You've got mail

Got new mail today, ordered yarn and pattern from http://www.jimmybeanswool.com got my stuff in 2 days, all the way from Reno!!! Here's pic. New adventures in felting. But this bag is toooo cute. I'm still working on herribngbone poncho, but I also started a scarf using Rowan polar. I'm trying a wheatear pattern. I think it looks like hearts, and I love hearts.
Ok a word about the avian flu. Mass panic is staring to set in. I have people asking me for antivirals left and right. You need a prescription people. Let me get on my pharmacist soap box for one minute and say, If we keep using antibiotics when we have a virus, eventually they will NOT work anymore. Also if you stop taking the antibiotic before you are finished with the full therapy, eventually antibiotics WILL NOT WORK. This is not just for the guy who has 3 Amoxil left in his bottle but ALL of us. The bug becomes resistant to the med. Let's just say the same goes for the antiviral. Is the bird flu coming? you betcha. Should you be concerned? ah yeah... Let's get on the people in charge to get their asses in gear and work on this problem before it's on the homefront. Do you know how many people travel from Asia/Europe into this country every day? Are they testing them from avian flu before they are aloud through customs? uh, no, that's not going to be possible. Here is my advice, wash, wash, wash your hands PLAIN soap and water is great. (Nix the antibacterial crap, that's also not helping resitance). Also one final word, Be NICE to your pharmacist, we are often overworked, malnourished. We are on your side, we do our jobs to help people get better, not to become a punching bag for all the cranky pants people out there. We don't make up your copay, be happy you have insurance. Guess what, I'm sick, I get to go to work. So give us a break, huh????
End of soap box. As always check with your doctor before taking any of my advice, after all what do I know.

Why do you knit????

Last night while watching this movie, "Saw" my husband inquired, "When are you going to stop knitting?? Why do you knit so much?" Hmmm. It is so meditative and relaxing, except when watching said above horror movie (not for the squimish I might add). I also like the idea that I am making something from a piece of glorified string. Number one reason I knit? It makes me HAPPY! The poncho is coming along well. I did notice that it sheds all over me so I can't wear darking clothing while knitting it. I am hoping to be done by the 29th because we have a wedding and I am wearing a sari that it would look beautiful over. So the question of the day is WHY Do YOU KNIT???

totally off today

I finally have a day off! long week. Mom is coming out today and we are going to do some shopping. I want to try to get additional pieces of the lexmark spooky town collection. I ordered some yarn from http://www.yarnmarket.com only took 3 days to get! Here's a pic.. I think I will restart scarf on larger needles those are only 15's I think the scarf needs 19's.
I also spoke to the girl from Pick up Sticks yesterday, she designed a beautiful bag (among other felted things!!) called triangle. She was very nice on the phone. I can't wait to try to design some of my own things. That green bag I made (my own design) he he, was the first piece to sell at that craft fair. My husband and I went to Red Robin last night, it just opened on Monday. Mmmmm it was good....tasted like more. See this is part of my problem. here's a pic of progress on poncho from Last Minute Knitted Gifts.. Its coming along pretty well for only 2 days work. The stitch was really weird at first but, now it's pretty easy. The yarn is sooo soft, a pleasure to work with.

I just have a list of things I want to do that keeps growing. Including trying to learn some Marathi before we go to India. So I will leave you with one more pic, it's my little girl in her Halloween costume...... OK uploaded wrong pic, can't seem to get rid of them so I shrank them... Isn't she adorable??? Hehe. Found costume in crackerbarrel on way back from my sister's. She was NOT happy, but like I said she will do anything for her Dadu.

No show tuesday

Today was another no show tues at the gym. What's worse is the class before mine 2nd week in a row the girl called out. She had a decent kickboxing class, but the RWJ gym and the new Gold's are taking all the customers away. Sinking ship? I don't know. I know if it was my business I would go down kicking and screaming, these owners haven't been around for 2 weeks. Anyhow, thought it was time to post a pic of my little girl, Bootsie....
Awww, isn't she pretty???Belly pouch included, although she has lost alot of weight since the vet put her on Atkin's diet for kittys. She is about 15 years old, and she has had a semi-rough life. My x-ahole boyfriend broke her femur bone, and then let her sit home all day in pain until I came home from work at 9pm and then tried to figure out what happen to her. You don't need to ask me why we broke up, ugh. But he got his karma, in the end of our miserable relationship as he tried to salvage he cried in her fur every day.
But NOW, she has a daddy who loves her to pieces!!! She gets more attention from him than I do sometimes!!!! It's ok, I guess I can share her ;)