Update

I have been very busy lately with my classes so I haven't knit anything new. I did learn how to weave in the ends of my green washcloth and it turned out so nice. I have many knitting projects planned but I can't do much right now since I really need to be concentrating on my classes. I have several gift ideas and I've been using my 40% off coupons to get up a stockpile of yarn. This winter should be very productive!

I'm starting another washcloth called the "Garter Stitch Lace Facecloth". I'm using some yarn I found on clearance at JoAnn's called Bellezza Collection Smania in "Berry Multi". I can't find my size 6 needles right now so I'm using my 7's and not sure I like how loose it is. We'll see if this thing gets very far without getting ripped out.

We had our first snow so now my garden is mush ;O( Now I need to go out there and clean up my beds before we have a snow that sticks.

I joined a new bookclub called Paperback Swap. So far I'm really enjoying it!

My oldest son is doing great in school this year. He tested really high at the end of last year (6th grade) so he will be taking the SAT in September. He may qualify for a scholarship! He could also take some college classes duing the summer if he passes the SAT. He's been working really hard to keep up his grades since I told him I would buy him a laptop ONLY if he gets all A's and no more than 4 B's this year. The more A's the better the computer! He's missed getting in a couple of assignments on time so he's trying to get all the extra credit he can. It's nice to see him try so hard. I'm hoping he will like the recognition he'll get for getting in the honor roll and will keep it up. I can't always buy him something big like that but there will always be upgrades and accessories for the darned thing.

I have a hair appointment on the 10th and I'm thinking about cutting it short again. I'm thinking of doing another Faith Hill haircut.

HAIR! Can't live with it.....

can't live without it. Well, at least it would be scary without it. I myself, have too much of it. I have scheduled an appointment for a mystery cut. I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do. Part of me wants to go short and sassy but part of me is liking the long prettier hair. That's really very unlike me.... I'm not sure what's up with that. I really hate to cut it since I paid a small fortune for the color job. I had her mix a little red (think of red like a car not like a carrot..like the picture to the left here) in with my normal carmel highlights and I LOVE it. It seems to blend well with my natural colors as well as with the highlights I love. I think next time I go for more of the red. But for the cut I have no idea......

I'm kind of liking this one.


Or this one...


I'm sure I'll end up with something completely different but we'll see...

Now I'm ready for 2006

but I still have to work on writing the year right on my checks.

Today I went to get my hair done and I feel great! I have been really bummed out because my hair is getting grayer. It really stands out at my part against my dark hair. So instead of just highlighting she added some color that is close to my natural color. NO MORE GREY HAIR! I have my regular low key caramel highlights like last time so I'm totally happy now ;O)

After that I went shopping and found some really great deals - which is always fun ;O) I found two sweaters that I almost bought last month on the clearance rack! They were $36 bucks each last month. Now they were marked down to $21 and clearance was 40% off plus I had a coupon for an additional 15% off :O) That's just awesome! It's funny that the very two that I wanted in the size I needed were still there on clearance. There were very few left. The two I got are brown and other neutral shades mixed with sky blue. It seems people liked the ones with pink better. Good :O)

Anyway, that certainly starts off my year wonderfully!