Eeee!

It's almost Christmas! Despite my misgivings about both the Christian faith and the origin of CHristmas, I can't help but be excited by it all. Everyone is nice to each other (at least in my world), all sorts of positive surprises come to light (ie: new Ipod vs: the clap) (a completely non-reality based example, really), and I get to see my family and show off my girl to sorts of her adoring fans. All in all, it's great.

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Now I have to go pack & get ready to go. T minus nap time people! Let's move! We need the prezzies, the kid's food & accoutrements, the other prezzies, the knitting for the road.... The clothes, the playpen, the cameras, erm. So do we really need the spare tire?

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I'm leaving my laptop behind, so it'll be a week without internet! We'll be having lovely fun. Talk to you closer to the New Year, hope Santy brings you what you asked for.

Tis The Sneason!

This is a lame post. Why? The cold. I mean, the weather, whatever. But my sinuses? Gynack. I will come up wioth a better post soon, I promise, but for now, really, mehhhhhhhhhhh. I was just tired of thinking that I needed to update things, so the note wasn't the most current post up. So yes, gnarg.

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(PS: Christmas is coming! Eeeee!)

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(PPS: My only other comfort is that I'm the only one suffering from this crud.)

An Open Note of Bile & Imprecation

Dear _____,
Don’t send me smiley face emails, you twit. Your lackadaisical approach to your job caused me to waste my morning, and you continue to waste my time, which is precious and scant. I’d wish ill upon you, but we both know the odds on the ______ group finding a competent replacement for you. Just do your job – correctly - the first time – and don’t send me bloody smiley faces.

Happy Holidays!!!! :)
K.

Evolution of a Pig-Tail

Earliest pig-tail: learning to use simple tools.

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Middle pig-tail: evolving literacy.

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Modern Piggy-tail: laptop vs. puppy?

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This post has been brought to you by the number "2",

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And by the letter pig-tail.

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(It doesn't hurt that the pig-tailee is so darn cute, eh?)

Ditzy Diagonal Scarf on the loose...

Hey. Whatch been doing? I've....

...dyed a bunch of yarn. (It was late when I was done. I was tired, and also, ready for bed, hence no eyeliner.) I've named it "Therese Oddball", the first of my Oddball family of yarns. (I chose Therese because S_____ noted that when knit up, it almot feels like terry. A lot nicer & classier though...)

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Then I created a scarf pattern for the delicious yarn, modelled here by the almost lethally curvaceous S___.

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Doesn't she have the prettiest eyes? Anyways. I took the pattern & the other yarns, & I've created kits that are currently for sale on Etsy ( http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6136835 ). Excellent gifts for knitters! The following colors are available:

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Royal Purple

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RaspberryPeach Cobbler a la Mode

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Alberta Sunset
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RaspberryPeach Cobbler

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True Blues

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Bark & Earth

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(The colors are taken with flash, against a snow-white background, and there are subtleties of shade that show up in varying, gentler lights. Those same lights result in muddy photos though.)

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And the ball I knit up didn't get it's colour named, because I've been thinking of it as ____'s scarf - it's going to be a Xmas gift, now that it's had a brief & glorious stint as a model. Just think of all the stories it can tell the mittens!