JessaLu Knits (and Spins!)

<p>That would have to be <a href="http://jessaluknits.yarncourtesans.com/exit.php?url_id=132&amp;entry_id=33" title="http://meshugemoo.blogspot.com/" onmouseover="window.status=’http://meshugemoo.blogspot.com/’;return true;" onmouseout="window.status=”;return true;">Laurie!! (and her hubby, Tom ESPECIALLY Tom.  TOM is the most awesome cheesecake-baker in the whole blogosphere.  In the world, maybe.  At least in MY world ;o) )</a></p> <p>Guess what was waiting for me when I got home from work today…</p> <div style="text-align: left;"><img style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0.7em 0pt;" alt="medium_10-27-2005_012.jpg" src="http://jessaluknits.blogspirit.com/images/medium_10-27-2005_012.jpg" /></div> <p>that would be CHEESECAKE!!! Woooo!!! (we love Laurie AND TOM.  TOM is AWESOME!!  His cheesecake is superduperdeelicious!!)</p> <p>It’s a small one, because I knew there was no way in hell I’d be able to restrain myself from eating the ENTIRE thing once it crossed my threshold.</p> <p>I was right.</p> <p>First, I had to wrest it away from the teen</p> <div style="text-align: left;"><img style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0.7em 0pt;" alt="medium_10-27-2005_013.jpg" src="http://jessaluknits.blogspirit.com/images/medium_10-27-2005_013.jpg" /></div> <p>she threatened to lick it (to claim ownership) but I got it away from her before she tainted it :o)</p> <p>And now? Now it’s gone - she made me share it with her and I did but I ate my half in about five seconds.</p> <p>THANKS LAURIE!!! It was AWESOME!!! ;o)  (and TOM!!!  Thanks TOM!!!)</p> <p><i>*update* I forgot to mention Tom the first time around…I hope I made up for it ;o)  SORRY TOM!!  PUHLEEZ don’t withhold baked goods because you’re angry with me, k? </i></p>

<p>Tonight was pumpkin carving night at chez ‘lu - everyone was directed to pick out a squash and gather ’round the kitchen table for family fun time (dammit.) Please remember, the child is grounded at this time so fun was *not* had by all.</p> <p>So since she hasn’t gotten clearance for sharp objects yet we decided to make sure she was watched closely - here is Uncle Dave making sure she didn’t cut anything life-threatening</p> <div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://jessaluknits.blogspirit.com/images/medium_supervision.2.jpg" alt="medium_supervision.2.jpg" style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0.7em 0pt;" /></div> <p><i>looks ready to jump in to save her at any moment, doesn’t he?</i></p> <p>Then it was time for me to start working on my pumpkin…</p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <div align="left" style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://jessaluknits.blogspirit.com/images/medium_pumpkincarving.jpg" alt="medium_pumpkincarving.jpg" style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0.7em 0pt;" /></div> <div style="text-align: left;">after we were done it was Roger’s turn - just look at the unwavering concentration, amazing, isn’t it?</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://jessaluknits.blogspirit.com/images/medium_pumpkins_015.jpg" alt="medium_pumpkins_015.jpg" style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0.7em 0pt;" /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;">all that work produced these</div> <div style="text-align: left;"></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://jessaluknits.blogspirit.com/images/medium_pumpkins-031.jpg" alt="medium_pumpkins-031.jpg" style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0.7em 0pt;" /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;">So now we are asking you to vote - which one do you like the best?</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for voting! </div> </div> <br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blogpoll.com/poll/view_Poll.php?type=java&poll_id=28589" language="javascript"> </script>And for the record, I counted 7 ‘this sucks’, 19 ‘this is gross’, 493 ‘ewwww’s and 1 ‘I hate you’ (which was p<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">receded</span> by two grown men acting like 12 year olds and picking on her like crazy so I’m letting it slide.  This time.)

<p>There once was a girl who read <a href="http://jessaluknits.yarncourtesans.com/exit.php?url_id=277&amp;entry_id=35" title="http://www.knitty.com" onmouseover="window.status=’http://www.knitty.com’;return true;" onmouseout="window.status=”;return true;">Knitty</a></p> <p>Who one day found the <a href="http://jessaluknits.yarncourtesans.com/exit.php?url_id=278&amp;entry_id=35" title="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/PATTclapotis.html" onmouseover="window.status=’http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/PATTclapotis.html’;return true;" onmouseout="window.status=”;return true;">Clapotis</a></p> <p>She declared ‘I must have one’</p> <p>Cast on with <a href="http://jessaluknits.yarncourtesans.com/exit.php?url_id=279&amp;entry_id=35" title="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/yarndetail/6" onmouseover="window.status=’http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/yarndetail/6′;return true;" onmouseout="window.status=”;return true;">Blue Heron</a></p> <p>And two weeks later proclaimed ‘fini!’*</p> <p></p> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, ‘_blank’, ‘width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0′); return false" href="http://jessaluknits.yarncourtesans.com/exit.php?url_id=280&amp;entry_id=35" title="http://www.simplyirresistible.biz/images/Clappy1.jpg" onmouseover="window.status=’http://www.simplyirresistible.biz/images/Clappy1.jpg’;return true;" onmouseout="window.status=”;return true;"><img width="150" height="112" border="0" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" alt="Clappy" title="Clappy" src="http://jessaluknits.blogspirit.com/images/medium_clappy1.2.jpg" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Gratuitous close-up shot:</p> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, ‘_blank’, ‘width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0′); return false" href="http://jessaluknits.yarncourtesans.com/exit.php?url_id=281&amp;entry_id=35" title="http://www.simplyirresistible.biz/images/Clappyclose.jpg" onmouseover="window.status=’http://www.simplyirresistible.biz/images/Clappyclose.jpg’;return true;" onmouseout="window.status=”;return true;"><img width="150" height="112" border="0" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" alt="Clappy" title="Clappy up close and personal" src="http://jessaluknits.blogspirit.com/images/medium_clappyclose.2.jpg" /></a> <p>Yarn: Blue Heron Yarns Lenpur Chained Ribbon color Tulip 550yd skein - 1.? skeins (a little over one)</p> <p>Needles: Size 8 Denise</p> <p>Time to knit: Forever</p> <p>okay that’s it, I’m going back to watching I love the 80’s 3D (only not in 3D cuz it sucks) and working on my <a href="http://jessaluknits.yarncourtesans.com/exit.php?url_id=282&amp;entry_id=35" title="http://glampyreknits.tripod.com/glampyrephotos/id91.html" onmouseover="window.status=’http://glampyreknits.tripod.com/glampyrephotos/id91.html’;return true;" onmouseout="window.status=”;return true;">v-neck</a></p> <p><i>*I had a bunch of stuff going on so it took me a while and I don’t speak French so if I messed up the French up there I apologize.</i></p>