So I came home from work today and kind of bummed out and stressed so I decided I would catch up on some of the blogs on my list. I found my name on three of them!! Wow - I was so excited. Totally lifted my spirits. Thanks gals that was so nice of you all. Stephanie http://stephanie215.typepad.com/ and Michelle http://michelleazphotog.blogspot.com/ are in my Knitting CJ from 2peas (sorry I can't be cool and make your name your blog link). This has been a great CJ and can you belive it - no one has lost a journal yet and everyone is either on time or early? It's great sharing ideas with them and they understand and even encourage my knitting fettish! :-) Then I checked Hilary's blog http://hillyut.blogspot.com/ and my name was on there too!! I called her out on a quiz - hee hee! She is awesome because I can always count on her to comment on my blog posts and she gives me that extra little push to keep it going. Plus she has a great scracastic streak in her which I LOVE!! So thanks gals - I am sure my husband thanks you too because now his wife is in a better mood!

The Red Mittens.

Tyler has been asking for red mittens for some time now. Not sure how he got the idea into his head, but he kept asking me to make him some so I finally agreed too. I had never made mittens before. As I was making them, he sat right next to me asking me "Are they done yet?" (a minute later) "Are they done now?". Finally I was done with one and it was bed time for him so he put his one mitten on, as happy as can be and went to bed. So of course I had to make the other one the next day, but I coldn't get it done before he went to bed so I told him when he woke up, his other red mitten would be ready. You would have thought it was Christmas the next day! The first thing he asked me in the morning was "Where is my other mitten?." He was so happy when I showed it to him and immediately put it on (he had gone to bed with the one mitten on again). So today I dedicate my blog to my cute little guy and his red mittens.

Wow - I got called out by Sylvia on her blog http://mrsbuttner.typepad.com/i_forgot_to_tell_you/ to answer this quiz so here goes!

*2 names you go by
1. Kent
2. And there are no good nicknames for Kent but my boss calls me Kenaton (old co-worker gave me that one) but my fav is Kentius Maximus
*2 parts of your heritage
1. Umm I think English
2. Scottish/Irish - you'd never guess by my pale skin and red cheeks huh?!
*2 things that scare you
1. crazy people that talk to themselves
2. that my kid might get hit by a car
*2 of your everyday essentials
1. Int'l Food French Vanilla coffee
2. lip gloss
*2 things you are wearing right now
1. black long-sleeve t-shirt
2. pajama bottoms with hot pink elephants on them! - just kidding but I really am wearing a black long sleeve t-shirt but my pajama bottoms are green plaid (and sadly it is 7:00 at night and I had to put them on when I got home from work - rough day)
*2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at the moment)
1. Switchfoot - LOVE their new CD
2. Ummm- I don't know who else at the moment I guess Marty Casey from the Rock Star show
*2 favorite songs (at the moment)
1. Switchfoot - Lonely Nation
2. Mr. Brightside version by Marty Casey
*2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love)
1. laughter
2. understanding
*2 truths
1. Treat people the way you would want to be treated
2. Do everything knowing that one day you will be accountable for your actions
*2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex)
1. Eyes
2. their style
*2 of your favorite hobbies
1. scrapbooking
2. knitting
*2 things you want really badly
1. An adopted girl
2. To live finance stress free
*2 places you want to go on vacation
1. Costa Rica (for Matt's sake)
2. cruise to Alaska
*2 things you want to do before you die
1. see my boys graduate college, wedding and meet great-grandchildren (ditto that)
2. Travel and see the world
*2 ways that you are stereotypically a dude/chick
1. I have to have my collection of lipglosses
2. I don't go anywhere without a purse
*2 things you are thinking about now
1. That I really need to wash my face
2. That I got sidetracked once again on the computer from what I really needed to do but hey what can you do when you get called out
*2 stores you shop at
1. Target
2. Old Navy
*2 people i would like to see take this quiz
1. Gees I feel like no one reads my blog and the two that do probably already took this but I call out Hilary if she hasn't done it yet
2. Shannon W. (I know Shannon Montez already did this)

Thanks Sylvia that was fun!

I am in scarf mode right now. Here is one I just finished - a ruffle scarf from the Lion Brand yarn website. I was trying to use of some scrap yarn I had. I cropped my head out because I was looking very scary today. Long story but it involves no shower, Timmy my son being suspended and over all emotional exhaustion. It'll be better tomorrow - right?!

Next on the list - a curly cue scarf pattern from Knit Diva. Found this as I was wondering around my favorite yarn store - http://www.goknit.com/ trying to recoup from the "long story". I think I will be making a couple of them for Christmas presents.

My latest knitting creation! I knitted up a black furry shrug (well undid an old one, changed the style, and re-knitted it). I even wore it Saturday night to my Stepmom's fundraiser. It is very warm and it's the type of thing that is like a black dress - something that you need and can wear with anything. So yeah me! Now you know why I have been flaking on my scrapbooking...

Guess Who Got to go to U2?!

Me!!! I couldn't believe it. On Monday, my boss got a call from a hotel she is hopefully going to use for one of our company seminars and the lady was offering her U2 tickets for Tuesday. I told her to go for it and how fun that would be. She decided she didn't want to go but she would ask if I could use the tickets instead - really?? The lady said of course and even hand delivered them on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Monday night we are scrambling for a babysitter and by Tuesday morning Matt had pretty much talked himself out of going saying it was too much work to get a babysitter and it was a school night (I think he is getting old). My girlfriend Julie jumps in (she is now his boss and good at overhearing phone conversations) so she get son the phone with me and says she and her husband will watch our kids (again). Matt still is not cool with the idea so long story short - Julie agrees to go!

We had a blast and it was such a surreal experience. I had never seen them before and boy do they put on a show. The stage was awesome with cool light effects. I was memorized by it all. Then the music was phenomenal and so loud that it made your heart move (literally). The Oakland arena was packed to the rafters and it was awesome to hear everyone sing along. The band was great and Bono really worked the crowd - he wields ALOT of power! Every move he made caused the crowd to scream. He was so humble though and appreciative even after all these years of them being famous. The crowd was all around our age so I think it was a bunch of 30 somethings reliving their teens years when U2 first was big. They sang all their old hits plus all the new ones.

It was a great night and one I will never forgot. Thanks Julie for going with me!

I am trying really hard.....
To help out more around the house and do more of that housewife stuff. Matt started a new job a couple of weeks ago and now he is in a property management office from 9-5:30 5 days a week. This may be normal to most working men but not my husband. He has been his own boss with his own hours for a long time and now that has all shifted. Before, on my work days, he would be home more, keep the house somewhat picked up and have dinner ready when I got home (nich huh). Now on the days I work, we both arrive home exhausted so it has been taking a toll on the way we run our household. So I am trying really hard to step up and do what I can to make things work. I went grocery shopping on Thursday and cooked a meal along with my other cleaning chores. I know for some of you, you do this everyday so don't roll your eyes too hard. I even asked him he needed me to run any errands while he was working and he said to buy him some more work pants so I did that too. The poor guy can't even sleep in for at least another week (today - Saturday) he woke up really early to go to garage sales (part of the other way he makes money) and then he has two property management appts. Then on Sunday, he was to wake up at 4am to drive load of antiques to the once a month Alameda flea market and sell until the afternoon where he will come home exhausted. What a hard worker he is and I feel bad because I don't want him to burn out. Sooo I am psyching myself up to be a good housewife this weekend and to get things done around the homestead so he can relax when he gets home.