shame on you, you fool me once

So after getting 4 hours of sleep, I got up at 4 o'clock this morning to go to the Pittsfield Hot Air Balloon Rally to see the hot air balloons take off at dawn. It was pretty awesome. It's the first time I've been to the balloon rally since I was little, little. Here are some awesome pics I took. Enjoy!
(warning, pic heavy, not dial-up friendly)

( clicky clicky for piccy piccy! )

I've been asked to share my most recent knitting projects and because I'm Miss Forgetful, I forgot to take pictures of Roy the Chihuahua in his sweaters. But don't worry, I've still got one more for him to finish and I'll get pictures then. As for now, here are some pictures of the baby blanket I'm working on for my sister's baby..... It's only the first of two b/c she's having twins, 1 boy, 1 girl. But the blankets will be the same colors as I have somehow managed to pick the nursery colors without even seeing what my sister has bought. =D
Here is blanket for Twin #1:



This is the full blanket I have as of yesterday. Today the blue stripe on top is finished and I'm working on a second green stripe :)




Pic #2:


This is an up-close pic so you can see more detail.



 

( And pic number three has nothing to do with knitting )


THE END!

So guess what. I finished my KNITS for Kids sweater! It took me from Sunday to Saturday to knit it all. Then it took me a few hours on the following Sunday (the one we just had) to sew it all together. I know you're dying to see what it looks like, so here's a picture:



And yes there IS a neck hole!



Here's the new yarn I picked out Saturday for my next KNITS for Kids sweater. (it's so soft!!!!)



Ain't it pretty?


What's really cool about KNITS for Kids is that they let the kids choose their favorite sweater. I hope mine gets scooped up quickly. I have a feeling that this pink will totally go quickly once it's done and sent in. What girl wouldn't want a sweater this color? Okay, so maybe a girl that's a tomboy like I used to be. I used to absolutely hate the color pink. Now it's one of my favorite colors. And the brighter the better! lol

I hope everyone's having a good day!
*huggles*

Here are the latest projects.......





Vegas Armwarmers. I tend to call them Handwarmers b/c they really only cover your hands. They're comfy tho. I got the pattern from the knitting page @ About.com.




This is my crocheted Panda Bear that's pink and blue (b/c I had no black / white) and still needs arms. He's got legs now, but obviously this picture doesn't show it. I think it's pretty good for my first attempt. I got him out of an old craft magazine from, like, the 80's.



And last, but not least, my KNITS for Kids sweater:



I started it yesterday and this is how far I made it yesterday: 8 and 1/2 inches. That's the first part of the body. Now I've added on 28 stitches to both ends to start knitting the sleeves on. It's going to be a child's size 2. I thought for my first one that a small size would be more appropriate. And let me tell you, I seriously need to get some stitch markers to help me count how many stitches there are b/c once I added on both sleeves, there was 122 stitches. But luckily my mom came up with the idea to use large paper clips. My idea was to use safety pins, but of course we couldn't find any. But I'm pretty happy with my work so far. What's your opinion? Do you like the color?

Well, I'm off to start knitting again! I'll probably post another picture of this tomorrow to show you how far I got today. =)
Peace Out!

Now I have a new Holiday Icon for 2008.

I'm all happy =D

The fam came to visit me yesterday. I got to meet Teeny Tiny Andrew for the first time! Here are some pic's of the occaision!

 
Teeny Tiny & Aunty PandaBear (aka ME)



Teeny Tiny, Aunty PandaBear, and Aunty Minnie (aka Miranda)



Teeny Tiny, Aunty PandaBear and Mommy! (aka Nessa, aka Vanessa)



Teeny Tiny, Aunty PandaBear and Grampa (aka my daddy)



The Whole Fam!


I love my family and can't wait for them to come back! XD

I went out with my case manager today and took pictures of flowers from around my neighborhood.
We even went to the florists down the street and asked if we could take some pictures of the flowers in their courtyard.
So here are some of my beautiful shots.


 











And here are 2 pictures of The Bitch Kitty trying to eat my cupcake!







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So those are my adventures for today.
Next Wednesday Jen (my case manager) and I are going to go to Whites Park to take pictures.
There's a duck pond and there's a big spray / fountain thingy in the middle of the pond, so there should be some interesting things to photo.


P.S. No, I haven't started on my "goodbye" fic yet. I know, I suck. >.<