When It Rains It Pours
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Pouring Rain
Topic: Just Life

Got lots of good news this week.  Our daughter Nicole auditioned for "A Christmas Carol" at Trinity Rep for their childrens choir.  They called and told us she made it.  She is so excited!!  A huge committment for sure!  Rehearsals start Saturday.  She's getting so grown up.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next bit of good news - she wrote an article on her spinning and knitting for the Fall issue of Spindlicity and they told us they are going to publish it in September.  She was really flying high after that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTN - Icarus turned to Icky rus!  I have too many damn stitches on row 23.  I don't know if I'm cut out for lace knitting.  I am putting it down tonight and thinking about it tomorrow.  Did some spinning on the blue/green sock yarn.  I have been itching to spin for a few days and haven't had the chance.  Tomorrow I am hoping to do a little dyeing and more spinning.  Maybe even attempt to figure my Icky rus.

 

 

Bad Blogger - Bad, Bad Blogger
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: Early Morning News
Topic: Just Life
I haven't made an entry in over two months? Who the heck is gonna want to read THIS blog???? I hadn't thought of posting because nothing exciting was going on, but isn't a weblog about daily life, boring and all? I got to some great fiber fests and had a ball with my fibery friends - Love ya Pat and Lisa and all the other spinning gals...... My daughter got to hold an Angora Bunny (we hopefully be able to get one this September) I organized my stash yesterday. So I have 2 huge piles of this neat blue/green/black from two different festivals that I am going to spin up for a cardigan and also a regular sweater for me. I probably won't pick it up to spin until the fall and won't attempt to make the sweaters till next year since I want to lose more weight. I have probably 7 other fibers to play with. A few will become socks. Here is what I have spun but have not knitted up yet: I found some neat hand spun yarn at Savers. I got 4 hanks for $4. I dyed some for socks. How could you beat the price??? And look at what my wonderful hubby got me for my 40th birthday...... I just LOVE it! So much fun to spin on. I am going to take it camping next weekend. Oh, and look at what my daughter and I dyed: This will become socks as well. Can't wait to start spinning it. On my needles - the Jellybean baby blanket that MUST get finished this week. I can't take looking at it anymore. I love the recipient, and love the blanket, but don't ask me what I was thinking when I used a fingering weight yarn for a baby blanket. Can you say insane? (no, just say cheap - I had it in my stash and LOVED the colors). I am almost done with one of my knitpick socks, and I am getting ready to knit up socks with some of my hand dyed. The photos are just all over the place - wish I could figure this blog thing out! Sorry for the unattractive appearance.... My paragraphs are not appearing as typed. Computers....... Off to enjoy the day........

A spinner and knitter's paradise
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: The Olympics
Topic: Just Life
We have a blizzard outside! Nothing to do but shovel a bit of snow and spin and knit. OK, and watch the Olympics. The dog had a blast: OK -have to go spin some more. I want to get a bobbin plied tonight and start swatching!

Fiber fiber everywhere
Mood:  don't ask
Now Playing: High School Musical - for the 7th time this week
Topic: Just Life
Went to the spinning retreat this past weekend. Well, just for Saturday. I am making plans to go for the whole weekend next year. It was nice and relaxing. I finished spinning all the purple and started working on the pink (it's kind of a plum color). I am going to make a shawl out of it. I want to get it all spun and start the shawl by this weekend. I bought more of the fiber (a nice merino/silk blend) from www.KendigCottage.com. I am having a hard time figuring out how much fiber I need to make a specific thing. I want to make a sweater for myself, but because of my size I can't even imagine how much I would need! Another peril for us "large women". It takes a lot of yarn to cover us! I did finish my mittens. They came out nice and warm! Will take pics later.......

Happy New Year
Mood:  spacey
Now Playing: Some sort of background noise!
Topic: Just Life
Wow - 2006 is here! A new year with a new start. This is the time of year that I find myself making oodles of lists of things to do. This year I intend to keep it simple. No long lists, no super organizational plans. I have to focus on getting my house back to normal since the construction is winding down. I do plan on cleaning out some cabinets out of sheer necessity - we have a mouse in the house and I'm sure he brought friends. Our cat hasn't been gone a month yet and the mice are making themselves comfy cozy here.

We want to be rid of the storage trailer by months end so that means I will have to do some cleaning. Maybe that's enough to drive me to "can" the Martha Stewart 101 organization plan.

I did end 2005 with a bang though. As I was cooking yesterday I ran over to the light switch to turn it on so I could see better and I fell over my shadow (aka my 100 pound labrador retriever) and landed right on my knees! I am so sore! The first thing I thought of was "oh no, tell me I can't treadle now!". Is this the sign of an addiction of sorts??

Onto better stuff - I finished spinning the pretty purple merino. And I do see progress! What a difference between the beginning of the skein and the end. I had it come apart a couple of times in the beginning, but the end looks pretty uniform with the exception of a few spots. It's drying on the wood stove as we speak (well, not on the stove, but hanging on the mitten warmers). Will try to take photos tomorrow.

So glad to have tomorrow off! I could use the day to just unwind with dd and get ready to jump back on the treadmill of reality after 11 days off. I guess this means less spinning time since I'll be back to work! Oh no!

A Sad Day
Mood:  sad
Now Playing: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Topic: Just Life
Had a wonderful holiday - a great day shopping on Black Friday too.

Unfortunately we lost a dear member of our little family today - our beloved cat, Max. He was 12 years old and was suffering from hypothyroidism. He had been getting sicker over the last couple of weeks, but I was hoping he would pull through.

Everyone is depressed - even the dog.

Time will heal us all - it just goes slowly in situations like this!

Another Monday
Mood:  don't ask
Now Playing: The Today Show
Topic: Just Life
Three days left until Thanksgiving! Starting to feel the pressure. I haven't even made my list for shopping yet. I have to get that accomplished today as well as getting some of those things bought!

I have to send some yarn and crochet needles to my Grandma - she's 94 and just went into a nursing home. She gave me all her crochet things long ago, but she wants to pick it back up. I told my aunt I would send a package out to her today. I have to enlarge some of the pattern instructions so she can see them.

Still working on my Christmas socks. Found a pattern for a cute knitted beanie for my goddaughter for Christmas from Knitpicks - who apparently has no knowledge of the internet order I placed last night!

Going to do the Black Friday early morning shopping trip - me and my friend Diane wake at an ungodly hour and hit the stores for bargains. I have accomplished alot of shopping already, so at least I have that much done.

OK - have to go bring kids to school and tackle a project at church - I had a list at the back of the church for volunteers and it apparently has disappeared. I now have to recreate it - UGHHH......