Stitch-n-Snitch

Today the gorgeous Rob Pattinson (who portrayed Cedric Diggory in the HP franchise and who will be a glorious Edward in Twilight come December 12) is 22.

(Snagged from Firespinner526’s blog

Only. One. Word.

1. Where is your cell phone? counter

2. Your significant other? mine

3. Your hair? dyed

4. Your mother? friend

5. Your father? loved

6. Your favorite thing? satisfying

7. Your dream last night? revealing

8. Your favorite drink? Jones

9. Your dream/goal? ambitious

10. The room you’re in? spartan

11. Your ex? forgotten

12. Your fear? helplessness

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Arizona

14. Where were you last night? home

15. What you’re not? fake

16. Muffins? blueberry

17. One of your wish list items? Hullaballoo

18. Where you grew up? Florida

19. The last thing you did? exercise

20. What are you wearing? boardshorts

21. Your TV? hockey

22. Your pets? nonexistent

23. Your computer? black

24. Your life? busy

25. Your mood? energized

26. Missing someone? Daddy-o

27 Your car? burgundy

28. Something you’re not wearing? nailpolish

29. Favorite Store? Amazon

30. Your summer? vacation

31. Like someone? Alice

32. Your favorite color? black

33. When is the last time you laughed? today

34. Last time you cried? 4th

35.  Who will /would re-post this?  anyone??

Since Daddy-o passed away, we figured The FM (The Fantastic Mom, for those of you who are relatively new to the blog) would be spending a lot more time with us in the summer, so Mr. S-n-S and I have been working feverishly to finish a new bathroom for her convenience.

(I’m not going to lie–it will be great to have another shower in the house, especially one that doesn’t look perpetually moldy even when it’s clean.)

So, without further ado, here are some shots of the new bathroom. We’re still trying to figure out a name for it, but it’s currently called The Doo:



What? Don’t you all have funny nicknames for the rooms in your house? You don’t? Well then, perhaps I have some explaining to do. Some of the weirdest names of places are “Shopping in the Basement” (for our extra food storage) and “The Loo” (for the upstairs guest bath). That room honestly has a sign on top of the doorway that says “The Loo.” (Thanks for that, Ms. K.)

Most of our other room names are pretty normal, but we do have a “Shoe House” as well. (That’s where all of the shoes live when they come in from playing outside, of course.)

*Anywho, The Doo refers to the fact that it is a loo for the downstairs. (Just substitute the “d” in downstairs for the . . . never mind.) The fact that the name is a double entendre tickles my funny bone as well.

I haven’t had too much time to knit or crochet lately (as you’ll see in my next post), but I did manage to crank this out yesterday:

Vital Stats:
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease (Black colorway) and Bernat Camouflage (Snow Ghost colorway), scraps of each
Hook: J
Gauge: about 2 dc/in
Pattern: Boy Beanie from SnB Crochet

This hat was proudly claimed by DV#2 before I could even darn in the ends!

I’ve had a few people ask for my opinion of Stephenie Meyer’s newest novel, so here it is:

First off, it’s very, very different from the books in the Twilight Saga, so don’t start reading with the expectation of learning more about the exploits of sexy vegetarian vampires.

The Host’s characters are compelling in their own ways, and as I read I grew attached to several of them, but most especially to Ian. I know Jared is *supposed* to be the male lead (and he always is–at least in Melanie’s mind), but the more I read about Ian, the more I thought that he was always a better man than Jared. Call me Ian’s #1 fan, I guess!

I don’t want to give any major plot threads away, but just know that I think Stephenie explores the motif of love in all of its varieties in this book at least as well as she does in the Twilight Saga. I think the bottom line is if you like sci-fi with a large side dish of good (clean) romance, this book is for you.

Also, the majority of the book takes place in the desert, and that’s been great medicine for my cravings for my old digs in Arizona. I miss you little house! :/

I estimate it took me about 5.5 hours, and a well-spent 5.5 hours it was!

You can see it here, but I’m warning you–it’s worse than a Lay’s potato chip.  One watch won’t be enough!

Last night I missed SnB because I got a mini makeover of sorts.

Basically, I dyed my hair black and cut a nice fringe in front.

Now I have officially been every “normal” haircolor–red, blonde, brown and black–in many, many varieties. (I shall not discuss “the purple incident” for those of you who have known me long enough to remember that unfortunate event.)

Let the stash reduction continue:

Vital Stats:
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease (Stone colorway), less than 1 skein
Hook: K
Gauge: about 2 dc/in
Pattern: Boy Beanie from SnB Crochet

I think these are so cute:

Vital Stats:
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts STR Lightweight (Lucy colorway), about 60 yds
Needles: US 2 dpns
Gauge: about 8 sts/in
Pattern: “Little 16″ Newborn Socks pattern (see my sidebar)

Once I pare down my sock yarn stash, I think I’ll make all of my baby socks out of STR because they turn out so doggone beautiful!