Thankful Thursday

Here's what I am thankful for this week:

• having a working mobile phone of my own to use again
• seeing the Sleep Specialist with Angus and being told that the c-pap machine is doing the job it is meant to. It has taken Angus's readings from 84 to 0 (when he uses it)
• knitting - strange for me to admit it but I am really enjoying it AND my hands aren't even getting sore from all the knitting I have done over the past couple of weeks.
• Mark. He took me out to lunch on Monday. It was nice to get out of the house together. It's not something we do a lot of these days.
• Going Op Shopping and finding some great bargains. I bought a cast iron skillet for under $10. That is definitely a bargain! And I found a tupperware container to replace one that I gave away a while back. They last so much longer than many other containers.

What are you thankful for this week?

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 30, 2016

Total steps: 7442
Floors climbed: 8
Calories burned: 2321
Elevation gained: 24.38 meters
Traveled: 4.61 kilometers


March 30, 2016
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I Got My Phone Back!

I was without my mobile phone for approximately 10 days. Luckily Mark gave me his phone to use while I waited over the Easter break for my replacement phone to arrive in the post. I bought a used phone off ebay. It didn't cost much more than buying a replacement screen. 

I am just happy that I have a working phone now. Not that I wasn't happy using Mark's phone. I just didn't have the apps on it that I use and I didn't want to mess up any settings of his.  

All I need to do now is add all of the BGL readings that I had written down on a notepad  into the app I use to record all of my diabetes info and I'm set to go ☺

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 29, 2016

Total steps: 5319
Floors climbed: 0
Calories burned: 2210
Elevation gained: 0 meters
Traveled: 3.3 kilometers


March 29, 2016
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TOBLERONE Chocolate Pie Recipe | No Bake Dessert | My Cupcake Addiction

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Eggplant Parmigiana | One Pot Chef

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Fitbit Daily Summary for March 28, 2016

Total steps: 6852
Floors climbed: 11
Calories burned: 2282
Elevation gained: 33.53 meters
Traveled: 4.25 kilometers


March 28, 2016
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WIP - Knitting - Lady Kina

I managed to get to Spotlight last Thursday afternoon.

This is my haul, minus some buttons that I forgot to take out of the bag, oops.

The green yarn is for my temperature blanket as I seem to be going though so much of this colour. Not that I am complaining. Lots of mild days are gratefully accepted.

The Value ball is the yarn I have chosen for my Lady Kina. Although originally I was going to use the Stallion yarn for that. I started my Kina on Thursday night. 

I thought I would have problems remember how to use circular needles but it was easy. I just need to remember to make sure I keep the yarn on the outside of the work when I begin a new row or it get stuck in the middle and is harder to move.

Here's what I've done so far ...

Yesterday I cast off the sleeves. I'm just hoping that this will fit me. 

It's really difficult to tell when it's on the needles. Only time will tell, right?!

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 27, 2016

Total steps: 6646
Floors climbed: 12
Calories burned: 2276
Elevation gained: 36.58 meters
Traveled: 4.12 kilometers


March 27, 2016
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Happy Easter!

Easter Love

On Easter we celebrate love,

love coming down from heaven,

love blanketing the earth

in a transforming embrace;

unique and infinite love,

giving more than we can imagine

for us, to cleanse our sin,

a perfect sacrifice, Lamb of God,

the walking, talking Word.

He is teacher, role model, friend,

this God in human form,

dying, then rising from the dead,

proving all who believe

will also rise

to have eternal life, with Him,

Lord of all.

Oh, Happy, Happy Easter!

By Joanna Fuchs

If you are travelling this Easter please take extra care on the roads.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 26, 2016

Total steps: 6344
Floors climbed: 1
Calories burned: 2221
Elevation gained: 3.05 meters
Traveled: 3.93 kilometers


March 26, 2016
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WIP - Crochet - Temperature Blanket - Week 12

Autumn has finally arrived! Look at all that green.
Those crisp and cool mornings have warmed up to lovely mild afternoons and my blanket now shows it. Just as well I went to Spotlight the other day and bout some more of that green.

The top 7 rows are for the past week.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 25, 2016

Total steps: 6118
Floors climbed: 8
Calories burned: 2207
Elevation gained: 24.38 meters
Traveled: 3.79 kilometers


March 25, 2016
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Finished Item - Knitting - Baby Kina

I love how this Baby Kina has turned out. It looks so pretty.

This particular piece took up a whole 100g ball of Patons Big Baby Fair Isle yarn.

The pattern can be found HERE on Ravelry.

I originally gave up knitting because of my wrists and the carpal tunnel. To be honest I hadn't really thought about picking up my knitting needles since my operation (almost two years ago). I have found that crochet is so much faster than knitting. However, that being said I may just pick up my needles more often but only for baby stuff, unless I am making something for myself of course.

I am seriously considering making myself a Lady Kina.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 24, 2016

Total steps: 9393
Floors climbed: 18
Calories burned: 2483
Elevation gained: 54.86 meters
Traveled: 5.82 kilometers


March 24, 2016
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Thankful Thursday

Here's what I am thankful for this week:

• AUTUMN weather!! Yay. I finally have those cool, crisp mornings that warm up to lovely mild afternoons. My kind of weather and it's beautiful.
• being able to finally get through to the Stake Executive Secretary to arrange an interview with the Stake President. It only took a week but at least it happened.
• knitting and finishing that baby kina
• I had an appointment with our Stake President last night. He is such a nice man. I am so glad I got to meet him.
• my gorgeous husband and how he let me borrow his mobile when mine fell on to the concrete outside and the screen smashed
• being able to purchase another phone as quickly as I have been able to. I am just waiting for it arrive in the post.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 23, 2016

Total steps: 5245
Floors climbed: 1
Calories burned: 2224
Elevation gained: 3.05 meters
Traveled: 3.25 kilometers


March 23, 2016
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Chocolate Easter Nests | One Pot Chef

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Weekly Fitbit Summary 14 Mar 2016 - 20 Mar 2016

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 22, 2016

Total steps: 4825
Floors climbed: 3
Calories burned: 2180
Elevation gained: 9.14 meters
Traveled: 2.99 kilometers


March 22, 2016
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Crochet Humour

I snagged some of these from Crochet Project Ideas on Facebook. 

The rest I'm not too sure where I found them.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 21, 2016

Total steps: 7899
Floors climbed: 12
Calories burned: 2400
Elevation gained: 36.58 meters
Traveled: 4.9 kilometers


March 21, 2016
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WIP - Knitting - Baby Kina

Slowly but surely this is getting there.

I had completed the sleeves in the photo below. 

I just need to sew the sides together where the garter stitch is.

Just a few more centimetres to go now and I will be complete.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 20, 2016

Total steps: 7147
Floors climbed: 8
Calories burned: 2385
Elevation gained: 24.38 meters
Traveled: 4.43 kilometers


March 20, 2016
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Interesting Quote

snagged from a friend on Facebook

I thought this was something to remember.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 19, 2016

Total steps: 8840
Floors climbed: 7
Calories burned: 2434
Elevation gained: 21.34 meters
Traveled: 5.48 kilometers


March 19, 2016
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WIP - Crochet - Temperature Blanket - Week 11

Yay a lot more green this week. That meant a lot more milder weather! 

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 18, 2016

Total steps: 5656
Floors climbed: 21
Calories burned: 2221
Elevation gained: 64.01 meters
Traveled: 3.51 kilometers


March 18, 2016
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WIP - Knitting - Baby Kina

Shock horror I  picked up my knitting needles!
I wanted to use this pretty yarn I bought via the Lincraft website. I tried crocheting a baby jacket using this yarn but it didn't look right. I knew it would be fine for knitting.

The pattern I am using is for a little cardigan. It's called Baby Kina. It can me made using short sleeves or long. I prefer the short ones as it looks super cute.
It's worked in one piece which is helpful because I really don't like sewing all that much.

I also remember why I crochet more than I knit. Knitting takes me such a long time.
At least I know this will look amazing when it's complete.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 17, 2016

Total steps: 5020
Floors climbed: 1
Calories burned: 2192
Elevation gained: 3.05 meters
Traveled: 3.13 kilometers


March 17, 2016
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Thankful Thursday! It's St. Patrick's Day!

Here's what I am thankful for this week:

• cooler weather, it's been lovely!
• less humidity
• speaking with our Bishop on Sunday. I love that man and his family they are amazing! 
• Lise, our wards Relief Society President, her assistance and friendship means a lot to me
• my crochet, that temperature blanket is coming a long nicely
• having Irish ancestry. My Great-Grandmother was from Ireland. I've yet to work our exactly where and my former in-laws are/were Irish. I'm going to make either potato bread or soda bread today.Yum!

What are you thankful for this week?

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 16, 2016

Total steps: 10132
Floors climbed: 16
Calories burned: 2532
Elevation gained: 48.77 meters
Traveled: 6.3 kilometers


March 16, 2016
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Weekly Fitbit Summary 07 Mar 2016 - 13 Mar 2016

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 15, 2016

Total steps: 6700
Floors climbed: 29
Calories burned: 2250
Elevation gained: 88.39 meters
Traveled: 4.15 kilometers


March 15, 2016
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Video: Easy Blueberry Pastries | One Pot Chef

Easy Blueberry Pastries | One Pot Chef

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Fitbit Daily Summary for March 14, 2016

Total steps: 6173
Floors climbed: 8
Calories burned: 2259
Elevation gained: 24.38 meters
Traveled: 3.83 kilometers


March 14, 2016
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Finished Item - Crochet - Baby Dress

All complete! 

This pattern (JC166B) from Just Crochet looks very pretty once it's complete.

The skirt looks quite full too. This one measures around 12 inches from the shoulder to the hem. That's just over 30 cm in length.

Front of dress

Back of dress

I originally thought of my nieces granddaughter when I made this but I am not sure it will fit her though. Little Sienna-Grace is growing so quickly it may be too small for her now.

I think I shall add this to my completed pile and see if Brodie's friend, Jess, who is due in a few weeks has a little girl. If she does I'll pass it on to her. If not I'll just hang on to it for the K4C group or to put it away just in case it's needed elsewhere.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 13, 2016

Total steps: 7010
Floors climbed: 14
Calories burned: 2335
Elevation gained: 42.67 meters
Traveled: 4.35 kilometers


March 13, 2016
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Recipe Video - Rice Balls (Arancini)

These look amazing. I bet Mark and the boys would LOVE these. Although in saying that, I am not always a very organised cook when it comes to preparing tea each day. Sometimes I don't even know what I want to eat until 5 minutes before I start cooking. I guess I would need to be super organised to make these.

The list of the ingredients for this recipe can be found HERE. 

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 12, 2016

Total steps: 8140
Floors climbed: 11
Calories burned: 2379
Elevation gained: 33.53 meters
Traveled: 5.05 kilometers


March 12, 2016
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WIP - Crochet - Temperature Blanket - Week 10

There's a lot of red and orange this week. Seriously it is meant to be Autumn not Summer! The Weather Bureau said that we will be in for few more warm and humid days. Not happy Jan! I honestly can't wait for cooler, less humid days so I can add blue and purple rows to my blanket.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 11, 2016

Total steps: 7730
Floors climbed: 9
Calories burned: 2350
Elevation gained: 27.43 meters
Traveled: 4.79 kilometers


March 11, 2016
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WIP - Crochet - Baby Dress

I have started working on another baby item.

This time it's a little dress in yellow and white.

I've done quite a bit more of the skirt but I haven't taken any photos of it since I took the picture below.

The pattern is also from Heather at Just Crochet. It's in her dress outfit section. Pattern JC166B. 

It's working up quite nicely too. Have I mentioned that I LOVE Heathers patterns?

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 10, 2016

Total steps: 5453
Floors climbed: 2
Calories burned: 2231
Elevation gained: 6.1 meters
Traveled: 3.38 kilometers


March 10, 2016
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Thankful Thursday

Here's what I am thankful for this week:

• afternoon naps when you are feeling unwell and extremely tired. They just help so much.
• super fast deliveries of online yarn orders. Who wouldn't be happy with that?!
• being able to take Angus to his sleep study tonight. I shall cross fingers that it all goes well & I will be able to find the place in the dark (o_0)
• sleepy kitties and the weird positions the end up in or even choose to sleep in. Missy Issy has taken to sleeping on top of the computer cabinet at the moment. I don't think it even bothers her that it's rather warm there. 
• Pedestal fans and air-conditioners! It's been so humid lately that any breeze is very, much appreciated. Even when we had a 'cooler' day and the temperature wasn't all that hot it was super humid. It reminded me of living in Darwin!

What are you thankful for this week?

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 9, 2016

Total steps: 4613
Floors climbed: 2
Calories burned: 2192
Elevation gained: 6.1 meters
Traveled: 2.86 kilometers


March 9, 2016
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Weekly Fitbit Summary 29 Feb 2016 - 06 Mar 2016

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 8, 2016

Total steps: 6399
Floors climbed: 14
Calories burned: 2249
Elevation gained: 42.67 meters
Traveled: 3.97 kilometers


March 8, 2016
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Finished Item - Crochet - Baby Outfit using JC40B pattern from Just Crochet

Not that you can see the items very well. I must start trying different ways to make my photos look better. Here's an almost complete outfit from the JC40B pattern by Heather from just Crochet.

I honestly think the beret looks too small so I am not sure if I would include it with this outfit when I give it away. All I need to do now is get some ribbon or maybe just add some elastic to the pants and it's complete.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 7, 2016

Total steps: 8034
Floors climbed: 14
Calories burned: 2347
Elevation gained: 42.67 meters
Traveled: 4.98 kilometers


March 7, 2016
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More Yarn For My Stash

I ordered all of this on Tuesday morning and it arrived Thursday morning. How FAST is that!?!

You gotta love that when something you bought online arrives so quickly.

The lighter green yarn at the front is for my temperature blanket. As is the orange yarn below that I ordered from a seller on ebay. The rest is being added to my stash.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 6, 2016

Total steps: 4454
Floors climbed: 9
Calories burned: 2175
Elevation gained: 27.43 meters
Traveled: 2.76 kilometers


March 6, 2016
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The Crochet Crowd Video - Mary Jane Booties

These look super cute!!

I am definitely going to try these.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 5, 2016

Total steps: 8218
Floors climbed: 10
Calories burned: 2372
Elevation gained: 30.48 meters
Traveled: 5.1 kilometers


March 5, 2016
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EPIC John Williams Tribute - STAR WARS & MORE!! | The Piano Gal/Sara Arkell

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WIP - Crochet - Temperature Blanket - Week 9

You know your blanket is growing wider when it takes you almost half an hour to crochet a row. I would hate to think how long it would take me when I get to the halfway point and begin to decrease this corner to corner blanket. After all I am only two months in.

I've noticed that I am going though a lot of the green and orange yarn at the moment. I thought I had better order some more of those two colours. I found four of the orange I needed on ebay and the green was available from spotlight so I ordered three of those. I just hope I ordered enough so that I don't run out by the end of the year. I guess I wait and see.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 4, 2016

Total steps: 5806
Floors climbed: 8
Calories burned: 2168
Elevation gained: 24.38 meters
Traveled: 3.6 kilometers


March 4, 2016
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Finished Item - Crochet - Short Pants

This little pair of short pants are from the same pattern as the little coat I finished earlier this week.

All I need to do for this one is get some ribbon to thread through the top of the pants.

Not that you can tell from the photo but these are white.

The pattern can be found HERE on the Just Crochet website.

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 3, 2016

Total steps: 6814
Floors climbed: 8
Calories burned: 2251
Elevation gained: 24.38 meters
Traveled: 4.22 kilometers


March 3, 2016
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Thankful Thursday

Here's what I am thankful for this week:

• Autumn is HERE! Yay!
• my crochet. It's great to see some completed items.
• finding lots of new crochet patterns. There are so many wonderful designs out there. My list of projects to do is growing and growing and growing. 
• finding lots of new books to ad to my to read list. This list is becoming so long I think I may need a couple of lifetimes to read them. Only thing is I keep adding to it ALL the time!
• doing some of my Family History. I've been bitten by the bug again and I managed to even find some archived newspaper articles from the early 1900's in reference to my Great-grandmother and my Grandpop on Dads side of the family. I've also found a couple of Great-Aunties on Mums side that she didn't include on the list she gave me of Nanna's siblings.

What are you thankful for this week?

Fitbit Daily Summary for March 2, 2016

Total steps: 7648
Floors climbed: 11
Calories burned: 2315
Elevation gained: 33.53 meters
Traveled: 4.74 kilometers


March 2, 2016
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Weekly Fitbit Summary 22 Feb 2016 - 28 Feb 2016

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Fitbit Daily Summary for March 1, 2016

Total steps: 6580
Floors climbed: 10
Calories burned: 2236
Elevation gained: 30.48 meters
Traveled: 4.08 kilometers


March 1, 2016
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Yay Autumn Has Arrived

Photo found HERE on pixabay.com

Even though it's now officially autumn I think someone forgot to tell Mother Nature. The weather is going to be on the warm-hot side for the next few days. I can't wait for the crisp mornings and for the leaves to change colours. Knowing my luck that may not happen until the end of March or the beginning of April.

Fitbit Daily Summary for February 29, 2016

Total steps: 6498
Floors climbed: 6
Calories burned: 2291
Elevation gained: 18.29 meters
Traveled: 4.03 kilometers


February 29, 2016
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