Archive for January, 2009
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CPSIA Revisited.. and a call for action!
It seems the CPSC has heard what the people are saying and are willing to hear more!
They are taking comments on component testing being allowed, and this is a big step in the right direction! So let’s tell em!
Go here:
CPSIA Component Testing Petition
It is a great petition set up by the AAFA (American Apparel.. something something..) and the wording in the petition is great! Very to the point and concise.
So hey you don’t even have to figure out what to say!
I encourage you to go sign! Let’s put pressure on them to ease up the regulations to make it easier for small and micro businesses to survive, and still live up to these important safety regulations!
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Super Sales!
In case you didn’t know, Knit Picks is having their Winter Book Sale! All books 40% off!
And don’t forget their free shipping deal.. order $50 and get shipping free..
And if you are in the Northeast Ohio area one of my local knit shops is having a Super Bowl Sale!
If you haven’t been to Miss Chickpea’s Funky Fibers yet.. this would be a great
It’s just too bad I will miss this sale because I am actually interested in the Super Bowl.. as you might have guessed.. and I will be chaperoning at a youth rally… no sale for me.. not that I need anymore yarn!! Right? ….. Right?????
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Help Me Help Me Help She Said!
Today is the last day to vote for me! I am VERY behind! Please help me out?
I want to win this:
So if you could go here, and vote for me.. Sorka!! Thanks ahead of time!
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And the Winners are…
Ok.. so sorry it took so long to get this done! Where in the world did this week go? I really didn’t mean to neglect you all!
So, I popped over to the random number generator site and rolled the dice..
That would be #12.. so the first winner is Chrissy.. I have a feeling I know what she would like.. seeing since it was the subject of her favourite post..
So a copy of Loom Knitting Pattern Book: 38 Easy, No-Needle Designs for All Loom Knitters (No-Needle Knits)
book will be hers!
Send me an email at Denise at knitchat dot com, and give me your addy!
The second winner is…
Lucky #7 Elaine! If you haven’t been to her blog and seen the BE U TI FUL jacket she knitted then you must go! She will win a loverly skein of Noro sock yarn.. I bet she will make something quite interesting with it!
Again email me with your addy!
And just for fun.. winner # 3 is…
#23.. TJ! Who never wins… and procrastinates.. and hey.. aren’t you glad you came back TJ?
For your efforts you will win…. one of the following…. you choose.. but don’t procrastinate this time!
A copy of…
Or
A copy of 24-Hour Knitting Projects (24 Hours)
Email me to let me know which one you want, and where to send it!
And please.. don’t forget to vote for me to win the Super Bowl Party Pack! So stop over here and vote for me.. Sorka!!
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The Day That Wasn’t…but Was..
I had an idea of how this day was going to pan out. I would spend the day focusing on my two little guys’ schoolwork, while the older two went and did a service project with the youth group.
It didn’t happen.
Instead, I ended up giving half of the youth a ride to Hammer& Nails, where they would be working for the day.
Ok, I thought. I will give them a ride down, run an errand that I needed to run that wasn’t too terribly far away, come home and do some schoolwork with the boys, and then go back to give the youth a ride back to the church.
That didn’t happen either.
I ended up staying and helping out. Doing paperwork, painting, cleaning and a little prep work for the crews that Hammer & Nails sends out to work in the local area.
In the process I learned about what they do..Hammer & Nails, Inc. an ecumenical Christian outreach nonprofit organization based in Canton, Ohio, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for disadvantaged area homeowners through home and property improvements
Through some grants and donations they have been able to get some property, and a home adjacent to their office, to create a retreat center. The center can house a group of 16 volunteers who are there to help out. The retreat center will also be available for other groups, say a pastor’s or couple’s retreat with the priority remaining on work group housing.
It’s a beautiful house right in the center of Canton, not to far from some fun stuff like the Football Hall of Fame and the McKinley Museum or catch an Akron Aeroes game they are pretty close by too! and to top that off Cleveland isn’t that far away! So if your group volunteered, on your off hours there are some fun local things to do!
So if you are a leader of a group who might want to come to Canton and do a service project stop by the website and see when you can schedule your group to come!
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The 365 contest for you.. and help me win too!
Ok I never gave a deadline for the Blog 365 contest.. now did I? It must by my great aversion to deadlines that effects me that way. So here we go I will give you till midnight Sunday PST to enter! How’s that sound? There are some super knitterly prizes waiting in the wings..
And hey! Over at Bent Objects the knitters prevailed! We won the poll so keep an eye out to see what Terry does with those needles!
Can we do it again? YES WE CAN!! Help me out!
And hey! I am a finalist to win a nice little Super Bowl Party Pack! Check it out:
The thing is I need votes to win it! So can you help me out? I would love your vote.
I am not known as the hostess with the ‘mostess’.. so this pack would sure help me get a head start..
So stop over here and vote for me.. Sorka!!
Thanks ahead of time!
Paying the bills…
Coming April 13th
