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July 21, 2006

Addicted

I've been hooked on Flickr for the past several days. This place is fun! I can't believe the photographs that some people can take. Incredible!

We had another playdate yesterday. Only one mom who brought her three munchkins along. The pool was nice but not as warm as it was a few days ago. I think the pool water hot about 90 degrees! Boooyah! Today, no playdates but we are going to visit my Mom and swim in the pool in her community. Eldest was invited to sleep over a friend's house tonight and she is SO excited about it! I'm off to pack her up.

Catch ya later!

Posted by Cate at 10:00 AM | Comments (1)

March 25, 2005

Fun

The good:
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The bad:
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Posted by Cate at 11:10 PM | Comments (1)

September 14, 2004

Bonkos

Had a good time as usual at Bonkos. No, I didn't win any prizes. Damn. The woman who hosted did not have a/c or central air. No. Cool. Air. whatsoever. NONE. I was dying by the time I left her house. I blasted the a/c in my car the entire ride home. I did get home by 11pm. I was so wiped out from feeling icky AND sweaty that I just got all washed up and crawled into bed. I didn't wake up once last night. NOT once! Woohoo! Eaither I am getting better or I was so frigging tired my body just shut down. Heh. Whatever.
O doesn't have school today so once I get Mo on the bus, I can come back home and relax. THEN, I can do all my chores.
Joy.

Posted by Cate at 07:12 AM | Comments (3)

September 13, 2004

It's time

Bonkos/Bunco time!

I feel like ass but I am still going to go out. I hope I don't fall asleep in the middle of the game!

Posted by Cate at 06:52 PM | Comments (1)

May 19, 2004

Crocheting

I have been working on a baby blanket for about two months now and I am almost finished with the body. Unfortunately, I have twelve rows (yes - twelve) of edging to crochet. I am so sick of mint green. Urgh. I was crocheting tonight until I couldn't stop yawning. I am heading off to bed.
G'night ya'll!

Posted by Cate at 11:00 PM | Comments (2)

March 30, 2004

Current Project

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Posted by Cate at 02:05 PM | Comments (5)

March 08, 2004

Late Night

I had a great time at Bonkos tonight. I didn't win any prizes (boohoo!) but still had a lot of fun. P had a good night with the girls while I was out.
M has now decided that she wants an American Girl doll. Yikes - those damn things are expensive! Even on eBay, very expensive. Why are they so much money? It's just a doll!
O has a playdate scheduled for tomorrow. Her little friend M is coming over. I love listening to them chatter - it's so darn cute! I am sure they will be playing dress-up, Barbies, Polly Pockets.. all that fun stuff..

Well - off to surf and check emails.. Goodnight!

Posted by Cate at 11:40 PM | Comments (2)

March 05, 2004

I bought them!

One stamp. Two stamp. Red stamp. Seuss stamp.
How cool is this??

I found them today while at the post office. You can buy yours online <a href="http://shop.usps.com/cgi-bin/vsbv/postal_store_non_ssl/display_products/productDetail.jsp?OID=4848950">here</a>.

Posted by Cate at 11:31 AM | Comments (6)

February 12, 2004

Crochet Heart Pattern

I made a batch of hearts like the one O is wearing. The pattern is in the extended entry.

With red yarn and a size F hook, leave a 6 inch tail before putting yarn on hook, ch 4, join with sl st in first ch to form ring.
Ch 3, working in the center of the ring and over the tail end as you go, put 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, (this is half of heart).
Continue in ring with 3 dc, 3 tr, ch 3, sl st in ring. Cut.
Attach white in ring, (center top of heart at beginning ch 3), working in back loop only, sl st in each st of beginning ch 3, 1 sl st in each stitch to bottom of heart, ch 1, sl st in same st as last sl st. Continue with sl st around, end with sl st in ring. Cut.
Pull beginning tail end to close center ring and shape heart. Secure yarn and sew on pin.

Posted by Cate at 01:54 PM | Comments (13)

January 29, 2004

Need some expert advice

I was looking at sewing machines in WallyWorld today. I can't sew clothig but I would like to sew on Girl Scout patches, maybe whip up an easy curtain, sew on a button... easy stuff. I am at a loss at to WHAT to look for in a sewing machine. Can anyone who sews give me some advice?? PLEASE??

Posted by Cate at 05:19 PM | Comments (3)

January 25, 2004

New Toy

P bought himself a new toy - a R/C hovercraft. The girls are freaking out, laughing like hyenas. O is literally screaming with laughter.
Hee - this is so funny!

Posted by Cate at 07:42 PM | Comments (1)

January 12, 2004

Made it home

Had a great time at Bonkos tonight :::yawn::: Man - I am so sleepy.. maybe the 3-4 glasses of zin had something to do with it...
g'nite.

Posted by Cate at 11:35 PM | Comments (1)

Bonkos

I have<a href="http://www.buncogame.com/">Bonkos</a> tonight! Yay! I haven't played since November. Whee - gonna have fun tonight!
See you all later!

Posted by Cate at 06:56 PM | Comments (3)

January 04, 2004

Finished Projects

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December 29, 2003

Crochet Project

I made a chemo cap last night. I found the pattern from my friend <a href="http://cumberlandblues.blogspot.com">Chris</a>. <a href="http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/cpatt05.htm">This</a> is the pattern I used. Here are some pics of the finished cap.
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I am disappointed about how the cap turned out because it is too short. It just fits the crown of my head and not much more. I think I know what I did wrong. I made all my stitches single crochet (where it called for a stitch) unless specified. I think if I used double crochet instead, it would make the cap slightly larger. There isn't even enough to roll the edge of the hat. I will make another one while at tae kwon do with M. P is home today so he will keep O at home with him. She is busy with her play doh right now. M and I will be leaving in about 30 minutes. Gotta run!

Posted by Cate at 03:59 PM | Comments (7)

November 12, 2003

Stiffy

I needed a product to stiffen a crochet project I am making. So, I head off to Michaels to buy this:
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I swear - I can't stop giggling...

Posted by Cate at 11:23 PM | Comments (8)

October 16, 2003

Scarf

I made this tonight - I didn't make it long enough so I am giving it to O.

Posted by Cate at 10:03 PM | Comments (1)

September 27, 2003

Project Picture

I emailed it out. If you didn't get it and want to see it, leave a comment and I will send it out to you.

: - )

Posted by Cate at 09:27 PM | Comments (2)

September 25, 2003

Photo request

To everyone who emailed me about seeing my finished project - I didn't forget to send out the picture. I didn't take one yet. I will try to do it tonight - I promise!

Posted by Cate at 03:06 PM | Comments (2)

September 24, 2003

Some nice deals

Michael's had some nice deals on yarn. I even managed to find some sparkly yarn - on clearance too! Gotta love clearance!

Posted by Cate at 12:35 PM | Comments (1)

August 11, 2003

T minus 90 minutes

Of course, I am running around like a chicken with it's head cut off! I am trying to get everything all set for tonight's Bonkos. I wil post later tonight!
Wish me luck.

Posted by Cate at 05:59 PM | Comments (7)

August 05, 2003

Crocheting

I have been busy trying to finish two blankets. I have a granny square blanket that I am making and I usually bring that with me to tae kwon do. It's going to be 30 (or 36) individual squares that I will whipstitch together. The other blanket is just made by double crocheting row after row until I am happy with the length. It's gonna be huge! Of course, these are going to be Christmas gifts (I hope) so I have to keep working at them. The big blanket - I try to complete 2 rows a night. I don't even know how many stitches are in one row. I should measure it - lol. In fact, I have to buy more yarn for it. Luckily, it's a part of a no dye lot (Lion Brand homespun) and the Rag Shop has them on sale this week 2/$7.00. They also have 1lb skeins of yarn 2/$7.00 as well. Hmm - just what I need - more damn yarn!

Posted by Cate at 10:22 PM | Comments (5)

July 14, 2003

Crochet help

I am looking for info or patterns about crocheting a border on tea towels. Anyone have any links or suggestions?

Posted by Cate at 02:47 PM | Comments (4)

June 09, 2003

Bonkos Night

Tonight is Bonkos night. Ugh. I feel like staying home tonight but I am driving one of the ::ahem:: older ladies tonight. What the hell - I've got nothing to do tonight anyway.
This morning was a disaster. M was such a booger! She has this thing, which I have most likely enabled, about tying her shoes. She says the laces hurt her hands and she can't tie them tight "like you Mommy". ::sigh:: P and I have been making her tie her shoes the past couple days and you'd think we were actually torturing her, judging by her reactions. Crying and yelling and all this very dramatic eye rolls and stomping. I adore my children but I was really not liking M too much a couple hours ago. She decided to tuck her laces into the sides of her shoes INSTEAD of tying them. I explained to her that as soon as she started to walk or run, she would run right out of her shoes. I am not kidding when I say that it took her 20 minutes before she tied those damn sneakers. She moaned and whined and cried about it. But - she tied and double knotted her sneakers. She DID it herself. Don't misunderstand, she has known how to tie her shoes since Kindergarten. She just doesn't like to tie her shoes. I have been doing it just to save on time (I know.. I know). Now, she is going to tie them, by herself, every damn day. At this point, I refuse to buy velco sneakers unless she knows how to tie her shoes. She is going to wear those damn sneakers every day!!!
Whew - I feel better.

Posted by Cate at 09:49 AM | Comments (5)

May 30, 2003

Planting

Well - I got the rest of my plants in the gardens and containers. They look so much nicer now. I also picked up batteries for my digital camera so I was able to take a bunch of pictures. I'll download them later.
Debbie (troop leader) and I postponed the troop trip that was scheduled for tomorrow. The forecast shows rain. All freakin weekend. Damn.

Posted by Cate at 02:57 PM | Comments (1)

May 01, 2003

Better pic of my project

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My project

While P was researching stuff for work, I was hauling ass on this blanket. I think I am going to leave it at 25 rounds and just add the border trim. Good thing Mary is pretty handy with the crochet hook! The picture really sucks - my tablecloth really screws up the look. I will take another photograph tomorrow.
I am off to bed - well, after I read some blogs of course! ::smooches::
G'night!

Posted by Cate at 12:04 AM | Comments (5)

April 23, 2003

Chat

I had a great chat with Mary! She also helped me with a small crochet problem that I was having. I had to rip out something like all 19 rows of work because of a stupid mistake I was consistantly making. Damn. So, I started over and ya know what? It looks a helluva lot better AND I can crochet the rounds much faster now.
Well - I am off to bed in a few minutes. G'nite ya'll!

Posted by Cate at 12:26 AM | Comments (1)

April 18, 2003

New Project Picture

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April 07, 2003

Granny Square Update

Here are 2 more pictures of my granny square blanket! Exciting, isn't it?

It doesn't look that big while on the floor

so I took another picure with a tape measure, showing that it is almost 20" square with 15 rounds (rows) completed.

It needs to be a total of 40 rounds (rows) which should make it approximately 44"x44".

Posted by Cate at 09:08 AM | Comments (5)

April 03, 2003

Busy busy

I have been working on my crocheting. It looks pretty cool! I am making a granny square blanket with navy blue and a khaki/coffee colored yard. I'll post a picture tomorrow..
Well - I am off to bed soon. Will see ya'll later! :puckerup:

Posted by Cate at 11:39 PM | Comments (0)

March 31, 2003

Yay!

I have crochet class tonight. Then, I get to go food shopping. We have no produce - fruit or veggies. No frozen veggies. No soy milk. No crunchy snacks. No chicken nuggets. Pretty sad, huh?
Dinner for tonight it almost ready. I just have to cook up some shells and that's all! The sauce and sausages have been cooking all day - can you smell it?? Yummy!
<a href="http://www.blogshares.com/blogs.php?blog=http://sugar-plum.net/kate/"target=_blank>Go buy more shares of me! I'm a bargain! I am entertaining AND - I am only .33 a share!</a>

Posted by Cate at 04:28 PM | Comments (0)

March 29, 2003

Granny Squares

I have made three individual 3-round granny squares! Woohoo! All I need to do is make like 100 more and I can sew them all together for a quilt! :laugh:

Posted by Cate at 07:14 PM | Comments (2)

March 26, 2003

Pattern help

Does anyone have links for free crochet patterns? I don't want to buy any books just yet. Yeah yeah, I am being cheap but I want to practice a lot more with a project.

Posted by Cate at 04:45 PM | Comments (9)

March 25, 2003

Granny Square

My first ever Granny Square. I know the colors are weird but it's just for practice. M actually likes the colors

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March 13, 2003

Cool yarn shop

My brother sent me this link to a really cool shop in NYC - on the west side. Check it out! <a href="http://www.theyarnco.com"target=_blank>The Yarn Company</a>

Posted by Cate at 09:53 PM | Comments (1)

March 10, 2003

Class tonight

I have my second crochet class tonight! Yippie!

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March 09, 2003

Crocheting

I have used up all the yarn in the skein. I have something that sort of resembles a scarf.
Check it out -

<img alt="P and Scarf" src="http://sugar-plum.net/kate/P3100116.JPG" width="413" height="444" border="0" />
Gee - P looks so...happy. Actually, he is just tired.

Posted by Cate at 11:22 PM | Comments (4)

March 08, 2003

Calling all fish tank owners

Ok - our fish tank is getting a bit funky. There is some algae that is starting to grow along the glass. We have started to cut back the amount of food from 2x's a day down to 1. We have also kept the tank light off for longer periods of time. It was normally on for almost 16 hours a day. Oh - and the live plants are also looking funky as well.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Posted by Cate at 10:37 AM | Comments (5)

March 04, 2003

Me and my project

Check it out!

<img alt="I did it!.jpg" src="http://sugar-plum.net/kate/crochet2.jpg" width="415" height="352" border="0" />
Gawd - am I a dork or what? :cheerful:

Posted by Cate at 09:53 PM | Comments (6)

My Attempt at Crocheting

Not too bad! The class last night had 4 other women who were also "crochet challenged" We just practiced making a slip knot and practicing chain stitches and single crochet stitches. <a href="http://www.bookblog.net"target=_blank>Mary</a>, you were right, it's not that hard! It will take a lot of practice though. I was working on it a lot last night when I got back home.
I have a ton of errands to do, including a trip up to the Girl Scout council with one of my Brownie's mom. She needs to get her a vest and all the pins/patches, etc.
See ya'll later! :puckerup:

Posted by Cate at 08:44 AM | Comments (6)

March 03, 2003

Crocheting

I signed up for a crocheting class that will be held at the local high school. It starts tonight and runs for 7 weeks, every Monday night. I am kinda excited about it. It should be fun - if I can figure it out!

Posted by Cate at 02:55 PM | Comments (3)

Crocheting

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February 27, 2003

State Quarters

I just bought <a href="http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx?pfid=599347&club_id=599347&sz=0&sf=&dept=&cat="target=_blank>these</a> from the HSN. I am so interested in the state quarter program - I save all the state quarters that I get. It drives P nuts! He spends them so I have to pick them out of his pockets before he gets hold of them. I literally have a shoebox full of these quarters! I have to organize them some more. I need to buy coin holders or tubes for them.
Well - off to bed. G'night ya'll!

Posted by Cate at 11:21 PM | Comments (1)