Battle of Knits

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I am moving tomorrow afternoon.

So I have the place about halfway packed up. I am making a list of must-brings to the new house. I will be leaving before the boys really get things into the truck, this way they dont have to worry about an escaping dog or toddler. I am happy to get out of here anyway. The baby and the dog can both get out some energy tearing up the back yard and the short walk to the pool and play ground will be nice.

Besides the obvious “must-brings” like diapers and a dish for the dog’s water, I am bringing my current project which is April’s skirty. Its a lovely shade of pink and so far I am enjoying it, as I knew I would. I am also extremely excited to get everything unpacked and finish off the longies I started. I have this intense love affair with blue faced leicester and this particular one is just killing me to set it down even for a second! Speaking of BFL… the new one I ordered from Hyena Cart should be on its way. Unfortuantely it will most likely arrive after the move. I hate the idea of it sitting in my mail box baking in the disgusting Florida heat and humidity. It deserves better than that! Named after Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, “Starry Night” is another love in my life… It was as if the dyer of this yarn made it just for me! I only wish she had more than the 6oz I bought… I was hoping it could become a Wonderful Wallaby, but there is still a chance that it could happen. Providing the Yarn Gods smile on me and point me towards some matching trim superwash BFL. I have faith!
So wish me luck with this move, I only hope I dont mis-place my sanity for too long. That reminds me… I should go mark the box I packed it in.

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Packing, packing, packing and more packing! That is all I have been up to all day! A few breaks to change a diaper or nurse my son, while joining different groups on Ravelry. My current project in the group “2009 12″ crochet block a month CAL” I finished the February square yesterday morning with a little tweaking…

…and then began on the March square… well, it was named “Irish Rose” and it was very pretty… I finished the actual rose part in the middle of the square and then decided to frog it and start a different square when I realized how awkward it would be to lie on top of such a big “rose”… I am really trying to go for a more comfortable blanket at this time, so no more 3-D designs. I decided to go with “Esther’s square” for my March, which is actually a January square, but whatever.

At some point I got the mail and was pleasantly surprised to find YARN!!!

A huge assortment of Araucania Nature Wool from April, a girl on one of my co-op forums. I entered a “yarn for woolies” swap. I signed up as a worker, hoping to make another beautiful skirty for a lucky little girl. The blue and lilac are for me, the pink and pumpkin are for her. She has twins, boy and a girl so I will be working on some shorties as well as a skirty for her! Receiving her yarn in the mail got me thinking about a purchase I made on Hyena Cart… I should have received it by now… it is some delicious BFL called “Starry Night” — I have been in love with it for awhile and finally took the plunge and bought it. I am hoping to find some matching BFL trim somewhere and make it into a Wonderful Wallaby for the Boo.
These were not good.
How is the Gluten-free diet going? Wonderful! Well, until yesterday. I broke down and binged on carbs. Gluten is a delicious thing that I have taken for granted. I have decided I would rather die from a gluten related death than give up my precious gluten. That was the longest week of my life! The deciding factor was pure laziness combined with the complete lack of weight loss. After about 8 days… I didn’t even lose one pound. I blame the depression of looking at that bathroom scale on my full force attack on some REAL french toast sticks followed by a vegetarian corn dog and then a can of veggie soup. After all that I was still hungry, which surprised me. This weekend I intend on consuming the better part of a medium pizza and lots of beer!
You can’t move properly without beer. This is a law of nature.
We did secure a moving truck. Not at first, but after filling out some Internet “paperwork” Josh got a call letting us know we will have a truck at 4:30pm on Saturday. This is great for 3 reasons:

1. I have a hair appointment at 12:15pm, that I no longer have to cancel.

2. We can move this weekend, which does not call for rain… next weekend does.
3. I don’t have to be angry about Josh’s procrastination.
Off to start the skirty for April, finish baking the banana bread, and make taco dinner for the family.

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Jon & Kate, I have the answer!

I think Octomom should adopt Jon and Kate’s wayward litter. With Kate gone all the time and Jon living like a fun-loving bachelor, it is time for a real parent to step in and save those eight kids from becoming latch-key delinquents from a broken home. I think Octo-mom can give the much needed “TLC” they deserve.

Perhaps Kate might find Nadya Sulemon as a nice rebound too. They could get married in California and then raise their 22 children together like a modern day Brady Bunch.

Or maybe they should all take up residence at the Duggars house. Michelle Duggar could certainly whip them into shape and show them the light. What is another 24 mouths to feed?

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Packing outside the box

Well, we have the move planned for this weekend, yet we have no boxes! Procrastination is an evil entity. So instead of packing up our junk, here I sit blogging and twittering… Real productive! Aha, but wait! I have decided to actually catch up on my granny squares… you see I joined a square a month club on Rav and I have not finished a single one until last night.
Nope, no blocking. But the January square is finished! On to February!
This is what happened while I was working on the Jan square. Note to self: buy more vacuum cleaner bags!
I had my last knitting class on Saturday. This delicious hank merino begged to come home with me!
This is proof that my son is already “thinking outside the box”
I am so proud!

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Adorable!

Oh my! Just when I thought the shorties I made were the cutest thing on earth, I saw them on E.’s beautiful daughter. Here she is modeling the super soft squishy malabrigo shorties I made. It was her birthday party and she looks like she is having a blast!

“The wool shorties look GREAT and match [her] bday shirt wonderfully!!! The wool is sooooo soft and is more waterproof than I expected! yah!!! LOVE THEM!! (She)was very proud to sport them for her “take two” b-day party last weekend… Thank you again!!” — E.

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Zelda is bitchin’

Yeah, thats right. I added Zelda to my blog. Scroll all the way down… play some Zelda… you deserve it. First blog reader to beat it wins my idolization.

I am a total f*%@ing NERD.
“Yesssss-ah!”
(don’t ask.)

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The True Secret!

I hope all of the Victoria’s Secret models get to keep all the clothing they model, because seriously, they are the only ones who look good in it!

I dont even like the way I look in their lounge pants, let alone the sexy stuff! Damn!

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I miss Gluten… (day four)

It is only day four… and I am hoping I do not have celiacs. It is difficult to eat this way. I want me a Big Mac and a side of macaroni and cheese topped with a slice of greasy garlic bread. What is keeping from over the edge you ask?

Gluten-free waffles! They are delicious!

Unfortunatley with my focus on a gluten-free grocery list, I forgot to buy coffee filters… So I had to be resourceful!

This recycled napkin worked nicely. I was expecting to chew on some coffee grounds between sips, but surprisingly there were none! 
Lunch? Mashed potatoes with cheese and peas, then later a big salad. I am so sick of salad. 
Dinner? Finally that beef stroganoff, if Josh stops at the store for sour cream.

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Goodbye Tree. Goodbye Pasta.

We watched American Idol last night and as I predicted, Kris won. I feel like the show is completely fixed and I am convinced of that every season. This season belonged to Adam. However, Kris is a more marketable cross-over artist and that is really what American Idol is all about. I still like the show, but Ryan Seacrest cannot expect me to believe that my vote actually counts. Like I told Josh last night… “the illusion of Democracy is a powerful thing.”  Seriously… just look at the soap opera of American Politics! (Now… no more politics or religion. I apologize.) Congrats to Kris… and Glambert, you are probably better off! Just look at what they have done to David Cook. 
 
So during the show… I started a pair of longies for my son. I adore this yarn. Blue Faced Leiceister hand painted in a dark rainbow. It was not cheap, but I can already see how well it will hold up compared to the Malabrigo I have used in the past.

I am using a new pattern called: Tiny Birds Organics   http://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organicwool/woolpants.html
It is easy so far, and may prove to be a little too easy for me, even as a beginning knitter. That is my prediction.

Here is my dinner. Gluten free pasta, made from corn. It really wasnt too bad. It cooked up faster than regular pasta so it was slightly over cooked. the texture was softer than regular pasta, but the flavor was not that different. I dare say that I could trick Josh into eating it and he would have no clue of the difference.
Yesterday afternoon, they took our tree.
We are in the middle of a Nor’Easter, which is nothing like the Nor’Easter’s I grew up with in Maine and slightly less damaging than a hurricane. We did however, lose our tree. I am looking out the window right now and I miss that tree. Boo enjoyed watching the tree service take it down though.
This tree had serious personality! See?
It took six guys to take the tree down and clean up the mess.
Goodbye tree.

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Crazy Kid.

It seems that the simplest things get him very excited. I have noticed that when I put my dirty dishes in the kitchen he gets angry with me. So I decided to give him a clean bowl and spoon to play with. 
Why didn’t I think of that sooner? 
His new past time is giving me gifts. He brings me everything under the sun while I am sitting at the computer or on the couch. Here you can see my pile growing!
That ramen is looking pretty tasty these days… (GRR!)

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