More sock yarn, hurrah!

It's a happy day in our house.

WonderBoy, who has been really embracing toddlerhood and all it has to offer, tantrums-wise, turned two yesterday. Pete and I gave him quite Wiggly gifts this year, which makes the teacher in me sort of go 'eeerk!', but just looking at his face when he dances and jiggles around to their music... it just makes him so happy. And I think the Wiggles are cool too, so that helps a lot. Here he is with his 'Greg' doll and his tent...
Havin' a laugh with Daddy;


And blowing out the candle on his cake...

We're planning his party for the weekend with our families, so he'll have a ball there - he loves hanging out with everyone, and they all think he's great (as we all do).

But onto the great day I've been having. First of all, WonderBoy put up with an astonishing amount of being taken everywhere this morning as we bought groceries and other supplies ready for Sunday's shindig. Barely a complaint, in fact, which is pretty amazing.

Then, we get home late for lunch, and he's still in a fine mood. He goes down for a sleep, no worries at all, and I had the cat on my lap, purring for a couple of quiet hours where I listened to the most recent "Cast On" and turned the heel of my sock. Oh, and I had a message from a fellow Raveler, responding to my attempts to get a knitting group or Stitch N Bitch going in my local area. WonderBoy then wakes happily and is also happy to get in the car to pick Pete up from work, and I go out for drinks with colleagues for two hours.

Lovely stuff. Life is good!

And then, just to top it all off, my Regia 'Galaxy' arrives from Austin, Texas:
I couldn't believe Griffin Yarns. It's amazing, Kate sends you anything you order, and I quote:

"First-class shipping is free. You don't have to do anything special to get it, there's no minimum purchase. Just free shipping.

We ship all around the world. Whether you're in Austin or Australia, you qualify for our free shipping."

I sent Kate an email today to thank her. I still can't believe it that today there are still people out there like that, willing to put themselves out there just a bit to make things easier (and let's face it - very, very appealing) to customers. I'll be shopping with her again for sure.

Thanks again, Kate. You rock!