Friday, February 26, 2010

That's a hunkahunka carrot cake!!


That's a hunkahunka carrot cake!!
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

Mmmmmmm. Birthdays at Blake's Seafood in Cracker Park. WOW, this place is yummy. And if you tell them it's your birthday AND someone pours a raspberry long island ice tea down your brother's back, they'll give you gigantic chunks of amazing cake.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Biggest. Birthday card. EVER. (4 *US*.)


Biggest. Birthday card. EVER. (4 *US*.)
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

I love my husband. I hope that if any of our friends or family were watching the game that this sign ended up on TV, but I don't really care if it didn't. I've been saying it since before we went to bed last night: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RICK!!!! I love you.

Biggest. Birthday card. EVER. (4 *US*.)

I love my husband. I hope that if any of our friends or family were watching the game that this sign ended up on TV, but I don't really care if it didn't. I've been saying it since before we went to bed last night: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RICK!!!! I love you.

Cavs' Throwback Nite = Jheri Curls!!!!


Cavs' Throwback Nite = Jheri Curls!!!!
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

LET'S *GO* CAVS!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't BE 4 in row. TONIGHT BEGINS THE COMENBACK!!

Cavs' Throwback Nite = Jheri Curls!!!!

LET'S *GO* CAVS!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't BE 4 in row. TONIGHT BEGINS THE COMENBACK!!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Curiouser and curiouser...


Curiouser and curiouser...
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

So that guy with the condom on his head?? Yeah. He decided that the next Thing He Needed To Do was to bop each Stitch n'Bitcher on the head with the inflated condom. I think I could have lived my whole life without this experience, but I suppose I wouldn't *really* have known without undergoing the ordeal. Good to know, now!! I hope I'm now off the hook for the next random suggestive act of bizarreness...

Curiouser and curiouser...

So that guy with the condom on his head?? Yeah. He decided that the next Thing He Needed To Do was to bop each Stitch n'Bitcher on the head with the inflated condom. I think I could have lived my whole life without this experience, but I suppose I wouldn't *really* have known without undergoing the ordeal. Good to know, now!! I hope I'm now off the hook for the next random suggestive act of bizarreness...

Ever see ANYTHING like this???


Ever see ANYTHING like this???
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

Yes. It's a man in a bar with an inflated condom on his head. He's inflating it by exhaling through his nose into the condom. We didn't ask for this. I don't associate Shrove Tuesday with condoms. We were just sitting there knitting and crocheting, minding our very snarky biz (it IS Stitch n'Bitch after all), when this guy came over ranting about whether we'd ever heard some archetypical ''him'' complain of a too-small condom. This, OF COURSE, being the excuse (emphasis on ''X') he posited for placing a condom on his cranium. But he sure was entertaining. Plus, we got free beer out of it. Crazy.

Ever see ANYTHING like this???

Yes. It's a man in a bar with an inflated condom on his head. He's inflating it by exhaling through his nose into the condom. We didn't ask for this. I don't associate Shrove Tuesday with condoms. We were just sitting there knitting and crocheting, minding our very snarky biz (it IS Stitch n'Bitch after all), when this guy came over ranting about whether we'd ever heard some archetypical ''him'' complain of a too-small condom. This, OF COURSE, being the excuse (emphasis on ''X') he posited for placing a condom on his cranium. But he sure was entertaining. Plus, we got free beer out of it. Crazy.

Success!!


Success!!
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

We have one weaver halfway through her warp!! This is a very successful day. It takes a long time to dress a loom, so the resulting effort is always very gratifying. This is a very VERY good feeling. Budhi is a skillful weaver with a high level of craft.

Success!!

We have one weaver halfway through her warp!! This is a very successful day. It takes a long time to dress a loom, so the resulting effort is always very gratifying. This is a very VERY good feeling. Budhi is a skillful weaver with a high level of craft.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

My snuggly Valentines.


My snuggly Valentines.
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

With Bert in his lap and Cleopatra at his side, Rick sleeps off his VDay steak dinner. These are the family snugglers, and I'm about to join them.

My snuggly Valentines.

With Bert in his lap and Cleopatra at his side, Rick sleeps off his VDay steak dinner. These are the family snugglers, and I'm about to join them.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Kwaak. FYI.


Kwaak. FYI.
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

Just so you know and if you're Friends with my husband Rick, THIS is what he's talking about.

Kwaak. FYI.

Just so you know and if you're Friends with my husband Rick, THIS is what he's talking about.

It's a beautiful day for a race!!!


It's a beautiful day for a race!!!
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

That's my awesome husband!! Squint, and you'll see him waving, jut right there in the middle. He's running the Chili Bowl Classic. It's a 5K, and he's running with our awesome friends Kat and Mike. I'm really proud of them all!!

It's a beautiful day for a race!!!

That's my awesome husband!! Squint, and you'll see him waving, jut right there in the middle. He's running the Chili Bowl Classic. It's a 5K, and he's running with our awesome friends Kat and Mike. I'm really proud of them all!!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Juggling Alligator!!!!


Juggling Alligator!!!!
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

Ivy's gator has pink polka dots. We agreed it looks a little diseased, but what a happy fellow!!

Juggling Alligator!!!!

Ivy's gator has pink polka dots. We agreed it looks a little diseased, but what a happy fellow!!

Ivy's Request


Ivy's Request
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

Ivy wanted to draw something, but she couldn't think of anything to draw. So I suggested an alligator juggling tulips. While she was behind that plan 100%, she admitted she couldn't draw the alligator OR the tulips, so could I please draw them for her? She offered immediately to color it, of course!!

Ivy's Request

Ivy wanted to draw something, but she couldn't think of anything to draw. So I suggested an alligator juggling tulips. While she was behind that plan 100%, she admitted she couldn't draw the alligator OR the tulips, so could I please draw them for her? She offered immediately to color it, of course!!

Romeo waits.


Romeo waits.
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

He's such a faithful friend.

Romeo waits.

He's such a faithful friend.

Friday, February 05, 2010

AWWWWW part 1: When Cirrus Attacks...


AWWWWW part 1: When Cirrus Attacks...
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

...you have no choice but to give in. He's a very persuasive cat. You MUST give this cat love. Otherwise he will SHRED your biking spandex...

AWWWWW part 1: When Cirrus Attacks...

...you have no choice but to give in. He's a very persuasive cat. You MUST give this cat love. Otherwise he will SHRED your biking spandex...

AWWWWW, part 2


AWWWWW, part 2
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

Dan and Cirrus. And a Tanqueray gin and tonic. And a Droid. How the screaming HECK is this not someone's ad campaign???

AWWWWW, part 2

Dan and Cirrus. And a Tanqueray gin and tonic. And a Droid. How the screaming HECK is this not someone's ad campaign???

The horniest, most devilish choc cake!


The horniest, most devilish choc cake!
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

This is the ''Iron Chef'' finale: a chocolate cake with chocolate fudge frosting, ALL made from scratch. What a way to go.

The horniest, most devilish choc cake!

This is the ''Iron Chef'' finale: a chocolate cake with chocolate fudge frosting, ALL made from scratch. What a way to go.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

WHERE *AM* I????


WHERE *AM* I????
Originally uploaded by sunspotting.

The short answer is: Rocks Bar and Grill, Crystal Lake, IL. And that's probably the only answer that's critical to pinpointing our location. But it's very incomplete as far as everything else. WE ARE IN A BAR IN THE CHICAGO ARE THAT HAS FITZ ON TAP. That's right: Edmund Fitzgerald Porter. AND Great Lakes Brewing Company Burning River Pale Ale. ON TAP. I have died and gone to heaven, and heaven, while it may be in Illinois, isn't even in Chicago. I am utterly gob-smacked.

WHERE *AM* I????

The short answer is: Rocks Bar and Grill, Crystal Lake, IL. And that's probably the only answer that's critical to pinpointing our location. But it's very incomplete as far as everything else. WE ARE IN A BAR IN THE CHICAGO ARE THAT HAS FITZ ON TAP. That's right: Edmund Fitzgerald Porter. AND Great Lakes Brewing Company Burning River Pale Ale. ON TAP. I have died and gone to heaven, and heaven, while it may be in Illinois, isn't even in Chicago. I am utterly gob-smacked.