You know without a doubt you are a mom when...

you'll spend 30.00+ on a pair of shoes for your child, and won't batt an eye at spending on an entire fall and winter wardrobe for your kids, but for yourself, you balk at that 89.00 blazer you really like and need for working in an office environment, but still can't justify buying it even though you aren't spending frivelously on it.

I have two links for you.



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Update at the Fiber Addict.

Waiting for Rhinebeck is driving me batty... and other Mommy things

First spinning stuff, and then if you go on - kidstuff I promise.

Caught Unexpected

When I was told by my Aunt last week to expect a letter in the mail last week that would make me smile, I figured it was baby pictures of my later Father - as my infant son looks so much like him at that age that my heart aches.  Yes - I'm a Daddy's girl and I miss him a lot...

What I didn't expect was a check from my late Grandmother's estate.

My Bobbin Overfloweth and my Niddynoddy is AWOL

So I spun up "Grandma's Lilacs" and need to skein it up. The yardage is unknown as of this moment, but as I need the bobbin space to start another colorway I have to get it off the bobbin and get the twist set. So how the heck was I supposed to do that in neat and organized manner?

Home Depot to the rescue. 2 T connectors, 4 end caps and 10 feet of 1/2" PVC... While I didn't need 10' to make it - they didn't sell it in smaller amounts.

My hubby cut down the PVC and assembled it and in short order I'm going to have some nice long skeins of this pretty shades of purple hand spun baby weight yarn.

If I can get the monkey off my back (Literally - my daughter is the afore mentioned monkey) I'll be making some soaps up tonight. I think maybe a cucumber mellon and then some hemp with eucalyptus.

My Bobbin Overfloweth and my Niddynoddy is AWOL

So I spun up "Grandma's Lilacs" and need to skein it up. The yardage is unknown as of this moment, but as I need the bobbin space to start another colorway I have to get it off the bobbin and get the twist set. So how the heck was I supposed to do that in neat and organized manner?

Home Depot to the rescue. 2 T connectors, 4 end caps and 10 feet of 1/2" PVC... While I didn't need 10' to make it - they didn't sell it in smaller amounts.

My hubby cut down the PVC and assembled it and in short order I'm going to have some nice long skeins of this pretty shades of purple hand spun baby weight yarn.

If I can get the monkey off my back (Literally - my daughter is the afore mentioned monkey) I'll be making some soaps up tonight. I think maybe a cucumber mellon and then some hemp with eucalyptus.

So - what's up with me lately

I'm leaving my company in Late September... it's a case of the office closing and I'm not relocating to my other office as I'm technically considered an employee of the closing office. So - I have resumes out on the technical websites. I'm in IT and do QA testing for Software Development - I'm a professional bug hunter, with years of experience.

So - what's up with me lately

I'm leaving my company in Late September... it's a case of the office closing and I'm not relocating to my other office as I'm technically considered an employee of the closing office. So - I have resumes out on the technical websites. I'm in IT and do QA testing for Software Development - I'm a professional bug hunter, with years of experience.

Spirited Toddler and some new Yarn!

I've been a bit busy lately ;-)

BTW - Before I get to the pictures of the roving and yarn I've dyed and spun up, I wanted to make suggestion to those mom's with spirited pre-schoolers.

Watch the Curious George movie.

I kid you not. We're only on the 5th time of it being on around here as Tess loves it, but it's been a big help for us. George's personality is completely Tessa right now... curious, wanting to get into everything, no malice, no clue of when to stop, and it makes us stop and say "Hey, she's just being a little one who's out to explore her world." There are times she acts far older than she is, and when she then gets wired it drives us batty - but in all reality she's just being a 2 3/4 year old...

I bet you want to see the yarn now though don't you.

Spirited Toddler and some new Yarn!

I've been a bit busy lately ;-)

BTW - Before I get to the pictures of the roving and yarn I've dyed and spun up, I wanted to make suggestion to those mom's with spirited pre-schoolers.

Watch the Curious George movie.

I kid you not. We're only on the 5th time of it being on around here as Tess loves it, but it's been a big help for us. George's personality is completely Tessa right now... curious, wanting to get into everything, no malice, no clue of when to stop, and it makes us stop and say "Hey, she's just being a little one who's out to explore her world." There are times she acts far older than she is, and when she then gets wired it drives us batty - but in all reality she's just being a 2 3/4 year old...

I bet you want to see the yarn now though don't you.