Gaming for Knitters!

I saw a large cardboard display at Game Stop today and just HAD to share with my yarny friends!

The video clips I saw makes this look like a wonderland of knitted fabrics, crocheted snowflakes, tufts of giant wool "snowballs" and chunky yarn lassos; twisted cord and crochet chain enemies; and at one point he says, "the ground feels like.....pants!".  One reviewer said the game is geared for the younger folks, won't let you die and is more fun played with a friend. Sounds totally like my speed....maybe a gift for Sydney's birthday!

More Kirbys Epic Yarn Videos

And to follow up on the Office Party. . . I did bring knitting along and it attracted MUCH attention right off the bat! Good and bad I guess; Good because I was able to evangelize the yarn crafts and I found out our Senior Director (Martyn, from England) used to knit as a child. Even though he and I have gotten along well for years, yet another connection (yeah!). Bad because I'm uncomfortable being the center of attention for anything and I'm not a very good conversationalist....unless I'm evangelizing about yarn, so I guess overall a win-win. And the food was excellent too :)

May God Bless Your Stitches,
nance

Office Party

Thursday thoughts -
Today is the department holiday party, sigh. I'm not a party kind of person. Thursday is one of my regular days in the office for the foreseeable future. The party is from noon - 3 off-site at a restaurant. I know I need to "network" because of my new role (higher level, broader reaching, blah, blah, blah) and though I know most of them pretty well (as far as knowing your co-workers goes) there are a couple I just don't like to be around. Luckily because of the place our department is in the organization I am 99% certain that no one will be drinking excessively. They're having a "white elephant" gift exchange of which I have opted out, although I did consider wrapping up one of the gifts I've knitted that doesn't yet have a recipient but due to being so close to Christmas and I'm not DONE with my gifts, I'm choosing to keep it in reserve. Which brings me to the ultimate question...If I'm not going to be drinking or doing much networking, I'm behind on Christmas gifts is it wrong of me to bring something to knit? I'm thinking, no.
May God Bless Your Stitches,
nance

Yarn Storage (aka My Little Yarn Store) - Intermission

I know you're anxiously awaiting the grand opening of my new "yarn store" but alas it's still not quite ready. Really crazy work stuff and another round of bronchitis have zapped my energy.  I did make it to knit-nite last Friday and was so glad I did. I owe huge thanks to my bestest yarny friends for their prayers, encouragement and love! It was a few hours of bright spot in an otherwise overly stressful five days of work. The craziness has now ended, successfully I would say, bronchitis is responding well to the meds and I'm getting my energy back. Christmas knitting continues and if I can finalize who's getting what [that is realistically achievable] before the weekend I'm hoping to do the final sorting and shelving of yarn this weekend. 

Big surprise yesterday - when Sydney and I got home from dance THE CHRISTMAS TREE WAS UP!!! branch-fluffing, being my department, not yet done but without warning Allen went into the attic and brought down all the Christmas stuff and put up the tree! I think this is the earliest it's been up in a decade - Allen said it was up about this time last year, my friend and I are less certain.  But whatever, we have snow, we have tree, we have many presents finished, we have a new yarn store.....life in the natural world is good.  Worship nite at the Karl's on Friday...life in the spiritual world is good too!

May God Bless Your Stitches,

nance