Trying to Keep "SCORE" with the *TRICK* or *TREATING*..?

IT'S RUNNING PRETTY "EVEN" AT THE MOMENT...

 

okay. so... "HAPPY HALLOWE'EN"!! - oh. yeah.. And, try NOT to *DROWN*!

 

IT's been RAINING *ALL* DAY LONG!! -- NOT "FUN" when I have a GAZILLION THINGS-TO-*DO*!!

• Had to DROP-OFF the *TREATS* and "THANK-YOU"-GIFTS to My OTHER-TWO-PHYSIO-LADIES...
• When leaving, Discovered that My HEADLIGHTS *wouldn't* TURN-ON properly!? *crap*! I'm going to NEED Those Saturday Morning!
• Had TREATS to DROP-OFF at MICHAEL'S as well... [STAFF "Remember" You this way!] - Finally got a chance to "Catch-Up" with MANAGER-DAVE!
• Spent *MORE* $$ on YARN...
• Since IT was the "LAST DAY" and I *didn't* need Them, I "Gave-Out" My EXTRA 40%-COUPONS to a Few UNSUSPECTING-CUSTOMERS - [Some Times, *KARMA* remembers You this way... but, DON'T hold Your Breath on That One! -- Then again, I DID get some GREAT MAIL later on!!]
• Last of the week's "Sales"-GROCERY-GETTING at WALMART...
• Damn HEADLIGHTS *still* AREN'T working!!
• I was beginning to LOSE "DAYLIGHT" at that Point, so I headed HOME!
• RAIN. TRAFFIC. MYSTERY PUDDLES. TRAFFIC. RAIN. "CRASHED"-8FT-FLYING-SAUCER IN A NEIGHBOUR'S FRONT LAWN. - [no wonder My Headlights don't work!] - RAIN...
• FATHER came OUT to "check" the LIGHTS... They MIRACULOUSLY *WORKED* FOR HIM!?!
• WT*??!! - ggrrrrrrrrrrrr....
• CYBERWORK.
• *DIGGING* CRAFT-SHOW-STUFF "OUT"!
• Laundry.
• *5-HOURS* of "INVENTORY"-WORK!!
• RAIN...
• SUN-"RISE" in an HOUR!

 

 

 

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The **STUFF** "EXCHANGE"!

FINALLY!! -- Hey! LOOK! About 3-Cubic-Feet LESS of STUFF in the HOUSE!

SISTER and BIG-D actually *managed* to FIND "Time" to "VISIT", Today... THEY were Back "in Town" on SATURDAY. - However, seeing as THEY had CADET-JUNIOR with THEM and He was getting a tad "fussy", THEY went straight THROUGH to THE PRINCESSES' PLACE instead of "Pit-Stopping" HERE.

And, THEY've been *ON-THE-GO* ever SINCE!! - But, We had a LOAD of *HALLOWE'EN* STUFF for THEM, as well as for PRINCESSES'-MOM's BUSINESS-"OPENING" - a "PICK-UP" for *TODAY* was much NEEDED!

Naturally, I ended up NOT *getting* HALF of What I-Needed-Done "DONE"!
-- Although, NOW, there *is* "SPACE"... Albeit, a TINY bit of IT...

MEANWHILE, I was also - [YAY!!] - able to at LAST, give SISTER Her *COMPLETED*
- [SEE 18SEP2013 POST] - BLANKET!!

"PLATINUM-BLACK"

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- Colour: 77044-Mercury
- Colour: 00226-Black
- Colour: 00225-Dark Grey Mix






IT should go WELL on Her GUEST-ROOM "COMFY-CHAIR"!


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AARRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! -- I *DROPPED* a Stitch...

ALMOST **HALF**WAY DOWN THE SCARF!!! -- There goes at LEAST *4 HOURS* of WORK!! - And I was *just* about to FINISH IT OFF!!

AARRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am soooooooo NOT a "Happy"-Camper right NOW!! - [ggrrrrrrr....]

okay. I *really* NEED to get THIS "done"... TONIGHT! -- So, give Me a Couple of Hours...

I'll be back...

[PRESS "Magical" BLOOG-FAST-FORWARD KEY...]

yay! - Got LUCKY! Had IT Finished in about an Hour and a Half... WHEW!

"JINGLE"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77136-Birds of Paradise

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BTW...

CRAFT SHOW in minus FOUR DAYS!!

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ah.."AUNTIEs"...WE *always* KNOW!!

THERE WAS A REASON "WHY" I *DIDN'T* GET *TO* BED UNTIL 6AM - THIS MORNING!!

TODAY, was pretty much My LAST DAY of "Scheduled" PHYSIO!! - YAY!

BTW, all of that "Treatment" actually WORKED! - Despite the varied Collection of
"-ITISes" and "-OSISes", My ARM and SHOULDER are finally Back to PRE-Injury Levels! It's just the "Regular" WEATHER-PREDICTING ACHES & PAINS now..

To say the least, My RENEWED *MOBILITY* is *Greatly* THANKS to the EFFORTS of My Primary THERAPIST - "JUMA"+BABY-Bump - and Her "TEAM"! Who, have ALL been Terrific and FRIENDLY! -- I'm actually going to MISS *Going* THERE!!

ANYHOO, THURSDAY is "JUMA's" Last-Day before going on Maternity-Leave, BUT, I wasn't certain whether or not IF I'd have a chance to Stop-By IN Time... So, I chose Today to present Her with "MOJAVE-ROSE" - [SEE 27OCT2013 POST] - as a "THANK YOU" and "BABY-GIFT"...

HOWEVER, She also has a SON - "Z" - [I met Him about a Month ago] - He's 6-ish... An AGE where getting a "New" SIBLING is often "CONFUSING" at best and that a New "PET" would probably be *more* Preferable..?

HENCE, when I can, I usually make it a Practice to INCLUDE an *ADDITIONAL* "Special"-GIFT for Said OTHER-SIBLINGS with My BABY-PRESENTS! - [Trust Me, it Helps in the Long-Term!]

-- In fact, "JUMA" mentioned that He had just "Complained" to Her recently, about ALL of those "PRESENTS" *for* His "Future"-SISTER and *NOT* getting ANYthing *for* HIMSELF!?!

Which is "WHY", I've spent Days trying to Finish up THIS for Him!

"Z's-TOQUE"

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"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77201-Aquarium
- Colour: 77136-Birds of Paradise
- Colour: 77226-Bonzai
- Colour: 00230-Bright Red
- Colour: 77222-Clover Leaf
- Colour: 77616-Dragon Dance
- Colour: 77236-Harvest
- Colour: 77223-Lemongrass
- Colour: 77711-Magnolia
- Colour: 77436-Palais



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"THE ROOM"... a.k.a "The VALLEY of THE KINGS"!

OR, AT LEAST, IT *SEEMS* LIKE IT *EVERY* TIME I GO "DIGGING" INTO IT!!


THE "QUEST" -

LOCATE and EXTRACT a Certain BLANKET from the Bowels of THE ROOM...

"MOJAVE ROSE"

DEADLINE -

Until 1pm Tomorrow.


The "LEGEND" -
Local FOLKLORE suggests that The BLANKIE *could* be Hidden within "THE SUITCASE" - the STORAGE-SENTINEL which prohibits *any* Direct-Entry into THE ROOM. - But FIRST, needs to be Excavated from beneath Recent PILES-of-STUFF...


The "DISCOVERY" -
After exhausting significant Time and Resources at THE SUITCASE Site, NO "Evidence" of The BLANKIE could be Found. - However, *Limited* ACCESS was subsequently acquired, providing Vital *FRESH* CLUES that Quickly led to The BLANKIE's Recovery!


THE FUTURE -
Tomorrow, The BLANKIE will be "WRAPPED", then Transferred to ITS *NEW* EXHIBIT LOCATION...

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Off to the "SHOWROOM"...

well...THIS TOOK FOREVER! -- So much for FAST-Tracking the ASSEMBLY-LINE... [SEE 21OCT2013 POST] - Instead, how about a Cruise down the...

"DANUBE"

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"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77226-Bonzai
- Colour: 77208-Jade Heather
- Colour: 77115-New Denim

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really? - Wait! Let Me "Guess"...

THE TEENY "TIDY-BOWL GUY" WASN'T FEELING *FLUSH*..?

You know, there *was* a "LIST" that I was *really* going to TRY to adhere to, TODAY! - After Breakfast... AFTER, The ELDERLY-PARENTAL-UNITS left to go do some Grocery-Getting... HOWEVER, My TOILET was *still* "running"...

IT's an OLD One. And, gets *finicky*... I'm always having to fiddle with the Handle to make certain that The TANK is *actually* Filling..?!

Anyhoo... Just as I was about to go through THE-LIST, I could Hear the TOILET... I fiddled the Handle... NOTHING. - crap! - NOT good...

After moving some Stuff, the LID is lifted off... ah! The DISH-shaped Stopper-Thingy ISN'T lifting OFF... why..?? -- ah! IT's come off the Other SCREWY-Bit... seriously? *Could* IT BE more AWKWARDLY Placed?!! - [THANKFULLY, the *SCREW* did NOT fall through the Drain!]

"QUESTION"

*HOW* does Something that *just* goes UP & DOWN *become* UN-SCREWED..?!?

whatever... There WENT 20-Minutes that I had *other* Plans FOR!

BUT... I did get that BLUE-ish HAT *DONE*! And, a Laundry-Load of SWEATERS... Another INCH on that OTHER HAT... Several on the SCARF -- mostly *during* the GAZILLION COMMERCIALS throughout the TWO SHOWS that I was watching.

CORRECTION - The TWO "INFOMERCIALS" that were *interrupted* by a couple of "SCRIPTED-DRAMAS"!

When the Commercial-Segments last LONGER than the Episode "ACTS", resulting in making the "WHO-DONE-IT"s into "WHO-CARES!-BTW-*WHICH*-SHOW-AM-I-WATCHING-ANYWAY?", there's a Reason as to *WHY* I will WAIT for the DVDs to come OUT!!

MEANWHILE, it's Time for Me to take a "SLEEP-BREAK"! - No worries! You should have enough Time to grab a bite to Eat... Flush a Toilet or two... And, generally BLOOG amongst Yourselves!

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oh! And,

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY,

LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED**!!

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"Plague", PLUS *Price* PROTECTED!!

OR, AM I..??

At this point, I'm still trying to determine whether *KARMA* was being "Fortuitous" toward Me..? OR, just "Testing" Me..??!!

-- We were at this "STORE"... The ITEM-in-Question - [which I don't really Need necessarily, but IT was of SOLID OAK] - was $4.99. - HOWEVER, THE-CASHIER had entered "$0.49"!! - And, there was a LINE of OTHER-CUSTOMERS behind Us...

I "noticed" the ERROR MID-Charge-Card-Transaction... BTW, IT was a LONG-LINE...

Anyhoo... THE-ITEM weighs somewhat and, as yet, *hasn't* DROPPED on My TOES... So, for "The Moment", I *GUESS* that "I'm Good"..?

MEANWHILE...

MOTHER and I got Our FLU-SHOTS, Today. -- Hope IT "WORKS"..? And, *in* Time for My UPCOMING CRAFT SHOW - *NEXT SATURDAY*!!

Speaking of Which... I've got TWO MORE "THINGS" on the GO! - That HAVE TO be DONE FOR *MONDAY*!! -- Gonna be a **BUSY** WEEKEND!!

so... DID I "mention" the Part about SISTER & BIG-D coming BACK HERE with CADET-JUNIOR over the weekend as well..?? - Or, about LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED's *BIRTHDAY*..?

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hey. was that SNOW..??

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I've got Sooo MUCH to **DO**, that IT's Giving Me a...

"GREY-STREAK"!

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- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77252-Dark Grey Marle
- Colour: 77044-Mercury

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SOOO *Many* COMBOs. Soooo LITTLE **TIME**!!

I'M BEING *PLAGUED* BY "CREATIVE" **IDEAS**... with absolutely NO Time to "DO" THEM! - Or, have the *SPACE*...

seriously. It took Me Hours to actually "Fall" Asleep This Morning Last Night because My BRAIN was still "ON"!

And Then, COLOUR-COMBOs started popping up EVERYwhere! -- EARLIER, I just happened to Glance up at a Couple of My - [many!] - YARN-*Filled*-clear-plastic-BAGS stacked about when I had the *rarely*-used Ceiling-Light on, and "noticed" how WELL Several of the BALLS Within *seemed* to "go together"...

That "YELLOW" is actually more of a "LIMON"-GREEN in *other* Lighting Conditions

...perhaps, as One of the Slouchy HATS..? -- Whatcha THINK..?? - *Would* YOU Buy IT?!

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Just a Hat, Stitch, and a Yarn along the PRODUCTION-LINE...

THE FIRST ONE IS ALREADY HALF DONE... So, I got THIS ONE Started to KEEP the WORKFLOW moving...

Can't let THE ELVES get Bored or Complacent!

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TAKE NOTE -- THE ELVES are Now Officially "ON-THE-CLOCK"!

AND, HAVE RECEIVED THEIR "WORK-ORDERS"...

Actually, THIS ONE is *already* "SOLD"! -- sorta...

I'll be doing up ANOTHER "VERSION" in pretty much the SAME COLOURS - with just a bit of Different YARN - for My BUYER to *Decide* on WHICH ONE. The OTHER will be Added to "THE INVENTORY"...

okay... BLOOG-BREAK over... Gotta get ON to the NEXT ONE... HAVE to get about FOUR HATS done by SUNDAY. *AND*, possibly a BLANKET!?! -- Can't let Them "KEEBLER"-KIDS slack off!

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argh!! JUST *2 WEEKS* to go Until My FIRST SALE...

AND I *STILL* HAVE TONS TO **DO**!!

[I *hate* THIS "Time-of-Year"!]

PLUS, the SILLY WEATHER does NOT "help"! -- Was RAINING on & off Today... Not so much "Bothersome", as IT was "ANNOYING" at Times. PARTICULARLY, when We were on the Way HOME from THE-MALL...

Let's just say, that I'm really NOT that "fond" of having to SIT-in-The-CAR-Under-the-SHEDDING-EVIL-NEIGHBOUR's-TREE-for-OVER-5-Minutes-WAITING-for-the-GUSTING-SHEETS-of-RAIN-and-THUNDERCLOUD-to-*PASS*-ON-BY!! - Especially, when I had a LOT of Stuff to UNLOAD...

BTW, *WHY* is it, that whenever there's a Sale on any "PAPER"-Products and/or DRY-GOODS in Cardboard Boxes, there's RAIN..?!! -- just "noticing"...

ANYHOO... Before doing the Pilgrimage to MICHAEL'S - [btw, MANAGER-DAVE says "hi!"] - We hit a Couple of CHURCH-BAZAAR-RUMMAGE-SALES... [*another* RAIN-MAGNET!] - Got ITEMS from THREE of the Primary COLLECTORS'-*FOOD*-GROUPS of "GLASS", "CERAMICS", and "METAL"...

I'll POST Pics Tomorrow or so... WHEN I have Time! -- ONE Set of "STUFF" should hopefully be USEFUL for My CRAFT SHOWS, IF I can Decide "WHAT" to Use IT *FOR*! - Not to mention, be *able* to PACK IT *IN*to The CAR..?

...which *Reminds* Me, I also have that OTHER THING that I was Thinking of Using... [sigh!]
- I *need* a LARGER VEHICLE... *Actual* "STAFF" would be GOOD, too! - [THE ELVES don't count...]

MEANWHILE - in a "PERFECT WORLD" - having PRINCESS-TALL-TEEN around to "help" with "SALES & MARKETING" would be most Beneficial to Us BOTH! - I'll have to *Pass-On* My STITCHINESS to "SOMEONE"... Eventually...

HOWEVER, it would appear that She is currently Exploring "The TRAIL" of one of My OTHER Previous WEIRD-[okay...I was a "MALL-EASTER-BUNNY" *twice* because My COUSIN-The-CLOWN was *desperate* for a BODY-to-FILL-The-SUIT and Paid WELL!]-OCCUPATIONAL-"PATHS"...

Besides, IT's a Break from BABYSITTING!

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I Started THIS, HOW MANY *OTHER* HATS ago..?

well. ALAS, IT IS *DONE*!! -- It took a while to Find a NAME...

"SEAGRASS"

PATONS
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- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77110-Navy
- Colour: 77222-Clover Leaf

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AND...

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!**

to

GATE-GIRL and FANGMAN

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