JessaLu Knits (and Spins!)

Three years ago today, I started blogging. In the past three years, I have learned a lot about knitting, blogging, coding and photography. I have also made new friends, IRL and online and I cherish you all. Thank you for joining me on this journey - I look forward to another year!

To celebrate this milestone, I’m having a contest. It’s pretty simple, really - leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered into a drawing for some yarn or roving (or both, depending on my mood) and…drumroll please….

…a $25 gift card to The Loopy Ewe. There’s a twist, though. My regular readers will be getting a bonus - if you have left a comment on my site prior to this post, you get two chances to win. ;o)

You have until midnight Tuesday to enter - good luck!

…when I posted on Tuesday (or was it Wednesday?) I may not have been 100% truthful about the state of things around here. You see, not only did I get a Wii, in the midst of a purchasing frenzy at Target for ‘Wii Stuff’ I may have slipped a copy of Sims 2 into my cart.

…I also may have installed said program on BAL (Big *ss Laptop). It’s a wonder I’ve found the bathroom this week. You should see the soul searching I’ve had to do, too. Play Wii? Play Sims? Oh the agony!

I think I may be coming up for air, though. At dinnertime last night I noticed a headache coming on and some hunger pangs… ;o)

There’s still a dearth of knitting around here so no CPH progress pictures as of yet. I do, however, have some pictures from Chinatown and the parade last weekend. We forgot the zoom lens so the photos that were taken weren’t exactly what I had envisioned, but they’re pretty, nonetheless:

I love the before and after of these photos:

…and finally, a dragon dancer:

To give credit where credit is due - RR took these photos. I was cowering against a building trying to not have a panic attack from the crowds. ;o) This was the first year we went and saw the actual parade - I think I like it better when we show up late. Usually, 90% of the spectators are gone, there’s confetti everywhere and a lone dance troupe going door to door bringing good luck to the shop owners. ;o)

Here I am, posting late again. On top of that, I only posted once last week. Why, you ask?

First, it’s hard to find eye candy in the middle of Winter that doesn’t consist of frozen tundra when you live in the frigid North as I do. Second, I blame Risa.

…because she sent me this:

You see, a couple of weeks ago she posted that she was filthy with Wii’s. Sick with them.

Okay, she had two. I had none. So I quietly asked her what her plans were for the 2nd Wii. She had no specific plans and was more than willing to ’share the wealth’ as it were and pass it on to me (for a very reasonable price, of course. She is a knitter/spinner and therefore fair and thoughtful). My family is very, very grateful to Risa for passing her extra Wii on to us (thanks again!!). However…

…you all know what I’m like when I get a new toy. I’ve been a bit…consumed. All knitting has halted. Dishes haven’t been washed in days, home-cooked meals are a distant dream and I think RR is re-wearing his socks. Things are a bit desperate and I think I’m hearing whispers that there are plans in the works to pry the remote out of my hand tonight when I pass out from exhaustion in front of the TV.

The problem with that plan? I bought Thrillville yesterday. I don’t plan on sleeping anytime soon. ;o)