It’s a BOY!  We were completely and totally surprised because only three people predicted that it would be a boy and everyone else we talked to was sure it was a girl (including us).  But, it was a great surprise!  I’m really excited about being a mom to a boy and all that may involve!  … Continue reading →

This scarf has been long sent off, but I have been out of town for the last couple of weeks, which has kept me from posting.  Man, am I happy to be home!  At the beginning of January, I ordered yarn to make Danica for the Red Scarf Project.  By the middle of January, still … Continue reading →

Spending most of the weekend working means that you really lose your weekend.  I stayed home most of the day today to rest and knit, but could really use another day.  Oh the irony of it all, last week I complained about a four day weekend and this week I am begging for one more … Continue reading →

…or not.  I didn’t have to go to work today in anticipation of the ice storm we were supposed to get last night.  As it turns out, we really didn’t have any ice, so I went to work for a couple of hours just to get a few things done.  I did this to make … Continue reading →

Last weekend, I had the project of consolidating two closets, my yarn closet in the hallway and the closet in my craft room.  This will enable us to finish cleaning out the room which will be the nursery in preparation for the baby stuff we will be receiving and buying in the near future.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

Status: Arrival at Unit Your item arrived at 8:19 AM on January 10, 2007 While checking the status of my random surge of internet orders of late, I went to check on some yarn that I purchased during Cara’s stash sale.  What a surprise it was that it is already on my doorstep!!!  Sometimes it’s … Continue reading →

This is definitely a hat fit for a cookie monster!  It’s my first charity project of the year for the fun fur for the children’s hospital being organized here.  I made it out of stash yarn that I have had for at least a year, maybe more.  It’s Bernat Boa yarn and I used the … Continue reading →

Proof that I clearly watch too much tivo’d television…while watching the first season of Grey’s Anatomy on DVD, everytime it pauses (where the commercial would be), I want to fast forward.  I am so involved in the show, I haven’t eaten dinner.  I feel like I’m turning into my little sister.  When she was little, … Continue reading →

Just a few random thoughts for you on this super dreary day in my neck of the woods…cold and wet, yuck! Random thought #1:  14 weeks and growing Here’s a 14 week belly shot for ya!  I’m getting big and fast, although I swear I’m not as big as this picture indicates.  But, then again, … Continue reading →

Thanks so much for the kind words on the little beast!  This year "new year" takes on a whole new meaning for us! Last year, I set some pretty vague resolutions, but did carry through with a few of them…let’s review: 1.  Finish my mom’s afghan – Check!  I finished it and sent it in … Continue reading →