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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Socks that Rock -- I'm spoiled now!

Well, I did it. I splurged and bought this yarn and LOVE it! I'm making toe-up socks for a change and am being diligent about the fit. These just hug my feet! I love them...and the colors...Ohh Laa Laa! They're my favorite so far (figures doesn't it)! I'm almost done and can't wait to wear them!

Any guesses on how long before I come up with an excuse to buy this or maybe this or maybe this?

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

It is just like chips and dip

You know what I mean. When you are eating chips and dip, invariably they never both run out at the same time. You run out of chips with dip still left, but if you go get more chips, then your dip runs out before you are done with the chips. It is difficult to gauge it so they both run out at the same time.

Well I am experiencing the knitters version of this same situation. I bought a ball of Katia Mexico (Tutti Fruiti) to make this baby hat and these mitts. Then thought I better pick up a second ball, you know, just in case.... Then famous last words "I can always return it if I do not use it" (yeah right!) This line is said only to help ease the pain at the register, nobody actually believes it!

Ok, so you know this piece of the story, I finished the baby items and had an entire ball of yarn leftover. There is no way I would return it, it's too beautiful! So I decided to make this hat for my neice so I can learn entrelac on a small project and use the leftover yarn from hat #1.

Of course, now I have the "dip" but need to go get more "chips"...yes, I'm half way through the second hat and out of yarn. How much more to get??? It looks like the hat will be way too big if I continue the prescribed number of rows. I'm just going to have to make a good guess at how much more to buy: just enough to finish without having enough leftover to almost complete another project! Maybe the hat will just get a really big pompom on top :)

Monday, November 20, 2006

EMU == Eastern Michigan University. Right?

Well that's what I thought. So I went to emu.edu to check out the tuition and other information. I had it in my mind that the tuition was $3000ish per semester. Imagine my shock and suprise to see EMU tuition over $9000 per semester. I was mid way through an email to my hubby stating we needed to either broaden our search for colleges for our senior or broaden our search for finances...when I decided to verify that I was looking at the right thing. When I went back to emu.edu, I found the problem -- across the top of the website:



that explains it.

FYI, Eastern Michigan website is emich.edu -- now we know.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

I say po-tay-to, don't know how you say it

Here's another quiz. It pegged where my accent comes from Meeeechigan!

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North

You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."

What American accent do you have?
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Monday, November 13, 2006

More fun with Mentos and Coke

Friday, November 10, 2006

In a blink...

Can't believe I'm the mother of a Senior!!! The future that seemed so far away just snuck up on me! It kind of feels like the dominos are starting to fall. First this, in two years another one, two more years another one, and two more after that and the last one will be posing for Senior Pictures! In a blink it'll all be over. It's exciting and fun times, but man -- no blinking allowed!


Of course that's just me. To her, it's taken a lifetime to get to this point. She has grown, matured, cut a few apron strings, and is ready for the next step (or she will be once we get the college plans nailed down). I'm quite proud of her and the young adult she is becoming! Here she is with her painting that won the honor of hanging at MASB (in Lansing) for a year.


Tomorrow we go to Grand Rapids to check out Grand Valley State University and to see some art critics about her artwork (National Portfolio Day). I totally enjoy her company so tomorrow should be a great day!

On the knitting front...another case of "if you blink, you'll miss it". I got to help a friend frog a mistake (note: not her mistake, but the pattern's) because she likes the way I can make a ball of yarn that pulls from the center. One minute...an afternoon's worth of knitting with a few cabling issues...BLINK...and it's just ribbing with a ball of yarn attached (that pulls so nicely from the center).

Friday, November 03, 2006

Socktoberfest Report

Well I wasn't quite as proficient at sock-knitting as I had hoped for this month. I did, however complete 1.5 pair and hope to take pictures soon. I am enjoying wearing the socks whenever possible. Really can't believe how much I like them! Even the ones that turn out to have a less-than-perfect fit!

Other knitting progress: Christmas project #2 is finished (well except for the loose ends). I've NEVER been so efficient! My husband says I should put the first one in the mail now, to be sure it gets there on time, since I've been known to send packages late. Isn't he funny!

Now, to knit something for a baby boy. How exciting! I gave a "Knit IOU" at the baby shower since we didn't know what color (pink or blue) to work with. Now it's time to pay up. Maybe a hat with ear flaps?

Now for some totally un-knit-related news. Main Dish Kitchen is now one of my favorite places to hang out! You go there and assemble food to stock your freezer! They do the shopping, chopping and clean-up! What busy working Family could ask for more? Plus the food is good and reasonably priced!!! I'm going there tonight to try their new November recipes. Can't wait. Check it out if there's one in your area. They also have an awesome Meals With a Mission practice of giving meals to needy! I'm about ready to become their SpokesModel -- I just can't say enough good about the place!