Zelda

We have a new puppy in the house!

Yes, I'm the insane one that thought this would be a brilliant idea!  She is suppose to be a playmate for Zoey.  Xena can be an innocent bystander and not have to wrestle anymore if she doesn't want to.  Well, she is a bit wilder than I expected.  However, she seems to be adjusting quickly to the house and is at about 98% on pottying outside.  Granted she potties in my flowerbed, but it's better than in the house.  I'll post some pics as soon as she stops moving long enough to snap some shots.  Oh, I guess I better tell you what she is - she's a 10 month old Italian Greyhound and she is a tiny, prancing beauty and her name is Zelda.  I adopted her from Texas Italian Greyhound Rescue.  She corrects well when needed.  I just have to get the potty issues to 100% and figure out a deterrent for the counter tops.  I'm afraid she is going to get burned by the stove or hurt herself either attempting the jump on the counter or a jump off if she is ever successful.  I've got a book on my Nook to read about housebreaking in 7 days.  We'll see how it goes, I know, better late than never.  I've got every amount of determination this will be a success.  Otherwise, Shane might just divorce me before the wedding!  Lucky for me I get 5 days in the office so I get a bit of a break from Miss Craziness while working.  I honestly believe that once she gets our routine down all will be right in the Kelly household again.  Now I just gotta figure out how to add her pic to my blog sidebar and I'll be good!

Quilting & Etsy

So I got a sewing machine for Christmas and jumped right into quilting.  I have made 2 quilt tops that need to be basted and quilted but they are a bit larger and one of them needs backing material first.  I have also made three baby quilts/blankets that I've listed on Etsy.  I'll post things that I make for to sell here and link them to my Etsy store.  I'm trying to raise money for our wedding that I think will occur on Saturday, October 20, 2012.  So here are my three quilts/blankets listed on Etsy:

Here is the link to the Etsy shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/xenaandzoey?ref=ss_profile

Please visit and check things out.  I'll be listing some new things just as soon as I can get them finished. I've got two quilt tops completed that need basting, quilting & binding.  I'm going to make some burp cloths to list as well.  

I'm still here....

I'll start posting stuff soon, I promise! I've been learning all kinds of new things and I've started selling stuff on Etsy that I want to promote here too.

I'll be back soon!

Yeah I Fell Off The Face Of The Earth

So I disappeared for awhile for the blogospere. Life got in the way and I just never stopped to take time to blog. This week as been a week of snow and ice and I'm over it. I want spring/summer weather. Heck, I would be happy with temps in the 40's or 50's at this point. So this is just a post to say I'm back, maybe not daily or weekly, but back. I'll catch you up on the knitting projects I've completed and my first ever quilt top!!! Yeah I got a sewing machine for Christmas and started sewing - so stoked and excited to get projects done. I need to find a quilting service here until I figure out quilting on my machine. No I did not knit the sweater the girls have on, I bought them here. Have a great day! Stay warm!!

Destruction

I came home from work to find that Shane had left the office door open. He had done it before and I left the mess for him to clean up that day since I had to go to the store and get stuff for dinner. So he sent me a text one day and said he thought he left the office door open, but I was too busy to leave work to check. I should have made time since this is what I came home to:

This is in the office (obviously - since there is a desk)

another in the office

in our bedroom

more in our bedroom

and more in our bedroom

I'm knitting a blanket for some friends of ours having a baby. That's the blanket and the yarn. They yarn went from the back of the house where the office is to the front of the house where the master bedroom is. I was able to save the blanket - thank GOD - or else I was gonna cry at the thought of either having to start over or giving up and buying them something not made by me. Oh, and those are all of my grandmother's, mother's and great aunt's hand written recipes and recipe boxes too. Zoey destroyed two of the boxes and only damaged the corner of one recipe - I got REAL LUCKY there. I lost a flip flop in the massacre and Shane said he will replace with a new pair - we'll see.

I got home yesterday and he had done it again - left the office door open. This time she got into the recipes again and not one recipe card was destroyed, just the boxes. However, she did destroy a knitting needle that had the makings of a sweater on it - not sure I'll be able to salvage that knitting project and she destroyed my souvenir bag from the Vancouver Olympics. As in a reusable shopping tote from the Hudson Bay Company - not a plastic or paper bag. I am bummed about that one.

I can't really get mad at Zoey since she is only 7 months old. She gets bored so easily and there are obvious signs of that all over the house (well mainly upstairs), the carpet, the baseboards, my nightstand, a plastic tub she managed to get into...

Thanks!!!

Thanks to Jessica at The Lowe Family News for the LOVE!!! I really appreciate it. Now I got to get back into this and make her proud! And not make her think that she wasted her time and a helping hand. She has the BEST blog EVER!!! Seriously, I stalked it and read all the way back to the beginning - I know, I know, I have no life...

Today is going to be a busy day. First, something is wrong with Zo Bear - again. Last night I noticed a lump on the back of her neck. She is still playing, eating, and pottying like normal, so we don't know what to do. I gave her an anti-histamine pill this morning and we'll give her another one in 12 hours. If the lump is still there then it's off to the emergency clinic - again.

I'm about to get a shower and then my dad is coming up so we can go to Sur La Table (our new favorite store) and get groceries for tomorrow for Father's Day AND for Shane's Birthday.

Technically his bday was yesterday, but we are going to dinner with friends tonight and the family is celebrating tomorrow. He gets a full weekend for his birthday. Yesterday a friend of his took him to lunch and on a tour of the new Cowboy Stadium. They then went to a couple of pubs after that and he got home around 10:00. My presents for him were delivered to my dad's yesterday so he is bringing those up too. We are headed to the Meddlesome Moth tonight - if you are in Dallas (or surrounding areas) or come in town to visit - you have to go to this place it's the COOLEST!!! Any of you folks that ever frequented the old Hard Rock Cafe in Dallas will especially love the stained glass windows they have. Takes me back to when we celebrated our birthdays there, so great.

So I tried to get a pick of Zoey's lump - kinda hard when she insists on not being still. I haven't figured out how to write on my pics yet. Maybe I need photo shop instead of aperture...

It's just at the point of her ear in this one (and the lens made an appearance thanks to the flash - grrr)

And you can see it here a bit better just to the right of my finger

Recipes

Again - I have recipes to review and I will get to them.  I promise.  Only there won't be pictures because I keep forgetting to take pictures.  But I just want to note that it's really, super important to read the labels of what you are putting in your food.  As in make sure you are using VANILLA extract and not ALMOND extract.  Seriously, I did it, not once, but twice in TWO days.  Sunday when I made ice cream and Monday when I made cookies.  Way to go, Kel!