Sorry about the hiatus. Between class parties, birthdays, holidays, vacations, and that mom gig I took on over six years ago, I have had ve...

I'm back! Muddy Mountain Mama's muddy arse doing muddy yoga in muddy hiking boots on the beach (which was not muddy) True to form we...

The last time I was in Hawaii, I was on the Big Island. It was a business trip for the Businessman and I was 7 1/2 months pregnant with Vic...

Once upon a time we took my nine month old son and his Oma, Mountain Mama's Mama, to Kauai. And one night we decided to have an adventur...

The first time I went to Hawaii I was on my horneymoon . It was as wonderful as any first vacation as a married couple should be. We were on...

Today is my blogaversary. It's also my birthday and the day I leave for Hawaii, a trip that was booked nine months ago, to celebrate my ...

The Businessman is impossible to shop for. Three years ago, I got him the perfect Christmas gift--Scuba diving lessons. He was thrilled. He ...

ETA: Why yes, I do sell the Mantis costume...with improvements!  Drop by my Etsy Store and contact me from there.   The Businessman is a...

Even though the kids have no school today, the snow keeps them occupied with angelic thoughts. I love that we got 15 inches of snow...a wee...

A million years ago, I bought a pretty little sock yarn while on vacation. It looked a little like this in the skein: Then I wound it into ...

The key to my freak speed knitting on socks is that they're not frilly, lacy, cable-ey patterns. Except for a few rows of rib at the to...

Last December, I received a gift certificate for $15.00 to Cold Stone. But I don't like Cold Stone. I know. No normal person dislikes ...

First, I am pleased to announce that the recipient of the baby sweater has arrived. More importantly, he is small enough that the sweater ...

Last night was Boy's Night Out , which actually means Mom's Knitting Night but sounds more fun to the kids. When I got home, the Bu...

I am in a sock knitting frenzy. The only thing my hands want to knit is socks, on size 2 needles. For some reason size 2 makes the stretchie...

As I mentioned before, the Yarn Harlot (finally) published her pattern for Pretty Thing which readers have been bugging her about ever sinc...

Face Book has its advantages. For example, you come across a friend you haven't seen in years and she remembers you as always being a c...

My ungrateful son, Yummy, had asked for socks with a dragonfly on them last summer. I barely accommodated by squiggling some yarn in a sock...

Um, I sort of took a week off. It wasn't because I was sick, though I was. It was because I was in a knitting frenzy and I didn't wa...

At the risk of revealing another psychosis but in hopes that someone out there will identify... When you, as a woman, are sick, flat on your...