Grey's A-freakin'-natomy!!!

OMG!!!

I am totally beyond myself right now. I got an order from a woman yesterday for 2 baby sweater/hat/booties sets...which was great...but she wanted both sets in her hands, in California, by Thursday....are you freakin' kidding?
So, I'm thinking just that, this woman is crazy. There's no way I can get 2 sets done and to her in 2 days, seeing how one of those days would be a shipping day. Then, I get an email.....

Hi there good folks of a playful yarn -

My name is **** and I've just placed an order for some of your items. I'm the Propmaster on a TV show called Grey's Anatomy. Our schedules are very tight and the script included a scene that involves hand knitted baby clothes that shoot Thursday - hence my rush. If it makes it easier I can give you our fedex number, please let me know if there is any way I can facilitate this transaction. If that's not convenient, I'll paypal you the shipping difference. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me on *****. Thanks again. Kind regards - A***

My daughter was at my computer and I asked her to check my emails. All of a sudden she starts yelling "OMG. OMG. She's from Grey's Anatomy. Mom! OMG!". She was not making any sense to me so I got up and read it and then I started going...OMG!! So, what's a person to do?? I called her.

It seems this one set in particular will be what they call a 'hero prop'....meaning someone will hold it up and say 'Look what I made for you'. How awesome is that????

She said she printed off a picture of it off of my Etsy site and showed it to Chandra Wilson, the big shot at Grey's. Chandra said 'that's perfect!'

So, I started at 5pm and stayed up until 3am making these sets. My fingers are still sore this morning. I got 2 hours of sleep but it was worth it. I have to admit I'm going back to bed though as soon as the kids and hubby leave.

The show will air Dec 20, and I'll remind you again, be sure of that, and it's called 'Lay Your Hands on Me'. Now, I have no idea who has 'made' this outfit or who it's for but it's too cool.

Anyhow, I'm running on fumes right now and just thrilled beyond belief!! I keep wondering if McDreamy will touch it......ahhhhhhhhhh to dream.

Oh, I have to make a special acknowledgement to my dear dear husband, without whom this would never have happened. He had to go to WalMart on his break at work (he was working a double shift) and buy 2 skeins of Caron Simply Soft yellow yarn. Wouldn't you know it, I was out. So without his kindness I would never have been able to do this. Mind you, I'll be hearing about it for the next year now....lol.

Ok, I'm going back to bed now.......hope I don't wake up and this was all a dream!!

Update 1-1-07 11am pst:

Got the sweaters this morning, Lisa, thank you.
They are adorable and everyone loves them.
Thanks again for your prompt fufillment of the order.
Best regards -

Purple?? Purple!?!

Why is all my text purple?? It didn't used to be purple...so why is it purple now?

Any suggestions how I can fix it??

Are you freezing kidding me?

I don't know how this happened. How did it go from 90F on Sunday to being so cold that I've had to turn the heater on?? I don't understand. Does someone want to put in a call to Mother Nature and tell her she's made a mistake? She skipped over the 70's completely this year. First we were having August weather in October and now we're having December weather in October. Can't we just have October weather in October? Would that be so wrong?????

Phew, ok, I'm done ranting now...I think.

So much is going on right now but I'm going to try my very best to keep up with my blog at least a few times a week.

There is a Secret Santa Swap coming up on CMania that I'm in charge of. I just love swaps and I love Christmas so what a perfect match. I can't wait to start making things for my swap partner.

Well, on that note, I'm off to sit under a blanket and crochet some ballerina slippers for a customer. They're a pain to make but they turn out cute.

I hope everyone has a great day!!

The fall Blaahhs have hit

Well, it went from summer to winter here in just one day. Yesterday afternoon it was almost 90F and today it won't get higher than about 56F. How d'ya like that? Yes, we've been spoiled in Texas, and as far as I can see, a lot of the country, with warmer than normal temperatures, but I like to be spoiled. I don't like to be cold. It's been raining most of the day so far too...just blaahhhh. Good thing we mowed the yard and did all the yardwork yesterday!!

I haven't posted much lately because I've been busy. Busy with crochet. I've been starting to sell some stuff on Etsy finally, which is good. I actually sold 2 Longhorn hats this weekend....HOOK EM HORNS!!.... Then my apple cozy pattern is selling and I'm just thrilled about that...something I made up on my own is something people like to buy!!

I've been crocheting that dang sweater for my mom!! What a pain that is. The pattern is so screwy, but I"m getting there. I just have the arms left to do.

I'm also involved in making something from thread crochet for my all time favorite designer for a book be published next year. I'm very excited about it, and feel honored to be involved in any small way.

On a different note, with Thanksgiving right around corner I'm starting to think about Christmas and decorating my house outside. We recently went to a yard sale where I bought 4 deer, 3 stars and 2 other 'light up's' for $10.....and these will go along with the current 3 deer I have and all the outside lights too. My son and I are so looking forward to decorating. He's so much like me...yikes!!

Sam will be getting her SAT scores on Thursday and she's excited about that. I hope she gets back the scores she's expecting or 'it' will hit the fan...if ya know what I mean.

OK, I think that's it...oh! Wait! I forgot!! Yesterday I won tickets on eBay to go see the Dec 7th Dallas Stars hockey game. Why am I so 'over the top' excited about it?? Because they are playing THE OTTAWA SENATORS that night. Even when I lived only 45 minutes away in Canada, I was never able to go see the Sens play. This is the 1st time in 3 years that Ottawa has been here and I'm so excited. And yes, I'm going to be wearing my Sens shirt that night and cheering loudly for my team to win!! GO! SENS! GO!!

Ok, I think I'm done now. But I can't leave without a picture so here it is.....

Don't ya love how cats sleep in piles? This is my entire cat family...so cute!!
Bo, Romo, Belle, and Patches...

Well, it went from summer to winter here in just one day. Yesterday afternoon it was almost 90F and today it won't get higher than about 56F. How d'ya like that? Yes, we've been spoiled in Texas, and as far as I can see, a lot of the country, with warmer than normal temperatures, but I like to be spoiled. I don't like to be cold. It's been raining most of the day so far too...just blaahhhh. Good thing we mowed the yard and did all the yardwork yesterday!!

I haven't posted much lately because I've been busy. Busy with crochet. I've been starting to sell some stuff on Etsy finally, which is good. I actually sold 2 Longhorn hats this weekend....HOOK EM HORNS!!.... Then my apple cozy pattern is selling and I'm just thrilled about that...something I made up on my own is something people like to buy!!

I've been crocheting that dang sweater for my mom!! What a pain that is. The pattern is so screwy, but I"m getting there. I just have the arms left to do.

I'm also involved in making something from thread crochet for my all time favorite designer for a book be published next year. I'm very excited about it, and feel honored to be involved in any small way.

On a different note, with Thanksgiving right around corner I'm starting to think about Christmas and decorating my house outside. We recently went to a yard sale where I bought 4 deer, 3 stars and 2 other 'light up's' for $10.....and these will go along with the current 3 deer I have and all the outside lights too. My son and I are so looking forward to decorating. He's so much like me...yikes!!

Sam will be getting her SAT scores on Thursday and she's excited about that. I hope she gets back the scores she's expecting or 'it' will hit the fan...if ya know what I mean.

OK, I think that's it...oh! Wait! I forgot!! Yesterday I won tickets on eBay to go see the Dec 7th Dallas Stars hockey game. Why am I so 'over the top' excited about it?? Because they are playing THE OTTAWA SENATORS that night. Even when I lived only 45 minutes away in Canada, I was never able to go see the Sens play. This is the 1st time in 3 years that Ottawa has been here and I'm so excited. And yes, I'm going to be wearing my Sens shirt that night and cheering loudly for my team to win!! GO! SENS! GO!!

Ok, I think I'm done now. But I can't leave without a picture so here it is.....
Bo, Romo, Belle and Patches...on their favorite place to sleep, the crocheted blanket I made for Samantha last year.

Vicki Howell Podcast

In celebration of the upcoming launch of her new podcast, CRL: with Vickie Howell, she is having a goodie giveaway! Everyone who posts the CRL banner on their blog or website will get a free ball of yarn.


I think that's 2 good reasons to post this here. #1. helping a fellow yarnie (even if she is a 'biggie' and I'm not even a 'smallie'...lol) and #2, free yarn. Congratulations Vicki an good luck!!

Halloween Swap and awwwwwwwww

I got my package in from Aurora yesterday (from Crochet Mania's Halloween swap) and I just love it. My 16 y/o son is amazed by the mummy, he thinks it's just too cool!! Thank you so much Aurora (Dragonflymom).

And I just had to post this.....I thought it was so cute!! It made me go 'AWWWWWWWW'. This is Romo (the newest addition) and Chico this morning. It's so cold here this morning that Chico was shivering so I put a sweater on him. I guess Romo was chilly too and wanted to snuggle for warmth. Yes, I do realize the coolness is all relative but it's been 90+ here up until a couple of days ago, and 70 overnight. Last night it got down to 57....brrrrrrrrr

Apple Tea Pot Cozy

Well, I couldn't find one so I made one. My son said "Mom, you can make one yourself, just make one."........so I did.

I was going to publish it as a free pattern buy DH said I'd be crazy to do that as there's likely other people out there looking for one so I posted it on my Etsy shop.

Here are a couple of pics ...........



I have it for sale on my Etsy store.

I'm soooo happy

Ok, as you might know, if you read my blog, I'm a HUGE hockey fan, inparticular the OTTAWA SENATORS. So I'm flipping through the channels today, totally bored, and what do I find??? Ottawa Senators vs NJ Devils. I got to the channel exactly as it was about to begin....and to top it off, it's Canadian broadcasters (they're unbiased....they just like good hockey) coming from a Canadian network.........I'm just besides myself with joy right now.
So, while most women watch soaps on the tv in the afternoon, I'm sitting here watching hockey...ahhhhh...it's wonderful, isn't it??

Ottawa has won every single of their games so far this year, including the preseason. This is the 4th (season) game and it's 1-0 for Ottawa. Can't you see the big smile on my face?? They lost in Stanley Cup finals last year, but this year....THEY. ARE. GOING. TO GO. ALL. THE. WAYYYYYY........

Planned Christmas gift and '!!***&%!!**

So here it is. The yarn that I'm going to use for my mother's Christmas gift. It is Lion Brand Homespun 'Harvest'. Now, she kinda knows about it, well to be honest, she picked it out. When she was here in the summer I got the book in the mail. She went through it and told me she loved a sweater called 'Frilly-Edged Sweater. Hang on one sec, I'll take a picture of it so you can see it.............

K, I'm back, here it is...... pretty huh? Although, this is the one and only time I will post a picture of it until after Christmas. My mom, I just learned in the summer when they were here, periodically reads my blog. So, for a tiny bit of a 'surprise factor' I won't post a finished pic until after Christmas.

I just ordered the yarn for it today....JoAnne's Fabric had the best price....and I can't wait to start it.

Now, onto something that I'm (literally) just sick about.

A couple of weeks ago we went to the beach, remember, I posted about it. Well, something horrific that day!! I dropped my camera on the paved picnic area. When this happened the lens popped out and skipped across the pavement....as you can see in the picture below. You may have to click on it to see the scratches. BUT if you look at the (what would have been) pretty picture on the left, you can see the scratches very clearly. *sigh*

So, now I'm looking on eBay to find a camera like mine that doesn't work that I can use to repair mine. DANGIT!!

Things I've made and acquired

Here are some things I've made recently. All of them are for sale at my Etsy shop. I just love the outfit for Chico though, the little Santa suit. You should have seen him 'high steppin' because he's never worn shoes on his feet before. I was rolling on the floor laughing...it was quite a sight.

I made these two scarves over the weekend. And yes, those are my two gorgeous children posing in the photos......nah, I'm not biased at all!! *smile*

I've been making a whole bunch of stuff and listing them on Etsy hoping to get orders. I'm hoping I get some money for Christmas shopping...keep your fingers crossed. I have another scarf on the hook right now too. After that, who knows? Any suggestions? Do you know what might sell good? Let me know, I'm certainly open to any suggestions.

I think the only one I don't have modeling something in my Etsy shop is my dh. My foot is in there for some slippers.

Oh, and one more thing.....as you can see in this picture, there's a kitten laying on the back of my couch. Last week sometime there were 5 kittens dropped off in front of my house (I swear, I'm like an animal magnet!!). On Thursday, Maisy, my lab/basset mix, found this kitten in the drain pipe at my driveway. The other 4 were nowhere to be seen. Long story short....by the end of the night he followed me to my door and went nuts to get in.......he's still in. DH asked around work to see if anyone wanted him BUT.....then he and my daughter named him. So.....everyone, meet Romo. (Named after Tony Romo, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys).

Yup, Selena.....I bet you knew he was going to stay, didn't ya?