Knitting Machine
Since my mom retired she's become a knitting machine- lucky me! She's made me many hats, socks, and lotsa sweaters for Sandy. Since
he's gotten old, he can't thermo-regulate much anymore. Sometimes he has to wear 2 sweaters even with the heat on in the house just to stay warm. Here he is sporting his newest gift from grandma. She even personalized it with his name!

Birthday Fun

The delicious cake my mom made me. The blue shapes are sparkly stars!


I'm opening the awesome necklace from my sis, brother-in-law, & nieces. Notice my mom's dog, Herby, watching attentively in the bottom of the pic.


Here I am modeling the hat my mom made me. It's dark gray with a blue evil eye embellishment and ear flaps. Just like I wanted! She also knit me a gorgeous pair of colorful socks.

B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y!
Yep, tomorrow (February 1st) is my birthday! I'm celebrating by taking the day off of work and having a delicious dinner with all my favorite foods and my family. Tomorrow's dinner menu: deviled eggs, pot roast, potato glop (an amazing invention of my dad's involving potatoes, cheese, sour cream, and secret ingredients), and yellow cake with chocolate and cream cheese frosting. I can't wait!

I'm still trying to work on becoming a less stressed-out person in hopes that it will help with my headaches. In addition to yoga, acupuncture, and fitball massage, I'm trying to be more spiritual. Here's a quote from one of my favorite authors (Kurt Vonnegut) I am inspired by:
We are what we imagine ourselves to be.

Oh Well
I'm bummed that I didn't win the Great American Craft Off contest )-: But, as the saying goes, I'm "honored to have been nominated." I sure could have gotten lots of cool stuff with that huge Michael's gift card!

Don't Wanna Jinx ItI'm SO excited- one of my creations is a finalist in the Great American Craft-Off!!! A picture of it is on their home page. It's the Star-Spangled Switchplate. The grand-prize winner will be announced soon- January 20th. Even if I don't win first place, it's awesome just being in the top 10!

Please Don't Go
Yes, my fur-kids are being silly and cute again. This time it was Teddy, my 20-pound black kitty. I think he was trying to tell his dad that he was going to miss him (or, he wanted to go visit Georgia b/c he's been missing living there)! Good thing Aron noticed him inside his suitcase before he zipped it up!

The Last One
Tomorrow is my last craft event for 2007. And whatta a busy year- I'll have done 16!

Press Release:
If you're the kind of person who saves your holiday shopping until the last possible minute, you no longer have to worry about crowded stores and picked-over goods. The PSU Women's Studies Department is sponsoring a handmade craft sale in the Smith Center Ballroom during the Solstice Farmer's Market on December 22nd. The handmade craft sale features local artisans of all types. You'll find everything for everyone on your shopping list. The sellers are all members of the PDXEtsy Street Team, a group of crafters who sell their wares locally and online at a website dedicated to handmade goods called Etsy. Learn more about the team and visit member shops at www.PDXEtsy.com. Everything is easily accessible from the PSU parking structure on Broadway--just walk over the 4th floor sky bridge!
Click here to see the vendor list