The Pattern Slave

To the dr who treated Mr. Slave yesterday...

Thank you for giving him the nice antibiotics he needed and for telling him exactly what I told him... don't go to work sick.  I have a question for you though Mr. DoctorMan, What the Frak are you smoking that you would tell a man with three kids, two of whom are sick, two dogs, a needy cat and a sick wife to stay in bed for 24 frakkin' hours?  You should be stoned with snotty tissues and Alka Selzer Cold wrappers.  Didn't you realize that Mr. Slave is very literal in the interpretation of instructions from Those in Authority?  (It would be nice if listening to the Mistress of the House could fall in that category but that's another conversation.)  He literally didn't get up except to pee until I forced him out of bed a 5:00 a.m. today to deal with sick Jillybean who was about to devour my entire breast she'd been nursing so long.  I'd been up for over an hour with her alternately crying and nursing and hitting and kicking (b/c she's miserably sick with a cold too) and needed some sleep before a 6:00 a.m. wake up to get the boys to school and an anticipated long day in the car driving to and fro about town.  Today has not been pleasant. 

At least not until I got some good news from back east which I am not free to disclose yet.  Then I celebrated by being naughty and got this little bit of luscious.  I figured that since I finished another pair of socks I needed to replace that ball of yarn.  I finished Stinkerton's socks.  They look just like Jillybean's only bigger.  Now I'm starting Little Man's pair.  His will be blue and toe up.  Same yarn, different color.

No new pics, but we had two inches of snow today. 

I will try to be more positive soon.  I'm just tired and my nose hurts. 

Hey REI! I'll tell you a secret...

It's still friggin' winter!!!

We're planning on taking the kids sledding near Snoqualmie this week b/c it's the mid-winter break.  So off to REI we go - all three kids and I - and lo and behold they have no kids' snowpants, nor bibs, nor long johns.  They have lots of sandals and swimsuits and tiny, cute, little tank tops.  It's friggin' February people.  There's at least 2 more months worth of ski season out here.  WTF?  I know it's resort season, but this is bloody ridiculous.  Keep a few items in the clearance racks for shite's sake.  And teach your employees some freakin' manners.  A simple "I'm sorry we're completely sold out.  Could I show you some items you can layer that might work?" would have been nice.  Saying "No, we're out.  We clearanced it all months ago," and walking away doesn't cut it.   Why do I bother with those people?   

Fortuantely, I found a pair at Play it Again Sports right around the block.  I must remember to check them out when I need goodies like this. The service was great, by the way.  I also dragged the gang to to Joes sporting goods and finally (and I mean finally; I've been searching for years) found a pair of ski gloves that actually fit my stubby little finger paintin' fingers w/o constricting my metacarpals or pulling on my thumb.  And Hallelujiah Glory!! They were even on sale.  It's a shame they were the last pair though. 

And to continue to make up for the crappy luck at REI, I found the cutest little pink snowbibs at Target for only $3.78.  And they might even fit Jillybean next year.   They look absolutely adborable with the boots I found on sale yesterday for her - cheap! 

And if you don't think these are not the cutest little boots you've ever seen, you need to get your cute meter fixed.   They're plum!  They're super glittery!  They have sparkly stars!

My really bad luck for the day... I backed up over the stroller.  Yup.  killed it.  I'd had Stinkerton take it to the car for me and he left it behind the car and when I went to drive off, I'd forgotten about it.  grrrr...  I was waiting for this to hit the market before replacing the current stroller, but I guess I'll have to troll craigslist for a few days to find one that will tide me over.  oh well. 

holy crap! she's knitting.

I love ravelry.  However I tend not to knit when hanging out there.

here is some knitting I did this week:

Yes, you are seeing that correctly:  three socks.  Toddler socks. but still three.  The first one followed the pattern (Knitting Pure and Simple #203) and I have decided that I'm just not jazzed on heel flaps.  The second one I added two stitches and did a short row heel and was so happy with it I made a mate. I did a star toe and pulled the yarn through.  No Seaming!!  Evie now has a pair of hand knit socks that fit.  her little green ones that AmyN made were just barely staying on her lately so they are going into the keepsake box along with her other handknit goodies that she's outgrown.  BTW: Laurie & AmyN, she can still wear Anouk and the maple BSJ.