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1. Finish NYIP Professional Photography Course 2. Complete 6 months of weekly allergy shots 3. Take a family vacation to visit California 4. Successfully complete the Summer Olympics 2008 Knitting Trials Challenge 5. Successfully complete the Winter Knitting Olympics 2010 6. Graduate Sarah 7. Own land 8. Sell house in Mt. Vernon 9. Get girls…

The kids and I are taking turns with 2 racquets and 1 ball. Guess what I am doing in between turns? * *Starz*Above* *

Charlie Brown snoozing while I’m busy working on lesson plans. * *Starz*Above* *

This shows my first full tank since the fuel insanity started. I had refused to fill up my tank, waiting for prices to drop. It makes me ill. Luckily I don’t have to drive much. There is humor out there about it, like the poster that said, ‘Beer is now cheaper than gas, so drink,…

Sitting in the new shop, on a Saturday afternoon, perusing the latest Vogue Knitting magazine. * *Starz*Above* *

We’re moving. I mean we’re moving “the shop.”:http://www.yarnalong.com It’s a big undertaking, but one that’s time is due. There is so much to do I am just overwhelmed. But it’s all for good. Pushing aside scared, overwhelmed, nervous, etc. there is a big excited here somewhere. We were featured in a local newspaper. You can…

I’ve finished another square for Joel’s Daughter’s afghans. I’ve cast-on and almost finished a preemie hat for the NICU at our local hospital. I’m dying some of Frankie Lee’s roving, in fact as I type the last of it is soaking up colors beautifully in my dye pot. I’ve been down for 2 days with…

This major waterway, not at its prettiest this time of year is on the high side. It’s only a block from the “shop”:http://yarnalong.com and only a few blocks from the house. I’ve always enjoyed forms of water. I don’t come down here and enjoy this one often enough. It’s lined with great parks and sidewalks.…

Yes, the weather was rough yesterday. That is the price we pay here in the midwest for an unusually warm trend smacked from behind by a more reality driven cold trend. But Wicked Weather is also the name of the first sweater that I knit for me! I finished this Monet- like alpaca lovely back…

She is getting so big, so fast. It seems like yesterday she was just 9 months old and we were putting the beanbag frog with rubber feet for teething on her head. She giggled so! That is where she got her nickname. And now here she is, grown up into a beautiful 9 year old.…