my happy little life

yarn news

first- i'm starting to get emails from the knitting 101 girls showing me their finished scarves from class, the joy! this is the scarf and lower face of rad abby, of delighted (it's like my favorite blog). anyway, i just wanted to give the heads up that i will be posting the knitting 102 project and info tomorrow...it's really good.

also- is there a need for another knitting 101 class? what about crochet 101? want to make some granny squares? let me know if you are interested so i can get an idea of what needs a-plannin. 'tis the season for yarn and needles!

oh, and- i may or may not be in the process of finding a cozy cabin with a fireplace and flat screen at sundance to rent for a yarn retreat weekend. you know- amazing food, hot chocolate and caramel corn, pjs, black and white movies, and knitting for two days. want to come? i will answer my own question. yes. yes, i do. deets coming soon.

my dream for today:

i'd like to run up to anthro to purchase these items (i can't seem to wear anything but black right now), run home to shower and actually blow dry my hair...then i'd put on lots of mascara, go kidnap my husband from work, and take him out for a good time. afternoon movie? early dinner? a walk around town? dessert and hot chocolate? yes, please.

today's reality: not allowed to purchase items from anthropologie, need to get to the gym, clean the house in my sweats, help cate with homework and piano, work a little, make dinner, and watch the office re-runs.but...

you know what? that sounds like a pretty great day, too.

all warm and fuzzy and ready to clean

i just happened on this picture from 2 years and 1 month ago. it made my heart skip a beat. oh little pen pens, just a few months old. and my cakies! i can't believe how she has changed in the last two years. there is just no stopping time. thank goodness for my camera.

i'm now going to take these happy feelings and try to convert them into the energy needed to get my house and life and laundry in order after a crazy/fun weekend. you know those kind of days? where you are going to puke unless you get the floor mopped? wish me luck.

i'm so so busy, but in a good way

tomorrow begins nicole's art weekend here in salt lake city, i'm getting everything ready for the class i'm teaching and i'm bursting with excitement to share my insights. this weekend is also spark the event- i'm going straight there from the aw and staying friday and saturday to be completely inspired and share my love of vintage fabrics in the workshop i am teaching there. so i am working fast and furious getting all the supplies together to let the students play with. (i'm in heaven).

when i take a break from class preparations i am packing up books of mormon and wallpaper quilt kits that need sending, putting the finishing touches on the project to show you next week for the knitting 102 class, and getting my ideas and creations started for the upcoming beehive bazaar. and of course, i have to take lots of cleaning breaks, since i absolutely cannot be creative in a messy house. and then there's this girl to kiss.

so you see, i really can't be blogging right now. so i'll be back monday... have a great weekend. can't wait to meet some of you at the classes. in the mean time, please enjoy these clips from one of my fave new shows this season. phil is like michael scott finally having the family he's been dreaming of. (and i really love gloria and cam, too):

it's sunday night

i'm feeling contemplative and hopeful and at peace- heading towards an upswing, finally. i'm lying in bed with grant and the doggie watching shows and feeling the fan blow- it feels so good. i'm making a mental list of everything i have to do this week (SO much). i'm excited for a month of counting blessings (i'm feeling like i have so many) and eating delicious food. but tonight i'm wishing that i didn't eat so much, i'm feeling soo full. i'm looking forward to the gym in the morning. right now i'm cruising craigslist for a piano. and i'm getting sleepy....goodnight.

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on halloween beware of things that go bump in the night...

hope your weekend is as spooky scary as a

werewolf bat mitzvah. happy halloween!