Happy Day!

Two happy things today:  First, it’s my little guy’s 5th birthday!  We had his party this past Sunday and I have managed to stuff myself full of cupcakes in the days immediately preceeding and following said party.  All in the name of taste-testing dontcha know…  ;-)

Mmmm, Apple Walnut Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Funny story on that party day…I had waited until the night before the party to wrap and display boy’s gifts from us and from the grandparents, just to make sure there wasn’t TOO much temptation in his little life.  And when I brought them down he was over-the-moon excited and wanted to know when, oh when, he would get to open them.  I was happy to explain that he would only need to wait until tomorrow to do so.

Fast forward to the next morning…at the butt-crack of dawn when I was roused from a dream by the sounds of rustling paper and exclamations like “oh my gosh!” and “I can’t believe it!”.  I immediately knew what was happening and threw myself out of bed and down the stairs yelling “NOOOOOOO!  NOOOOOOOOOOOO!”, but it was too late… I got down there to see him standing in the middle of all his unwrapped presents.

“But I get to open them today because today is my party…”

I was horrified, and totally felt cheated out of my picture-taking rights, but I DID say he could open them that day.  I guess in the future I need to be more “time-frame specific”.  *sigh*

"Hey look everyone, I opened this before any of you were awake this morning!"

So the other happy news is that there’s been a shop update!  Lots of stuff with something for everyone: handspun, fiber, sock yarn…  ENJOY!

Buff Base - MerinOcean single-ply in natural cream