I GO INDIGO!!!
WOO HOO!! Last night I went with my buddy Melissa to a Brandi Carlile/Indigo Girls Concert!! (Eat your heart out Eenie and Scruffy! haha) It was awesome!!!!!!!!! Melissa and I got there early and got in about an hours worth of knitting and people watching. :) A couple drinks and we were ready to go!
Brandi opened the show. I just have to say the Twins, Phil and Tim, that play with her are SUPER CUTE!! The twins just looked like they were having SO MUCH FUN!!
After Brandi was the Indigo Girls. This was my first Indigo Girls concert and I had a great time.
Below is me leaning against the wall...oops I mean the gal that kept backing up into my space. I planted my feet to see how far back she'd come... Well..at one point I was kinda leaning on her!! haha!!! I honestly don't think she noticed. Thanks for taking a picture Melissa, no one would have believed us! Don't I look a little sneaky??
This little cute guy greeted me every time I went to the bathroom. Someone drew him on the bathroom stall door and I just thought he was the cutest thing with his ice cream! Yum.
I too two short video's last night so here they are below if you're interested in listening.

Above is Brandi and the Indigo Girls together.

Romeo and Juliette sung by Amy of the Indigo Girls (taped for my friend Karen back in KY)

AND SHE BEADS TOO.....

I worked on this box for quite a while. It was a gift for my knitting friend, Ericka. I was able to give it to her today, so I'm happy I can finally share it. The pattern is by Julia Pretl. I highly suggest you check out her other works!! She's an amazing bead artist!

Best wishes to Ericka and Chris for a happy life together. :)

Here's the top of my brothers head.

Pattern is HERE.

Happy Birthday Scott (my brother) Above is the R2 D2 hat that I made for Scott. He received it today in the mail and liked it a lot. Said he was even wearing it ( and it was like 100 degrees outside there today!) I also found one of those musical cards that was Star Wars related and sent that too him too. I could hear him opening it over the phone. I told him to have my SIL, Amber, take a picture so I can have one with him in it.

Things are going well here. Just finished a big project and I'll share it with you next week.
I've added some goodies to my etsy store, so run tell your friends to check me out! and You...yeah YOU..check me out too! :)

Time for some Sunday Dancing!





What a fun song!

BAG CHECK!
Went to Laurin's today to swim. Brought home a little something I wasn't expecting!!

Jacob was sitting down at the table and out of the blue calmly said "Dad, there's a frog on the table." Um yeah..this happens every day at our house.....NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yarn, glorious Yarn. Friends, Glorious Friends!! I just don't know which is better. :o) Yeah...the friends. The knitters from the ManchVegas "Knitting Practice" group totally gifted me for my Birthday!! Let's just say .... lots of sock yarn, awesome patterns, and great friends. That's what I got for my birthday from these knitters. Thank you, Ericka, Chris, Sarah, Laurin, Denise, Melissa, Amanda, Mike, Gina, Jackie, Gaye, Marion & Caroline. Did I miss anyone? If I did, I thank you too. (I'm going by memory of who was around the table and signed the card.) [editted to add:}OMG KICK ME!!! AND HEATHER!!!!!!! Some of her hand dyed yarn, insence, highlighters (Nathan loved those!), coasters and other goodies!!! Thank you HEATHER, too!

I am not afraid to admit that I am 18 for the eighteenth time. Yeah, you figure it out...it took two teachers to help me figure it out after one sip of a Makers and Coke. I never was good at math.

I also received a surprise gift I was NOT expecting. This came from Sonya!! She made me a beautiful Stole from the Radiance Lace Headband pattern that Gina designed (hop on over to her blog and buy yourself a pattern!!). It was a HIT by everyone. I think everyone took a turn wearing it (dang but it was cold at Dave's)First on the hit list is Ericka, modeling the left shoulder of the stole.Next we have Jackie. She wore it for a while...so coooooold in Dave's.

And the designer, herself, tried it on and modeled it. We all love it Sonya...great job!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.

A bit of happy knitting for you after the last post. This is the progress on my Bar Harbor Shell Bag. MAN I am loving this. I finished row 4 and it's really coming together nicely! The best thing is this looks hard.... but let me tell you a secret. It's Not!! :) Oh the beauty of Knit, Purl and Picking up Stitches! There are some decreases in there, but if you're comfy with decreases, then this project should be in your queue on Ravelry if you're on there! I am going to felt it when I'm done. I just think the unknown of the felting will be fun! :) I'm using Lamb's Pride Worsted on this project. So felting will be awesome, I'm sure. I have hidden this project from a certain dog. Yes, he's still here and yes, I still love the yarn eating mutt. I guess I always will. :)

I'll have to put it aside for a bit and work on a "special" project that I need to finish by a certain date. I'll tell you this... it's not knitting.. it's beads. That's all ya get.

I'm MAD MAD MAD!Sereknity Yarn, Seized Diamond Back socks...two on one needle none the less. Done in KY.
Eatten!! OH grrrrrrrrrrrr.
Haven't found the other sock yet.
I AM MAD!
So mad.
So...who still loves Lincoln?!?! Come on yarn lovers... a dog after your own stash... oops I mean HEART! (ready to rip it out along with your sock!)

Well here we are back in NH. The boys and I have been busy going to the library and to the Free Family Movies at the theater. Yesterday we saw Hookwinked and today we saw Wallace and Gromit and the curse of Were-Rabbit. It's so nice!! We just go and walk in, completely free! How much better can it get?!? OK this much better, we take our own snacky snacks and don't pay out the booty for their snacks!! THAT is how much better! haha. I'm glad that I'm finding good things for the boys and I to do to pass the summer. We plan on getting together with some knitting friends of mine tomorrow for a picnic. That will be nice. I like going places where I can take my kids. Kid friendly places are what I'm looking for this Summer.
Oh yeah...and to the lady who came to the free FAMILY movie that said very loudly "THE MOVIE IS STARTING IT'S TIME TO GET QUIET!" I say HA!! A room full of kids and you think they are going to be quiet?!? Better go to a movie were there are no kids!!! This is a KID FRIENDLY environment! And on that note.... I let my kids comment through out the movie ... AND we sat behind her... tee hee I know.. evil... My parents taught me better, but I bet they're laughing right now! :)

Yeah...Missing my mom and dad and family and friends. I totally enjoyed every day I was home! BIG THANKS to mom and dad for letting us "live" with them while we were there visiting.
I've been doing a little bit of knitting. I'm doing a dish cloth knit-a-long but I'm doing it with a twist. Some of the other gals are doing it itty bitty. Hey I'm all about little cute things! So I'm using my 0000 needles and some DMC Perle' 8 cotton and doing the dish cloth teeny tiny. Wanna see it so far? Sure ya do! There's a quarter so you get the general idea of the size. This should be cute! Can't wait to see what it is..it's a mystery until you're done. :)

We are home, back in NH. It feels good to be here. I miss my parents and family, YES, that's a given! But I came home to some nice surprises, so that helped fend off the blues (so far).
My Secret pal 10 was Mo from Canada. Check out those Ketchup flavored chips!! I have NEVER seen those. She also sent me some more cool yarn from Fleece Artist in Nova Scotia, Canada. YUMMY Colors!! Smarties for the boys. Needle point covers, Hand made glass beads, Knitting Rules book by the Yarn Harlot and yes more Chocolate hedge hogs (yeah, they're gone, didn't make it in the picture). There were some stickers in there too and a Very cool Alberta Magnet for my fridge, which isn't in the picture because it's ON the fridge!! :) Thanks Mo!! You were a great SP10!! Please keep in touch I also finished a second hedge hog. This one didn't turn out as BIG as the other one. I some how lost count while while knitting and wrapping and turning AND watching a movie **AND** spending time with mom! Too many distractions, but he's still cute and Jacob named him Sly. Since we've been home all other "pets" (stuff animals) have been tossed aside and Hedge Hogs RULE!! Jacob's been carrying around Splinter (the first hedgie) and Nathan carries around Sly. Too Cute.
I am also working on a pair of Waterloose socks. I am using the Socks That Rock yarn that Mo sent me in a previous package in the Sedona colorway. OMG I love this yarn! It is knitting up deliciously!
Also in the mail from my good friends Vickie and Mary. I have chatted online with these two ladies for over 10 years!! I've had the pleasure of meeting Mary back when I was pregnant with Nathan, but have yet to meet Vickie. I have had two chances to meet Vickie, but things got in the way and I never got to meet her. :( One day!! Vickie made the Table Topper and Mary made me 4 coasters that match the table topper!! I LOVE THEM!!
And Lincoln, YES we did get our Lincoln back from Melissa and her daughter. I still wondered even when they dropped him off today if they'd really leave him with us! LOL I distracted Melissa with some swag from KY, and she said that Lincoln is welcome at her house anytime. I think Lincoln will like that. Earlier this evening we were looking for Lincoln in the house and couldn't find him. We finally did though. On the bottom bunk in Nathan's bed sleeping with the pet pigs. How friggin' cute!
Now if someone could explain why all my links are at the bottom of the page instead of the side I'd appreciate it. I want my picture back up at the top beside the most current post. What gives??

Hey there....I'm still here...in Ky that is. I am waiting right now for Brent to call me from the airport to come and get him. We'll start heading home tomorrow. MAN I'm gonna miss my family. It has been a wonderful visit! A month went by tooooooooooo fast.
Last Sunday the boys and I went out to a park that I thought would be empty, but we were surprised by a band and about a gazillion people packed on the lawn for a free concert from a local band. They were good. I ended up running into my old high school band teacher and his wife. Funny, they look the same as they did back then, didn't age a bit!! Seriously!

The next day the boys, mom and I went to Grinny Possum in Jeffersonville Indiana to shop for yarn. The boys loved all the different spinning wheels they had on display, and Sonya wanted to take the braided fiber behind the boys and give them pig tails. haha!!
In the evening Jake relaxed with Pop-pop.
Tuesday during the day I went to Sonya's house and we had a KID FREE time together. We tackled her sewing machine and I made a project bag for Jill and Sonya worked on a lining for a purse she knitted...oh 18 months ago I guess?? She made it while I still lived in Kentucky. OOPS am I telling on you Sonya?? :) After wrestling the sewing machine, Sonya took me out to lunch at Perkfection. YUM! And then we stopped by Schimpff's Candy store. (OH watch for this to occur again!)
Tuesday night was knitting night AND I got a special visitor, my best friend Tina, from high school. Now that's her nose there to the right of the picture. Can you believe I forgot to get a picture of us together?!?! Ack! Anyway, that's Jill in the green and I made her a project bag out of some AWESOME fabric she picked up locally (Watch etsy for bags from the same fabric, it's knitting related!) Tabitha looks on in the back ground.
Sonya, Tabitha and Stacy and I went to Akiko's Karaoke bar after knitting and well...I was the only one that sang. Stacy put in a song, but had to leave before they got to her. Stacy, they said your name like two songs later after you left. :(And on Wednesday the boys, mom and I went and checked out Schimpff's Candy Store. My goodness the chocolate in there......YUM. They make some very good red hots, which I will be bringing some home and if there's any left I'll bring to Knitting practice on Wednesday night to share. :)
There is a museum on one side of the candy store (in the back ground below) Some very cool OLD boxes of candies.I finished another hedge hog. Got another smaller one going from another pattern (Thanks Heather). Still working on the Bar Harbor Shell Bag and have a sock OTN's for the car ride home. See you from NH on the next post.

Friday night I got together with the Sunergo Knitters, (soon to be the Quills knitters I bet!) We had a slumber party at Tabitha's house. Knitting, pizza, and scary movies. I opted to finish my socks while they watched the movie.
Saturday morning after we woke up. Sonya, her daughter, and I jetted over to the Knit Nook to check out the sale they were having. Everything was 10-75% off. Of course what I got fell right into the 10% category. PFFFT!
Below is a picture of the store and the bins of sale items they had.
Here's Sonya and Olivia going through a bin of goodies.
This is my purchase of the day. This yarn will become the Bar Harbor Shell Bag.
Here's the beginning of what I have started.
Here I am shopping. Oh the temptation of it all!

And finally, in other news, I am now on Ravelry!! I can't wait to get to know MORE knitters!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I got the blues... But in a good way!! Jana was my swap partner and she sent me some great goodies

I got some awesome sock yarn, a pez dispenser (of Donkey from Shreck) and cute cute change purse, and the blue thing on the left, when you open it, it's a little manicure kit!! VERY COOL. On the right you'll see blue Kleenex with Popsicles on it. Nathan already tried to open it to get a Popsicle

Jana also sent me her fabric stash.... MY GOODNESS JANA!!! I'm one happy girl right now. There's some awesome fabric in there!

Yesterday the boys, my mom and I went by to see my grandmother. It was nice to visit her. While in NH I call her every Sunday to chat. My dad says that just makes her day! Nathan and Jacob walked in, hugged her, then went straight to the kitchen to get heart shaped suckers.
Outside the Derby Museum and Churchill Downs there are a lot of bricks that were bought and dedicated and such to whomever... This one was kinda sweet. :)
Yeah I know what your thinking. What the heck is Lora doing taking a picture of a truck load of port-a-potties. Well when I tell you why I think a couple of you would agree to stow away in one like I want to do. These are not for Derby, these are not for Oaks. No no, these are port-a-potties brought in for a concert that's going on soon at Churchill Downs. Who's coming in Concert you ask?? Why it's "The Police"!!!!!! Wouldn't that be a FUN concert to go too?!?

Tonight I'm going out with the knitting gals. We are having a knitting slumber/karaoke party. At least I hope Stacy brings the karaoke machine. :):)

Well I have to go now. Nathan is trying to take over every TV in the house with movies HE wants to watch LOL.

It has been a couple days since I've posted (Thanks to Jackie's reminder), SO I start you off with the cutest picture ever!! Lana shares here Popsicle with Nathan. Precious!
Saturday night we went out dancing and saw a drag show with our friends Rachel and Karen. Karen looks pretty scared in this picture for some odd reason...??

Mom and I took a day to do some yarn shopping. We went into Ben Franklin Crafts and they had this horse in there. It was a wild ride. This ride was pretty old and jerky!
Yesterday we met up with and OLD friend who I have not seen since like 1990-1991!!! She's never even met Brent! We went to Gatti-land (might as well be at Chuck E. Cheese..mad house) and we had a blast!! Jacob and Nathan played LOTS of games. Air hockey was a hit!
Bumper cars were fun too.
After Gatti-land we all drove over to the Kentucky Derby Museum. Very nice and the tour guide was very informative and peppy and made the tour even cooler! I lived in Louisville for 35 years and never took the tour and actually learned a lot about the race track that was always practically in my back yard.