No knitting today. I did knit but it was way too hot to knit much. More on that tommorrow.
For now I have a fish story.
We went out to the camp my in-laws rent every summer in Stetson, ME.
My husband and his uncle and nephew went out on the boat to go catch some big ones.

My SIL boyfriend went snorkling and caught this Bass. With the net. No hook nothing. Just net baby.

Cousing getting ready to clean the fishy.

And fishy #2 that SIL boyfriend caught with the net. Yup two with just a net and a snorkle.

Me holding fishy for cousin so he could take a picture of it. For those of you who dont' know me I am a petrified of fish. I don't know why I just am. Its not ick factor. I am scared of them the actual phobia is called Ichthyophobia. I don't think I 've gone that far but I am afraid of fish. I cannot put my hand in a tank with guppies in it, I cannot swim in water where I can see them (if I can't see them I'm ok), I can't go fishing. So hubby's out on boat, cousin wants pic, here Barbara hold it. Ugh the sad part is I would not have even done this for my husband I would have told him he was SOL but I don't know said cousin well enough to talk to him like that, I know said cousin does not like me, said cousin and hubby were very close until we got married, so I want said cousin to like me and to regain the closeness he had with hubby so what do I do. Touch a fish. I am so stupid and pathetic. I doubt it worked, I doubt he know what it cost me to touch that fish, I know he doesn't appreciate it, just laughs at me and thinks I'm princessy but I tried.

So knitting will resume tomorrow. I cannot touch my yarn until I am sure there is no fish stink on my hands. :-)

It came! It came!
My Hogwarts socks have arrived!!

The wonderful Kellie of Gryffindor!
She was soo great to me.

Wicked cute packaging!
This side saysK1, P2, K1, K2TOG, Read book seven, resume knitting, K1, P2, K1, K2TOG*

"Wingardium Leviosahhhh........."

What cute graphics!

And Ta da

Bloody Brilliant!
lovely Ravenclaw socks, awesome stitch markers, killer magic scissors, blood pops, jelly slugs, and a photo journal of the socks birth. All the places it traveled and things it saw. I am so lucky.
Thank you so much Kellie!!! You were so great to me!

Cast

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Here she is with her cast. She looks so cute. She gets around no problem on it. They told me she was a full Chihuahua but I don't think so. They said the mom was full and there was a male Chihuahua and a male pomerainian. I think the Pom was the daddy. But she is so cute and we love her anyway. She is only 3lbs right now so she won't be very big at all. I think the pink bunny is bigger LOL

New Family Member

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Here is the newest additon to our family. She is 12 weeks old and Kiki has decided to call her Pixie. The family she was living with had kids that got a little rough with her and she ended up with a broken leg. She will be fine and is doing ok, the cast can come off next week. She curled right up in Kiki's lap and went to sleep. They have become fast friends.

I'm a Second Year!!

Hogwarts Sock Swap Questionnaire
Second Years

1. What Hogwarts house have you been sorted into? Ravenclaw

2. Shoe size? 9 Foot length? 9 3/4 Foot circumference? 9 3/4

3. List your three favorite sock yarns.
a. Claudia’s
b. Blue Sky Alpaca
c. Tofoutsies
4. Would you like to try a new brand of sock yarn? If so, which brand? Anything different would be great. There are so many I know that I have not tried.

5. Do you prefer variegated or solid sock yarn? Sold or self striping I don’t like to many variegated yarns unless they are only one or two colors and not to tacky.

6. What colors would you like to add to your sock yarn stash? Wow. Plum’s, blood red, black and red mixed, chocolate brown.

7. What kind of sock patterns do you gravitate toward? Lace? Ribbed? Fair Isle? I love all patterns not to big on the Fair Isle socks tho.

8. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, animals, etc.) nope

9. Will your socks be exposed to cigarette smoke or animals as you knit them? Yes probably I have cats and someplaces I go put me around smokers

10. Are you willing to have an international Hogwarts Sock Pal? yes

I am so excited to be a second year I had so much fun with this, even tho I haven't heard anything from my pal of the first swap. I wonder. I am almost starting to think she forgot about me. BTW I loved the book. Now I have to wait for hubby to hurry up and read it so I can talk about it. UGH

I really want to spin. I figured I would try a drop spindle first.

Me+ drafting+spinning=major unccordination.
I cannot walk and chew gum. I am the biggest clutz ever.
I cannot do this. I have tried and tried and tried.
Maybe it's because I am trying to teach myself. Maybe I need a visual. I don't know. But I can't get it. I get all tangled and fumbly.
What should I do? Keep trying, find someone who can to teach me, or call it a loss?

the pile of what I attempted.

A close up of the best section.

The jumble. I dont' think for my first attempt it is all that bad. But I don't think I am doing it right. I think I am doing it my way for ease and convience and not properly. Some might say that's ok. Not me. I am a real stickler for following directions and doing the right way. Then once I have mastered that I have no issue adapting it to fit me. I was going to get a wheel and try my hand at that. With this being such a failure I really don't think I should. From what I've heard you need to master the drop before the wheel and if I can't do this how can I expect to do a wheel?
UGH!

We're home! We stopped over at the MIL and the kiddos enjoyed the pool.

These are the Hogwarts House color earring that hubby made for my hogwarts pal. Now I just have to get him to make me a pair.

Since I'm putting pics of my tats on Ravelry. I figured I would blog them as well.
So for anyone who cares here they are.

The little butterfly on my right foot. It has purple and white wings. This on is my most recent one. I would give birth without drugs before I would do this one again. This is the only one of my tats that hurt.

My tribal ankle band. This was my first tat and the heart on the other side is the very first one that was later made into this.

The lizard on my lower back. I love him his name is Herbie. I think I might have a cute sun put above him. He needs one.

The ankh on the base of my neck. I took a regular ankh in photo shop and bent it down to the heart this is what I got. I love this ultimate womanhood, motherhood, and all encompassing love.

Hopefully I will be able to find one I want of the girls names and get that one soon too.

My Hogwarts package will be leaving the owlery in the next day or two.

Here are some of the contents.

The entrelac socks of course.


A Decopaged trunk.
Inside that trunk...........

A Hufflepuff book scarf. Hufflepuff stitch markers, and matching earings.

The Ravenclaw scarf I made for me.

Here is a better picture of the stitch markers and the two up top are the matching earing. I cheated. Hubby actually made them for me since I had such issues with them. He is working on something else as well. If he finishes it tonight I will post it too.

Ohhhh I'm so excited!!

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I have been knitting I finished the Hufflepuff bookscarf for my Hogwarts sock pal. I forgot to take a pic of it. I started a Ravenclaw one for myself and hubby has requested a Gryffindor one. I love these so quick and easy.

Oh and BTW. I got an invite. That's right and invite to Ravelry!!!!

OMG I so feel like one of the cool kids for once in my life. I have been playing with it and checking it out and I love it. I cannot wait to go thru all of my stash and upload all my pics and organzie everything. I was so happy I was jumping yesterday morning I opened my email and screamed.

Loving hubby ran out "What's wrong"

Me "I got an invite to Ravelry!!"

H " Oh thats nice stop screaming"

Me "Could you pretend to be happy for me"

H " No would you pretend to be happy for me if it was a comic book or action figure site? I don't think so Did you make coffee?"

Just like that he crushed me. So my SIL comes over.

Me "I need to tell you something and I don't care what you think pretend it is the best thing in the world and you are pysched for me"

s "ok"

me " I got an invite to Ravelry!"

s "huh?" with matching dumbfounded look.

me "It's like myspace for knitters and it is way cool and I love it"

s "huh?"

Thanks I need a Knitter friend definately!!

Ghost Ship

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This was a cloud i saw in the sky while driving. i thought it looked like a ghost ship. i loved it.

sunbathing

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K and L both decided to lay in the sun. I left them there just long enough to get the camera then I moved them to the shade.

No mommy No!!

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This poor baby was so scared of the pool. She got over within a day. But oh man she was so not happy.

lemon baby

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This poor baby loves any citrus fruit. Isn't she too cute?

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