Hello World, Here I Am

I made it to the end of the week unscarred.  My mentor teacher has calmed down and I think we are in avoidance mode.  Wednesday was a teacher inservice day and I chose to 'email in with a sick child'.  She never responded nor shared any of the information from the training sessions with me.  I can only believe the day was uneventual and not really that important for student teachers?
Friday was wonderful and such a relief.  She was out and a substitute was provided.  The classes ran much smoother and if there were any porblems it was something minimal and taken care of on the spot.  I can not believe the night and day difference when the actual classroom teacher is not there.

I have joined an online group to inspire me, motivate me, and challenge me to keep up with crafting.  The more I look around and think about things I have several unfinished projects.  I also have enough yarn, beads, and cross stitch items to open a small store - so why do I keep buying more?  I really should only be buying things I need to finish current projects. Can I blame the stores for sending me coupons?  Really most of the stuff was on sale, clearance or 40% off  LOL.

With in 5 miles of where I live I have a JoAnn's, Michaels, HobbyLobby and recently discovered http://www.herrschners.com/ .   All so very dangerous, but they all have such cute things.  UGH... what is a woman to do.

Right now I am desperatly trying to finish a table runner for my mothers annivesray (that was in Janurary).  I hope to have it done this weekend.  I probably have 2-3 more hours on it then I am done.  I need help with the last part and that should be 1 good long evening.  I need to get that send up to her.   I have a yellow and purple crochet blanket that I started back in October that I need to get done.  No purpose or intended recieptent of the blanket but I need to finish it.  The project was started as a way to finish up extra yarn LOL.  I have a huge blanket I started for Joey TWO YEARS ago that needs to get done.  Im doing a different stitch pattern and its just very difficult so I've been avoiding it.  Plus I have found a number of skiens of 'wash cloth' yarn AKA  Sugar and Spice and I want to now get those done as well.

So that is what 3-4 active projets plus the entire crate of cross stitch i have to do and the overflowing crate of yarn for crochet.  What I have allowed myself to accept that I need is a complete set of bamboo handled crochet hooks.  I purchsed a container for them and since my hands cramp this type of hook really helps and I find it necessary.  They are quite expensive $3-$4 per hook but I look at it as an investment.

In my defense I DO NOT scrapbook, I DO NOT SEW so there are worse things.  I do have a few things to make beaded bracelets but that is nothing major.  Those materials are contained in 2 average lunch sized tupperware containers. (Beads, wire, clasps, etc)  And I can use some of the beads in X-stitch as a bit of embelishment if I so choose.  Oh how fancy I can be.

To day I really want to get a pedicure.  I need an oil change for the car but I want a pedicure...I could probably wait another week but I think I want some ME time for an hour.