A New Week...

The last week or so has been kind of rough for me...there hasn't been a particular reason, but I have really been in a funk and and have found myself wanting to "hibernate"...I don't think our recent weather has helped either, the sun is finally back out today, but since last Tuesday night we have gotten 38-57 inches of snow around here...my yard has about 36 inches with much higher drifts. So for the last week I have pretty much found myself just going to work and coming home and crashing...Kait has been gone since last Sunday and since she left, I have just not been able to get motivated to do anything...even stuff I like and want to do...I did make my Wednesday trip out to Fiber Whims last week (it takes more than snow to get me to miss my afternoon out there!!!!!) and on Saturday we had a babyshower there as part of our monthly pot-luck (the shower went great, and those were definitely the high points of my week). But, I have been really bad about keeping in touch with my Secret Pals, sending email and getting my rear to to post office and I apologize for that....
So , today I woke up to the sun shining and actually got my but out of bed and took Charlie for a long walk...the exercise was good for both of us and so was the sunshine! Kait called and she is on schedule with her flights coming home today...her vacation was fun, but she's ready to come home and see Charlie... and when we got home from our walk, the mailman was here with not one, but two packages for me!!!
The first one was from Ruby for the Knitted Purse Exchange...and let me tell you, she knows how to spoil a girl!!! When I opened the box the, there was a note from her and a bunch of tissue wrapped packages...the first package I opened was this!!!!!



Isn't it beautiful?!?!?! I love the color and the cables!!! And I have an outfit that it will be perfect with this spring/summer!!! And then there was the rest of my goodies...I just want to say first that when I started signing up for exchanges, a friend of mine voiced a concern that i would be disappointed because I really try to put though into the gifts I give and really try to give things that fit the person... and WOW, when I opened the other goodies Ruby sent, she couldn't have done better!!!
Ruby sent me a great pic of a polar bear snow statue (how cool!), a beautiful knit washcloth with a polar bear, adorable polar bear note cards, a HUGE dark chocolate candy bar!!! And a Fleece Artist sock kid with amazing yarn!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much Ruby!!! Hugs!!!!!!!

And my other package was from Bridgett for the handspun orphan exchange...and WOW, was the wait for this yarn worth it!!! She send me a beautiful skein of soft, wonderful Coopworth/NZ yarn with BEADS!!! She named it "Chocolate-Chocolate Chip" which is so fitting!!! I can foresee my leather dress coat with a lacy scarf made of this yarn!!! She also send me some extra goodies...dark chocolate almonds and a dark chocolate candy bar...and some stitch markers that as just So cute!!! Thank you so much Bridgett!!! This was the first exchange I signed up for and you have turned a disappointing experience into a great one!!!


I don't know what i did to deserve such great pals, but I am so grateful for them!!! Today they have motivated me to get off my rear and get my mini-skeins for "The Yarn Thing" labeled and in a box...and to get a package for my "orphan" ready for the post office and to get a couple emails sent and my bag for the knitted bag exchange will be done & felted today to get out by the end of the week...Thanks so much to my pals, I am grateful for you and for your thoughtfulness!!!