Got my sweeties some sweets yesterday from Nadia's....Chocolate Mint, Peanut Butter, and Oreo cupcakes...mmmmmm
Chomp, chomp and we have a vanishing cupcake!
Sweet mail day again....love books!
Rainbow Marley by Susan B. Anderson in her Itty Bitty Hats book!
Upside Down Daisy by Susan B. Anderson in the Itty Bitty Hats book!
These were sent to Natalie of the Barknknit Podcast!
Some fabulous books I got in the mail!
I love good mail days! Received these in the mail yesterday! I'm starting the knitting guild's masters program and these were recommended...I also have a lot of books on hold at the library too, lots of reading and research! The program really questions you as to why you do things and what is the best way to do things. I've always just knit and not questioned why or how I was doing something. A big, huge change in how I approach a project now!Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitting Workshop (Hardcover)....haven't delved into this one yet...
Knitter's Handbook : A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles and Techniques of Handknitting (Paperback) by Montse Stanley. The ultimate reference for knitters at every level-step-by-step directions and detailed instructional illustrations cover every aspect of knitting know-how. Includes a special "help!" section for the inevitable mishaps, and shows how to correct errors. They are not joking about this being the ultimate reference...every knitter needs this book...so many things I've never even heard of. The illustrations could be a bit better though.
The Knitters Book of Finishing Techniques (Spiral-bound) by, Nancie Wiseman. Love that this is spiral bound because it lays nicely on the table!:) Always a plus! Knitted one too many sweaters that scream "homemade"? Help is here! Finishing techniques are the key to turning out professional-looking projects. This comprehensive reference gives you the know-how you need to get gorgeous, polished results every time. This is my favorite book...out of all my knitting books this one ranks number 1! Perfect illustrations, pros and cons on different techniques, just love it!
How I love Amazon.com.....:)
Received this awesome award from Cat...thank you so much! It totally brightened my day!
Got some wonderful books from Amazon in the mail today..whoohoo. I need to quit looking at Courtney's bookshelf on her blog!:) 
Finished James' felted clogs...now to felt them!:)
Loves Me, Loves Me Knot by Heidi Betts - funny, contemporary romance with yarn talk included!!:)
On Twitter there are five of us who started the Couch to 5K a couple of weeks ago...then one of them found this DVD and got us talked into doing it too. OMG....this is a butt kicker workout plus it has 3 levels! We're only on Level 1...haven't even looked at any of the other levels, can't even imagine the pain on those ones! The first couple of days I could barely walk...we have a sunk in family/living room and trying to step up or down on those to make it to the other side was a killer. Then trying to use the bathroom was a whole other story, had to ease on to the toilet just to go potty! Really wanted James to install those handrails in the bathroom area so I'd having something to grip onto!:) Took a day off and then did it again and it has eased up a bit...still a rough workout but no pain no gain right!:) Haven't been doing my C25K because I couldn't function after this workout but might try to add it back with this this coming week! Its fun that were keeping each other accountable on twitter too!
Ordered these books from amazon the other day..maybe my Jillian workout will get me in shape to knit a wild bikini...haha
My new books I ordered from Amazon came today..all except for one which is being shipped separately. Of course I started a new book last night so will have to wait to get started on these ones! 
Whoohoo a FO! Finished my Alpaca Cloud Wrap, modeled by the lovely Fuji Ann!
Gotta love Amazon....got some new books. What a great beginner spinning book too! I've been wanting the Answer books to have in my bag and since I had some amazon points, whalla they jumped into my cart!
Jimmy's doing a great job with the drop spindle...even mentioned he might have to knit something out of it!:) He sits with me while I spin and he drop spindles...lots of fun!
Jimmy and I decided to have a fun day on Groundhog day. We returned his Wii game to Blockbuster...then went to Petsmart for some big doggy food and treats for Fuji...mosied on over to Target because he wanted to look at Neopet cards....then our big destination, Barnes and Nobles. We spent so much time and had so much fun in there. He chose a Garfield comic book and I sat and looked and looked and looked at knit/crochet books. He read a good quarter of the book before we went to the magazine section. I have to tell you though the magazine section suckerood for the knit/crochet magazines...all they had was Interweave Knit! This is a huge store and that's all they had! Soooooo of course we had to go to Michaels because I could feel the coupon in my purse saying "use me!" Guess what? They had some knit/crochet magazines! Also got some stuff to make crochet stitch markers...I didn't have any..I either use scrap yarn or a safety pin! Of course some yarn jumped into the cart! Then we went to another Target because the one we went to didn't have what he was looking for...found those and I also found a fabric shaver...boy does it really get the pills off felted things! Then we went home and had some lunch. All the while he was reading his new book in the car...he's already half way done! That might mean another trip to Barnes and Noble!:) The yellowish yarn is to crochet myself a cowboy hat out of the Happy Hooker book. The blue yarn is to design my grandma something special for her birthday. She'll be 90 this year and also she's the one who taught me to crochet so thought it'd be perfect to make her something. Her birthday is the same day as mine! Hope I live as long as her...she's healthy as a horse too! She still drives, crochets, goes to church, goes to friends and plays cards or do each others hair, walks and takes care of her plants. Would never know she's that old!:) How great is that!
These are the crochet stitch markers I made! A lot prettier than scrap yarn, huh?
Jimmy reading his new Peanuts comic book!
My obsession continues....apple earrings to match the Twilight book cover! Aren't they the cutest?! They even have a bite out of them! I bought this from the same seller as my Twilight necklace...Mary has awesome jewelry, check her stuff out!
Was told this Vamp series was good....we'll see!
