Allergy Season Claims Another Victim.

With my eyes watering so bad I can't focus, and sneezing fits even worse. (I sneezed so bad, I slammed my forehead on my steering wheel.) I am sad to say, that despite the crappy weather Washington State is stuck in, this allergy season has got to be the worst I have ever experienced.

My son is suffering throught it too, leaving us both to wonder when the trees will stop shedding pollen and take their painful grip off of us.

I hope it is soon too, because I am out of Claritin and the sneezing is getting worse.

Sock Yarn Club! June Shipment.

So today I got my first installment of the Hazel Knits Sock club, and I LOVE what I got.

My little guy was the first to spot the package when we got home, and he must have paced about carrying it for at least five minutes while I changed my clothes and got settled in from my long day at work. He was so funny while I opened the package, he was like a blue tissue paper tornado while helping me open my goodies.

Now, before you scroll down, I should warn you about the Spoiler ahead.

Your sure?

No, Really?

OK. But don't get miffed with me if you are hoping for a supirse later.

The shipmnet came with a cuite little knitting nitebook with Post It type labels and arrows to mark charts and instructions, and a beautiful skein of Green and An even prettier skein of blue yarn appropiately called Belle and Leaf.

Now the only problem I have is deciding what to knit with them.

Thanks Wendee! We both loved the shipment.

FatCatKnits......Yummy!

Today I got a package in the mail, and my son was all over the fibery goodness inside it. I raided the website at FatCatKnits.com and plan to shop there again soon. All the fibers were wonderfully colored, and so soft and fluffy, I can tell already that I am going to enjoy spinning them and knitting them into something wonderful.

By the way, if anyone needs a spokes model, hs is for hire.

WWKIPD!

Yes, yesterday was World Wide Knit in Public Day, and it was great. I met up with a group of ladies at Cafe Felice at the Landing in Renton, and ended up spending about three hours there just chatting and knitting. It was great fun to see what projects were being worked on and to meet new people.

i may have even found a fun knitting group to join.

Wild Fibers, Mt. Vernon

Well, with the promise of a Hazel Knits Trunk Show, I packed up my son and headed north to Wild Fibers in the cuite little town of Mt. Vernon. We enjoied the drive through Skagit Valley, sang along with the radio, and drank gas station coffee (I drank the road laxitive, not my son.)

When we got there, it was a bit of a bear to find a place to park, but we eventually found a spot a few blocks away, and we didn't mind because it gave us a chance to take in the town and all the really cool shops around Wild Fibers.

However, when we got to the shop, I was blown away by how nice everything was and how organized the entire shop was. Everything was neat and clean, and it was a really inviting place to just walk into. The staff was really friendly and made you feel like you could approach them with any question you had.

Needless to say, I ended up with three skeins of Hazel Knits Artisan Sock, including one skein of Wendee's newest colorway "Cherry Fizz". It was so bright and fun I could not pass it up. I even picked up a kit for the "Prickly" mitts designed by Melissa Goode (Stick Chick Knits), and can't wait to start them!

It was such a nice day, that I couldn't resist walking aroun downtown. You couldn't believe my suprise when i saw another LYS just down the road a bit from Wild Fibers. I didn't remail nong because the Store smelled bad inside, and is was so cramped it made me feel a bit clausterphobic after a while. I can't remember the name of the store, but I don't think I would go back there again.

Totals at This Point (Finally)

It's that time again. I have some totals in the distance knitting challenge I have set for myself. Happily, I have not added any more yarn to my stash, and at this point, have gone through a TON of yarn, and made some really great projects.

To this date, I have removed 6,632 meters of yarn. Leaving me at over half way to my goal for the year.

I have a few more projects lined up, so I will be doing more knitting, and remove more yarn from my stash.

Vacation Time: Part 4

I meant to post this blog about a couple of weeks ago, but between the cat getting sick. Fighting with my husband, laundry, and my Mom's car, I haven't had much time to do anything here.

Anyhow, I give you the rest of the California Trip:

We checked out of the Holiday Inn in Aenheim on Wednesday and set off to find a Bead store called Brea Beads. Sadly we used an online map site to get directions, and had a bear of a time trying to find the location of the store. We did eventually find it though, and I bought a few fun treasures.

We then set out for The Universal Sheraton, and arrived early for check in, but were allowed to anyways.

Hungry, we found this themed resturant at the City Walk and stopped to explore everything that was there.

We couldn't resist this huge sweet store, and I ended up leaving with several pounds of candy which I am still eating at this time. Good thing I got some toothbrushes to take care of all that sugar.

We looked around a bit more, and then made our way back to the Hotel to rest up for our visit to Universal Studios the next day. Little Nick could not wait to meet his Uncle Rob either.

On Friday we got up early again and bought our tickets for Universal Studios. We had to wait a bit, but we were all excited to see all the stuff at Universal Studios.

Uncle Rob was happy to see all of us again, and her even got hugs from little Nick.

Uncle Rob however, decided to try and feed some of the local wildlife.

On the Studio Tour, we saw a big mess, and hoped the Homeowner's Insurance was paid up on these houses.

I then caught Nick hanging out with some shady characters.

The end of the day came quickly, and we ended up eating out with Rob and Lynne at PF Changs a few miles from the hotel, and had a great time that night.

Friday, we went to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles and saw many interesting exhibits, and got close up with some really rare stones from all around the world.

For dinner that night, we ended up eating at the CityWalk again at the Hard Rock Cafe, where I paid shockingly twenty six dollars for two beers. I got to keep the glasses though.

Saturday we set out for home, and made it to Redding, where we stayed at the same hotel we slept at on the way down, and set off again Sunday morning for home. Unfortunately for us, the car broke down twenty miles from the Washington border and we had to call in cavalary. We got the car towed back to the dealership and my husband had to drive down and get us that night from Oregon. I was so happy at that time to just be back home. After fighting traffic, and being told how to drive a car for a week, I was just happy to sleep in my own bed.