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I do not normally post on the weekend, but this morning I came across this pattern for a beautiful pair of mittens (which can be found HERE):

and was dying to find out if my local yarn shop carried this yarn/color. (It is Crystal Palace - Mini Mochi, #101 - Intense Rainbow.)

I was the first one at their shop this morning, and YAY... they had the yarn! I plan to knit up a pair for myself (Is that wrong? Always feels wrong somehow to knit for myself!) When done, I will create a scarf to match. (They have a hat to match, which can be found HERE, but for the most part, women in our family don't look smashing in hats, so we tend to save wearing them for the most inhospitable weather when we are willing to ignore appearance for warmth!) Anyway... it will require tons of will power not to get my needles out... but I have a busy day ...and miles to go before I knit, ...and miles to go before I knit :)

BTW... Tim gave me an early Christmas gift last night... a macro lens... "It's yet another in a long series of diversions in an attempt to avoid responsibility." He's such an enabler!

Got a most exciting phone call last night. Meghan and the Little Lady are coming in for a visit. Daddy, fondly called Drew Drew Bums by me :) is going out-of-town, so the girls decided to fly in for a visit. YAY! They will be here through Saturday, so if you see very little of us, you know that we are snugglin' and smoochin' and generally enjoying the company of the girls! Having said that... must get a move on... "miles to go before I sleep, miles to go before I sleep" :)

We are back and mostly ready to roll up the old shirt sleeves and get to work. Give us a few days to reacclimate, as it were, and we'll be good to go.

In the meantime... here's the Little Lady. (We just figured it out... she is 9 months old, I've seen her 7 times although she lives 7 hours from us... but it still isn't enough :) Miss her like crazy each time we part! Anyway... I really don't want to be one of those Gammys that always comes bearing gifts, but I saw this, and couldn't resist. She adored it.

Tim and I just spent the past few days with the Adorable Little Lady and her equally cute Mommy and Daddy! It was wonderful, but as always, as I lost site of their house upon our departure... Niagara Falls! Unbelievably hard to say goodbye each and every time! But enough of that nonsense :) We had a marvelous visit, very relaxed and had lots of time with the wee one. As all grandparents do... we came bearing gifts! Two of her favorites with the Wooden Rainbow Tunnel I bought from Bella Luna, and The Doorstop Bunny, this one named Nibbs, that I made her. Because I can... her she is enjoying her new booty! 

The Little Lady with Nibbs...

Enjoying here Rainbow Stackers. BTW... THIS is why it is so important to provide your children with safe, non-toxic toys! The purple center of the rainbow has become The Little Lady's favorite teether. Notice the scrap marks :)

The little tutu outfit... adorable, right? Also a Gammy indulgence :) Although it is so hard to say goodbye, it is always nice to get back home. (Ah, my bed over a futon :) Tomorrow I'll be ready to start tackling some new projects and sharing some info about a change in our format and telling you about a rather unique giveaway!