Went shopping yesterday for Valentines, birthday, groceries etc. Discovered that two cents can cost you $15.00. Doesn't sound possible but it happened to me. I bought a package of yarn (hush) at Joann Fabric - it cost $4.99. I gave the clerk my flyer for the 40% off coupon and she said, I can't use the $5.00 off coupon (which I hadn't even seen) - the item you buy must be $5.00 or more and the yarn is only $4.99. So I lost $5 there. Then went to Best Buy to buy movies for the triplets for Valentines day. The only one I found there was $19.99 - I tried to use two of my $10 reward certificates (since with tax it would be over 20) and was informed the item had to cost $20.00 to be able to use two certificates so there was the other $10 I lost. Crazy. Of course I still have the $10 Best Buy certificate so I can go back and buy something else. I should have bought a new paper cutting board - mine was trashed this year after about 25 years of use. I remember buying it for about $5 and they are now $17.
This was Second Saturday in the Delano District. Delano is the neighborhood on Douglas with great little shops (mainly Twist - a yarn store) and on the second Saturday of each month you can get discounts if you have a special canvas bag that says Second Saturday on it. I went to Twist and got 15% off the yarn I bought (hush again please). It is safe to say that I don't stay on a yarn diet any better than I stay on a food diet.
In other shopping news - I received two books from Amazon I ordered with my $20 gift certificate I received from Amazon for pre-ordering a game for Jessica and James. The books are just marvelous - "60 Quick Knits" has 20 hats, 20 scarves and 20 mittens (!) all made in Cascade 220. I love that yarn - it is soft and has wonderful colors. The other book is "Sock Yarn - One Skein Wonders" When sorting my yarn I realized that I love to buy sock yarn - it is pretty and usually not very expensive so I have one of the canvass boxes full of just sock yarn. Problem is - I have made socks and really didn't enjoy them all that much. This book has 101 patterns that go beyond socks - fingerless mittens, hats, scarves, baby sweaters - really cute patterns all that supposedly only take one package sock yarn. I have a problem believing that but I usually buy two packages of each sock yarn so I should be able to make these items.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Yarn
I love yarn. Admitting addiction is the first step. I had a bit of a crappy day today at work. It was one of those days where a little thing has annoyed me way beyond the point that it should. Thought about it all the way home and was in a very foul mood when I entered the house. Then I saw the package. Yarn. Not just yarn - this was special yarn. Scented. Yes - Scented 100% USA grown cotton yarn. The box smells heavenly - rose petals, lavender, aloe vera, vanilla, and camomille. I plan to make sachets for Christmas presents. Had thought about making them for co-workers but probably will be more selective after today on who will get them. :)
I would like to say it made me forget all about the day but no - not really. But it sure made my evening better.
August will soon be over and life will get better. And I won't have to deal with August school starting hectic crazy schedule again!!!
I would like to say it made me forget all about the day but no - not really. But it sure made my evening better.
August will soon be over and life will get better. And I won't have to deal with August school starting hectic crazy schedule again!!!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Home again
Back home from Colorado. I highly recommend the Staybridge Suites as a great place to stay if they are all like the one in Littleton. Clean, nice kitchen and great free breakfast.
Stopped in Gove on the way home and helped the economy there a little. The yarn shop was wonderful - had yarn I had never seen before. If I hadn't already bought too much yarn last week I would have bought more. Easy to find since it appears there is only one street in town. The area reminded us a little of Iowa so maybe that is why my great-grandfather decided to settle there for awhile.
I finished the pair of socks and started a beanie. Also worked on the sweater quite awhile.
The most interesting part of the drive was the huge wind turbines along the highway - they lasted for about 12 miles and some were very near the road. I hope my pictures came out. They were between Salina and Wilson Lake on I-70.
We listened to the newest John Grisham book - 12 hour book and 17 hour drive and we have over an hour left on the book. Figure that math out. He really adds a lot of "words" to make the book longer. Very unnecessary words in my opinion. Will finish it on the next trip. We didn't start it soon enough on the trip I guess.
Maybe tomorrow I will figure out how to add some pictures of the trip
Stopped in Gove on the way home and helped the economy there a little. The yarn shop was wonderful - had yarn I had never seen before. If I hadn't already bought too much yarn last week I would have bought more. Easy to find since it appears there is only one street in town. The area reminded us a little of Iowa so maybe that is why my great-grandfather decided to settle there for awhile.
I finished the pair of socks and started a beanie. Also worked on the sweater quite awhile.
The most interesting part of the drive was the huge wind turbines along the highway - they lasted for about 12 miles and some were very near the road. I hope my pictures came out. They were between Salina and Wilson Lake on I-70.
We listened to the newest John Grisham book - 12 hour book and 17 hour drive and we have over an hour left on the book. Figure that math out. He really adds a lot of "words" to make the book longer. Very unnecessary words in my opinion. Will finish it on the next trip. We didn't start it soon enough on the trip I guess.
Maybe tomorrow I will figure out how to add some pictures of the trip
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