Last week we took a walk down to the nearby cemetery. Not for any reason other than it was a location at a dead end road that we could walk safely and the girls could frolic a little off their leashes. Today the wee one begged to go back there for a walk. This time I decided to bring the camera but I don’t think either of them knew I had it until I started to document the zombie take over.

Baby Boogie was walking in front of me and 9goingon20 behind. I noticed Baby Boogs holding her arms in a funny way:

Then I noticed the big one was doing the same and all of a sudden somehow on the way to the cemetery my little girls had changed into zombies:

I wasn’t afraid though I probably should have been as they got me too:

Strangely enough we all collapsed at what could be a family marker (no, I’m not sure if this particular King is related).

Then another funny thing happened. Baby Boogie and I recovered while 9goingon20 did not….She didn’t like this and attempted to bite the wee one again and change her back to a zombie.

It worked.

I think….I think that’s her dead zombie look. She’s not always that convincing.

After the zombifying they seemed to be happy and walked off hand in hand.

This lasted a good five minutes before they turned into little girls again and started fighting. I’m thinking of turning them into zombies permanently if that will make them get along.

in no sense of order

I got a tattoo

I finished Baby Boogie’s Xmas sweater

At least it was only Xmas 09. As soon as I block it and add the button, I’ll see if Baby Boogie will grace us with a modeled shot.

Cleaned up an area of my cellar to be more conducive to sewing and redid my cutting table.

I’ve made myself a few skirts and dresses are under way for the girls. That fabric to the right of the photo will be new kitchen curtains as soon as I can find the time. Hawthorne Threads Just go there. But let me warn you, it’s good.

I cut my hair

It was long and bugging the crap out of me. Also, it was just downright unattractive. I had made a deal with myself that I had to deal with the hair til I hit a certain weight goal. Well, I broke the deal. So now I have to really work at it so I don’t feel so bad about breaking the deal with myself because this is a spectacular haircut. The back is gorgeous (very funky). I’m just not enough of a contortionist to be able to show it to you.

I planted a bunch of stuff

That’s about half my pots in the front (look at that gorgeous herb basket to the left). There is a veggie garden and I’m still working on the shade garden in the front. It’s still sparse but I’m not willing to spend what it takes to get it gorgeous in one year.

Bit by bit it will be done.

I spun a bunch of yarns

I need to get to that plying. I’m working at cleaning up my spinning basket so I can move on to larger projects. Other stuff was finished but I’m being sekritskwirrel about some of it, so I can’t show you just yet.

I made gnome

Who went to go live with Hello Yarn last weekend when I went down to do Massachusetts sheep and woolcraft. This weekend there is no gnome. I’m staying home and I’ll be at the Fiber Frolic in Windsor Maine. Booth 7, come say hi.

Not so much stashdown happened last week. I found myself busy working on taxes, and update and a bunch of household/family stuff.

I don’t know if this week will be much different. Still I got 12 ounces of singles done:

The last 4 ounces of BFL singles in Juniper.
4 ounces of BFL that will plied, it was a failed Nova Scotia but I really liked it so I kept it. I have a pound of it.
2 more bobbins of the linen wool

I did manage to squeak in some knitting and crochet time.
Another potholder (Flower Hot Pad):

An Anne Crochet scarf and I finished a sweater for publication. It’s the second one in the pattern and it will be self published.

Details and new pattern coming soon.

Yesterday I started a couple more projects:

Another Anne Scarf and some mitts for a friend.

Pj’s were finished on time! With about an hour to spare even. I had to do it using every sneaky bone in my body. I was able to finish up Baby Boogie’s late at night while she was sleeping but forgot to take photos. So those I had to do sneakily while she was in the other room waiting just outside the door. Hence the wrapping paper under the Pj’s…
Satin ones:

And flannel ones:

Let me tell you something about that Satin stuff. It’s lovely shiney smooth stuff with flannel back so it’s warm. Kids love it. Don’t buy it. It’s a pain in the butt to work with and once you make it once, the kids will want it again and again. Well….maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t wait to make the PJ’s until last minute and was rushing. I just don’t seem to ever make PJ’s unless I’m under some kind of rush. I wonder if I started the PJ’s now for next year if I’d actually finish them before “last minute” or if they’d even fit.

9 going on 20 got her PJs on time as well. Her’s were the ones that were being finished at the very last minute.
Flannel:

And Satin:

There is something about making tiny doll clothing that is pleasing and tedious all at once. I know I will soon be making a ton. The girls are a little distressed that each doll has 2 sets of PJ’s but only one set of day clothes. The Day clothes they came with are too fancy and they need more play clothes. But they’ve spent the last couple of days in PJ’s so I don’t see the problem.

Notice the hat on her head. I was able to finish off the Beret for less stealing. I was not able to finish anything else. I have some travel coming up so I’m hoping I’ll get to finish some of my knitting then.

Yesterday I decided I HAD to make an advent calendar. Some kind of disease makes me have to do some of this stuff last minute. I only marginally thought of an advent calendar in the past couple of months. Yesterday morning something took hold of me and told me I HAD TO!!! do it and I had to do it NOW because it’s almost December 1st. And you have to be able to count down every right? You can’t start on the twelveth? Can you? Is that acceptable? No. no. It has to be December one. My brain when it speaks it speaks fast. So Imagine all that said like a teenager hopped on pixie sticks and red bull. Oh, and add to that a high pitched voice. I’m not sure why but it has a high pitched voice and is really quite annoying

I had many ideas and googles like mad. Finally, my Mom found some old ornaments that I had loved as a kid.

I decided to work something up with those. I have ideas that couldn’t be implemented this year on such short notice so we’re going with a garland and adding a new ornament each day.

Here’s the one they chose for today:

Each one is tied on with a red string that has a number glued to it. Hopefully now Baby Boogie won’t keep asking every morning “Is today Christmas?” and the voice in my head can move on to obsessing about another project.