a box of fun

I got the yarn for my throw today!

The mail-man that comes to the store knows to make a big deal when he brings me boxes.

I pulled out all the skins and checked the color against the ottoman.
They work really well with it.
Now to just pick out the squares to use for the patterns and I can get started....

Once I finish HT's sweater vest, my shawl for the little sister's wedding and then i can get started on the throw.

Ah, so much knitting, so little time.

caution is...

the better part of valor. Or remodeling.

It's hard to see, but this spot was the size of an egg. I wasn't wearing the proper foot gear. It was dumb. I don't think it's broken.

I've finished the noro Scarf. It turned out pretty. I'm not sure if i'm going to keep it, or give it to someone.

I've got the second half of HT's sweater vest 4in done. There is still alot to go on that though.

I've also started on one of the Three Tams from Knitty winter 2007. I worked it too monocromatic the first time and so I froged. The second time around is going much better with more contrast.

I would be knitting right now, but Siren seem to think that since I have my foot proped up, it's the best time to sit and get in the way of knitting.

Happy New Year

Siren here. I'm having Mom type out a post for me.

She seems really glad that the year is almost over. I'm really glad because she has 2 days in a row to spend with me.

So enjoy your next year and remember to give treats to your kitties.

i need to make up

I need to make up an Emergency Knitting kit. ( click image to go to the site that sells these cool bags. http://shop.illiane.com ) Now why do I need to make up one of these kits?
I'll tell you. (if you could see a cartoon face right now, a dark cloud would go over it and the eyes would go angry and sunk in a bit )

So, we were out a bit late at HT's work party. ( It was pretty fun) Then we get a call at 4:30am. It's ADT and they are telling me that my store has been broken into. ( I'm hoping it's a false alarm but guessing that it's not.) So we head to the store. There's a cop there. There's also a lot of glass on the side walk. Some SOB busted through my 2 front doors, then into my display case. If what you put out into the world really comes back to you.... well lets just hope in this case that it does.
(cartoon face would get a little softer now, more excepting of the hand fate is dealing)

So, my assistant manager came, took HT back home for me ( HT is a bit hung over from the party but wanted to come and make sure that nothing happened to me), came back with coffee (thank goodness), and we proceeded to clean up as a little man who spoke little English boarded up the door. ( it was pretty cold outside and we couldn't get a hold of our higher ups to see what they wanted us to do, call glass guy, which glass guy.. ect)

Let me just say that if they ever say " Oh well we can have these guys board it up for you so that you can take your time getting things done" Don't do it. It's a racket. They use these screws that are a funny head so people cant just take them off and they will charge you $100+ to come take it back off. Just put some plastic over to keep the heat in, sit down where you can see anyone trying to get in, and find a good glass guy.

Also, if you are getting new doors for say your store and say they are glass. Please please spring for the laminated glass. It will make your life easy.

So, I sent the assistant manager home when the higher ups got there. He deserved a little sleep before going to church. Then my district manager and I stayed till about 3pm. It took along time for the glass guy to get there and then for us to figure out how to get the damn board up.

So, the moral of the story? I didn't have any knitting in my car, i didn't grab my bag with knitting in it and there was about 6 hours of knitting/down time just waiting for things to happen.

So yah, i really need to keep a simple something to knit in the car.

It was..

Not an Alpaca, or a spinning wheel.

Though it's really nice to have a exercise bike.
Now we can work out as we watch TV. Though It wont
be living by the front door for ever.

Hope everyone is having a good day off.

I wonder...

what this is...

According to HT, the came into being when he was sleeping ( he caught my cold ).
It looks like Grimlock and Siren got a little excited.

Next year...

I will go see Coraline. It will be pretty fun to watch. I love stop motion animation. Oh, these are my button eyes.

I will also make candies, bath bombs ( because really I just want to tell people I'm making bombs ) and lip balm for the holidays. I like knitting people gifts, but I'm finding there are very few truly knit worthy people in my life. But who doesn't like candy.


I picked up the holiday issue of Living. I don't normaly pick that one up, but Halloween and the ones with really good cookie resipes are hard to pass up. In this one they even show you how to make candy canes. I totaly wanted to learn how to make them for a long time. Now I have insturctions and I will get suplies in Jan. Then there will be candy canes ( and maybe loli pops as I could see them being made the same way ) for ever and all ways.

I'm kinda gitty at the thought.

Also, Miss Turtle and Miss CresentMoon will be getting treats for helping out and donating to Toys for Tots. Thanks a bunch you guys.