oh wow!!!!

i got so many happy birthdays!! i used to hate my birthday, but now i am kinda really liking it!!!!
bernie stayed home, he got me a card......it's a very very pretty one with gardening pictures and a birdhouse on it
we're getting measured to find out about a kitchen which i am hoping will happen this year (and counter tops)
the sun is shining!!! (although it's cold out)
and while i'd hoped we'd clean today...... it looks like we're going out to do something
what i don't know though
it's too early for the annual easter budgie trip (we need two boys this time)
too early for the garden center or herb farm run.......... and too cold
i don't dare go to the bookstore (you all haven't seen how many books i have)
or the yarn store
maybe we'll go to the other antique mall in town
although there is a used book store and luncheon place down in easton that looked pretty cool..........
ahem
we'll see

up next, the holden shawlette pictures. nice huh? free pattern on ravelry...... sock yarn..... wow... i like variegated sock yarn, but since thaddeaus peabody has decided to eat all my hand knits (with socks being his absolute favorite) i decided not to give him more fiber in his diet...... can you blame me?
so i got all this sock yarn......pretty pretty sock yarn, just begging me to knit it.... enter shawlettes..... which i swear were invented by other sock knitters who now have 97 billion pairs of socks and live in places like florida......(they got that book about knitting triangular shawls and there was no stopping them then) this is one of the better patterns. there are a few others i found that worked well but for most variegated yarns ......some sort of feather and fan derivative seems to be the best. So this holden was worn........a LOT....... i love  the colors too, matches my purple winter coats
there may be another one in my future... i wish i had more of this yarn which i can't remember what it was....i would make a hat to match......maybe trim on mittens as well........ i really need to start matching hats to scarves since i ALWAYS wear a hat .........even now i got one on.......
so i thought you folks would like to see the holden (you can thank susan.......she reminded me.......i still owe animals pictures but at least you got some knitting pictures.....no?)

right now bernie and i are having a discussion about what we're going to do today...looks like it's going to be the antique mall........ since i am not much of a movie person...(now i wish he'd taken the week off no?)
maybe the amish shed store or the 3 season room store?
hahahahaha
i am hoping this year is truly the year of the kitchen and home improvement......
well everybody, i think we're off now
(ok we're always off...but you know)
ttyl
vi