Letting You Know...

I just want to let you know that I found a good sale on yarn at Walmart today. The skeins of yarn in this pile were $1.50 each except for the 2 in the front which were $2.50 each for Homespun and Hometown USA. As you can see, I grabbed a pile of yarn I don't need (right at this moment) to put in my hoard stash.

There might be some bargains left at your Walmart. Selection was pretty slim at the Walmart by us so you might want to hurry if you plan to check it out.

We're gearing up to go back to Florida next month. We have a really great neighbor down there and he  knows home renovation. He is installing the laminate flooring in the kitchen for us. He has torn out and replaced the kitchen drywall and has also installed 2 extra electric outlets where the counters will be. That will be handy with the 2 coffee pots on the counter; I'm not supposed to drink regular coffee and hubby can't stand decaf. Oh, and the old flimsy cabinets are out too so we'll have to bargain shop for some cabinets when we get back down there next month. I figure we can make do with electric skillet, microwave, crock pot and grill for a while and wash dishes in the spare bathroom. To be honest, I loved not having a bunch of "stuff" last winter. Life was a heck of a lot simpler and less stressful.Being a snowbird is great!

I have decided to put off starting my graphghan until after we migrate. Too much planning,organizing and thinking going on right now. I've been slowing "packing" things to take down with us. I might be just a little bit excited about going there. Except for my sons and husband, I don't have any family here so it is great to be by a couple uncles, an aunt and bunches of cousins when we're in Florida. I actually saw most of them only a couple times last winter except for one uncle who lives on his own down there we happily saw quite a bit.

I'm rambling on and on here so it is time for me to sign off.

Hugs,
Sharon 

Black Friday Ad for Yarnoholics

Just thought I'd share this with you. At 6pm on Thanksgiving, you will be able to purchase RedHeart Jumbo Supersaver Yarn for only $3.88 at WalMart. Here's a look at the page from their ad. Time to stockup!

So much for my stash-busting lol.

I've Been AWOL from Here

I've been missing in action here again. I did go to Illinois to visit family and friends. It was a whirl-wind trip. Son Matthew went with me and we were constantly on the go. Even though we saw everyone we set out to see, I felt like our visits were too short. I brought some crochet items as gifts but spacey me forgot to give the slippers I crocheted to 2 people I had them for. I'll make it up to them the next time I see them. I got carried away talking and visiting and forgot about taking pictures. My son took a couple but he's not familiar with my camera and  they turned out blurry. Anyway, here's what we did.

Met up with an old high school friend and we went to Aurelio's  in Frankfurt, IL for pizza and chat. The pizza was great and the chat was even better. Beth is a great friend and I miss her dearly. Here's a blurry picture   of us--

Our room wasn't ready when we checked into the hotel so we went to the cemetery and put out flowers for my mom. It was between Mothers' Day and  Memorial Day so I decided to go with a patriotic theme for the decorations.

Mom

Grandma and Grandpa

For the first time since I graduated high school back in '75, I saw the lady who taught me to crochet. I thanked her several times for teaching me. Crocheting is a great stress reliever for me and I feel like when I give someone something I've crocheted it comes from the heart because of all the hours it takes to make a project and the happy thoughts about the person I'm making the item for. Anyway, she's in her 80s now and no longer crochets because no matter how she sits, her back hurts. She told me to stop in and visit any time I'm back in the area. To be honest, I'm not sure she remembered me.

After not making a trip up there the last 4 or 5 years, I was rather surprised at how much a couple of older relatives have slowed down. I need to make an effort to make a trip more frequently.

My aunt is taking care of my cousin's twins who were born last fall. They're the cutest little things. The little girl has longer hair and very feminine eyebrows. She's definitely the alpha child (is there such a thing?) and she has a very dominant personality. She wasn't happy when I tried to hold her. Her brother on the other hand, not only was I able to hold him but I was able to feed him a bottle too. His hair is shorter and his eyebrows are thicker and he just looks like a little boy already. I took the blankets up there that I've procrastinated about mailing. It was such a long time since I held a baby and I was amazed at how heavy the little ones were! Got me wishing that there were more little ones around us. .

I visited with my cousin and it was very nice. We met at Jameson's Pub and dined outside. Food is delicious there and service is great too. I had a hamburger that was too big to finish at one sitting. I had a small cooler with me so I put my leftovers in it and had the rest for breakfast. I often eat crazy things like that for breakfast, I hate to waste food. Her mother is my aunt who passed away last Thanksgiving. I put some flowers out for her at the cemetery too.

Before I made the drive, Ray had the tires and oil changed in the truck. I'll be darned if my uncle didn't notice a strange sound when he rode with me and after getting it checked out, I had a bad wheel bearing. I'm pretty happy that he noticed it because I could have had a bad accident driving home. So, I extended my stay and had it fixed. My son ended up missing a day at work. Even though he called the day before, he was given a point, or as I call it, a demerit for missing work. He works at Wal-Mart and they're really mean about those things. I've been contemplating boycotting them but then again, my son still works there and is getting a check so I should be less quick about the boycott thing.

We made it home safely and my "babies" were happy to see me.

Nellie Belle

Opi

I have a few ends to weave in on my latest project then I'll post a picture for you.

Take care everyone and hugs,

Sharon

How to Blow the Budget

It is possible to blow the budget by stopping in at Walmart and seeing that there is some activity going on over by the yarn. Many skeins have a discounted price sticker and if you happen to scan it under a price checker an even more discounted price shows up! I went pretty CRAZY! Here's the skein price for what I got:

• Pound of Love $4.50
• Red Heart Super Saver $1.50
• Caron Simply Soft for $2.00
• Red Heart SS without labels $1.00

I couldn't resist! I do believe that I am going to make something for myself out of some of this yarn. Maybe I'll even tackle a simple sweater! Stay tuned 'cause you never know what this flaky lady will be up to next!

  

Thief with a Gun at Our Walmart

My son works at our local Walmart. The other day, a man and a woman came into the store and tried to steal some television sets. When they tried to leave the store, security approached them and the man pulled a gun and my son was standing right there next to the crazy man. The crooks got away but there are photos of them from the store's surveillance cameras. I hope someone will recognize them and turn them in.

This is the female wanted in connection with this crime

 The get-away car--wannabe thieves Lincoln

Another view of the get-away car a Lincoln

My son in the vest. The "crook" is returning gun to back pocket, the female "crook" in pink and security in the front of her.

Here is the story from one of our local television stations. If anyone has any information on this, please call the Radcliff, KY police department at (270) 351- TIPS.

Thanks everyone!

Me and My Boycotts...

Some of you who have been following me for a while are probably aware that I will boycott companies that I consider to be substandard in their service or quality of their products. This year, I have started my boycott of Walgreens because they no longer accept Tricare (the military/military retirees/military dependents) medical insurance. Even though they have offered to not raise their prices for a few years, their prices were still 20% higher than other participating pharmacies so they were basically given the boot when they refused to "get with the program." I miss using the coupons out of the Sunday paper at Walgreens but Walmart will accept some of them. Please check Walmart's coupon policy because there are some "tricks" to using coupons from their competitors.

The other company I have been boycotting for almost 3 years is Taco Bell. Why??? I am boycotting them because if I wanted to eat taco-flavored taco shells rather than taco shells with filling then I would have bought a bag of tortilla chips at a dollar-type store! If you visit Taco Bell's website, you will see false advertising pictures of food items that look like they're meant for hearty eaters contrast this with a blog entry from April 2009 and you can see a picture of my taco-flavored wannabee taco. The thing is, I wrote them an email and they never bothered to respond to it. When I was on Facebook the other day, I saw a Taco Bell ad on the sidebar. It connected me with their Facebook page. When I saw someone had complained about a skimpy amount of filling on his food item I directed him to my blog entry about this and now that I've publicly brought this to Taco Bell's attention they want me to go there and fill out a complaint form or call a toll-free telephone number. If they're seriously interested in "fixing" this problem then they can contact me because I contacted them 3 years ago. By the way, we now call a local Mexican restaurant and order our tacos there, go pick them up and end up with tacos full of filling and a bonus of tortilla chips and salsa for about 2 dollars more.

Am I the only one who boycotts businesses? Let me know!

In our area we're supposed to have the coldest days of winter this weekend. Hope everyone is staying warm. Hugs to all...

The Other Day at Walmart...

When I was at Walmart the other day, the cashier told me she was at a meeting for shareholders and they were told that Walmart is bringing back 8,000 new products including fabrics. I hope that means the yarn selection will improve at our local store. This month they are supposed to start remodeling/setting-up for it. We'll see....