Full Moon Madness

Glad to have had the weekend off, because last week was insanity. Have I told you lately how my customers are special? how they live in this place we have renamed Entitlement? Mother truckers. Just give me my paycheck and let me go on my merry way. Honestly. And please, kind readers do me a favor- hang up your cell phone when your picking up your drugs. Do you talk on that blue tooth thing while your in the doctor's office? Do you think maybe you might miss something important? I refuse to put one of those brain cancer magnets in my ear. Next to your BRAIN. I can't even stand to talk on the cell phone for more than 3-5 minutes at a clip. I am getting better at not going to the counter to listen to the bs going on there. I just wish I didn't hear everything that's going on. Oh and BTW I think it's interesting how people who were nasty to you think you won't remember them. I remember just about everything. That's how I got through school- good memory. OK,OK enough ranting. It's just that every once and awhile I have to let it out. As soon as H clears off the memory card I will post knitting pics... Bought some new fiber today. Like I needed more.

cuteness abounds!!!!!

The cuteness factor around here is incredible. Everywhere you look there is cuteness. The girls now have full run of the downstairs (they have not as of yet made their way upstairs). On monday they figured out how to scale the gate in the kitchen so we just took it down. I didn't want them falling off of it. I am a paranoid mommy. They look so innocent right?

One more thing I would like to mention today. Do you watch that singing show on tv? you know the one... starts with A (first word) I (second word)-sorry I don't want the mass influx of people on this website if I mention names. So even if you don't watch, by now you may have heard the ruckus about this girl from NJ- Point Pleasant to be exact. You know, pictures (scantily clad) and videos ("it's not her") blah,blah. Please don't take this as representation of Jersey Shore girls. I grew up at the ocean- we don't call it "the shore" that's a "benny" (anyone not from the area) word. So what makes a good representation of a girl who grew up near the ocean in NJ? Not this girl in the headlines. We jersey girls like to: a) hang out at the beach in the summer, from the first warm day all the way up until October b) get dressed to the nines and go out dancing with our girlfriends c) curse all the extra traffic that comes into our towns during the summer months (benny's go home) d) represent ourselves in a dignified manner. At least in the town I grew up in (Sea Girt) nice town, and the town I worked in (Manasquan). All bordering Pt. Pleasant. So if you watch that show- do us Jersey girls a favor- don't vote for that A girl, ugh, she cannot sing.....

End of rant-next post I promise some knitting pics...

The babies are here

We picked up our new babies yesterday. They are 6 weeks old today!!! Eila (calico), Rajni (black) and Zoebelle (gray). They are so sweet. Didn't want to sleep last night because I wanted to continue the snuggle fest that was going on while watching tv. Eila was so comfy she was talking in her sleep!!!! Just a quick post, wanted to show the pics... PS....they are already daddy's girls, however one in particular has him wrapped around her little white paw....

some new stuff

Had a full day of shopping today, and boy am I tired. Interesting thing happened at the LYS. I usually put my yarn skeins by the register as I puruse the store, today, that almost turned out to be a big mistake. Now, I had 4 skeins sitting there in a pile, the woman who works there was trying to help me figure out a pattern I got from valley yarns (more on that soon), so I went to look at something my mom was showing me and when I came back to the register the beautiful green skein of malabrigo that was by the register is missing. I call out to my mom- mom did you take the green yarn from the register? she says no. Now at this point there are quite a few women milling around, and I asked my mom this question quite loudly-no one else claims to have taken the yarn, then I start looking around at all the women in the shop and bingo here comes this "clueless" (ok-for her benefit I will say she "probably" did not hear me asking about green yarn) who has my skein of yarn in her hand. She swiped it off the counter. So the saleswoman says that's the only skein of that color. I look at the woman and really restraining myself, ask "did you take that skein off of the counter?" she doesn't say a word she shoves it back at me. "thanks" I say. She just glares at me. So sorry I saw it first (nana booboo)- NO I DID NOT SAY that!!!!!! But it was what I was thinking. HEHE. I cannot help it- I'm not usually like that but green and pink are my colors. And quite quickly malabrigo is becoming my new favorite yarn. Included in the second pic is some rowan all season cotton that I got on sale through WEBS. I'm going to make a basketweave pattern yoga bag out of Knit Cafe book. There's a skein of lorna lace's worsted for a rasta hat I saw on Knitty Gritty (love that show). Bulky alpaca for baby hat and of course some cascade 220. Oh and the awesome Ozark handspun. Have you seen this yet???? It is gorgeous yarn and I am sorry my camera does not do it justice. It still has curls in it from the sheep hair. super groovy. I am going to make myself a scarf out of it in memory of my bootsie girl. I also spent last sunday sewing and made a funky yoga mat bag. Here is a closeup of pretty fabric I bought from that large everything store. I won't mention the name because they have enough advertisement already. My sewing technique still needs work, but I'm all about teaching myself stuff through trial and error...Just like the shell I'm knitting more on that soon,promise...