Hello!

I managed to get a few newbies sewn up on the weekend,

a whole pile actually. Arms sewn (not my favorite part),

ready to be flipped and stitched. Only to find my

whole pile tossed on the floor, and 3 missing arms.

Which I will not find - for weeks. They turn up

eventually, chewed on, dirty, and a mess.

Cats love monsters too, I guess. Although I am sure the

feeling is not so mutual. I cannot for the life of me

get Finnigan to stop stealing arms, and wrestling monsters.

I need to come up with a cat proof monster. Of some sort.

Yarn Mania

I am soooo looking foward to the chinook this week.

Even though The Big I is going to go into a meltdown,

the cold cold weekend was not awesome! I did normal

stuff like cleaned, cooked, got groceries, but then I started

to go a bit stir crazy. I love my kids, but they started

to drive me a bit crazy too.

House Bound.

I am an avid crocheter - I love it. I am terrible for starting

a project, and then another, and another. And in the midst

of all that, I buy this yarn, that yarn, ooooh I have to have that

yarn. And I had a DISASTER. I am sure there are a few of you

that can relate to the above knot of yarny mess.

So I spent the whole day Saturday compiling my yarn, and

then balling it. Why don't they sell it in balls already I wonder?

I can't believe how much yarn I have either. Yikes! Where

on earth did it all come from. Klip offered to help, he was the

only one though. Not a kid in sight.

So I stared with all the "bits", little scraps here and there.

Worked my way through all the knots. And then started

the process of balling the 30 or so large skeins I had. I

had the odd visitor here and there, they would come in,

tell a story, help with one, and then it was just me and Klip.

I finally got smart, and bribed the kids with bowling if

they helped out, which make the process way more speedy :) Exhausting it was. But it's done. And organized :)

I have a babette on the go, a hexi blanket, and

an african flower.... oh, and a baby ripple. 4 to finish

before I buy anymore, and start anything else!

What will I do with all those bits though? A scrapghan

of some sort.. .there will be more of that to come.

That was my weekend.

Pretty. Exciting. Stuff.

Hope you are having sunny week!

Mr. Golden Sun...Where are you??

Hi! This cold, cold, weather has sure been putting

a damper on things. Where is the SUNSHINE??!

I haven't been doing a tonne of sewing, but a bit! Trying

to get a few Valentine's guys sewn up :) I try and try to

work through my sock pile, but without even noticing,

I buy hoards more! Cute ones though, I can't wait

to get them sewn up :)

I will get a few more posted on Etsy soon :) Otherwise
not much is new in my world, Dinnon is still vacationing :(
I thought about trying to "clone" him. But after 3 attempts
I decided I just can't do it. Maybe he will turn up :) And if
not, I am SURE that he will write :)

Soon I hope to get up to some fun v-day baking too!
There will for surely be some monster pictorials :)

Have a great week! Stay warm! xo

Happy New Year!

Hello! I didn't really wish anyone a Happy New

Year in my last post. My bad! So.. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I wanted to take a quick second and thank everyone

who has adopted a monster :) 2010 was an awesome

year, and I hope to make 2011 even better :)

Another big thanks to my super awesome hubby!

He was SO much help at all my sales, I couldn't

have done it without him. - I for surely didn't want

to do it without him.

As you may have read a couple of days ago,

Dinnon is missing :( On our tour to Invermere BC for

New Years, he hopped out of the car (in Canmore I think)

and we haven't heard from him since. Domo thought he

would try and do his part by making up some signs :)

If you have any info, let me know! It would be awesome

to find him. But I have a feeling he might be touring.

He really wanted to take up ski-ing and there was a small

obsession with mountain sheep.

HELP!!

Hiya. I need your help.

We jetted (or drove) off to Invermere to ring in 2011

and I believe that during our pit stop in Camore on our

way, Dinnon possibly jumped out of the car :( I know he

was seriously excited about a possible mounting sheep

sighting. No one has turned him in at Tim's, but I do believe

that is the last placehe was seen. If any of you happened

to pick him up,or seen him somewhere, PLEASE contact me,

via email at theslagers@shaw.ca.

He is about 8 " tall, made from a grey work sock, with one

green eye, 2 snaggle teeth, and a leopardy belly.

THERE WILL BE A MONSTER REWARD

to anyone that can turn him in.

THANKS :(