Erica’s Blog

 

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Bobcat, Nana & Auntie!  (So, uh, Wendy, will you sign my book for me sometime????)

    

It’s definitely NOT PERFECT, but I’m content with how it turned out, especially considering I haven’t sewn in five years and haven’t done patchwork in over 30.  Hopefully, the recipient will be pleased, too.  If not, then my back pain was wasted.

Oh, yeah…Pit Bulls are SUCH ferocious beasts, lol.  (Uh, Jenna, your giblets are hangin’ out, girlfriend.)

Hubby took some drastic measures the other day, and Thing One’s room is in much better shape.  It’s still only at about 80%, but it’s vastly better.

 

Chrispy and Dave are in town briefly, so we met up this morning at ImagiKnit, then had lunch.  It was great to meet her in real life (IRL) after all our emails and phone calls when I was test-knitting Alisa for her.  If Hubby & I ever make it up to his old stomping grounds, the Portland area, then maybe Chrispy can show me ’round the yarn shops up there.  This was a great way to spend a big chunk of my birthday.  Thanks, guys!

P.S.  NO, I did NOT buy ANYTHING at ImagiKnit.  I did, however, pop down the block to Jeffrey’s and pick up some dog food for Jenna….

Hubby & I weren’t going to give each other birthday or Christmas gifts b/c of our big Singapore trip, but look what he decided on the spur of the moment to get me:

I know the basic rule of thumb is usually “Don’t get your wife a gift with a motor or a cord unless it’s a car”, but I was SO happy about this.  The older Roombas broke down a lot and required a lot of maintenance b/c of some flaws in the design.  How do I know?  We’ve killed three.  This one is MUCH better.  I like it so much that it’s running right now.

THANKS, BABE!

[Heard by 'Nette in the hallway at Kaiser]

Girl on cell phone:  Guess what?!  I’m not bi-polar, and I’m not manic!

The Things & I hit Cottage Yarns today.  I had a bunch of store credit, plus my VERY generous gift certificate.  Here’s what followed me home (sorry about the picture quality; light was bad today):

 

  +    =  a pretty scarf

 = a hat

2 x    = something really soft & yummy
2 x   =  a Hemlock Ring (or something similar) for our bedroom

3 x  knit in a simple pattern = a beautiful shawl

(2 x  ) + (4 x  ) = a cool felted bag

One guess where I’m going tomorrow, lol.  THANKS, ACKD!  You guys ROCK!