the first day

don’t get me wrong, i love shoes but i have the most difficult time finding the right ones.

really, i just hate to shop…..

i do…i hate shopping….but i love finding stuff.

send me out for anything, anything and i can pretty much bet you that i will not be able to find the NEEDED item.

but take me shopping for nothing, just shopping for the fun of it….watch out…i will FIND more stuff i need, tons of stuff in my size, great deals, things that will match other things, gifts for other people, you name it.

i’ve been looking for the perfect pair of brown boots for the fall season. i had not seen them anywhere but in my head (that was probably the 1st problem). you know the ones…they had low heels, if any, they’re not tight, i could wear them with skirts, maybe some handknits leg-warmers or “toppers” poking out.

just when i had given up i saw them!!! in the J.Jill catalog—-well, all was not good. they were on back order, then back order again and yet again. the people from J.Jill kept emailing me with a new, later date. Sundance catalog has some boots that fit the bill but i don’t want to pay, i think it was $230.00. finally i decided, I NEED SOME BOOTS—TODAY! so i did not allow myself to leave DSW without boots.

i love DSW because you can scan that place in 2 seconds, which i did, and declared that there were no boots for me. but i NEEDED boots today so i decided to have a further look. i tried on 3 pair that could work and did come home with a pair that i must say, will work. but they are not the boots that were in my head and because i’m not a footwear designer and i can’t knit boots……..booties but not boots, these will have to do.

it’s officially cold here tonight, i think i will wear my new boots with a jean skirt to work tomorrow.  oh…i did FIND a few other things at the mall too  :)   well, what were you expecting?

I Knit With Grey’s.

tonight’s the BIG night. we’ve been waiting for it since spring. ever since those black, lace panties went up on the cork-board in the staff room (yes, i did type that here!).

and if you don’t know what i’m talking about YOU don’t watch what i think may be the best show on TV right now.

Grey’s Anatomy!!

season premeire tonight. of course i have to get out the old VCR, i’ve got knitting class tonight, but i’ll be up late watching.

and the show following, 6 degrees, looks interesting too. think i’ll give it a try for a few weeks.

it’s got j.j.abrams name on it so should be a good call. isn’t he the guy credited with the creation of my long lost but loved Felicity?

“i can’t find ANYTHING to do”

moms everywhere hate hearing those words. mostly they hear them in the summer. sometimes it isn’t long before school is back on the calendar and Saturday morning is filled with those words. winter comes around and that familiar line comes with it.

i really don’t remember being bored too often as a child. really i don’t. i guess i should ask my Mother, maybe she would have a different story but i had many interests, as i remember things.

i don’t think i’ve changed much.

i liked to read one book right after another.

i loved crafts and was interested in many different types. i always had 2 or 3 projects going.

i really didn’t know the first thing about cooking but i loved to bake. by 8th grade i made most of the baked goods in the house. chocolate chip cookies, cakes, pies, candy, christmas cookies, quick breads… and in the summers did canning and made jellies when i visited my Grandmother on the farm.

i loved organizing and re-organizing my little bedroom.

 dreaming and looking through the Sear’s and JCPenney’s catalogs.

not a lot has changed. i do most of the same things with my free time now.

 some of the projects have changed a bit but they still leave no room for idle hands.

 i read as much as i can.

 i don’t bake as much but that’s only because it’s just me and hubby and our waistlines would suffer. as soon as i hear of company coming  out come the pots and pans.

i love to move the furiture around, just for the heck of it.

and magazine and catalogs are my greatest downfall. just ask my poor mailman!

“i don’t have ENOUGH time to do all i want”

need some inspiration?

 www.purlbee.com

has amazing ideas for knitting and quilting, right there on their brand-new website.  if you are new to their site scroll down sometime and visit the archives. some REALLY great stuff!!!!!!

i’m too new of a blogger to be tagged, but this looked like fun….

four jobs you’ve had:  Baskin Robbins Ice Cream (at 15), full-time stay at home mom, cleaned houses, now a jr high language arts teacher.

 four movies you could watch over and over:  Baby Boom, Chocolat, Under the Tuscan Sun, Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

four places you’ve lived:  South Dakota, Michigan, on a travel bus with my husband and two small children for a summer, Illinois.

four TV shows you watch:  Grey’s Anatomy, Survior, Martha Stewart, The Food Network (this will have to count as a show).

four fav places you’ve been on vacation:  a road trip with my Grandmother that included SD, WY, MT,CO, Florida Beaches, Maine, NYC.

four websites you visit daily:  too many to list.

four places you’d love to visit:  Paris, Tuscany, Nova Scotia,Sundance Resort in Utah.

four cds you can’t live without:  Garden State Soundtrack, Enya, George Winston”s December, Norah Jones.

four vehichles I’ve owned:  Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, Ford Taurus (yuck), current VW Beetle Convertible.

 that was fun!!!  now i tag YOU……

i guess it is time that i answer the SP7 questions so i can get in the game!!!!

1.  yarn snob?  oh yeah, well this is the place to admit it right?  i love natural fibers, wool, merino, bamboo, silk, some cottons…

2.  spin or crochet? nope.

3.  storage for needles?  well i use a student , zipper, pencil case (chic huh) for my dpn and random circs but i mostly use Denise Needles so they take care of themselves.

4.  i’ve been knitting about 6 years i think, i’ve lost count. maybe going on 7?  i guess i’m an intermediate knitter.

5.  no wishlists online for me.

6.  some of my favorite scents are: lavendar, lime, orange, gardenia.

7.  do i have a sweet tooth!!!  i love gummy bears, licorice (all flavors), chewy stuff is my fav.

8.  what other crafts do i like?  i’ve tried lots of stuff, but right now i just read and knit mostly.

9.  i like quiet, relaxing music.  i have a CD player, real advanced huh!!!!

10. favorite colors?  i like all colors but in muted tones.  more of a natural feel.

11. family?  hubby,  two grown kids, one grandson, one pumpkin colored cat named Pumpkin.

12. i love scarves, hats, mittens, and ponchos.

13. favorite yarn to knit with…..Manos (hands down) but i love wool would like to try new types.

14. i absolutely do not like novelty yarns or acrylics.

15. knitting obsessions?  what’s that?  no…i don’t really have any projects that i do over and over again, i like to mix things up.  i do throw in a lot of felted bags tho.

16. favorite items to knit?  like i said…..i like to mix things up.  i usually go from a sweater to something smaller like a scarf.

17. what am i knitting right now.  i a half finished poncho, new socks, and a long-term livingroom throw on the needles.

18. handmade gifts? sure.

19. 20. needle preference?  i’m pretty stuck on my Denise’s.

21. winder and swift? check!!!

22.  i learned to knit from a neighbor and am still learning from books and friends along the way.

23. oldest UFO.  old………..

24. animated character? i don’t really like them.  animals?  i guess i love sheep, in a round-about way!!  i like my cat.

25. favorite holiday?  i like May Day but i can’t get anyone to celebrate it with me.

26. i can’t think of anything that i really collect.  i wish i had more antique buttons!

27. i have subscriptions to interweave knits, knit1, and vogue knitting.

28. i would be interested in getting my hands on some of that vesper’s sock yarn that’s talked about, some of that one-of-a-kind funky stuff i see at knitpixie, some mac and me patterns many be, they all look so cute,(i have the yoga socks)…..

29. new techniques?  i’d love to try fair isle someday, but i want a hands on class.

30. socks? yes…size 7 1/12 to 8 shoes.

31. May 7th, my birthday!!!!

WOW!!!!  that was a lot of questions!!!!!!

updated: 2/7/06 my SP7 has asked if i want to update my wish list with any more ideas.  she’s doing an amazing job on her own but now that i know she’s in a faraway land here are some more thoughts.

i love to try any kinds of new treats from different places.  different yarns that are local to you or your favorites are fun.  and i don’t know if you read jane over at http://yarnstorm.blogs.com  but she is in London and had found the cutest hot water bottle to make a knitted cover for. (posted around the middle of january i think). i’ve heard they are more popular there than here. that would be fun too. that’s really all i can think of. (your’re a great gift giver on your own).

secret pal 5, all about me.

1.  are you a yarn snob?  i guess so…i like quality.  if  i’m going to spend all that time i like it to be worth it.  however i would love to get my hands on some more lion’s brand cotton ease!

2.  i only crochet to do edgings and to pick up and knit stitches.  other than that i’m a knitter only.

3.  i have no allergies, but do not of course like smoke smell (who does) and i have a dog and a cat.

4.  i have been knitting for about 5 years.

5.  favorite scents?  i like bath products, candles, etc…in lavendar, rose, orange blossom, lime.

6.  sweet tooth?  yes!  chocolate and gummies are my fav.

8.  colors/seasons…. i like neutral colors, really i like all colors, just in natural shades.  does that make sense?

9.  i’m married, we have one daughter who’s married with a 7 month old (first grandson!!) and a son (not married).  they both live in michigan.

10.  life dreams…to travel to europe, and someday live by the beach

11.  my favorite yarns are: manos and  rowan yarns, right now i’m knitting with knitpixs and i like that.  i don’t like acrylic or novelty yarns.

12.  collections…mix-matched china dishes (not real china) with mostly yellow and red in it (hard to find) and anything Paris!!!

this is a bit of me!!!