Monday

Mondays often have a bad name. This week mine has been amazing! I feel full of excitement for the week and energized! I have quite a few fun things planned - including my little one's first birthday! So get ready there might just be a lot of posts this week with lots of pictures! For now just a pretty fun picture of the soon to be birthday boy - Noah!

Normal

I have always been a big fan of normal (and by that I guess I mean my normal - I've always enjoyed being a little weird) . I like have a regular schedule, knowing what's coming. I have never wanted to be famous, or anything like that. I love having my little life with my family and friends.

That said - for two months life has been anything but normal! I guess moving will do that to ya! So I have been a little crazy. It has been a whirlwind of packing, painting, children, unpacking, more painting, cleaning, children, driving, packing, painting, unpacking, and the flu! But now finally a semblance of normalcy is starting to blanket my new home. My grandparents are now living downstairs from us and I am already loving it! (that was the second set of packing, painting, and unpacking). But enough of that!

The fun parts have been tucked here and there. There has been quite a few family gatherings - so wonderful! John, the boys, and I were able to get out to the Alaska State Fair and we had a great time! I am going to tuck in a few pics from that at the end....

I also am finally back together business wise. I have a new studio area that I am super excited about and I have been able to get some new things listed in the shop including the return of my Scrap Happy Grab Bags. I have also been dabbling in needle felting and can't wait to do more.

My latest knitting project (at least my latest that should be finished soon) is my Noah's birthday present. He is now walking all over the place and starting to say his first words. I can't believe how the time flies (though you think I would be used to that by now). Corbin keeps us on our toes with his funny thoughts and amazing memory. He now is wearing big boy underwear (which of course makes Mama soooo happy!). Well I hear them stirring in their room and must wrap this up!

I'm here!

Okay - I've been here awhile :) BUT! I am having so much fun and seeing so many people and doing so many cool things!! More to come but just had to share!! Sock Hop tonight - definitely looking forward to that!

I'm leavin' on a Jet Plane.....

So ready for Sock Summit!! I am heading out tonight and can't wait for all the fun I am going to have! I finished my outfit for the sock hop and was lucky enough to have my sis take a pic....

See ya there!

back in time...

So I meant to get this post up yesterday evening, but time did not allow...

Hubby and I decided to get out into the beautiful weather and fit in another hike/slow crawl (we do have a two year old with us walking after all) as part of our a hike a week goal. So far we have been pretty successful and Corbin (the two year old) still seems pretty excited to get out to go one "big walks". This time we went high up on hillside and walked up a gravel trail that is a nice easy winding trail with an amazing view. I brought along my knitting and managed to get a nice couple of repeats done on my sock hop socks as we walked. It was so peaceful to be out in the unbelievably fresh air. We had a great time and I look forward to many more such excursions. Another collage (click on it to see it bigger...) ....



Today is Noah's 9month B-day - I had quite a bit more written up regarding this, but when I added the pic I accidentally deleted it! DOH! >_<

In other news, my friend just opened up shop - totally awesome - check it out!

Oceanic Handspun

So I have spun my set of samples from June's box! They fibers just jumped into my hands and I really had a finished yarn before I knew it! I took the samples from Into the Whirled, Mad Angel Creations, H.A.Y., Silver Sun Alpaca's, and Smoky Mountain Fibers divided them into 5 strips each and spun them end to end. So I should have a nicely striping yarn of each sample! I just spun a single and ended up with around 290 yards! I am very excited to make something from this, and I will be keeping it all for myself!

We have a winner!

Through the magic of internet I have randomly generated a winner!!!

POG KNITS is the Winner!!!

Thanks to all who have entered....and not to be a tease but there is a fingering weight skein in the same colorway in the shop!

No photos today - but I am working on spinning up some phat fiber samples right now so there will be some soon!