side note:

AE(H)K:
I need a hair cut, semi-pronto.
how do you feel about that?

i have a caribou buzz

Have a holly jolly christmas... it's the best time of the year!

I just thought I'd use this slight caribou buzz (i can really feel it when trying to type, my fingers want to go much faster than my brain can think! whoa doggy!) anyways, to share in the wonders of the holiday sweater christmas card pictures.
How can you really go wrong with these 2 fabulous people (Stacey and Sir Nicholas Louis Brave) and holiday sweaters? really, you can't.

but in other news. i'm venturing back into the land of scrapbooking (in approximately 5 minutes, just enough time to drag all my 'crap' to the living room and make a quick potty break)...

i have approximately 250 pictures that need to be magically scrapbooked into my album which will now hold from junior year of UWRF until Graduation (dec. 05) I will then launch into a new album: the after college year (to be determined if it will be 'year' or 'years'... all depends on how paparazzi like i become with the most fabulous new camera. )

only time will tell, people, only time will tell.



we're adorable.

A Christmas Haul

Well, the goal of Christmas was to not get as many gifts and to give to others instead. ha! like that could really happen with my family.
here we go:
In my stockings:
*black nibs (regifted to dad immediately)
*apricot scrub for my face :)
*a santa gause created 'gift certificate' (aka cash) for Borealis! ooh! yarn!
*new toothbrush tops for the spin brush
*a hammer
*vasoline for the lips
*an 11-in-1 tool (scary)
*an 'inspirational' book from mom...
*cd from dad
*a picture hanging kit
i think that's all in the stockings.....

The presents:
*MY NEW CAMERA!!! CoolpixS9
*a pattern a day knitting calendar
*a nativity snow globe (i collect snow globes)
*an angel (ha, my mom thought it was a princess) ornament... very glittery!
*the little mermaid DVD
*a new hair towel
*a cashmere sweater
*my annual crystal ornament
*Clinque Happy Heart perfume
*2 hurricane lamps. not quite sure how they work though!!
*Milk and Honey Shower sorbet
*3 Candles
*a relaxing bathtime CD
*a memory card for my camera
*brownies!
(admendum: *narnia from Jen's creepy ex... and *scarf from my aunt skeet)

From Santa:
*a new iTrip

well, i think that's all. it's hard to remember though! I think I made out pretty well!! don't you?


in other news, I have an idea for brian's hat, again... so we'll see if i like this one better. one of these damn hats will turn out the way i think it should look. hopefully!!!

tomorrow. no work for me! hooray!

tiiiiiiiiiiiired

i need to make a few string toys for the cats. tonight/tomorrow.
i need to make at least one tonight.
tomorrow i'm making toys/mice.
they turned out really cute. Tom already pulled the tail off of one of his and he had it for a half hour! jimminy crickets!

i also have to work on brian's hat this weekend. i need to get his going

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, CHRISTMAS!

So, I gave Stacey her secret Santa present today. she loved it! Nic was surprised he made an appearance in it. some might not be surprised. ha. ha. ha. I got some yarn from Heather, how thoughtful!

So I'm currently blocking my gma's table runner... it is not as good as i had hoped it would turn out (blocking wise) but i think it is pretty good. I'd say i did 90% as well as i could have with Amber's help :) Now, i just need to whip up some kitty toys for Thomas Edison (one of the most beautiful cats, ever. I'm in love.) **Note: this is Tom, wearing Nic's sweet orange, possibly crocheted visor. :)

and after the kitty toys, I can sleep.
so, how fast can i knit the '3 blind mice' and 'string toy' from S'n'B Nation? I'd say, i have 3 hours or less...

On your mark...
Get set...





GO!

My secret santa collage

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So, this is the picture collage I made for my secret santa... :) isn't it cool? i'm cool. I decided the scarf wasn't going to get done, and instead of stressing, i made this instead. again, i'm cool.

Don't hassle the Hoff!

I've been avoiding this blog because all I have been doing was knitting, or feeling sick.

But, I'm happy to announce that my knitting has passed the painful part and has been fun again.
I finished Chandler's blanket (although I'm not going to family xmas to give it to him -- mom and dad will be in MI at my Godmother Susie's funeral :( ) Mom bought some HIDEOUS background fabric, but I think I made a big enough deal that she returned it to get something decent. I didn't spend... approximately 36 hours knitting a blanket for her to put some crappy background fabric on it. no way, no how. i took a picture of the final knitted part while it was blocking, but i'll update that tomorrow!

Oma's table runner still needs to be blocked. i'm nervous. I suck at blocking.

I started my secret santa scarf :) it's a pretty quick knit even though i didn't think it would be.

I also started brian's hat. I'm not a huge fan of the yarn... it's knitting up kinda scratchy, so i'm not sure what to do. I think i'm going to keep going and block it and see if that helps. :-/

I have kitty presents to knit too. soon. because xmas is coming up in 10 days. hip. hip. hooray!

I put the icords on dad's hat. it's ready to be wrapped! yay for being done with another project!!

Let's get EXCITED! YEAH!

I finished grandma's table runner! hooray! hooray! hooray!
I just need amber to help me block it out, because, i suck at that.

Dad's hat is 97% finished too, which was my goal for this weekend. i just need to stitch the black part of the ear flap to the black part of the hat, and then sew the earflap together. super duper hooray! :)

I was going to finish it tonight but i just couldn't do any more. tomorrow though. then it's on to chandlers. 24/7 til i finish it. yuck.

gotta get to bed though, i have to work tomorrow. wierd! i'm going to be EXHAUSTED. :(

picture updates!

here's some pictures of what i've got!

dad's double knit hat. like the dummy that i am, i forgot to turn it the other way and take a picture. dummy!














Here's Chandler's baby blanket, thus far at least. i've added some since then but not enough! mom gave me a deadline of 12/10 to finish my part.
I BETTER GET GOING!

and then, just for fun, i learned how to make banana bread, and i decorated my christmas tree! :) merry christmas friends!