Update on My Car

Ok so the Insurance Claims adjuster came out Friday and looked at my car. He said it would cost about $1189.33 to fix my car. So I am waiting on some guy to call then the claims adjuster will call again and mail me a check so I can fix my car.

On another note, I did get paid on the 30th after being told it would be the 15th before my first check. Woot!

Teenage Drivers...

Well today had to of been the worst day of my life. Two days ago I purchased a brand new car. A 2009 Toyota Corolla. Today, in town, on the way to get soda's (That were on sale $1 a 2 liter)... some young girl, still with her learners permit decided to turn right. I was behind her, she used her blinker, slowed down at the intersection and began to turn.. about half way into it she changed her mind or something then turned back into traffic and there was a screeching of brakes and tires and a awful scraping sound. I tried to stop and turn away from her reentering traffic but I wasn't fast enough. I couldn't go too far due to traffic passing us in the next lane. My passenger side front fender and bumper now has some brand new scratches and dents in it as well as my headlight bracket is broken. My bumper is also pushed up into the fender a bit.

This was the girl's first time in town driving. Her father told the cop exactly what happened and I told him the same. I literally got sick to my stomach about it. Now I have to wait until Monday to call my insurance agent (who is also the other person's agent) and then wait until Monday or Tuesday afternoon for the police report.

And of course all my mom's husband could say was "you shouldn't have been tailgating." As if I had a choice at a traffic light in bumper to bumper traffic.

Treasure Chest

This is my treasure chest. It is made completely of ceder by the Amish people. I use it to hold all my knit and crochet notions and needles. It works perfect!

A New Car!

Yes I have done it, I have got a new car! It is in my name, the insurance is in my name, and everything! Here are pics!

It is a 2009 Toyota Corolla, Metallic Silver, with gray and wood grain interior.

Teaching Certification

I finally got it in the mail. I finally got my teaching license. It is for one year, in which I have to pass this blasted test that I missed by 3 points last time. I'll find out my second go round on the 14th and am nervous about it.

New Resident

Well I have a new resident in one of my apple trees. The tree is maybe 40 foot tall and as I was checking out the fruit that was growing, about 5 foot from the ground I saw something. I went inside, got my camera, stood back about 15 feet, zoomed in and snapped a pic.



This is a Mourning Dove sitting on her nest. I didn't get close enough to see if she had eggs since I don't want her to abandon them.

A New Blog

I have decided to move all my needlework posts to another blog. This one will be for my thoughts, rants and such while my needlework projects can be found at Wynne Crochet Knit Wits

Fingerless gloves (Wristers)

Here they are finished, forgot to post them, I made two pairs, one for Squishy and one for her grandma.

Puff the Magic Dragon

Here is my latest project, a wee dragon that I think is adorable. My niece, Katie, wanted me to make her a dragon before she went back to Texas so I made one for her.

Horse Scarf Pattern

Remember this scarf? I have decided to post the pattern for it.



The following is the chart:



Basically you just follow the chart but doing it double sided is tricky.

Materials needed:

Size 8 (5.0 MM) knitting needles
1 Skein Red Heart Super Saver Burgundy
1 Skein Red Heart Super Saver Gold
(Or two colors of your choice)

CO 28 of both colors, making sure they alternate, Gold, Burgundy, Gold, burgundy

Row 1: K1, P1 (Making sure all Gold stitches are knit and all Burgundy is purl. All purl stitches come out as knit when you turn the project.)This row should start with a Burgundy.

Row 2, 3, 4, 5: Complete as Row 1 starting with the appropriate color that the row starts with

Row 6: Should start with Gold so follow the chart

Continue with chart, each row starts with a knit and ends with a purl. All odd numbered rows should start with Burgundy and all Even numbered rows should start Gold.

On the even rows the white spaces are Gold and dark spaces are burgundy

On the Odd rows the white spaces are Burgundy and dark spaces are Gold.

The pattern is knit long enough for an adult, which is about 5 foot long. To change the direction of the horse just start at the opposite end of the chart as you did when you started. If you want the horse running up the scarf, start with the bottom of the chart, if you want it running down the scarf, start at the top.

I always put five rows between each pattern then I made a checkerboard pattern at both ends and directly in the middle.

BE creative with it and if you have trouble just send me a message.