Fergie & Hermit

Last night I was very excited to watch the Muppets 'letters to Santa' Christmas show. When I was a kid we watched them faithfully every week, as a family. The Muppets never failed to get a laugh or two from even the crabbiest youth.

Em & Ev went outside to play in the snow a little after 7:00 (yeah, it was dark. Whatever) I called them in at 8:00 to watch the show with me. Em came right in. Ev took a bit longer (big surprise!) We're sitting in the living room already watching the show when Evan walks in, and says "Look, it's Fergie".

"What did you say?"

"It's Fergie, the pig"

I know I had a most confused look on my face at this point.

"Where did you get the idea her name was Fergie?"

"Hermit called her Fergie."

Okay, what now?

"Who is Hermit?"

"Hermit the frog. You know."

I know it's not nice to laugh at your children, but I just about busted a gut.

"Kermit the frog called her Miss Piggy. Not Fergie."

"oh. Really?"

another childhood memory stomped to shit.

more fun gifts ideas

Get out your credit cards...it's time again for fun and completely unnecessary gift ideas, courtesy of she-who-has-too-much-time-on-her-hands.

All of today's finds can be purchased at Hipster gifts

first up is the chew by number gumball kit. I wish the GIF would have traveled; but only the JPG did. It's a lovely sight to behold. The kit comes with many diferent brands/flavors of gum, which you chew and then stick onto the canvas. Perfect for those newlyweds who need some art for their new home!

It's never too early to start thinking about Valentine's day either, since we're shopping! For your lover, a bean plant with the words 'I love you' stamped onto the sprouts. Guaranteed to grow 2 bean sprouts. How do they do it?

For your girlfriend, a bra made out of candy! A treat for her, and a treat for you!

For the pet enthusiast, we have the goldfish training school. I can't imagine anything more satisfying than teaching Goldie how to shoot on goal!

And last, but not least, is the head spa. It's like a thousand fingers massaging your scalp all at once, and you look darn cool wearing it too!

Thank you Hipster gifts, for making our world a funner place to live!

just a quickie...

Busy getting things ready for Christmas

just a drive by post to show off the cute Santa I received in a swap

I totally love him. I want to make him some friends.

Hope you are staying warm!

there's a new girl in town

Meet Pepper, the new addition to our family! She came to live with us on Monday. Bart will be driving her until April, and then she will replace the H3 and be the new PPRDIVA.

(That is the plan anyway. If GM goes bankrupt and Bart loses his job, or if they take back the company cars, then Pepper will probably move on and we start from scratch. But we are hoping that none of these will ever happen)

she's a bright chili pepper red, hence the name. Emma names everything, and Pepper seemed to fit. She's a peppy little thing. Tan leather interior, heated seats. I can plug my iPod into the dash. All good things.

SO the countdown is officially on...the H3's days are numbered. Bummer. For as much as I don't really care about what I drive, I really love that stupid Hummer.

Have a great Saturday!

Christmas concert & odds-n-ends

Emma's concert was great, as far as these things go! They played 6 songs and were done in 20 minutes...we spent more time chitchatting than the actual concert was. Perfect length of time. There are 130 musicians in the 6th grade, so there were approximately 400 people there to witness the festivities. We couldn't see Emma at all, because she is in the second to last row by the percussionists. I am amazed at how good they were.Most of these kids had never touched an instrument before this year, and they've only been playing since early October. All that practice has paid off! Here she is with her BFF Anna.

I have spent the last 3 days in a flurry of Christmas activities. Baking 2 days (the girls have been helping me so it's been fun), filling out cards, decorating the tree (Finally!), working on knit gifts and panicking because there are only 12 days left. ACK! How did that happen?

I am so not ready. But I am so ready for it to be over!

Happy Friday!!!

FO-Emma's Christmas hat & mitts

Another one off the needles! Whew. Time is closing in and I still have so many things going. It feels good to finish another project :)

A hat & fingerless mitts set for Emma, in her favorite color. I ordered this yarn especially for her. The colorway is Happy Forest, and it has tiny flecks of silver stranded throughout.

Here's a great detail shot fo the hat. It's a pretty basic cabled pattern That I liked and wasn't hard to follow. I used fingering weight (sock yarn) so I had to hold 2 strands throughout the project so that it would be warm enough.

The resulting fabric is nice and thick, without being overly warm. I think she will love it!

i got a lot of nothing

I slept three hours last night.

The house was 55 degrees when the dude came to repair the furnace.

And I got my Christmas card photos from Costco today.