Now and then I get the feeling of tickling fingers… Especially when I see something I really really really would like to knit.
So, my heart is beating, my fingers are screaming for this pattern:
Its Juliet from Zephyr Style. I just need to ignore my needles, so I won’t CO for this until my other sweater is ready…
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No, not the Spring, yet. My Vogue Knitting 2007/2008 Winter issue!
It’s marvellous! I love it! I’ve never had one VK in my hands before. But for what I’ve seen in their website, I like it. So I made the decision of spending one gazillion Euro to subscribe it, only because VK doesn’t accept Euro, only dollars or Pounds.
But now its mine!! All mine!! Sometime about now I shall receive the Spring issue. Oh!!! The excitement! I can’t wait!
Now my apologies. I know I’ve been away from blogging a long time now, but I still have read all that you wrote, either comments or on your own blogs. Work has been a real hell and should stay a hell for a least another month. I get home so tired that all I want is to fall asleep on my bed.
About my knitting… My sweater (as you can see here, here, here, here and here) has stopped for the sleeves. I don’t have thick DPN, only thin. And the pattern says it should be made in DPNs. My idea is to make the sleeves flat, and sew them later. It’s not going to be that nice, but its the best idea I had…
Meanwhile, I’ve been trying to do a huge crocheted frog and have stopped in the middle of the head to start a pirate (from Dream Toys by Claire Garland). One of my friends has asked me to do one for a nephew. I’ve also finished a Princess (from the same book) to a friend’s girlfriend.
Now, back to work :’(
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As I promised, here are some photos of my backyard. It as almost evening (time I usual get home) so they are a little dark… 
Here is a photo of our barbeque and hoven:
And my flowers starting to grow! 
And finally, our most amazing tree, a tangerine tree:
Hope you like them!
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We have a saying in Portuguese that says: “One evil thing never comes alone”. And it is very true.
I’ve told you my day. But not all of it! Now, when I got home, I had a letter from the hospital. (you can check this previous post to see what I’m talking about). I was schedulling my next neurologist appointment. Yes, the same that they cancelled. Do you wanna guess? Come on! Test how bad the Portuguese National Health System is!
As you remember, I went to the hospital August 2007. My neurologist asked for an urgent appointment, which was schedulle to February 2008, cancelled, and schedulled again to… (drums) SEPTEMBER!!!!
I really admire our Health System!
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Today I’m felling a little like Cass. I have to stop reading her blog, because I think I’m getting infected.
I’m having a series of non-fortunate happenings.
I’m not a high wheel girl. I prefer my trainers. My life for my trainers! So, this weekend I went party with a girl friend to Spain. All dressed up, make-up and evil high wheels. I was raining cats and dogs and I don’t have to say that I fell over a huge puddle of water. I was all wet and now I am sick and have blisters all over my delicate feet.
Now it’s very hard for me to walk, even on trainers, so my mother gives me a lift to the metro in the morning.
Today’s scenario: It’s very cold, raining like hell, I’m still sick, and my feet hurt. My brother goes down the stairs, enters my mom’s car. I was going slowly, trying not to hurt my feet and trying to secure the umbrella (I’m very clumsy with umbrellas, always get hit in the face). I was in the last step and my mother sweetly drives off… (It seems that my brother told her I wasn’t going :S )
I had to walk all the way to the station and got all wet.
Getting at work, one of my colleague have being messing around with my computer, and had broken it. I lost all my mp3 data. I had to install everything and now I don’t have any of the programs I need to work.
So… meanwhile I thought “hmmm I think I’m going to do a hot chocolate to cheer me up!” Good idea, no? NO!
I’ve putted my cup of milk and hot cocoa (given by Sharon, my super hot cocoa spoiler) inside the microwave, set the time, and a minute later it went BUM! LOL
Oh yeah! Bits of chocolate everywhere! In the microwave, in the table, floor, walls… It seems that somebody had increased the heating power, and I haven’t noticed.
Why did I get up today???
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Sorry sorry sorry my dear friends… I’ve been away from posting cause I hadn’t got anything to say. Not any more! 
I’ve got a bag full with news! eh eh eh
First big one! My mother had a job proposal, for a much better job than she has, and she’s going to quit tomorrow! She’s very nervous, but so happy! Finally someone recognized her skills 
I’m so happy for her!
Another news is that I already know my MRI result. I hadn’t had a stroke. The only thing that it showed was sinusitis LOL But that’s not the reason for my arm being lazy… Still have to do more exams… Oh, and I still haven’t received the letter from the hospital, scheduling another appointment with the neurologist. I went with my grandma (cause she is having troubles on walking) and the doctor that saw her told me the result.
My grandma is tired and almost doesn’t walk. Her bones are almost gone, but she is a super woman and she will bit this!
I’ve taken some pics of my backyard, so I can show you where I grew up. I’m going to post them tomorrow, cause today Photobucket is getting on my nerves.
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Today I want to show my work in progress…
I haven’t worked in my sweater, my here is a shot of how it looks now:
V. asked me for a Princess for his girlfriend. I’m going to sew all parts tonight, have to make it real pretty
And finally a little prince Frog for my friend N. so she can hold her keys.
So, all I have to do is to sew. And I don’t like it that much… Unfortunately my mother isn’t home and I have to do it myself…
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I know all prizes have already been sent and the contest is over. But my intention was to make a marshmallow creature, so last night my mallow creature came alive.
I made a sheep! Eating marshmallow grass in a Hot Cocoa field
But today I’m pissed off!
Last August I had an awkward episode. One morning I got up not being able to open my right eye (and not feeling my right side of the body, but I was so sleepy that I didn’t care). Since one of my colleagues from work had conjunctivitis, I thought it was the same… I was sleepy ok?
So I went to the Local Heath Center, waited a couple of hours until I was seen by the doctor, and in that waiting period I realize I wasn’t feeling my right side of face or my right arm… This is weird…
The doctor made me some exams and sent me right away to the Public Central Hospital to be seen by a neurologist. In the hospital I made blood exams, a CAT scan to my head, stayed in the hospital for 16 hours, and then they sent me home. The neurologist suspects I had a CVA.
That doctor requested an urgent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and an urgent appointment after the MRI to see the result.
August went by… I was completely fine, felling every piece of my body! September came with a smaller episode. This time I woke up not feeling one finger. Meanwhile, I received a letter from the Public Hospital scheduling my MRI to November and a couple of weeks later another letter scheduling my neurologist appointment (I remember they were both URGENT) to 20th February (today).
October I went to a private doctor, because I still wasn’t felling my sweet finger. Since I was already being seen by a neurologist, she asked me to do some exams to my articulations and muscles. One of them is awful! They stick huge needles all over your arm and give you electric shocks. Everything was fine, so there is something wrong with my central nervous system
I’ve made the MRI, asked a doctor friend in that hospital to see my exam (cause it’s in the hospital database), but my neurologist hasn’t written the report. Since it isn’t his specialty he couldn’t say anything
The New Year started with some light feelings on my finger, and now I’m almost good. But I still want to know what’s wrong with me and why I had those two episodes. Luckily, my appointment came!!
Or not!! Yesterday the hospital called me canceling it! Said they will send me a new letter with a new appointment date. And as the waiting list is 6 months, that’s when I will know my MRI result!
So, I’M PISSED OFF!!!!!!!!!!
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