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Well, we got a good bit of snow here. up to my knee, sometimes my hip depending on how the snow fell in that area.
Our power was out for 2.5 days.
In those 2.5 days, we had a lot happen:
Had to skip work. Turned out okay though because work was cancelled.
The first night I was afraid to leave the cats alone. We stayed in the house with no heat, food, running water, etc. under 7 blankets and were okay. The cats layed all over us and under the covers and I felt really good.
Second Morning: Car battery died. As a result we walked 2 miles to the Advanced Auto Parts. Paid a lot for a battery… (I’ve never bought one before, so that’s just my opinion.)
spent the rest of the day commuting from friend’s house to friend’s house trying to find electricity and heat. My friend Amanda put us up for a while, and I really really appreciated it. I’m sorry I didn’t get to cook dinner like I planned. Dinner was offered to us by a friend earlier that day, and the mashed potatoes and meatloaf was amazing (if a little heavy on the onions, but it was a nice change!)
Second Evening: After dinner, husband decides we need a hotel. We check on the cats, everything is fine. I lay out more blankets for them just in case, trying to ease my conscience with “cats survive in the wild all the time”… Hotel was disgusting, by the by. Claimed it was a clean and non-smoking room, and when i picked up the plastic cup wrapped in plastic, two cigarette butts flew out and onto the floor. It made me question the cleanliness of the rest of the place.
Third Morning: Husband gets up. Car won’t start again. Too cold? We bought jumper cables, so we had some kind citizen jump his car. He got to work in one piece. I walked to work. A half a mile. Work deems me crazy for it, but I need the money.
Third Afternoon: (as I type) The water pipes in the bathroom busted. The bathroom in this house was an afterthought, built onto the outside of the house. It was inevitable that it would happen. Also, our siamese, Izzy, is incredibly smart. So much so that I nearly had a heart attack. He figured out how to open the attic. He’s downstairs, more of a rogue than an explorer-type. Our two girls (Alice and Poncho) ran into the attic. Makes sense. Heat rises. The problem is I was horribly afraid they would fall into the walls and die. So I’m up there with our roommates digging the cats out. Mother called and announced her decision to visit early, ruining our shopping plans to get her a Christmas gift. (I know, I know it’s 2 months late. We haven’t seen each other and some things have come up that are preventing us from getting things done in a timely manner.)

In the end: All is well. We’re running out to grab her something tonight, and will have a fun week with her.

I really do miss my mom. It’s weird to not have her, but I think I’d feel stranger without the husband.
That’s been the last 3 days. :D Time to relax!

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I had a day off today, and aside from completing some pajama pants that were due finished before christmas for the sister-in-law…  I decided to try “Hot Chocolate on a Stick”. They are in the fridge as I type this sentence. I got the recipe from Gifters Log, and thought it was PERFECT for this time of year. I have no chocolate-crafting experience, and I found this to be easy. I would say… Keep your cats away and use a frosting bag instead of a sandwich bag. Mine didn’t seal properly and made a big big mess….

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These are two new yarns that have been spun up recently. The blue is a bulky weight called opequon and only has 18 yards. The calico colored one is a worsted weight called Lucy after my mother’s cat, and is 30 yards.

I hope to do something yarn related every day this year.

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I tried, I really did. It’s too close to christmas to start a yarn diet. I have way too many things left to finish.

1. 2 commissions from much longer ago than they should be.
2. Pair of sock for my grandmother
3. pair of socks for my mother-in-law
4. pair of gloves for my mother.
5. Maybe a hat for my grandfather.
6. I would need to sew a gunsock for my father-in-law.
7. My sister-in-law M will get a gift certificate to Sephora
8. sister-in-law S will get a duffel bag with horses on it for when she runs track or visits friends
9. Brother-in-law J1 will get a game, courtesy of husband’s paycheck
10. Brother-in-law J2 will get… I guess whatever husband decides. I have no idea what to get him.
11. Stepsister A and her husband shall get a card with some cash.
12. Stepsister S will get a card with some cash, and an invitation to write while she is deployed.
13. Father and stepmom…. we get them butter cookies every year. I think I want my little brother to get those for him this year, and I’ll get him something from Pittsburgh Popcorn. (best ever!)

That covers family. Then I have friends. As much as I want to get all of my friends stuff, it really doesn’t work that way… I may send some boxed cookies for a few friends, and then some random things to others.

I will post them as I finish them, but I have to get those commissions done first. (I say this, but goodness, does it ever happen? Hopefully. I have a ten day break coming up where I’ll be down in my hometown in West Virginia. I will probably take my sewing machine so I can get some work done.

Now for some pictures of yarn!

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I’ve lived in pittsburgh for… going on 5 months now. You would think I would have been to the yarn store by now…

My husband said he would take me today. So we went to Yarns Unlimited. It was an amazing experience. I starting flitting about, and was really nervous, so I tend to do this really odd… movement with my arms. Lets say you are banging both your fists on a table. I do this in the air when I am excited. No idea why.

I ended up picking some amazing yarn for a project I had planned on using another color for… But I saw this green and fell in love. Maybe I can use it for something else.

4 skeins =1748 yards

The ladies were friendly and very helpful. I’ve never been so much in a yarn nirvana. (though this does mean I’ve broken my yarn diet… *sigh *)

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And on that note, let’s try out some extreme knitting sometime.

http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATextreme2in1.html

I really think this would help me with socks. I tend to like to make one…. and just… move to something else, for a change, and think i’ll get back to it later. Meh

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It’s official! I’m on a Yarn Diet!

I got this wonderful banner from Wendy Knits (I hope you don’t mind me using it!)

I’ve got a whole bunch of yarn that needs using up. So first to go is my new work project. I work on this during breaks and lunches at work, and right before I go to sleep.

It’s a purse! In DEEP PINK. Lion Brand Suede in “Rose”. I’m carefully counting my stitches so I can format it into a PDF and sell it if it turns out cute. (Otherwise I guess I would offer it for free? IDK)

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I was told that if I can gather up 4 people for a class, we are 100% GO! (I need at least 4)

I can also create a custom class, so if you and a few friends have something you want to learn that I know how to do, let me know! (This would be along the lines of…. we have knitting 101, knitting 201 and cables class. What I can create is like…. Ruffle scarves are popular right now. I can make a ruffle scarf class if 4 people are interested in it. ((Except personally I dislike ruffle scarves, but I love knitting.)))

I’m off Monday! I hope I can go see an old friend of mine (can we go get bagels?), and perhaps get some sewing done. I need to wait until next payday to get some more poplin and a few purse zippers for something I have planned.

Speaking of planning… Here is my epic to-do list:

1. Finish Elly’s cutsew and skirts (why has this taken so long, I will never know. She’s so amazingly patient)
2. DeleCiel IW Skirt
3. Work on Halloween skirt
4. Halloween Jacket
5. Halloween cutsew
6. Piano Print Skirt
7. Apple Pickin’ JSK
8. Mother In Law’s other sock
9. Grey Skirt
10. Off-White Cutsew
11. Military JSK

I want to try to get this done by the end of September, but I have a feeling I might get to number 5 if I’m lucky. We’ll see, yes? I’m trying not to undertake too many projects, but I want my fabric stash to go down! I’ve passed 300 yards now and it’s just gotta go!

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I’m helping to write articles and posts for a new joint blog, that I can announce soon. It’s yet to be set up fully and I want it to be a nice surprise!

Tomorrow I teach a crochet class.

Oh yes! I work at JoAnns and will now be teaching classes on and off until they have a regular schedule for me.

But yes, I only teach until 12 noon and after that I should be coming home to get some sewing done. I am rather excited about all that, because I want to put my dress form back down to my size so I can make something, so I need to finish up what’s already on there. Hopefully I have enough leftover of that fabric to re-do the corset.

The 3rd Tuesday of every month, there is a quilting class closeby that I’d like to go to. I really need to learn… hehe.

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