Archive for July, 2007
Hope Elizabeth · 07/23/07 at 8:40 pm · Filed under General
My daughter, when we do something that she thinks is totally awesome, will tell us we rock. In her opinion, that’s the greatest compliment she can bestow upon on us. I’m always extremely flattered when I hear her say “Mom Rocks!”. I mean, why not? sometimes it’s nice to be an awesome mom - instead of the not horrible, but totally uncool mom my children usually consider me to be.
Anyhow, I got my Ravelry invite today and all I can say is… Ravelry Rocks!
They do! They really, really do! I’ve been taking a little bit of time here and there (in between chapters of Harry Potter) to look around and it is one excellent website. You can socialize with other knitters and crocheters. You can organize your stash. You can show off your FO’s. You can share progress on your UFO’s. You can even make plans for your future projects. Now how cool is all of that? Pretty gosh darn neato if you ask me!
It’s even inspired me to get my act together and get my knitting stuff (and stash) organized. Can you imagine? Me? Organized? It will take some time, but dagnabit, I’m going to do it!
If you haven’t checked it out already - get moving! It may take awhile to get your invitation, but when it comes, you’ll be happy you signed-up. Enjoy!
Hope Elizabeth · 07/18/07 at 12:40 am · Filed under Link Love
Greetings Wizards, Witches and Muggles!
My name is Lily Puddlemere. I’m a 1st year Ravenclaw.
Why not make your own meez? Its fun and it’s free!
Hope Elizabeth · 07/17/07 at 10:46 pm · Filed under Secret Pals
Have you signed-up for the second Hogwart’s Sock Swap yet? If you haven’t, you’d better move quickly and get it done ASAP! Once enrollment reaches 150 participants, sign-ups will be over and you’ll miss your chance to participate. Only someone under the influence of the confundus charm would let that happen. C’mon! Get going! Go, go, go!
I’m all signed-up and rarin’ to go! The Harry Potter Name Generator has given me the name Lily Puddlemere and I’ve been sorted into the house of Ravenclaw. Since my Muggle mother and stepfather have been visiting for a few days now, I haven’t had the chance to post the answers to the swap questionnaire yet, but I will definitely get it done tomorrow. Afterall, I gotta help my house earn some House Points. Yay Ravenclaw!
Updated 11:31 PM - I fibbed. I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to post my answers to the questionnaire. I posted them this evening and you can find them here. There is also a link to both the Hogwart’s Sock Swap 2 blog and my swap answers in my sidebar. Told you I was rarin’ to get going!
Hope Elizabeth · 07/11/07 at 10:40 pm · Filed under General
I forgot to mention…
I’m going to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix tomorrow night. I preordered my tickets almost two weeks ago (from Fandango) and my receipt has been sitting on my desk taunting me. I really wanted to go tonight but, since Tom had a meeting to go to this evening and we always go to HP films as a family, we decided Thursday night would be better. I’m just so excited that it’s all I can do to wait for tomorrow to get here!
The wait for the book is getting intense too. I pre-ordered Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Deluxe Edition) back in February and now that the release date is almost here, I’m on pins and needles just waiting for July 21st. It’s torture, but delightful torture!
Speaking of Harry, have you seen the Hogwarts Sock Swap? It sounds like fun to me! Make sure to mark your calendars… sign-ups begin on July 14th. Hope to see you there!
Hope Elizabeth · 07/11/07 at 9:38 pm · Filed under General
You guys are the greatest.
Thank you so much for all of the wonderful congratulations Tom and I received for our anniversary and thank you also for your kind and supportive comments regarding Sam and his injury.
Sam is doing much, much better. He went to the vet on Monday and his splint is now off. I still find it difficult to look at the boo-boos on his poor paw, but Dr. C says the wounds are superficial and should heal faster now that his foot is no longer wrapped. As far as the break is concerned, it has set and is healing nicely. There’s still some swelling and he can’t put his full weight on his foot yet, but the doctor feels it should only be another couple weeks before he’s the hyper hound we know and love.
Wait. Let me correct myself. Sam has been incredibly hyper for awhile now and his desire to play is as strong as ever, but we’ve had to do our best to keep him reigned in. In another 2-3 weeks though, he can let loose and puppydog party down.
As far as knitting, I haven’t gotten much done. I did, however, complete my very first sewing project - a small tote bag. I don’t have a picture of it but, since I’m working on a second one, I may have a photo or two to share sometime in the next couple of days. I’m using a fairly simple pattern that I found at Craftster and fabric I purchased at Walmart. It’s fun and I find it very exciting to be using a sewing machine.
By the way, I forgot to say that my mom and stepdad bought me a new sewing machine. It’s an early birthday present (my birthday is in October) and I love it. While I don’t have any desire (right now, anyhow) to sew anything extravagant, it’s kinda cool to know that I can now learn at least the basics of sewing.
What else can I share? I can’t think of much else. While I’ve been very busy around here, it’s a boring sort of busy that no one in their right mind would find interesting.
Ah well, such is life. Maybe I’ll have more to say in the next day or two when my tote bag is completed. I’ll have pictures, so that’ll be something… right?
