Someone Hand me a Paper Bag Before I Hyperventilate!

Our friend Lisa was here last week. She knits just as much as I do and she recommended this website called Knit Picks. However, when she mentioned it she was talking about the knitting needles they have on there. I went and scoped it out but knitting needles don't really do anything for me. For some reason I wound up on that site again this morning and glanced at their yarn. This is where the heart palpitations and erratic breathing come in.

THEY'RE PRACTICALLY GIVING IT AWAY!

Now, I know I get excited about little things. Like buttons. Or cupcakes. But really, this is fantastic. I ordered a boxful of 100% wool yarn hand woven by poor Andean folk for $3 each. And a book. Ok, I'm exaggerating a little. I ordered four skeins of really REALLY nice yarn and my favorite knitting book Vintage Knits (found that for pennies as well). Have you ever seen that Austin Powers movie where the femme bots' heads explode? Well, if you have then you could draw a pretty good parallel between Powers' mojo = Yarn and Femme Bot exploding head = Hannah exploding cranium.

Oh, and on top of that I got the two knitting patterns from Hansigurumi on Etsy that I'd ordered around Christmas!The Garden Snail

The Jackalope

Star, I wish you were here. I think you'd understand the magnitude of this amazingness. All that's missing is some fresh baked cupcake to make this day coma-inducingly good.

But wait, there's more! My Grandmother Joyce was here last night for a New Year's Eve dinner and she recommended this site called paperbackswap.com. You list any paperback books you don't particularly want on their and people can request them. So you pay for the shipping out and for every book you send you get one credit and you can then order any book you want and receive it for free. Each regular book costs 1 credit to order, audio books are 2. By listing ten books when you sign up you get 2 credits to play with. I did that last night and I ordered the Forsyte Saga. I just got an e-mail telling me that my request had been filled and I'll be getting an e-mail in a couple of days saying the book has been shipped! I'm pretty excited.

Christmas Bunnies

A bunny for Star!

And a bunny for Angelina!

(and yes they have their own little stories, but you've got to be Angelina or Star to read them!)

Maurice

Is in the shop along with the rest of his buddies.

New (Fake) Bunny

Jo! Now in the shop.

So I See

1984

Mom: age 27 with Daphne the terror-bunny.

2008

Me: age 20 with Monty the abscess bunny.

Monty Wants Some Friends

Monty want... no, wait, Hannah want. No, Monty want. Aw heck, it's all the same in the end. And it looks like at the end, he'll end up with just that many more little friends!

Knitting in the Name of Cuteness

Our friend Lisa sent me a website where you can either order or download knitting patterns. The proceeds go to the Four Corners Bunny website which deals in finding homes for rabbits in the four corners area. So not only are you getting some sweet mitten patterns (from New Mexico, of all places) but you're also helping some rabbit shelters out in the process.

The Peace Gloves are my favorite. I might have to download the file. Plus the woman who created the pattern is named Nanette, which is awesome in my book.
I wish I knew a Nanette.

I'm also intrigued by the Glove Knitting book, also by Nanette.

Anyway, peruse at will. It's all for a good cause.

And here are some pictures of my buns (past and present).

Monty

Butters

Do a Good Thing Today

PetSmart has started selling rabbits.

A year ago, PetSmart refused to sell rabbits because of the high number of bunnies in the shelter (many/most of which don't find homes... and we all know what that means) and to prevent the "Easter Bunny Effect". Parents buy rabbits around Easter for their children without taking the time to research their new pet. Their children quickly grow bored with their new bunny and it eventually winds up at the animal shelter (hopefully). Rabbits can live for about 12 years, the same as a dog, these are not temporary or inconsequential pets. And now PetSmart has started to sell them in 40 stores around the country.

Please, sign this petition (it's all electronic so there's a minimum of effort) telling PetSmart that what they're doing is simply NOT COOL.

I don't think I've ever been this irritated and riled up about anything.

http://network.bestfriends.org/Petitions/Detail.aspx?pn=5&g=e79ce3cf85664250a4cabd781f1da8c6

Thank you.

Butters, 2004

Rest in Peace Dahling

In memory of Willow who died earlier this month.

We'll miss you and your cuteness...