busy busy busy

So it has been very busy around here today. As promised here are the pics of my new knitting project. These are my Hermione's every day socks. The yarn is jitterbug. I am not sure what I think of this whole thing.

I will let you know what I think when I get them done jury is still out at this point.
These are all the pendants that my sister hooked me up with this weekend. I love them. I totally love them and then today I cooked this up..

It is a peperoni loaf. It is Italian bread stuffed with cream cheese and turkey peperoni.

yumo totally delish. Anyway I also set up a etsy page. A few of the things you have seen grace the pages are posted but more will be there soon. :) Well I have some business to attend to before bed.

me and fire monsters date...

So today me and the little fire monster had a date. We went to the Minnesota Zoo. We got Monkey Butt off to school and went on our way to the zoo. We walked out butts off and saw all the animals. They have new exhibits since the last time I was there. Here she is..

We had a good time just the two of us and spent the whole day there for home less then a hour before Fire Monster got home. She had a good time and was a very big girl..

I know Minnesota has big mosquitoes but geez. Now not every one knows this but my hubby is in the mosquito control business and some one hasn't been doing their job!!! Well I am hoping to have some knitting to show soon I am still nursing some hand injuries, knee injuries, and a nasty fat lip from the fall the other day. But I do have a pair of socks going and some other irons about to be put in the fire.

I did add my sock darning post to ravelry as a pattern and people have been checking it out and favoring it left and right. Who would think there was that many people who love their socks as much as me. :) well who ever you are I am glad you enjoyed it.

yowsers

So here is the update on my girls weekend. Well yesterday it started with zumba with Missy in the morning then we shopped ripped her house apart to reorganize it then rushed out with fire monster and my sister in law to a big zumba dinner. It was great food. One of my zumba ladies Shelley owns a Chinese buffet called super buffet. So we stuffed our selves then we did raffles and games and went out side into the parking lot to zumba. It was a blast.

After we dropped berns off at her car and went to Missy's to have a glass of wine and finish cleaning up the mess we had started with moving furniture and what not. I don't know if I have mentioned this but Missy only lives a few doors down. So we finished and I went to walk home I have fire monster asleep on one hip and my lap top in a bag on the other. Well I made it almost to my drive and then went to step from grass to side walk and rolled my ankle!!! I tried to recover but knew it wasn't going to happen so I ditched the laptop and tried to protect fire monster. I went down sorta landing on her. She started to cry so I rushed in checked her over not a scratch but nothing so I checked the laptop just fine. But this is one of my war wounds...

I have nasty oozy road rash all over my knees and some knuckles. I am not enjoying it I haven't been scraped up like this since ridding bikes. I am in soo much pain so I am drowning it in this..
While me and monkey butt stay up late playing wii. (her choice clearly) But I had a nice day with the sis today and we went to her library which has a stinking awesome knitting book selection and she checked me out these...

I can hardly wait to start the knitting :) woooo hoo I left her house with two crying girls (almost three) Who miss their daddy. So I am off to spend some girl time. Night guy.

broke back mountiain weekend

So it is that time. My hubby has packed his bags and headed up north for a fishing trip with the buddies. I always tease him about this because...he doesn't own a fishing pole. I always tease him and call it broke back mountain weekend. In all honest truth his buddy who owns the cabin has more then enough fishing poles so he borrows. But it gives me good material to pick on my hubby. So me and the girlie's are sitting on the couch at this very moment watching a movie (little monsters) and eating popcorn. :) good times. Soon they will go to bed and I think I will maybe hop in the tub for one is my lovely long soaks and watch some Veronica Mars on netflix. :)

But I had to show you guys what I have been up to...

These are Calvin's newest pair of as he calls them " crazy socks". He loves hand knit socks. The pattern is Hermione's everyday socks. It was easy and seems to fit the foot nice and snug.

I of coarse had to do my preferred method of short row heels and toes. I had monkey butt try them on. They have the same size feet. So it works out really great when I make Calvin socks. :)

I actually just cast on for my own pair :) I always tease my hubby about abandoning me with the monsters for days when he goes to the cabin and it did used to be very hard. Fire monster is such a daddies girl that it used to be rough and it still does suck sometimes like when we had severe weather and tornado warnings every night last time he went. In all honesty though it is sorta nice and I look forward to having some bonding time and getting me time when the girls are asleep and what not. Sometimes a sister even comes and stay the night But I do miss my honey when I go to bed.

Well people I am off to take full advantage of my time sans the man of the house. I will keep you up dated on all the girlie business I am up to this weekend. Hasta luego.

fo some what cowl...again..

So I buckled down and I finished re knitting my some what cowl in my new bust size. I did the neck line different then before. I also made the sleeves a size smaller then I did the bust this time and they fit much better. :)

So here it is preblocking and if you are curious here it the prebreast reduction ripping and reknitting version..

Note the neck line changes and sleeves (not the mention the difference in the chest)

Here is the back of the back after reknitting it. Well I am off to cook something I am starvin marvin. :) Have a good day guys.

What a great night

This Saturday I had the honor of attending the wedding of one of my hubbies co-workers. It is Mike Ricci who I had never met but had heard a ton about. It was luck that we got a sitter last minute and got to head up into a area of Minneapolis by the university referred to as dinky town. It was at the Loring pasta bar. The ceremony was beautiful and full of their personality and easy going...

Here is Andrea the bride looking beautiful...
Here is every one all lined up. The boys all wore converse shoes with their tuxes. :) Then you walked next door to the varsity theater for the reception..





This was the marquee.

This is very cute it says "Once there was a girl named Andrea who met a boy named Mike they spent some time together and had a good thing going now they are getting married."

This was inside the theater. (don't mind the ghost child standing in the front lol) but there where all the vases are is where the pasta buffet was set up. There were a few round tables set up in the main area of the floor then all around the outsides were lounge style chairs and end tables for drinks and what not. The music was fun and interesting just like the couple. (no chicken dance for these folks). and the whole evening was filled with a fun easy spirit. Every one danced and had fun and enjoyed the beautiful atmosphere and occasion we were there to celebrate. I did finally get to meet Mr. Mike Ricci and he was a blast. I was a bit nervous when he dipped me on the dance floor though since I was in my cute new strapless dress..

Even my sour puss old man of a hubby enjoyed him self and made it out onto the dance floor. :)

It was a great time the most fun I have had at a wedding in for ever. The wedding had soo much love and personality that it was hard not to be swept up in the great mood of the night this great couple created. I am glad every thing went wonderful for them and they got such a fun magical day. :) Congrats Mike and Andrea.

fo rainbow socks

So I am still fighting off that cold I got although the pink eye was just me being a hypochondriac. The kids didn't pass that on to me. I have been busy though. My sister bought more of these. Here is what they look like now...

They are from a old hotel in fairbolt..

I am going to take this and make it isn't this..

I will have a matching set of 4 by the end of the weekend. :) Other then that I made my fire monster a pair of socks from the left over pagewood farms sock yarn. The pattern is herringbone ribbing from interweave knits adapted to her tiny feet.

They are soft and fit well.

They pattern is a bit of a pain in the butt but they are cute. Well I have some chairs to work on sanding down while watching my new addiction Veronica Mars. :) Have a good weekend guys.