Holy Schamolies!!  Twenty comments!  That is a record for the old swine.  Thanks you guys, you really know how to make a girl feel special!  ;)

Spent the day with some knitting friends – Ricki hosted our little group today.  Not only are these women excellent knitters with wicked senses of humor, they are also good cooks!  Who could resist such charms?  A lovely, decadent day.  You will be happy to hear that I remembered to take the camera and will have some pictures for you tomorrow.

In other news, Purlingswine who vowed not to make any resolutions has started a health campaign.  I will not use the word diet – although I reserve the right to refer to it as a slimming regimen.  I had started keeping a food/exercise journal back in August and lost 14 pounds.  Despite that success I stopped keeping the journal.  * cue the string section for first measure of What Kind of Fool Am I? *

During the past couple of weeks I have been having an internal dialogue that went something like ….

• You know Ann, you should really get that journal going again.
• yeah, yeah I will
• It really works when you do that.  It’s such a simple thing.
• I know, I know.
• So why aren’t you doing it?
• F*** off.

Can you believe I use that kind of language with myself??

On Monday, I resurrected the journal.  I was thrilled this morning to discover that I had only regained four of those pounds and have already managed to lose one of them this week!  voila!  journaling really does work – like magic!  I have been kicking around the idea of starting another blog all about this sort of thing ….. can’t decide …..

As if that weren’t enough for a body to stand ….. My wonderful MiL called this morning to say that she bought me a Pilates machine!  The Boar and I had been discussing buying a Bowflex but discovered that one of those machines wouldn’t fit in our basement (tall machine, low ceiling).  MiL heard about this and decided to treat us.  She has been interested in the Pilates machine, but doesn’t have a spot in her condo for one.  It is due to arrive on the 19th and she and I will be working out!

Little Mr. Poe has awoken from his nap and now I must go and take him out back for a little constitutional …

Holy Schamolies!!  Twenty comments!  That is a record for the old swine.  Thanks you guys, you really know how to make a girl feel special!  ;)

Spent the day with some knitting friends – Ricki hosted our little group today.  Not only are these women excellent knitters with wicked senses of humor, they are also good cooks!  Who could resist such charms?  A lovely, decadent day.  You will be happy to hear that I remembered to take the camera and will have some pictures for you tomorrow.

In other news, Purlingswine who vowed not to make any resolutions has started a health campaign.  I will not use the word diet – although I reserve the right to refer to it as a slimming regimen.  I had started keeping a food/exercise journal back in August and lost 14 pounds.  Despite that success I stopped keeping the journal.  * cue the string section for first measure of What Kind of Fool Am I? *

During the past couple of weeks I have been having an internal dialogue that went something like ….

• You know Ann, you should really get that journal going again.
• yeah, yeah I will
• It really works when you do that.  It’s such a simple thing.
• I know, I know.
• So why aren’t you doing it?
• F*** off.

Can you believe I use that kind of language with myself??

On Monday, I resurrected the journal.  I was thrilled this morning to discover that I had only regained four of those pounds and have already managed to lose one of them this week!  voila!  journaling really does work – like magic!  I have been kicking around the idea of starting another blog all about this sort of thing ….. can’t decide …..

As if that weren’t enough for a body to stand ….. My wonderful MiL called this morning to say that she bought me a Pilates machine!  The Boar and I had been discussing buying a Bowflex but discovered that one of those machines wouldn’t fit in our basement (tall machine, low ceiling).  MiL heard about this and decided to treat us.  She has been interested in the Pilates machine, but doesn’t have a spot in her condo for one.  It is due to arrive on the 19th and she and I will be working out!

Little Mr. Poe has awoken from his nap and now I must go and take him out back for a little constitutional …

come out, come out where ever you are! It is De-Lurking Day! 

For those not in the know, a lurker is someone who reads a site, but never leaves a comment.  I know you’re out there, my stats tell me so.  Would it kill ya to comment?  a few minutes of your time would make me feel so good – I need reassurance, validation ….

c’mon, how about it?  lay some sugar on me!

graceless blogger begging thanks to Beancounter!

Kathleen is taking a break with her mother filling in, Chelsea is thinking of some changes.  Is there something going around?  I had a touch of ennui during the holidays and haven’t completely shaken it, although it could be post holiday burnout – it is hard to come up with daily entries and I may morph into an occasional poster.  I also seem to be a one project at a time type of knitter and when it comes to knit blogging, it is hard to keep that interesting.  I also have this albatross around my neck – can you see from the picture that he’s trying to get in on my bloggin action! That’s the back of my neck upon which he perches!   

If you are a rabid avid blog reader you may want to check out Bloglines, a site that will let you know when a blog is updated rather than you having to obsessively constantly keep checking.

Progress on the poncho continues.  Claire arranged the colors for me and she confirms that my picture in yesterday’s entry does not accurately represent how pretty it is.  Whew!  I panicked when I saw that picture, wondering if my eyes were deceiving me.  I am considering making Clapotis my next project ….. ain’t she sweet?  btw, I found this link which has a definition, very apt!