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Do you know what this is?

Do you know what this means?

It means I can finally knit babylegs and the legs of longies without dpns.

Is it sad when I get excited about a 9″ circular needle? Is it sad when I stalk the mailman for a simple knitting needle??

Maybe….

But just look at the short circular knitting needle goodness.

I found out about the Hiya Hiya 9″ circular needles while googling looking for a good priced 12″ knitting needle. I knew that it would still be too big for newborn and small sized longies, but it would be useful to have. Imagine my surprise when I found a blog raving about the new Hiya Hiya 9″ circular needles. Of course they were blogged about over a year ago, but they are new to me. After reading the blog, I knew that I had to have them. I coveted them and drooled over them. I imagined how amazing they would be and how smooth the yarn would slide of them. Then I got them in the mail today. After waiting only a million years for them. Ok. I’m exaggerating. I waited half a million years. So I tried them out and I am in love. They are perfect. They are TINY. At first very weird to knit with, but I’m getting used to the size. And now I know… I have to have more. I want some in smaller sizes. For socks. ooooh… Socks would be heavenly to knit on these needles….

The Fall Camo Longies are done. And even though I had a little sizing flaw in the beginning (and I hope not a sizing flaw currently!!), I really enjoyed knitting them.

I love how soft they are. Even though I really don’t like camo colorway, I love the colors of the longies.

and now, I present, the finished longies….

And I’m going to have custom longies available on Itty Bitty Knits.

I’m so excited!!

It has been raining a butt load this past week and a half. Seriously. I’ve built my ark and the flood was too much for it. Skyler has been singing “Rain rain go away” for the past week and a half. He’s been singing it so much that he’s adding in his own lines just to keep it from getting boring. And then today it hit me, take Skyler outside when it’s raining. Grab my camera, an umbrella and let the kid go to town. Fantabulous photo shoot just as long as I keep my camera protected and the rain doesn’t come down in sheets.

So I leave work today with the perfect rain storm coming down. I drive 5 minutes down the road and the rain lets up. The roads are perfectly dry and I swear I heard birds singing and flitting around. WTF?? I drive another couple of minutes and it’s raining. I say a little thank you to the rain gods and go back to imagining all the fabulous photos I’m going to get. I get to his daycare and the birds are back out. I get home and I know there is no chance we’ll get rain.

Bummer…. Where is the rain when I want it???

and just for kicks & giggles… This is the look I get when he is done with having his photo taken. I guess he doesn’t like his very own mamarazzi following him around everywhere!

On an up-note, the longies are 2 hours away from being finished. And I’m 1 hour away from collapsing from exhaustion. I’m so excited to have them finished because they are the most fabulous thing in the world. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to let them go!

This is what I’ve been doing the past week and few days….

Never mind the sleep insomnia, never mind the raging headaches, never mind the wrist and hand pain.

I am absolutely in love with these longies. And I can’t wait to finish them. Not that they have been a PITA knit, because they certainly haven’t. They have been enjoyable for the most part. Every time I hold them up to admire my work, I smile and my heart bursts with joy. They make me that happy. And I can’t wait to have them finished and ship them off so they can make someone else incredibly happy too…

And knitting these makes me realize that Knitted Longies are definitely going to be an item I want to list in my etsy shop.

I have talked so much about how badly I want to move to California. Drop everything, just pick up and move. Live where I know Skyler and I can be happy. Spending the weekends at the beach, going for walks in the evenings when the weather is oh so perfect. Living somewhere where the weather doesn’t get too hot or too cold. There is no humidity in the air that makes you feel so hot and uncomfortable.

And then the dream comes crashing down when I think of the financial flaws. How possible is it for a single mom to succeed living in California? Not likely…

But then I thought about it today. I have some ideas. Some possible business ideas that might make it possible. One day I will be financially fit. One day we will live in California soaking up the beautiful weather. I couldn’t care less if a husband and more children are in the equation, this is just about Skyler and I. One day I will be truly happy where I am living at instead of just dreaming.

Until then, I’m craving to at least visit and I’m pushing to make this visit happen next year. I have friends I want to see, family I want to see and places I want to visit. I want to stay there for 1 week. Which would give me 1 week to decide which part of California I want to plant my families roots and decide if it’s truly what I want. Because I’m certain that one day I will be able to make that decision.

And I can’t wait until that day comes…

I’ve got news. Big news. Horrendously scary news. Amazingly exciting news. News that is turning my stomach and giving me excited little butterflies zooming about.

I’m *cross my fingers* getting Skyler and I an apartment soon. Just as long as I get approved. I’m beyond excited and I’m scared shitless. The only reason I’m scared is because of finances. It’s going to be tight and I’m going to have to look towards the federal programs for a little help, but we can do it. I’m going to look towards side jobs for extra income and we are going to budget, budget, budget. Especially when it comes to how much we spend on food. We can eat healthy and skip the processed food and save money. I’m going to quit buying yarn when I don’t need to and go through my stash. We are going to cut out the cable and just stick to movies and the internet. My phone bill is being slashed because I don’t need the extras.

I’ve been looking forward to this day for a while. I’m glad it’s coming sooner than what I expected. I have a great opportunity and I’m taking it and running with it. With high hopes that we don’t come crashing to the ground…