Am I asking too much?

Ok, I don't normally slam anyone for no reason.  So this post is going to be about frustration......grrrrrrr!

I ordered The Encyclopedia of Tunisian Crochet from chezcrochet.com on May 6th.  I have yet to receive my copy of the book!!  I understand that Arnie has health problems.  I understand that there is probably a large number of orders that she has received.  But come on!!!!  It has been almost 3 months!!

My friend ordered her book a week after I did and after some prodding she got her book more than a week ago.  I don't want to be a b*&^h about this but I want what I paid for.  This woman has had my $30.20 since the beginning of may and has given me nothing but excuses ever since.  I used Paypal to pay her and I only had 45 days to dispute the payment.  I am now screwed out the money and I don't see myself receiving the book anytime soon.

My last resort is to call her home number and ask when I will receive my book.  I don't want to do this because I don't like bothering people at their personal address with a matter that pertains to their business.

What does a girl have to do to get what she paid for??????

Jett... supposedly taking a nap

   So Jett was sent upstairs to take a nap.  I am at work, so Paston and Browyn are sitting downstairs watching tv when they hear their little brother crying.  It is not his ordinary cry so Paston runs upstairs to see what is wrong.  Paston gets to the top of the stairs and starts laughing.........which prompted Browyn to bring her camera.  The following pictures are of Jett with his favorite stuffed animal Kokiri in a very uncomfortable situation.  Kokiri is Korean for elephant.
   It turns out Jett took his shirt off and decided to put it on Kokiri.  He then slipped into the shirt himself and put Kokiri's legs in his pants.  After accomplishing this feat, he could not get out of the shirt. 
  Once he saw the camera he was quite vexed and didn't want his picture taken....AT ALL!!  I hope you enjoy the antics of my 5 year-old son......I know I had a good laugh!!!

Louisville Kentucky.....

I have had the greatest time here in Kentucky!  I met my husband down here after taking my first train ride!!  What a cool trip!  We attended the Mid American Truck Show.  There is no way in hell you could see everything in the three days that they run it.  I have met tons of amazing drivers from all different companies and even got to party on the liftgate of Rob's truck.  It has been exhausting but the ultimate in fun.  Now I get to hop a bus at midnight and catch a train from Indianapolis to Chicago and another from Chicago home.
I have had so much fun, but I sure miss the kids.

JennyLou's Lace Snood

My pattern has finally been tested and is ready for it's debut on Ravelry.com!!  I am so stoked.  This will be the first design that I have up for sale so I am really excited.  So come join me on Ravelry.  My user name is JennyLou so look me up!

A Long and Fun Weekend

Holy Cats!!  I had just the best weekend ever!  I went to Stevens Point WI and saw a fantastic band called Altered State www.alteredstaterocks.com  The drummer, Jim, is a high school classmate of mine and I just had to see what his band was all about.  They are amazing!
I spent some time with other high school classmates and dealt with a very drunk ex-husband.  I am just glad that I don't have to put up with that anymore!
And then to top off such a great weekend, I came home to a clean house.......yes, A CLEAN HOUSE!!!  What could a mom like me have done in a past life to deserve that?  I have some fantastic kids and I thank them for doing such a good job taking care of the house while I was gone.

Lady Sparrow Scarf-test pattern

I liked the pattern so much I just had to knit it again!!  So here it is in Cascade 220!

I finished this scarf in less than 3 days.  It went so quickly and looks so elegant even though it is a very simple pattern.  Next time I will make sure that I use two balls of the same yarn when it is variegated.  I didn't really like the join in the center of the scarf.

I'm done, I'm done!!!

I got it done and I am so happy with it.  It didn't even take that much to get all the stripes to match in certain places.  It took about 23 hours and about 1 1/2 balls of Lang Yarn's JaWool.  Now I am off to the next project.  I think I need to design a new pattern or two.  It is just too much fun!!