hats hats and more hats

So, I made a pact with a good friend on his b-day to do a good thing for charity. Now, on March 8th... we're shaving our heads!

Right.... I know!!

But its for a great charity call "St.Baldricks".

You get people to sponser you... and then they use the money to help fund children's cancer research. If your hair is long enough, they even donate your ponytail to locks of love.

Had I known this, I wouldn't have got my hair cut this summer hahaha.

So, anyways, I'm getting my head shaved on March 8th, and I need everyone's help.

If you would like to help me reach my goal of $500.oo, go here http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/shavee_info?ParticipantKey=2009-56487#

and help :)

If you go donate, make sure to let me know... there will be a drawing for some hand dyed "nobody Dyes" sock yarn! :D

Also.. since I'm knitterly.. I'm using this oportunity to knit and crochet up a bunch of chemo caps! :) Also to be donated by my bald self!

Maybe this will make me feel better about all of the charity stuff I didn't acomplish last year... hahaha.

Thanks in advance for your help :D

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Exactly 1 Month

So, I got my camera back yesterday!!! So, of course that means I have pictures for all ya'll.

First, I will show ya what I have been holding off on sending till I got my camera back to take pics of.. I mean working on for my niece.







Here's a "my so called scarf".

A sock for one of my seestors. This is actually the first yarn that I dyed.. :)

And.. here's the yarn.

Moody is still here...

Lagoon

Pink Lemonade

Punk

Sunflower (aka Dejon) The original sold, from here down is new yarn from vacation day Monday.

Weeping Willow,

Lemon-Lime

Sherbet

As some of you may have noticed, there is a lot of yarn missing.. :) Well, my trip to the LYS went very well. I didn't realize that there was going to be a shop full of knitters there. I started to show my yarn to the shop owner, and she called her customers over to have a look.

First question: "You dyed this?" Second question: "How much?"

I looked at the shop owner, and she gave me the go ahead!! I was shocked! Knitters started handing me money and walking away with my yarn.. un-pictured yarn!!

Wait.. I need that.. umm you can't uh.. nevermind.. Can I help you ball that :)

So, I sat and knit for a few hours. A couple of them live on the north end and may come to cc this week!! It was very nice to meet new people, I wish I had pics to show :( I left my info with the shop, she said "we need to talk" :) I KNOW!! Right.

I will have my camera tonight, so bring stuff for me to take pictures of!

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First Friday

So, I went to sleep when I got home from work on Wed. and did not get out of bed until around 2pm yesterday. I forfeited 24 hours to this cold, but I think it worked. I'm feeling quite a bit better and it's Friday!! SWEET!


I promised my first two HeartMade Blessings squares to an assembler in IL!!
I did a search in the list that they keep online for the oldest "Operation Purple Heart" afghan that still needed squares! I was surprised that the oldest one is only from November! These ladies really mean business!
I will be setting everything else aside until I get the 2 promised squares done. I plan to have them sent out on Monday! :) I am going to find out the postage for 1 square and for 2 squares so that I don't have to go to the post office every time I need to send something out :).
I know, I said I was going to do 1 square a month, but she is working on 2 afghans, and I figure this will give me a little leeway that I may need later in the year :)


Gail Knits is having a sale this week.. Sat.- Sat. I am going to go get a swift to go with the ball winder that my hubby got me for x-mas. JoAnne's is also having a sale that includes Patons Classic Wool. It is -$2 from its normal price, so I am going to go pick up some for the helmet liners that I'm making.

All of a sudden there are a bunch of people I know that need them. My hubby's brother and my friend's brother are both going to boot camp in Feb. So, I guess I will make them each one in addition to the 2 for my daughter before I will be able to start sending them in to the charity.
I'm going to count these in my goal of 12 for the year.


I have not contacted project Linus yet, but I will when I get a couple things moved from "in process" to "done".

My daughter and her fiance are gone :( She dropped him off at the airport at butt-crack am Thursday, and I vaguely remember her waking me up for a goodbye hug sometime in the lost day. She had the tattoo on her back fixed up by Dee at Ink Inc. on Wed. night, it looks much better. Thanks Dee.. I will have her send me a pic to post when it is all healed up.
She will be back in Vegas for about a month after she graduates from EOD in April :D woo hoo!

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Last one for '07

So, I have been thinking about the next year, and I have come to the conclusion that this would be the best place to put my goals! That way I can't hide them and deny them later!! hahaha

I already posted my crochet/ knit goals, both personal and charity.
I will have more projects than queued on Ravelry.
I will have a pattern book published.. either of just my designs, or combined with my cc.
I will make a longer running commitment to the gym.. Tues-Fri.
I will eat healthier! No diet though.. well, except for the no fried potato diet hahaha!
I will cook at home more often than I eat out.
hmm...
I will ride my motorcycle more.. shouldn't be hard since it was down almost all this year.
I will pay more debt than I incur.
I will learn how to create web sites for future endeavors.
I will do what I can to help my son pick a college. And get there! hahaha
I will take more photos. And PRINT THEM! And HANG THEM UP!
I will post a regular basis.. at least once a week.
I will leave the west coast at least twice.
I will take a trip up HWY 1 on the CA coast to wine country with my BFF Suzy.
I will get my floors, my kitchen, and my backyard DONE!

Well, I think that's it.
I wonder if I will regret this post in the morning.. hahhaha!
We'll see!

Wish me luck!!
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