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In December it was one year since we lost our 14 year old dog. She passed with complications related to old age. I really didn’t think I would ever consider another. She was truly irreplaceable. Our relationships with our pets are like no others. Maybe it’s that unconditional love they give us. I don’t know, but after year I was feeling the absence of a four legged friend.
I was look at Pet Finders and couldn’t believe all of the animals in need of a home! I needed a walking buddy so my search for the perfect pooch began.

O.K. so there is no such thing as perfect. I made several trips to our local animal shelter. I would read a bio and take a trip. My first observation was the large number of Pitt Bull and Pitt Bull mixes there were.

From there I began my research. There are some fantastics websites like BadRap (in my home state). I also found a wealth of information at Pitt Bull Lovers From there I read a couple of books that were recommend. Bottom line: I asked myself those hard questions and realized that my biggest concern was dealing with other people and their misconceptions. That was one I could deal with. My last dog was a Boxer/SharPe mix that had no tolerance for other dogs.

On my next trip to the shelter I was looking at 1 year old pup that couldn’t stand still and didn’t even know I was there. My daughter was in another exercise pen with a Brindle, male pit who was about 1 year old. He was calm and attentive. He intrigued me… I went to see him. I squatted to say hello. He looked me in the eye, licked my cheek and rested his head on my chest. The rest as they say is history. Without going into a lot of detail, he had already been temperament tested. Though shelter dogs can act very differently once they are in a home environment, he remains a people pleaser.

Below is my new best friend, Riddick and he is in his forever home. He’s had all of his shots and has been neutered and chipped. We’ve been attending obedience classes. He responds well to the clicker, treats and praise.

He walks with me daily and isn’t too put of when people cross to the other side of the street when they see him coming. I crocheted him a walking sweater but it turned out so big that fits my daughter’s German Shepard mix.

It’s good thing Halloween is in the air because this blog is full of cobwebs! Not the pretty thread crocheted kind either. These cobwebs are the no one has been here for a while kind!

I am offically finished with the certification course I was taking. This is me doing the happy dance. I can’t belive how much time it took.

I didn’t blog much but I still manged to crochet and even work in some knitting. Hey, I had to keep grounded. Sometime the head gets so full that the only way to stop the spinning is through the hands.

I am off to surf the net and see what the verdict is on the new Crochet Me book.

So you say it’s too hot to crochet or knit? Let me tell you how hot it is….. It’s so hot I was tempted to crawl in the turtle pond. Instead, I opted for the bath tub. No room for Mr. Right. He’s on his own. Besides we can’t both fit and he wouldn’t DARE jack with a woman who is laying in the bath tub, has two knitting needles in her hands and is having a hot flash in the middle of freakin’ heat wave! Yea, it makes one mean. No pictures for this one. It’s not pretty. By the way, I am knitting a pair of toe up socks on one circ. Short row toe and undecided on the heel. Will I ever wear socks again? Wool at that!

Thursday, July 20 - Your SF Giants invite you to the first annual Stitch n’ Pitch night at AT&T Park. Bring your projects to the game and meet other knitters all while enjoying Giants baseball. Specially priced tickets for Stitch n’ Pitch include your ticket to the game and your own Giants Stitch n’ Pitch tote bag to carry around all your supplies.

If you love or even like baseball or great ballpark hotdogs, don’t miss this! I can’t think of a better combination than crochet, baseball and ballpark food. Not to mention my very own free Giants Project Tote. I am sooooo there!

Hi, I’m Roe’s new Blythe doll. Roe has wanted me for a really long time. She finally got off of her duff and bought me from an EBAY seller. I was sooo excited. Imagine going from the freezing East Coast, living in a dark box to sunny Nor Cal and freedom!! Then what does she do??? She puts a picture of me looking like the Bride of Chucky on her blog. How totally embarrassing for me!! I wish somebody would get the spider web off of my head!!

I persevered during a raging head cold, Stitches West and the grand opening of IKEA. Can I get moment of silence?. . . My husband loves them. If the truth be told, I think that he loves that I made something for him. The socks are o.k. but given that he’s the nice guy that he is, I think they pale to the fact that I gave him something made just for him by me.

It has been such a feeling of solidarity to participate with all of the other Fiber Olympians. I am of the opinion that it really doesn’t matter if everyone finished. What matters is the experience, the effort, support and encourage that was universal among all who participated. That makes us all winners of the Gold! Congratulations everyone.