Hope You Have a Happy Turkey Day!

Try not to kill your relatives!
Peace and Blessings, S

The Cat's in the Bag

Just so that you know what kind of nut house I live in, this is where Smudge was this morning. We didn’t put him in there. He got in all by himself, although how remains a mystery.

Also, to prove that there is actual knitting that gets done, here is a (bad) picture of the hat I am making for Eden.

It is from a pattern called Whale of a Tail. When you get to the top, you make two little fins that look like a whale’s tail. Super Cute. She picked it out herself. She loves to go to Sophie’s with me, so how could I refuse when she wanted to pick out her own pattern and yarn for her own hat – never mind that her Grammy had just bought her a lovely Hello Kitty hat and gloves set – she needed to have this hat. And she is just too cute when she looks up at me and says “Please mommy?
Peace and bright blessings.

Week in Review

This week has been really shit, and not so shit. I’m supposed to continue with the chiropractor for like six months – sucks, because of the $20 co-pay each visit – but I know that in the end I will be glad I did.
First Brownie meeting on Monday – I’m excited and scared and I keep bouncing between “Oh this will be great!” and “Oh my god! What the hell was I thinking!?”
We got our open enrollment information yesterday – double suck, because we are getting screwed. More about that another day.
U of L lost the game last night – ouch.
Ryan was late with child support – surprise surprise, and he hasn’t paid the whole amount he owes me yet.
Because Ryan was late with the child support, I am a week behind on after-school fees – luckily they are okay with this as long as I am paid in full by November 20.
Instead of going to pet the sheep and alpacas and be surrounded by wooly goodness this Saturday, I get to clean and paint in preparation for the meeting Monday.
The Ferncreek Lyons club, which my aunt is a big supporter of, is having an all you can eat pancake breakfast Saturday morning - $4.00 for as many pancakes as I can stuff in my mouth? Yeah, I’ll be there. I’m going to need the carb load to get me through the painting and cleaning.
Kevin has finally admitted that I am without a doubt the most wonderful, fabulous girlfriend in the world, for reasons I won’t go into here.
I get to start my Christmas shopping this weekend, something I have mixed feelings about. I love the hunt for the perfect gift, but I despise the malls, and the traffic and the teeming masses of people.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I love Thanksgiving. Anytime its okay for me to stuff my face with turkey and dressing and mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce is a good time for me.
We got rid of two kittens last Sunday – only two more to go.
I have both Saturday and Sunday off this weekend, a very happy thing indeed.
I finished one of my fingerless mittens Wednesday, although I’m thinking I may rip out and take off a few rows and redo the thumb, but for now, it’s done.
Instead of casting on for the second mitt, I cast on for a hat for Eden because I was sick of her asking me when it would be done. And honestly, I like making hats. They are quick and easy, like scarves, but more interesting to knit.
I guess that’s all folks.
If you make it to the wooly goodness at the fairgrounds this weekend, pet some sheep and alpacas for me okay? And sniff the fiber. It always freaks people out. Peace

Following Tara's Lead

Take a guess at:
My name:
The love of my life:
Where you and I met:
Take a stab at my middle name:
How long you've known me:
The last time that we saw each other:
Do I drink?:
Your first impression of upon meeting me/seeing me:
One of my favorite things to do:
Am I funny?
My favorite type of music:
Can I sing?
The best feature about me:
The worst feature about me:
Am I shy or outgoing?
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules?
Do I have any special talents? If so, what are they?
Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, snobby, or something else (what)?
Have you ever hugged me?:
My favorite food:
Have you ever had a crush on me?
If there was one good nickname for me, it would be:
Your favorite memory of me:
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, I would bring:
Are we friends?
Do I believe in God?
Who is my best friend?
Will you repost this so I can fill this out for YOU?

Pain in the Neck and a Finished Object!

Happy Belated Halloween! I would have posted yesterday, but I was in too much pain. Yesterday morning I was in the shower (relax, its not dirty) and I went to wash my hair, when all of a sudden my shoulder said “Nope, don’t think so.” And decided to revolt and try to leave my body. So I had to call my chiropractor and beg to be seen. I did manage to make it through outreach that morning – luckily the mentally challenged don’t mind if their storyteller looks a bit like the Bride of Frankenstein – but then I had to leave. I have decided that my chiropractor is my new best friend. You may remember that a couple weeks ago Advil was. Well, while I am still forever indebted to the makers of Advil, I am now also indebted to my fabulous and totally super fine, chiropractor, Dr. Troy. If you had seen me yesterday, compared to how am I today, you would know how amazing he is. I went in, he popped my back and cracked my neck and voila! I’m like a whole new woman. Of course, he obviously has a sadistic side – having my number 5 and 6 vertebrae popped back into place was not exactly fun – but at least I can turn my head to the side now. And I can raise my arms up over my head, something that makes getting dressed much easier. I saw the wonder doc again this morning, and he popped a few more things back into place, and so while I’m not 100%, I feel much, much better. And I get to go back Monday and have him do it again. I’m not exactly relishing that part – like I said, it does hurt a bit, but damn, it feels so much better afterwards. Almost like good sex. Ya know, when you get a little carried away, and – alright, alright I’ll stop.

In other news, I actually finished a project! Okay, so it wasn’t a big project, like Kevin’s sweater, it was just a little hat, but still – a whole finished object! Bet you thought they were a myth here at the House of Asparagus. They do exist, and here is the proof – one finished Sophie’s Sample Cap #1.

This pattern was super easy to follow and can be found at the most wonderful yarn shop in the state of Kentucky – Sophie’s. I worked this one up in Noro Silk Garden with Berroco Suede for the black stripes. As I may have mentioned, I am a big fan of the Noro yarns, and Silk Garden proved to be just as fabulous to work with as Kuryeon. The only problem is that I forgot that silk doesn’t have has much stretch, so the hat is a little on the, um, snug side for me, hence the reason why E is modeling it. Since I really like this pattern, and this yarn, I am going to make another one, only I’m going to cast on a few more stitches. I had some Silk Garden left, so this is definitely a hat that can be done with one ball, and since that Suede was left over from a previous project, the total cost for this hat, not including needles, was something like $11.00 – I think that’s how much the Silk Garden cost, I can’t find my receipt. Not bad for a super cute little hat that can be made in a variety of ways, for lots of people. I’m thinking of doing a more manly cap for Kev – something in dark blues or greens, and maybe even a few for Christmas presents. It didn’t take to long to work up, maybe 8 hours total knitting time. It may have been less than that, I’m not really sure since I worked on it off and on, here and there for about a week.

So my next goal is to finish my fingerless gloves for me, a scarf for a family friend and the Big Alpaca sweater for Kev. I am going to set aside the Waving not Drowning socks until after the holidays. I totally messed up the pattern repeat at SnB a few weeks ago, and I don’t have the heart to frog and re-knit them right now. It’s November, which means it’s time to really get crack a lackin’ on Christmas knitting.
Peace chicas.