Thursday, May 15, 2008
We have a winner!
There is a definite winner in the 500th Post Contest! No one went over. If you want to feel a little better about underestimating the number of piercings I have, know that my husband guessed 11. He was short by 6. Which ones he forgot about, I have no idea, but I have 17 unnatural holes in my body!
That makes TW our lucky winner! She guessed 14. TW will win a handmade gift! Lucky girl! I think I'll make her something warm and cozy that will serve her well in Chicago. TW, please step forward and take a bow.
Many thanks to everyone who played! 13 was a very popular number, and I'm considering reducing my piercings to compensate.
That makes TW our lucky winner! She guessed 14. TW will win a handmade gift! Lucky girl! I think I'll make her something warm and cozy that will serve her well in Chicago. TW, please step forward and take a bow.
Many thanks to everyone who played! 13 was a very popular number, and I'm considering reducing my piercings to compensate.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wow. That was quite a vacation. One of those where you come back fully rested, yet thoroughly exhausted. It was *so* great to see friends and family. That is what our vacation is about every year. We usually do a con or a getaway for just C&me, but the drive to WV and back in May is all about sharing time (And food, and beer) with our loved ones.
I didn't take many pictures (The ones that I did are on my Flickr page. Celena, the piano is dusty, but I think her personality shines through that! There are also pics of the rocking chair that my dad made for me. The flash photos show the real color of the WV native cherry wood that he used, and the semi-blurry non-flash pics show off the workmanship of the piece.), but here are some things that happened on our vacation:
-I moved my Twittering to web/desktop only, as I was ~1000 messages over my limit of 1500 last month.
-We started shopping for a new camera.
-I completed the front and back of Chrissi's Weasley sweater, along with half of a sock and most of a dishtowel. Those probably won't go up on The Rav until later this week.
-Chris drove 2150 miles while I knitted away.
-We went to the park with the nieces and nephews and I helped them fly a kite. In the sun.
-My brother announced his upcoming marriage.
-We visited yarn stores in Savannah, Ellicott City (x2), and Fairmont, WV.
-My parents got their first DVD player.
-We hung out on Kelly and Robbie's beautiful porch in North Carolina.
-We hung out on Mike and Angie's lovely porch, also in North Carolina.
-We hung out on Will and Trish's cool porch in South Carolina.
-We hung out on the porch of my childhood in West Virginia.
-We wondered why we don't have a porch.
-Oh yeah. Florida.
-Chris' grandfather died. =(
-But we did get to see lots of Chris' family that he hasn't met for years.
-We convinced the Morrills to buy Guitar Hero.
-Someone won my contest! But I'm not saying who yet.
-I gained four pounds.
Today I will return to work as normal, refreshed and invigorated, and missing my peeps very much. But Twittering less.
I didn't take many pictures (The ones that I did are on my Flickr page. Celena, the piano is dusty, but I think her personality shines through that! There are also pics of the rocking chair that my dad made for me. The flash photos show the real color of the WV native cherry wood that he used, and the semi-blurry non-flash pics show off the workmanship of the piece.), but here are some things that happened on our vacation:
-I moved my Twittering to web/desktop only, as I was ~1000 messages over my limit of 1500 last month.
-We started shopping for a new camera.
-I completed the front and back of Chrissi's Weasley sweater, along with half of a sock and most of a dishtowel. Those probably won't go up on The Rav until later this week.
-Chris drove 2150 miles while I knitted away.
-We went to the park with the nieces and nephews and I helped them fly a kite. In the sun.
-My brother announced his upcoming marriage.
-We visited yarn stores in Savannah, Ellicott City (x2), and Fairmont, WV.
-My parents got their first DVD player.
-We hung out on Kelly and Robbie's beautiful porch in North Carolina.
-We hung out on Mike and Angie's lovely porch, also in North Carolina.
-We hung out on Will and Trish's cool porch in South Carolina.
-We hung out on the porch of my childhood in West Virginia.
-We wondered why we don't have a porch.
-Oh yeah. Florida.
-Chris' grandfather died. =(
-But we did get to see lots of Chris' family that he hasn't met for years.
-We convinced the Morrills to buy Guitar Hero.
-Someone won my contest! But I'm not saying who yet.
-I gained four pounds.
Today I will return to work as normal, refreshed and invigorated, and missing my peeps very much. But Twittering less.
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