Mad Caterpillar

Last Saturday, my son went from being here:

To being here:

in the space of three hours. That is just too cool for February. The week since has been just as nice; I figured I should probably get this posted before February actually ends, though.

I have been knitting, sewing, and actually finishing things over the past few post-less months, and even remembering to photograph them. So I'll play catch up a little over the next few posts. Remember these? After all my preaching on sock monogamy, it still took me until January 08 to finish them. I was faithful (from a sock-knitting perspective, anyway -- I did have other holiday/gift knitting to do, though) but just had to put them aside for awhile. Here they are, all finished up:

As a recap, these were knit from Yarn Pirate 50% merino 50% tencel sock yarn in the Karma colorway. I used a basic simple sock pattern, 64 stitches with a picot cuff. In retrospect I wish I'd done a short row toe instead of using standard toe decreases, as the short row toe fits my foot better. But they do fit well, and I love the colors. I'm curious to see how this sock yarn holds up over time and many washings. My favorite part about these socks is how the bright green peeks out between my jeans and shoes:

Another little February highlight -- finding a little bag of cute vintage buttons at the thrift store:

I'm not usually a big fan of February in Seattle, but 2008 has changed my perspective on the matter!

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Today was the day of the traditional Seattle Seafair Pirates Landing on Alki Beach in Seattle. With the little man currently being obsessed with all things Pirate, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to swash-n-buckle with the best of them.

The pirates commandeered an old Army landing craft to get to Alki beach. Before reaching the shore, they shot off fake cannon volleys at some nearby sailboats who were in on the action, then stormed the shore with lots of "arrghs" and "grrrs" and fake musket fire.

The Pirate Captain made my son's day by coming up to him and giving him this button:

I think I may have caught a quick glimpse of Cap'n Jack himself, although with all the kid wranglin' going on I was only able to snap this hasty pic from behind. This scurvy devil was having a little too much fun showing off his cannon, and this rascal won my vote for Best Pirate Sneer.

The Jolly Roger was waved, swords were brandished, and a good time was had by all. Hubby and I are taking bets as to how many times the guy that looks like Captain Jack scores this weekend...

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Feiser pharmaceutical announced today the release of a new drug said to enhance the ability of parents everywhere to keep their children safe, happy, and even tempered, even in the most trying of circumstances.

The drug - Aquisitionex (generic name of Iwantital) is said to target the greed center of the child's brain, which takes up approximately 98% of the gray matter of a pre-adult human.

Noted researcher Dr. Ivan T Tall, and his assistants at the Human Education Learning Platform and Management Education Generalization Organization of Development for parental research, or HELP ME GOD, were assisted over the past 10 years by huge grants from both the Aaron Spelling Foundation, and the Hilton Foundation for Getting Our Brats Off Our Backs and Out Of Our Pockets (HFGOBOOBOOOP).

Dr. Tall said that "HFGOBOOBOOOP was instrumental in the last three years with huge amounts of money literally pouring in to our center, even when we said we had enough, usually with pleading, heart wrenching notes attached. It really motivated us to get this drug working."

And work it does. With a single dose, the child gets a feeling of acquisition that lasts the whole day through, without the slightest bit of whining and tantrums. There are no noticeable side effects other than angelic smiles and the occasional realization by the parent that he/she has tinnitus from the constant whining that was occurring, now that there are periods of silence.

The FDA approved the drug in a record 2 hours, after a clinical trial showing Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie sitting and chatting in the heart of Rodeo Drive, without a single package or purchase, and then leaving and going home for a quiet evening of light reading and cocoa.

"I am truly in awe of this dramatic development, and I herald it as a new dawn for parenting." said FDA chief Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D..

The drug will be available for OTC sales February 1st, and pre-orders have already topped $1Billion.

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