WOW! Another Year!

Seriously been so busy the past few months, i barely have had time to get to my computer let alone blog, heres a quick run down
Hooray for my small cheerleader they took 2nd place this season!
with all the snow, their friends like to migrate here for some karaoke.....Amazing my son tried up... him and his friend are just learning to read....The hum, yell and scream when they try to sing.. DH goes for the beer & wine that night.... It's fun! Great R & R perfect stress relief, just lots of laughs.


Another scarf got completed in time for holidays! My cousin loved it! Others wanted to make sure they get one. I used 4 skein of Plymouth Alpaca...so very soft. Need to find that pattern again, totally forgot where I found it... Will post to ravelry
The kids surprised me and had their pictures taken for me.. I figured something was up when my older daughter happily volunteered to babysit and overnight!
she did a great job and they all look fantastic!




Last month I decided to get back to work, I haven't in so long and with all the stress in my life just needed something else to help. So I'm working in Senior Health Services doing private duty nursing aide. Only PT but can feel like a glorified babysitter to some.......Nice to get out of the house to do something other then the usual

Busy Busy Busy!

So sorry for neglecting my blog the past couple months. Lots of things going on


Since August when Cheer leading/Football season started. I haven't had time to breathe.. Been on the go all day and practices all week long and games every weekend... So tired by the time we get home usually between 7:3o-9:00pm, make dinner and bed......Totally wiped.. Was doing dinner at 2:30 in the afternoon at first and eating early but that was for the birds!

My daughter's team is a traveling team no less, and we made it into the playoffs!!

last month we had to add my sons birthday, black eye and cousins wedding into the season which was interesting and really no time to sleep that weekend.


this he woke up with and boy did it make HUGE problems, 1 he has a seep disorder, Restless leg Syndrome, Central Apnea and a seizure disorder that is sleep induced & epilepsy so it's not unusual for him to wake up with injuries.. Give you a one guess what the school thought when he showed up with this.. YIKES! He was questioned 7 times by them different people and he didn't know what happened he went to bed it wasn't there then woke up with it.... anyway the school had such far fetched ideas it wasn't funny! I was questioned by authorities about my husband beating me and my children to he gave it to him then me???
then he was questioned again by a social worker and the principal and I happened to be at the school volunteering that day in the copy room/office. I walked around the corner and my son was coming out of the office with them, he tried to run to me with his arms out to hug me and the principal tried to stop him with her arm across his neck and came home looking like this (nevertheless school picture day) She left marks on him his forehead and neck.....

Now we've been to a few meetings at the school superintendent and now they are going to schedule a big meeting with all the districts department heads, superintendents of each dept and her for what to do about it.. then I get to give my input and requests at the time.....
I reported her and she's very upset kicked me out of the school, I'm not allowed there unless invited and the staff including special needs and teachers aren't even allowed to speak with me about my son at all.. All info has to be through the superintendent...
I seriously want her fired for it!! I spoke with an attorney and the DRS are all on our side and have no concerns of either myself nor my husband for any type of abuse.. She's screwed! and the school has provided me with all pertinent info for a law suit.... actually assaulting him, misrepresenting his behaviors and without vital info for the DRs essential which lead to a misdiagnosis by the school for ADD/HD and treatment of narcotics the past year and half so he can be doped and they can have a better day for this condition he doesn't have through any medical diagnosis....as well as a harassment suit...... SO between advocates, lawyers and other meetings and a TON of research too about disability & special education laws. I haven't had much time to sleep let alone anything else...
it's a continued ongoing process and am looking forward to the outcome....
we did manage a small birthday party for him with a few friends in between 2 football games bought a cake and put a mask on nit didn't have time to make one myself. I was very disappointed with it but it a worked out. He loves Star Wars
him and his friends enjoyed some bowing and video games too. then we went back for a nighttime game the day after my cousin wedding, myself and especially my husband were it bit dragging....lol
The league found out a couple weeks ago that I knit & crochet and requested some items to sell as part of the fundraising program and want that to be on ongoing thing that I head up for them... Hey it gets me a discount of the registration too.... Yeah!
the games get very cold in the bleachers and scarves are good. Started out with my daughters I made.. So now I'm teachers those who want to learn and a couple parents who just recently picked up the knit stitch so only can do garter stitch to make them. As long as we only use black, teal & white I have full creativity, scarves, socks, earrings, hats, mittens/gloves and will be reimbursed for my costs only unless donated yarn or items of course... I have to turn in receipts.. but the leagues receives all the profits.. Works out since it costs me over $300+ for my cheerleader and more if my son plays football next season.. The will use him as a water boy and mascot.. I don't want him going head to head with other kids since it's full contact!
so if anyone wants to help me out let me know how and if you can.

New Dish/Wash Cloths

Hey better late then never! I know they don't' take no time but I've been so busy
(the link for the monthly KAL is above click on the lighthouse for direct link to join)

so

Here's my bunny cloth, knitted with a dark purple & white KOS yarn



and football cloth knitted with a Lily sugar & cream ombre yarn


getting ready to upload progress on my sock blanket this weekend too so come back to see those too...Actually really got some progress...;o))

Updates to my Etsy Shop and more!

We've all been home with the flu, only 1 trip to the hospital....of course with my son....
He has and still is running VERY HIGH TEMPS!! Needless to say I haven't been sleeping to much or all that well, sore achy body, my bones are cold! I feel a sore throat coming. croupy cough...ewww!

With all the sicknesses I've had some quiet time to make some mini sock earrings.


Very addicting habit with those small leftover pieces that can't work for a square on my blanket....of course to match my socks too..;o))


there a few pairs up for sale now $20 each pair included with FREE plastic easy grip stoppers


also my husband & I had to re-evaluate on how where going to keep up and pay for the continued treatments and stuff regarding my son's medical care! So we started on on line business thats great, flexible and will work into me continuing to stay home to care for the kids and take care of all my sons medical expenses while he continues to work 2 full time jobs.....


We were invited to take at close look at this opportunity and it works! We enjoy sharing the business with people and showing them how it works too.
I understand it's not for everyone and so many can really benefit form it without even knowing of doing anything.

Our goals is for him not have to work all the hours and have the extra income at the same time within our first year.

Of course we also invite everyone to help us advertise our online website

Http://www.TravelsYourWay.com

Please do keep in mind
you don't have to purchase travel, not everyone travels, but click on the extras and check out so much more
Ever purchase a new or pre-owned vehicle?? Please feel free to ask away and get a free code to print out and take to your dealership with you for extra savings, concert tickets, your local attractions, spa visits, car rentals, sport events, plays, musicals, golfing, skiing, send flowers though the site too, and so much more!

If you'd like to see how this program works and how you can benefit too leave me your email address and I can send you more info and a short video to watch. You would also get a ton of tax savings even the join fee too is tax deductible! Fully accredited and lots of perks too!

100% of ALL our profits from both my etsy shop and our business site all go to help benefit our son!

Earl Grey Socks FO

I love these socks!!

Yarn Harlot pattern
used: Yarn Botanika Superwash Merino + Tencel yarn
color: Manhatten from Yarn Botanika
size 1 needles

a perfect fit! a fun simple cable for such a wonderful pair of socks that feel absolutely wonderful!
One of my Sp introduced me to this lovely yarn and is defiantly a treat to work with and wear!

FO

My basic socks are finally finished. Geez... Not knitting for so long, it felt weird at first but happily to report picked it up like riding a bike.....
Knit Picks merino sock yarn in Spring Prairie


still have lots of WIP top get to this one first because I didn't have to figure out where I left off....piece of cake...
thinking of using up some sock scraps into a blanket too.....Any ideas?
Hmm mitered squares which would take a TON of them, of plain garter stitch using one odd ball after another..

Updates with my son.. well thats a whole other issue. I was at the school and I was inquiring as to why the teacher isn't wiring in my sons notebook daily. (she only agreed to write positive things and nothing else?? which is stuff like, he shared nicely during choice time or he worked hard on project time or good listening at lesson time, etc.)) Well, the principal pulled her from class to speak with me since her last entry was 11/15/07 and I'm thinking she's had nothing positive to say about him since minus his absences and holiday break of course....
I also informed the school nurse (following the protocol I was told) that the medical team of DRS has requested a detail log on not only medical issues but behavioral as well.
So the teacher comes to the nurses office to speak with me. I had the nurse back me up on this subject. I asked her, first she says she's forgot, oh but he has mentioned it to me, and I haven't had time. It's required but also was agreed upon during team meetings at the school which she was present and had alot to say about it too..
Excuses I swear! So She asked about he's meds and what about his ADD...Informed me that his attention and inattention and behaviors she doesn't deal just ignores him and has been since school resumes Jan 2nd!!
I also informed her that the DRs agree he should be treated with med for ADD but can NOT at this point because of his health and new medicines and issues going on in the brain until they can get those better under control he can not be treated for the ADD....
He's NOT even that bad either if you talk with him and explain things to him he will cooperate and be very sweet!
She stands their and continues to tell me the same thing and still refuses to comply with the dr & nurse about the communication log
Then I had to interrupt her and ask then whats going on in class then??
Her response is that she she ignores him and his behaviors and just goes on with ignoring him?
So then what are you teaching him?!
She seen the kids coming in from the playground and left me standing there with the nurse..Nothing!
Don't they have to deal with him??
Why avoid whatever is going on? I don't' understand I'm not there so I don't' know

I spoke briefly to his psychologist and he suggests I call the state on this??! I don't' know I'm hesitant.. We are going back to the hospital and seeing the neurologist tomorrow who want the responsibility of all issues and the responsibility of treating all issues..


So yeah why not avoid confrontations with him teach him that he can do or say whatever he wants with no consequences.. ohh Great! What is everyone teaching him and what is this going to be like? With me he's better but probably because he's such a suck up and mommy's boy too!

Sock Wars & updates

Sorry it took so long to get the sock wars photos up and updates. It's only taken me 2-3 days to do this post...

there thick & comfey

First year I could get my son to get close enough to Santa for a picture


We've had alot happened in the past week or so now .
My son woke up one night and was scared, couldn't speak or get any air in to breathe.
I tried everything I had for emergency medicines waiting for the DR to call and he was getting worse so I didn't wait to ran him to the closest local ER.
They took us in immediately when they saw us walk in and me carrying him.
They first found out they couldn't see down his throat it was closed and swollen. Not tonsils either. Stenosis of his upper airway. Low stats, heart rate under 50 and this wasn't an asthma attack!!
kept him on monitors with low O2s, etc. gave him high doses of steriods to get the swelling down right away,etc.
They did a sleep observation overnight and found out he's having clusters of mini stokes, causing seizures and lesions on the lower part of his brain. The lesions are not sending the proper signals to his body to tell him he needs to breathe when he's sleeping. We're so very proud of him, being such a big brave boy through everything!

They also gave him a couple new diagnosis's. The said he has centralized apneas and RLS which is rare in adults let alone children. Which need to get treated immediately or corrected up to the neurologists. First they need to do a surgery tomorrow morning to help his breathing issues first (of a couple or so) and fix the stenosis of his trek. Then afterwards healing time before the next route.
The DR thinks that all of this is contributing to his learning issues and behaviors issues and his IEP at school. They still think he may be somewhat high end Autism.
I had to get a seizure monitor for home to monitor his o2 and movements during the night.
So I haven't be online much nor will I be in the coming weeks.
he's out of school for a while hopefully he'll be ok to go back in Jan.
I can't enough concentrate long enough t relax and do any knitting or anything really.



We're not even thinking of the holidays either.
They did have their holiday pageant and my son was so scared and looked as though he was going to cry on the stage!! Beforehand he was singing Jingle bells and so excited...(he doesn't do well in crowds, just doesn't like crowds or loud noises and music, he never has)



then The principal and vice principal took my kids to a holiday concert with a couple of their friends this past weekend. Kinda expensive to.. the ticket stubs were $45 per ticket! YIKES! (my son wouldn't get in the pictures at the concert hall downtown)
I'm just glad he got to participate in some holiday festivies. He's going to miss a few but its ok as long as he gets well soon!

Thanks for the notes and sorry it took me so long to send out updates!
Thanks so much for all the thoughts & prayers & for all the support!

Hope everyone enjoys the holiday season!
Hope to be back soon! (will check emails but can't promise it'll be everyday so please be patient on hearing back from me

Yarn Porn & Brief updates & Fos

Update of Sock Wars is that I've sent off my socks and killed and have received mine afterwards. Will upload photos over the weekend of the ones I've received.

Here's some photos of the ones I sent out.... with my little baby gnome I made as well....

I use a gorgeous very soft luxury Alpaca yarn for a little luxury for my targets feet!



Worked out a swap for some Fleece Artist Wool/silk & sea silk sock yarns


since there was no labels I'm sure sure which is which exactly but some lovely colorways thats for sure


quick update on my son is we still have no answers the DRs haven't figured it out exactly and don't' know whats wrong they do recognize something but want a different opinion from other DRs at a different Boston Area Hospital besides Children's Hospital... Errrr! So very frustrating in the meantime we've been weaning him off Meds and dealing....

Birthday & FO & crisis's

Inbetween small crisis's my little one had his 6th birthday
He also insisted on a 3D baseball cake!
That he got I managed to jungle that in somehow, don't' ask I have no idea.
I don't' even remember doing it really..


2 days after his party he had a very lengthy type of generalized type of seizure, once I realized what was going on and had 2 drs on the phone, yelled for a neighbor to help and had to get rid of all the kids that were in my backyard, call 911 and stay with the DR s on the phone telling me what to do and not do... while waiting for 911 response to show up. When the fire Dept & ENT showed up he was just coming out of it and becoming semi cautious, thank God it was well into 10-15 minutes by then at least! It seemed like ALOT longer....
the DR also sent him home with an EEG attached to him for the entire week...He's had way to much seizure activity and the machines battery packs kept running out within hours.. I guess apparently he's been having clusters of them 50-100 per day which we have no way of catching.. How could anyone.. (still beating myself about that one)\
I did managed to get these socks done for him, which HE LOVES! He wants to wear them all the time. Pattern from Vintage Socks Child's French Sock, I used Trekking XXL size 0 needles.
Now he cant' wear socks without shoes on at all because it can create static electricity and give his brain shocks...

The DRs don't' understand and seem to think it's another form of epilepsy then originally diagnosed with back in March of this year.. It's definitely not an easy one to deal with and also effecting his entire brain now not just partial as I was told in the past.
Not sure how to treat yet eitehr.. I'm so frustrated and have had to deal with the school NOT meeting his needs and saying he shouldn't be in school, even though the DR wants him to be.. So The superintendent has allowed me to be his shadow in school because they don't want the responsibility or liability of him while in school, so now I have no time in my life for anything else...

EDITED TO ADD:on top of this on Friday late morning I had to leave the school for another emergency with my niece She went in for a routine surgery like I had last year on sinus's and deviations of her nose.. well after they brought her to the OR her mom left for a while, the DR said about 4 hours or so.. We never expected after she was put under for anything to go wrong..Well after about 1/2hour to an hour into getting her asleep and preped in the OR,etc. They tried several times to incubate her but totally unsuccessfully. Then did an immediate pedi scope etc.. (she's 24 y/o) and still unsuccessful so they DR couldn't go forward with her surgery as planned and called immediately.. Well they believe that her tracheal is smaller then the inside of a straw..Normally it should be about the size of your thumb... Extremely narrow and very serious., She was moved to the ICU unit which I seen her between leaving the OR recovery room and before getting up to the ICU.. I walked with her, she tried to talk to ask about my son... She's so sweet but I was more concerned about her at the moment..
I'm helping her mom to get her up to the Boston area hospitals and the appropriate care and treatment plan. Possible totally reconstructible surgery with prosthetic trachea..or whatever they recommend but most likely not a good candidate for any stents ..All her life the DR keeps getting on her about her breathing that it's Asthma.. Now the hosptial is convinced that she probably doesn't have asthma yes on allergies ...
Also that anyone in the family that has been diagnosed with Asthma, premature at birth, underdeveloped lungs at birth, hmm oh and RSV an an infant as well would all be reason for this problem or even a cogentital birth defect.

Hmm yep my son will get reevaluated as soon as we get through the next few weeks with the seizures again and back to a normal dull roar around here. He was a premie, RSV, immature lungs at 40% at birth, has moderate to sever asthma...

She's out of ICU and home now on all liquid medications, including antibiotics pending further treatment plan until then she get afford to get ill.. Tough time of year with that one...


All and all Today has been a better day for all of the family.. Now to educate ourselves before all the appointments & meetings start up this week.

A New Favorite!

here's some beautiful EWA-Sockenwolle sock yarn that purlpower had sent me last year


see it has 4 strands plied together...


which I finally turned into these lovely socks.. Just a plain s t st sock with EOP heel so I didn't take away from the beauty of this yarn..
A perfect fit, most comfortable pair of socks.. A new favorite for sure

such a generous ball of yarn with this leftover, 33grams left!!! a third..

Some Spinning more gray merino

Knotty Knots Socks

This beautiful colorway from Blue Moon Fiber Arts STR in Lucy

has turned from this

to these beautiful pair of socks
my own design thats published in

Friendly Socks Book 2

you you like this and more pattern from A-Z and more click the link above with the lighthouse in the title
if you already own the book we have a online group for you
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/friendlysocks

Big Yellow Taxi Socks

Big Yellow Taxi Socks
Originally uploaded by soapfibergal

Thanks to a swap with Bad Amy on the knitty's coffeeshop. She found me a skein of Louet Gems to finish my socks!!

size 1 needles,
Yarn-Louet Gems in Cherry Red along with some leftover regia.
Pattern Big Yellow Taxi
Book -SiriusKnitting: Friendly Sock Books 1 and 2
Friendly Socks II
Designer -Becky Yoder

Cascading Leaves

One of Jeanie Townsend's most popular patterns 'Cascading Leaves'
Lodestone STR yarn
size 1 DPN needles
Her group Townsend Sock KAL is open to join, click on the lighthouse for direct link

STR Hippy Crunchy

I had left them in a bag all most completed a few months back, then haven't seen them since.
As soon I found them not intentionally mid you, I was looking for something else in my closet and this small sock sack emerged...heehee
I love the colorway. I definitely can NOT part with these, besides their a perfect fit!!

Lookin good with the birks?? Some people think I'm nuts with my crazy socks and sandals...Oh well they just don't get it! The funny thing is I see people wear them all the time, like my next door neighbor.. A middle aged single man....He doesn't say anything.....lol hmmm I wonder if I should find a pair of those clear clogs for the winter....LOL My cousins always pick on me that I dress like the 80s......Yep I like my comfortable stretch pants and long shirts of course the socks on the outside.....LOL
I don't dress like that on a regular basis but it's comfortable! (and also coming back in style,usually a stay home day, R&R day or PJ day whatever..) I like to dress like that going to their place gives them a hoot and a haller!! heehee


Still recovering and having some bouts of pain during the day! Not all day so getting somewhat better.

Just when you think things CAN'T get any worse!

Seriously they DO!

My baby (he's actually 5) has pneumonia, acute duress with his asthma, & conjunctivitis.... He has been
having seizures, we had no idea there some type of silent ones with no convulsions. Which we've been clueless........ the other
day he did it again while I was at the DRs office with the DR. I was getting his coat on and we were ready to leave when it happen in front of the DR, this time was bad, in my arms he became blue, he stopped breathing (coded or something the DR was saying) my little girl & myself were freaking, he was uncautious for quite sometime......the episode was 2 minutes then 10 before he woke briefly...in and out of cautiousness for a few hours groggy not knowing who we were. Once he was able to sit up and be himself again several hours later it was like it never happened, he don't' remember anything at all....
that it's been happening for quite some time, starring episodes they call
them. I've been having to wake him every 2 hours around the clock for the
past 72 hours hours. He also does this thing of ignoring people?? Age appropriate I thought he is 5 1/2 y/o.....his eyes get a little glassy (kinda like he's about to cry but doesn't teary thing going on) and he doesn't respond right away to you but snaps out of it quickly type of thing.. We had no idea anything was wrong, sometimes he'd get time outs because we've been thinking it's a behavior issue and we just haven't been able to nip it in the butt yet...tried everything reward charts too...A couple weeks ago he started pre-school part time 3 mornings a week and not once when I picked him up have I got a good repost?? Just several time outs and destruction of property?? All because of he's day dreaming or spacing out, not listening and or ignoring the teachers? and when I called to let them know he'd be out and what happened.. They said they will continue to discipline my son for these behaviors..which the DR had told me that he may not be aware of these behaviors let alone have the memory of them.. I asked for that in writing from the DR yesterday!! They don't believe thats this is the case and my son is basically just a rotten child?! I have to let that one go for the moment since my immediate concern is my son and his well-being and getting the appropriate care ASAP! EEGs, one awake and another sleep deprived, I'm suppose to keep him up all night....hmm that's be fun!
We have several appointments, consultations with 2 and possible a third special pediatric neurologist's in Boston. I've heard from 3 different one the past couple days who 'd like to see him...From my understanding this is a rare type or epileptic form of seizures in less then 4% if that I've been told.

What would anyone think?? Someone trying to get their own way? Who would've thought. The DRs has been checking in every day several times through the days since. I think he had a couple tiny episodes since..... The DR suspects this has been going on for sometime well over a year possible 2 thinking back....I feel like the worlds worst mom!! Very depressing.. Should I have noticed sooner and stopped downplaying it?

on another note

a few weeks back I was teaching a woman how to knit socks, I even RAK'd her a ton of stuff, a Debbie Bliss book with a tote full of different yarns, some needles, etc to help a new knitter get started...I've even been helping her knit trying to get her to do socks....Whats up with rumor of good things for those who give and give and give help & time to others.... Isn't it time for us to have some good things happen to us or at the very least some good karma around us... Why me?? Since it's been one horrifying thing after another
I'd even settle for some boring life time right now.

I've got a couple rubber stamps that arrived from someones home party I went to last month.. Now I think I need to sit and make some cards with my kids or maybe some me time... sounds better I think...I'm suppose to be collecting some orders from a friend... Anyone want to purchase some rubberstamps or scrapbboking stuff you can here but don't order online email me me your order

A couple weeks ago I did finish a special hat for my daughter, she told me what she wanted and we did it.. She LOVEs her new hat and even wears it too! so that in itself makes me feel better


Hard to see by the pictures but it's a purple with speckles and pink around the face opening. I sort of changed this pattern to suit my 6 y/o little girl and some stretch to last sometime for her.....


Ok back to resting before the round of medicines.. he's taking 8 at the moment. None for the seizures yet.