Thu 4 Oct 2007
Is it me (and a perfectly fine answer would be “yes!”) or am I crazy?
Did October come and surprise you too? I am a fully grown adult (by size… not always by psychology) that understands the concept “August, September, OCTOBER”. Hell, even my 4 year old does.
October finds me, every year, with my pants down.Figuratively speaking, of course. My pants really do stay on in public.
It is a month of many things here at Chez’ (Fiber Addicted) Mama. To start off… there is my birthday. I am that annoying (wife, mom, sister) that talks about her birthday incessantly. I love my birthday. I love the celebration… the presents are sweet… but I love to hear D and the cowboy sing to me. The cowboy gets to pick the cake… and this year I hear that a princess cake is in my future.
I have never had a princess cake…. I am so pysched!
October also brings other family birthdays… my sister, Bird… my dad.. a couple aunts… and now a new little one for us to love.
October brings RHINEBECK. I HEART RHINEBECK in a huge way. I get to hang out with friends … meet some more… and generally have it be acceptable to drool and pet fiber in public. I will be there (sans familia!) all weekend.
Stitches comes first… and while I am generally iffy on what that convention does to our local knitting economy… I will be there (with a gifted all-access pass!) to catch up with folks and roam the floor of the market …a renegade taking bloggy photos even though they say not to.
October also has HALLOWEEN! My favorite holiday… I am trying to instill the joys of the fright-fest into my 4 year old… not to scary this year… but boy! do I have plans.
I also have GREAT plans to share in the future… a little something that I have been thinking of for a while…. I won’t give them away just yet… but … if you are a budding fiber artist/dyer/spinner I would love to talk to you! Email me to get more details…
Ok friends… I am off to start my day (coffee… yum!) and buy a zipper for FUGL.. she is done and ready to steek (EEK!)
October 4th, 2007 at 8:13 am
yep - it always sneaks up on me too! I am still wondering where July went!!!!! Can’t wait to see this Princess cake - what a great idea to let him pick!
October 4th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Wait… what happened to August? AND September? Gak!
C U @ Rhinebeck, lady.
October 4th, 2007 at 10:34 am
halloween is my favorite. and i love it scary. no cute pumpkins smiling on my porch!
and i just bought the halloween t-shirts for the year. the good part? walmart finally got men sized halloween t-shirts! now my 15 year old won’t have to miss out this year, and i got a good one for hubby, too!
October 4th, 2007 at 10:42 am
I too adore Halloween! Unlike Christmas there are no expectations of cards, gifts, etc. to add stress. Just silly costumes and CHOCOLATE! Mmm. When I win the lottery I’m flying back to Rhinebeck. It’s the talk of the blogosphere this time of year. And a happy early birthday to you too!
October 4th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Ooooo a princess cake. How cute that is what he picked.
I still think it is August. But I love October too! So I hope it doesn’t go too fast.
October 4th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Just keep in mind that October mean wintery weather is near and that means you get to wear your awesome new Lopi sweater sooner!
I can’t wait to see it steeked!!
love ya!
October 5th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I love October too! My birthday is Oct 11 and I cannot wait.
October 5th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
It STILL doesn’t feel like October around here. perhaps the warm weather has something to do with that…