Right in the middle between Richard's mom's arrival, and our emergency departure to Pennsylvania, this lovely package arrived from my Secret Pal. Thank you so much SP! Everything about it is lovely! And you had to be reading my mind about the Nifty Nets! I had been thinking of hunting some down to place over my wheel's bobbins as I plied (to prevent my bobbins spinning madly in every which way)
I'm temped to cast on some socks right away with this Trekking, but I'm determined to wrap up a few projects on the needles before I start something new.  Thanks again SP!
As for those items on the needles I mentioned. I finished up Katja @ Knitty.com for Olyvia's birthday. Big applause for finishing it in less than 24 hours, but some major jeers for me not reading through thoroughly and making notes about adjusting it for working in the round. Its cute for sure, but it has some issues. Pictures will be shared once I get it blocked this evening. So in light of the Katja mishaps, I casted on a LTK Apron Top (scroll down) I started last night while watching TV, and I'm actually nearly done. Can you believe that? Carla...finishing TWO objects (albeit small ones) in less than a week? Write this down folks. And if I have time left before the weekend, I may cast on one of the Twins tops @ Knitty.com for my sister Tracy (Olyvia turns ONE today.. Tracy turns umm.. NOT 29 anymore, tomorrow)

And in the I wasn't going to blog about this file, a little story.
For the past few years, myself and my sisters Tracy and Jill have planned, repeatedly to go together to get matching tattoos. Something always interfered with the plans, most notably, my insistence on never getting another tattoo. Well, last week after Virg's funeral, my brother Dennis made arrangements with a local tat artist to replicate Virg's arm band for he, my brother Jay, and Virg's best friend, Danny. In that same discussion, Betty, the artist offered to do whomever of us wanted one as well. I resisted.. heavily. But I caved at the urging of my sister. In the end we did not get matching tattoos. We each got one more personal to us. But we did get something that matches, Virgil's initials. Its a hoot huh? (Really, Richard is ok with this) Somewhere out there, where ever Virg is... I know he is laughing his ass off (and blushing madly), that his wife and her two sisters are forever branded with his initials. Heres to you bruddah. I miss you!

Around a year ago on this day..

• What a way to start the summer - 2007
• Pics are up - 2005
• Cassidy is no longer the only princess... - 2005