During the Businessman's company Christmas party we were chatting with another couple about the "Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest....

Almost three years ago I got my 6yo (who was almost 4 at the time) some hermit crabs. The're still alive. Just spending a few days glean...

The knitting god(esse)s are mocking me. I decided this Christmas (2010) was going to be the Christmas that I knit socks for everyone and the...

Warning: What follows is a goofy story about parenting. Vicious goes to a church-based preschool because it's cheap, close, and the curr...

A mitered placket. Carefully bound facings: A grievous error in the form of a loop of yarn I failed to catch completely. (But we'll just...

Hello, my name is Vicious, Vish, and Vichyssoise. Mom has been working on several projects. I help by trying to pick up the cat, hitting my ...

Ravelympians (and anyone else though I have no idea who you'd be), feel free to use my ring chart. Anyone doing the rings in cables?

Two and a half years ago I started and completed my Ravelympics 2008 project. You can read of my shenanigans here . During the general chaos...

I sewed my lifelines: I sliced open my knitting: Then I helped Yummy with his homework. But what I really wanted to do is lie down in a dark...

Today's smoothie: Kale and red leaf lettuce loosely packed to top of blender 2 cups water 1 cup frozen cherries Kept it simple today. Y...

Dale of Norway (it has been pointed out to me that it's pronounced DAH-lay but I still think of it as Dale because I'm American and ...

Though it's not my New Year's Resolution per se, I have been challenging myself to drink 2-4 cups of green smoothie every day. What ...

This last summer, my next door neighbor was bemoaning the fact that one of her 10 year old boys is wearing the same size shoes as her. I loo...

Well, the bustle, noise, confusion and general angst of the Holidays are past, with the exception of Valentine's and Easter but we won...

So...how are things? I'm close to finishing this: I've also placed an order for yarn to start my Christmas gifts for next year. Beca...

I'm going to try and play this off as an adventure in parenting, but it is a little heartbreaking. The final Cubscout Pack Meeting (the ...

Among the other Christmas niceties like buying gift cards, discovering people don't like Starbucks (I know, right?!), buying other gift...

I decided everyone is getting socks for Christmas. Next year. This year my sock selection committee narrowed it down to three contendors: Vi...

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...