6.26.2007
The dingleberry that took over the world!
GROSS! We have this cat that is very shy. He only comes out in the evening or when there is only one adult home. He's fat, lazy, long haired and hides under things so he has never learned to properly groom himself. Anyone with a long haired cat knows about cutting dingleberries... So the latest bout I noticed a few days ago when - you guessed it - he put it in my face while I was sleeping. (insert barfing sound here) I tried the "soak his butt so he will clean it" trick.. that didn't work. Yesterday, he was walking like a baby with a load in it's diaper... so I dragged him downstairs and Mark held him down while I cut it off. Now... this is all unremarkable to those who have cats... and totally disgusting to those who don't. Why did I post it? Because TODAY... he is REMINISCING about the DINGLEBERRY by walking around and making that lion mouth on the places where he put it ... GROSS! It's like he misses it or something!!!
6.25.2007
Tiny doll sweaters
Part of the charity doll project: Isn't this CUTE?!?! She will be going to a good home, but I'll miss her!  Her sweater is a Whimsymoon design, knit with KnitPicks Memories. The gray sweater is from Charmed Knits - it doesn't have a place yet... (but this tiny bendi doll on my desk is looking like a potential match...)
6.23.2007
They need clothes!
I'm helping the doll club make doll clothes for some donated vinyl dolls and doll parts... I brought these home to knit some clothes for. Aren't they CUTE!  And to be fair, I brought this one home for Angela to do: 
Helping hands jello
What do you do with a bunch of donated vinyl doll hands that are the type which require glue and you don't want to make charity dolls with them? Why, you put them in your jello, of course!   Seriously, a very nice person donated a bunch of vinyl doll heads, hands, feet, AND fabric to our doll club, and we are making dolls from them to donate to organizations that will give them to kids that need them. But there were all these hands that didn't really have a head... and we couldn't decide what to do, so I took some and turned them into helping hands - they "hand" you the fruit from the jello. Yes, they were sterilized before I put them in the jello, and yes, people did eat it.
Shameless plug
The Castle Bed is now on eBay. Check it out! The item number is 180132977539
6.21.2007
Survey I saved...
I don't remember where I got this, but it's been on my desktop for a loooooong time... Location: Texas Astrological Sign: Virgo Pets: 4 cats, 1 dog, 1 fish When I play monopoly I am always the: Shoe! Five things always in my purse/backpack: 1. Carmex 2. hand lotion 3. gum 4. cell phone 5. silly card case Five things always in my Fridge: 1. milk 2. Miracle Whip 3. bag salad 4. Mocha frapp 5. Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla (well, it's in the freezer..) Five things always in my closet: 1. purses I'll never carry again 2. clothes I'm not going to wear 3. shoes that I will wear 4. a box of stuff my mom kept from childhood and "bestowed" on me 5. all of the t-shirts my kids had so one day I can make a quilt... Five things on my desk: 1. USB jump drive 2. more than one coffee mug 3. my ipod 4. clipboard that I never use but that holds up stuff I think I need 5. Napoleon Dynamite talking keychain in case I need to leave a prank call Five movies I could watch over and over: 1. Napoleon Dynamite 2. Serendipity 3. Pretty in Pink 4. Pirates of the Caribbean I, II 5. Labyrinth Five places I have traveled and love: 1. Hot Springs, Arkansas 2. South Dakota 3. Virginia 4. Washington D.C. 5. Columbus, OH Five Secret Addictions: 1. journal type books with interesting covers 2. Japanese felt mascots 3. Freebirds! (burrito place) 4. Clearance shelves in book stores 5. My Name is Earl... I *love* Joy! Five Annoyances: 1. People who do not understand how a 4 way stop works. 2. Other people's bratty kids. 3. Ignorance- the kind typically found in situations of bigotry. 4. Mean people 5. Men under the age of 70 who call me "sweetie" or "sugar". That's a one way ticket to missing fingers... Five Fears: 1. Something happening to my kids. 2. Decapitation seems unpleasant. (yes, it does!) 3. COCKROACHES! EUGH! 4. Ventriloquist dolls 5. Being buried alive? I dunno... too much CSI I guess... Five Facts About You: 1. I was adopted. 2. I have a black cloud over my house that calls all the cats in a 1 block radius. I don't feed them, but they come anyway. 3. I recently decided to buy some quad skates. I used to skate a LOT back in the day... I hope I can figure out skating on concrete soon. 4. When I grow up, I want to have hair like Joy on My Name is Earl. I don't quite fit the stereotype, and I CERTAINLY would have to lose SEVERAL pounds, but I love her hair... it's so over the TOP! 5. I have enough drums and percussion instruments to host a drum circle with about 50 people, and everyone would have something to play.
6.19.2007
Should I laugh?
This came in my mail today: 
6.18.2007
Curious as a cat...
Week Number Seventy-One : In your opinion, who do you think would benefit most from meditation? - People who suffer from things like road rage... What is your favorite characteristic in girls/women? - uhm.... I'll get back to you on that... If you were 6 inches tall for a day, what would you do? - I would totally run around in an office and say sarcastic things in people's ear...
Hedgehog!
I have been uninspired lately.. but I did finish this little guy. :)  This is from a Kit put together by someone on Etsy.com
6.14.2007
Official Knitter's Book Swap Vol. I
6.05.2007
Castle Bed
If you are in the Houston Area, and have small kids, you might be interested in this bed. My husband made it for my son when he was about 6 years old. He is now 14 and almost 6 feet tall... LOL  
6.04.2007
Burd and Ernie
I have a rule when I go thrift store hunting. Since most of those are for a good cause, I pick up one "rescue" item if I see one. This weekend, I found 2. Meet Burd:  Burd has problems. His wings are on backwards, and one of his feet is about to come off! He traveled with us for several hours and looked so sad about his foot, I had to make a bandage for him. Then I was in another resale place and I heard this muffled HRMFFFFF!!!!!! Sound... I looked over, and it was ERNIE!  Ernie and Burd became fast friends - Ernie talked Burds head off because he had been stuck in a glass case with some thimbles and a lighter... and they didn't talk at ALL!  Now Ernie is on a quest to find the rest of his pals from Sesame Street, and Burd has agreed to help .... once he gets his problems taken care of!
6.02.2007
Dress Up Bear
 Dress Up Bear
Originally uploaded by SunshinesArt.This is a little felted bear. Not the most professional bear in the world, but he was fun to make. :)
6.01.2007
Taggers! UGH!
I've been tagged! Here are the rules: Each person tagged gives 7 random facts about themselves. Those tagged need to write in their blogs the 7 facts, as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag seven others and list their names on your blog. You have to leave those you plan on tagging a note in their comments so they know that they have been tagged and to read your blog. 7 Random Facts about me: 1) I was adopted when I was 5 days old. I have never officially met my birth parents, and I'm not really interested. 2) I am a DCM Level 1 Facilitator. (figure that out!) 3) If I didn't have to pretend to be "normal" I would have wildly colored hair all the time - probably in dreads and with yarn falls too. 4) If I could change one thing about the world, I would completely remove the concept of political correctness. 5) I started sewing when I was about 10 and have been doing it ever since. 6) I was a band geek: my nickname in High School was Bubblegum because one day at Band practice I got 50 demerits for chewing gum. (The same day, my friend Keven got 100 demerits - 50 for not being at practice and 50 for not bringing his drum. He was at work.) 7) I love the Will it Float game on Letterman. I'm tagging: Mary, Elaine, Trish, Jim, Dusti, Amy, and Tasha!
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