It's my birthday and I can be an indecisive Bitch if I want to!

Birthday Malabrigo,
originally uploaded by Fiber Maiden.

So, yesterday was my 29th birthday which means my husband spent way to much money on me. First we shipped the sprite to my mother house. Where she will stay up late and eat to much chocolate, and have candy for breakfast. Yeah for her! Then after sleeping in exactly 24 minutes we spent the early morning crafting and surfing the interweb (as my mother likes to call it). Then we went to a nice cafe we have never been to before. To have coffee and pastries which were excellent. Then my husband with money in hand willingly took me to a yarn store. He had full expectations to spend 150 dollars or more on my purchases. He is mine and you can not have him! So, we spent a couple of hours looking at yarn and books and talking with the girls at the shop. It was wonderful. He at no point cried or ran screaming out of the store. He was great! I scored some needles and yarn I need for Xmahanaquanzica projects, and some Malabrigo that I will be making the Clapoti out of. After the yarn shop we went to my favorite Sushi restraunt for lunch with a good friend, and went to see a movie. (Don't worry I didn't eat any raw fish) I wanted to see Across the Universe, but it wasn't playing when we went to the theater, so, we saw 30 Days of Night instead. It was pretty good. I love modern horror movies, especially zombie movies. This movie was a departure from typical vampire movies. The vampires where very animalistic and somewhat un intelligent. The setting and action was different and there was a nice twist at the end. I still think 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later and still the best horror movies ever made. After the movie we said good by to our friend and picked up Pee Pod and went home. Where I began working on all of my new project. Then right before I went to bed I had a 50$ Rootbeer Float which is a real treat. It is made from Stone Field Farms Organic Vanilla Ice Cream which is hands down the best icecream in the world. It give Gelato a run for its money. Then you add Vergils Rootbeer which is a five time world beverage winning drink. It is a super gourmet rootbeer with hints of vanilla and anese. It alone is pretty amazing, but with their powers combined they make an outstanding float. Try it you will thank me! All in all I had an amazing day, and my husband made me love him just a little more because he was so nice and just let me do whatever I wanted and never complained. Not even a little. Thanks Honey!

Take that you Monkey Debil

Monkey Sock Starter,
originally uploaded by Fiber Maiden.

So, I ripped the hell out of my half money sock today. I hate it and not because I don't like the yarn or anything else weak like that. I hate knitting fancy socks. I don't even wear socks that much much less fancy ones. Fancy socks suck! I am not even close to a fancy sock girl. I am a ribbed toe up girl all the way, and there is nothing wrong with that. I tried to branch out, but I hate the branch. I like the trunk and that is where I am going to stay. I plan on using the same yarn to make the toe up ribby socks that I last make from IK. Now that the Debil Monkey socks are off of my needles I can focus on my XmasHanuQuansica gifts. I cast on the cigar gloves for my husband who hates knitted presents, but loves wearing gloves and smoking cigars. So, I thought it was a good match, and if he doesn't like them I will shamelessly regift them to a friend who will. So, suck it! I also finished the wrap of doom. Which ended up being a supper easy knit and I plan on making more once I square away some buttons that I like. I think they will make very good cloth diaper covers and they are oh so soft and old fashion looking. They are the cutest butt sweaters I have ever seen. I just recieved in the mail four more sublime stitch patterns. Including: Under the sea ( 4 IV), China town ( 4NB), Spaced Out (4ME), and Craftopia (4Me and my Bitches). They are OH so cute and I can not wait to stitch their beauty into all of my unembriodered linens, and anything else I can fit in a hoop. I am not kidding try me! So, I have been super busy and have lots of stuff to be doing instead of sitting here talking to myself, so, piss off. I mean have a nice day!

Bitch

Wrap Wrap Wrap

Little Turtle Knits Wrap Cover II,
originally uploaded by Fiber Maiden.

I took very detailed stock of my cloth diaper stash this last week( or what is left of it I JUST KNOW I HAD MORE) and relized I am short alot of NB covers. I have been whipping up these wraps style diaper covers from Little Turtle Knits. I wanted to make them for my first baby, but I just never got around to it. So, I am starting early. I am not a very fast knitter. I am a much faster crocheter. I think it is just the nature of crochet verses knitting, but these babies are quick. You can knit one up in a couple of hours. Maybe less if you are faster than me. Which you are! I can tell! I also have managed to completely stream line the homeschooling. With some major additions of class room materials. For Dear Ole Mom, who was told to throw away anything that looked like it was from elementary school out. This is what our tax dollars pay for folks! Bad for tax payers good for family members of public school teachers. At least it isn't in a trash can somewhere! I am quickly rounding the corner on becoming mother of the year, so, watch your back Mother of the year 2006 I got your number right here and I made you cupcakes for your swift departure! See Ya!

Oh Fall

Zomberina,
originally uploaded by Fiber Maiden.

Well, now that I am at home twenty four seven I have an unsual amount of extra time on my hands. My house is lookin good. I even have cleaned the stuff I don't clean like behind the jars on my counter. You know what I am talking about. Don't deny it, it just makes it hurt worse later! I have spun, knitted, crocheted, and crafted my mind into a blur. I am almost done with that ballet cardi, and I will never be done with those monkey socks. I have spent alot of time playing sims. For some reason cleaning their houses and raising thier children are way more entertaining then doing it in real life. It is really stupid if you think about it, and I do.
Halloween is around the corner, so, there is are tons of fun homeschooling and decorating things to do. My daughter was a Zomberina last Halloween, half zombie, half ballerina, all scary. See Picture. It was her idea, I swear. She was terrifing in all of her glory.This year she wants to go as the same thing, but I am encouraging her to branch out. She wants to be a zombie butterfly! Zomberfly! Oh, well, she will scare the pants off of all the other kids in there Handy Mandy/ Dora costumes.
We will be attending the Texas Ren Fest this year. It will be my daughters first time. Which is way exciting. I have her fairy costume ready to go. The turkey legs are calling to me already. Oh, turkey legs. Fall will be busy and lead into winter and holidays, or as I call it Pumpkin pie season!

In my Fortress of Solitude

Momma Joe and Ivy,
originally uploaded by Fiber Maiden.

In my Fortress of Solitude I watched the sun rise and set, I ate pancakes and marshmellows, I took 50 naps, 1 shower, I swam, I cried, I spun, I knitted alot, and after it all I found me again. I am the luckiest person in the world to have such a wonderful place to go to anytime I need to. I love my grandparents so much! There home is my center, and their love is my milk. I hope that I never forget who I am and what is important to me, but when I do, I know where to find it again. Sometimes you need to move slower and gather yourself. Sometimes you need to knit on a front porch and drink sweet tea untill your legs fall asleep. You need to watch bugs and have a bon fire to love life again.
On the knitting front I am almost done with PROJECT 2007 amazing. I might actually have it finished before I had planned. WHAT! No I am not crazy it really might be done early! SHUTUP! I know! Don't touch me I am on fire! I am shopping new projects right now on ravelry and it looks like it might be some new baby stuff.
On the baby front I am doing fine, the baby is fine, I am actually not getting sick right now, so, I am doing great! But I won't hold my breath! I have actually only gained 11 lbs which for me is amazing. At this point with my daughter I was 30lbs heavier. Any the who baby good, me good, good, good! Shut up and Knit!

When it is over it is over

Monkey Sock Starter,
originally uploaded by Fiber Maiden.

So, I have been in a bit of a tail spin these last weeks. This prego thing is proving to be a bit harder this time around. When I am not being sick I am almost being sick or starving. Everything makes me cry and I quit my job. Basiclly ever since I told my boss that I was prego he has treated me badly. Including taking away hours, my keys to the shop, and my Amex card. So, when I got the point that he doesn't want me around anymore I gave in a months notice. At which time he asked me to consider leaving sooner because I was a real bummer to be around. WOW! I wish I could have thrown up right there on his desk, but instead I cried like a baby and gathered my things off of my desk and walked. I know this will put me and my family in some serious finacial stress, so, I am dreaming up creative ways to make extra money. Especially now that we have an extra car payment and another baby on the way. I have always prided myself on my inner strength and ability to bounce back, but I just don't have the energy for that right now. I have decided to go to the only place that I find strength when the world has stomped me. The ranch house ie my grandparents house. There in my fortress of solitude I can knit, spin, and crochet while drinking crazy amounts of sweet tea and eating things deep fried and covered in gravy. There I will think nothing about bad bosses and mounting bills and I will become me again. Rather than the blubbering idiot I have been reduced to these last few weeks. I mean when it is over it's over. There is just no use crying about it.

Bummin me out

Monkey Sock Starter,
originally uploaded by Fiber Maiden.

So, I had the best two weeks ever and now I guess I am bottoming out. My boss didn't take the news very well and he has already cut my hours and responcibities. Which I am pretty sure is illegal, but I would bet it would be hard to go to court on. He is hurt I get it. I am the second manager in a year to get pregnant, but I didn't do it to harm him and I shouldn't be punished for it. In my fragile state I went to my husband for comfort and he told me to quit. Which just made me cry. He doesn't get it, I know he sees it as a simple solution, but I loved my job, and the money. I would have to go on a huge yarn budget. Now, I am really going to cry. On top of all of this my brand new car ( pics coming soon) has been in the shop the last five days. That would be five out of the eleven days I have owned it. I just got it back today, and everything is fixed. It was all just little stuff, but they did each thing one day at a time apparently. Then in my hour of need when I went to my fiber for comfort everything went wrong. I must have messed up more than I acomplished. Oh the well! My wonder week was bound to end, it is just bumming me out. I finished that damn sash on PROJECT 2007 which actually might be done in time to wear it for the cold season. Which for me is nothing short of a miracle. This is the monkey sock that I am working on with Pigeon Roof Studio. I am loving this pattern and the yarn, but it is taking forever because I am not spending enough time on it. This is my bag project and I hardly wait around anywhere anymore, but I am seeing alot of midwife appointments in the near future. So, fear not these socks will be done in time for me to wear them to the birth of my second child. I was thinking about giving them to my grandmother, but everyone on agrees if I gave her these socks she will " save them" for a special occasion. Which means she will never wear them. They will be her "Fancy" socks and she is not a fancy girl at all. She might wear them once when we " go to town" together, but after that they will not see the light of day. I love my grandma so very very very much and I would love to give her socks, but everyone is right I need to give her everyday sock, not fancy ones. If I made her some plain rib socks she would wear them more. So, those will be next on my cue. Till then! And hey, thanks you so much for all of those comments on my last post. Sometimes I feel like I am talking to a brick wall, but when it matters, I am really with good friends! You guys kick asses!