Thursday, July 31, 2008
Posted on 01 Aug 2008 at 00:09 UTC
I had my first latte from Starbucks in 2 weeks today! Yay freedom! I can finaly use my right foot! Woooo!
Monday, July 28, 2008
MMMMMM Coffee!!!
Just had my first cup of coffee from the Full Circle Coffee that Perpetua Phoenix fire sent me in the swap and I must say it is fabulous! So delicious and bold but with a mild acidity. Very nice! I hadn't tried it yet because I like to finish off one bag before I sart another. MMMMMM Thank you Perpetua! You have fabulous taste in coffee. Also proceeds go to a children's charity how cool is that!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Finished Object from My Pal's Package
So my pal took a really great picture of the bag I made her for the Hogwarts Sock Kit Swap. And I stole it from her blog and here it is for your OOOing and Ahhing purposes.
This is from the Noni pattern for the Cascading fuchsias market bag from their 2007 Spring Collection. I made 2 flowers but I thought that it was a little too much wth both flowers on the bag so I sent her the second one. :) They are yellow and black to add a touch of Hufflepuff to the bag. I have one of those bags and it makes the perfect size sock project bag.
Here is a pic of the whole package. I'm glad she took such a great picture because I totaly forgot to.
For more details and her take on the package check out Ursula Longbottom's Blog.
Also this morning Ursula Caught the Snitch! Hurray for Ursula! Great job! I know that snitch is tricky and this year Hufflepuff has had some great seekers!
This is from the Noni pattern for the Cascading fuchsias market bag from their 2007 Spring Collection. I made 2 flowers but I thought that it was a little too much wth both flowers on the bag so I sent her the second one. :) They are yellow and black to add a touch of Hufflepuff to the bag. I have one of those bags and it makes the perfect size sock project bag.
Here is a pic of the whole package. I'm glad she took such a great picture because I totaly forgot to.
For more details and her take on the package check out Ursula Longbottom's Blog.
Also this morning Ursula Caught the Snitch! Hurray for Ursula! Great job! I know that snitch is tricky and this year Hufflepuff has had some great seekers!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Quidtich Round 3
I had to guess on a couple of these...
Quidditch ~ Round Three
1. When Hagrid returns to Hogwarts after being sent to see the giants with Madame Maxime, Professor Umbridge questions him on his late return to school. She suspects that Hagrid had been to the mountains, but where does he tell her he has been?
a. Europa
b. Fiji
c North America
d. South of France
2. Professor Umbridge comes to Hagrid's Hut and searches his cabin one evening (as she believes Harry, Ron and Hermione are there visiting him at night when they are not supposed to). When she walks past the place where Harry, Ron and Hermione are hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, Harry holds his breath. True or false?
a. True
b. False
3. A stately-looking witch in an emerald green shawl is one of the members of the Advance Guard who rescues Harry from Privet Drive. What is her name?
a. Emmeline Vance
b. Dorcas Meadowes
c. Amelia Susan Bones
d. Bellatrix Regulax
4. What is the name of the witch who was killed two weeks after the photo of the original Order of the Phoenix was taken?
a. Alice Longbottom
b. Marlene McKinnon
c. Emma Fenwick
d. Dorcas Meadowes
5. Which two fifth year Ravenclaw students does Dumbledore choose to be prefects?
a. Terry Boot and Mandy Brocklehurst
b. Luna Lovegood and Ernie Macmillan
c. Cho Chang and Michael Corner
d. Anthony Goldstein and Padma Patil
6. Which house was Rose Zeller sorted into?
a. Gryffindor
b. Slytherin
c. Ravenclaw
d. Hufflepuff
7. What is the color of Murtlap's essence?
a. Pink
b. Peach
c. Yellow
d. It is transparent
8. Name the Ravenclaw girl who became prefect in Harry's fifth year.
a. Hannah Abott
b. Padma Patil
c. Luna Lovegood
d. Marietta Edgecombe
9. According to a healer's portrait at St. Mungo's hospital, which disease was Ron suffering from?
a. Splattergroit
b. Splittygrot
c. Spottygroit
d. Spattergroit
10. Which book did Harry give Hermione for Christmas?
a. "New Theory of Numberology"
b. "A Compendium of Common Curses and their Counter-Actions"
c. "Acheivements in Charming"
d. "Moste Potente Potions"
Picture Scavenger Hunt
Padma Patil she must have run out of clean Ravenclaw robes that day and borrowed her sister's Gryffindor robes.
Hannah Abott in this picture is thankfully wearing the right school uniform alot of pictures of her in Gryffindor robes too... odd.
Percy
Dumbledore's Army
Cedric Diggory
(Extra 5 pts - What movie will Robert Patterson star in this December?)
Twilight please enjoy this trailer for the upcoming film
Quidditch ~ Round Three
1. When Hagrid returns to Hogwarts after being sent to see the giants with Madame Maxime, Professor Umbridge questions him on his late return to school. She suspects that Hagrid had been to the mountains, but where does he tell her he has been?
a. Europa
b. Fiji
c North America
d. South of France
2. Professor Umbridge comes to Hagrid's Hut and searches his cabin one evening (as she believes Harry, Ron and Hermione are there visiting him at night when they are not supposed to). When she walks past the place where Harry, Ron and Hermione are hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, Harry holds his breath. True or false?
a. True
b. False
3. A stately-looking witch in an emerald green shawl is one of the members of the Advance Guard who rescues Harry from Privet Drive. What is her name?
a. Emmeline Vance
b. Dorcas Meadowes
c. Amelia Susan Bones
d. Bellatrix Regulax
4. What is the name of the witch who was killed two weeks after the photo of the original Order of the Phoenix was taken?
a. Alice Longbottom
b. Marlene McKinnon
c. Emma Fenwick
d. Dorcas Meadowes
5. Which two fifth year Ravenclaw students does Dumbledore choose to be prefects?
a. Terry Boot and Mandy Brocklehurst
b. Luna Lovegood and Ernie Macmillan
c. Cho Chang and Michael Corner
d. Anthony Goldstein and Padma Patil
6. Which house was Rose Zeller sorted into?
a. Gryffindor
b. Slytherin
c. Ravenclaw
d. Hufflepuff
7. What is the color of Murtlap's essence?
a. Pink
b. Peach
c. Yellow
d. It is transparent
8. Name the Ravenclaw girl who became prefect in Harry's fifth year.
a. Hannah Abott
b. Padma Patil
c. Luna Lovegood
d. Marietta Edgecombe
9. According to a healer's portrait at St. Mungo's hospital, which disease was Ron suffering from?
a. Splattergroit
b. Splittygrot
c. Spottygroit
d. Spattergroit
10. Which book did Harry give Hermione for Christmas?
a. "New Theory of Numberology"
b. "A Compendium of Common Curses and their Counter-Actions"
c. "Acheivements in Charming"
d. "Moste Potente Potions"
Picture Scavenger Hunt
Padma Patil she must have run out of clean Ravenclaw robes that day and borrowed her sister's Gryffindor robes.
Hannah Abott in this picture is thankfully wearing the right school uniform alot of pictures of her in Gryffindor robes too... odd.
Percy
Dumbledore's Army
Cedric Diggory(Extra 5 pts - What movie will Robert Patterson star in this December?)
Twilight please enjoy this trailer for the upcoming film
Surgery and more Surgery
Ok the Surgery on my left foot has gone well and I've been keeping my feet up the last couple days so I've been MIA. I'm hobbling around in 2 neeto boots for at least one more week maybe longer just depends on what my x rays look like next week. This will be the hardest 2 weeks of the whole things because I can't even make those short trips to Starbucks or the library until my right boot comes off. Good news is my right foot looks great and all the swelling has gone down.
I'll give a try on those quiditch questions and the hunting but boy oh boy those are some hard questions. I'll have to listen to Order of the Phoenix again!
I'll give a try on those quiditch questions and the hunting but boy oh boy those are some hard questions. I'll have to listen to Order of the Phoenix again!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Owl Made!
Looky looky what the lovely Perpetua Phoenixfire sent me all the way from the Slytherin Tower!
and what was inside those tantalizing packages? Here is the money shot!
She has been reading my blog she added so many lovely things just for me! A cute knitted headband in Gryffindor colors that made my husband roll his eyes and I love making my husband roll his eyes! I had him take a picture of me wearing it but I decided that I looked too gross so I haven't put it up maybe later after I put on makeup on or something. Organic coffee now how perfect is that, mmmm coffee!! Lipgloss because well I just can't enough of it! A tape measure, my house elf officially broke mine not even 2 weeks ago and while I was taking this picture he tried to steel it! It's covered in fabric and ric rack did you do that yourself Perpetua? Some crazy beautiful and smooshy yarn from Crazy for Dyeing in Gryffindor colors! Really lovely I can't wait. An amazing pattern I've had in my Ravelry queue for a while called La Digitessa and boy oh boy I can't wait I think it will look really lovely with the gryff yarn! Some knitting essentials, a teeny tiny crochet hook for dropped stitches, I imagine I will need that with the la digitessa pattern with all those cables! Yay! A 42 inch Harmony wood size 1.5 circular needle! yay! I love those harmony needles and I didn't have one in that size. My favorite size! I think I'm wearing the coating off my other ones... so sad. And now close ups of my personal favorites knitting BLING!
Row counting bracelet and stitch markers in yummy Gryffy colors! I can't express how much I absolutely love row counter bracelets I have one and I've been itching to buy another. I've actually been looking at the ones from Crimson Orchid and that is where she bought mine. It's yummy and I'm already using it! And I love stitch markers and there ones are from Crazy for Dyeing and match the Gryffindor yarn! How cool is that.
The cutest part of the package is Lightning my new owl!
And the most practical of the entire package is the Chocolate Emergency kit in case o Dementor attacks and for some reason there have been a lot of Dementor attacks lately!
There have actually been so many Dementor attacks that I may need to restock my emergency kit soon. ;)
One thing that did not make the pictures except in it's wrapped condition was the bag of Muggle Cheetoes she sent me. They are my favorite! But they are also my house elf's favorite and every time I tried to take a picture he was grabbing at them so he was happily munching away on them as I finished up my photography. But he shared with me when I was done. ;)
Thank you Perpetua I love everything!
Now off the wrestle the house elf into the car for a trip into Hogsmead. Thank you again Perpetua your a really nice Slytherin!
and what was inside those tantalizing packages? Here is the money shot!
She has been reading my blog she added so many lovely things just for me! A cute knitted headband in Gryffindor colors that made my husband roll his eyes and I love making my husband roll his eyes! I had him take a picture of me wearing it but I decided that I looked too gross so I haven't put it up maybe later after I put on makeup on or something. Organic coffee now how perfect is that, mmmm coffee!! Lipgloss because well I just can't enough of it! A tape measure, my house elf officially broke mine not even 2 weeks ago and while I was taking this picture he tried to steel it! It's covered in fabric and ric rack did you do that yourself Perpetua? Some crazy beautiful and smooshy yarn from Crazy for Dyeing in Gryffindor colors! Really lovely I can't wait. An amazing pattern I've had in my Ravelry queue for a while called La Digitessa and boy oh boy I can't wait I think it will look really lovely with the gryff yarn! Some knitting essentials, a teeny tiny crochet hook for dropped stitches, I imagine I will need that with the la digitessa pattern with all those cables! Yay! A 42 inch Harmony wood size 1.5 circular needle! yay! I love those harmony needles and I didn't have one in that size. My favorite size! I think I'm wearing the coating off my other ones... so sad. And now close ups of my personal favorites knitting BLING!
Row counting bracelet and stitch markers in yummy Gryffy colors! I can't express how much I absolutely love row counter bracelets I have one and I've been itching to buy another. I've actually been looking at the ones from Crimson Orchid and that is where she bought mine. It's yummy and I'm already using it! And I love stitch markers and there ones are from Crazy for Dyeing and match the Gryffindor yarn! How cool is that.
The cutest part of the package is Lightning my new owl!
And the most practical of the entire package is the Chocolate Emergency kit in case o Dementor attacks and for some reason there have been a lot of Dementor attacks lately!
There have actually been so many Dementor attacks that I may need to restock my emergency kit soon. ;)
One thing that did not make the pictures except in it's wrapped condition was the bag of Muggle Cheetoes she sent me. They are my favorite! But they are also my house elf's favorite and every time I tried to take a picture he was grabbing at them so he was happily munching away on them as I finished up my photography. But he shared with me when I was done. ;)
Thank you Perpetua I love everything!
Now off the wrestle the house elf into the car for a trip into Hogsmead. Thank you again Perpetua your a really nice Slytherin!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Oh my!
It's almost done! My package for my pal! I just had to wait for a ride to the fabric store from my hubby as my right foot is currently incapacitated. I can drive with my left foot but I'm not confident enough to drive further than Starbucks or target. My right leg starts to cramp up from being tucked underneath my left foot. Anyway think about trying to drive your car left footed while your entire right leg is almost 3 times the normal size (in a boot thingy) and it's as hard as a rock.
I've been notified by my upstream pal that her owl has been sent so I'm eagerly awaiting with owl treats on hand. It's a balmy 100 + degree day outside so I'll make sure I don't send her home until after dark and keep her cool under the ceiling fan and air conditioner until then.
Fortunately for my downstream pal the delay in getting what I needed to finish her bag has resulted in quite a bit of extra time for me to pick up extras here and there and add them to the kit. Oh my I may need 2 owls to carry it to her! I've had tones of fun with this term and I can't wait to come back to Hogwarts next year. Though there is still some time left in this year I can feel the end coming and the encroaching return to muggledom!
I've finished a couple pairs of socks in the mean time and I'm finishing up a little pair of shoes for my niece and starting work on 2 dresses for my nieces. Since they are 6 years apart in age my sister can't find any matching little clothes for them and Auntie is getting a kick out of making them little dresses. Well my 6 year old niece isn't so little but she will still look very cute! And if I have enough fabric left I may try and make some of those little cloth shoes for the baby. We shall see. My knitting projects are uncharacteristically half done! I have about 4 or 5 half finished or barely started things right now. A little bit of startiitis I think. You shall see pictures of my package from my pal soon if the Owl delivery notification system is correct. :) I'm so excited! Off to eat some crapy frozen dinner for lunch as all this sitting on my butt has caused me to get fat.
I've been notified by my upstream pal that her owl has been sent so I'm eagerly awaiting with owl treats on hand. It's a balmy 100 + degree day outside so I'll make sure I don't send her home until after dark and keep her cool under the ceiling fan and air conditioner until then.
Fortunately for my downstream pal the delay in getting what I needed to finish her bag has resulted in quite a bit of extra time for me to pick up extras here and there and add them to the kit. Oh my I may need 2 owls to carry it to her! I've had tones of fun with this term and I can't wait to come back to Hogwarts next year. Though there is still some time left in this year I can feel the end coming and the encroaching return to muggledom!
I've finished a couple pairs of socks in the mean time and I'm finishing up a little pair of shoes for my niece and starting work on 2 dresses for my nieces. Since they are 6 years apart in age my sister can't find any matching little clothes for them and Auntie is getting a kick out of making them little dresses. Well my 6 year old niece isn't so little but she will still look very cute! And if I have enough fabric left I may try and make some of those little cloth shoes for the baby. We shall see. My knitting projects are uncharacteristically half done! I have about 4 or 5 half finished or barely started things right now. A little bit of startiitis I think. You shall see pictures of my package from my pal soon if the Owl delivery notification system is correct. :) I'm so excited! Off to eat some crapy frozen dinner for lunch as all this sitting on my butt has caused me to get fat.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Funny Cartoon
I just couldn't stop laughing when I saw this. My DMIL clipped this from the paper for me. :) So as I sat at her house with my foot up and an ice pack on it I was handed this and it made my day!
sorry to the artist I tried to find an online copy of this to use but I couldn't so I scanned it but he's a great cartoonist so check out his work on his site, just google his name it's in the right hand corner of the picture. I'm not mentioning his name in the post for well... obvious reasons.
sorry to the artist I tried to find an online copy of this to use but I couldn't so I scanned it but he's a great cartoonist so check out his work on his site, just google his name it's in the right hand corner of the picture. I'm not mentioning his name in the post for well... obvious reasons.
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