A Son's Take on Breast Cancer Fund Raising :0)

This is our wonderful son Ross, who spends his days between learning to program gaming computers and taking care of our family business. He is the sheep's appointed 'Shipping Manager', using trailers and wheelbarrows to cart your orders and boxes into town to mail them on their way.

He is 19, wonderful and we are blessed! My niece is a few months older than Ross and attending NIU nursing school in IL. She was involved in a fundraiser for BC research--the shirt you see proudly modelled here by Ross is the item they sold to raise money! It says 'save the boobies' and has the flagship pink ribbon for BC awareness pictured too.

I was silly, only ordered ONE shirt, never thinking the guys here would think it was SO fun! SO, here is son number one, with shirt one and only--and being quite the mug! What a hoot!!

No babies for Athena yet for those who might be wondering, she and her two friends Fancy & Chanel are due mid May, we hope sooner though, poor girls are quite BIG. Ugh! Keep telling them, last time and no more, AND they get to keep these babies forever! :0)

We will be holding the April BC drawing this weekend so keep your eyes peeled for the winners! I think we will be running one more in May, then donating the proceeds to my sisters. Then we will continue our 'tribute' items, that will have the entire amount donated to Avon after that. We will probably hold fall raffles though to benefit them--and Hospice, who has taken good care of our Claire (my mother in law) as she battles her own cancer.... See the site for more info and off I go--the sheep are fussing and having fits--waiting to get out on the new grass for the morning!!

Web Update set for Monday--promise!

OK, have to admit, the weather was just too much to resist! And the pictures can say just how tough it gets around here--for those of us so easily amused anyway! The pot belly pigs are our Peanut & Pal--and Libby (our deaf BC) spends most of her time stalking them. She learned very early on to keep a 'safe' distance--she has drawn her 'line' at the back patio, but occasionally, the pigs have stormed her fort! They only come that close if it is time for supper or breakfast and on those occasions, my brave dog heads for the house as fast as she can! She just about knocks us over to get in the door!

The pigs are wonderful lawn mowers so they were taking a break to sun in the wonderful weather we have had the past two days. Too too cute! I did get a bunch of fleeces sorted yesterday but tired out and spent most of my day today packing up boxes for tomorrow AND spinning up some great new yarn! Wheeee!

We will be launching a new line of yarns soon so stop by often to see the latest in sheepy fashion!! I will be updating the web again tomorrow, along with our new Etsy shop so be sure to check them both out. We now have our 3 Chic Knit hand knit/woven items available both on our site AND at Etsy--and our Etsy shop features lots of fun items that I have come across in my travels that I knew should find fun new homes! Never a dull moment, now I am off to park on the couch with the dogs and knit for charity! One stitch at a time, just like the new book Barbara sent me (hugs to you!) that is called Knitting for Peace. If you don't already have it, it is a favorite on the sheepy list!! Happy Sunday!

Fiber Update--carumba!!

Well, finally stopped playing and spinning yarn to get the website updated--at least with new washed and dyed wool!! Lots of new goodies so be sure to check them out!

If all goes well, am planning an afternoon of wool sorting in the SUN tomorrow and getting new fleeces on the site Sunday. Also have a yarn update in the works so keep an eye on the sheep, they are getting back in gear! (or at least their secretary is?) ha!

Well, it finally happened, the day came and my Sunny lambiekin knows he is faster than me! Well, it really does not take too much, I don't run too fast any more.... I went out on my 'lunch break' to play with the sheep and smooch them up. Got the lamb out for a romp in the yard and walked about seeing our new flowers showing their faces. After getting into the back patio and terrifying Libby (the deaf BC who has decided lambs do NOT belong in her house OR yard!), I got him back out (you know he still thinks the house is home....) and started back to the barn and his new mama--Kelly.

Kelly was calling him and I opened the gate, that lamb looked up and took off, he is not too fast and is still quite clumsy but I am sure we presented quite a melee as I chased him through the barn to get him back home! Little stinker KNOWS how slow mom is now so I am doomed! I could hardly walk it was so funny to see the whole idea dawn on his little mind!

SO, was wishing for a video camera and I bet the sheep will be sharing THAT story and many giggles over their camp fire tonight!!!! (And the sad thing is, I did ALL that while eating a creamsicle!!! :0) -and didn't lose a drop!) bwaaahahahahaha!

Do you see what I see???? :0)

First, my little Sunshine lamb doesn't need me any more--waaaah! :0) He is living outside full time now with our Kelly, who loves to head up our 'nursery'. Sunshine was getting a little too sneaky to stay inside, even for nights. He found out how to v-e-r-y quietly jump out of the play pen and have parties all night long! It was amazing how quiet he was, but once he galloped through the kitchen on the linoleum, game over! I would come down to see what he was up to, and he would be standing on the bottom of our stairs looking up like, hmmmm, how do you like me now? No parents allowed in THIS lamb's party!

SO, after several nights of the lambie wildness, out he went--he had already been spending day time with Kelly. Now he gives me the cold shoulder, like hey, what do YOU want now? Pretty funny how quickly they get so independent huh???

AND, we have new adventures on the horizon--Ross' new sheep Athena is a Cotswold girl who is older and is retired from her home flock--and oops, they put her in with their ram before she got sent to us. Ugh. SO, one more time for poor Athena, can you see the lamb in her belly shot? I can see them kicking, I am betting on twins.... what do you think??

I updated our Etsy shop so take a look for fun things and also have a new Crazy Quilt shawl on the site today. Busy busy catching up so be sure to sign up for the sheep's fan club update on the site!! Happy fiber weekend to all!!