Last night I finished knitting the top dog and
then I took it upstairs and blocked it, and then I went to bed. This morning I got up and sewed it together... and discovered I that I have no black embroidery floss... So Top Dog doesn't have a face until I go to the store later. I also have to squish the head around a little because it's a little too rounded in the muzzle area.
In other news, I'm waiting for some #10.5 dpns so I can finish my first sophie bag.
I like the colors but I doubt I will ever use this bag for anything. It's too LOUD for me. I'll have to make another in a different, solid color.
Over all, I'm not terribly pleased with either of these guys.
I'm back home and posting from my little laptop. I find typing on a laptop to be much more enjoyable than typing on a standard keyboard, so I'll probably type a lot.
I'll tell you all about my 2 weeks in Ohio in just a minute, but for now I want to show you 2 things.
This is the little easy sweater I'll be knitting out of Knitting magazine.
And these are the two little stowaways that accompanied me back to NJ. Evan and Cady are my brother and sister, for those of you who don't know. These two are making me question the idea of having more children. Today we went to the grocery store. Buying food for 3 kids is much more expensive and annoying than buying food for 1. Also, keeping tabs on 3 kids is not a walk in the park either.
Ok, and now to recap my couple of weeks in Ohio without too much detail because I've forgotten most of the details.
Tuesday I arrived in Ohio at roughly 1pm. I called my friend Katie and she came over. We went out to eat at When In Rome and I had a hard time eating because I wasn't hungry and plus I hadn't been feeling good. I can't remember what we did after that, probably looked at medina municipal court online to find friends and family in trouble with the law. We like to do that. I think after that I had ice cream and Katie went home.
Wednesday Rick came over early and fell asleep on the couch. THen we all went out for lunch - Me, Rick, Devan, Evan (yes, it's confusing), and Cady. Then I called my pal Katie and she came over. Rick, Katie, and I went to Goodwill where I bought all the wool sweaters I told you about. Then we went to my mom's and discussed dinner for way too long. Katie suggested a few places and we went to one - Primo's Deli - good sandwiches and a neat environment. After dinner I can't remember what we did, I think Katie and I looked at clothes online and she suggested fashions for me since I am dumb about that stuff, and she is not that dumb about it.
Thursday Devan couldn't walk. Or wouldn't. From 8am, when she woke up, she would not walk on her left leg. She would cry and fall down. There were no cuts or bruises so I was a little worried. I had her watch a movie for awhile, to see if it was just something about the way she slept... At noon she still wouldn't walk, or couldn't... I took her and Evan to the ER because by that time I'd called the pediatrician and that's what they told me to do. They did all kinds of tests and x-rays, and thankfully found nothing. THe doc did warn me that it could be something really bad though, that is too new to be detected by the blood tests. He said it could be cancer, lyme disease, or a whole bunch of other nasty things and said to follow up if she should have any new symptoms or continue to not walk. So I carried Devan out, brought her to my mom's, and set her down on the porch to talk about all of it with my mom and step-dad. Well wouldn't you know, she started walking across the patio to get some sidewalk chalk... kids...
Friday Rick, Cady and I went to the seville garage sales. I bought a little pig puzzle and that's it. Friday was also very dramatic and wierd, and I went to my dad's and petted 2 week old Jack Russell terrier puppies and ate my dad's famous italian sausage sandwiches. Don't tell him I said this but mine are superior.
Saturday I went with Rick to Wadsworth to his friend's Marcia and Keith. We went to Angello's in Canton and it was A-MAZING. Such good food. Wow. I can't wait to go back there. We went to see Dodgeball after that and I had 2 bladder attacks which SUCKED. (After seeing the 3rd LOTR movie in the theater i am terrified of having to use the restroom because I WAS STUCK IN THE THEATER ABOUT TO EXPLODE through the whole movie....) Later that night I think we went to the Country Kitchen but I forget.
Sunday my Mom, Sean, Devan, Evan, Cady, and I went to Tuscora park and had some fun. Devan played and rode some rides. Evan flew off the merry go round onto his face (that wasn't fun) and we had ice cream. Later that night I went to country Kitchen with rick.
Monday I probably did something but I can't remember what.
Tuesday my brother made us all dinner. we had baked ziti and it was good even if he thinks it sucked.
Wednesday nothing except arguing with my brother and junk like that.
Thursday my grandma and I took the kids to the ymca which was closed. We ate lunch together and then she came over to the house and we chatted for a long time. Then she left and came back with dinner and my brother. after dinner it stormed and then she and my brother went home.
Friday I went somewhere that I'll tell you about later. Friday night I went to my dad's with my brother and Devan. We ate gyro pizza and it was good.My dad tried to guilt trip me and i got pretty mad.
Saturday I went with my mom to weed my grandma's flower beds. It was hot and I drank too much Mountain Dew so I got sick to my stomach. After that I cleaned up and went to olive garden and to see Farenheit 9/11 with Rick. it was pretty good. We discussed it on the way home. We meant to go to country kitchen afterwards but when I stopped at my mom's to check on Devan, she was in the Den crying because she missed Daddy.
Sunday I shopped with my mom and bought like 4 pairs of shoes at the gap for under 10 dollars, plus 2 dresses for Devan and a bunch of teeshirts and some shorts for Evan. Then we all got ready and packed up the car...
Monday we came back to my house and sat around all night and ordered a pizza.
Today is tuesday and we went to the grocery store and now Evan is playing video games, and fell asleep watching Cat In The Hat. Cady keeps crawling around playing puppy. Devan's been napping for quite awhile, but she's got a cold so I'll let her sleep. I have to go to the spa and pick up a july schedule so I can start spinning and pilates and junk.
I promised pictures but I don't have the energy to find any more.
I'm still in Ohio, but we're heading back to Jersey tomorrow. I'm bringing Evan and Cady along with me. At first they were staying for 4 days, now it's turned into 2 weeks. I'm not sure how that will go, since I've been adamant about having the 'summer of fitness' and I can't leave them home while I go to spinning classes.
I'm anxious to get back home and finish my Sophie bag. It's just about done, and I need to join a second ball of Kureyon to finish knitting it up.
Top dog is done except for the head gusset. I can't wait to finish it and see how cute it looks.
Yesterday I bought a "Knitting" magazine. I've never seen it before, but probably because I've never looked. There's an adorable basketweave children's sweater in it, and I have the cotton for it already. I'll add it to my queueueue...
I'll have to update, with pictures, once I get home and get all my dig. cam pictures downloaded. Journals are so much better with pictures.
Devan's got a cold, so let's see how much sleep i get tonight, before setting out tomorrow at the crack of dawn.
"The feeling is definitely there. It's a new morning in America, fresh, vital. The old cynicism is gone. We have faith in our leaders. We're optimistic as to what becomes of it all. It really boils down to our ability to accept. We don't need pessimism. There are no limits."
watch the creepy video on George W. Bush's campaign website.
i'm just about finished with the Top Dog, and my husband says the recipient of the dog is due any minute now. Well he/she will have to wait until at least MONDAY to get it.
I'm racking my brain trying to think of a way to lump all of my interests together. I love sewing, knitting and pattern writing, drawing, painting, soapmaking... etc. I'm really, seriously considering launching a new website, once I've got some products stockpiled, to see if I'll have any luck selling these things. Jon thinks it's a good idea, for once. There are a few websites I've looked at lately - crackersandhoney.com, bellayou.com, sundancecatalog.com, cutxpaste.com, a wide variety of soapmaking websites, and I just think, you know I could do this. and I can do MOST of it pretty well. My soap making skills are, well, not so great. I can make soap, and I've got a pretty decent recipe. My grass soap is amazing. What do you all think? Is this a waste of money? A waste of time? doomed to fail? I mean, I will still do all of these crafts even if I don't sell them. I will still have a website that I pay for. Perhaps I'll work on this til the end of summer, and I'll test out my idea for a period of time to see if it's worthwhile. let me know if you have any ideas/ or what you think about this idea. I'm pretty serious about this!
and I want to sit and knit. I bought a bunch of wool sweaters and have been unravelling them. I bought this great cherry red 100% merino wool sweater and it's so soft. I'm not sure what I'll use the wool for, but it's definitely cheaper than buying it at the yarn store.
My guts hurt because I get queasy if I wake up too early or if I have to get in the car and go somewhere too early in the morning. It's a stress thing. Anyways, I woke up at 3:30 (when I've been just falling asleep lately) and I'm tired. I'm going to leave for ohio at 4 hahah, probably more like 4:30. Oh well now I have the hiccups. I'm so glad I packed last night.
"President Bush visited the Pope in Rome last week. Because of his
disabilities, his speech was scarcely intelligible -- but the Pope managed
to understand most of it."
I worked on the sophie bag for awhile this afternoon. Not sure I like it - it's a bit colorful. I need to go shopping at the mall and buy some new things, the kind of things that classy sophisticates like myself SHOULD wear. Instead of the paint spattered $5 old navy shirt that I wear just about every day because it's comfortable.
I am in a bad mood right now because I've wasted the entire day. I have been so tired lately, I just have no energy. I haven't been going to the spa and doing classes like I'd planned. I don't want to waste money so I have to go. Part of the problem is that I don't have any good shoes or shorts or pants or whatever you wear when you're working out.
I'm mad at myself right now because I look horrible and feel horrible and I've done it to myself. And I vowed to lose weight by this summer so I can LIVE my life and have FUN instead of constantly fretting about how I look. I'm sick of wasting my life worrying about being fat.
Yesterday I woke up unbelievably early and did some housework. I cleaned Devan's disgusting bedroom. The problem with her is that she LIKES the messy room. The problem with me is that I'm one of those people who is like, "whatever, it's just going to get messed up again" and unless I get a bug up my ass I don't clean it for about a month. Well it took about 2 hours to clean and now she's only allowed to have 1 toy out at a time, or the discarded toy is being put away, either in the closet (or trash depending on what toy it is - she is constantly picking up stuff and calling it toys - like those AOL cd's at the electronic stores..) So hopefully that helps our problem.
At about 5pm we (Jon, Jason, and I) dropped Dev off at Jon's mom's and went to Damons. I've never been there before. Jason got a little tipsy and was talking about dancing for a long time. It was fun. Then this little girl smacked her head on the floor and had blood gushing down her face. I guess she ended up being ok, they just left the restaurant.
After dinner we were supposed to go to the movies, but Saved wasn't playing nearby so I went to A.C. Moore to get 10 1/2 circs and DPNS (they didn't have the DPNS) and I bought some patons merino (5 more - they never have enough, and I'm stocking up to make the Must Have Cardigan) When we got home I played Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life - Which I personally think is an awesome game. I played for a long time, and Jon and Jason were both asleep on the sectional behind me.
This morning I woke up at 10, planned to go swimming at the spa, but ended up staying home. I tried to talk Jon into going to the mall to get some exercise clothes - shorts or something, and he didn't want to. So I stayed home, played Harvest Moon again, and then started on the sophie bag. I'm knitting this one out of Kureyon - Can't find the label, but it's bright and awesome, it's got oranges, pinks, greens, purples, etc. It's really neat. I can't wait to be done, but I can't be in a hurry because I have yet to locate some 10.5 DPNS. I've got one ball of Kureyon finished, it will probably take all of another one. I must say, I thought this bag would be a little larger (i mean, i thought it's felted size would be the size it's knitting up in) so I have no idea what I'll use it for since basically my purses need to be part purse/ part diaper bag/ part briefcase/ part lunchbox/ part--you get the point.
I went swimming tonight, which kind of sucked. I'm glad I went cuz I feel pretty good. What sucked was that I was the ONLY person in the pool. 2 young, male lifeguards, and i'm the only one in the pool. Perfect. Like I have the self esteem to handle this situation. Well I sucked it up and I got in the pool. I felt like an ass though, and wasn't about to start doing laps. so I floated around and got refreshed and all of that jazz, and then I got out and went home. After that I played some online scrabble with Jon's mom and she would have beaten me horribly every single time, except that her time ran out and it forfeitted her. I have nothing else to talk about but my throat is inexplicably sore... so I'm going to bed.
I was just reading a daily digest from the Knitlist, and on it - I hope this doesn't offend anyone - there's this woman requesting some sort of sling pattern or, advice on what yarn would be sturdy enough for this contraption for her 9 week old baby, so that she can take the baby into the shower with her.
Ok, that said, I don't understand why you'd take your newborn into the shower with you. Ok that comes out wrong but I had a few pieces of furniture and machinary to help me through those first few months of my daughter's life. One of them was a crib. One was a bouncer. Another, god bless it, was the swing. placed strategically inside the bathroom or in the doorway, the swing and bouncer were both precious to me. They allowed me about 10 minutes to myself to take a 'leisurely' shower and relax for a few minutes. I can't fathom wanting to bring the baby in the shower, and feeling the need to knit something up special for this task. I've brought my daughter into the shower a couple times. It's a wonderful, intimate time of bonding and all of that sappiness, but it's also really inconvenient when you really need to clean yourself. First of all, how does one shampoo ones hair without getting it on the baby or in the baby's eyes? How does one make sure they're washing all of their parts, without putting the baby down, or dropping her? ALso, if the baby is having difficulty being left alone, or being put down, why can't the father (i may be assuming too much, sorry) babysit for 5 minutes so the mom can get clean? And what is so bad about letting a baby lay in the crib crying while you take a shower?
Ok that was ridiculous. Sorry to bother you all with that rant. I just found the whole idea of it to be hilarious. Maybe my daughter will discover through therapy as an adult what a horrible mother I was for not carrying her into the shower with me every morning. We'll see. I'll definitely post about it in 20 years.
In other news, I went to the spa today. I felt a little ridiculous at first, cuz I had no idea where to go except swimming, since I wore nice clothes and not exercise clothes. I swam for alittle while and then picked Devan up. We came home, ate lunch and jon called me to confess that he'd been keeping something from me so I wouldn't worry. It started "I was at the doctor's office..." and I was like OH MY GOD WHAT! WHY WOULDNT YOU TELL ME SOMETHING LIKE THAT! IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOUR WIFE SHOULD DO, IT's WORRY WITH YOU! because I sort of had an idea of what it was about, because when we first moved into our new place, he was having this problem. we kind of 'forgot' about it. and by that I mean he never went to the dr., and I never insisted because sometimes that stuff is too scary to know about (i don't recommend this route). No worries, though - so far it's nothing too bad, not at all what we'd thought it might be. :) So basically Jon is fine and everything's fine, and the spa is fine. The only thing that's not FINE, is Jon's computer which decided it will not turn on. So I can't print out the sophie pattern, so I can't start it, dammit. I suppose I could just look at it on my laptop but that would make too much sense, and require jiggling the mouse out of hibernation every 10 minutes. Also I make notes on patterns and from what I understand it's best not to write on the screen.
I"m being pulled in several directions: Top Dog, Sophie, rick's skull washcloth, red quilt, website facelift, OHio (seville garage sales), HarvestMoon, Atwood novel, but I'm most strongly being pulled in the direction of my bed.
It's funny how I'm not being pulled in the direction of the kitchen sink, to clean the dishes, or to the bathroom to scrub the tub, or to the yard to retrieve the lemons Devan threw off the deck...!
I officially joined the spa last night. I haven't gone yet and I'm nervous. I guess now is a good time to go because all of the "moms" *sigh* will be there and Devan has a good chance of finding a little playmate. I have a headache right now, and I'm not looking foreward to talking to anyone. I just want to go in, swim, and then take Devan out to play by the sprayground and pools.
Last night, I intended to knit more of the Top Dog, but first I wanted to try out this Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life game. It's pretty cute, even if I have no idea how to get food and am starving to death. Anyways, the power went out just as this girl from the village came over - (you want a wife in the game, so apparently I was on the right track) - and I lost it all. Then I lit some candles, but I couldn't see well enough to knit, so I read for a little bit. It was hard, so I went to bed. THe moment I dozed off, I heard the little chirp of all of our carbon monoxide detectors reactivating and had to get up and turn off all kinds of lights.
So Jon went to The Knitting Basket at lunch yesterday. Unfortunately they only had 5 more balls of the Debbie Bliss Aran Tweed, and because Jon is really cheap, he was reluctant to buy more than 3 balls of Kureyon, and flat out refused to buy another pack of aran tweed in charcoal. I mean sheesh doesn't he realize that if I want more ina few months it's going to cost twice as much? No of course not. If you want something done right, you send me to do it. : )
Ok I'm psyched. It's not often that this happens but I got my new bathing suit in the mail from lands end. Nothing fancy or frilly. I wanted something with a lot of coverage and support .
It looks great and I'm totally comfortable in it, now I can join the spa for real!
Also, I weighedmyself today and I'm down 8 lbs. NIce! At least something good has come out of being sick.
Well, after a visit to the yarn store, I've turned my scottie into a cairn terrier.
I knit this while watching Mystic River, and I messed up a couple times getting the hang of the pattern. I really like this cute little thing, and I'm thinking of making a Westie next. I'm alreay probably going to have Jon run to the yarn store tomorrow to pick up some more yarn cuz you know, I don't have enough. Today I bought a pack of Debbie Bliss Aran Tweed, 4 balls of Rowan 4 ply soft, 2 balls of Rowan Summer Tweed, and 2 circs - #2 addi turbos and #3 bamboo's.
I'm sending Jon to the store for more Aran Tweed and some Kureyon. It's all on sale for 50% off. He is not into this idea, but he works 5 minutes away, whereas if I went, it would take me about 45 minutes during the day, and about an hour at night. stupid nj traffic!
There's not much going on in my life, besides the fact that I'm most definitely joining the spa TOMORROW! Devan's excited about the sprayground. We saw it from the road today and she got all happy about all the little kids playing on it.I'm excited about the muscle men on the fitness floor... I hear they meet on Monday nights!
I weighed myself today and I'm down 5 pounds. It's because I've been sick, I'm sure. Since my diet is not that great. Oh well, time to get back to my puppy.
I'm sick again. I woke up with terrible pains in my stomache. I have no idea what this is all about and quite frankly I'm a little tired of it. if this doesn't get better I'll be parked on the couch all day.
I'm finally feeling better. I'm still getting little flashes here and there, but overall it's over. I have no idea what it was but I'm glad to be done with it. 2 people asked me if I was pregnant today when I told them about it. I wish.
Tonight when Jon got home from work, we went down to take a tour of the spa. It's really really nice and I've decided to join - maybe tomorrow morning. I really won't be going until my new swimsuit arrives tomorrow or the next day, so maybe I'll go to the Knitting Basket, and to Michael's tomorrow, and go sign up for my membership later this week. I'm excited about joining because I'm really psyched to get in shape this summer. I have to lose weight and get more active! I never have any energy. Plus, on an economic note, being a size or 2 smaller (or 3) would reduce the amount of yarn I'd have to buy to complete a sweater, and that's always nice. Another nice thing about the spa is that they provide babysitting. It's 3 dollars per hour which is nice and cheap, just the way I like it. Maybe I'll drop Dev off with them on friday nights... just kidding.
I'm working around the clock (but in a relaxed, slow kind of way) on this heirloom dress that is now being knit for one of Jon's coworker's baby that is expected anytime now. I can feel myself being pulled by my kureyon to start knitting that sophie bag, but I'm resisting pretty well so far. That's the only way I'll get this present made in time. Tomorrow at the Knitting Basket, I'll be buying some Rowan summer tweed and 4 ply soft for a couple other baby projects. Baby projects are nice because you can buy the really nice yarn and not break your bank doing it. i might buy a few other balls of misc. yarn just because I can't ever help myself.
I've been really sick for 2 days now. No details for you.
I finally got all of my stuff into Debbie Stoller. I'm turning into a late person. I don't like being late with stuff... Too many people let me slide and there haven't been enough consequences *knock on wood because I don't want the consequences starting now*
Stuff was due June 4 and I just finally sent it out on June 4th, except for all of the information about me - I sent that out today. I'm an idiot. I hope it's all still accepted and everything.
I keep smelling burned spaghetti sauce. Jon and Jason have both assured me that I turned the burner off, so I have no idea why I'm smelling it. I made meatball subs for the men and spaghetti and meatballs for Dev and I. Unfortunately I couldn't partake because I'm sick as hell right now.
I started knitting a new something! I know I've got about 80 projects piled on my wip shelf, but I frogged one of them and am making it in a 6-12 mo instead of 36 mo, and instead of going to Devan, it's going to a friend's baby, expected anytime. (this is another example of me being late).
I went to the Knitting Basket in Denville and on their business card it says open 11 - 4. Guess who was closed? A-holes. It's real awesome driving about 30 miles for absolutely nothing. We also tried to find the Yarn Loft in Sparta. Well now I know where it is, but I didn't when I was looking for it. I found directions online.It's way down the road from where I thought it was.
I guess I'm going to cave in and make one of those Sophie bags out of Kureyon because I have some and it's pretty and I can't stand how it's not being used for anything. So I guess I've solved that problem. I'm in the process of writing a pattern for a nightgown for Devan but I've been sick, as I've mentioned maybe 4 or 5 times already, so it's not getting far. I'm so happy to be done with the snb2 pattern, not because i don't appreciate the opportunity, but because I was really wierdly busy while I was trying to do it so it wasn't nearly as enjoyable as I thought it would be.
someone want to buy me Folk Bags for my birthday? i want it. thanks!
I can't believe summer is here. I was driving around today and I noticed lots of old men without their shirts on, mowing their lawns and walking around the big outdoor pools at the spa. I should have joined the spa.
Today has been crazy but good. I finally finished those snb2 samples. I thought I'd never be done. Now I'm afraid they're sloppy - I didn't block them before I sent them out. I'm also afraid they're just not good enough and won't be accepted after all of this hard work. That will bum me out.
I tried out my grass soap today and it is great. It lathers well, cleans well, and smells great. Just like a fresh cut lawn. Ahh. If only I'd been able to salvage more of it. I'd sell it on my website.
Now that I'm finished knitting those snb2 things, I have no idea what to do with myself. I jumped right into knitting this gray sweater-vest thing for Devan but it's a little boring and I'm so sick of stockinette stitch I could scream. Because of this, I'll probably work on something more intricate, like my aran afghan. I have no idea. I bought all of these pattern books a couple weeks ago and I'm just feeling 'blah' about knitting right now because of the monotony of those snb2 samples.
Maybe I need to return to my red quilt instead of knitting right now.
I'm just sitting here at 2:30 in the morning watching House Hunters on HGTV. I've been working on the very last of these snb2 samples. I just looked at one of them and some of the little woven in ends have worked their way out.... arg.
Part of me wants to stay up and finish completely so I can get them in the mail asap. The other part of me is an exhausted perfectionist who doesn't want to do a crappy job because i'm too tired to slow down and do it right.
I can't wait to be done and move on! Deadlines really do take just about all of the joy out of knitting.
Aren't carpenters hot? I sit and watch these shows, and seeing guys who can build shelves and sand floors is great. I wish jon had some time to learn how to do this stuff.
I was just looking on realtor.com at similar homes to ours and I saw one that really measures up almost exactly for 12,000 more than we paid for ours...so does that mean ours is worth more? hmmmmm...
Oh what a day. I just got back from running around all afternoon with Devan in tow. Man she gets WHINY when she doesn't take a nap. She drove me nuts.
I just cleaned out some ripe cauliflower out of my fridge and it stinks to high heavens, but I'm too lazy to go out to the dumpster and I can't leave the bag on my porch or I'll be fighting bears off with a stick.
I just put the top of the wedding cake in the freezer for next year. I will be really happy next year when it's eaten or whatever, so that I can reclaim that freezer space (we have the worlds smallest freezer).
I'm just about finished knitting the snb2 patterns and I can see the light at the end of the tunnell. I am just so excited to be finished with this, even though it's an exciting thing to be part of - once I'm done I can move on from stockinette stitch hell to cables, lace, and that silk tweed at elann that I've got my eye on...Oh and finishing 'red quilt' will be satisfying, as it is quite beautiful all sewn together.
I saw Monster last night with Jon and Jason. It was pretty interesting, in a depressing kind of way.
I miss ohio. I miss my family. I feel really weird everytime I go back because life just keeps moving on without me and everyone is different and I hate those awkward minutes before I've reacclimated myself to everyone and everything. I don't know what to do about it. I don't think there's anything I can do, but go back to visit as often as possible (with my leased vehicle).
I think we're inviting matt over for dinner tonight so I better get cookin.
This morning I picked up Lily at the kennel and she was happy to see me. Jon's mom drove us home (he has the van) and she was really good in the car. We just got inside because we were playing fetch outside for awhile. She's really fast and really good off the leash.
I don't have anything else to say. The weather is wierd. It's been thundering. For awhile it was storming, but now it's just thundering - or maybe it's moved on and the thunder is echoing in the mountains... I have no idea. Storms up here are awesome.
(Nov 19)
I've been asked to make a Christmas wish list, so here it is. Click on
Santa to view it!
(Dec 11)
I am unable to sleep, so I took time to make the blog archives work. of course, images that were on old yahoo server do not work anymore (read: anything before April 2005) so you'll have to use your imagination. Check the sidebar for a link if you're interested.
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(Nov 22)
There. I finally did it. Now go buy me stuff:)
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(Nov 7)Take note of the changes along the right sidebar. I've been reading blogs, and that, of course, means joining knitalongs!
However my next task (which will be my next announcement)
is to create a holiday wishlist, as there have been several people asking for one.
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(Aug 6) Hi guys, How cute is this: I have a new little niece!! Bryan and Mandie's little girl was born last Sunday (I think)
and in the spirit of utter ridiculousness, I give you, Madelyn dancing.
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(June
1) Here is a little picture. Obviously, these are BF5 lyrics.
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(May
23) Sup dudes? I was kinda bored last night, so I made a picture.
again. only tell me if you like it. I have a fragile ego.
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(May
14) Going through a wave of depression. Don't feel like
doing anything except artwork. Here are a couple
pictures I made. You may have seen them, since they're
meant for my websites. If you've seen them as background
images, excuse the tiling, I'm fixing it when I feel
like it.
if you like them, let me know. if you don't, keep it to
yourself.
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(April 28) Ok... I've been on hiatus. Bear with me and
my broken links and pictures while I move all my junk
around.
Life is good and I'm glad my site is working again.
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(Jan 11) Due to real life
pals/family complaining about how little real life
content there is in this journal, I'm going to make a
real effort to include that stuff, and not just knitting
stuff. I hope this pleases you guys.
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(Jan 10) Today is the
anniversary of my Grampa's death. We still miss you so
much.
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(Jan 4) Congratulations
Michael & Tiffany!!
Welcome to the family,
Tif!
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(Dec 30) Just two quick
notes today:
1. We've got another
completed Casey's Coat.
click to see Vito!
2. I'll be out of town
for about 3 weeks. My brother, Mike, is getting married!
After that I'm going to be house sitting for my mom
while she is out of town. This will not have an affect
on you or my blogging, I just felt like sharing.
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(Dec 2) My brother has
been making me some pretty cool knitting charts. I think
they're mighty awesome and I'm trying to figure out a
project I can use them for. They're pdf files, except
the first one (which is actually not his design, it's
the work of someone on myspace.com) so go ahead and have
at them. If he makes many more charts, I'll disable the
links and offer the chart patterns for a small fee via
paypal, because, after all, it is his art work and he
deserves compensation!
click the images to view full sized charts: 2nd & 3rd images ?2004 R. Wuebker
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(Nov 28)My little sister is a knittin' fool. We shopped
all over for some good needles for her. She's been using
these kids plastic-y needles that I find to be really
uncomfortable and annoying. We tried some aluminum
needles but they were too slick and long. We finally
settled on some Clover Bamboo needles and from what I
have heard, she likes them the best. She's working on a
lavender scarf. I'll have my mom take a pic so I can
post it here.
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(Nov 28) I'm back! Christmas Knitting and yarn stash
enhancement is in full effect in this house. There's a
new(?) Knitting/Fabric store in the town my mom lives
in. It's called Sew Krazy. image is property of sew-krazy.com
They are currently squeezed in a tiny location just
chock full of amazing stuff! They have a whole shelf of
Kaffe Fasset fabrics, which you know I loved. They
had lots of yarn by Rowan and Brown Sheep. They didn't
have any Debbie Bliss. The shop is working on expanding
in a new location, equipped with a beautiful fireplace
(My mom and I peeked through a hole in the door) and
it's HUGE. This place was great and there's a cafe
called Muddy Waters next door. So this place will be
perfect to sit down, relax, drink coffee, and knit by
the fireplace when I go out to visit for 3 weeks in
January. The building is also really beautiful and
contains many other interesting shops. Check it out if
you're ever nearby.
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(Nov 18)Last year for Christmas, Mr. Handsome gave me an
EZ Stir. If you haven't got a clue what an easy-stir
is, (consider yourself lucky) it's a device that
attaches to your pots and pans and stirs your sauces for
you! Ingenious! I have still not taken the EZ Stir out
of its package. This year, I thought I'd make it easy on
my husband and anyone else who wishes to shower me with
gifts.
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(Nov 17)Looking for unique cards to send out this
Holiday season?
Check out
Loobylu
and Darling
Studio for some fabulous and unique holiday cards.
