I don’t want to say much without pictures, but there are lots of fun things to share. For now, I’ll just give you a preview. I received the highly anticipated GSRP box. I am almost finished knitting my first pair of socks. And, I still need to share with you pictures from my Threadbear box … Continue reading →

nerves and excitement Yesterday, I came home to a nice little box from the guys at Threadbear! I had just placed my order at the end of last week and they got it out to me SO quickly. I also got to talk to Rob on the phone on Sunday, and I feel like a … Continue reading →

In honor of the new Purling Puppy Webring (started by Carrie who loves her schmoos), today I give you a gratuitous puppy photo. This is one of my favorite pics of my smelly little dog T-Bone. Enjoy! For more information on the Purling Puppy, Knitting Dog Lovers Webring, click on the link under my button … Continue reading →

Those of you in more northern places will laugh at that statement, but it did get down in the 30’s today which is cold for us southern Texans. It was a bit cool but beautiful. We went out to see our house (which we’re in the process of building) and went out to eat. Being … Continue reading →

I had plans for the weekend and at the last minute they fell through. I ended up going to happy hour with my husband and some folks from his work on Friday. Happy hour turned into happy five hours! We stayed at the restaurant for five hours. It was a lot of fun but we … Continue reading →

the wind-up I ordered a ball winder! I am so excited about making progress on my goal of acquiring more useful knitting tools. I’m also building my needle selection with my order of size one circular needles. I’m spending my allowance for January as fast as it hits my account. Speaking of fun knitting tools, … Continue reading →

the ribby shell story I tried to capture pictures for you all last night of the progress on my ribby shell, but they didn’t turn out. It is very difficult for the ribbing to show up in the black fabric. Part of it is that I’m not often home during the week when it’s actually … Continue reading →

Okay, so I’ve avoided watching The Simple Life, but tonight I watched The Simple Life Reunion. Did I watch it to see Paris and Nicole’s latest fashions? Did I watch it to see the nice little backwoods family? No, I watched it to see if I knew anyone in the audience. Embarrassing, I know. I … Continue reading →

Oh, this weekend was so nice. We haven’t had a weekend in a while all to ourselves and we took full advantage of it for some relaxation time. I did a lot of knitting and football watching. My husband joined me for some shopping and playing my new playstation2 game (SSX3, snowboarding). Otherwise, we did … Continue reading →

Somehow I think I’m super girl sometimes and that I have an infinite amount of time to start new projects. What am I thinking? Well, today, I’m thinking that I want to pick up cross-stitching again. I ran across this book, Creative Cross Stitch, and it had so many great ideas for things you can … Continue reading →