Here’s what I got…

She gave me more of the wonderful Cashsoft yarn which is so nice. And she gave me something that was so surprising… a skein of Fleece Artist Wool and Sea Cell blend. I’ve never spoiled myself to buy anything with sea cell in it for myself and honestly I hadn’t really expected to get it from anyone else either. I can’t wait to use it! THANK YOU SO MUCH for this!!! I couldn’t be happier or feel more spoiled than I have this round.

Thanks again so much, BRIDGEKNIT from Ravelry, you have made this a great swap!

I don’t have any particular project I’m really looking forward to doing. Right now I’m working on a vest that I’ve want to do for a long time, but I don’t know if it will ever get done with how busy I’ve been.

Here’s what I got…

First I got two packages of really unique napkins that I can’t wait to use when I host my next bunco party. Then I got tea and chocolate. Best of all is my box came from Finland so it’s foreign tea and chocolate. It’s a huge candy bar too with milk chocolate (which I love because my hubby won’t sneak it) and toffee pieces which I love too. Next was a really cute group of purple stitch markers with a humming bird on one of them. My spoilee also sent me a really neat Donald Duck comic book in her language which she wrote she thought my boys would enjoy seeing in another language. I can’t wait to take it to my cub scout den and show all the boys when we are discussing language and culture. I think they will get such a kick out of it. And on top of all this great stuff she gave me three skeins of yarn. One is a wool and polymid blend, the next is a wool and bamboo blend and the last one is a wool and silk blend. She wrote me that not all were purple (my favorite color) because purple was so hard to find around where she lived. I never thought of that possiblilty, but I’m sure glad she tried. And she even sent me a sweater pattern and took the time to translate it for me too! Her present was really great. And I still haven’t even listed the best part. She made me a scarf! And it’s not just any scarf it’s perfect. My girlfriend said it was “so me” and she’s right. It’s so me, I can’t wait to wear it. I took a picture of it…

But honestly this is a horible picture of it. It doesn’t do it justice at all. The scarf is really beautiful. I just couldn’t take a better picture with my husband all over me about being up and around taking pictures and not taking it easy.

I really want to thank my spoilee, Gargoylelib on Ravelry, I feel trully spoiled. Thank you so much for all the wonderful gifts.

But it’s a lot of work and is taking so long because I want it to be perfect. On top of that I’ve had scout functions (have an all day training tomorrow for that) and I’ve been helping out with our school’s bingo night which we just enjoyed tonight (I was up until 1am last night with that) so I just feel like this past couple of weeks or so have been such a blur! I’m so excited about the Bingo night too… I won a bag that I’ve wanted for a while now. One of the mother’s of another scout in our pack designed them and has started her own business selling them. They are perfect for knitting with a clear pocket in the front that is perfect to fit a knitting pattern in so you can see it (that was a raffle prize). Then I won a silent auction too! One of my girlfriends (the same one who’s helping me paint) has a husband who works for the sheriff’s office. His work donated 10 hours, your choice of what you want to do. I paid $75 (which works out to be $7.50 an hour) to go do whatever I choose as many things as I want… my choices are to use the driving simulator, shooting simulator, go on ride alongs with a couple of different choices for departments, and a few other things a tour of the jail and spending time with the CSI to see the latest stuff their using to solve crimes. It’s so exciting! I can’t wait.

First there is some beautiful malabrigo! I was so excited to get this, my friend who taught me how to knit is using this same stuff to make this gorgious shirt. It’s so soft I just love to pet it. Next is this really nice merino, microfibre and cashmere yarn in purple which as soon as I find a pattern for I think will be one of my next projects for me. Then I got some candy which honestly I hid in my theater room (candy has been my downfall with Halloween).

I also got a new measuring tape which is something I’ve really needed, since my youngest son keeps thinking it’s a toy. I also got coconut scented soap, my favorite smell! So just with all this I’m feeling spoiled, but then she even included stuff for my scouts! She gave me sports stickers and these really cute sport buttons.

Thank you!

You can see it here… http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/10/six-days-till-halloween/

I know it’s kind of silly to feel all flattered, but I do.

Here’s a couple of snap shots I took of the jungle gym. Their not the best because there isn’t any room to back up and get a full shot of the place, it’s just to big.

I’m going to be a woodland witch again and use my knitted witch hat…

As for my kids, my oldest son is going to be a ninja and my youngest son is going to be a “flying man” (Buzz Lightyear)

#5 – Do you like football? Who is your favorite team?

I don’t like football at all.

So my girlfriend and I surprised our four boys, we pack while they were at school and the next day took them for a car ride. A couple of hours later we arrived at Great Wolf. They were so surprised! We all had such a good time. My little one ran himself ragged trying to keep up with the older boys.

We spent most of our time in the water…

“The toddler jet ski area”

“The toddler slide”

“The wave pool”

“The Giant Dumping Bucket and Climbing Structure with Slides!”

“Climbing across the lillypads”

There were also three huge slides that I rode with the older boys, including the six story Howling Tornado!

It was amazing! We all had such a good time.

The boys also got to play a Magic Quest game where we bought them a magic wand and they could go around the hotel on different quests and adventures. They would wave their wand and random things would activate and move or talk to them. Like they had statues of wolves and bears that looked normal, but when you would wave your wand at it the eyes would light up and it would howl or talk to you. Or there was a bear skin rug up on one wall and when you would wave your wand at it it’s eyes would light up and it was tell you “your wand is ‘bearly’ working”. Then there were all kinds of pictures and books that would talk to you and help you to find jewels or secrets and you could go fight a dragon. There was this room you would only get into with a secret code and inside was a lady dressed as a fair madien and she would help the kids fight a dragon on a huge screen as big as one wall of the room. The kids loved it! They ran all over the hotel. On one quest my son had to go to the first floor to find the picture with the wolf in the stars, come back to the second floor map then go back to the first floor to active the telescope, then go back to the second floor map, before going to the fifth floor to find the star ruin, and back to the second floor map and so on. They were so tired! It was great.

On top of swimming, sliding, questing we did get to sneak in something to eat which was great too. We had smores fondue and they gave my older son a free meal and a cup cake and even had all the staff sang to him because his birthday is this month. (next weekend) And then we went to story time (with a Dr. Suess theme my youngest son’s favorite!) and enjoyed huge animatronic area that sang a song to the kids and told them a story of a little boy who got lost in the woods and how the indian lady and the animals helped him.

Even the trees sang and danced by shaking their trunks, it was kind of cute. My little one loved it. He woke up at 3:50am the next morning so I took him out of our room so he didn’t wake everyone else up. We walked down to the lobby where this was and he was bound and determined we to watch it again. (unfortunately for him they didn’t have another show again for another six hours).

We stayed until dinner time the next day and finally left for home after a whole lot more swimming and questing. The boys were all so tired. My littlest made it far enough to get some chicken nuggets and then he passed out and only woke up when we got home to have some milk and a cookie and then was back out again. This was so good for them!

I can’t wait!