back from the dead!

Well I am FINALLY updating this thing once again! We just got cable internet (yeah for high speed!!!) hooked up. None of our other stuff is here so i am sitting here on the floor with the puter sitting on a cardboard box of a desk. We ended up buying a house and i love it! It's not exactly our "dream" home but really who can afford that? We like it...enough room for all 3 kids and all our junk, I mean, furniture. Seriously, it's strange how much you get used to having nothing. i am looking forward to a few select things (ie kithen stuff and BED) but everything else is going to go through a major purging! Can we say "garage sale"? LOL

as far as knitting....I have been drewling over the yarn selection at Wal mart. I know that's not a REAL selection but come on...coming from an Army post in Germany it sure looks stunning to see a WALL of yarn instead of a little box or cubby full of like a 20 skein selection. I am itching to get my hands on some wool and make some clog slippers for my DH. Right now I only have like 1 1/2 skeins of yarn in my whole house; pretty pathetic, huh? So I couldn't stand it any longer and picked up my dark blue yarn that my best friend Allena (of www.starknits.blogspot.com) gave me b4 I left. I whipped out my crochet hook and my "how to crochet for idiots" book and a way I went. (actually it's how to crochet for pre-teens so there's like a scrunchie pattern and a vest and scarf and bracelet) I decided on a small purse. I guess I will give it to my girls or something. I wouldn't really do this in the color I have but I was desperate people! LOL

There are too many home improvement projects to keep me busy so I need to make time to knit and crocheting. I have several pregnant friends so I am really needing to get my butt in gear! Knitting is like the Perfect thing for baby gifts!!! I wish I would have learned it years ago. I am very grateful to Allena as she is the one who helped me learn.

But anyway it's like 5am here so I'd best be getting back to bed. Bloggin while I am supposed to be sleeping is a BAD thing!!! 3 hours later and ooppss there goes my beauty rest!