I made slippers! For the bottoms I used some leftover yarn from a scarf I made from my bf's cousin, I think it was just supersaver yarn. For the rest I used some sort of fuzzy fabric...I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but it's alot like homespun yard only not as thick. I would have had great pictures and a very detailed explaination of how to make these great slippers (they are so cozy...my bf even wants me to make him a pair now)...but my stupid cell phone camera takes the worst pictures ever. Our other digital camera sucks as well...for some reason the lighting is always off and the batteries are already dead. Good thing it was gift from my bf's mom. There is a 9 megapixel camera at BJ's wholesale club. I want it so bad! Figures...I finally have a printer that can print good photos, only to not have a great digital camera.

Anyways...making slippers is pretty easy. First make a bottom piece that is the same size as your foot. I knit a rectangle the size of mine (8"x 3") using a garter/beginners stitch. Then I made a top piece, first a crocheted a rectangle piece in sc, then I made a half-circle, and attached the two pieces together. I crocheted another half-circle for the heel. Then I attached the heel to the bottom. To create the body, I dc twice around the edge of the bottom, then dc each side of the slipper twice, from the mid length of the slipper to the heal. I then connected the top peice to the slipper. After that I dc around the "hole" where you would put your foot in. I continued to dc around the hole until I got my slippers to be as high up on my heel as I wanted them.

Jones Soda now comes in a 24 variety pack at BJ's wholesale club! Finally...something to drink other then Arizona greentea. I also got some yarn so I could start making some slippers. I'm not typically a slipper person, but our floor gets pretty cold here! Plus, I don't own any thick socks and I need something to wear inside my combat boots and the new rain boots I got today...and there is this rumor going around that I might need them to walk around the hospital when I got into labor. Craster.org is also having a slipper craftalong...so extra bonus there..I get to show off my creation. Maybe I'll do "monster booties" and ad some claws to the end lol. I also got some felt so I could make a shark cover for my shark iron...I can't wait it should look pretty cute.

Current Mood: excited

Today is the day after Halloween, otherwise known as Samhain in the Pagan Celtic religion or Dias de los Muertos in Mexico. Although both holidays have very different traditions that go along with them, both surround the idea that today there is a thin veil between the living and the dead. To me, this day means one thing; all Halloween candy is 50% off.

But instead of running out to go find great deals on Halloween candy and maybe even some Pumpkin Spice candles, I had other things to deal with. Like, getting Medicaid. Today I once again headed down to the welfare office to see if my status had changed from temporary to permanent and to see if they would cover some previous medical bills. I was basically told that my application was sitting on some person's desk to be reviewed by other people...etc etc. Great. 6 weeks until my due date and I am not even sure if I will be covered by Medicaid. If they had only covered me earlier I would be having my baby at a birthing center or at home and they could have saved a few thousand dollars. But instead, at the last minute, I am basically being forced to have a traditional hospital birth. The cool thing is I will have my baby in the same hospital I and my boyfriend we're born in. It's also a very nice hospital, they accomodate both partners and have a comfortable long-term stay area, if that's necessary. But the downside is I won't have as much control over my labor and delivery.

After that, I went to consignment shop and got some more clothes for the baby. I found OshKosh, Gap and Old Navy overalls for only 5 bucks each and also two sweaters.

Today was also filled with lots of worry and concern. Yesterday I was told at my doctor's appointment that I had stopped growing lengthwise, so I'm getting another ultrasound Monday. The odd thing is that since my last appointment I have gained several pounds, I have finally gotten stretch marks and have started to take prenatal vitamins and more iron which I wasn't taking before. Baby's heart-rate was also 5pt lower then before, still with-in normal range, but I'm still concerned. What if my placenta is no longer working? What if my baby ends up being underweight...and most importantly, what have I started doing wrong?

I'm also worried that the baby is breech and I will have to get a C-section. I'm not so worried about getting cut open, but I don't like the idea of having to get an epidural. Some women can actually still feel pain while on one, while others get seizures, headaches and shakes. I know most women think epidurals are some great revolution in medical care, but honestly, I'd rather just go through the pain of a vaginal delivery then to have to be concerned about possible side effects. Maybe I'll feel different when I feel my first contraction, but for right now I really want a natural, surgery free birth.

Current Mood: distressed