Comments on: Happy New Year’s Eve! http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve Keeping up with Sheri's Loopy Life... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:14:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: TMTTYRR http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21885 TMTTYRR Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:37:15 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21885 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! **dancing around, throwing confetti** :-D I honestly can not think of a single RAK I did last week. I'm sure there was something. I did take care of a friend of mine's cat while she was out of town at her son's house over the holiday. I'm also looking after the cat this week, as my friend has just had surgery to remove a cancerous spot from her kidney. But that was planned, not random. Still... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! **throwing more confetti** Here's to a continuation of RAKs for 2008, even without contests! 8-) (Not to mention plenty of knitting time!) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! **dancing around, throwing confetti**

:-D

I honestly can not think of a single RAK I did last week. I’m sure there was something.
I did take care of a friend of mine’s cat while she was out of town at her son’s house over the holiday. I’m also looking after the cat this week, as my friend has just had surgery to remove a cancerous spot from her kidney. But that was planned, not random.

Still…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! **throwing more confetti** Here’s to a continuation of RAKs for 2008, even without contests! 8-) (Not to mention plenty of knitting time!)

]]> By: Jessica http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21883 Jessica Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:35:28 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21883 Can't believe its 2008! While I will not be going to the spring fling, I do get to spend the money on a new spinning wheel - yay! My RAK - if it could be called a RAK - I acquired an alpaca fleece on christmas day - I chose one that did not have the grass picked out or cleaned, and saved the wonderful lady several hours doing the same thing - I could have picked up a "cleaned" fleece. Now I'm halfway through (ok, maybe a third) cleaning and washing the fleece - have carded about a pound, and am ready to do some spinning! I also allowed my parents to stay an extra couple of days so they could drive in good weather back to TX - I was ready for them to leave about 3 days before they actually left, so the fact that everyone and everything is still intact is pretty good. (wasn't really THAT bad) My best friend is my hubby! we are both very introverted :) Have a great 2008! Can’t believe its 2008! While I will not be going to the spring fling, I do get to spend the money on a new spinning wheel – yay!

My RAK – if it could be called a RAK – I acquired an alpaca fleece on christmas day – I chose one that did not have the grass picked out or cleaned, and saved the wonderful lady several hours doing the same thing – I could have picked up a “cleaned” fleece. Now I’m halfway through (ok, maybe a third) cleaning and washing the fleece – have carded about a pound, and am ready to do some spinning!

I also allowed my parents to stay an extra couple of days so they could drive in good weather back to TX – I was ready for them to leave about 3 days before they actually left, so the fact that everyone and everything is still intact is pretty good. (wasn’t really THAT bad)

My best friend is my hubby! we are both very introverted :)

Have a great 2008!

]]> By: shadkitty http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21882 shadkitty Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:10:37 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21882 Wow. Yes, my very best friend has been my friend for nearly 20 years now. Since preschool! She's actually coming to visit this weekend. :) RAKs - I tailored a shirt for a friend...apparently Small just wasn't small enough. I helped a friend who was babysitting, and showed her the wonders of the Chik-fil-a playplace! And, I have an RAK someone did for me. Two, actually, they happened almost at the same time though. As a matter of fact, at that Chik-fil-a. My middle son managed to get himself stuck in between a slide and the wall of the playplace!! Poor guy was wedged right in. One of the dads helped me to free him, he pulled from above, and I pushed from below. Right after that (while I was feeling embarrassed and silly), a lovely couple told me that they thought I was doing an excellent job with my kids! Which made me feel all sorts of wonderful, being a young mother, I usually feel one or two steps behind everyone else. Wow. Yes, my very best friend has been my friend for nearly 20 years now. Since preschool! She’s actually coming to visit this weekend. :)

RAKs – I tailored a shirt for a friend…apparently Small just wasn’t small enough.
I helped a friend who was babysitting, and showed her the wonders of the Chik-fil-a playplace!

And, I have an RAK someone did for me. Two, actually, they happened almost at the same time though. As a matter of fact, at that Chik-fil-a. My middle son managed to get himself stuck in between a slide and the wall of the playplace!! Poor guy was wedged right in. One of the dads helped me to free him, he pulled from above, and I pushed from below. Right after that (while I was feeling embarrassed and silly), a lovely couple told me that they thought I was doing an excellent job with my kids! Which made me feel all sorts of wonderful, being a young mother, I usually feel one or two steps behind everyone else.

]]> By: Kathryn in Minnesota http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21880 Kathryn in Minnesota Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:51:32 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21880 And (drumroll please) for the final poop removal count, representing two states (Minnesota and California), two nature preserves, one park, the elementary school across the street, and countless dogs (well, no more than 148, but potentially fewer): 148 piles o' unclaimed canine leftovers That's a *&@%load of poop! I'm feeling even more virtuous than I thought I would. Thanks for the challenge! And (drumroll please) for the final poop removal count, representing two states (Minnesota and California), two nature preserves, one park, the elementary school across the street, and countless dogs (well, no more than 148, but potentially fewer):

148 piles o’ unclaimed canine leftovers

That’s a *&@%load of poop! I’m feeling even more virtuous than I thought I would. Thanks for the challenge!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21878 Elizabeth Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:39:32 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21878 I read on my spindlers group that one of the members had a house fire and lost many of her material possessions including all of her yarn stash and books. I sent her a large box of fiber to spin, a spindle, a full bag of rowan yarn and some stray balls of alpaca boucle. I read on my spindlers group that one of the members had a house fire and lost many of her material possessions including all of her yarn stash and books. I sent her a large box of fiber to spin, a spindle, a full bag of rowan yarn and some stray balls of alpaca boucle.

]]> By: Susan L http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21876 Susan L Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:06:55 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21876 Forgot to post this the other day! My RAK thsi past week was small, actually a few small, similar RAKs, consisting of letting people with fewer items go ahead of me in line at the supermarket & CVS, and letting more than "my fair share" of drivers get in front of me when a 3-lane road (each direction, not counting 2 left-turn lanes & 2 right-turn lanes) was down to 1 lane, & of course everyone waits til the last second to merge into the functioning lane. (Plus some drivers went ahead in a turn lane when they really wanted to go straight, so I had them coming from both sides!) Sheri, thanks so much for encouraging us to be more aware of others' needs & to help make "common courtesy" more common. (It seems to be rubbing off on my daughter, too!) Your holidays & trip to Iowa sound wonderful! Hope you're well-rested, re-energized, & rejuvenated. Happy New Year to you & your family & the Loopy Elves! Forgot to post this the other day! My RAK thsi past week was small, actually a few small, similar RAKs, consisting of letting people with fewer items go ahead of me in line at the supermarket & CVS, and letting more than “my fair share” of drivers get in front of me when a 3-lane road (each direction, not counting 2 left-turn lanes & 2 right-turn lanes) was down to 1 lane, & of course everyone waits til the last second to merge into the functioning lane. (Plus some drivers went ahead in a turn lane when they really wanted to go straight, so I had them coming from both sides!)

Sheri, thanks so much for encouraging us to be more aware of others’ needs & to help make “common courtesy” more common. (It seems to be rubbing off on my daughter, too!)

Your holidays & trip to Iowa sound wonderful! Hope you’re well-rested, re-energized, & rejuvenated. Happy New Year to you & your family & the Loopy Elves!

]]> By: christine schnabel http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21875 christine schnabel Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:56:03 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21875 I am soooooooooooooooooooooo jealous of the snow. I LOVE snow but living in the good ole South we do not see much of that and when we do people panic and act like the world is coming to an end. :0) We did however get some well needed rain this past week wchich is good cause some cities only had like 60 days of water left. So some cities are hurting for water really bad. I am soooooooooooooooooooooo jealous of the snow. I LOVE snow but living in the good ole South we do not see much of that and when we do people panic and act like the world is coming to an end. :0) We did however get some well needed rain this past week wchich is good cause some cities only had like 60 days of water left. So some cities are hurting for water really bad.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21874 Kathy Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21874 Do not know if it is too late but I will give it a shot. I am from St. Louis but now live in NE Indiana. My husband and I went home for the holiday to visit the sister, brother and remaining parental unit. While there my husband did more than I but we did Dad things. I, of course, wanted to help Dad but more to help my sister and brother who both work and cannot get to some of the things my Dad should not do but still thinks he can do, even at 80 he has not realized that he is not capable. We bought and installed a new TV. Took two old black and white out to the dumpster. Removed old TV to another location and hooked them all up to cable. Replaced his old broken computer with new one. Replaced functioning printer with free one that we got for having bought computer and put the old printer closer to where he spends all his time so he can still use the copying features. While getting the computer hooked up properly, cleaned off some of his 'good stuff' (he has hoarders disease) and hooked up a telephone. I think just doing these small things for him took a tremendous load off. Anyone who knows about or has anything to do with hoarders disease knows that they are very fond of their stuff. So for him to allow me to get rid of several old TV's is really very good of him. I admit he did go lay down while this was going on, but at least he let us do these things for him. He might have been kicking and screaming but these things are now done and not partial projects that he thinks he will get to at a later date. We did several other things but it still felt good to do these things. When you travel hundreds of miles to visit and there is not even a place to sit, doing this sort of stuff really makes you feel like you are helping him. Every time I visit all I want to do is clean, pitch and sort, but I know this cannot happen so having projects that he really wanted done actually made for a good holiday visit. Do not know if it is too late but I will give it a shot. I am from St. Louis but now live in NE Indiana. My husband and I went home for the holiday to visit the sister, brother and remaining parental unit. While there my husband did more than I but we did Dad things. I, of course, wanted to help Dad but more to help my sister and brother who both work and cannot get to some of the things my Dad should not do but still thinks he can do, even at 80 he has not realized that he is not capable. We bought and installed a new TV. Took two old black and white out to the dumpster. Removed old TV to another location and hooked them all up to cable. Replaced his old broken computer with new one. Replaced functioning printer with free one that we got for having bought computer and put the old printer closer to where he spends all his time so he can still use the copying features. While getting the computer hooked up properly, cleaned off some of his ‘good stuff’ (he has hoarders disease) and hooked up a telephone. I think just doing these small things for him took a tremendous load off. Anyone who knows about or has anything to do with hoarders disease knows that they are very fond of their stuff. So for him to allow me to get rid of several old TV’s is really very good of him. I admit he did go lay down while this was going on, but at least he let us do these things for him. He might have been kicking and screaming but these things are now done and not partial projects that he thinks he will get to at a later date. We did several other things but it still felt good to do these things. When you travel hundreds of miles to visit and there is not even a place to sit, doing this sort of stuff really makes you feel like you are helping him. Every time I visit all I want to do is clean, pitch and sort, but I know this cannot happen so having projects that he really wanted done actually made for a good holiday visit.

]]> By: Janelle http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21872 Janelle Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:27:54 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21872 My mother every year sends a small package to her surving aunts/uncles. As they all live across the country she has rarely seen them since she was a child. She wants them to have something to open on Christmas and always gives them a call sometime during the day. A small gesture that has continued to brighten their days...especially as they have moved into nursing homes and long-term care hospitals. Sheri- Thanks so much for having this contest and reminding all of us of all the little things we do that can help brighten our lives and those around us! My mother every year sends a small package to her surving aunts/uncles. As they all live across the country she has rarely seen them since she was a child. She wants them to have something to open on Christmas and always gives them a call sometime during the day. A small gesture that has continued to brighten their days…especially as they have moved into nursing homes and long-term care hospitals.

Sheri- Thanks so much for having this contest and reminding all of us of all the little things we do that can help brighten our lives and those around us!

]]> By: Janelle http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/comment-page-2#comment-21871 Janelle Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:23:39 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2007/12/happy-new-years-eve/#comment-21871 I've really been enjoying all the different ideas people are coming up with for RAK's. This is not my personal RAK, but a very nice gesture all the same. Every year around Christmas ( this is usually when he has time off) he will sharpen all the kitchen knives, check the handles on pans and cabinet doors to see if everything is tight. Usually my family doesn't even know he does this unless you catch him in the act. While visiting he will also do this for me and my sibling, and grandparents. It's amazing what a sharp knife can do! All of those things are time consuming to fix, but things you never think about until you're using them or they are broken. I’ve really been enjoying all the different ideas people are coming up with for RAK’s.
This is not my personal RAK, but a very nice gesture all the same. Every year around Christmas ( this is usually when he has time off) he will sharpen all the kitchen knives, check the handles on pans and cabinet doors to see if everything is tight. Usually my family doesn’t even know he does this unless you catch him in the act. While visiting he will also do this for me and my sibling, and grandparents. It’s amazing what a sharp knife can do! All of those things are time consuming to fix, but things you never think about until you’re using them or they are broken.

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