Monthly Archives: March 2004

Sigma on the Needles

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So as promised here is a photo (or two) of my sigma progress for spring fling. I really enjoy this yarn and I know I’ll be using for something else in the future. I chose the color not because it was in the pattern, but when I was looking at colors at the yarn shop I liked that color best. It is just coincidence that it is very similar. I didn’t even have the pattern with me and I went in looking for yarn for a different project (knitty’s sonnet), but there wasn’t enough of that particular color, so I took what I thought I would need for the tank.

Sigma on the Needles Sigma on the Needles

More New Projects

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I will have more new projects to work on soon. I broke down and bought the Rowan Summer Tweed Collection. I just love all the patterns in it and it has mostly beginner patterns. Now I just need to finish some of my current projects so I can try my hand at a few in the book. With a mix of tanks and sweaters, I should be able to knit these patterns well into the fall season. I just hope with practice I can become a faster knitter, so that it doesn’t take ages for me to finish something. :) I’m really wanting to make chamomile. It looks so comfy for early fall. And Ginger would be fabulous for summer. Ai yai yai! I need to hurry up and get knitting. LOL! My husband would love it if I wore Honey with nothing underneath like the model. Heehee. Maybe he won’t complain about my spending all that money for yarn if I show him that. :D

Pictures of my spring fling progress will be up tonight, hopefully.

Tank Progress

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I’ve made some good progress on my tank. I’m about 3.5-4 inches into the body. It’s done in the round till the armholes, so that makes it somewhat easy. I’m liking it a lot, but I just hope I have enough yarn. I’ve already started the second ball and I have 7 balls approximately 108 yards each. It should be enough, but I really have no idea. Only time will tell. Pictures to come when I feel more up to it. I’m exhausted and drained from our emergency trip to Florida. Dad is okay. See my journal for more info. Hopefully the doctor will give him the clear to travel within the next week or two and they will be able to go home.

Dad is OK

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Dad is okay for now. The pacemaker is doing it’s job. His heart rate was 40 when they took him to the hospital. He is still getting dizzy though. He has some medication to help that and he has an appointment with an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist this week, because they think he has a middle ear inflammation. He was feeling much better when I left Friday evening. I feel much better now that I went down there to see him. It was good to see him and mom again.

I also got to meet my sister’s little dog…he is such a cutie, I wanted to take him home. He is so small, weighing about 3 pounds and is so hyper. Because he is part chihuahua and part miniature daschund, he has huge ears and they stick straight up. They actually look like butterfly wings. And the vet called him a chiweenie, so his nickname is weenie. He is the cutest thing. I look forward to the day I get a dog that little. But actually my sister says he is going to get pretty big, because his mom was big.

So we are home, dad is doing ok and they are still planning to come visit at the end of May. They will also be stopping here on the way home as soon as dad gets the all clear to travel.

Dad Update

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I’m going to Florida. I don’t know how often I’ll be able to post, but I plan on coming back this weekend. Dad is getting a pacemaker tomorrow. They are going to keep him in the hospital for the next few days and he’ll have to stay in Florida for about 3-4 weeks so the doctors can monitor him. A trip that was supposed to be for a week has turned into a month-long stay. Mom has been busy making arrangements at his work, letting them know he’ll be out for a while and trying to get everything organized for their extended stay. I will keep you all posted on what is going on as often as I can, but internet will be limited. I’ll be back next week if all goes well with the pacemaker.

Prayers for Dad

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I have to talk somewhere and this is as good a place as any. My dad has gone into the hospital. He has been having dizzy spells and two nights ago had a really bad one. Mom took him to the hospital and they have been running tests. His EKG came back normal, but his pulse is extremely low. They are giving him meds, fluids and oxygen to try and get his pulse up. The cardiologist is also running a bunch of tests to find out why his pulse is low. They are trying to determine if he had a very mild heart attack or something else.

I’m very worried and it’s worse because I’m not there. The bad episode happened while they are on a trip to Florida. They took some stuff down to put in storage down there as they get ready for his retirement in June and their move shortly thereafter from Texas.

Depending on what they cardiologist says after this batch of tests they are doing this afternoon, I may go down to be with them, but I’m just waiting right now. I feel helpless, afraid. I want to be with my daddy. I’m going to wait and see what happens first, see how long they want to keep him. But it’s scary and frustrating…this waiting game. Especially from 9 hours away.