Keebles World

I mentioned the band Squeeze in an answer to one of my Wednesday Hodgepodge questions, and I received a comment from Joyce about not knowing who they were. Well, like I need an excuse to post a video from my favorite generation of music, the 1980's, but I thought I'd help her out a bit! Most people know Squeeze from the song "Tempted". I never liked this song (and still can only barely tolerate it-which is why I don't feel the need to post it). Glenn Tillbrook didn't sing this song, Paul Carrack (who later became the singer for Mike + The Mechanics) did, which is probably why I didn't like it. Like I mentioned in the Hodgepodge question #6 , I wasn't a Squeeze fan per-se in the 80's, but, looking back on it, I did love the song "Hourglass" which came out my senior year of high school: From the early MTV days, I also remember liking "Another Nail In My Heart" and that's when I first thought Glenn Tilbrook was really c...

I'm not sure why this news makes me wee-my-pants excited, especially considering that I go home and stitch practically every single night anyway, but I have somehow managed to talk my bosses into letting us have a needle club at work! Yea me!! So, once a week, after normal business hours (there is really no such thing as "normal" hours in a lab, but we'll give it our best shot), we shall all conviene together and do whatever kind of needlework we do. Instead of stitching last night, I got all my stuff together for my chosen project and spent the entire night winding bobbins. So, who's the lucky project, you ask? I've just been itching for an excuse to start work on a HAED Quick Stitch, and I figured this would be the perfect forum for it...Jasmine Becket-Griffith's (no shock there) QS Angel In Lilac! Since my office got redecorated (due to a busted pipe), she shall match my purple walls quite nicely (they are about the color of her dress)! I hav...

Seems like lately I've only been doing stitching updates and Wednesday Hodgepodge posts, but living in headache-land has pretty much limited the rest of my life somewhat. But it is Wednesday, and life must go on, so without further ado: 1. What is something you'll never forget about the age you are right now? This is the age I'm getting skinny for the first time in my life. A pretty big deal. 2. What's a household chore you've never done? How have you managed that??? There's not one I can think of...from cleaning to maintenance, I've pretty much done it all myself at some point to varying degrees. 3. Does nature shape our personalities more than nurture? Explain? I'm not sure nature or nurture shapes our personalities. I think that we are probably predisposed with a certain amount of natural traits, we are nurtured with more, but ultimately, it's up to us how we define ourselves...serial killers who come from good backgrounds, schol...

I didn't do so hot stitching this week, even with an International And Hermit Stitch Weekend. I did alright on Friday, I even left work early. But a day out with my T-Boo and a sudden massive headache on Saturday night goofed things up stitch-wise. Sunday morning was spent still dealing with the headache, but by mid afternoon on through till now, I did manage some stitching. I started here on Friday: And finished here tonight: I really wanted to get this row done, but no such luck. Hope everyone else had better progress!

1. What's the biggest change since your childhood in the way people think or act? In general or toward me? In general, I think there is a definite lack of moral turpitude nowadays and it seems to be getting worse everyday. I fear what the world will be like in 10-20 or even 30 years. But then again, isn't that what every generation says about the upcoming one? But the thing I've noticed most is the complete lack of chivalry from men...it wasn't Regency England when I was a kid, but it was a lot better then than it is now. The biggest change toward me is the fact that I've learned to control my little Asperger ticks and I am able to appear "normal" to the masses. Someone who meets me now might think I was a little weird, whereas someone who has known me all my life is often a bit scared of me. I'm proud of my progress seeing as it's taken me almost a lifetime to achieve it. 2. The Olympic Biathlon involves cross country skiing broke...

As some of you may have noticed, my weight loss tracker either hasn't moved in a while, or it has gone in the wrong direction. I wish I could blame it entirely on the headaches or the copious amounts of catered food we've had at work recently, but that's just not the case. I've lost my motivation. Disney has always been my only real motivation for weight loss, and since the realization that I might not even be able to afford to go this year has struck me hard, it's put me in a mood, to say the least...a mood that usually ends at Sonic (a lot). Sorting through Disney pictures isn't helping much either, and frankly, it's just bloody depressing me further. So I've decided that while I'm in this funk, I am not even gonna touch those stupid pictures. It's not like the rest of the family are beating down my door to get them and I still don't have their pics for editing anyway. Tomorrow is my reboot day, I'm starting fresh again. I...

Long week and very little progress (or at least not as much as I wanted). It's really hard to stitch when you've got a migraine, and lucky me, I had one for most of the week. But at least a few minutes ago I finally finished the ugliest (and hardest) mattress layer. The week started here: And ended here:

Today was that holiday that isn't polite to say in singleton conversation. I think I've mentioned (one or two times) in a very polite manner (yeah, right) how I feel about this day's celebratory practices. This morning, bright and early ("bright" is never a moniker that will ever be associated with me, no matter the time of day, but I digress), I once again woke up with a headache that has now been present for four days...great, something else to look forward to today. I went about my routine tasks, getting ready for yet another "fun" day at work, but it wasn't long before my phone rang. The ringtone "Parachute" by Cheryl Cole only means one person...my beloved bestest friend in the whole wide world...Tony. My first thought, "Oh my gosh, something has happened! Someone is dead!" (because he is also quite aware of my morning moods). But that's not why he called. He called to wish me a happy today (I still can't bri...

My good friend, Cathy over at Tales of the TCKK Family , has been doing the Wednesday Hodgepodge for a while. I've always enjoyed reading her posts and have often thought about what my answers would be to these questions, which is what led me to finally click on the link and sign up for the Hodgepodge myself...so here we go. 1. What makes love last? I've actually never seen love last in any capacity...not in the love of a husband, or a parent, or even a friend, so I'm not sure it can last. It is a feeling and feelings are never constant. You can work to keep the feelings intact or stable, but if you ever stop working, it easily dies. I've never seen true love in action, so I can't speak on it. The Beatles made their U.S. debut fifty years ago this week. Are you a fan? If so, what's your favorite Beatles tune? I don't hate The Beatles and given the choice between The Beatles or The Stones, I'd easily pick The Beatles (although I've never u...

Another week, another row finished. I'm over halfway through the ugliest (and hardest) of the mattress layers, so it should be smooth sailing once I finish the rest of it. Started the week here: Finished the row yesterday: And didn't do too much today, but got here: Still barely anything else done in the rest of my world. Plus, I had a crappy week last week and only lost 3/4 of a pound (and probably the same this week). I've got to get back on the wagon! Here's hoping anyway.

I know some of you have been having trouble seeing my new stash...I thought I fixed the problem, I had forgotten to change the permissions for the pics. But dumb me also forgot to put them in the set in the first place! Please let me know if you can see them now and I'll repost them below: Aimee Stewart - Treasure Hunt Bookshelf (now corrected to the large version): Aimee Stewart - The Dreaming Tree Aimee Stewart - The Butterfly Ball Jasmine Becket-Griffith - The Three Fates Disney Dreams Series - Lady And The Tramp

After two days of ice fall, it's over (for now). The ground is a solid sheet of ice, but the roads are pretty much clear. Crackhead neighbor salted my porch yesterday for some weird reason (and probably without clothing). The walk from the driveway to the deck is the scariest part (and where I fell more than once last ice storm). I tried to get a pic with my iPhone this morning without breaking my neck, which is why isn't not the best pic in the world. If I was thinking properly (not something I can do first thing in the morning), I still haven't taken my good camera out of my purse from our weekend road trip and could have gotten an amazing shot. The sign of a bad photographer...not willing to break ones neck for the perfect shot. This one will have to do (for now):

You'd think living in the South would comfort us in warmth and sunshine year 'round...but that just isn't the case. We never get blessed with snow, instead we get blanketed in ice (and believe me, snow would be much better...I love snow. I even don't mind driving in snow.). Ice, on the other hand, is an entirely different creature. I HATE ICE! I hate driving on ice, walking on ice, falling on ice, trying to get ice off my vehicle, trying to get out my front door even, etc. Our portion of this latest winter storm was yet another good dose of ice. Yea us. I did the unthinkable this morning, I actually got up early to do all the fun stuff that comes with ice removal, yeah, I got up early...it's a miracle! My screen door can't open because the ice piles up in front of it, so first step is to pour boiling water at the door crack and continuously open it bit by bit until I can get outside. So, in typical Keebs fashion, I get to the last inch I needed to sque...

I figured once I got to the mattresses I would start to slow down, and I was right, but not for the reason I thought. I've been stitching as much as usual, it's just really slow going because it's a bit confetti'ed. From Monday: To today: I did add new stuff to my stash this week thanks to a super HAED sale (that is still going on, by the way). Most of which are Aimee Stewart's. Treasure Hunt Bookshelf (completely mad at myself about this one...I chose the wrong pattern, I meant to get the large version of this) The Butterfly Ball: and The Dreaming Tree: I did decide to go ahead and splurge on another Jasmine Becket-Griffith as well...if there is one thing I've learned about HAED's, they don't always stick around forever. I've been drooling over this one for a while and I didn't want to miss out. The Three Fates: I also added the new Disney Dreams offering - Lady And The Tramp: Not really sure why I buy these, I will ...