Today, Ainsley had two outfits that were hilariously adorable. Being the opinionated 3 year-old that she is, she'll choose her own clothes and accessories, thank-you-very-much ( Read more... )

Thursday has officially taken the place of Friday as my favorite day of the week. All my favorite people come to the shop for Stitch-n-Bitch, so I get my much-needed social time. Business is always good on Thursday, and good sales always help my mood. And we have gotten into the habit of wandering across the street after SNB to partake in a post ( Read more... )

Just to let you know - I've started a shop blog for public consumption at twist_yarn_shopToday was fun, but there were long stretches of nothingness while I waited for the next thing. The exhibits don't actually open until tomorrow, and although there were classes today, I didn't register early enough to get into any of them. But that's okay. I met some super- ( Read more... )

I'm here at the Holiday Inn, enjoying the free wireless. I had an early flight this morning with an hour layover at O'Hare. Got in at 1:00 local time. Tried to take a nap - I did feel tired - but couldn't sleep. I'm borrowing Matt's iPod Video for the trip, and my airplane activity was knitting a cozy for it. I finished that in the hotel room ( Read more... )

The really neat thing about having a kid in school is that they do nifty schmaltzy stuff for you for Mother's Day. Friday, Caleb brought home a geranium he planted in a Dixie cup (they grew them from seeds! Wow!) and a flower he painted with a corny verse that was enough to bring me to tears. Of course, I'm spoiled because Aimee has always done ( Read more... )

We kept Caleb home today because he has an atrocious cough. I made him some pancakes. When I turned around to hand him his plate, he was frowning intently at me. "What?" I asked. "Nuffing. I was just practicing my Angry Eyes ( Read more... )

Yeah, so my upper-respiratory, I-thought-it-was-pneumonia thing didn't get any better, and I spent the last two days at home. (Which means I had to reschedule my bank visit for tomorrow.) And I feel pretty poopy ( Read more... )

A few items of news ( Read more... )