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Tequila Sunrise

You wanted knitting, you got knitting!

I finished my first top-down sweater today, as part of the Ready, Set, Knit knitalong with Pixie and Kathy at Webs.

Made from a mercerized cotton... I'll post details when I go out to the car and grab my knitting bag. I named it Tequila Sunrise in honor of the gorgeous colorway, not in honor of how I've been getting through this week without John.

So easy, so fun, so addicting!

I'm ready to do another top-down.

ETA: Here are the details:
knit in the roundwith 1050 yards (one skein) of Blue Heron Yarns mercerized cotton in Tulip. Fun!

Must...knit...

...these...socks.

Free pattern. How cool is that??

Dorky Days Are Here Again

You know those days when you walk around all day with a piece of toilet paper following behind you on your shoe?

Today is one of those days.

I had to wear black socks with my shorts to go running because my kids have reached the stage where they can comfortably wear my socks and now treat my drawers as their own personal sales bin (not that I've actually gone running yet...).

I spilled my venti iced tea all over the counter at Starbucks (and my kids weren't even close by to blame it on).

My car is dirty (and it's more embarrassing when a NEW car is dirty).

But I'm still smiling. Really.

I made it to another milestone...

I broke 145 lbs. this week! And this is my reward:

 

I need a vacation from motherhood

The summer has just begun, and already I'm trying to keep myself from locking myself in the bedroom with a gallon of Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Heath Bar Crunch and a stack of US magazines.

My kids are driving me batty.

I have one who never stops complaining.

I have one who never removes his nose from a book so I constantly have to keep one hand on his shoulder as we walk around, lest he find himself plummeting down an uncovered manhole or wandering off into three lanes of oncoming traffic.

I have one who thinks it's her job to remind me what my name is. As in, "Mama, what are you doing, Mama? Mama, can I have some apple juicy, Mama? Mama, where are you going, Mama? Mama? Mama?" If I don't answer, she'll keep up this string of commentary until I do answer. And if I answer? She still keeps it up.

Good thing I don't have four children.

My trip to Chicago mid-month cannot come fast enough.

I love my children, I really do. But right now I would like to love them from a distance.

Under strict orders

The man of the house has ordered me to contain my woolies. As a result (and seeing as there is a 40 percent off sale at my LYS this weekend) I am parting with some lovely items.

The deals and steals are viewable at Flickr. Terms: PayPal preferred, first come, first served.

Let the games begin!