Happy Spring!

Happy 1st Day of Spring!

This is also my first tulip! So cool because it's the first time I've ever planted bulbs. You plant them in September and you get this beautiful surprise in the spring! All our trees are budding and flowering too...might even get some fruit this year on some of them!

My prize package from Woolgirl arrived! I won this contest in January about pine cones! It came with a cute project bag that's like a backpack, some cute sheep note cards, a weekly magnetic planner, and two skeins of yarn...Madelintosh and Stitch Jones (which I've never even heard of!) Very cool! I'd forgotten about this so was very surprised when there was a package out by my fence! Had to think...what did I order now?:)

Took Fuji to the vet yesterday too...updated her shots and had them check a lump on her arm. The vet said it wasn't a malignant tumor but either a fibrous tumor or a birth defect. Just so glad it wasn't the "C" word! The location of it though the doctor wants to just leave it alone unless it gets bigger of bothers her. I think I was shaking about as bad as she was! She slept the whole ride home, totally exhausted from the trip. He examined her so thoroughly for about 20-30 minutes...very pleased with him. Glad she's fine...love her sooooo much!

Rockin' DOT!

Rockin' in the sun with Fuji!

Fuji and I decided to enjoy the nice, in the 80's, sunshiny day. Notice the knitting in the other chair....someone likes their Mama to hold them though!:)

When Daddy got home, he changed, and joined us on the rockers. Fuji thought it was time to give him some goooooood kisses....she's really trying.....

...and she succeeds! Loves to give her Daddy kisses!

Great post on the DOT site about First Aid for your pets...something everyone needs to be aware of....check it out!:) Also stop by and see all the other DOT member pages!

Have a great day!

Last of the trip pics....

Picked up this cute pin to go on the wrap I'm making in Cambria at the Ball and Skein yarn shop. Was nice visiting with Mary there too.

I got meet with Alana at an awesome cafe where she bought me a delicious lunch. Was so nice to catch up on things with her and just visit. So much easier to talk in person than online! I missed seeing her on my last visit so it was just wonderful to spend some time with her. I completely forgot to get our picture together until we were driving away...next time! While I was doing lunch, Jimmy and James went to the zoo in Atascadero, CA. and out to lunch together. Jimmy even brought me a flamingo feather to go with my flamingo collection! Such a thoughtful boy!

Seals on the beach...what sweet faces! Resting in the sun!

Stopped at Morro Bay Fleece Works to say "hi" to Sherri and picked up some awesome roving!

Jimmy holding up the windmill in Solvang!:)

Me and my hubby!

Goodies I picked up at Village Spinning and Weaving in Solvang. Some practice roving, some magazines to study/read, and John the owner gave me a t-shirt Stephanie Pearl-McPhee gave to him. So cool. He goes to all these shows and was telling me about all the designers and authors he's met and had dinner with!

Heading home from our wonderful trip....but had to make one more stop in Solvang for.......

you guessed it....a wheel! It's a Louet Julia (which I call Julia Gulia from the Wedding Singer), it came with a lazy kate, four spools, and practice roving. John and Marsha at Village Spinning and Weaving spent so much time with me on Thursday and Sunday and were so helpful and patient. I love it! Think James and Jimmy even like it a bit too! I have so many wonderful friends who've offered to help me too, which I'm really grateful for and will definitely take up their offers! So Julie you were right! James got a spinning wheel for his birthday!:) Fuji thinks she needs to sit on my lap while I spin and the cats just sit around it and stare at the wheel go round and round! Jimmy thought it'd be fun to shoot his nerf bullets through the spokes...enjoyment for the whole family!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

James on his birthday (3-12) wearing his "40" hat!

Told the waiter to surprise him with the singing pie thing....we waited and waited, Jimmy and I delayed...waiter brought check...ug dorky people forgot! Oh well at least we got this cute pic. No he wouldn't wear it all day either...he also had a flashing button that said I'm 40 but didn't wear that one either! Guess I don't blame him!:)

Got these yummy goodies in Santa Barbara, CA., at the Loop and Leaf. The green is made out of stainless steel! How cool is that! Then of course I'd never seen Koigu in person so had to get some of that!


This was also on 3-12-09...testing out 8-9 wheels at least at the store in Solvang, CA. Its funny cuz I hated that wheel they got a picture of me with!:) That day I didn't even see the yarn around me or that they had tons of roving in everything you could think of! Can you imagine I had Quiviet right behind me! After a couple of hours I narrowed the wheels I liked down to a Louet and an Ashford Kiwi.....this will be continued when we went back on our way home on 3-15-09.....do you think you guessed right Julie?:)

This is my all time favorite lotion that I can only find at the Apple Farm in San Luis Obispo...I love this English Lavender!

The things I teach our son...he's also wearing his new, cool, shark tooth necklace he got!

An FO from the trip...this was done using the continental method of knitting and the Norwegian purl which you can learn from the link in my sidebar. What a great way to knit!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Get your green on!:)

Silver Sun Alpaca Ranch!

Me and Jimmy in the pen with all the alpacas!

Ricky answered soooooo many of our questions and we had a blast at her wonderful ranch. If you are ever in Santa Ynez, CA...you should stop by and visit her alpaca ranch...awesome!

This is a three week old baby that almost came up to Jimmy. Ricky's dog, Buddy, was right at his side! I think this was the fattest lab I've ever seen but such a sweetie! Of course it made me miss my Fuji even more!


Three week old laying down and the week old one standing behind by the white alpaca.

Your monitors are not wrong, this is a blue eyed alpaca. She's not deaf nor blind either!

One of the males in a separate pen...reared up to show off for Jimmy to take his picture!

And of course I had to get some roving from Silver Sun Alpaca's...its called Under the Sea! How cool is that since we were staying on the beach...its also been my ring tone for like forever!

More from our trip tomorrow.....

Happy 40th Honey!

Decked out for Daddy's Birthday!

Hope you have a doggone great birthday James!

Off to Cambria....:)

Don't forget to visit all the other DOT members and check out the great post by Nichole on the DOT site!

Peppermint Patty Socks Finished!

Yeah, I'm finally finished with the Peppermint Patty socks!

Every four stitches was a cable, which made it take longer...especially with this horribly, splitty, tangly yarn. This is the yarn that hubby had to help me for thirty minutes to untangle and re-ball and make me a mini swift to hold it, just so I could knit them! I will never do this pattern again, nor use this yarn.

Today we're doing school...laundry, changing beds and packing for our trip to Cambria. So excited because we're going to an alpaca farm...I get to go to a new yarn store I haven't been to...get to try some wheels at another store...get to knit/lunch with Alana....lots of fun stuff. I'll try to update the blog if I can pry the laptop from hubby and son!:)