How’s that for a title? I meant to come here and post yesterday but both kids were/are sick and T. had a bike race and I was just a bit too cranky. However, the day ended up well and I even got some work done which sounds crazy but it just means when the kids go back to school tomorrow I can play a bit more this week without this dyeing to do. Besides the fabulous dinner at my favorite restaurant this was what really made my day.

When T. got home from his bike race I went by myself to the bookstore and picked out a few new books. Not much makes me happier than crawling into bed after taking a shower and cracking open a new book. I have been a reader my whole life and can’t go to sleep without reading. I just love love love books.  I’ve been a big Jodi Picoult fan for a while now. I’ve read about half of her books and just can’t seem to get enough of her. It’s fairly fluffy reading, but I just love how she writes! A friend recommended An Irish Country Doctor and I got the two Anthony Bourdain books because No Reservations is our newest favorite show. Since we are going to Italy in just over 5 weeks I wanted to read Under the Tuscan Sun because I loved the movie and was told the book is way better than the movie. Isn’t that always the case?

Speaking of Italy…. I have a bit of bad news for some of you. I am not taking any new yarn orders until June 1st. I have so much work ahead of me in April before we go I just can’t take on anything more. I have quite the dye queue going already plus the sock club and I don’t want to lose my mind before going on vacation. The shop will remain open while I’m gone but there will be nothing shipped from May 6th-May19th. T. and I have never been on a real, adult vacation and after 18 years it seems like it’s finally time for us to have one. I hope you can all understand. I hate saying no and turning people away, but sometimes you gotsta.

Speaking of the shop. I got in a few new things. I got the newest collection from Haiku and I know that I am one of the very few people to even have these pieces. The collection is called Karma Neutral - a new Haiku bag collection inspired by sustainable business ethics that address the need to utilize renewable materials and continue to deepen the commitment to long-term relationships with producers, retailers and customers. The fabric utilized in the body of these bags is 50% jute which is considered a sustainable fabric due to its rapid growth rate and the fact that no pesticides or fertilizers are used in its production. The Leaves collection features the unique appliqué and top stitching details found only on a Haiku bag. I have had one of the Nori Grab Bags for a while and I looooooove it. It’s what I use as a purse. I also got in more Pattern Tamers and the cool Stitch Savers featured on knitty.com this issue. (I have another order of Pattern Tamers that should be here this week)
Okay gang. Time for my soccer game. Have a good Sunday my friends!

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It’s been over a month since I took a sunset shot. What is up with that!? I hope this makes up for it. Click it to see the bigger image on Flickr. It’s much better bigger. Scout’s honor.

Thank you all for the sweet Birthday wishes. She had a totally great day and ended it with a sleep over with her best girly Miss. V. (Carole’s daughter) They were up soooooo late. I’m afraid to see what they are like this morning. This was them before we went out to dinner. They are so funny because they always end up wearing the same thing.

For anyone looking for the Pattern Tamers I will have more on Monday hopefully. I had 20 last week and sold them out within hours and then had 50 on Weds night and sold out of them within 24 hours. I am trying to get another 50 so I can keep them in stock!

My espresso machine is calling. Have a great weekend everyone!

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Crazy huh? Some of you have known her since she was born. I can’t believe how fast 6 years can go. I love this girly so much. She is such a cool girl. She makes me laugh and smile every single day. Lately, my favorite thing she does is demands to be kissed on the lips before she goes to bed. If I even turn my head at all she yells, “KISS ME ON THE LIPS!”

Six seems so much older than five doesn’t it? *sigh*

Happy Birthday to the most super Supergirl evah!

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Well I haven’t really sinned but I need forgiveness. As of right now I have 2700 unread messages in Bloglines. Last week, the Sock Club completely kicked my arse and made me more behind with blog reading than I have been in a very long time. There is no way I can catch up so I am going to clean my Bloglines slate and start over. Would it make you feel better if I gave you some green yarn? A Guinness? Oh good! I’m glad. Here. Happy St. Scoutsswag Day!

So now it’s my turn to ask you what I’ve missed. Please please leave me a comment and let me know what’s up with you? I hate missing important things or even totally mundane things. Tell me what you’ve been up to. (whether you are on my bloglines or not!) I really want to know and this way I can see it all right here and won’t feel so badly that I can’t get to your blogs. Okay? Thank you.

ps - my new ring is from Pineapple Seed. Go look at their jewelry. It’s beautiful!

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Okay gang….please give us at least 24 hours to work through this. I might be letting in a lot more people than I thought due to the overwhelming response. As soon as we get that hammered out you will receive a Paypal invoice if you are in the club. You then have 24 hours to pay for your slot or yah lose it!

Good luck everyone. I think most of you will be pleasantly surprised.

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You have 8 hours left!

I am also considering opening up the club to more spots as the response has been HUGE so far.

Keep your fingers crossed!

To help the signup process move smoothly, and ensure that everyone gets a fair shot, a lottery draw will be used. Starting at NOW, you’ll be able to cast your name into the hat for one of the spots listed above. The signup form will be up for 24 hours, so be sure to submit your name by 6 PM MST on Tuesday, March 11.To signup, visit this page in the 24 hour time window, and the signup form will appear. (If you don’t see it, try refreshing your browser). Simply enter your Name, E-Mail Address, and select the spot you are interested in. If you’re a member of Scout’s Indie Swag Round 2, then click the checkbox marked Round 2 Member. All existing members who sign up will be entered into the drawing twice. We will be checking this against the current member list, so please do not check that box unless you are truly in the club. Please note that signing up on this page does not guarantee you a spot in Round 3 of the Indie Swag Club, it just puts you into the random drawing to determine the winners. Also, please don’t signup if you aren’t 100% sure that you want to join.Once the signups are complete, the winners will get an e-mail, along with a Paypal Invoice for the cost of the membership. Then you can sit back and wait for your awesome yarn! Good luck everyone!

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I wish I could thank each and every one of you who left a comment over the past few days. It meant so much to me to have all of you come here and give me the love I needed. So from the bottom of my heart I thank you and you and you. And you too.  To show you how much I love you, I am going to share some of Supergirl’s breakfast with you.

IHOP is doing a promotional thingy for Horton Hears a Who! And there are other lovely things on the menu like this you can get. Like a drink with Jello chunks in it. (BARF) I have to admit that this was pretty tasty.

So thank you again. Make sure and share with everyone okay? Oh come on. You know you want some. And see? I got my sense of humor back.

Also, tomorrow night the lottery starts!

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I’ve written about my mother here many times before. So many of you over the past years have been such support for me in the times when I really miss my mother. I  wrote about her on Flickr today and will put it behind the cut if you aren’t feeling like you can handle reading this today. I just know that some of you would have wanted to know how I was doing today so I wanted to share it here too.
(Read the article)

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We have less than a week until the lottery goes up and Adam got the page ready for all of you to bookmark. Here is the page where you go to sign up to get in to the lottery. I am reposting the information to make sure it all makes sense. Please let me know if you have any questions at all. I really want to make sure it is very clear. Also? Let your friends know too. I really think this round will be fun with your collaboration with me. (each month one person will be chosen from the membership to help design a colorway for the club that will then become a gallery colorway!)

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