National Talk Like a Pirate Day and other thoughts!

Today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day. To commemorate this silly and fun day, I watched "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" with my client. I got called into work this morning for a few hours. We had fun. I said "Arrgh, it's talk like a pirate day. And we is watching a Pirate movie!" and he laughed and signed yes! :)

The Red Scarf Project is taking donations! I am looking for a pattern to make my donation. There is still plenty of time to knit a scarf to donate, but I need to hurry up and choose a pattern.

The submission period for the next Red Scarf initiative is set for September 1, 2009 through December 15, 2009. Send scarves to:

Orphan Foundation of America
The Red Scarf Project
21351 Gentry Drive
Sterling, VA 20166

Guidelines for Knitters:
Scarf Size: Approximately 60" long and 5" to 8" wide. Scarves should be long enough to be wrapped around the neck, with tails long enough to be tied in the front.

Style: Think unisex collegiate. Ask yourself if your son, brother, and/or husband would enjoy receiving the scarf. Fringes are optional. Your scarf should drape and tie easily.

Yarn: Preferably DK, double fingering-weight, worsted weight, or light bully yarns. No laceweight, super-chunky, or mohair yarns as there are many people who find mohair too itchy. The yarn should be soft.

Color: Red! However, this could mean burgundy, cherry, russet, red stripes with other colors, or multicolor hues including red. Other unisex colors, including black, navy, teal, olive or gold are also welcome.

Finished and tagged: Yarn ends should be securely sewn in. For a personal touch, attach a tag saying "Handmade for You" with your first name, city, and group affiliation, if any. Donors have also included washing instructions, messages of encouragement, gift cards, burger bucks, books of stamps, etc.

Good Grief what am I up to now?

I have been working on a lace slouchy hat to give as gifts for the holidays. I think that I am going to give the 1st one to my sister with a reversible cable scarf. I have started the 2nd hat for my MIL in the same colorway. My Mom doesn't usually wear hats, so I think that she will get a scarf or a shawl.

Today, I am full of random thoughts and it is time for me to get ready for work!

Have a Beautiful Day!

Update!

Wow, I haven't blogged in a while! Our car has a rebuilt transmission and is getting us where we need to go. I've been knitting socks. I am on stronger medicine for my asthma and bp medicine. I am coping with the side effects, but overall things are ok. DH starts school tomorrow.

Today I went to Sock Therapy! Yelley was very gracious and gave us a lesson in Toe-Up socks! I learned Judy's Magic Cast on:



Well, I am off to work on the cast on!! Have a beautiful Day!!

Our car looks so sad!

Well, today DH and FIL replaced the cv joint on the car. It did not fix the problem! There is something between the automatic transmission that the cv joint. That may be what is wrong. We don't really know. The car has to go in the shop when we have enough money saved to fix it. I do not know when that will be because the Home Care Agency that I work for will not schedule me anywhere unless I have a working vehicle. I wasn't being scheduled very much since my regular client passed away last December. My insurance through the county is also requiring me to file for unemployment for this reason.

Our car just looks so sad out in front of our house!

Fun on the 4th of July!

Today, we went to the Modesto Certified Farmer's Market!

We got a caramel apple from Caramel Avenue. Jana gave us a sample of her homemade caramel and we just had to get one!

We also got a small bag of Dale's Gourmet Kettle Popcorn. They make it and bag it up fresh right there!

It is hot!

Well here it is 109 F today. Is it too hot to knit? In my opinion it is never too hot or too cold to knit! You, however, should take precautions. Here are some signs of heat exhaustion:

• Heavy Sweating
• Cool Moist skin
  
• Paleness
• Headache
• Nausea and vomiting
• Dizziness
• Muscle cramps
• Tiredness and Weakness
• Fainting
• Dark colored urine
• Low Blood Pressure
• Rapid weak pulse
• Rapid shallow breathing

Treatment for heat exhaustion is involves several cooling measures:

• Cool, air conditioned environment
• Cool shower or sponge bath
• Rest, lay down and elevate feet.
• Cool Non-alcoholic beverages
• Lightweight or loose clothing
  

If fever greater than 102 F (38.9 C), fainting, confusion or seizures occur, dial 911 or call for emergency medical assistance.

If you sew, you can make a cool neck scarf . It is filled with water crystals that you can purchase at any home and garden center.

Today,in an attempt to stay cool and enjoy some social knitting, DH and I went to knitting today at a local Starbucks. I got a shakened iced green tea and DH got a green tea frappacino. We also purchased a bottle of Ethos water to share. We also shared a slice of yummy lemon pound cake. I knitted with friends for a couple of hours. The Starbucks tend to keep their establishments very cool making it a nice place for public knitting in the heat.

Sometimes when it rains it pours!

Yesterday was a lovely day! I got a chance to talk to my Dad on the phone and wish him a Happy Father's Day. I got to go to knitting and later to eat hamburgers with DH's parents and grandparents!

Today, wasn't as nice. I walked 8+ blocks with one of my clients in the heat with my asthma problems and current back problems. I hobbled along actually and she had to stop several times. I don't know if she was resting or just letting me catch up. DH picked me up from work which is a good thing because after that walk I wasn't really able to drive. On the way home, after we turned our car started to make a grinding noise. We stopped twice. We checked underneath and checked the fluids. DH managed to get us home at 10 mph. I am thankful that we are home.