Month: June 2009

The Yarn, oh, the Yarn…

Sarah Crafts

We’re getting our windows cleaned next Monday.  The kind of cleaning where they have to come in the house.  Not just that, but they need to be able to actually access all the windows.  I didn’t take a before picture, but short of tip-toeing through the pile of crap crafts all over the floor, there was no way to get anywhere near the craft room windows.

So I just want to know one thing…

When did all my yarn get replaced with tribbles?  And why couldn’t the good stuff be the yarn that was mysteriously multiplying??

On the upside, I’ve found a lot of my “missing” needles – they’re all in UFOs, many of them just stuck into incomplete swatches.  On the downside, there’s seriously not enough hours left in my life to knit up everything in there.  And even if there were, there’s new stuff out there that’s way nicer than a lot of my old stuff.  So once again I have a big pile of stuff to donate.  Another sizable pile of nicer yarn is probably going to go up on Ravelry as stash that’s available for sale or trade – I might be able to fund my etsy habit for a while off of yarn that deserves a better home.

And I haven’t even started on the sewing, quilting, cross-stitch, beading or scrapbooking supplies…

He’s Home (and Funny Kid Stuff)

Sarah Carolyn

Denis didn’t make it home until almost lunchtime.  Poor guy had to sleep in the airport last night after missing his connection by 10 minutes.  :(

In other news, four-and-a-half can really be a wonderful age!

Carolyn thought she saw a firefly outside around 6:30, which at this time of year is still  full daylight. So I said, “Honey, I thought the fairies didn’t light up the fireflies until after sunset?” (From the Tinkerbell movie). And she said, “No, Mommy, that’s silly! The fairies don’t light up the fireflies in *our* world, they do it themselves.” And I said, “How do you think they light themselves up?” After a moment, she said, “I think they turn on like a flashlight! Like this!”

And then she got the mini maglight off the key hook, turned it on, placed it on her chair, and bent over in front of the chair so it was shining on her butt. I about died laughing – Denis came in and I could barely explain what was going on.

Then she said, “Wait, it would probably work better like this!” and pulled down her skirt so she could shine the flashlight on her bare bottom.

Denis and I were laughing so hard we could barely breathe!  Now we’ll have a to have a discussion about why she probably shouldn’t show anyone else her new firefly trick, though…

(And yes, I’m aware that she’s going to be really embarrassed by this post when she’s a bit older!  At least I didn’t take pictures…)

Three Down, Four To Go…

Sarah General

I’ve decided I really, really don’t like bedtimes as a “single” parent.  At all.

But I at least have a project.  I’ve been cleaning out the linen closet.  I swear there were dish towels breeding in there, as I don’t remember ever buying them or even receiving them as gifts.  Not to mention the extra-long twin sheets from college, the jersey knit sheets with holes that never actually fit well on our mattress, the curtains that came with the house (and came down just as soon as possible…they were ugggggly)…you get the idea.  There’s several bags of “stuff” waiting to be donated somewhere they might be put to good use.

I should be cleaning out the craft room, but at least the linen closet is going to be quite lovely and organized when I’m done!