Hey. How’re you? Good. Good. Me? I’m ok. Tired. Really tired. Not sure if it’s meds (yes I’ve been taking them), holiday hangover, residue from the severely delayed flights home, or the horrible state of the house here (blech you don’t even want to know). I’m just tired. Sorry if you’ve been worried about me not posting. I’m fine really. Just trying to get back into the rhythm of the household. And sleep. Lots of sleep. Come to think of it, it might be that trying to cut down on caffeine thing. Yeah that might be it.

But I had a good holiday visit with my parents. Here are some of my favorite photos from Birmingham:

Dad’s Irish Hiking Scarf photoshoot on Mom and Dad’s back porch
Irish Hiking

Mom’s Mini Clapotis floating on a bush in their backyard
mini clapotis

and this photo I took when we were taking the ornaments down on New Year’s Day
Ornaments

I also snagged lots of old photos and digitized videos from Mom’s computer. Lots of things to explore - and possibly post sometime. I’m not ashamed to say I was a disgustingly cute child. Not ashamed mostly because it’s all been downhill since about eight, or it seems like that sometimes.

I did my wrapup on the holiday knitting group weblog and am now officially eligible for a gold star. Have to say I’m pretty proud I got it all done. But I haven’t spent much time looking back. I’ve already made a few fun scarves and have MUCH fiber to dye and spin. Did I mention that great deal I got on six pounds of undyed Merino and Corriedale roving? Hehehe, considering all the roving I dyed on Thanksgiving and spun was half a pound I’d say that YEAH I’ve got some work to do this spring.

Mom had some great yarn waiting for me that was from a friend who’d cleared her stash out. Novelty ladders, some fun fur, plenty of Berrocco and some Debbie Bliss. Fun stuff. I’ve already made a purple dropped stitch scarf with fuzzy white fringe. And there was the pound of spunky eclectic neapolitan roving Cody and his Mom got for me for giftmas. And the needle felting kit Beverly got for me. I really should do a rundown on the gifts shouldn’t I? Is there a way to do that without coming off as a braggart? Probably not.

So I have a short list of items I’m planning to finish by March or so-

  • I’m joining the Burque Stich n Bitchers‘ Jaywalkers knitalong. I’ve already ordered my Cherry Tree Hill Yarn in Birches and some nice new blondewood 7″ #1 DPNs (it’s all about the post-holiday me knitting)
  • I promised my cousin in Wisconsin that I’d knit her a hat - she sure needs one in that cold weather! I’ll be doing this in some lovely hanspun thick and thin in granitey colors
  • Beverly and I have entered a pact that we will finish (or at least work on) our full sized Claps
  • I’m going to make another manly racing stripe scarf for Cody’s brother’s birthday in January (who will also need to use it while he’s stationed in Wisconsin) - making this the official Brother-in-law scarf. His will be in the same yarn I used for the one I sold to my dental hygenist - black and heather grey Brown Sheep Burly Spun
  • My Father-in-law wants another pair of fuzzyfeet for his birthday which is also in January. My mother-in-law’s birthday is also in January but I might just buy something for her because I’m out of ideas for her right now.

    Other things I’d like to knit sometime soon
    a panta (possibly in koigu?)
    Glampyre’s City Shawl
    Sprout in my birthday Giotto

    My other goals are to play with this needle felting thing and save up for a tabletop drum carder. Yep.

    Ok, time to go see what the dog wants. She’s been very VERY needy since I’ve been back. She had a spa weekend Friday through Monday morning since Cody had to work. Lots of playtime at Doggy Daycare and a bath and nail trim. And lots of treats.