still alive

No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth.... just chillin'

I frogged a lovely lambswool/cashmere blend sweater hoping to make the every way wrap from IK fall 2009 issue... but I'm about 70 yards shy.... c'est la vie!

I've started a sweater for DD's American Girl Doll for her birthday. One sleeve is complete. I had started earlier in the week but ripped it out deciding to knit it in the round instead. Now to figure out how to address the body of the sweater in the round....

I've been working on a webpage for my students. Perhaps you'd like to visit it. It's hardly finished, but i have some recording to do... I only hope they use it!

well off to knit a bit and then hit the bed.... So strange that Virginia and North Carolina have been hammered by snow and we haven't seen a flake! oh well.....

wow

DH knows how to treat a girl on her 50th birthday!

The kids woke me up with 3 gifts...
a charm for my troll bracelet
House season 5
a beautiful scarf with african design
dinner with the family at my local favorite italian restaurant
purple irises
chocolate cake
the Beatles remastered in stereo
Bose on ear headphones
Bose wavelink sound system
Bose iPod kit


He checked my wish list from December... told me he couldn't afford the car.... we got our iPhones a few days ago... so I should be set for quite some time! I think he went a little overboard!

a 'green' resolution

happy new year around the globe

สวัสดีปีใหม่
blwyddyn newydd dda
Z novym rokom
yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun
Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới
tashi delek
gott nytt år
mwaka mzuri
feliz año nuevo
šťastný nový rok
С Новым Годом
un an nou fericit
feliz ano novo
gelukkige nuwejaar
عام سعيد
shnorhavor nor tari
З новым годам
subho nababarsho
sretna nova godina
честита нова година
hnit thit ku mingalar pa
sun lin fi lok
bon any nou
xin nian kuai le
sretna nova godina
šťastný nový rok
godt nytår
gelukkig Nieuwjaar
head uut aastat
gott nýggjár
onnellista uutta vuotta
gelukkig Nieuwjaar
bonne année
ein gutes neues Jahr
kali chronia
hauoli makahiki hou
שנה טובה
nav varsh ki subhkamna
boldog új évet
farsælt komandi ár
selamat tahun baru
ath bhliain faoi mhaise
felice anno nuovo, buon anno
akemashite omedetô
seh heh bok mani bat uh seyo
felix sit annus novus
laimīgu Jauno gadu
e gudd neit Joër
Среќна Нова Година
is-sena t-tajba
kia hari te tau hou
godt nyttår
سال نو مبارک
szczęśliwego nowego roku

hershey

here are a couple of shots from the park

baby, it's cold outside

brrrrrrrrrr........

This morning we left for the Liberty Science Center. We were there for about 4 hours or so and could have stayed longer... very nice place with lots to see. Gift shop - disappointing... the kids loved it. I'm sure we'll go again, hopefully on a less crowded day. I didn't see everything and we didn't go to any of the shows or movies (IMax, 3D) so it'll be nice to visit when everyone and their brother isn't there because they're looking for something to do indoors during a very cold december vacation. BTW... their falafal wrap is great and the hummus..... delightful!

I was working on a lizard ridge square on the way there and dropped a needle in the car. Couldn't find it to save my soul... found it when we got home... it was in the pocket on the door and I could have sworn that I looked there. So instead i did a few rows on my 2nd sock. Started the leg pattern and when I got home, I looked at the first.. I'll be frogging back the pattern rows to do more ribbing....

stay warm, put on a sweater! I did!

living within means..... and being more green

there's a post at planet green that is well worth the read.

I'll be adding some pics to this post in a bit so if you're here and there's no pictures come back!


Lizard Ridge square #22 color 157A

off to Hershey

but I want to share this site of creative christmas ads.... I love this type of thing that shows intelligence and creativity.
This one is my favorite

Later dudes!

which north pole character am I?

I took Martha Stewarts quiz tonight and it claims:

You are undoubtedly
An Elf
Hardworking and skillful, you put 100 percent into everything you do. As a result, people tend to trust you with daunting tasks, like making presents out of scratch. You're also a good listener with a flair for fashion
hmmmmm

the 11th cowl is complete:

Pattern: cha cha cowl by Judy Scofield
Yarn: Tahki Dazzle
Color: 002 varigated tans and purples
Needle: US8
Recipient: Karen Boksan

Karen saw my chickadee and wanted one like it.. this pattern is close.. since i didn't want to make 2 of the same. I continued moving the slipped stitch over one completely ignoring the directions

tmrw looks like it may be a Hershey day...... if the rain stops