Knitter in Progress

Ronjja  gave me the Liebster blog award.  I'm honored that she thought enough of me to do it.  Thank you :) Here are the rules: 1.  Link back to the person who awarded it to you. 2.  Post the award to your blog. 3.  Give the award to 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers. 4.  Leave a comment on the 5 blogs to let them know that they have been offered this award. 5.  List 5 random facts that people don't know about you. Here are my five(I have no idea how to tell how many followers a blog has, so here are 5 I read on a frequent basis): -- Starspry -- Sticks, Strings, & Crafty Things -- Jioya's World -- On My Needles -- Just Let Me Change That 5 Random facts about me. . .hmmmm. . . 1.  I love the beach and water.  I get mesmerized by waves, waterfalls, and running water. 2.  I love cupcakes--the fancier the better. 3.  I love to write stories just for me to read. 4.  I keep a daily to...

1. Mothers who dress like street walkers when they pick their kids up from school--thigh high boots, black shorts, black tights, leather jacket--I'm not kidding and said mother wears this ensemble frequently--although looking at the description maybe she's a pirate, or a pirate wench? 2. People that refuse to drive the speed limit, especially in the left lane. 3. People that HAVE to get around you on the highway only to pull in front of you and slow down by 20 miles per hour. 4. Men in the grocery store, okay this may be a generalization and my apologies to any man who knows what they are doing there. If you don't know what you're looking for, either ask or get out of the way. 5. People who are ordering food and have to ask about EVERYTHING, then keep changing their mind, then order something really basic after playing 20 questions and holding up a large line of customers who probably know exactly what they want. Okay, just had to get those off my chest.

. . . and to all a good night! Happy Holidays and Blessings for the New Year :)

I have been thinking that I would challenge myself to some Olympic knitting/stitching a la Harlot. Right now I am thinking I would like to start and finish Bramble and the Rose by Ink Circles during the Olympic games next month. Anybody else going to give themselves an Olympic size challenge?

My two favorite Pens in one commercial :) Sid and Max--that just makes my day. Have a Happy New Year and be safe.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday :)

I carved Rage's "Boo" pumpkin and Diva freestyled her own(her first year carving, I might add. I'm so proud.)

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:30am 2. How do you like your steak? Well done, no pink but not burnt to a crisp. 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 4. What is your favorite TV show? True Blood, Real Time with Bill Maher 5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? I would live in a large house, on a beach, near Diamond Head in Hawaii. 6. What did you have for breakfast? Some Monkey Bread and a banana 7. What is your favorite cuisine? Japanese 8. What foods do you dislike? Ribs, anything with barbecue sauce, most fried stuff 9. Favorite Place to Eat? Genki Sushi, but since that's only in Hawaii I settle for whatever decent sushi place I can find. 10. Favorite dressing? Hidden Valley Ranch Lite 11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? Ford Explorer 12. What are your favorite clothes? Jeans and t-shirts 13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Australia and New Zealand 14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full...

1.9 is how many dishcloths I finished in the last twenty four hours. Hurray for me! (If I had time to go into everything else I did today, I would but I'm tired). Night. PS--this post lets me meet my personal challenge of blogging for 3 whole months in 2009 :)

I'll give you a topic: Is it possible to knit two facecloths in less than 24 hours and still get everything else done? Discuss :) **Anyone remember Coffee Talk? I loved that skit on SNL.

**got up **fed kiddos and self **went out shopping; got Wii Sports Resort for Diva and Rage--they played it at our neighbor's house yesterday and it was very cool and I thought it might give me time to get stuff done **got Starbucks on the way home **made lunch while simultaneously doing different household tasks to prepare for company later in the week **continued household cleaning while stopping every 5 minutes to read instructions to the kiddos for the different games(if you get WSR you'll see what I mean). **continued household cleaning while breaking up fights between Diva and Rage over the aforementioned game **get phone call about Rage's swimming lessons **PROBLEM--I thought his lessons started next week but it is THIS week. Diva has to meet with her teacher every Tuesday night. Swimming and teacher meeting are overlapping times. **I curse about this for a while then Diva gets a phone call to go skating with a friend **she leaves for two hours while I continue clean...

Sorry for the lame post. I'm getting ready for company. It's getting late. I'm getting tired. Hopefully I can post earlier tomorrow.

3 books I want to read before September: 1. Lord of Misrule(Caine) 2. Carpe Corpus(Caine) 3. Skin Trade(Hamilton)

Can anyone recommend a book(s) or a website(s) that deal with specific journal topics? I would love to find something that is a wealth of journaling ideas. I want to get back into my journaling routine and I would like additional options; I already do diary type entries and fiction writing.

Before I made the fobs I mentioned yesterday for the group, I did a couple of trial runs. One is my black, white, and gold/yellow fob in honor of. . .you guessed it. My Stanley Cup Champion Pens! I love it! The other is all sushi--which is by far my favorite food.

Your Power Element is Fire Your power color: red Your energy: hot Your season: spring Like a fire, you are full of power and light. A born leader, you easily draw people toward you. You are full of courage and usually up for anything dangerous. You have a huge ego and love to be the center of attention. What's Your Power Element? I disagree with the last two things but I answered as honestly as I could.

You Should Spend Your Summer at the Beach You're a free spirit who is always thinking of new ways to have fun. And you don't just love summer... you live for it. So, you really should blow off your responsibilities and head to the beach! Where Should You Spend Your Summer?

I went to the midnight showing of Half Blood Prince last night. Currently I'm running on about 3.5 hours of sleep so I apologize for any spelling/grammar errors or rambling :) I LOVED the movie--of course I knew I would. It was definitely worth the wait and price of admission. Excellent acting, lots of laughs, and lots of dark moments as well--exactly what I like to see in a movie. Before the movie, Stacey and I worked on Barn Raising Blanket squares in the Opal Tonks colorway and watched the entertainment--the most notable of which was an epic wand battle which included a guest appearance by Luke Skywalker and his lightsaber--too funny! I got over half of a square done before the movie started. I'll definitely be seeing it again in a week or so. The movies just keep getting better and better.

I love lists; especially top 5 lists. Short and sweet. I found this meme over here and decided to lift it :) Five Things Found in Your Bag/Purse: 1. Wallet 2. Cell 3. Checkbook 4. Tissues 5. Pens Five Favorite things in your room: 1. My overflowing bookshelf 2. Yarn 3. My bed frame 4. My husband(when he's here) 5. My fan(I hate being hot when I sleep) Five Things you have always wanted to do: 1. Learn to ride English. 2. Live at the beach(which I already did). 3. Have a family reunion in Disney World. 4. Write a book. 5. Have a brilliant idea. Five things you are currently into: 1. Weight Training 2. Clean Eating(at least learning about it--putting it into practice is difficult). 3. Self Improvement 4. Reading 5. Crafts

Getting ready for the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince premier tomorrow at midnight--must try and get to bed early tonight. Also getting ready to head up to the mountains with some friends later in the week--which is very labor intensive from here. Leaving DH home with the kiddos for any amount of time requires quite a bit of prep work. I'm not saying he can't handle it; I'm just saying I try to make it as easy as possible ;)