I am on the front page of Foundmagazine.com today! Woot!



I found this almost two years ago when walking around with little baby creep.

I am proud to (very belatedly) announce that I am the winner of a 2007 Bobby Award for the Funniest Ugh Picture. I was nominated for this category by a complete stranger and was more than honored to be placed in the running for this most prestigious of awards.

Even before I found out that there was loot involved:



My favorite gift (and now the unofficial mascots of the Minneapolis/St Paul Drunken Knit Night):




And without further ado...the photo that started it all...Got Gauge?:



(because I am feeling very tired and even more pregnant I am going to be lazy and give you the excerpt straight from my Ravelry Page)

This was one of four horribly failed attempts to knit a sweater when I first started knitting years ago. Each one was unique in its horribleness, but I think "Got Gauge" is my opus of awfulness.

I have no idea what needle size I used, but looking at it now it must have been at least a size 10. This was also back in the day when I thought that $5 for a sweater sized ball of yarn was a great idea! So not only did I knit for a month to finish the #@$%#$% thing but it squeaked like crazy the whole frickin’ time.

The worst part? When I tried it on and it didn’t fit - oh the shame of the next words - I gave it to my mother for Christmas. She being a kind and loving mother smiled and thanked me and tried it on (er, kind of) and praised me for my thoughtfulness. She pulled it out this last Christmas when I was home and showed it to me, we rolled on the ground laughing until we cried.

It is still up in my closet, I don’t know what to do with it. My friends helped me take some pictures to remember it by, but I still can’t get rid of it. Maybe exposing my shame on Ravelry will help with the closure.
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By popular demand I give you: The Quadfecta (which is really a word, I looked it up)

Got Gauge?
The aforementioned gift from a bad bad daughter.

How Far Along Are You?
A hoody that is still making the rounds on the pregnancy circuit (because it was as wide as it was tall)

Indecent Exposure
An unintentional roll-bottom sweater that rolled up to right under my breasts (a la early Brittany Spears), er, knit in fuzzy denim-flecked acrylic bulky yarn.

Are Those Your Arms Or Is Your Sage Green Orangutan Just Happy To See Me?
A sweater made out of very very expensive baby alpaca made into a pattern that must have been written for mercerized cotton - needless to say it didn’t turn out Quite Right. That and I seamed the arms so tightly that I couldn’t put it on.
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In Other News: Why is the thought of posting so much more tiring than the actual act of posting??

This is the Electronic Panther (EP) with a special bulletin:

As you know we've been awaiting the arrival of a new member of our family. It's been a long time coming, but I would like to introduce all of you to our new boat:



We haven't named her yet. We're still trying to work that out.

Special thanks to Shakopee Marine who hooked us up with an affordable yet roadworthy trailer.

The EP's birthday, Valentine's Day and our Dating Anniversary* all fall within one week of each other. I give you our:

Valiannibirthday Day

Happy Birthday EP! May you never run out of childhood photographs for me to scan and put on the internet.





Happy Valentine's Day! Here are our Valentine's Dinosaurs to celebrate this holiday the right way.





(just kidding) Happy Anniversary Honey!



*We tend to celebrate our February Dating Anniversary even more than our July Wedding Anniversary because in Minnesota you really need something to celebrate in February