The Dark Faerie is almost done

I've finally gotten most of the baby's costume done. I told the two bigger ones that this year will be the last time we get to decide what she will wear. Next year, she'll be 3 and will definitely have ideas of her own. So they decided she should be a Nightmare Before Christmas fairy (and a touch of goth, thanks to Mummy's gentle prodding). I've got to put together her skirt and adjust the wings she got as a gift for her birthday...she is going to be so cute!

On a sad note, my cousin is headed back to Japan at 7 am. I am so glad that I have finally gotten a chance to get to know some of my Japanese family and that the kids are really excited about the people that they have met. I was so cut off from them for such a long time....We hugged for a long time, and I had a little cry in the car. But at least we can keep in touch and she is planning on coming back to Toronto soon. Yeah!

Samhain is coming, the pumpkin's getting fat

One more day until Samhain...the kids are going wild and I've been preparing for their costumes, pumpkins, our family feast to share with our ancestors and some kid friendly divination...I'm thinking that it will help us make a decision regarding Matt's job situation. Maybe some advice from the other side with shed some light on all the possibilities.

My cousin from Japan is leaving tomorrow morning, so we are going to bid her farewell tonight and give her the cool Ruffles scarf (from Scarf Style) that I finished YESTERDAY. She helped Kool-aid dye the frogged yarn with the kids, so I thought that it would be a nice parting gift.

I've also started another Ruffles scarf, this time for the kids' silent auction. I'm not so crazy about the colour, but different people have said that they like it. I guess I'll do a bit, see how I feel and if I hate it I'll felt a small purse instead.

There are Witches in the air!

Well, we're finally getting things together for Samhain. Can you imagine? Pumpkins for 88 cents! And the neighbours already used my idea of dangling shredded garbage bags from the porch...so I've got to come up with something else. As for the kids, I've got their costumes half made, hopefully they will be done by Monday. Maybe next year I'll knit them haha.

Ooohh...the dangers of yarn shopping...

I went with the kids today to the yarn store and I broke my promise to myself not to buy any more yarn until I had finished some of my UFO's. Haha, very funny, needless to say my will was defeated and I broke down and >HAD< to get myself some cool Paton Kroy sock yarn in "Winter Eclipse", and the Bernat Softee Chunky "Black Berry" for my son's socks and new circs to knit my dad's Yule present. And how could I resist those adorable bats????

I cringe when I see photos of other people's stashes gone wild, but I think that I'm well on my way there! I guess I had better get knitting those presents...Yule is coming on quickly and I just realized that I am no where near ready for Samhain which is HOW MANY DAYS AWAY??? Time to get out the sewing machine!

I have been assimilated!!!!

Ok, so I've finally given in and created a blog. It's not like I can afford the time to be posting, since the 3 kids and loving husband take 27 hours of the day. And what about the knitting? And the sculpting and the stained glass and the gardening and the sewing and the.............

*sigh* See what you have gotten me into?