Thank you Marney for being my knitting translator! (And Alissa too!) Sometimes I feel as if I am taking a creative English course and do not have a clue! I did start the sleeve. And as a bonus, will get to start the sleeve again tonight. I don't like how it came out. I am struggling with how to do increases at the beginning and end of the rows. Here's what happened. It ain't pretty....

Holey Moley! There's some air conditioning built into this sleeve. Needless to say, later today, this will be history. We'll try, Inishmaan Sleeve Part Deux. I hope you read that with a dramatic, announcers voice.

You know, having a mail order birthday is kinda fun. The presents start to come in and the birthday lasts longer that way! Here's what came yesterday.

Bethany got me a Partridge Family bus Christmas ornament! This may be one of the best gifts I have ever gotten. (Notice I said, "ONE" of the best gifts...) Not only is this a snazzy rendition of the bus that I so loved and knew well in my teen years, it actually plays music. Not just any music. It plays "come on get happy"! That's right, the Partridge Family theme song. And we are not just talking some kind of tinkling christmas ornament type music. It is the actual song! With all of the Partridge's singing their little hearts out! ESPECIALLY the dreamy one! If you are feeling like you NEED to get one too, don't despair. You can! There's more to go around.

One more vacation picture for you. I can't resist putting pictures up now that I CAN!

Here's the CN tower at night (Toronto). And you know? Oddly enough, it does look a little like a drop spindle, doesn't it? yes, I think that the world may have conspired with Snidely whiplash to get me spinning!

Come on get happy!