whoa, where'd I go?

It's been a long time since my last post. I won't bore you with details of why I suck at keeping my blog going, but I will say that not getting on the computer every day may not be the worst thing I could do for myself and my family. I've been spending more time outside. All the wildflowers are in bloom right now, and we've been taking some morning walks, soaking up the sunshine and fresh air. I've been doing some knitting... All these babes being born are keeping my needles clicking. The hat is the same as the last one, from Last Minute Knitted Gifts, only this time I used Rowan wool cotton in this vibrant grape-y color. I knitted up some baby socks with the leftover, and man, those babies knit up quick. The background is a little blanket I stitched up. You can't see it in the photo, but I did a scalloped crochet edging around the border.
I sewed this dress for Sophie last week, even though the pattern and fabric had been in my basket for 2 months or so. This pattern gave me so much grief, between the bias trim on the neck and armholes that turned out kind of puckered, and the godets. What is a godet, you ask? Well I could use some choice words to properly describe the little #@*&!es, but I won't. Instead just say they are the little triangles in the skirt that make Schnickelfritz twirl so prettily. I used the pink matryoshka fabric for the bodice lining, and that turned out sort of cute. Of course it has ketchup stains on it already, but if I'm going to work this hard on a dress, the kid might as well get to wear it. Oh, and don't let the demure pose fool you. She is a banshee. A wild and crazy banshee.
Okay. Dearest Val tagged me to share 5 things about myself. Here goes: 1. I used to live in Alaska, when I was little. I have a picture of myself sitting on a giant snow duck my parents and I built. 2. Ever since I was about 10 I have dreamed of owning my own bookstore/cafe. 3. I smoked cigarettes for 11 years. Embroidery and nicotine patches helped me kick the habit 3 years ago and I haven't touched the stuff since. 4. I used to secretly think people who whined about really wanting a second child were just being greedy. Guess what...now I am one of those people. Ain't life funny? 5. I miss the Pixies.
Um, who do I know to tag? Not enough people. So I guess I just got to ramble on about myself for no particular reason. Ha! Good thing it's a blog.