The Post Office called...your Sea Monkies Died!

Oh well.
Yes I am absolutely the world's worst blogger! That is a heckuva long time to go all "no post" on you. And especially since I had so many exciting things happen that I could have blogged.
Oh well.
In knitting news...
Did you ever finish a project and feel sort of sad and wistful that it was all over? Something that was a constant companion in your life for months just up and left?? Like your touchstone had disappeared?!? Like you lost your best friend?!?!
Nah, me neither.
I finished my Charlotte's Web, finally. The colors are absolutely gor-jay-us! However, there was a nasty blocking incident, and I will post a pic as soon as I fix the hole. (The lesson learned is this: in lace making, you should always change yarns at the end of a row, never in the middle of a yarn over. *well duh* Nuff said?)
I am at the toe end of a sock for me, made of the loverly Trekking number 100, a beautiful rainbow that stripes, but with a subtle blended look. I love them! And I have started the little gansey pattern from Beth Brown-Reinsel's book, it is really fun and actually easier than I thought, so far.
Also, we had the grand opening of a fabulous new store, Rose Path Weaving! She does have some nice yarns, but the main purpose of the store is lessons in weaving, knitting, crocheting, etc. I have already been, and got a big ole bag of a very nice fleece, a Corriedale X, and have been wearing my arm out, drumcarding. This was CLEAN, washed, ready-to-go wool, packed in a cute cotton bag, with a picture of the sheepie (named Jessie BTW), 2 pounds for the low low price of $12.00 American. I am going to go back and get some more probably. I got some lease sticks for my table loom, a belt shuttle, and three cones of pearl cotton (3/2, I believe), and some dowels that you clamp to the table and wind your warp on. And a Jim Hockett spindle, made of bloodwood, just because it was pretty. I need to make a little sock-spindling back-pack a la Twisted Sisters. The best part is how super friendly the ladies there are, they have munchies put out and everything. In fact I think I will go over there today to get a lesson!
In personal news, we have had all the wonderful end-of-year school festitivities! Now they are all home and fighting like cats in a bag. No, actually, the kids get along great. It's me that needs some space. Gemma has changed her hair color twice, in three days, no less. Courtney is trying to break a world's record for longest video watching without a break. Fern yells,"Mama?!?" every three seconds, afraid I might get to go pee without her.
We just had a fabulous barbecue for Memorial Day weekend, but we had to have it in the garage. It started raining that Saturday, and it hasn't quit yet. As soon as we have a hot sunny day, though, I am going to do some dyeing. Fern is big enough to get a kick out of dyeing with Kool-Aid in canning jars, and this is fun to do in the sun.
That's all for now. Hopefully, in the future, I will blog a little more, and better. That's mo' better, as we like to say around these parts!