The House of Ladylee: January 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Ten Thursday Thoughts

Ten Thoughts on a Thursday...

1. I am having crazy trouble loading up photos. And you know how much I like my visuals. So I am looking for a work-around right now.

2. Kobe is gone, ya'll. It seems as if some people are larger than life, and this just could NOT happen to them. This proves all that wrong. No one knows the time or the place of their last day on earth. No one.

3. Two of my neighbors have up and moved. And you can tell thieves have been scoping and/or trying to break into their houses, because I have seen random people sitting around outside, like they are the look-outs or something. AND said neighbors have thought to park a car(s) in the yard. This does not seem to be fooling the crooks. They still scoping. Hmm.

4.You know what I am thinking is happening in my gentrified hood? People are moving and buying new houses, and holding on to their old house and letting the value go up. Then they can sell it. But in the meantime, everybody knows you are not there. Hmmm.

5. I love when there are retirement parties and baby showers at work. All the extra food comes up to my cubicle area. That means free lunch for me.

6. I have been super busy on a big project. I was nervous about it because I was team lead on the project. It is over now. But while going through it, I would be going to bed feeling like, "Gee, this is never going to be over."

7. We have a lot of new people starting at work. I am trying to get in the habit of making a welcome gift of cookies and little knick-knacks. Everyone wants to feel okay about starting a new job. I can at least do my part to be healthy.

8. This day has been going by super slow. I hate watching the clock tick.

9. I can't wait for my 50th birthday next week. I am so excited. It's not like I am doing anything special. But just the very thought of turning 50, just making it to that age, means the world to me.

10. I am ready for the weekend!!

That is all.

Monday, January 27, 2020

Good Eats!

Tuesday, January 07, 2020

Blanket Season, Part 2

Two newly crocheted blankets on deck!

The first is this beauty, a multicolored special.

I have made this one several times, as it is not gender specific. The coworker that picked out this blanket wanted a multicolored blanket because it reminded her of a rainbow, and this was her "rainbow baby".

I had no idea what this "rainbow baby" was. She explained that it was the baby one has after they have they lost a baby.

"Oh no," I said, trying to keep the HARD teardrop from falling down my cheek.

So when I was crocheting the blanket, I thought much about that. And I was happy to make this special blanket just for her.

So the second blanket on deck was one I've been wanting to make for the past two years, but no one has picked it out from my list.

I love this blanket, as I'd only made it once before for my nephew Justin.

So this one is for a new coworker, Brother Man D. I'd seen him sitting in a cubicle, and these folks are bad about introducing people around. I try to make sure I run up on folk and introduce myself. I make sure they have a badge, or can say what work group they're a part of. If not, I have to be prepared to jaw a joker. If you have snuck up in the workplace, we running you up out of here.

But that wasn't the case with him. So when he said he had a baby on the way, I know he was shocked when I thrust my cell phone at him and told him to pick out a blanket. He picked out the one above, the one I've been wanting to make. I was so elated!

A coworker hollered, "Has he been here long enough to get a blanket?"

This caused a huge intake of air from me, before I went off...

"Look here! Don't nobody care how long bruh been here! A baby is coming! I get to make a blanket!!"

I should not have gone off. This was someone in management looking at me crazy. Management is... special. And management got PROBLEMS.

Luckily this person has nothing to do with my annual reviews. So I can say what I wanna say!

I did think about this, though. What if Brother Man D decided he didn't like this job and got the heck on? Well, I would track him down on facebook.

And send him his blanket.

I just get excited when a baby is on the way! OH JOY!!

I like this blanket because of the color changes. It doesn't get boring. Making a blanket with just one yarn color gets a bit boring. I can set goals with this one: just work on one color until it is time to change colors, and that's the stopping point. I can see my progress better. And that's a good thing!

This is the 20th year I've made baby blankets. I am sure that I've made at least 40. And last year was the first year that it looked like I would not have to make any blankets, but I made one for last year. There will be FOUR so far this year, including the ones above.

Oh joy!!