Deer damage and yard work

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corey-and-mark-new-fenceIt’s been really busy here. We had deer damage to the arborvitaes. So we fought back and put up a fence. We also had already ordered a bjillion more arborvitaes, so those had to be planted also. Actually, I’m unsure of the exact number, but when I get an accurate count, I will post it. The main row had 165 – I counted them while we were working on the fence. The picture is of Corey and Mark out back fixing the fence. I LOVE this picture.

Also, we decided to take out the sidewalk in front of the house. What a nightmare that was. We had to rent a jackhammer. Both kids helped us and it took all day.

We also built a strawberry box – above ground – three feet high – makes it really nice to weed and pick the strawberries. Dad has one and I love his so we built one of our own.

SFS (Pair #2)

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**Swish – black – worsted**
*Pair #1 for SFS*

soldier-sock-1-feb-13Very cold today – yesterday too – below zero with 30 below wind chill – school was closed yesterday and again today. I don’t really care. My work carried on. Finished my first pair of socks for Socks for Soldiers today. It took 12 1/2 hours for me to make one sock. OH MY GOD!!! The first one took a long time so I timed the second one. Maybe I shouldn’t have – that’s kinda sad. But………the cuff is 12 inches so that’s a lot of sock – and……..I’m new at this. I have only made three other socks and I just started making socks in December (2006). So, I’ll cut myself some slack. Now onto learning how to knit socks on circular. That’s my project for this afternoon – to start to learn at least.

Life

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coreys-house
Here’s what’s up in our life. Corey has moved into his own home. He is leasing with option to purchase for one year. He moved in yesterday (last night to be exact) and it is the cutest little house ever. It needs much love and Corey is just the guy for the task. In this picture, Corey is mowing the lawn for the first time (this picture actually taken in the Spring – after this post was originally posted). This is such an exciting time for Mark and I – to see our sons grow and spread their wings. What a success Corey is – at age 21, he is on the way to purchasing his first home. Exciting – tear-jerking.

Keith had a very full week last week. He was working his last week at US Steel (actually working at US Steel as a contractor for AGT – something like that – if I’m wrong, I’m sure he’ll correct me since we are both full of perfectionist issues when it comes to typos, etc.). His last day was Friday, but in that timeframe, he had to get all four wisdom teeth pulled Thursday and then go to work Friday, in addition to working three days at South Central, getting a haircut Thursday night right after having his wisdom teeth pulled so he would look shiny and new for his new job at Golden Technologies starting Monday, February 12. However, he pulled through the surgery like a champ and no one would ever be able to tell he even had his wisdom teeth pulled. Slight swelling – no bruising – amazing. So…………..Monday – tomorrow actually, he starts his new job. More exciting times for our family. Next, he will continue saving and buy his own house.

That’s it for now – more another time.

Socks for Mom (Pair #1)

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**Red Heart – worsted – color unknown**

sock-1This is my first pair of socks. I learned to knit in November, 2006, and these socks were completed in December, 2006. They are Red Heart worsted – OH MY. Yes, I said worsted – that was before I learned the joy of knitting socks with fingering weight wool. These socks belong to Mom – she fell in love with them and I happily handed them off to her.

New Beginnings

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etToday is the first day of the rest of my life. Well, really it’s 2008 right now but I’m back-dating this post to the day I met Mark, who would become my future husband. When he walked in the front door at my parents home, it was love at first sight (it was a blind date). He was tall, tall, tall and handsome. He had on light brown corduroys and a yellow sweatshirt. I’ll post a picture of us – he has on the same sweatshirt – I want to remember it forever. I remember when he walked in I thought “he’s a basketball player” because he was so tall (but, as I later learned, he was not a basketball player – doesn’t like sports at all – yippee!!!). In the years to come, he related how he was afraid because Dad and at least one of my brothers, maybe both, were also in the living room. He knew he’d be in big trouble if he hurt me because they were all tall guys too. It was Labor Day, 1982, and it was a Monday night (obviously – Labor Day). We went to see ET. We were home by 8:30 or 9:00. We didn’t speak except he asked me if I wanted to see him again and he said it was fun. So sweet – we were sooooooooo shy. We went out again that next Saturday night (September 11) and the rest is history. By October 6 (one month) we knew we were getting married. He gave me a pre-engagement ring for Christmas that year (can’t call it a promise ring, he said, because those are for teenagers and the young kids). We were engaged on April 18, 1983, and got married on June 25, 1983. That will be my next post.