Okay, which smartarse went and told Elann that I was giving up buying yarn for Lent?
Someone must have. Because today, the very first day of Lent, they put the Sock It To Me Collection Esprit back up.
It has been sent to test me, surely.
There had better be some left on Easter Sunday, I’m warning you all now 😉

First of all, to anyone who tried to leave a comment yesterday and had trouble, I sincerely apologise. It appears that the server that hosts the site goes off on a tea break late in the day (AU time)
I knew it got slow, which is why I started blogging in the mornings, but it’s getting worse. DH is looking about for a solution or a better host.
The vast majority of people voted for E. I was leaning toward E, too.
Then I took the advice that some of you left, and I put the zips in the cardi.

Now that I’ve done it like that, I think I like the light one better. I’m going to leave it for a few days and keep looking at them until I decide. I prefer the way the light one looks in the body of the sweater, but I like the way the dark one looks with both colours. Decisions, decisions!
Just after I blogged yesterday, I had a minidrama. The sort of one that I excel in 🙂
I went out to the kitchen, and on of these was in my back door. Inside the house. Nearly 2 inches long. A bloody wasp.

Panic? Me? Of course! I rang DH who works in the city, an hour and a half train trip away. I’m sucking in air, gasping and about ready to faint, and of course he can’t do a thing from there. I had no insect spray, and even if I had, I’m too scared to spray them. What if it attacks me? He told me to ring my Mum.
I love my Mum 🙂
Luckily she only lives 3 doors up. Technically anyway. We both live in villas, I’m not sure what you guys call them in the US. There are 20 similar small houses, all on the same block (Like a single level apartment, I guess) I live in one block of villas, Mum lives in a block of villas further up the street. So I rang her (At this point I’m standing on the front porch, barely able to talk – thank heavens I have a cordless phone!) and she came down, armed with insect spray and a little net from her fishtank. Of course, by the time she arrived, we had no idea where it had gone. It was right behind me. But Mum saved me 🙂
I know, I’m pathetic. I can’t help it. Anything like that, or one of them eight legged things, and I have a panic attack. Ironically, the wasp kills the eight legged things, so I should worship it. Not happening.
Em reminded me that today is the first day of Lent. She wants to give up homework. DH and I both asked her to give up whining 😉
I’m giving up yarn buying. I’ve never stuck to the yarn diet before, but surely even I can manage 40 days. I hope 😉

The baby outfit is done!

I’m pleased with it, but the sleeves look a little short to me. Still, I haven’t been around a newborn for a long time, so it’s probably fine.
My zippers arrived! However none of them are exactly right. So here is where you all help me 🙂

I’m leaning towards C or B. Help me decide. I think I like C better, but I’m not sure. Last night E looked all wrong, but today it doesn’t look too bad!
Just email me, (addy over there –>) or leave me a comment.
DH found this story on an Australian news site today.
I can think of worse ways to spend my twilight years 🙂

I haven’t started my Stashbusters socks. Fickle me.
I haven’t started Em’s earflap hat. Yeah, yeah, fickle me.
I haven’t finished Em’s cardigan. Say it with me everyone!!
Fickle, fickle, me.
When I went to Spotlight the other day, I picked up some Cleckheaton Merino Bambino and Patons Dreamtime baby yarn, 100% wool, machine washable and gorgeously soft and lovely to knit with. And only $1 a ball. I went back yesterday and got some more 🙂
DH has a friend at work whose wife had a baby boy 2 or 3 weeks ago, who was very premature. 9 weeks early, in fact.
So I also picked up this pattern book, which has preemie sizes in it.

Too cute!
And now I’m remembering why I like to knit baby clothes!

I started this on Friday night and it’s now Sunday morning, and I’m up to blocking and seaming. If only all my knits were this quick!
Here’s the sweater back with my hand on it for perspective.

He’s only a bit over 3 pounds, so I think it’ll still be too big! A nice easy knit, though. All my family is finished with babies, now 🙁
When we had the tree in our backyarn cut down a month or so ago, the guy said someone would come to pick up all the wood. Well, a month later it’s still here. Twinky thinks it is her mountain.

I’m sure the neighbours get a giggle out of me yelling “Get down off there! Those logs will move and you’ll be hurt, you silly girl!” And when we get rain, I’m always calling out “Twinky! You wipe your paws before you come back in the house!”
I wonder if they’ll let me take my knitting when they call up the men in the little white coats? 😉

It seems that I have been tagged!
Wendy from Catknits tagged me, so here goes.
1. What is the total amount of music files on your computer?
644 files, 2.7GB. There used to be way more, but my DH and my hardrive has a miscommunication. DH was reformatting my HD, and he backed up the drive then wiped it.
Then he realised that he had wipedthe wrong bloody one. I lost the whole lot, and am still getting htem all back up.
2. What was the last CD you bought?
Just before christmas I bought the “Cats” soundtrack for Emily, and Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” for me.
3. What was the last song you listened to before reading this message?
Sarah McLachlan “Angel” Emily has a group dance to this song. I’ve only recently discovered Sarah.
4. List 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.
Hmmm… “A Little Ray of Sunshine” Corny!! When I was pregnant, I insisted that I was having a girl, would not even listen to the idea that the baby might be a boy. I just knew she was a girl. I also knew I was pregnant, even before I had missed period. When we arrived at the hospital in the middle of the night, we entered the labour ward, and the nurse turned the radio on, and the first song that came on was “A Little Ray of Sunshine”. True story.
“When Somebody Loved Me” Sarah McLachlan. Jessie’s song from Toy Story 2. When I took Emily to see Toy Story 2 this song made me cry. We were in a movie theatre surrounded by little kiddies and I was crying.
“Into My Arms” by Nick Cave. Good Lord I listen to depressing music! Just love it, maybe sad songs speak to me more.
“Swan Lake” The whole thing, I just love it.
I can’t think of any more specific favourites or special songs.
We listen to a lot of music, and an eclectic selection. Emily’s dancing involves all sorts of different music. She quite often plays classical pieces. And alot of current pop, Hilary Duff and the like, and musicals like Cats and Chicago. DH listens to The Cure, Nirvana, Powderfinger, The Vines. I listen to anything from the 80’s, classical, Kylie Minogue, Prince, Duran Duran, Kasey Chambers. You never know what music will be on here.
5. To whom will you pass the stick and why? Jill, if she’s reading, just to make her post 😉
Katy, I haven’t seen hers yet, although I know she’s busy.
Nathania, who I don’t think has done it yet, either.
Tag, Ladies!