I would like to add this pattern to my stash one day:

Sirdar Denim Sport Aran 8420

My husband got us some toilet paper the other day, and I just went to go get a roll. He didn't get the kind we normally get. He got one with a golden retriebver on the outside of the plastic. Talk about smart marketing. He never would have gotten that brand had it not been for the puppy!

Also I was reading Nanyc Bush's Folk Socks and I can't begin to tell you how much I love reading this book! It's so fun, even if you don't care about socks. It has a lot of history in it. What amuses me most is, back in the 16th and 17th century, knitting was very popular amount young women and men. They would have picknicks of a sort, the purpose was to knit some socks to make some extra money. It was kind of like a "stitch'n'bitch" except with young men knitting as well. It was a great place to meet potential husbands and to flirt.

That's so crazy to imagine, and so funny how young men now I am sure associate it with old ladies. Only 200 years ago men sat around with women knitting garters for tall stockings. Talk about a paradigm shift.