my camera sucks lol. So I took a close up picture of it hope you all like....I put some books on hold at the library about knitting. There is one that has a bunch of differnt stitches in it and one about scarves and some other books...I never knew there were that many books out about knitting.Well the weather here has been blah lol I know I asked for some rain to wet down thing some and man did I get what I asked for lol..Its been raining off and on for the past 2 or 3 days & according to the weather channel its suppose to rain until Sun..Gee I guess next time I better becareful what I ask for..I hope everyone is doing ok I need to make my rounds and read some blogs

Which Do You Prefer ?

Its been awhile since I last posted I started a baby blanket for my sister I decided to use my Knifty Knitter loom as opposed to doing it on needles cause honestly since I am just learning to knit on needles it would take me forever to knit a blanket by the time I would have been done and the kid got it he or she would be in college lol..The weather here has been nice as in low-mid 80's been a day or 2 in the 90's...We need some rain desperatly with it being so hot and dry here it's a serious fire hazzard that is for sure..But anyone on to why I am posting this I had a question for all the knitters out there which to you prefer bamboo needles or metal ones ? I was reading something I think it was on ebay about bamboo needles I was thinking about getting some and it said they don't split yarn and handle better then other needles so I figured all of you have been knitting longer then me so what is your take on bamboo needles and which do you prefer ?

Yarn, Heat & A Uncle Update

Its been a few days since I last posted but I have still been knitting..I learned to purl stitch and to cast off it doesn't look spectacular but practice makes perfect I am going to cast on again and see if I can make both my sides even unlike the pics in my last post(if anyone else has any ideas about what went wrong feel free to let me know I would appreciate it thank you Abby for your help too)... I also have a question it maybe a stupid question but I have to ask..I have heard yarn called sock yarn only for socks ? I was talking with my mom the other day and I was telling her about this wool yarn I had bought and was using and she says to me "Have you forgotten you are allergic to wool ?" Hmm well obivously I have cause had I remembered I wouldn't have gotten the yarn...When I was a kid I got this wool hat and just touching it made me break out and itch like I had the chicken pox..But i've touched it since I got it and nothing has happened I wonder if you can be allergic to something as a kid and lose the allergic reaction to it as you get older..But just to be on the safe side I will becareful whenever I decide to use it.

My goodness it is getting hot here lately its only 11:23 A.M here and its already 85. The low for today is 64 and the high is 98 lets just hope it doesn't hit the high today lol.. Ic an only imagine what Aug is going to be like if this keeps up I just hope we get a little bit of rain here it can wet all the dry area down some we had a slew of fires last year..So me and my new fan have become the best of friends the new fan we got has an ionic breeze in it I figured it would help with my allergies I hope anyways...

It has been awhile since I update everyone on my uncle to those of you who are new here to this blog you can catch up on post here & here. Well to end the update process my uncle is home finally he was in rehab for a week he was released from rehab on July 4th I told him it give a new meaning to Independence Day. He has type on Diabetes and will be on insulin for the rest of his life due to the damage to his pancreas. He hasn't had to do dialysis since the last time he did it in the hospital. The only problem now is he can't drink ice cold water for some reason it makes him sick to his stomach so he has to let it sit for a few before drinking it. I am not sure if its just water or all beverages.. His hand strength wasn't very strong so they didn't know for sure if he would be able to give himself shots or would he have to wait for his daughter to come home at night and give it to him but he has been giving himself his shots cause who knows there maybe a time when his daughter isn't there so he is doing good and taking care of himself. I want to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and emails. It has been a long journey getting him back home.

We Are Making Progress..Yipeee

Well I have made some progress on the knitting front as you can see I just started knitting its not a project or anything I just wanted to get some stitches done I posted these pics (not very good pics sorry) because I have a question the question pertains to picture 3..Can someone tell me why its crooked like that and how do I make it straight like in picture 2 ?

Full Picture

Straight Edge Left Side

Crooked Edge Right Side

Are You Better With A Frying Pan Or A Baking Pan ??

I would have to say I think I am a little better with a baking pan then a frying pan...I like cooking but love baking even though I don't do it on a regular basis....But I can cook fairly well I am steps above hotdogs(which I hate) and mac & cheese lol..I love mixing spices together to see what they will taste like...But baking I can go or hours on end I make a damn good Triple Chip Cookie (White Choc & Choc Chips with Peanut Butter Chips) or sugar high on the go lol...I love making pies I just have a hard time with the crust I am ashamed to say I buy my crust already made bad I know shame on me..I really had to learn to cook on my own when we were kids my mom worked and went to school so most times while we were at school she was making dinner and leaving it for us to heat up when we got hungry & mom wasn't a baker no one in my family was when most grandmothers are at home baking mines(on my dad's side my grnadmother on my mom's side passed away before I was born) was off at tag sales and the mall..


We have the world's smallest kitchen here I swear lol...So there isn't a ton of room to do stuff I can make a cake but when it comes to frosting it well that is another story the same with cupcakes I am ok until it comes to frosting no matter what I do it looks like I gave the knife to a baby and said go for it trust me its not a pretty sight..I can knock out cookies like crazy though 2 yrs ago I made 400 m&m cookies for a bbq for this group I was in and every year for Christmas I make cookies my dream would be to get a cookie swap together man i'd be in heaven..I usually start planning what cookies I am going to make I usually use my Cookie Bible(best gift I got 2 yrs ago along with my Winnie The Pooh Cookie jar) and I occasionally buy a holiday cookie magazine to see what they have I am not good enough yet to come up with my own recipes off the top of my head yet cause it may sound good together but could be horrible after its baked & then I feel like I am wasting food oh well I guess I will have to give it a shot anyways right you never know until you try and who knows it maybe pretty good..If anyone has any tips feel free to share

Haapy 4th Of July

I Hope Everyone Has A Safe & Happy 4th

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Cast On,Stitch,Stitch,Repeat & Pull Hair Out

I swear I must be losing brain cells lol...For some odd reason I can't do anything today with these needles. I cast on put on the stitches and when I go to do the stitch I talked about yesterday(now I am forgetting words here) some are loose and some are way to tight and some never make it to the other needle..So I figured I would step back gather my thoughts and try again tomorrow because if I keep going I am going to end up trying to break these needles or putting all my yarn in a pile in the yard and setting it on fire and have the neighbors wondering what I am sacrificing lol...But I refuse to give up just yet or throw in the towel well in this case the needle lol...If I ever say I give up I want one of you to slap me with a stein of yarn perferably something soft thank you..

Calling All Crafters HELP !!!!!!

Ok I am in need of some help here from anyone reading this who knits...Is there any yarn that doesn't seperate or fray I guess that is what you would call it..I am new to this whole knitting thing so bare with me in case this is a dumb question..Thanx to the help of You Tube(that site rocks lol) I learned how to cast on a needle(the picture and the explanation in the book that came with the needles was very litle help) and do a few more different stitches non that I have perfected yet but practice makes perfect..my yarrn comes apart when I do a I want to say a continental stitch or a throw stitch and I think thats right but its the stitch where you use your needles to make an X and you wrap the yarn between the needles and pull the stitch off ( I hope this explanation makes sense to someone reading this lol)....I have also made progress on my kniffty knitter loom I and I made some flowers on my Knit-Wit to me the look better without the borders I will take a pic of them and post them sometimes today...

July Quote Of The Month-It's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln

Bye Bye Daddy...

Well I have some bad news to share with everyone our Fry Daddy took a dive and is in the trash can as we speak..Mk went to use it to make some french fries and well it didn't want to get hot enough like it used to up its gone... I think we have one had it maybe 2 yrs at the most. Go figure this is the first time in like 6 months we decided to use it and it decided not to work lol oh well such is life...We decided not to buy another one because we rarely used the one we had and plus we don't really ever eat fried foods its mostly baked or grilled so why bother going on and buying something else that we won't really use and that will just add clutter to our already overly clutter kitchen..One day I will have to take a picture of our kitchen so you all can see how small and cluttered it is..mind you we live in a one bedroom apt so for those of you who live in one or have lived in one you know just how small our kitchen is..We have numerous items on top of the cabinets things that range from a crock pot and a electric skillet to a food dehydrator and a wok(I LOVE that wok).


Now under the counters in the cabinets below that is down right horrific we have tons of Tupperware that really needs to be trashed its the old kind that doesn't stack we have some of the new ones that do but not quite enough to trash the old ones yet...We also have numerous pots and pans and baking pans and mixing bowls you can only imagine how bad it looks..One day I go in there and fix it up and make it look all nice and pretty and all it takes is for Mk to go looking for something and all my pretty is shot to hell lol..There are a few things I would like to replace in our we need new dishes the ones we have now we got from Mk's parents when we moved from the other place(he had roommates) to here and they have had the dishes they gave us for 20 some odd yr maybe longer before they gave them to use man does that Corningware hold up lol. Well its 6:40 A.M. here and I only blogged because I woke up and couldn't fall back asleep so I am going to see if maybe I can squeak out maybe 2 more hrs of sleep this insomnia crap is for the birds see you all later.....

New Knitting Toys

I tell you I am in knee deep with all this knitting stuff. I finally figured how to get the things off the rectangle loom next is the circle looms lol....I found my two new toys at Wal-Mart I have to go find the other looms from Kniffy Knitter somewhere else they don't have them at the Wal-Mart I go to so I tihnk I need to try JoAnn's or Michael's 2 of my other favorite places. I have found tons of yarn websites also I think I am going to go broke on yarn lol but I think I finally found a hobby I can really get into and have fun. But back to my new toys they are called Doodle Loom & Knit Wit (enclosed pics below) BTW I take crappy pics in case you haven't noticed lol.. I got the Knit-Wit down pat..But the Doodle Loom is a lil iffy it makes pom poms and my pom poms aren't quite as poofy as they should be lol but I am learning...So that is all for my new toys

Back To Your Regular Scheduled Programming

It has been awhile since I last posted well I have a reason..Last week was real touch and go with Mk's grandmother she has been suffering from Alzheimer's for a few years now..Well we got a call Wed that she may not make it much longer her breathing was labored and they were moving her to hospice..We got the call on Sat that she had passed away, Mk figured he would work Sat night since he had Sun and Mon off..We left Sun morning when he got home it was only a 4 hour drive so it wasn't that bad..The funeral service was very nice she was cremated..They are also have another service in her hometown next week where she will be buried. Whenever Mk's family gets together we all have a good time and have many laughs which was seriously needed at this time for sure...I met a few new family members which was cool but all in all you would havenever thought we were there for a funeral which I guess is a good thing. I figured I would keep up the family issue this week and tell you all about Mk's family and then my family lol that should make some interesting reading..Oh and I finally figured how to get my project off the rectangle loom lol I got a few more knitting toys which I will blog about later at another time...

Knitting Knitting...

Ok so in my last post I was telling you all how I went and got these knitting looms to help me knit I took some pics and figured I would show you so you knew what I was talking about. I got one set of round ones it came with 4 different sizes and I got a purple rectangle one...I haven't used the circle ones yet I am still messing with the purple one I am having a problem getting the damn thing off the loom the directions are a tad bit confusing as I said before..I need to find some blogs about knitting see if I can learn a few things I couldn't hurt I suppose...So if anyone reading this knows anything about these looms pass along the info lol..

The Year Is Half Gone..Where Did It Go ??

Quote for June "Life Should Not Only Be Lived, It Should Be Celebrated" By Osho.... I can't believe it is June already this year needs to slow down some it will be Christmas before you know it and I am not looking forward to it lol...The weather here has been very nice I think I can finally put the heater away once and for all...Yes I know I am odd its June and I still have my heater out...I also have my fan going year round and yes that includes winter too lol..What can I say man that bedroom gets hot in the summer its like the Sahara Desert and in the winter sometimes its like the Frozen Tundra and yet I still have the fan on lol...I need to buy a new fan cause Old Faithfull in the bedroom is about to die lol I want to buy a lil air purifer too maybe it will help with these damn allergies...I went out and got some knitting looms a few weeks ago and started trying to knit lol..I will post pictures of them tomorrow the the directions that come with these things are extremely confusing in some spots lol but i'll figure it out or find someone who can. Well I guess that is all for now I am going to go read as you can see the book The Secret is on hold for now I just can't get into it but I am not giving up on it completely I will go back and try and read it again eventually..