I know it's been almost a month since my birthday came and kicked me in the arse, and I'm yet to share with you some of my birthday treasures and since they are knitting-type related, I thought you might be interested.
First, my sister in Pittsburgh has only ever acknowledged my birthday with a card, but this year, I received a gift certificate to The Loopy Ewe. I chose to spend my money on something I would have forever, so I selected the sterling silver Eternity shawl pin from Designs by Romi. Although I only have my Clapotis shawl to use it with, since I'm still working on the Mystery Stole, hopefully this pin will work well with it.Second, my baby sister at Bits and Pieces gave me a gift certificate to Amazon.com, so I picked up a couple of
books from my wish list. Favorite Socks from Interweave Knits has been on my list since before it even released. I've already knit the Embossed Leaves Socks before and loved them, so next up I think is the Waving Lace Socks by Evelyn A. Clark.And, since my sister is a crocheter that I taught to knit, I chose the Teach Yourself Visually Crocheting book so she can claim she taught a knitter to crochet. It counts. I've already started with a few practice swatches in this orange cotton yarn and the book has great step-by-step photo guides for everything. There are 14 chapters of over 273 pages of information regarding everything you ever wanted to know about crochet, so I'm giving this book a huge thumbs up!
In other news, I've been meeting with contractors and handymen the last few weeks for some desperately needed work on my home. Hopefully most of the work will be completed by the end of the month and hopefully I may even have some money left over for food when it's complete!I'm off to Salem, OR for a few days, so I'll try to catch up with emails & blog reading and all of that when I get back, since I've decided to make it a computer-free getaway. Until then, I leave you with photo evidence of what happens at a family party when my dear husband feels it necessary to harass our son-in-law.
16 comments:
Love Romi's pins, that one is particularly lovely. Have a great weekend in Salem!
That picture is great.
Congrats on the blogging award! The shawl pin is beautiful. The crochet book looks great. I learned to crochet from a book when I was a kid. I know you can do it, gf!
You do rock! Your knitting is so awesome, I can hardly wait to see what you do with crochet.
I love your husband's wicked sense of humor.
I love yor gift, especially since they are something you really like. This was american beer? Try german beer and he'll be out after one, I promise. Hope he slept well.
That pic is hilarious! I love the shawl pin....so pretty! I need one.
And you are a Rockin' Blogger! Don't deny it!
That's a funny picture! Enjoy your getaway and gifts! You do rock!
What a perfect way to "invest" a gift certificate. And your hubby's little parnk is hi-sterical!!
Congratulations on the blogger award, you truly do Rock! Happy Belated Birthday to you! It seems that you picked some beautiful gifts out with your certificates, I hope you enjoy them all year! Have fun on your trip and your husband must have an awesome sense of humor! The picture is too funny!
Ha ha ha - too funny!! What did he do when he woke up?? LOL Love your birthday loot. And yes, you do ROCK! Hope you have a wonderful get-away. Some computer-free time is good sometimes. :)
The pin is beautiful! And the picture is hilarious.
That picture is PRICELESS!
The shawl pin is lovely! What a great idea for a birthday present. It sounds like family dinners at your place are pretty entertaining!
Oh the 3 beers post is hysterical. This looks like a fireman jag..
*snort* I love the sign! Have a great weekend!
I know I suck for not commenting sooner, what can I say I'm in a slump. Love the pic of Scott, that's classic!
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