Happy New Year

Happy Belated New Year. Yes, I just skipped Christmas. Well, we didn't skip it. But I skipped blogging about it. It was miserable for me. When your kids are grown and have lives of their own, far away; it's just not the same. 

I had more pictures that I saved to my computer to post. But I cannot find them. And our internet is being stupid slow today. So. This is the only "New Year" card I made. Pinterest inspired. Not too happy with it. But. I sent it anyway.

And a Christmas thank you card I made, either FB or Pinterest inspired. For our middle son and his fiance. I actually haven't even sent this one yet because (long story) I have some more late presents to send them. LoL that wasn't long was it.

I hope to God this year is better than last year. I know I won't have to do chemo or radiation again (I hope!!). My port is still in. I'm supposed to get another CT scan at the end of this month. And more blood work. 🙄 Vampires... How much blood do they need? Every time.. Maybe after that I will get my port out? (That will be another surgery ugh-- But not like the cancer removal surgery!) 

Anyway Happy New Year. I am actually crocheting again and liking it. I don't know how long it had been. I'm crocheting a Heart Pocket Note Holder. 💜😄 Here's a few I did. And a pink one.
 

I Finished the Hat

 I wish I had taken notes on my last Cobblestone Cap.. I couldn't figure out the brim. But this is what I came up with, since I didn't have the same amount of stitches when I was done with my hat: First off,  I counted how many stitches I did have. Then I subtracted 24, and divided the remaining stitches in half. That was the number of the stitch I began my work in, counting from the last stitch worked. And, I started with my work facing away from me. So that all the remaining rows would make sense. I'm writing all my notes down this time, in case I ever make another one.

And I finally finished it today. Trust me, it looks better on the lamp than it does on me. 

The other day was "Buttermilk Cinnamon Pie" Day. One of my friends from my old quilt group posts what day it is, every day. "Left Handers Day". "National Multivitamin Day". "National Ceiling Fan Day". You get the picture. Well I googled a recipe for Buttermilk Cinnamon Pie. I wasn't going to make one. I just wanted to see how you make it... Well guess what? I made one...😏

In my honest opinion, it wasn't worth all the work to make vs. the taste. My husband and son said, "It's good." "Yeah, that's cuz you didn't have to make it." Lol. 

Old Project In My Memories

 This picture was in my Facebook memories today. With a hashtag cobblestonecap. I looked on my blog, it wasn't there. I couldn't find it anywhere. So I went on Ravelry and typed it in the search engine and found the pattern. So I must have made this (or, finished it on Septmeber 12th, 2017.)  I don't know what I had going on then, why I didn't post about it. But if it was when we lived in Oregon, that in itself would explain why. Also I was about 20 lbs thinner there (Oregon)...  Most depressing place I've lived in.  ~Anyway!!~ Someone had asked on FB if I still had this hat, and I went and looked in my closet and I do!! I was so happy. With all the times we've moved..  

After I found the hat, it made me want to crochet another one, in a different color. 😀 Of course, purple!! I had a hard time with round 3. But I read through the pattern and watched the video about that stitch, and I figured it out. I almost forgot, this is the link for the pattern.

I was craving salt today. We don't have any junk food in the house. But I have some crackers, and have some flavored cream cheese leftover, from when we got bagels a while ago. It was pretty good!  if you don't have any ready-made junk food/snacks, and you have crackers and flavored cream cheese, you could try it. Another idea is if you don't have any chocolate milk or syrup, you could try maple syrup in milk. An old friend of our family used to make this for her youngest in a bottle. Have to get creative to make snacks, with the price of groceries now.

A Birthday Crochet Project And A Christmas One

 I don't know if I mentioned the sunflower towel topper I was thinking about crocheting? I have a pen pal I was going to send her a little gift for her birthday. I made this card (Pinterest inspired), and I was trying to think what to crochet that's "sunflower". And I remembered my old (one of my first pattern books ever that I bought) Annie's Attic sunflower kitchen booklet I have. And I wanted to tweak it to make it hold a towel. (Not have to sew it onto the towel).

This is what I came up with... Sigh... She says she loves it. I don't. I have another idea though. LoL....

And I got a new pattern to make a Christmas present... Can you guess what it is? 😝

How about now? Just kidding... It's a Stitch doll! (<-- Pattern link) My DIL (well, technically my future DIL) loves Stitch. And now they have a house and more room, I am going to crochet her one. And, I technically have my Christmas crocheting started. (I got my Christmas shopping started a couple weekends ago, too. I don't know if I blogged about that.) A Stitch ornament, for my DIL and our son. I don't know if they will get a big tree now. I know they have a little one. I should take a picture of the ornament.

Well, that's all for now. My son keeps asking me to go to a park with him. And (I soooooo don't want to) we're going to go today. I don't want to go for a walk. It's officially past the six week mark after my surgery, so I don't have any excuses now. Except that I don't want to!! 😭

Color Of The Day Is Purple

To be honest, that could be the color every day for me. 💜 This is a little phone bag I crocheted a while ago. I think it was a You Tube video tutorial. I have since this bought a phone wallet (?) for extra protection because I have a bad habit of dropping my phone. 😳 

And, I finished the purple tote bag I had posted about a while ago. I wanted to sew a liner in it. I need to find some purple fabric. 

And, I crocheted a purple turtle. Yes, a purple turtle. 😝 I didn't crochet these all one after the other. I'm crocheting a sunflower towel topper now (not purple 😜), for my kitchen. I saw some really cute sunflower kitchen towels at the store. I want to get one. 

Well that's all for now.

 

A Little More Catching Up

Well, I can't seem to catch up here. I will still attempt to, though. I've been doing more "crafting". I tried some hidden paper clips. I can't remember what video I used, but if you type hidden paper clips in the search engine you should be able to find a good tutorial. These are the two I made first.

                                           Then I tried some with sunflower paper I have.

 I started a purple tote bag. I'm using the Beach Please pattern. It is a paid pattern, but there is a free version on her blog. I am doing it a little different; I'm doing four rows of sc in between the cross stitch rows, and only doing purple not switching to another color. I just wanted to do a "summer" project. I also got more yarn to do a different color one of these. Well that's all for now. 😊

Time To Make The Donuts

Do you remember that Dunkin Donuts commercial? :P I said it when I was making these donuts. I was craving a cinnamon-sugar donut last week. And I thought later, "Oh yeah! I have that donut pan..." So the next day, I looked up a recipe and made some. They are so yummy. (What wouldn't be yummy about butter and fat and cinnamon and sugar?...) Especially warm out of the oven with a cup of coffee. I might gain back all the weight I've lost from chemo if I keep eating like this. :P  I might make some more. My husband is working all weekend. :(  So what is there to do..  Except bake. And crochet.

 I just wanted to say how bad Elsie is...   #1 Look at her, standing on the table. She thinks she can do whatever she wants.  #2. She keeps killing animals outside. Snakes, I don't really care about. But last night she killed a baby bunny out in the back yard. :(  Then, (#3) a little later after she came in, she just attacked Jaxson out of nowhere. Eon got her away and took her up into his room. I'm glad he's so calm with her. I wanted to break her little neck. I don't know why she would do that. (I googled it too.) Except if it's a dominance thing. She's 14/15 months old?  Ugh...   I don't have the energy to deal with that.