Sorry for no post yesterday and no picture today.  Yesterday I put a virus on my computer.  Luckily I can use my husband's.  It was one of those things where I was in a hurry and I accidentally clicked on something I shouldn't have.  It made me feel really dumb.  We will have to go to the store and buy some antivirus software because we don't want to put our card information in right now. I'm not sure when we will be able to go so I'm not sure how much I will blog till then. 


I did finish the scarf so next will be the tea cozy.  Today I'm working on the charity knitting that I didn't do the other week.  I still have the cupcake pillow and little fox to do.  I really need to just put the eyes in and be done.  Even though I have tons of projects I'm going to start thinking about the next one.


I caught up on all my k-drama over the weekend. I was listening to podcasts yesterday but with the computer problem I didn't get very far.  I won't be able to play WOW till that's fixed either I don't think. 


I think that's it for now.  Hopefully I have some better news next time.  See you then.

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This is the scarf from a couple of days ago.  It is farther along but not finished, I slowed down when I found out we weren't going to give presents on actual Christmas.  I have one side to bind off and one to finish.  There are going to be a ton of ends to weave in.  I'm still confused on the "yarn in front" concept, I'm going to have to look it up.  After the scarf I'll work on the tea cozy, cupcake pillow, then the eyes for the little fox and anything else I want to put in the box with it.   I also need to do my charity knitting.  So many projects so little time.

I caught up on all my k-drama and tried a couple new ones.  I tried one episode and liked The Kings Face and I didn't like Punch.  I posted this on the k-drama group on Ravelry but I'm going to post it here.  It's my opinion of k-drama's for the year.

My favorite dramas:

1. It’s Okay, That’s Love
2. Modern Farmer
3. Pinocchio

My least favorite drama: 
She’s So Lovely (I cried more for the dog than I did the people)

Most confusing drama: 
Pride and Prejudice

Favorite movie: 
Werewolf Boy (the only movie I watched)

Goals for next year:

1. Finish My Love From Another Star
2. Finish Absolute Boyfriend
3. Look into more J-drama

I ended up not making cookies because I had baking soda not baking powder.  My husband is supposed to be picking me up some.  Instead of listening to podcasts today, I spent the time researching board games so I can hopefully get Mooky away from the TV so much.  I found a few interesting ones so hopefully I can order something soon.  I feel like there was something else I wanted to say but it's gone now so it must not be important, right?  See you next time.

Since it's Christmas eve here is a terrible picture of our tree.  We weren't planning to be here for Christmas so I didn't worry about it much but now plans have changed.  We are going to try and visit my family the first weekend of January as long as there isn't a snow storm like last year. There are two plus sides to this.  1. I don't have to rush for the presents. 2. We can visit Mitsuwa since it will be open. I would like to go to HMart too but I don't think that will happen.

I have been working on the scarf and it's almost done.  I have to do the long black borders and that is going to be a bit of a slog.  I realize I was doing something wrong.  The pattern said to slip a stitch with yarn in front and I have been doing it with the yarn in back.  I'm sure it will be fine it's just a bit of a disappointment.  I'm going to finish the scarf then go back and do the charity knitting I missed.  I got the patch for my brother-in-laws hat but I haven't put it on yet since there is no rush.  The people I bought it from seemed helpful but a little slow about returning e-mails.  I understand that since they may have other jobs.  My problem though is the patch came without instructions.  I can figure it out but I thought I'd ask. I asked what heat/time they would recommend.  The e-mail I got said, "I use high heat." That was the extent of the message and to me that seems a bit unprofessional.  They could have added a little to that.  Oh well I have the patch so that's all that matters.  I really need to do that so I can mail it right after Christmas.

For K-drama I actually finished Blade Man (It's actually Iron Man but that is weird in English).  It's wasn't a bad drama but it wasn't the best.  I could have skipped it and been just fine.  It's about a spoiled, rich guy who owns a video game company.  He has some serious anger issues.  A while back his girlfriend (who his father didn't like) went missing and he has been searching for her ever since.  He has some other issues that he blacks out and doesn't remember. Our heroin is a poor game developer who is trying her best to help every one around her. I think this is part of why the show was just "meh" for me.  She isn't a "bad" leading lady but I really like my girls with a little more spunk and back bone. She isn't wimpy but she is so nice and helpful to others I just want her to do something without waiting for others.  My favorite character is secretary Ko.  He is just so much fun and his facial expressions are so funny.  I do like that Hong Bin (the bratty rich guy) does seem to grow and mature.  There was a part where I got weepy but in general it get me emotionally as some others I have watched this year.  The show is ridiculous and it knows it, if you know what I mean. I wouldn't say it's a bad drama but it's wouldn't be one of my first recommendations.

My daughter really wanted to watch High School- Love On and I'm glad she pressured me into it because I only watched one episode and I like it more than Blade Man so far,  I'm catching up on Running Man.  I just watched the latest episode with Woo Bin in it.  He has really grown up since the last time he was on.  It was a fun episode.  I still have one more, the Christmas episode. I'll finish up k-drama today and maybe I'll play WOW tomorrow.

One of our neighbor's gave up some banana bread and it was still warm.  I wasn't expecting it so I didn't have anything for her but I want the kids and I to make some cookies today or tomorrow and then we can give her some.  I'm planing to go take our December picture now.  That's about it.  I'll write again after Christmas. Have a good one.

This is the progress on my my dad's scarf from a few days ago. I have made a bunch of progress since then and finally feel like I will finish it but I'm not sure about the other things. To top it off I skipped my charity knitting for this week so I'll have to go back and do that.  I'll take another picture tomorrow and hopefully it will be almost finished by then. I didn't like it much at first but the more I work on it I see how everything plays nicely together.  I learned something about picking up stitches.  I thought the term ment just using your needled to poke through the stitches and put them on you needle, but really you put you needle through the old stitch and pull a loop through and that is your new live stitch.  This could be part of why I hated picking up stitches on socks and those fingerless gloves I made.

I caught up on all my podcast and even made it thought Dancing Geek's four our episode. I didn't do that in all one sitting.  I was planing to play WOW today but I can't play and craft at the same time, that is something else I have to do later.  Today I'm watching k-drama. There was a scene in Pinocchio that had me crying and I was messing up my knitting.  I may finish Blade Man today.  

On Saturday we visited my husband's family and it wasn't as awkward as I was afraid it would be.  On Christmas we are going to my sister's house but her husband's family is going to be there as well and that makes me uncomfortable.  I'm sure it will turn out better than I'm afraid it will but I'm not looking forward to that part.  Tomorrow I have a ton of running around to do.  Amey broke part of her braces,  I have to finish the Christmas shopping, and there is something at the post office for us.  I'll try and blog  but I'm not sure how much I'll be home.  In the meantime have a good day.

I keep losing the light.  It's kind of a pain when it't too dark to take a good picture at 4:30.  I forgot to show this, it's a cat ear ear warmer/headband.  The pattern is Neko Ear Warmer and it's free on Ravelry.  I didn't do the ears exactly as written because I was reading subtitles at the same time and I couldn't concentrate.  It's really hard to take a picture of this.  I'm really starting to feel the Christmas pressure.  I'm not sure I will finish the scarf.  I think I may stop with that and make the tea cozy.  My sister was going to pay me for that and I think she wants it as a Christmas present for her husband.  I do crochet faster than I knit and the scarf isn't the only thing I'm getting my dad.  I finally ordered the patch and am paying extra to have it shipped priority.  That's what I get for waiting till the last minute.

I have been watching my podcast and I should be all caught up today.  The last one I have to watch is the four hour one from Dancing Geek.  I tried to watch it live but my sound was so bad it wouldn't have been any fun.  If I finish the Dancing Geek episode I'll watch some Knitting Blooms.  We'll see if I make it through the four hour show first.

I helped in the school today and one teacher gave me $50 for my help.  She did the same thing last year.  I re-dyed my hair so it will be nice for Christmas.  We are going to my husband's grandma's house tomorrow so I don't think I'll be able to post tomorrow.  I think that's it.  See you next time.

Here is the beginning of the start of my dad's scarf.  It's going to take a while and the pictures are going to be boring because I'm just going to have a lot of pictures of the same thing just bigger.  I'm going to add the fifth color next.  I still need to put the eyes on the little fox.  Until I get this scarf done I don't think I'll be working on much else.  I don't think that I have anything else to say about knitting this time.

I did try to play WOW yesterday but it wasn't much fun for some reason.  Today I'll catch up on my podcasts. I am a little frustrated with Dramafever/Hulu.  They take a lot longer to get the k-dramas up compared to Soopi. I'm not sure which one has more accurate translations though.  There was a comment from one of the girls on the k-drama group that said Pride and Prejudice is supposed to be confusing so I feel a little better.

I did finish I Hear Your Voice last night.   The story is about a high school student that can hear other people's thoughts named Park Su Ha (played by Lee Jong Seok).  We see his back story where he was in a car accident with his father.  The driver of the truck that hit them, instead of helping them, kill the father in font of Su Ha.  This is violent and there are other violent scenes so this might be a trigger for some people. The other players in the this k-drama are Jang Hye Sung and Cha Kwang Woo.  Hye Sung is a bored, kind of lazy lawyer who is a bit of cranky and moody.  A large part of the first episode is dedicated to her back story and how it eventually merges with Su Ha. Kwang Woo is an idealistic former police officer who is working to become a public defender.  In the first episode the concept of truth and lies starts with Hye Sung's back story and the daughter of her mother's employer who is in her same class.  I think the drama has a good mix of action (beatings, stabbings, and just fights) and romance.  It's also coming of age story for Su Ha and there is a lot of growth for Hye Sung as well.  Since it involves lawyers there is quite a bit of court room drama which is interesting to see how the Korean system is different. The show did lag a little in the middle, partially because there was an extension, but I really liked it.  Outside of the cute romance/action story it can really make you think if you let it.  As long as the violence doesn't bother you I highly recommend it

The temperature has dropped again but it's still not as cold as it could be.  I don't thing anything else is exciting here. I'm just going to be working a lot on the scarf since it has a time limit.  My husband got a tooth out so he's a bit uncomfortable but he's adult so I don't have to play nursemaid as much as if it were one of the kids.  That's it for now so I'll see you next time.  

This is the progress on my daughter's fingerless mitt.  I haven't really gotten any farther because I've been distracted by other projects.  Yesterday I did charity knitting and packaged up all the mitts and hats that I have made.  Now they are ready to mail but I may not be able to do that till after Christmas.  I'm playing WOW today so I won't get much crafting done but when I do I'll put the eyes on the little fox then work on the tea cozy.  I ripped out the last one and am going to try a different pattern.  I have to get the tea cozy, the scarf, and the cupcake pillow done before Christmas. I only have about a week.  On the plus side next week the kids will be off school so I will have a lot less running around.

I only have one episode of I Hear Your Voice left but I've already watched half accidentally. It is really interesting to watch it at the same time as Pinocchio, I think I said that before.  In I Hear Your Voice the theme is telling the truth and if you don't who it hurts.  Pinocchio takes that a step further and talks about the ethics of telling the truth.  Just because you tell the truth doesn't mean it can't be worse than a lie depending on how you say it. Or just because someone says they are telling the truth do you believe them? Or even if someone believes they have the truth it doesn't mean it's THE TRUTH.  I can see some of the set up of Pinocchio in I Hear Your Voice.  I should be able to write more about I Hear Your Voice tomorrow because I think I'll finish it tonight.  

It's still warm for December but it's really overcast which makes me sleepy and grumpy. Mooky is home today because he was sick yesterday but he seems fine now.  There isn't anything else interesting going on here.  That could be a good thing.  Have a good day.

I guess this looks a bit like a bumble bee.  I think it will look better when it has the patch.  I really didn't like the decreases so if I make this hat again I'll do them a little different.  Well not the decreases but how you close the top after the decreases. I got the yarn for my dad's scarf on Saturday.  I started it and so far it's not as hard as I thought it would be but I haven't gotten to the picked up stitches yet.  I don't think it's really giving anything away to say that you slip the first stitch so you have something easy to pick up later.  I did get the little fox put together except for it's eyes so I may be able to mail that soon.  The other things I need to mail are all the things I made for Pine Ridge.  I plan to package all the mittens with the tag tonight. My before Christmas list is: order and apply the patch, finish my dad's scarf, and prep some things for some crochet lessons at Christmas.

I played WOW and got my hunter to level 70 and moved her to Northrend. There isn't anything else interesting with that.  I'm almost caught up on my k-dramas for this week.  I started a new one called Healer that has a kind of City Hunter vibe to it. It's really interesting watching Pinocchio and I Hear Your Voice at the same time.  The themes are the same and there are little things that repeat in both dramas.  I think I'm about three episodes from the end of I Hear Your Voice.  I have as many dramas lined up as I do projects.

This is the last week before the kids go on Christmas vacation.  We are working on making ornaments to give out to the families for Christmas.  I want to make cookies too but I don't own a rolling pin.  I'll have to get one next time I go shopping.  It's really warm here for December but I'm not complaining compared to last year. I think that's it for now.  I'll see you next time.

I lost the light again yesterday.  Here is the charity hat I made on Sunday.  The other hats are soaking so I can mail them.  Hopefully I can get them out before Christmas.  I turned the heel of the stripy sock but I am working on the second of my daughter's fingerless mitts so the size 2 is busy.  I am about half way through the third heart and I need five.  The lady I'm making the little fox for made a comment about her ears getting cold so I made a little head band with some of the left overs from the little fox.  I got all the things together to sew it together, I'm determined to get it done.  I'm a little irritated with the yarn for my dad's scarf.  It took almost a week from the time I ordered till it was shipped (on the plus side I guess they didn't charge till it was shipped) and now Fed Ex has changed the delivery date from tomorrow till Monday.  With the tracking I can see that the yarn was in Kentucky and made a stop in Illinois but is now in Kansas.  Really?  Just pass me by I guess. I won't run out of things to work on but because it is a different construction than I'm used to I wanted extra time to work on it.

I caught up on all my podcasts partially because not everyone had a new one out.  I got A Night Bird to work finally.  It figures since she should have a new one out soon. James (Dancing Geek) isn't recording this week and is planning to have a live one on Saturday. I'm hoping I can jump in on that for at least a little while.  It will be recorded so I'll be able to see it either way but it would be fun to see it live and chat with other people watching. I don't think there was any other interesting podcast news.  I want to play WOW today but I may end up doing to much running around to do that.

I'm feeling better than I was the other day.  I just need more sleep and sunshine.  Oh, I was going to update you on the underwear club.  I did it for two months then quit.  I carry my weight in my hips so things just didn't fit right.  The styles were really cute and the price was reasonable so maybe I'll try again if I lose weight.  O.k. I think that's it for today. Have a good day.

I'm not sure if this looks much different then the last time.  I measured the sock and am having issue because I think I actually made the first one shorter that I thought.  I thought I was to the heel but then I had to rip back because I forgot to add the extra stitches.  I was counting stripes but the numbers seem off.  I started my daughter's second fingerless mitt and finished the first heart and I need five.  The down side of the mitts are that I can't really take it with me as waiting room knitting since I need the chart. The yarn that I ordered has been shipped so I'll work on that when it gets here. It will be interesting because I haven't really picked up stitches before.

I started listening to my podcasts but nothing is jumping out at me as really important.  I don't feel great today so I don't think you are going to get much of a post today. I think I'm just tired but I really don't feel like I have any energy.  I hope I'm not coming down with something.  I know there was something I meant to say but I can't remember it right now.  I'm sorry I'm so boring.  I'll see you next time.

Here is a picture of the hat.  It's actually done right now and in the laundry basket so it can be washed,  I think you can see why it was giving me a Charlie Brown feeling with the colors.  Can you see the row of purls? That is where you fold the lining up into the hat so it's double thick over your ears.  It's interesting and not as crazy big as I thought it would be.  I need to buy a patch to iron on to it and it will be done and ready to gift.  My sister got her box and was happy with it.  I still have to make her a tea cozy but I'm still trying to decide how to do that when I don't have the tea pot here to make sure it fits.  I was thinking of doing something that was ribbed so it stretches. We'll see.  Now that the hat is done I am going to cast on my daughter's second fingerless mitt. I did also do some charity knitting.  Now to get that washed up and mailed.  After I start the fingerless mitt I will have the little fox, cupcake then some ear warmers.

I watched a lot of k-drama over the weekend.  A while back I tried to watch I Hear Your Voice but I something messed up and I started with the last episode and I gave up in frustration.  The same writer that wrote I Hear Your Voice is writing Pinocchio (which I enjoy) so I thought I would give it another try. My husband is actually watching it with me and we are up to episode 8.  It's interesting and I can see the ground work for Pinocchio. I can also see why so many people like it.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Today I had to go and have some of Amey's teeth pulled.  They were her baby teeth so her adult ones could grow in properly.  She is doing well and not really having any pain so I think it went well.  I don't think I have anything else to say so that's it for today.  If I think of anything I'll let you know.  See you next time.

It's really kind of a pink color as opposed to the red.  I ran out and I think it's o.k. because the green makes it look like a strawberry.  I need to get these washed so I can package them up to mail.  I did mail the box to my sister so that's one thing off the list.  For the hat I'm starting the decreases and I'm almost to the heel of the sock.  Those pictures will be up next. I haven't gotten a tracking number for the yarn I ordered so I don't know when it will get here.  I still have the little fox, the cupcake and my daughter's other fingerless mitt so I'm not going to run out of projects anytime soon.

I played a little WOW and I completed another area for my Loremaster but that's about it. I've also caught up on Running Man.  It's kind of hit and miss.  The alien episode wasn't that funny but the office worker one was up till the end.  I am keeping caught up on my k-drama's as well.  Tomorrow's Cantabile just ended so The King's Face is the next one I want to try. I don't think there are any new drama's I want to see right now so it may give me a chance to go back and watch some old one's that I want to watch.

Tomorrow's Cantabile (Cantabile Tomorrow) is based on the Japanese Manga Nodame Cantabile. The show is about a perfectionist pianist (son of a famous pianist who is harsh and demanding) who is reconsidering his career path and an eccentric, messy, and kind of crazy pianist and how their lives and music intertwine.  He learns not to be so uptight and she learns to take her music more seriously. Along the way they collect a bunch of friends that were misfits at the music school.  There is tons of classical music and they talk a little about some of the pieces.   I found it very sweet but a touch "fluffy." It's just not as deep or deeply romantic as some other dramas.  It kind of feels young, like it was meant of a younger audience so it was kept more "clean." I think this is why there was no kiss.  This disappointed a lot of people but it didn't bother me much. The thing I disliked the most was, besides the last scene, the last episode felt tacked on, kind of like it could have ended an episode earlier. I would recommend it.

I thought I might skip Thursday's blog but I didn't think I would skip Friday. I was running around on Thursday but Friday I got home in time but I lost the light.  I didn't have any pictures so I waited till today.  I have an extra picture at the end as well.  Near here I have seen a hawk or a falcon and I finally got a picture of it. The picture isn't that great but it was the best my camera could do. Maybe some time I can figure out how to compensate for the light. If you know what it is you can let me know. I guess that's all for today.  See you next time.

This is the cape/ shawl that I made for my daughter.  I used the Chevron Lace Cardigan pattern for it (free on Ravelry).  I made it without sleeves so it is like a very form fitting shawl.  I still need a button or a clasp.  They yarn is Red Heart Boutique Changes that is now discontinues.  I really liked that yarn, it had a lot of fun textures in it.  I'm still working on the hat and the sock.  I'm about an inch from the decreases on the hat and about half done with the foot of the sock.  I'm planning to order the yarn for my dad's scarf tomorrow.  Hopefully I'll finish the hat before the yarn arrives.  I still need to mail the box to my sister and wash the charity knitting so I can mail that too.  I need to get on this stuff.  I procrastinate too much.

I watched a Korean movie today.  It's called A Werewolf Boy (Wolf Boy in Korean) and it's from 2012.  I liked it but it's a romantic melodrama so it hurts if you know what I mean.  It's set in 1965 and a widow and her two daughters move to the country so the oldest can get well.  They find a feral boy, who looks about 19, and take care of him thinking he is one of the thousands of war orphans.  Of course problems arise, started by the landlord and former business partner of the father. The ending was not what I expected and it wasn't a bad ending but it was bittersweet.  The wolf boy is played by Song Joong Ki who I really like anyway from Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Running Man.  It will be interesting to see what rolls he plays when his military service is over.  I think he has one more year.  

I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday.  It's related to sleep. I didn't sleep well so my depression tried to kick in.  I feel better today.  I also am now the Shady Cels Nerd Wars captain. Lisajedi is still the captain over everything but she is more focused on Nerdopolis.  We'll see what I need to do, right now not much because no one really plays much over there.  I think that's it for today.  I have a lot of running around to do tomorrow so I will try to post but I'm not sure I will be able too.  We'll see.  See you next time. 

Well it's the first of December but her is the late November picture.  We took this one very late.  One more picture and we will have done the whole year.  I need to print them out and see what they look like all together.

For knitting I'm going back and forth between working on my brother in-law's hat and the second stripy sock.  The hat is turning out well but the colors give me a Charlie Brown feeling with the colors.  I think it will help when I get the Hawkeye patch to put on it.  When my husband gets paid I will order the yarn for a scarf for my dad.  It will be different since you pick up stitches and knit in another direction.  I haven't ever picked up stitches well but it was always on sock weight so a thicker yarn might not be so hard.  One thing I stared and finished last week was a shawl/cape thing.  There is a sweater patter I have made twice and this time I made it but with out sleeves so it is more like a cape.  I'll post a picture of it next time and talk about it more then.  I have to take my daughter to the doctor today so I'll take the hat with since it's good waiting room knitting.  I'm hoping to finish it this week so we'll see how I do.

I've been listening to podcasts to try and catch up.  I'm about half way done but James (Dancing Geek) always slows me down since his are so long. I don't think there was anything that stands out that anyone said or anything like that.  I think it will take me about one more day then I'll go back to WOW.  I'll get the expansion for that for Christmas but my husband already has a couple of level 100 characters.  I think that's all I have to say for now, if I think of anything else I'll let you know next time.

There isn't anything interesting happening around here now.  We did get our tree up and the other Christmas things out.  The kids of course are getting excited for Christmas.  I'm not looking forward to the cold.  There was a beautiful sunset the other day but I didn't have my camera on me at the time. I guess that's it.  I'll see you next time.