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Ok this morning I wake up in PAIN. Why? I twisted a muscle at the base of my neck. It's happened to me before right in the middle of my back. It doesn't feel too good, it's really painful each time I move my head up and down and now even when I go from left to right. UGH!

Remember my last post where I raved about Kate being an angel to me? Well..... Kate isn't my only angel this past week. Cindy, sent me a pick-me-up box full of yarn.

Purple yarn is already reserved for Zoe, that's IF I can find a simple 'spring' sweater for her. This yarn screams, fancy frilly girly sweater to me, maybe something with eyelet. Not sure yet, I have 9 balls so I believe that should be enough for her size. :) Cindy, you know we chatted and I REALLY appreciate this box from you. What I did get as a bonus though is a new friend! I think that is the best part of this surprise. We both got surprised this time. ;-)

The other yarn I'm not sure yet, might just use one of the green colors or the white with specks to make Zoe a headscarf. :) The bottom left yarn is Lopi!!! WOOHOO! :) I really enjoyed felting my fuzzy feets and am eager to felt something else. Of course I have no clue what yet. LOL! I'd love to create my own messenger bag pattern and felt it or not. I'm no designer though, I can see images in my head but couldn't knit them out that's for sure. In time maybe, in two days it'll mark 6 months since I started knitting. I'm very proud of what I've accomplished already, socks, cables. Things I never thought I'd be good enough to do. I learn everyday and always want to learn more, just want to learn too fast too! LOL! ;)

I finished my cable hat! yippeeeeeee! A wise woman suggested I should block it so I'll do that before posting a picture. :) It looks all nice but it fits just a tad too loose. Dh loves it and if I let him he'd gladly steal it from me! LOL! I got my spindle this week also, can't believe *I* have a spindle. Sadly enough I don't know anyone who even knows about a spindle locally. At all the yarn shops I've been too, I never saw a spindle nor roving. Guess it's a lost art around here. Here's my spindle, I haven't tried it yet as I'm afraid to spoil the little roving I have. LOL! It's soooooo soft I could sleep with it around my face. ;-) Next to the spindle is the soaker I made this weekend. Bummer is that... I came just a few rows short to complete it. ACK! :(

Today to make things a bit more exciting or just because she was bored.... Zoe cut her own bangs. Mind you, daddy was going to cut them later this evening and she knew that. I guess she wanted to "surprise" us and proove she could do it herself. ACK! :( Her hair is so ugly now. She's got teeny tiny bands as dh tried to even them out and make them look straight. UGH! Here she is in her new rag. I'll be knitting a few 'cause she needs to hide her hair for a while. I just wished she would have not done that. She's cut her hair twice now, once at around 18months and now today. Why but WHY do kids do stuff like that? Notice the bangs, how low they were on the right.

"But mommy I love you" says Zoe. -Yeah, yeah I love you too Zoe! ;-)

Ugh, my back, shoulder, neck is killing me.

hugs,