Adventures in Dyeing?

This morning I got the urge to dye some yarn. I had a hank of Knit Picks bare to dye, and Mori was being good, so I tromped off to the Kitchen to mix acid dyes.

This was the result:

I'm calling it "Nebula" and I think it came out pretty good, considering I just slopped some color on it. The blues are vibrant but the purple/red looks a bit 'dusty' so I might try to overdye it, or heck, maybe i'll just leave it and make socks with it.

Mori has her fourth tooth coming in, the right top. She's not very happy with it. My mom somehow convinced us to come to STL the first weekend in April, so that's something to dread/look forward to. Rachel is coming to Ohio soon (yay!) Hopefully not that same weekend.

More later, kidlet's trying to eat dog food.

Let Me Tell Ya, 'bout...

The birds, and the bees, and the flowers, and the trees, and the moon up above... and a thing called looooveee.

Look! Look!



Ahhahaha Spring is on the way!

Things have been good. I finished my Homespun scarf and am now working on three smaller projects: The Companion Cube project from Portal, a stuffed colorful toy ball for Mori, and the ever-present christmas tree skirt. I've been looking through sweater patterns wistfully, but I don't think I have either the patience or the time to actually knit a whole sweater, so that may have to wait.

Knitpicks should be here by next week. Same with my mystery yarn box. The glider should be here any day now. I'm so excited!

I'm hoping the house in Cinci sells soon. It looks great, now that it's fixed up a little. I don't think we're asking too much. The proceeds would really, really help us out. We're looking to put a down payment on this house, pay off a few credit cards and/or the bike, and have a little spending money extra for ourselves. Really, once we get the bike and credit cards paid off, we don't have a lot of remaining debt. We might, actually, be ahead!

I'd like to show Ben how much it means to me that he's working so hard to let me stay home. I can't imagine not being here with Mori. Anyone got any ideas on how I can show appreciation?

Kudos!
Ket

The $150 Challenge

When we got our income taxes back, Ben and I decided that most of it would go into gold, but we would each keep $150 for ourselves. The original number was $200, but we each put $50 into Morrigan's Fund For Toys (tm). So, here I am, fiber-addicted, and with $150 to spend. It went... VERY. VERY. FAST.

So far, the gleans of this spending spree is as follows:







Along with 3 skeins of Caron Simply Soft and 4 skeins of Red Heart Super Saver.

Still to come: Two sets of stitch markers a la Etsy, a "Mystery Bag of Yarn" from Webs, and a Knitpicks order with sock needles from, uh, Knitpicks. I'm so excited.

And for those who are looking for recent little one pictures, here ya go! (Shameless)

Mori's doctor appointment

By the way, Mori went to the doctor for her (slightly late) 6-mo checkup. No ear infection, and everything checks out okay. Doc said look out for top teeth, though, because she was very swollen and to keep tylenol on hand.

We also didn't get any crap about vax'ing. The CNP who checked us out just had us sign a release, and didn't try to pressure at all! I was so happy. I went ahead and scheduled another 9-mo appointment, because I like them so far and would like to keep with them.

Lime/Violet, baby gurgles, and blood

At the moment i'm listening to Lime and Violet, which is (for you non-knitter-types) a podcast about knitting and other random things. I have to say, this is one of their best episodes yet. I'm also working on Ashley's other mitt, which is half done. :D Soon, she will have a pair!

Mori is in her crib, and i'm listening through the baby monitor... and she's just talking to herself. Not crying. It sounds like she's got a toy in her crib that she's talking to. I'd go get her, but if she's happy, let her be happy. Maybe she'll take a nap. Probably not.

The blood part is that I stabbed myself with an overly sharp pencil. And yes, it bled. What a pain.

We get our tax refund this week. Mother dearest is coming Saturday, and i'm hoping that we'll do okay since we're only together two days.

Today, Mori made artwork for the first time. We sat on the floor with a big piece of posterboard and some markers, and after watching me for a few minutes, she got the idea of it. Of course, she tried to use the wrong end more often than not, but that's alright. :D I'm going to try again tomorrow with her, and maybe give that one to mom.

Anyway, more soon. Tata!