~When Strange Things Happen~

I was in the E.R. last night my hubby’s first shirt and commander took care of the toddler girls and then picked me up from the hospitol since Tom is tdy.
I have Bell’s Palsy and Cervical Radiculopathy.
Dont you just love it when you get to a certain age and strange things happen to your body?
I thought I was having a stroke it scared us Tom had his bags packed and was prepared to come home if neccessary.
I’m really wiped out my head hurts and lips are numb,and vision is blurry but hoping tomorrow that I will feel better just bathed the girls and put them to bed going to take the medicine that was prescribed and go to bed.Hugs Darcy

•´..¨¯`♥.Wordless Wednesday.♥´¯¨..´•

~*Patt's Creation Spring Madness Giveaway*~

Little Miss S. Won This Giveaway
with her comment entry.
She said...
I love all the stitch markers - but must say that the ones with chicken are my favorite. They are gorgeous...

Congratulations:)
My lovely friend PattM and I are having a giveaway one person will win both the bag and stitch markers.
Here are the prizes:

A hand made fully lined gorgeous project bag

The project bag white with green leaves, stems, and blue flowers. This bag is made from 100% cotton fabric.
8 1/2 inches wide
10 inches tall.
white muslin lining with pockets
white rattail cord.

A set of her lovely handmade sheep stitch markers


The sock stitchmarkers come with brass pin holder and sheer organza gift bag made for smaller needles. Blue and brown in color.

There are 3 way to enter:

1.Visit Patt's Creations Madness Etsy Shop and come back here and leave a comment letting me know what you like from her shop.

2. 2) Subscribe to my blog (in my side bar) then leave me a comment saying you did.(if you are already a follower you will automatically get an entry:)

3. Blog about the giveaway and link to this post then return to my blog and leave a comment saying you did.

Deadline to enter: May 15th 2009 At Midnight

~*Wee Tiny Sock Swap 2009 Finished*~

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com


I joined a wee tiny sock swap 2009 on yarn miracles blog.
I finished the wee tiny sock for my pal meggles Saturday night in dream in color smooshy visual purple on size #1 dpn's.
I sent it out today.Here are pictures of meggles wee sock.

~*Wee Tiny Sock Swap 2009*~

I signed up for yarn miracles swap and I had been in my first wee sock swap on ravelry just recently and can you believe it I get to spoil Meggles again:) Here are pictures from the swap I already did with Meggles on ravelry.

The Swap Package I Sent Meggles For The April Wee Sock Swap On Ravelry

The Swap Package Meggles Sent Me In The April Wee Sock Swap On Ravelry

•´.¸¸.•¨¯`♥.Renee Award.♥´¯¨•.¸¸.´•

The Ohio Girl honored me with this award, and shared these words:
This Award was created by Bella and Ces in honour of their friend Renee, an incredible lady who in the face of a frightening life battle is tackling each day with great spirit and courage.
Here is what Bella says of this award:
“this is a brand new award and I have the pleasure and honor of spreading the seed, watching it grow.
I hope it finds it’s way to those who are like Renee: the acorn, becoming a tall and sturdy oak, giving acorns…”
Now to pass on the award.
I’m going to share it with a few of the bloggers who inspire me with their growth and strength and/or those whom I consider my mentors in one fashion or another:
1. Alison♥ She is the bravest most inspiring gal I know:)
2. Dolores♥ She is just learning to blog and learning her way around a computor and I think she is doing great and she is my Bff:)
3. Tanya♥ She is the sweetest gal and always visits my blog so I think of her as a dear friend:)
4. Lizet♥ She is an amazing fiber artist and knitter she taught me alot about blogging and I think of her as my sister and Bff in the UK:)
5. Robynn♥ I think she has worked hard on her blog I love her stories:)
6. Amybel♥ She has come along way on her blog it is so cute and I love her book reviews:)
7.Sandra♥ She has taught me alot about blogging and always been my biggest supporter she is an awesome friend and I love her shop:)

•´.¸¸.•¨¯`♥.Earth Day.♥´¯¨•.¸¸.´•

We have the energy efficient light bulbs and, the different recepticals for glass, card board, plastic, aluminum,and leaves branches and grass trimmings.
We use shopping bags we purchased instead of plastic bags.
We drink our water from a brita pitcher and use the brita bottles every day.
Right now we are sick so not going anywhere I have a huge headache and nauseated stomach so knitting is not going to happen today.

A Quick Meme From Grace

please use the comments for your answers to these questions.
1. name:
2. birthday:
3. place of residence:
4. what makes you happy:
5. what are you listening to now/have listened to last:
6. if you do, what is particularly good/bad about my blog:
7. an interesting fact about you that I don't already know:
8. are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment:
9. favorite place to be:
10. favorite lyric:
11. best time of the year:

recommend:
1. a film:
2. a book:
3. a band, a song and an album:

plus:
1. one thing you like about me:
2. two things you like about yourself:
3. put this in your blog so i can tell you what i think of you

Ewww Yuk We Have The Flue:(

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com

We all are sick with the flue bug.
Athena has been puking all morning and I feel wiped out so we are all going to lay down .
I might not be posting till this weekend so that we can get through the icky yuk that is hitting our home.
Hugs from Darcy and Alora and Athena

~*Happy Birthday Dorrit*~

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com



Sweet Dorrit you are growing up so quickly.
I hope this day is filled with Birthday surprises:)
I'm almost done knitting your ruffled purse then I will be sending it to you, it's in the colors you picked.
I remember your 3rd birthday and the first ruffled purse I knit you now your 5 years old.
I hope to make you one every year.
Hugs Darcy and Alora and Athena

~*My Chocolate Kisses Urchin*~

My hubby bought me a custom from Extreme Spinning for our 5th Wedding Anniversary.

I picked out the Chocolate Kisses Batt and asked if Cj could spin it thick n' thin so I could knit an Urchin Hat.
I did not have quite enough.

Cj being the awesome gal she is spun up some more and sent it to me, it came in a project bag with a gift of yummy fiber she really goes above and beyond:)
I'm entering my Urchin in the phat fiber spring contest ;)

~*A Visit With Daddy*~

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com

This morning we set up the webcam and the toddler girls got to see their dad and talk to him on the computor . Alora loved it but Athena being 2 was a little unsure of seeing her dad on the computor screen.
It was good to be able to do this as the girls have been missing their dad alot and it has only been 4 days since he left on his TDY.
The girls ask for him every morning and every night and they are to young to understand why he isn't here so at least being able to see and talk to him on the computor might give them some reassurance and comfort.
I will be posting some finished knitting later today off to make some starbucks breakfast blend.
Tell us how your spending your Saturday?

~*Fantastic Friday*~

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com


I am going to do Fantastic Friday Question of the day...... I will tag a few bloggers and see what they have to say..... I will ask a question I will answer it then you answer it too....
I can't wait to see what all of you have to say...

Friday's Question.....
If you had all the money in the world what 5 things would you do first with your money?

1. Help those who are suffering from these hard economic times.

2. Travel around the world visiting my blogging friends:)

3. Buy a home.

4. Put money in college funds for my toddler girls and put my son and oldest daughter through college as well.

5. Open a yarn shop.

The ohio girl tagged me.

I'm Tagging 4 people

1. CiCi♥


2. Erika♥


3. Kathy♥


4. Robynn's Ravings♥

~*Thursday Thirteen*~

13 interesting facts about me:
1. I have to have a large cup of coffee before I can process anything in the morning;)
2. Dont overwhelm me it isn't pretty...Grrrr
3. I secretly wish that 12 knitters would each send me a pair of hand knit socks as I have always wanted a sock drawer full of them, but with toddlers and working outside the home I dont have the time to knit them.
4. I have had 8 surgeries in the last 1.5 years so I haven't had time to make friends locally so all my internet friends are very dear to me ((((Hugging All Of You))))
5. I met my hubby 6 years ago on Match.com and we were a 100% match:)
6. Knitting soothes me as nothing else can.
7. I wear my heart on my sleeve what you see is me.
8. I like going to blogs that have music that is soothing or are the oldies but goodies and I will listen to the music while I knit.
9. I'm a Hugger:)
10. I love getting surprises in the mail big thankyou to Cj for the yarn to finish my Urchin and the fiber and a big Thankyou for PattM for Darcy Sheep the packages came the day before Tom left and I was so sad and they were much appreciated:)
11. I like to sing in the van but I'm not very good at it but it makes me happy.
12. I love to give to others just knowing I made someones day a little bit brighter it fills me with happiness:)
13. I live for the part of the day when my Airforce hubby walks through the door and smiles at me and the toddler girls throw themselves at his legs giggling.
The Ohio Girl Tagged Me.

I will tag 6

1.AmyBel
2. Cj
3. PattM
4. Bubblesknits
5. Turtle
6. Aunt Kathy

~*Winners Of My 2 Year Blogiversary*~

1.Bubbleknits for her follower entry-The Mermaid Shawl Ebook
2.Aunt Kathy for her entry for blogging the giveaway-Phat Fiber Mug
3.Knitnut,Karen for her follower entry-Andrea Dogwood Blossom Wrap Pattern
4.Turtle for her comment entry-Lana Lynn The Lace Making Lamb
5.Marissa for her follower entry-The Drop Spindle Kit
6.Amybel for her comment entry- All Sterling Silver Butterfly Cable Needle Necklace
7. Vickie for most entries-The Wee Spring Sock I knit.
Ladies please email me with your full names and mailing addresses so that I can give them to the contributors so that they can send out your prizes and congratulations:)


~*From Kathleen Valentine*~


The Mermaid Shawl & other Beauties: Shawls, Cocoons and Wraps
by Kathleen Valentine Why do what has already been done? More than a book of patterns, The Mermaid Shawl & other Beauties, is designed to help knitters create their own works of knitted lace art.
The featured shawl was introduced in 2005 on Kathleen Valentine’s blog and subsequently described in a knit-along but throughout the knit-along Valentine encouraged knitters to make different choices to make their shawl unique to them. Now, using the same principles, she offers techniques, diagrams, charts and tips that offer knitters the opportunity to make choices and decisions that will make each shawl their own unique creation. The book contains instruction for three versatile shawl styles, how to turn a rectangular shawl into a cocoon, a chapter on knitting on the bias, and an original short-story, The Mermaid Shawl*, inspired by the featured shawl.



~*Phat Fiber*~


Phat Award Mug
Measures 3.75" tall, 3" diameter
Dishwasher and microwave safe



~*Sandra Singh*~



Andrea Dogwood Blossom Wrap Pattern
One skein is all it takes to knit Catherine Devine's beautiful Dogwood Blossom Wrap.
Pattern has both written instructions and chart and knit on US size 7 (4.5mm) straight or circular needles. Finished Measurements: Approximately 18" x 66" (46cm x 168cm)
Pattern only is being contributed by Sandra



~*My Fair Bag Lady*~




Lana Lynn is not about to endure a bikini wax to get into her new summer number nope.
She heard that she could make major cash on Etsy by selling hand-made items.
Her little metal crochet hook is busy now, and she's stripping down to her little sexy legs in the process.
Her wool is raveling toward her little project right off her leg.
I guess we will find out what she has underneath all that wool pretty soon won't we? Lana is a little sweety, and as you can see from her booty shot she has a little fluffy tail.
She's . . . well let's just say, "Rubenesque" in her endowments.
Oh Lana, Ewe's not fat, Ewe's fluffy!
Lana is made of sheep wool with enhancements of mohair, and llama wool.
She was hand formed and needle felted over a LONG . .Long . . long time.
Her little expressive lipsticked pout sits below her little soft nose and her expressive eyes with eyelashes.
A little flower sits over one ear.
Such a vixen! Lana, you go girl! Work it!



~*Extreme Spinning*~




4+ oz of hand dyed fibers that are joined together with a lovely 1.6 oz top whorl spindle.
The fibers that are in this kit are 1 oz Organic Merino Top in Lucky Leprechaun, 1 oz Icelandic/Angora Roving in Sprites, 2 oz BFL undyed, and a bonus of 1/2 oz merino/bamboo pin roving to get you started spinning easily.
The Spindle is a simple, handmade spindle that is a perfect weight for beginning spinners.
Cj feels for herself, that a top whorl works better for her when using a spindle.
This 1.8 oz is a great starting weight and the bottom of the spindle is pointed.
This makes for good supported spindling in a 9 inch length and 2.5 inch whorl.
You can even hold it between your thighs to get the feel when you're starting.
Cj uses this spindle when spinning in the car as it can touch the seat and not stop moving because of the point.
This spindle has been set-up with a leader and she has started spinning the pin roving.
The pin roving requires no drafting and will allow you to get a feel for your spindle while not worrying about this.
The bag is cotton muslin.


~*Leslie Wind & Darcy*~



Leslie Wind and I are also giving away an all sterling silver butterfly cable needle necklace.
The Cable Needle Necklace works for needle sizes #2 and bigger due to it's unique shape.
This elegant necklace doubles as a multi-purpose tool for knitters.
Watch Darcy's instructional video's in her side bar to see how to use one:)



~*Darcy*~



I knit this lovely wee spring sock on size #0 needles and I'm going to give it to the person with the most entries.

Feeling Sad Feeling Bad feeling blue

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com

I feel lost without the other half of my heart
Tom ♥

He is leaving this morning for 2 months TDY and I'm sad he is my best friend my helper my confidant.
Our toddler girls are upset they dont understand why Daddy has to leave.
We set up the lap top and computor so that they can see him and talk to him,
We are hoping it helps.
Tom will miss Mother's Day and Alora's preschool graduation ceremony.
Tom will miss Athena's 3rd birthday and I will miss my best friend and husband.
Today is a sad day at our house.

~*Designs By Tami Giveaway At Phat Fiber*~

For a special giveaway- for these adorable bunnie knitting needles.
Take some time out from the candy and celebrating and visit Tami's shop today.
When you find something you like, post at the giveaway on Phat Fibers blog.
I love her etsy shop so many cute things:)

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com

Hoping your day is a special one.
Sincerely, Darcy's Knotty Knitter

~Friday Fill-Ins~

And...here we go!

1. Anonymous..._____Say thy name_____.

2. _____Time_____ is a_____luxury _____.

3. Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,_____A tree grows strong because the wind beats it this way and that.
As life does the same with us, we can be thankful that we have adversity to strengthen us and shape us into what we have the potential to become.
Without adversity, we would not learn, grow, and rise to meet our full potential _____.Right now I'm struggling with letting go of my 18 year old daughter she is going to make mistakes and my heart is breaking for this realization.I'm helpless in my adversity to do much but wait with a hug and words of love...

4. _____The cool crisp air and beautiful flowers are_____ what I look forward to most about Spring.

5. Who needs therapy when_____Throwing dishes at the walls seemed like the way to let it all out at the time _____.

6. _____chocolate_____ MUST go into the Easter Basket!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to_____Sleeping _____, tomorrow my plans include_____scrubbing down the house and purchasing groceries in prepperation for the month my hubby will be TDY _____ and Sunday, I want to_____knit 2 projects while hubby watches the girls because when he leaves for a month my sanity will be leaving as well _____!

Happy Easter to those that celebrate it!

~*Tried My Hand At The Drop Spindle*~

I visited with some ravelry friends on Tuesday and they taught me how to use my drop spindle it was relaxing and loads of fun.
Thankyou Mary Ann,and Cindy for the lessons you gals were great teachers.

My Side Bar Makeover:)

I won a blog makeover from Monica but what I really wanted was to have my blog side bar cleaned up and looking really cute.
Monica did an amazing job my sidebar now looks just fabulous and I love the "More Darcy" button she made to match my banner.
Monica worked so hard for me and seemed to know exactly what I was needing.
I would highly recommend her to everyone:)
MM Design specializes in blogs, websites, and graphic design (buttons, banners, etc), as well as print.Thankyou Monica

~*These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things*~ And A Giveaway

My 2 year Blogaversary is April 14th 2009.

To celebrate with me, some of my friends who's shops are favorites of mine are contributing to the giveaway:)
There are 6 ways to enter.
You can pick and choose how many you want to do.
There are 7 prizes so that means there will be 7 winners!!!!!

So to enter...

1) head over to each of the contributors shops and browse around, come back here and leave a comment letting me know what a few of your favorites things are from each shop... Easy right!


2) Subscribe to my blog (in my side bar) click on/Follow my blog to find out how to follow me, then leave me a comment saying you did.(if you are already a follower you will automatically get an entry:)

3) Leave a comment telling me what keeps you coming back to read a blog.

4) Blog about the giveaway with a link to this post.
Return to my blog and leave a comment with a link to your blog post.

5) grab my button and add it to your blogs side bar and leave a comment telling me you did.

6) For every person that leaves a comment saying they came from your blog you get another entry.(only one comment per friend)
This will help better your chances for the Bonus Prize!!

Please leave me a way to contact you in your comment. (it can be your Ravelry Id or email)

Deadline April 14th 2009 at midnight.


These are the 7 prizes:


~*From Kathleen Valentine*~


The Mermaid Shawl & other Beauties: Shawls, Cocoons and Wraps
by Kathleen Valentine Why do what has already been done? More than a book of patterns, The Mermaid Shawl & other Beauties, is designed to help knitters create their own works of knitted lace art.
The featured shawl was introduced in 2005 on Kathleen Valentine’s blog and subsequently described in a knit-along but throughout the knit-along Valentine encouraged knitters to make different choices to make their shawl unique to them. Now, using the same principles, she offers techniques, diagrams, charts and tips that offer knitters the opportunity to make choices and decisions that will make each shawl their own unique creation. The book contains instruction for three versatile shawl styles, how to turn a rectangular shawl into a cocoon, a chapter on knitting on the bias, and an original short-story, The Mermaid Shawl*, inspired by the featured shawl.



~*Phat Fiber*~


Phat Award Mug
Measures 3.75" tall, 3" diameter
Dishwasher and microwave safe



~*Sandra Singh*~



Andrea Dogwood Blossom Wrap Pattern
One skein is all it takes to knit Catherine Devine's beautiful Dogwood Blossom Wrap.
Pattern has both written instructions and chart and knit on US size 7 (4.5mm) straight or circular needles. Finished Measurements: Approximately 18" x 66" (46cm x 168cm)
Pattern only is being contributed by Sandra



~*My Fair Bag Lady*~




Lana Lynn is not about to endure a bikini wax to get into her new summer number nope.
She heard that she could make major cash on Etsy by selling hand-made items.
Her little metal crochet hook is busy now, and she's stripping down to her little sexy legs in the process.
Her wool is raveling toward her little project right off her leg.
I guess we will find out what she has underneath all that wool pretty soon won't we? Lana is a little sweety, and as you can see from her booty shot she has a little fluffy tail.
She's . . . well let's just say, "Rubenesque" in her endowments.
Oh Lana, Ewe's not fat, Ewe's fluffy!
Lana is made of sheep wool with enhancements of mohair, and llama wool.
She was hand formed and needle felted over a LONG . .Long . . long time.
Her little expressive lipsticked pout sits below her little soft nose and her expressive eyes with eyelashes.
A little flower sits over one ear.
Such a vixen! Lana, you go girl! Work it!



~*Extreme Spinning*~




4+ oz of hand dyed fibers that are joined together with a lovely 1.6 oz top whorl spindle.
The fibers that are in this kit are 1 oz Organic Merino Top in Lucky Leprechaun, 1 oz Icelandic/Angora Roving in Sprites, 2 oz BFL undyed, and a bonus of 1/2 oz merino/bamboo pin roving to get you started spinning easily.
The Spindle is a simple, handmade spindle that is a perfect weight for beginning spinners.
Cj feels for herself, that a top whorl works better for her when using a spindle.
This 1.8 oz is a great starting weight and the bottom of the spindle is pointed.
This makes for good supported spindling in a 9 inch length and 2.5 inch whorl.
You can even hold it between your thighs to get the feel when you're starting.
Cj uses this spindle when spinning in the car as it can touch the seat and not stop moving because of the point.
This spindle has been set-up with a leader and she has started spinning the pin roving.
The pin roving requires no drafting and will allow you to get a feel for your spindle while not worrying about this.
The bag is cotton muslin.


~*Leslie Wind & Darcy*~



Leslie Wind and I are also giving away an all sterling silver butterfly cable needle necklace.
The Cable Needle Necklace works for needle sizes #2 and bigger due to it's unique shape.
This elegant necklace doubles as a multi-purpose tool for knitters.
Watch Darcy's instructional video's in her side bar to see how to use one:)


Bonus Prize!!!


~*Darcy*~



I knit this lovely wee spring sock on size #0 needles and I'm going to give it to the person with the most entries.
For every person that leaves a comment saying they came from your blog you get another entry.(only one comment per friend)
This will help better your chances for the Bonus Prize!!

may the person who wants it the most win!!!!