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What is your Dance

Salsa Here's to the ultimate flirt! Your motto is all about having fun. You are sensuous and loving, but at the same time you can be very fiercely driven toward your goals. You crave the social setting and love to show off. You are the motivator - so people look to you to get the party started! You work well when in the mood, yet can be distracted or at least lost in the music.

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MIA

Well it has been a long time since I was here. The holidays were a mess and I was in mega knitting mode. Now I have gotten all involved in Facebook. It is fun so far. The weather has been cold and snowy. Driving has been an adventure some days.

Rat in the Library

I can't believe I have not posted this yet. We got 2 rats as pets for the library. We had a name the rats contest and they are now named Luna and Roxy. I was calling them Laverne and Shirley but the new names are really cute. We have some pictures, I will find one to post. They are really cute. One is a Dumbo and the other is a Russian Blue (at least we think she is). I have gotten really attached to them.

Stretching

Well, I think I will have more jewelry choices if I stretch to 1/2 inch. However, that will not be for a while. The last stretch was pretty icky. The lobes were pretty sore. But the move to 1/2 inch is not very big.

Last Stretch

Well I have just done my lobe stretch to 7/16. I think this will be the last one. The are kinda achey. It was a pretty big jump.

Who are you

I just took this fun quiz online to find out which Dark Shadows character I am. I came out as Carolyn Stoddard

http://www.collinwood.net/quiz/

Lazy Me

I have been reading and knitting a lot but just have not been posting. I will put up some pictures soon. The most fun thing that has happened is that I got eyelets for my first earlobe. They are so cool.

New Piercing

I got a medusa piercing a couple of weeks ago. It is going to be really pretty but right now the swelling is going down so it is sticking out a bit like an antenna. I should be able to replace it with a shorter one in a week or two. It was more painful than some I have had but not as bad a the snug I got a while back. Of course Patrick at Koi did it.

Final Pair for SOS08

Finally got around to posting again. This was my final pair of socks for Summer of Socks 2008. I made them for my knitting bud, Lisa. She really likes them. Summer of Socks was great fun. I will do it again next year.

Summer of Socks Pair 6

This is my 6th pair of socks for Summer of Socks 2008. Basic sock pattern and fancy self-stripe yarn. Love the Black and Pink.

5th SOS08 Socks

Here is my 5th pair for SOS08. The pattern is Jaywalkers. It is a nice zigzag pattern. It does not show up very well in this picture but I made them for someone so I did not want to put them on my big old sweaty feet to model them. If I can get Katie to model I will put in a better picture. I used Knit Picks Felici in Mixed Berries. This pattern is fun and easy and looks great in self-stripe yarn.

First Crochet Hat EVER!!!

I crocheted this cute hat for a crochet along on Ravelry. I don't usually crochet but it was just so cute. I made this for a friend. Now I want one. Since I shaved my head I have been looking at more hat patterns. It gets cold in Utah.

Orange You Hedera?

So here is my 4th pair for Summer of Socks 2008. The pattern is Hedera by Cookie A. I made them from Knit Picks Palette yarn in Apricot. They are very orangey. I think they are great. The lace pattern looks difficult but it was really easy.

Hair Issues

I have been wearing a hair "system" for years. They put it on and once a month I would go in, have it removed, cleaned and styled. In between I would shampoo it and all but it would get itchy and start to get loose. Sometimes I would have to retape the front. Well I did this because my hair was really thin. But I had been thinking that it was just too much work and I was not that good at styling it anyway. So I bought a wig and shaved my head!! I like it. I will wear the wig to work. It is really cute but I don't mind going bald. Just a couple of years ago I never would have thought if going bald. My how we change.

Third SOS08 Pair Finished

This is my third pair of socks for Summer of Socks 2008. I had not used this brand (ONline) before but I really enjoyed it and it was easy to line up the colors so the socks match pretty well. I am really enjoying this SOS thing. I know I will do it next year.

Monkeys!!!!

I finished the Monkeys for Summer of Socks 2008. I just love this pattern by Cookie A. I found it on Ravelry.com. It such an easy pattern but it is really pretty.

A Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander

The third book in the Lady Emily series does not disappoint. This time Emily travels to Austria as she tries to clear the husband of her best friend of a murder. These books really take you right into Victorian times but the characters are modern enough to keep me interested.

Monkey Love

Well, this is the start of a new love affair. I love this sock pattern called Monkey. I am making my first pair of this pattern for Summer of Socks 2008. I am using a pretty banana yellow. It is called Lemon, but it is really more banana, which is suiting for a Monkey sock.

First Pair Finished

I finished these on 6/29 but just got around to posting them. I could not figure out the color repeat so they don't match but I think they look OK. One pair down for Summer of Socks 2008.

Labret

Well, I just could not help it and I got a labret piercing. It is pretty cool but it takes some getting used to. You catch the end in your teeth. In 2 or 3 weeks I can put in a shorter bar so hopefully it will not catch so much. It looks good now. It will be great when the swelling and redness is gone.