I'm overthinking it...

I just can't seem to come to a decision on what color or brand of yarn to get for 2nd DDIL's Upstairs Shawl. I even emailed 2nd DS and asked about color but of course I haven't heard back from him. Good chance that I won't at all. Uff. I've gotta just pick something and get it. I'd love to go to Fargo so I could feel it and see the colors in person but I don't know when that would happen. I'm not totally sold on internet shopping. Especially if I get a brand that I've never had before. Okay enough with the whining!

It's raining now and has been since yesterday. We have about 1" in the rain gauge. This time of year rain is a mixed bag. We need rain for the row crops but with small grain harvest soon upon us we don't really need rain. Catch 22. DH got the winter wheat off by going late. We ate supper at about 1 am. And were in bed by maybe 1:30 or so. Yup. Late. Got it off before the rain came though. That's cool.

I haven't done any knitting for a couple days now and I'm starting to get a little twitchy. I've either got to do a little or start another book.

I bought the book "Julie and Julia". I would like to see the movie but I'm not sure that DH would be up for another chick flick so soon. We saw "The Proposal" when we were in Fargo. Actually it doesn't have great reviews but we both thought it was a pretty good movie. And I also got the book "Made in the USA". It starts out in SD and I get a kick out of books that are based in our area of the country. Any books that are about the tri state area usually get my attention. Anyway these books were buy 1 get 1 for 1/2 off and the clerk was good enough to do a override on the ticket and took $$ off both books because I have their store card (Borders). I'd be a really happy camper if there was a library in town so I wouldn't have to buy the books I read. Either that or if the books by mail through the state is still available. I've tried finding it on the internet with no success.

I've got vacuuming, clothes washing, dish washing, cat waterer cleaning and some cooking to do so maybe I should get off the computer and get on with it.

Oh yeah, the tv in the living room crapped out and we will need to replace that ASAP. DH is seriously tv addicted.

ETA: 3:15 pm. I just ordered Dream in Color Smooshy in Blue Lagoon. 2 skeins. For 2nd DDIL's shawl. I made a decision!!! Absolutely amazing.

Smokin' plastic

I've probably said it before but internet shopping and credit cards....you gotta love 'em! I've placed, I'm embarrassed to say, 4 orders (one for shoes that I can't find anywhere but the internet) in the last few days. And being so very impatient I'm constantly looking at my email for shipping confirmation. I really need to stop now and do some work. I've got inventory to enter and bills to pay. But really that doesn't compare to anxiously awaiting something in the mail or UPS. Yarn! Needles! Patterns! Oh my! I must say though, in my defense, that a lot of this is from the 25% off Carodan Farm sale.

I've been in a bit of a knitting slump. I had told myself that I wouldn't start another project until I get the pink afghan done. The new grandbaby is definitely a girl! :) Anyway, I'm not getting anywhere on it and I think as soon as I get the new yarn etc in the mail I'm going to start as many projects as I can. I think it will all go better if I have fun things to pick from.

So here are the things that I want to start.

Pink sweater and hat or 2 for the new little one.
Leaf Lace shawl for me, with another one for a DDIL if all goes well. Maybe both DDILs! :)
And I ordered Noro Silk Garden for a winter scarf. That might not be started right away.

I do have more things on the needles besides the pink afghan. There is a blue afghan that will undoubtably be put on hold AGAIN and there is a pair of socks that I just have lost my love for. Funny how that goes. I hope to find it back again. They will be fun little socks with a built in jacquard pattern. But they are hibernating for now. They just don't know it....or maybe they do.

Sunny weather today but cool. Only in the 60s. It's been really windy too.

Maybe I'll just check the email one more time and THEN start working.....

A great find

Today I found a new place online to get yarn and all the other goodies that go with knitting. And on sale for 25% off. Everything. Yup, they are moving and everything is on sale. Carodan Farm. If I had more people that read my blog you wouldn't find me telling this. It'd be a well kept secret! At least until I placed my order. ;)

They seem to have a lot of things to pick from and I've spent the better part of the day looking at their website. (Psst, don't tell DH aka boss, about that.)

Actually I started out on Ravelry looking for what online shops people like the most and Carodan Farms was mentioned. Only mentioned a couple 3 times but very enthusiastically. So I went to check it out. I'm putting in an order as soon as I decide what to get and how much to spend! I know I'm getting Debbie Bliss cashmerino to make a baby sweater and hat for the newest upcoming grandbaby. And some buttons. And maybe some needles. And they have suede slippers. And they have pattern books......My head is spinning. Woohoo!

Ten on Tuesday

I'm struggling here for something to write so thought I'd copy Knot much of a Knitter and do a shopping 10 on Tues. Besides that it's not snowing here any more....it's a drippy rain instead, so the pictures that I posted last aren't really appropriate any more!

Ten places I shop. And BTW, I don't really enjoy shopping all that much.

Clothes
1-CJBanks
2-Macys

Groceries
3-Oxton's--local SuperValu store
4-Hugo's store in Grand Forks

Odds'n Ends
5-Target

Pets
6-Petco
7-Pets R Inn pet store in Grand Forks

Yarn
8-Boucle LYS in Fargo
9-Prairie Yarns LYS in Fargo These are approximately a 2 hour drive to get to. And yet I consider them my LYS!
10-Michaels

So there you have it. When I go shopping this is where you'd find me. Just a little extra useless info to clog your brain! :)