Selling Afghans

I think I have blogged on more than one occasion about how I really love to buy yarn at ACMoore.  I'll have to take a picture sometime, but for now I will just say that I have a truck load of yarn in my craft room.   Or at least a Honda CRV-load of yarn, since  I recently moved and one trip to my new house was dedicated solely to my yarn supply.  I figured I should probably start making some stuff with it, because otherwise I won't have room to buy more without ending up on an episode of "Hoarders."  I would prefer my reality television debut to be on "Dancing With the Stars" where I will be partnered with Tristan, who will fall madly in love with me, and we can have adorable little Irish-American babies. So to keep myself off "Hoarders" while I figure out how to become a D-list celebrity and get on "DWTS", I have spent the past few months crocheting up a storm:

I've decided to donate these four afghans to my church's afghan sale, which I organized to help raise funds for our new furnace.  I'm kind of sad to see them go.  I just keep reminding myself that I can always make another afghan, and we really need a new furnace so I don't have to wear my snowsuit to church all winter.  And I have to use up my stockpile before I can go shopping at ACMoore, anyway!

Get Your Flu Shot!

No, I am not pimping my own pharmacy. I don't care where you go to get your flu shot. I just care that you get one. Basically, the flu sucks. It kills lots of people each year, especially the very young and the very old. It hospitalizes even more. And you're way less likely to get it if you get immunized every year. So go to Target, Walgreens, your doctor, or a flu clinic and get your shot. Even if you aren't high risk for the flu, I bet you have a close friend or relative who is. And aren't they worth a little pinch and a sore arm the next day?

Get Your Heart On!

I've been a fan of Simple Plan since I was in college.  Which I think is about the same time they became a band.  They are pop/punk, which I love.  I like loud power chords, simple lyrics, and a fast tempo, and Simple Plan has always had all three.

But I've kind of forgotten Simple Plan for a while.  Let's just say I went gaga for Gaga last year, and have only just recovered from that lapse in judgement, and leave it at that.  And then a month or two ago, I heard a song called "Jet Lag" on the radio, and LOVED it.  It was a guy and a girl singing about a long distance relationship, and it had a wicked catchy chorus.  Turns out it was my old favorites, Simple Plan, singing with Natasha Bedingfield.  I waited a while, and then decided I had to buy the album.

Turns out, it's awesome.  I actually like every song on it, which is rare. Hope you enjoy my favorite song from the album, Loser of the Year.