Falling for Ewe Question 5

Am I a big football fan?

The answer is not really. I used to like it when i worked sundays at a bar and i would have money on the game and i would get good tips the more my customers would drink. But I would have to say that I am really not a big sports person. I will watch it if people around me are but just not a fan.

Our Beer Fest was a hit!!!!!!!

We had a wonderful turnout for our 1st annual Beer fest. We had about 30 people, 295 beers and 65 different Kinds of beer. All of the food was a hit also. We had beer brats, kielbasa and a ton of sauerkraut and german chocolate cake. The sign was made for us from a beer rep.


My husband. Really bad pic but we all had a great time.


A poker game even went down.

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What is your favorite thing about Autumn.

There are so many thing where do i start.
I love the colors the rich reds and oranges. I love being able to wear big comfy sweatshirts all the time. And being able to wear legwarmers for a porpose other than style. I love going to the apple orchards the smell is amazing and of course halloween. That is my favorite holiday of all time. What other holiday can you get away with wearing rediculous costumes out in public. When i was pregnant and had a little prego belly i dressed up like britney speers. That was the only time i felt comfortable with my belly hanging out. LOL other times it just couldn't of been prevented. But i love everything about autumn. And it will be really fun when i my son will learn about leave piles.

Okay i am going to post a bunch of pictures all at once. Here is one of my puppy Buster. Well she's actually 8. But is still think of her as a puppy.











Okay and these are the pictures of our trip up to Rinelander to visit our new neice


Abby Bess Mangerson at 2 months old
Joseph with Abby Bess
Joseph on the pontoon
Joseph and Gavin on the train Look out!
Dave and Joseph in front of the Hodag


And these are the pictures from Dave's aunts 50th birthday party. It was a hawiian theme

Joseph in a grass skirt

My crazy husband and his coconut bra

My husband and his date Harriet!

Joseph Playing in the pool

A couple weeks ago we were out on the deck and joseph started to play in the pool. I decided to video him from my camera and got the funniest video and wanted to share it. Hope you enjoy. I laugh everytime i watch it.

New Neice

I am excited this weekend we are going to Rilander WI to meet our new neice Abbi Bess. she lives in new york so we will only get to see her a couple times a year. It should be fun I Will post pics when I get back.

Hello all

Well I just received my first swap package today. It was from a swap on swap-bot it was for unusual holidays. i received some fabric for sewing machine day. A teddy bear pin for teddy bear day, a book and book mark for read a book day, some really preatty stones for collect rocks day, and some stickers of skyscrapers for skyscraper day. What a fun surprise to get in the mail. I went shopping today and got the yarn for my partner for my purse swap. Really nice colors it will go with anything. I hope she likes it. I will start knitting after my skirt is done. I have 5 more rows to go on it and then the waistband. I still haven't decided if i am going to do elastic or a drawstring. I suppose i will have to see how it fits first. My favorite things swap is almost ready to go in the mail. and i have two others that need to go out. And lots of projects to get going on. Better get busy.

Hello all

Falling for EWE autumn swap questionnaire

1. Do you knit or crochet? How long have you been at your craft? I do both but mostly knit i have been knitting for 2 years and i learned how to crochet when i was 8 so 18 years ago
   
2. Do you spin? What type of spinning do you do? i have a drop spindle and i really want to learn how
   
3. Are there any other crafts that you participate in? scrapbooking, cardmaking, and polymer clay
   
4. What are your favorite yarns/fibers? i like them all I love noro I like interesting color blends and really soft yarn
   
5. What are your LEAST favorite yarns/fibers? acrylic
   
6. Are there any types/brands of yarn that you are dying to work with but haven’t gotten a chance? lace but i am intimidated by it because it is so thin i don't know if i would ever finish a project with it. i have never tried knitpicks wool heard alot about it
   
7. What are your favorite types of projects to knit/crochet? one skein projects, slippers, purses, felting, and shrugs just look at my projects on ravelry and you'll get a good idea
   
8. What are you currently working on? Anything you plan to start this autumn? i am finishing my butterfly skirt, want to start the sock yarn blankie, need some new slippers and i always have a bag or two going and i am working on the vogue lacy dress maybe i will get it done for next summer
   
9. What is your favorite FO? (Please, post a picture if you would like.) I like them all because of the fact that they are finished but i made my husband a balaclava and it was my second project and it turned out really good. And then i was hooked!!! No pic of it yet it is stored in winter wear right now.
   
10. What is your oldest UFO? My butterfly skirt started it after the balaclava when i saw it on knitty gritty 2 years ago. Finishing it for the ravelolympics
    
11. Are their any knitting/crochet techniques that you would like to learn? I am always open to new techniques. I would love to make a felted purse and embellish it with some needle felting. or embroidery never learned how to embroider
    
12. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? I would like to be but only on two circulars i tried one and got the second sock syndrom sick size 10
    
13. Do you have a yarn winder and/or a swift? no but i would love one my son tangles it up when i try to wind it up around my feet.
    
14. Where/how to you keep you needles/hooks? I have a plastic container circ's are in baggies and other needles are thrown in no ogranization what so ever
    
15. Do you collect anything? not really, picture frames i guess i love to take pictures i love jewlery the long dangely earings
    
16. What is your favorite type of music? Are you MP3 ready? I am open i like unique stuff like on public radio i love lilly allen no country or light music i listed to dance, hit list alternative and a little rock love kid rocks new song
    
17. Do you like sweets? What are your favorites? chocolate, truffles, jelly belly's, and taffy
    
18. What is your living situation like? Any pets? Children? a german shorthair pointer and siamese and a 17 month old son named joseph and a husband David
    
19. Are you allergic to anything? nope just rude people
    
20. Do you have an online wish list (Amazon, Etsy, Loopy Ewe, etc.)? Please include links for your swap pal. no
    
21. Are you having a birthday during this swap? nope
    
22. What is your Ravelry ID? stoofyknits
    

The great knitted purse swap

Well the purse swap is underway. I was so excited this morning to send out everyone's partners. I hope everyone is happy with who they have. I feel we have a great group and i am excited to see the packages that everyone gets.

And how is my slacker olympic project going? Well I have finished another row. I now have 10 butterfly rows done. I have between 4-7 left. Gotta see how long i want to make it. I think I might actually get it done..... But i should really be knitting instead of blogging. That is what Dave says all the time. So back to the grind. Plus Joseph is still sleeping so maybe I can get another row in before i have to go to the grandma and great aunts birthday party.

Purse Swap

Well the count down only 3 days till I announce the partners for the swap I am getting excited. I hope everyone is as excited as I am.

Yesterday's Mail

Yesterday I sent out the first of my long list of swaps that I am participating in. I started the sock yarn blankie and so i signed up for the 5 gram sock yarn swap. I decreased my stash by one skein of yarn YAH!. Also on swap-bot i signed up for the orange stitch marker swap. I made some really cute pumpkins I will post those tomorrow. I hope my swapee likes them i think i remade them 5 times because jospeph kept touching them and squishing them. LOL. but he just woke up so gots to go shopping with my brother.