Voting is good for the crafty side in you :)

We went to vote on Saturday in the state election. After we had done our civic duty, I checked out the craft stall and found these two AWESOME WIP bags! I paid $15 for the purple one and $10 for the yellow one. I was so happy, I love when I find knitting goodness in unexpected places.





It was like when I found some sari silk yarn in Bangalow. It made me happy.



Anywhoo, I should get back to transcribing and the earning money thing. Back to reality, yo.

So.

Grans had a heart attack this morning and passed away. Tam and I will be going to Mackay either tomorrow or Tuesday (depends on whether we drive or fly). At least she didn't have to go through the pains of chemo and radiation therapy. The memory of me last meeting her was inviting her down for Mother's Day, and she looked so happy and excited. I really did not expect this. I don't know how to handle this - I've never had a close relation die, I've never been to a funeral. All I can do is keep Tam close, keep my mind off everything, and just keep going. We had even bought her a Mother's Day present - we'd found this awesome set of tea cups and saucers with Elvis on them - the cups had his face on it, and the saucer had a print of a record on it.

So all I can do now is keep on knitting., and try and keep my mind occupied. My mother continues to be a rock. I cried with Dad on the phone when he called to tell me. And then we sat there and talked, about anything and everything. GPSes for clocks, Pop and Grandad living in a bachelor pad behind Mum and Dad's place, being able to play WoW and talk on the phone (as opposed to me doing a transcription and talk on the phone - does not work). The funeral will either be on Wednesday or Friday... thankfully, not on Thursday. Don't think it would have been great to have to go to Grans's funeral on my birthday.

Anyway, should probably have a shower. Sitting around all day in jammies... knitting and watching How I Met Your Mother. Good times :)

Love you, Grans. Hope you're having an awesome time with Elvis :)

hrm. Feeling better lately.

Friday has now turned into Tuesday. The dilly-o with that is that Grans has cancer. It is in her shoulder, and bit are in her lungs now. You see those ads on tv, about how melanomas can dislodge, and go whoopie into your body? Fairly sure that's what's happened. We were supposed to find out what was happening with test results on Friday, but something happened, and now it's Tuesday, 10am. She's also recently fallen over (like, two months ago) and has slipped a disc in her back. So she's having trouble moving around, and her shoulder hurts (understandably) Trying to be strong, and not wibble (aww, wibbling. I miss wibbling :) but you know, being a sook... They sent her home on Friday and told her to come back on Tuesday, and 'be prepared to stay'.

Anyway. I got my hair cut.





Good times :)

Went to the BDSnB (Brisbane Daytime SnB) last Monday (and will be going again tomorrow) with Chrissy and Kaylee. Twas good, met some new knitters, and had yummy foods. Did a marathon getting ready that morning, seeing Peppa was a horrible kitty that morning, and woke us up disgustingly early. Shall take the camera...

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Hrm. Just woke up. It appears I forgot to post this last night. :)

Quickly.... projects I am working on at the moment include the Downtown Clutch out of some of my hand dyed, and the Boyfriend Beanie for Tam out of Jo Sharp Tweed Aran. Or something like that :)