They fixed it!

They fixed my mom's blog. Now she can work on it.!

Blogger Is Mean To Old Ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so pleased with the format of this web site when I started this blog. My mother loves searching the net to find the most interesting knitting blogs, and after I started one she wanted to make one of her own. She finally did, and frickin Blogger flagged her as being SPAM! HER BLOG IS CLEARLY A KNITTING BLOG!!!! Now she can't log in. I'm so sad for her b/c she was so excited about this. I really hope Blogger clears this up.

Mother's Day & Why I'm pissed at Blogger

Before I actually start my post...my mom tried to create her own blog...and the day after she finished it Blogger flagged her saying it was suspected to be spam. Two weeks later the site is still locked. She was so excited to do this and Blogger locking her clearly not-spam site and taking so long to open it has really disappointed her. An incredible irritation, especially concidering tomorrow is Mother's Day.

And now on with the show

10 Reasons Why my Mom Rocks

10. She's dedicated her life to helping children, and even now, when she teaches under horrendous conditions with students who treat her so poorly, she feins indifference, but still cares

9. She taught me about some of the best rock n' roll there is, from the Beatles to the Who

8. She's one of the few people I know that honestly doesn't really judge people on appearance

7. She knits anywhere, even during the Union Party

6. She has to be herself and doesn't care what anyone else thinks

5. She makes the best black beans ever

4. She can always tell what's wrong with me just by looking at me, even now

3. She showed me that a woman can run a household, raise a family, have a career, and have interests

2. She trusted me to make my own decisions, and was there to catch me just incase I fell

And the number 1 reason why my mom rocks...

1. She's become one of the best friends I've ever had

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Me and Mr. G

Mr. Grimm Witch and myself in South Park...

Pepper's Orange Tote Muppet

My sister made this bag she's calling an Orange Tote Muppet. She's on ravelry as pepperbal. I wish she'd write a relative version of the pattern for me b/c I'd like to make a Birthday Massacre Purple Tote Muppet

Big Update:

The View was great...the show was nice, but it was so great just to spend the day mom, sis, and me.

School (my job) is going well. "Reese" will most likely fail this year. He's doing almost no work in language arts. There's nothing more we can do. We offer to stay after school, we offer to be in early (and are every day). You can lead a horse to water, I guess. I hope he pulls thought. It's just that retention is district policy and if one doesn't pass one stays back. I don't like it.

School (college) is slow going. I feel like the semester will never end. It seems liek my private life keeps getting in the way of me having time to do my assignments, but when I put my personal life aside things get crazy, my apartment gets dirty.

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Now for knitting...
So my co worker and my friend are both pregnant...my co worker is having a girl in late June, and my friend a boy about two weeks late if all goes as planned for both. For the girl - Emma...
I've already made a cropped baby sweater (I think it's Debbie Bliss) out of this new cotton by Lions Brand.



I still need to add trim - maybe a crochet lace. I seamed the arms with I-cord.



I still want to make her a reversable blanket, so either garter or (hopefully) a reversible braid cable stitch.

For the boy who doesn't officially have a name yet. I used Caron Supper Soft to make a (I believe Debbie Bliss) striped hoodie. The sleeves aren't done, but i'm well on my way.



I'm almost done with a baby surprise out of that same cotton from Lions Brand.






I want these duckie buttons from this new store Yarn Diva. Very nice people! I still love Stix though:)

I am also finishing a blanket.



I got the idea from Stick-Legged Girl's Cotton Ease Baby Blanket. I did garter instead of her stockinet and casted on 75 instead of her 29. No, I have not finished mine yet, but on the baby front, no dice for me yet, so I have time. My friend's blanket is made out of Bernat Baby Coordinates in mint.



Moving away from babies. I started this Feather and Fan Wrap a while back out of Wool in the Woods Bobcat as a prototype for one I want to make my mother.



I'm trying to make a top down lace cardigan...



We'll see.

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Finally...some cute animals.
Mr. Grimm Witch and I went to the Bronx Zoo this past week while he was on vacation. We had such a great day.









More on flickr.

Updates coming...college and grading are slowly suffocating me

I had to make a choice...not enought time to knit, teach, go to school, read, write, put up with the tortures of family life (there's really only one torture, one worrysome, difficult, mother-of-my-husband torture) and update on here as much as I'd like. I'll be back in two weeks with a giant update including baby clothes, a lace sweater (we'll see) Crochet Club pictures (two new blankets!) Noro cable sweater (help), the death of the Cabled Tomten, Mom's new stuff, pics from our View trip in Feb, and other stuff I can't think of right now...oh yeah, and I might see Iron Maiden:)