Happy birthday!
Posted by Sarah at June 14, 2009 10:00 AMHappiest of Birthdays Steph!
Posted by Liz at June 14, 2009 10:00 AMYes, Happy Birthday to you!! Have a great day!
Posted by Lynn at June 14, 2009 10:00 AMHappy birthday Stephanie. I'm sure you'll find a way to fill your day. Enjoy!!
Posted by Lindsay at June 14, 2009 10:01 AMHappy birthday Stephanie! If it were my birthday and I had the whole day to do whatever I wanted, I think I might curl up in the garden (if you don't have a lot of bugs that bite) with my knitting and a good book. (You can do that if you have one of those sheet-music holder thingies.) You can have coffee and later, wine. Hope it's a good one. Cheers!
Posted by Mylene at June 14, 2009 10:05 AMHappy Day---What should you do next?? Start a new knitting project without thinking for a second about the UFO's in your basket. Or maybe 2-it's always fun to see how the yarn looks as you begin to knit.
Posted by Pat DeLeeuw at June 14, 2009 10:07 AMHappy birthday Stephanie. If it were my birthday, I would take that cup of coffee, go sit in the garden (if you don't have too many bugs that bite) with my knitting and a good book. (You can do that if you have one of those sheet-music thingies.) Later, I would trade in the coffee for some wine and just sit and enjoy the sunshine and the smell of summer. Hope it's a good one for you. Cheers!
Posted by Mylene at June 14, 2009 10:07 AMHappy Birthday! I hope you enjoy every second of the day, no matter what you decide to do.
Posted by MJ at June 14, 2009 10:08 AMWishing you a Fabulous Happy Birthday!
Cheers to a day of knitting and being at peace!
I hope you have a wonderful birthday. I'm sure you'll think of something to do!!
Posted by Francine at June 14, 2009 10:10 AMHippo birdie two ewe!
Posted by Colleen at June 14, 2009 10:12 AMI agree about the coffee! Hope you have a very happy birthday! Relax and enjoy! :)
Posted by Nicole at June 14, 2009 10:13 AMHappy Birthday Steph! Live every day as if your hair were on fire, it'll make you knit faster!
Posted by anmiryam at June 14, 2009 10:14 AMOh, Happy Birthday.
I just had my 44th on the 5th of June.
And, yeah, my children are younger (9, 5, 2) and there's no real time to do what I'd like most, which is, of course, knit.
Hope you have a fantastic day completely devoid of the trials and trevails you so humorously share with us all the time. ;-)
Posted by Mary at June 14, 2009 10:14 AMHappy birthday! It's nice having grown kids. It means you can truly have a day. I hope you enjoy it. And I hope they fix your favorite foods and pamper you all day. You deserve it. As a matter of fact, so do I. Hmmm, I wonder if my family will notice if I move my birthday around and claim it as today?
Posted by donna lee at June 14, 2009 10:15 AMHope your birthday is so good that you extend it by at least a week. Perhaps the family has been so excited by the coffee making that other things will magically appear before you.
HBD!
Posted by tina at June 14, 2009 10:17 AMHappy Birthday
Have a wonderful day
Happy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day full of fun and knitting!
Posted by jaya at June 14, 2009 10:18 AMHappy Birthday!!
Posted by Jaimi at June 14, 2009 10:19 AMHappy happy happy birthday to you!
My boss has her husband trained. When she's in the shower each morning, he makes coffee and has it sitting on the bathroom sink for her consumption as soon as she gets out of the shower.
Posted by Min at June 14, 2009 10:20 AMHappy Birthday! Do whatever you damn well please and don't apologize for it! Cold "beverages" are also in line for the day. Enjoy!
Posted by Sarah in Sheboygan at June 14, 2009 10:21 AMYAAA...Happy Birthday to ya!!!! you youngun'!! I'm 54 nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa....and that's all I ever want for my birthdays...a day to myself and my loves taking care of me..the berries, eh?
Posted by Christine at June 14, 2009 10:22 AMHappy Birthday!! I hope you have a grand day.
Posted by Sarah at June 14, 2009 10:22 AMHappy Birthday to both of us!
Posted by Adrienne at June 14, 2009 10:23 AMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Jan at June 14, 2009 10:23 AMHappy Birthday!!! Relax---you deserve it, with all the stuff that has been happening to you!!! I so enjoy reading your blog, you are so funny and your knitting is inspirational:):):)
Posted by Linda at June 14, 2009 10:24 AMHave a very Happy Birthday!
Posted by Maddini at June 14, 2009 10:24 AMHappy Birthday dear girl.
Posted by Gina at June 14, 2009 10:25 AMHappy Birthday! Enjoy!
Posted by Susan at June 14, 2009 10:25 AMThe only possible way to top coffee and a crossword is a good movie on DVD. If the weather is nice, a walk in the park is always festive.
If you haven't seen "Up," it's a perfect movie in every way. Bring tissues.
Posted by Marina Stern at June 14, 2009 10:26 AMHappy Birthday dear girl.
Posted by Gina at June 14, 2009 10:26 AMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Christina at June 14, 2009 10:26 AMOh-- and Happy Birthday!
Posted by Marina Stern at June 14, 2009 10:26 AMHappy birthday! I hope the next year holds many great things for you.
Posted by sprite at June 14, 2009 10:27 AMHappy birthday to you (and my godson Seamus who is turning 17 (gak!) do whatever the moment says to do.
Posted by Sheila at June 14, 2009 10:28 AMHappy Birthday! I hope you have sunny weather and a great day!
Posted by susan at June 14, 2009 10:28 AMHappy Birthday!!!
Sounds like a great way to start your birthday.
Happy happy Birthday!! I remember when I was 41 and had 1 year old twins running around- enjoy -it goes too fast- mine are college sophomores now and I miss having them around! Celebrating a birthday without your kids is not fun.
Posted by Robin at June 14, 2009 10:30 AMEnjoy your day, young 'un! Only do what you want - those days are few and far between :)
Posted by Leslie at June 14, 2009 10:30 AMHappy birthday!
Posted by Chryse at June 14, 2009 10:30 AMIt IS your birthday - I read that on your calendar. Happy Knitting Day.
Happy Birthday too !
HHHHAAAPPPYYY BBBBIIRRRTTTHHHHDDAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Posted by Jen Bennett at June 14, 2009 10:32 AMWishing you a very Happy Birthday!!
Posted by Andrea at June 14, 2009 10:32 AMHappy Birthday! I wish you lots of yarn and good knitting!
Posted by Courtney at June 14, 2009 10:33 AMHappy Birthday to you!
I hope you really do get to do whatever you feel like today. And then have cake.
Happy Birthday!! In less than 24 hrs. I too will turn 41. I don't feel 41, do you??
Have a wonderful day!
Posted by Kelley at June 14, 2009 10:34 AMHappy Birthday!!!!!!
Posted by Jenn from Pennsylavnia at June 14, 2009 10:35 AMCongratulations! You are precisely as old as my parent's marriage. Yep, it's their 41st anniversary! Dad says he picked this day because it's Flag Day in the good ol' USA, and so it's easy for him to remember.
I hope you have a wonderful birthday!
Posted by Michelle at June 14, 2009 10:36 AMHappy Birthday! Enjoy your day--you deserve it!!
Posted by meg at June 14, 2009 10:36 AMMy dear grandfather, who lived to be 104, was once asked what his secret was for a long life. He said to be sure to eat some of your own birthday cake every year.
Here's to you eating your own birthday cake for many years to come!! Happy birthday!!
Posted by Ann on the Southern Oregon Coast at June 14, 2009 10:37 AMHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
For your birthday you should do what I like to do every birthday. Make a list of blessings in my life - one blessing for every year. So this year your list should be 41 blessings long. It's amazing how wonderful this list makes me feel the rest of the day (and beyond!)
Happy Birthday Steph!!! Sounds like your day started off right. Now you only need a little bit of Stash Acquisition to top it off. :D
Posted by Jen at June 14, 2009 10:38 AMHappy Birthday Steph! Whatever you choose to do will be the right thing...
Posted by Amy O' at June 14, 2009 10:40 AMHappy Birthday to YOU! From all you share with us, let me hazard ~ yoga, sock knitting, garden, walk, wine, food, family ~ not necessarily in that order. Whatever it is enjoy, and know that I am spending the day spring cleaning (it is really, really bad here), while dh and dd are gone, gone, gone. Praise the goddess and pass the coffee!
Posted by tree at June 14, 2009 10:40 AMHappy Birthday! Make it YOUR day! :)
Posted by Carli at June 14, 2009 10:41 AMThe world is your oyster. Happy Birthday, Stephanie.
Posted by Meredith at June 14, 2009 10:41 AMThe character development of young Spock, Kirk (from the very moment of his birth, forward), Bones, Scotty, and the rest of the crew in the newest Star Trek is fascinating. (I've seen it twice.)
Posted by Elizabeth at June 14, 2009 10:41 AMHappy Birthday! I hope it's a good one!
Posted by Emily at June 14, 2009 10:43 AMHappy birthday, and many many more.
Posted by Edwina at June 14, 2009 10:45 AMHappy Birthday! Enjoy the Day!
Posted by Karen in CT at June 14, 2009 10:47 AMThe Happiest of Birthdays to You!
Posted by yarngal at June 14, 2009 10:49 AMHappy Birthday! I'm going to the Estes Park Wool Festival in Colorado today, and I will lovingly pet fiber-bearing animals and squeeze lovely skeins of yarn in your honor!
Posted by jennwx at June 14, 2009 10:50 AMHappy Birthday. I hope get to do whatever it is you want to do!
Posted by ursula at June 14, 2009 10:50 AMHappy Happy!
birthdays rock and so do geminis!
set a good example for me. mine's in 3 days!
Happy birthday and happy knitting!
Posted by Karen at June 14, 2009 10:51 AMHey! Happy Happy Birthday!!!!! I remember 41- I had a one year old babe- wondering what the hell I was doing!!!!! But here's my birthday story- I turned 50 last Feb. Hubby says, "What would you like for this big 5-0?" I suggested something black and sexy (I thought clothing, lingerie, hey- great laceweight yarn) He thought differently. Black Sebring convertible, fully loaded, leather seats (black, of course, and yes, heated). 6-CD changer for my tunes. Remote start. And right now-on Sunday morning? he is out there washing and waxing it, vacuuming its carpets. Then he gives me the keys back!!!!!! Love that boy. May you have many black and sexy surprises for your 41st!
Posted by Deb from Kingston at June 14, 2009 10:51 AMHave an amazing birthday! I do believe a glass of wine or a Guiness would be in order for your celebration! Enjoy your day - Shawn
Posted by shawn at June 14, 2009 10:53 AMHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
Happy Birthday Stephanie! Enjoy your day, sounds like it's starting off well. My birthday is tomorrow and I too am looking forward to doing only as I please.
Posted by Sheri at June 14, 2009 10:57 AMHappy Birthday to you!
Posted by Michelle at June 14, 2009 10:57 AMthis is your birthday song,
it isn't very long.
yay! happy birthday!
Posted by andrea at June 14, 2009 10:58 AMMay your day (and year!) be filled with everything good!
Posted by Susan at June 14, 2009 10:58 AMAll the VERY BEST to you for this 41st year . May you be healthy, wealthy and wise. Well I guess I could leave the wise out of there as you already are wiser thatn your years, so it appears. Hope you find something nice to do just for YOU today. The just ME days don;t happen to often so enjoy.
Posted by JHLM999 at June 14, 2009 10:59 AMHappy Birthday. I like to watch movies I've been meaning to, or listen to a good book, eat oreos, carrots with dill dip, and a favorite ice cream usually ben and jerry's. I can knit while I watch movies or listen to a book.
Basically just tune out the world and eat whatever I want.
Happy Birthday! Today is my daughter's 12th birthday too -- which makes June 14th a most auspicious day! It's the birthday of 2 of my most favorite people in the world. Since you and I have never met, does that make me a stalker? Just asking. . .
Posted by Mimi at June 14, 2009 11:02 AMI think you may need to celebrate Super International Pajama Day--Stay at home, wear your pajamas, you deserve it!
http://unraveling.typepad.com/international_pajama_day/
Posted by Monica at June 14, 2009 11:03 AMHere's to you!
May you receive today some of the joy you give to others.
Make the most of the day.
M/
Happy Birthday!!!
Posted by Becky at June 14, 2009 11:04 AMHappy Birthday! You're sure it's 41 this year?!
Posted by Anne P at June 14, 2009 11:06 AMHappy day to you...enjoy!
Posted by LorieH at June 14, 2009 11:06 AMOn my Twitter feed, your post about your birthday plans is followed immediately by someone else's, who as karma would have it, seems to have an excellent suggestion. To whit:
YarnHarlot: It's my birthday. I can do whatever I like for a whole day. First...Coffee and crossword. Then?
My Friend*: On to the zoo!
It sounds like a good plan to me, anyway. grin!
*That's not her Twitter name, but I figure she may not want a horde of knitters following her for reasons she can't fathom. ;)
Posted by Thorny at June 14, 2009 11:07 AMHappy Birthday, Stephanie! Grab yourself a nice glass of vino and some knitting and enjoy the beautiful sunshine we are having in Toronto today (well, it is sunny in Scarborough at any rate!). Let the family cater to your needs (like a refill of the glass!) and just enjoy!!
Posted by Sam at June 14, 2009 11:08 AMHappy Birthday to you! Have a fabulous day!
How about emergency stash clearance before the arrival of the plumber. No? That means you are having a better birthday than I had. I hope yours continues to be a good one right up until midnight in whatever time zone you fancy celebrating in.
Posted by Caroline M at June 14, 2009 11:08 AMBest wishes, and enjoy your special day!
Posted by Laiane at June 14, 2009 11:09 AMWhat's it like having hundreds (thousands?) of people wishing you Happy Birthday? Sending you best wishes, too.
Posted by Randi at June 14, 2009 11:10 AMhappy birthday! enjoy your day and take good care of yourself!
Posted by jules at June 14, 2009 11:10 AMHappy Birthday, dear Yarn Harlot! I hope your day is everything you want it to be and that someone fetches you a beer or more as well as making the coffee. May the coming year bring you a new camera, the time to write more books, a zillion new yarns, the projects you've dreamed of, good health, good coffee, and good beer, and quality time with your family. And no more appliance incidents (although the ones you had were screamingly funny--you had the screams, we got the funny--your writing is wonderful).
p.s. what does your mug say?
Happy birthday!!! Hope you have a wonderful day no matter what you decide to do...
Posted by Michelle at June 14, 2009 11:13 AMHappy Birthday :)
Posted by Ahna Fryhover Emmert at June 14, 2009 11:17 AMHappy Birthday! Enjoy every moment. I agree that coffee made by someone else always tastes so much better! Have to say that you made my day ... Sunday morning with a bagel some tea and a Yarn Harlot post ... perfect!
Posted by Fran at June 14, 2009 11:19 AMHappy Birthday!
And even though your kids are not little, anymore, you still only get what they can spare. It's just that they can spare more, and are better at waiting...but if they do end up needing you, we all know what will happen!
Here's to all the teen emotional pyrotechnics holding off until tomorrow!
Posted by Colleen at June 14, 2009 11:20 AMBest wishes for a great day...I can relate - with a little extra spare time to myself - I'm lost as to what to do...but take the fact you have time to even ponder what to do with yourself as a gift :)
Posted by Katherine at June 14, 2009 11:24 AMHappy Birthday! Sometimes the best day is the one where nothing special is planned, but it unfolds that way regardless.
Posted by Gina W at June 14, 2009 11:24 AMHappy birthday, Stephanie! I hope you have a wonderful day. :)
Posted by Ashley at June 14, 2009 11:25 AMHappy birthday! Whatever you decide to do, enjoy it! Maybe take a nap for all the mothers of little ones.
Posted by ccr in MA at June 14, 2009 11:33 AMI was going to say Take a Nap for all the sleep you lost when you had little ones, but someone beat me to it.
So, take a nap in anticipation of nightsweats and insomnia for all us older women who who are going thru menopause!
Happy Birthday!
Deb
Posted by Deb at June 14, 2009 11:37 AMHappy Birthday - have a good one!!!!
Posted by Sharon at June 14, 2009 11:39 AMWishing you a very happy birthday, and many more. Hope you have a great day!
Posted by Vismajor at June 14, 2009 11:41 AMHave a wonderful birthday-but why confine it to one day? Each day this week when questioned why you are doing something reply-because it's my birthday. That should work until at least Friday.
Enjoy!
Stephanie! lots and lots of love and thanks for always keeping us smiling and have a wonderful Birthday Week!! and don't forget to give your mom a call and wish her a happy labor day! hee..hee.. Karola
Posted by Karola at June 14, 2009 11:43 AMHappy Birthday to YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!
Posted by Chris at June 14, 2009 11:43 AMAnd many happy returns! Time _is_ the greatest gift, so good-o for your family for its wisdom! Best, randmknitter
Posted by randmknitter at June 14, 2009 11:47 AMHappy Birthday! I hope you enjoy your day, do something fun, or nothing at all- you deserve a day of whatever strikes your fancy ! My birthday is Friday- but so far no plans. :)
Posted by Lulynn L. Foster at June 14, 2009 11:47 AMHappy, happy, birthday! Now, step away from the computer . . .:)
Posted by Astrid at June 14, 2009 11:48 AM♪Happy Birthday to You!♪
♫Happy Birthday to You!♫
Happy Birthday!! Enjoy your day
Posted by Marlene at June 14, 2009 11:52 AMHappy Birthday to you Steph.........Dont forget to eat alot of BD cake,yum.......Hope you have a very relaxed day.
Posted by Amy at June 14, 2009 11:52 AMHave a Happy Birthday! Sit back and relax and maybe have a beer later.
Posted by Becky at June 14, 2009 11:53 AMHappy birthday! I got a manicure for my birthday!
Posted by Janet at June 14, 2009 11:56 AMHappy Birthday...I'm sure yu can find something to do~
Posted by kim in oregon at June 14, 2009 11:58 AMHappy Bithday!!
Posted by LadyO at June 14, 2009 11:58 AMHappy Birthday! I hope it's wonderful. Sorry to hear about your recent sadness, but I hope you have a great day.
Posted by Angelina at June 14, 2009 11:58 AMA very very happy birthday!!!!
Posted by Laura at June 14, 2009 11:58 AMMay you live long and prosper...
Posted by cedar at June 14, 2009 11:59 AMHappy day! Maybe treat yourself to a wandering bike ride that has no timetable except your own.
Cheers! *clink*
Happy Birthday Stephanie! 41 years young. ahhhh.... coffee and knitting. What else is there??? OH! Who's making dinner?
Posted by Daniele at June 14, 2009 12:05 PMHappy birthday! My baby is due tomorrow, and usually when people say, "Well, *my* birthday is June 9th" or something, I think "so what??" but I wish she'd share your birthday - I could use it as proof she's born to knit. Unfortunately, I don't think she wants to be born today. I think she's aiming for another week or two of easy living...
Posted by Mairwen at June 14, 2009 12:05 PMHappy Birthday! You deserve it, but if you would like a birthday filled with small children, I have too I can lend you! :) just joking!
Posted by Marie at June 14, 2009 12:06 PMHappy birthday! I look forward to having a day to myself sometime. But my kid is not even two yet, so it is going to be a while!
Posted by Holly at June 14, 2009 12:07 PMAs some of us say in our blogs, "Hippo Birdies!"
Posted by Lynn in DC at June 14, 2009 12:07 PMHappy Birthday! Have fun with your "day to yourself day!"
Posted by Janet at June 14, 2009 12:14 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Laura H at June 14, 2009 12:16 PMHappy Birthday! I think I'll spend the day knitting in your honor!
Posted by Shelley at June 14, 2009 12:17 PMHappy birthday, Stephanie!
Posted by Meema at June 14, 2009 12:18 PMHappy Birthday! Enjoy your day!
Posted by Kristi ~ Ohio at June 14, 2009 12:18 PMHappy Birthday!!! The days that have no plan often wind up being the coolest, I feel.
Meredith
Posted by degutails at June 14, 2009 12:21 PMYay! Happy birthday! I am celebrating my own, as well. Here is to us!
Posted by Ena at June 14, 2009 12:22 PMSee, you are smart by not having lots of ideas. I generally spend the previous two months thinking "oh, I'll do that on my birthday!!" every time something delectable occurs to me.
Then I try to do it all in 16 hours. By mid afternoon I'm exhausted and crabby and it takes me a week to recuperate from all the "fun". Which I don't look back on as fun at all.
Trust me, "nothing" is a pretty awesome way to spend a day ;).
Posted by Jenna at June 14, 2009 12:22 PMHappy Birthday, Yarn Harlot!
Posted by Sans at June 14, 2009 12:29 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie - to you and my daughter. Hope you have a great day doing whatever you want.
Posted by Chris at June 14, 2009 12:30 PMHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Wishing you a day without emergency or worry.
Posted by Diane at June 14, 2009 12:31 PMHappy happy birthday to you! I know what you mean about miracles - I came home the other day, and my girls had loaded the dishwasher, run it, UNLOADED (!) the dishwasher, took out the garbage, swept the kitchen floor, and made dinner! (well, it was nachos, but still!) I nearly passed out. Hope similar joys are headed your way!
Posted by Angie at June 14, 2009 12:32 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie!!!! Enjoy your big day!!
Posted by Kimber at June 14, 2009 12:32 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie. May the knitting gods be nice today, may your coffee cup stay filled and of course may you have nothing but peace and happiness. Enjoy your day!
Posted by SantaFeLil at June 14, 2009 12:33 PMHappy Birthday! Made a small donation to Doctors without Borders in honor of your special day. Hope your Birthday is filled with wonders great and small, and much love and happiness!
Posted by journey at June 14, 2009 12:37 PMHippo Birdie Two Ewe!
Posted by jude at June 14, 2009 12:37 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie!!!
Posted by holli at June 14, 2009 12:38 PMHave a great day and a year filled with nothing but the best surprises!
Posted by Sunnyknitter at June 14, 2009 12:41 PMHappy birthday, and I hope your day os wonderful, how ever it turns out.
Today is my daughter's 17th birthday, so I'm off to make a carrot cake for her.
Posted by Maryanne at June 14, 2009 12:42 PMWish you all good things on your birthday! And, thanks for all the good stuff you share with us!
Posted by Ruth in NJ at June 14, 2009 12:42 PMHappy birthday, and I hope you spend the day doing only the things you want to do!
Posted by CathyW at June 14, 2009 12:43 PMBest wishes, and many many more happy birthdays to come!
Posted by Erika at June 14, 2009 12:44 PMHappy Birthday!!!!
Posted by MelissaW at June 14, 2009 12:45 PMHappy birthday! I'd tell you to knit something fun for yourself but I know that you have a deadline. I hope you have a wonderful day of Stephanie! :)
Posted by Glenda at June 14, 2009 12:46 PMCarpe diem! Wishing you the best!
Posted by Bonnie H. at June 14, 2009 12:53 PMHappy Birthday! I think a glass of wine might be in order today.
Posted by Clestial at June 14, 2009 12:55 PMHappy Birthday!!! I hope you can take it easy today in spite of the deadline!
Posted by MissEmily at June 14, 2009 12:56 PMMany happy returns on the day! I like to celebrate my birthday in Hobbit fashion by giving small gifts to the people I love. (Not that I don't love getting gifts myself!)
Posted by LaurieG at June 14, 2009 1:01 PMHope you have a wonderful birthday, filled with all the things you want to do, and yummy things to eat and drink - made by others, of course.
Posted by K at June 14, 2009 1:02 PMHAPPY BIRTHDAY! It only gets better from here!
Posted by Jody M at June 14, 2009 1:03 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Jen D. at June 14, 2009 1:11 PMMay your personal New Year be everything you want it to be! happy birthday, happy new year!
Posted by Gina C. at June 14, 2009 1:11 PMHappy Birthday!
If I may make a suggestion?
Glare at someone until they present you with chocolate. Maybe some wine. Chocolate, wine, knitting...perfect!
Hey Stephanie, Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day...I'm waiting for when I get a whole day to myself again--good to know it will come again!
Posted by gnuknitta at June 14, 2009 1:14 PMAdding my wishes for a very happy birthday -- and an idea to take care of that awful feeling of 'What was it I wanted to do when I had the time??' (which I too have experienced in the past) -- I now try to keep a page of all the projects I hope to do in a safe place, and when the day hits, I look in there and remember. Sounds pathetic, doesn't it? No time even to daydream regularly .... but it's also good for taking out at moments of stress to reassure and comfort yourself and give you a reason for going on!
Posted by Lindsey at June 14, 2009 1:17 PMHappy Birthday, Stephanie! Have a wonderful day.
Posted by Sarah J at June 14, 2009 1:22 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie! In our home our birthday is our day to do what we want and have dinner where we want...unlike growing up when your birthday was just another day and no one even acknowledged that it was your birthday...I've always made our children's and my husbands birthdays very special all day...
Happy Birthday
Posted by Ruth at June 14, 2009 1:23 PMHappy Birthday to us - I just love it that they put up flags every where for me on my Birthday!!
Hope your day is great!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my favorite peeps. Like thousands of others, I feel that you are my friend. Enjoy your day.
Posted by Christine at June 14, 2009 1:29 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by yarnpiggy at June 14, 2009 1:30 PMHappy Birthday! Kick everyone out, sit in the bath with a good book, then enjoy the quiet while sitting in your favorite spot and knit what You want! Have a great day
Posted by Ashley at June 14, 2009 1:30 PMHappy Birthday and knitting holiday to you!!!!!
Posted by Amy at June 14, 2009 1:34 PMHello Stephanie,
Have an absolutely wondrous day - whatever you do. Happy Birthday!!!!
Naomi
Posted by Naomi at June 14, 2009 1:35 PMHappy, happy day Stephanie! Have a fantastic day whatever you decide!
Posted by Alison at June 14, 2009 1:39 PMHappy Birthday and best wishes for a relaxing and restorative day!
Posted by Ruby Louise at June 14, 2009 1:41 PMHere's to you on your special day! (I'm toasting you here with a virtual beer!!)Happy knitting all day long......
Posted by Tece at June 14, 2009 1:42 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie! Have an excellent day, relax and do whatever you want.
Posted by Crystal at June 14, 2009 1:42 PMHappy birthday. Enjoy your day!
Posted by Tish at June 14, 2009 1:43 PMI hope you have a Wonderful Birthday Stephanie! I so enjoy reading your blog!
Posted by Emily at June 14, 2009 1:44 PMHappy birthday Stephanie, I hope you have a lovely day.
Posted by Nancy at June 14, 2009 1:47 PMEnjoy your day to the fullest!
Posted by Kristen at June 14, 2009 1:49 PMHappy birthday. All you are missing is some good beer! Have Ken treat you to a pint or two. :D
Posted by luneary at June 14, 2009 1:51 PMHappy Birthday Steph! Enjoy the day and I hope Toronto is getting beautiful weather for it :)
Posted by Ellen Bloomfield at June 14, 2009 1:53 PMHappy Birthday! Thank you for keeping us all entertained! I hope you have a great, peaceful day!
Posted by jillo at June 14, 2009 1:56 PMIf I were you, I'd get all pumped up on the free coffee and probably end up getting overly ambitious about how many things I could do with all that time and start casting on projects, feverishly writing down notes, possibly take the very neurotic bend and start polishing things and dusting, only to end the evening wondering why I never get any time to myself - LOL.
I'm trusting you have the wisdom to skip all of those steps and just smoothly transition from a long morning of knitting and coffee drinking, to a beautiful and tasty dinner with a good stout beer and possibly something sinfully delicious for dessert....Happy day!
Posted by farm-witch at June 14, 2009 1:57 PMHappy B'day Stephanie! Hope your 41st year is filled with love, laughs, and yarn.
Posted by mizkathychin at June 14, 2009 2:00 PMHappy, Happy Birthday!
Posted by Sue at June 14, 2009 2:03 PMHappy Birthday and enjoy your day of doing what you want :)
Posted by Liesel at June 14, 2009 2:04 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie!
Allison
Have a wonderful, blessed, pampered day!
Posted by Cathy at June 14, 2009 2:17 PMHappy Birthday! hope its a great one! if all else fails take a nap *grins*.
Posted by Jessica Rose at June 14, 2009 2:18 PMHappy birthday ! Hope you get all you want and much more ! You deserve a full day off to enjoy yourself.
Kim
Posted by Kim at June 14, 2009 2:19 PMMay your entire 41st year be happy and healthy! As for what to do after coffee and knitting: is there something after knitting? I usually get to that part and that's it for me!
Posted by Whitney at June 14, 2009 2:19 PMI'm glad to see that you are at home on your birthday - relax and enjoy!
Posted by curlisu at June 14, 2009 2:20 PMHappy Birthday! (Lifting coffee mug in salute)
Posted by Sally at June 14, 2009 2:21 PMHey, Stephanie! Let me be the 1,000,000,000 person to wish you a Happy Birthday!
Posted by margene at June 14, 2009 2:28 PMIt's a better world, because you are in it. Happy Birthday!
Posted by Donna at June 14, 2009 2:32 PMHappy happy day Steph,
I hope you have everything you want today.
Today Today Today Today
Today is somebody's Birthday
Today Today Today Today
Today is somebody's Birthday
It's not the pickle's or the pear's
It's not the elephant's or the bear's
Today Today Today Today
Today is Stephanie's Birthday!!!
Many happy and relaxing returns of the day!
Posted by Peggy at June 14, 2009 2:36 PMHappy birthday! I shall sing you the traditional birthday song of my ancestors:
"Thiiiiiiis iiiiiiis your
BIRTHDAY SONG
(It isn't very long.)"
Have a wonderful, relaxing day :)
Posted by April at June 14, 2009 2:39 PMHappy Birthday. The 40th decade is one of the best.
Posted by Ruth in PA at June 14, 2009 2:41 PMHappy Birthday!! Enjoy your day!
Posted by amy at June 14, 2009 2:42 PMHappy Birthday, Steph! Looks like it's going well.
Posted by Ranger Susie at June 14, 2009 2:43 PMHAPPY BIRTHDAY! I'm going to have a beer to celebrate your birthday (it's 8.45pm here)and I wish you to have a wonderful day.
Enjoy a beautiful sunday, visit the zoo, have some ice cream, and be happy - you have a loving spouse, wonderful children and a lot of knitting merits.
And we love you. ;-)
HAVE A GREAT BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Enjoy the day!
Posted by Carolyn at June 14, 2009 2:49 PMHappy Birthday and many more.
Posted by The Captain at June 14, 2009 2:50 PMTil hamingju með afmælið! (Happy Birthday in Icelandic)
Posted by Harpa J at June 14, 2009 2:52 PMHappy Birthday; it's my birthday today as well: same age and year!
Happy Birthday Stephanie! I hope it is sunny and mild in your neck of the woods--relax!
Posted by Jeannine at June 14, 2009 2:58 PMYears ago on the TV show "The Odd Couple" Felix,the character played by Tony Randall, wanted to throw a birthday party for Oscar, played by Walter Mattheau. Oscar was a grump and didn't want to do anything and admonished Felix that he better not do anything for the birthday. Of course Felix didn't listen - he never did - and threw a surprise party, telling Oscar, "You have to have memorable moments in birthdays." I've always thought that memorable moments were the way to go, so remember that particular piece of knitting and that very good coffee - as a memorable piece of that 41st birthday and a great start to your 42nd year.
...and many more memorable birthdays to you!
Happy Birthday!! Enjoy!
Posted by Amy at June 14, 2009 3:02 PMHappy Birthday yarn harlot. Doing absolutley nothing all day long still counts as "doing whatever you want".
Posted by Dawn at June 14, 2009 3:04 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Nathalie at June 14, 2009 3:07 PMLet me add to the chorus: Happy Birthday! Thanks for another year of being you.
Posted by Elaine at June 14, 2009 3:15 PMHappy Birthday, Stephanie! Enjoy.
Posted by alfalfacats at June 14, 2009 3:17 PM"Hoppy birdie" to you (what my daughter said to me when I turned 30; she was 2. *That* was a *very* long time ago)!
May you have a wonderful day for knitting, more good coffee, maybe even some chocolate, your favourite ice-cold beer, and/or a *very* good scotch -- complete with a gift cert to buy some yummy yarn -- and may you have a grand year ahead!
Posted by Marg in Mirror, AB at June 14, 2009 3:24 PM"I suddenly can't think of a darned thing I need or want."
That's a pretty good definition of happiness.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! May your year be full of good health, good fun and great knitting :)
Posted by NewJerseyLaura at June 14, 2009 3:29 PMMany, many happy returns of the day!
Posted by Melissa at June 14, 2009 3:29 PMHappy Birthday! Hope you have a great one!
Posted by Gerri at June 14, 2009 3:29 PMHappy Birthday! Enjoy your day -- and may the next year bring you nothing but error-free projects, smooth travels, and pretty yarn!
Posted by Laura at June 14, 2009 3:32 PMGood for you, and have a happy birthday! Coffee, a crossword, and knitting sounds like heaven. Enjoy it, you deserve it!
Posted by Lauren D at June 14, 2009 3:32 PMA HUGE, (((LOUD)))... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
Hope your day is a pleasent one and you get to relax.
Best Wishes, Jo
Posted by Jo at June 14, 2009 3:33 PMA very Happy Birthday to you!! Have a wonderful day!!!
Posted by Knitter Kitter at June 14, 2009 3:37 PMJust logged into Rav and saw it's your birthday. Have a happy one!!
Posted by Helen at June 14, 2009 3:37 PMHappy Birthday! As a younger mom I know exactly what you mean about getting a whole day to yourself. Enjoy your day :)
Posted by Andrea at June 14, 2009 3:42 PMHave a very happy Birthday and allways plenty of wonderful knitting wool! I hope you are having a wonderful and relaxing day.
I love your birthday and I think June 14th is a wonderful date. (Haha - it's mine, too. So I can think of sharing this with a wonderful person like you ... And as Mimi said up there: As we have never met (and as its highly unlikely we ever will, what with that great big ocean between us)-- does that make me a a stalker?
Posted by Maria at June 14, 2009 3:44 PMHappy birthday. You are the age of my youngest child. Yesterday was my birthday, today is my daughter's wedding anniversary, and tomorrow is my husband's birthday. Thursday is a granddaughter's birthday.
Happy knitting.
A very happy birthday to you, and I hope you've been enjoying the gorgeous day we've been having here in the GTA. I too enjoy having coffee made for me, and otherwise being waited on is great too, especially on a birthday. I wish you a lovely birthday cake, baked for you by someone other than yourself, and lots of knitting time.
Posted by marjorie at June 14, 2009 3:54 PMHappy birthday!
Posted by Geertrude at June 14, 2009 3:58 PMHappy, happy! May this year be the best one yet!
Posted by madmad at June 14, 2009 4:02 PMHappySolarReturntoyouhappySolarReturntoyouhappy
SolarReturndearStephaniehappySolarReturntoyouand
manymore!
A very Happy Birthday! Today is also the birthday of another great women - My Aunt Helen. She is 90 years old today. Her comment for today "I"m 90, really? I don't feel that old."
Enjoy today and here's wishing you many more!
Posted by Dr John at June 14, 2009 4:13 PMHappy Birthday! Hope it's a great day :o)
Posted by tracee at June 14, 2009 4:14 PMSounds like your bases are covered. Happy birthday!
Posted by Lynn in Tucson at June 14, 2009 4:17 PMHave a wonderful, relaxing Birthday!! Hopefully it's sunny there (finally!).
Posted by PepperReed at June 14, 2009 4:18 PMHappy Birthday! Enjoy your day!
Posted by kelly at June 14, 2009 4:20 PMHappy Birthday, fellow June baby! Mine's the 29th. Have a wonderful peaceful day doing everything you desire.
Posted by Jeanne B. at June 14, 2009 4:23 PMHappy birthday! And the view here from 50 is, it only gets better and better. (An aside) Joe over there--thank you for taking such good care of (y)our Stephanie!
Posted by AlisonH at June 14, 2009 4:24 PMHappy Birthday!!
May I suggest chocolate as a useful addition to the day (it also comes in very acceptable ice-cream and cake versions!)
Posted by Carie at June 14, 2009 4:24 PMWishing you a grand Birthday! (I well remember my 1st with kids being older and mostly out of the house!)
Do whatever, whenever, however! Enjoy!
Many happy returns of the day! May your birthday be filled with everything wonderful! (Yes, that means lots of knitting.)
Posted by Patty F at June 14, 2009 4:30 PMEnjoy your birthday, youngster!
Posted by Marlyn at June 14, 2009 4:30 PMOh, poop. I was even going to send you an e-card, because what says you care better, right? But then work got busy and stuff. Anyway, I hope it's been a great day and that the year ahead continues to be full of equally or more great days.
Posted by Mel at June 14, 2009 4:33 PMHappy Birthday! I hope your day has been fantastic so far.
Posted by Meg at June 14, 2009 4:33 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Joan at June 14, 2009 4:35 PMHappy Birthday Stephaine! Mine is tomorrow, so I am always happy to hand another birthday wishes to a fellow gemini!
Best wishes!
Posted by Kristen at June 14, 2009 4:37 PMOn my 40th this year, my husband was in Cuba and I had to work (it was a Monday). I really sweet, knitting friend of mine took me out for a cocktail or two and made sure I wasn't home moping alone. Aren't knitters the best?
Whatever you did today, I hope it was fab! 41 had to be a bit easier than 40. If it wasn't, feel free to lie to me as mine is a mere 8 months away!
Cheers and happy birthday!!!
Posted by Ronda at June 14, 2009 4:41 PMHappy birthday! Hope you have all the fun you can handle.
Posted by Deb. at June 14, 2009 4:42 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by SallyT at June 14, 2009 4:42 PMHope you thoroughly enjoy your special day!
Posted by cindy (maxfun) at June 14, 2009 4:50 PMHappy Birthday! You've accomplished a "whole whack of stuff" (did I get the Canadian vernacular right?) in those 41 years. Day of rest well deserved!
Posted by Carolyn Little at June 14, 2009 4:52 PMI wondered why today was the most perfect day since the creation of the world. Thanks for letting the ripples spread outward. Happy birthday, lamb.
Posted by rams at June 14, 2009 4:55 PMHappy Birthday, Stephanie!!! Enjoy the coffee and puzzle and garter, and whatever else pleases you.
Posted by Ro at June 14, 2009 4:57 PMHappy, happy birthday! I hope it's peaceful, calm, and wonderful. And you don't have to knit on the garter stitch blanket unless you want to.
Posted by MicheleLB at June 14, 2009 4:58 PMJoyeux anniversaire Stéphanie! Moi, j'ai eu 42 ans il y a 2 jours...
Continue à nous faire rire, à nous apprendre des choses, à expérimenter, j'adore ça!
Pas de bonne journée sans Yarn Harlot :)
Bises de Paris, France.
Posted by Carole at June 14, 2009 4:59 PMHappy, happy birthday, Stephanie. No one deserves to do nothing more. :) I'm doing the same thing today even though it's tomorrow when I turn 36!
Posted by Susan (Plum Texan) at June 14, 2009 5:08 PMHappy Birdie! Sounds like a plan to me- its better if you see just how it goes, otherwise it just goes pear shaped! xx
Posted by Nicole at June 14, 2009 5:08 PMHappy birthday! Maybe what you need/want is just the opportunity to decide what you need/want? ;)
Posted by Brittany at June 14, 2009 5:10 PMHappy Birthday! Enjoy!
Posted by Julie at June 14, 2009 5:13 PMA very Happy Birthday to you! I hope you enjoy whatever you do!
I also find that when I suddenly have a lot of free time, it is harder to make use of it than if I had to "schedule in" my personal time! If you are used to having a framework, it is more difficult to organize yourself without it.
Posted by javalulu at June 14, 2009 5:14 PMHappy birthday! May you have many happy stitches :)
Posted by Jill at June 14, 2009 5:17 PMHappy Birthday to you!!! Enjoy the day!
Posted by Sharilyn at June 14, 2009 5:19 PMOh Happy Day!!
Posted by JoHanna at June 14, 2009 5:20 PMHappy birthday! If you have finished The Premier from the Saturday Star, I would highly recommend following it up with The Sunday Crossword from today's Star. There's even a wool-related word in it ... someone must have told them it was your birthday!
Posted by Denise L. at June 14, 2009 5:22 PMJust to join the rest of the shout-outs, happy birthday! Hope you have a lovely day :)
Posted by Trina at June 14, 2009 5:23 PMMany happy returns of the day Steph.. I hope you have enjoyed every minute of it.
Posted by Beth at June 14, 2009 5:24 PMHappy Happy!
Wait -- you have knitting to do & wonder what to do "after"? What is this "after" knitting of which you speak???
Hope you have hand a wonderful day. Happy Birthday!
Posted by Barbara-Kay at June 14, 2009 5:29 PMHappy birthdat Stephanie!
Posted by kelley at June 14, 2009 5:29 PMHappy Birthday, Stephanie. Hope you have a great day.
Posted by Irene at June 14, 2009 5:31 PMHappy Birthday!!
Posted by melissa at June 14, 2009 5:35 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie!
Posted by Kathleen at June 14, 2009 5:36 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie! This is a great day to be born! My oldest is celebrating his 20th today and he's just "sitting around and doing nothing...it's my birthday you know" Many wishes for more of the same to you!
Posted by Jeanne at June 14, 2009 5:37 PMBirthdays come but once a year,
So, I send this message clear:
Happy Birthday, Stephanie dear,
Happy Birthday 'til next year.
It's better sung, but no less heartfelt. Way glad you were born!
Gretch
Happy Birthday!
Posted by carrie at June 14, 2009 5:41 PMHappy Birthday, I hope you have thoroughly enjoyed it!
Posted by Erin at June 14, 2009 5:43 PMA glorious birthday, dear Stephanie.
Posted by Kati at June 14, 2009 5:45 PMHappy Birthday, Stephanie!!!
Posted by Vanessa at June 14, 2009 5:48 PMHappy Birthday!!!!!!!!! You are my hero!
Posted by Jenny at June 14, 2009 5:49 PMC'est a ton tour de te laisser parler d'amour! Happy Birthday!
Posted by Patti (from Ottawa) at June 14, 2009 5:53 PMHappy Birthday! I hope that your day is magical! :)
Posted by J.P. at June 14, 2009 5:54 PMHappiest of birthdays to you!!! I want to thank you especially for keeping me sane while my significant other was undergoing a stem cell transplant. Reading your blog always made me smile and transported me away from the reality of life. Who the heck needs to watch reality shows on TV???
We will be waiting to hear how much knitting you got done today!!!
Best wishes!
This is my first time posting on The Blog, although I read every entry (it's set as my homepage), and I can't think of a more appropriate first post than to say--
Happy, happy birthday, Harlot! :-) You have given me many a chuckle and quite a few guffaws. Cheers! Enjoy the rest of Your Day!
Posted by Aimee at June 14, 2009 5:57 PMHappiest of Birthdays! I hope that the rest of the day has proved as wonderful as the beginning!
Posted by Gwendolen at June 14, 2009 5:57 PMHappy Birthday, Dear Stephanie!
Posted by Elizabeth L in Apex, NC at June 14, 2009 6:05 PMHere's to a very happy birthday and many, many more to come. It seems it has started well already and if the weather here is anything to go by, then it is bound to be good. :)
Posted by teeweewonders at June 14, 2009 6:06 PMHey cool, we are only 10 days apart b-day wise. I'll be 40 on the 24th. Have a great day doing whatever you decide you want =)
...and I say again, go get a massage! lol
Posted by April at June 14, 2009 6:09 PMHappy birthday to you and me! We are twins except for a slight age difference. I had the same problem today - can't think of what I want to do now that I have the chance!
Posted by Martha in Kansas at June 14, 2009 6:12 PMAh - we share a birthday, as well as a love of knitting, although I am 15 years older than you are!
I hope you have had as enjoyable a day as I have had!
Posted by Mrs Redboots at June 14, 2009 6:23 PMHappy Doot Day.....may you enjoy your day and many more!
Posted by jennifer at June 14, 2009 6:24 PMHappy Birthday. A nice dinner and a glass of wine (if you haven't had too much to drink already) followed by knitting in the late twilight. Maybe the Man of Your Dreams could even serenade you.
Posted by Friday's Mom at June 14, 2009 6:25 PMI hope you are having a splendoriferous Birthday!
Jenna
Merry, Happy Birthday!!!
Posted by susie at June 14, 2009 6:39 PMHappy Birthday.May you have a glorious year of knitting.
Posted by Holly at June 14, 2009 6:46 PMOoooh I'm so jealous of your me-time. JEALOUS. But do have the most wonderful day! Oh and I think some type of decadent dessert is definitely in order. Cake....chocolate.
Posted by Reenie at June 14, 2009 6:46 PMHappy merry joyous birthday! Congratulations!
Posted by Trope at June 14, 2009 6:49 PMhappy, happy birthday!
Posted by Mandy at June 14, 2009 6:49 PMHappy Happy Birthday!!! Some of my favorite people (and, uh, a disproportionate amount of ex-boyfriends, but we'll set that aside) are Gemini's. Have a wonderful fabulous day!
Posted by CityMinx at June 14, 2009 6:57 PMHappy Birthday to you!!!
Posted by Mitty at June 14, 2009 6:58 PMHappy Birthday!! I hope it is a great one!
Posted by Linda at June 14, 2009 6:59 PMHave the happiest of happys!
Posted by Denise at June 14, 2009 6:59 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie, Coffee and your knitting - sounds like a good day to me - hope the rest is as good.
Posted by Ann Marie at June 14, 2009 7:02 PMHappy birthday! Now I just need to know what kind of cake you'd like me to make for you. How about dark chocolate with mocha rum cream and a white chocolate drizzle, served with a handful of black raspberries?
Posted by silfert at June 14, 2009 7:07 PMHappy Birthday!! That sounds like a lovely start to your day. :)
Posted by Kassia at June 14, 2009 7:09 PMHappy Birthday! I hope you enjoyed every to yourself minute.
Posted by Teresa C at June 14, 2009 7:15 PMHappy birthday Steph - your blog and books keep light and joy in our knitting - thank you!
Posted by Pat at June 14, 2009 7:17 PMHappy Birthday! Enjoy your day!
Posted by shawn at June 14, 2009 7:17 PMHappy birthday!
Posted by Nadja at June 14, 2009 7:18 PMMany Happy Returns!!!!!
Close your Inbox, declare it a national holiday, and go knit/spin something. Oh, and there probably should be beer involved at some point, too. XOX
Posted by Xeres at June 14, 2009 7:19 PMHappy Birthday!!! Wish you the best. Mine is tomorrow and I will be 66!!!
Posted by Claudia at June 14, 2009 7:19 PMHappy Birthday, and thanks for all the great laughs you've given me!
Posted by Rachel at June 14, 2009 7:21 PMHappy, Happy Birthday!
You know, for as long as I've read your blog I didn't realize until today that our birthdays are so close together. I just turned 50 on the 9th (last Tuesday). Thus, I can honestly tell you that the years to come are wonderful and I wish you every joy as you advance through them.
Hugs and happy knitting to you! May you enjoy each day as you have enjoyed today, and we will always be happy that you were born! :)
Posted by Judith Brodnicki at June 14, 2009 7:21 PMFrom one of my favorite Boynton cards from the '80's
Hippo Birdie, two ewe...
Hippo Birdie, two ewe...
Hippo Birdie, dear Stephanie...
Hippo Biiiirdiiiieeee Twwwwooooo Ewe...
Have a great day!!
Happy Birthday Stephanie!
Many many happy returns on the day and the whole year coming.
happy birthday stephanie :) I hope you get the entire day to do as you please.
Posted by nikki at June 14, 2009 7:29 PMHello
HAPPY BIRTHDAY :)
Have a fabulous day resting
cya MOnikaORse
Happy birthday! I hope someone gave you a new camera.
Posted by Heather at June 14, 2009 7:32 PMHave a wonderful birthday! I find that everything tastes better when someone else makes it--not that I'm a horrible cook, just that by the time I'm done standing over things and smelling them, often I don't want to eat them. Odd. Funny that when we're faced with a day to ourselves, we're stumped. Completely at a loss. Is that all mums?
I went back and read your previous "guest poster" birthday posts. I love them. You deserve a day full of friends and love. Enjoy it.
Posted by barbinvic at June 14, 2009 7:33 PMP.S. And family, of course. They are the most special.
Posted by barbinvic at June 14, 2009 7:35 PMHappy Birthday! Hope it's a good one.
Posted by Kaitlin at June 14, 2009 7:42 PMHappy birthday. You deserve a quiet, nonobligatory day for a change.
Posted by Laurie at June 14, 2009 7:44 PMHappy Birthday! I really like the blanket. Sometimes garter stitch is the best stitch for a busy spring/summer.
Posted by Valerie at June 14, 2009 7:44 PMHappy Birthday Steph!!
Trust you've enjoyed your day
Many happy returns! Enjoy your day knitting!
Posted by Liz at June 14, 2009 7:50 PMAre you sure you're only 41? It doesn't seem possible that you have accomplished so many things in such a short time, besides all the knitting! Your blog is the best and I hope you have the best day ever, sometimes doing nothing is the best present! I hope you have fun reading all the excellent messages.
Eve from Carlisle, Ma.
Posted by E at June 14, 2009 7:55 PMHappy birthday, Steph! Hope your knitting behaves today. :D *hugs*
Posted by Joey B. at June 14, 2009 7:55 PMA very Happy Birthday to You! My wishes for you. long life, good health, and the wealth of many friends. God Bless
Posted by lydia at June 14, 2009 7:58 PMHappy Birthday to you and I hope your day was everything you wanted it to be!
Posted by Robyn at June 14, 2009 7:59 PMHappy birthday, Stephanie!
I keep forgetting that we have nearly the same birthday, except I'm two years older and unlike you, who cleverly now has nearly grown up children, I have a toddler.
Thank you so much for sharing your life and your writing with us. As much as I love your knitting writing, your writing on childbirth, babies, and parenting has meant so very, very much to me. At several pivotal stages I've come across something you've written that is so very pertinent to me, and so very enlightening, moving, and thought-provoking that it's hard for me to find words to express how much it has meant to me.
I can only thank you again, and wish you the happiest of birthdays with the people you love (and some time for yourself, too!)
Posted by Maria at June 14, 2009 8:03 PMHappy birthday Stephanie. Many happy returns of the day.
Mmmm the anticipation of a crossword - sounds like you have the day sussed. Life doesn't get better than coffee and a crossword. Simple pleasures but delightful. I think you could gear it up and think of some more nice things to do.
Live long and prosper (yes, I did see the Star Trek movie over the weekend, I loved it).
Posted by StellaMM at June 14, 2009 8:04 PMHappy Birthday, Stephanie! Hope it was everything you could have wanted, and it was a special day for you...
Posted by AussieJen at June 14, 2009 8:05 PMHappy Birthday!! I'm sure you found something fun to do with your day.
Posted by ConnieB in OH at June 14, 2009 8:06 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Alex at June 14, 2009 8:09 PMDear Steph...... Wishing you many happy, healthy, knittingly ones to follow!
Posted by Barbara @ the Jersey Shore at June 14, 2009 8:11 PMHappy Birthday! Wishing you a glorious year!
Posted by Kathy at June 14, 2009 8:15 PMHappy Birthday Steph! Many more & happy knitting!
Posted by Alane at June 14, 2009 8:15 PMHappy Birthday, Steph. I'll just leave it at that. :o)
Posted by Annalea at June 14, 2009 8:18 PMHappy Birthday - look forward to meeting you at the Sock Summit and having my picture taken - the best to you. May all your wishes come true.
Posted by B at June 14, 2009 8:21 PMWow. You're the same age (year, day, and everything) as my sister-in-law. Cool! Hope it was a lovely day!
Posted by Carol at June 14, 2009 8:24 PMHappy Birthday!! What a great day for you.
Posted by Kimberly at June 14, 2009 8:24 PMHippo birdie two ewes, Stephanie - I hope you had a great day.
Posted by Donna at June 14, 2009 8:25 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie!!
Enjoy your day. :-)
Happy Birthday, and you're right - a day to yourself is an utter gift - hope you squeeze every moment of whatever makes you happy out of it...
Posted by Deirdre McNeill at June 14, 2009 8:29 PMWahoo! Happy Birthday!!!
Did your boss really give you the day off for your birthday? (I mean, it is a weekend and all - but I hear your boss is rather strict.)
Posted by Bullwinkle at June 14, 2009 8:31 PMHope you're having a GREAT birthday!!! Rest, relax, knit...... :)
Posted by Mary Ellen at June 14, 2009 8:49 PMHappy Birthday! Thanks as always for the many laughs and, yes, a few good tears.
Posted by May at June 14, 2009 8:54 PMHappy Birthday! I hope that you're enjoying a relaxing day filled with........whatever you want!
Posted by Debra at June 14, 2009 8:57 PMHappy Birthday, Steph. In your honor we have had a lot of fun with dry ice here in Columbus at TNNA. Ysolda Teague dipped her lentil-stuffed mouse into the dry ice bubble pond and it is currently drying out. Annie Modesitt, Shannon Oakey, Miriam Felton, Clara Parkes, Kristi Porter, Amy Houck, and all the Stitch Cooperative people gathered around the bubbling fog and had a very jolly time. Yes, Jeni's Ice Cream is involved. Wish you had a lot of dry ice and Jeni's ice cream on your birthday. We would have loved to have had you with us. So happy birthday to you!
Posted by cat Bordhi at June 14, 2009 9:00 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie.
I too can't believe how much you've accomplished.
You deserve a totally relaxing day.
Posted by Michelle at June 14, 2009 9:02 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie!
Posted by BeckyS at June 14, 2009 9:05 PMhappy birthday, stephanie. hope you had a marvelous day.
Posted by kelli ann at June 14, 2009 9:06 PMYou're 41?! You're kidding. Really, I can't imagine you're 41. I figured that once you turned 40 last year, you were done. Forty forever, with the occasional 27 on a good day.
Forty-one. Really. Not a chance. Go turn cartwheels or something; clearly, you're not 41.
You still deserve cake and a good beer or three, though.
Posted by Lynn at June 14, 2009 9:11 PMAll day long I've tried to remember what it was about 14 Jun. Now I know. Happiest of birthdays dear Stephanie!
Posted by Nell at June 14, 2009 9:11 PMI'm a little late, but I hope your day was amazing. Let's hear it for coffee and knitting on a day when you're supposed to do whatever you want! Bright Blessings.
Posted by Lisa at June 14, 2009 9:15 PMHappy Birthday! I hope everything goes your way today.
Posted by Marji at June 14, 2009 9:18 PMHappy Birthday! I hope you get as much joy out of the day as you give to the rest of us every day!
Posted by Mandy at June 14, 2009 9:18 PM~ Happy Birthday ~ hope you have an awesome knitterly day! ;)
Posted by Dawn ;) at June 14, 2009 9:22 PMHappy, happy birthday! So glad you are getting to do what you said you would do on the calendar!
Posted by Lisa at June 14, 2009 9:27 PMi just wanted to chime in and say happy birthday! and thank you for bringing me many years of nearly daily entertainment trough your blog.
also, my roommate, who i found on the "roommates wanted" section of cragslist, he makes the coffee. every day. i think i may marry him. ;)
happy birthday stephanie!
Posted by vanessa at June 14, 2009 9:29 PMHappy Birthday! I know you don't work on your birthday, so I didn't think to check your blog today (I thought it might come under a "work" category). I hope you had a great one, and many many more to come.
Posted by biomaj5 at June 14, 2009 9:31 PMHappy Birthday! Hope it was a really great one and that you spent it exactly how you wanted to!
Posted by Caren at June 14, 2009 9:33 PMHappy, happy birthday!!! I hope you had a wonderful day doing exactly what you wanted to!
Posted by Kerry at June 14, 2009 9:34 PMHope your birthday is filled with yarny goodness!
Posted by Allison at June 14, 2009 9:37 PMHappy Birthday! I turned 41 this year too on June 9th! Here's to us :D
Posted by Marylu at June 14, 2009 9:37 PMHappy Birthday, I hope you have a wonderful day and get some inches done on that blanket
Posted by Eileen Philp at June 14, 2009 9:39 PMHappy birthday! It sounds like you had a wonderful day, how relaxing!
Posted by saradippity at June 14, 2009 9:40 PMHappy Birthday!! Can you run faster and jump higher?
...wait, is that birthdays, or new shoes??
Posted by Emily at June 14, 2009 9:41 PMHope your birthday was relaxing and fun.
Posted by sue b at June 14, 2009 9:42 PMHappy Birthday!!!!
Posted by Knitknurse at June 14, 2009 9:48 PMI hope you had a wonderful birthday and found LOTS of fun things to do!
Posted by Sheri at The Loopy Ewe at June 14, 2009 9:50 PMcoffee and knitting? sounds perfect. Happy Birthday!
Posted by Jan at June 14, 2009 9:51 PMHope it is very happy, what ever you decide to do. You truly deserve a special day that is all yours from start to finish.
Posted by Janet at June 14, 2009 10:03 PMHappy birthday to you! It sounds like you've got the right idea there. (We're in birthday mode, too, and spent the day feeding rhinos to celebrate my younger daughter's eighth.)
Posted by Jocelyn at June 14, 2009 10:11 PMThank you for sharing the start of you birth-holiday. I hope peaceful moments found you all day long. The 40's decade is filled with transition, growth, change, and a lot of shifting beneath your feet. Stay Alert and Keep Up The Good Work! The 50's decade, more fun than being in your 30's, will make it all worth it.
Posted by BJ from Red Bird Ranch at June 14, 2009 10:14 PMHappy 41st. You are definately a young one but so full of knitting wisdom. I'm 53 young but when grandbaby #12 arrived this year, I suddently felt older.
Posted by Susan at June 14, 2009 10:16 PMWow. It was just yesterday that you turned 40.
P.S. Happy Birthday!
Posted by claudia at June 14, 2009 10:20 PMWell happy birthday! As a Mama to a 2-year-old and an 8-month-old who celebrated birthday 32 yesterday, I can attest that I did not get to do just want I wanted. But I did get to spend it with the best family on earth - mine.
Posted by Jenni at June 14, 2009 10:22 PMHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
Posted by oldcinderella at June 14, 2009 10:22 PMHappy Birthday!! You and my mom share the same birthday... Mom is 85 today and has been knitting 73 years... She taught me to knit when I was 5. What did I get my mom - I knit her a shetland lace stole.
Posted by Jofran Pastor at June 14, 2009 10:23 PMA very happy birthday to you. As a mother of 4 teenagers, I am thinking that you need to leave the house if you want the day to yourself.
Posted by Jo at June 14, 2009 10:26 PMHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Posted by karen ratto-whooley at June 14, 2009 10:30 PMHey! It's my birthday too! I'm 40. And it was a great one!
Posted by Jennifer Leigh at June 14, 2009 10:36 PMHappy, happy birthday Stephanie, I am so happy to be able to share that birthday day with you! I too had a great day, have yet to get in some knitting time though, living in the Pacific Northwest there are still a few hours of evening left so I will probably get some rows in!
Posted by Janita at June 14, 2009 10:43 PMHappy Birthday, Stephanie! I'm going to have a beer and toast to your good health for a long, long, long, time. And to perfectly written/perfectly fitting patterns, no dropped stitches, on-time flights, no lost baggage, etc., etc. You can fill in the rest. Oh...and THANKS...you can fill in the rest....
georgia
Happy birthday, dear Harlot! I hope you had a fabulous day doing whatever you chose.
Posted by Susan at June 14, 2009 10:55 PMHappy Birthday, hope you had a wonderful day!
Posted by Linda at June 14, 2009 10:55 PMSo happy to add my voice to all those who have sent you bithday wishes! Health, why not wealth, and contentment to you on this special day. Contentment is so very underrated, don't you think?? yet it feels so good! May it all be yours, girl.
Posted by Rosemarie at June 14, 2009 11:04 PMHappy birthday!!!
Posted by Michelle at June 14, 2009 11:05 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie! My birthday is 2 days after yours! Hope you had a good one!
Posted by Robyn at June 14, 2009 11:17 PMHappy Birthday! I hope you spent it doing something special. Or knitting something special!
Posted by mobishobel at June 14, 2009 11:17 PMHappy birthday to you and to me! :) You're 41, and I'm that Beatles song.....
Posted by samm at June 14, 2009 11:18 PMHappy birthday! I hope your special day was wonderful and filled with more coffee and knitting and not much of anything else. :-)
Posted by CTJen at June 14, 2009 11:20 PMHappy Birthday! I hope you had a great day! I turned 49 on my last birthday, so you know what next year's birthday brings!
Posted by DawnK at June 14, 2009 11:30 PMHappy Birthday Steph!!
Posted by Beckey at June 14, 2009 11:49 PMHappy Birthday! Hope your day was perfect.
Posted by twig at June 14, 2009 11:52 PMHappy birthday, Stephanie! =)
Posted by Mander at June 14, 2009 11:53 PMHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Kathleen at June 15, 2009 12:02 AMI wish you an absolutely wonderful birthday!
Posted by Carolynn at June 15, 2009 12:13 AMHappy birthday! Is there such a thing as a reverse golden birthday? I would think 41 on the 14th would be one!
Hope you had a great day.
Happy birthday, and keep Austin weird!
Posted by emily at June 15, 2009 12:52 AMHappy Birthday, I hope it was satisfying and fulfilling. Here's to a wonderful new year full of terrific friends, new learnings and lots of love.
Posted by cecelia at June 15, 2009 1:16 AMHappy Birthday! It was mine, too, so I spent the day doing a bit of spinning, knitting and avoiding anything that resembled a chore!
Hubby was on the ball...coffee and my favorite doughnuts this morning and out to dinner tonight...good man!
Posted by Diane at June 15, 2009 1:16 AMHappy birthday! Hope you had a lovely day whatever you decided to do...
Posted by Liz at June 15, 2009 1:29 AMHappy happy birthday!!!
Posted by Romi at June 15, 2009 1:51 AMHappy Birthday!!!!
Posted by Suzanne at June 15, 2009 1:55 AMIt's the 15th already, but I can always wish that you had a lovely day. :)
Coffee that someone else made? What a treat! (My hubby doesn't drink coffee, but he knows that if he wants to make me happy he can make me coffee in the morning.)
Posted by Kristel at June 15, 2009 2:01 AMHappy birthday to you!
You share the day with my (older) big brother!
Hope it was really nice!
Happy birthday! I hope you and your knitting had a fabulous day!
Posted by Seanna Lea at June 15, 2009 2:39 AMHappy Birthday, Stephanie!!! Have a great day and lots of fun with your family & friends!
Posted by Bettina at June 15, 2009 2:50 AMHappy birthday week! No need to keep the birthday celebration contained to one day,I say.
Posted by Thea at June 15, 2009 4:17 AMBon anniversaire !! tous mes voeux de bonheur pour cette année à venir. Que les dieux du tricot soient avec toi ;-)
Moi, ce que je ferais à ta place ? Attaquer un projet qui nécessite un peu de réflexion et de calme que tu n'as jamais le temps de commencer...
Bonne journée, profites-en bien !
Posted by Erin - France at June 15, 2009 5:07 AMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Wheezy at June 15, 2009 6:06 AMHope yesterday was great!
Glad that you enjoyed Saskatchewan... (I miss that huge blue sky now that we're back in the Maritimes..)
41 is good. I wish you great days of 41 and beyond !!!! :o)
(Did you just hear Buzz Lightyear's voice in your head..?)
I hope it was a perfectly Happy Birthday. How fitting that it was a perfectly lovely day!
Posted by Gwen in Bowmanville at June 15, 2009 7:51 AMHappy Happy Birthday.
Yesterday was also my best friend's birthday and I believe it was the first time I have had a knitted item sent through the mail and delivered on time for a birthday. It even went across the whole continental United States and got there in time. Thank you so much. Your knitting calendar keeps me knitting motivated!
Here's hoping you got all the alone and together time from various parties that you required to make your day special.
Posted by Samantha at June 15, 2009 8:07 AMHappy Birthday! Hope you had a lovely day to yourself.
Posted by Steph B at June 15, 2009 8:22 AMHappy Birthday! I hope you has a wonderful day!
Posted by Léonie at June 15, 2009 8:33 AMHappy Birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day!
Posted by Léonie at June 15, 2009 8:33 AMHappy Birthday! Yesterday was my bday too!
Posted by Lisa G. at June 15, 2009 8:42 AMhappy happy birthday!!! enjoy your knitting and the peace and quiet:-) mara
Posted by mara at June 15, 2009 8:42 AMHappy birthday! All my best wishes.
VREDE en VREUGDE Linda
Belated, but most sincere happy birthday wishes!
Monnah
Posted by Monnah at June 15, 2009 9:10 AMHappy Birthday, Steph. Many more!
Posted by Mary Peed at June 15, 2009 9:17 AMHappy Belated Birthday. Hope you had a great day.
Posted by Karen at June 15, 2009 9:22 AMHappy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy your day!
Posted by Dani at June 15, 2009 9:24 AMHappy Birthday. Hugs and blessings for the best year ever.
Happy Belated Birthday Stephanie!
Hope you had a wonderful day.
happy birthday! Don't forget to switch to beer around 11am- with a nice lunch, of course!
Posted by marilyn at June 15, 2009 9:56 AMHappy belated birthday, Stephanie;
you bless my life with laughter, wisdom, and courage to keep knitting & ripping, if it takes 15 times!
Hope it was a good one! Dee
Happy belated birthday, dear Stephanie! I hope you had a wonderful day.
Posted by Ursula at June 15, 2009 10:05 AMHope you had a wonderful day! After all the activity of the last while, you deserve a day to play!
Posted by Dianna at June 15, 2009 10:11 AMHappy birthday, enjoy celebrating it
Posted by Emma at June 15, 2009 10:19 AMHappy birthday - I hope it turned out wonderfully!
Posted by Katie at June 15, 2009 10:27 AMHappy Birthday, Stephanie! I hope it was relaxing, and filled with yarny goodness.
Posted by Carol B at June 15, 2009 10:37 AMHappy, Happy Birthday!
Posted by Lynae at June 15, 2009 11:02 AMBeen reading your blog for years & just now realized you share your birthday with my most favorite aunt. Special people, special day. Hope it was grand! (And the magically prepared coffee continues.)
Posted by Sarah JS at June 15, 2009 11:02 AMHappy birthday, and many many more! Hope your day was filled with eveything you wanted, including mistake-free knitting.
Posted by Shel at June 15, 2009 11:02 AMHappy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear Yarn Harlot!
Happy birthday to you!
I hope you had good one.
Posted by Jen K at June 15, 2009 11:04 AMJune 14 is a BIG day! It's Flag Day here in the States (I proudly handed out American Flags to tourists and shoppers on Chicago's Magnificent Mile). It's the birthday of my dear friend R. It's my parents' anniversary. And to top it off, it's your birthday.
Happy belated birthday, Harlot. I hope it was restful and lovely.
Posted by ames at June 15, 2009 11:13 AMHappy Birthday Stephanie!
Sorry I'm a day late. Heck, if my family gets the gift within the same month then its on time. Have a wonderful birthday!
Posted by Dawn at June 15, 2009 11:33 AMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Nelly at June 15, 2009 11:36 AMHappy Birthday! A day all to yourself sounds like Manna from Heaven. I hope it was fabulous.
Posted by Dorothy at June 15, 2009 11:52 AMHappy Birthday!
Posted by shelle at June 15, 2009 12:01 PMHappy Birthday! (one day late)
Posted by balzac at June 15, 2009 12:18 PMHappy Birthday!
Sounds like you're gonna have an awesome day!!
I love it when I have the whole day to myself. But like you, I immediately realize I can't think of all the grand things I know I could be doing....
Posted by Chandi at June 15, 2009 12:18 PMHappy Birthday! Thank you for the joy you bring to us every day!
Posted by Shannah at June 15, 2009 12:19 PMHappy, Happy Day! Have a wonderful birthday and know that you have lots of best wishes for a relaxing day. Knit On!
Posted by Sheri at June 15, 2009 12:34 PMHappy happy birthday to you, Stephanie!
Posted by Jennifer L at June 15, 2009 12:34 PMA day late, but no less sincere. Many happy returns of the day; wishing you peace, joy, love and laughter for the year to come. It gets even better..
Bonnie
Posted by Knitsiam at June 15, 2009 12:39 PMHappy Birthday Stephanie!
Posted by Wendolene at June 15, 2009 12:48 PMHappy Brithday! Hope you had a great day. My husband shares your birthday and wanted time to himself too (to watch golf), but like you said about young kids... at least they still nap!
Posted by Denise at June 15, 2009 12:50 PMHappiest of birthdays to you:)))))
Posted by Jean P at June 15, 2009 1:18 PMHappy Happy Birthday. I hope you have a great year ahead of you. I'm really happy you took today's picture of the blanket with the paneled wall in back cause I was beginning to wonder whether the blanket was white and gray or whether you were changing over to black and white photography.
Posted by Jeremy at June 15, 2009 1:23 PMHappy Birthday!!
Posted by Vicki at June 15, 2009 1:25 PMI hope you had a wonderful birthday and spent it relaxing and doing just for you!
Posted by Amber at June 15, 2009 2:08 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by Renee the Sequel at June 15, 2009 2:12 PMHappy birthday! Coffee and a crossword sounds like a lovely morning to me.
Posted by Beth at June 15, 2009 2:21 PMA very happy birthday to you! I hope it was wonderful!
Posted by Angharad at June 15, 2009 2:25 PMI hope you had a very lovely birthday! Many returns of the day!
Posted by Ellen-Mary at June 15, 2009 2:34 PMHappy Birthday. My birthday is 2 days before yours and as the mother of small children, I can verify that what you say is true. I went to work for a rest, and was then taken out for dinner while my parents spared their evening to put the kids to bed at their house.
And then precisely nothing knitting-related was done on WWKIP day. I hope to cajole LYS to do something for next year!
Happy Birthday! I hope it's Fiberlicious!
Posted by Katie - The Knitting Mama at June 15, 2009 3:10 PMHope you had the loveliest of birthdays!
Posted by Joanne at June 15, 2009 3:21 PMHappy Happy Happy Birthday!!!!!!!
You probably wont even see this but
Happy Birthday ,and you sure are loved!
Happy birthday! I hope it was everything you hoped for!
Me, I'm just looking forward to the days when my birthday will truly be my own again.
Posted by Andrea at June 15, 2009 3:31 PM!Feliz Cumpleanos! Alles Gute zum Geburstag! Suntsu quyluh, Stephanie! (my best at phonetic Mandarin) Many many happy wishes on your 20th anniversery of your 21st birthday! Relax, do whatever the heck you want, and indulge this one special day of the year ;)
Posted by Jude at June 15, 2009 3:34 PMWishing you the happiest of birthdays! It sounds like you were off to a good start...hope the rest of the day is just as nice.
Posted by Doris at June 15, 2009 3:37 PMHappy Birthday. Hope you had an amazing day to yourself. As the new mother of 6 week old I understand about having and not having time.
Posted by Denise at June 15, 2009 3:45 PMHappy birthday, a teeny bit late. If it's any comfort, you will always be younger than me.
Posted by Marin at June 15, 2009 3:55 PMHappy Belated Birthday Stephanie!
Posted by Amanda Helstrom at June 15, 2009 3:55 PMHappy 29th birthday! (It really is 29 in nerd years.)
Posted by Lucia at June 15, 2009 3:57 PMHappy belated birthday!! I hope it was wonderful and everything you hoped it to be. ^_^
Posted by Convivialiddell at June 15, 2009 4:11 PMHappy Birthday Harlot,
I hope you had a great day and for some reason I'm very excited to see which colour in the gray scale you are planning next for the blanket... yes I'm easily amused; always a good sign in a fan.
Happy late birthday! I hope you had a good day and came up with something to do.
Posted by LisaK at June 15, 2009 4:27 PMNever admit that you have hit the forty mark. Say instead, "It's the 2nd anniversary of my 39th birthday". Works for me! :)
Happy belated anniversary!
Posted by Shea at June 15, 2009 4:35 PMI hope your day was pleasant and peaceful:-)
Posted by shanny mac at June 15, 2009 4:38 PMHappy Birthday, Stephanie!!!
Posted by Rosane at June 15, 2009 4:45 PMMany happy returns!
Enjoy the free time.
Lisa R-R
Hope you have a great birthday!
Posted by Lisa in Mpls at June 15, 2009 4:55 PMYou know, I have a five year old, a three year old, and a baby. A day for yourself? I'll take your word for it. It's an encouraging thought.
Posted by Sarah at June 15, 2009 5:01 PMHappy Birthday (a day late!) Hope you got to do whatever your heart desired!
Posted by Mary at June 15, 2009 5:55 PMHope you had a great day! I find the same problem when asked what I want for my birthday--can't think of any of the things I have gazed longingly at all year!
Posted by Kathy Sue at June 15, 2009 6:05 PMA day late and a loonie short but many birthday wishes from this person from the warmer CA (south of the border).
Posted by Betty at June 15, 2009 6:17 PMHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
The next step is to have a birthday WEEK like my MIL does!
I'm still in the 'can't imagine a whole day to myself' mode here.
Happy belated! I hope your day was blissful and fulfilling. :)
Posted by Suzanne at June 15, 2009 7:05 PMHope you had a great day!
Happy Birthday, a day late. At first I thought that since you had gotten so many congratulatory messages, I would just pass, but then I realized you're getting close to 500 happy birthday greetings and that would be great and amazing. So this makes 480.
Can't wait to hear how you spent the day.
Linda
Posted by Linder at June 15, 2009 8:14 PMHappy Birthday! You bring us all so much joy. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Posted by Kat at June 15, 2009 8:19 PMHappy birthday! I know I told you this last year and probably the year before but, you and my youngest daughter, Paige, share the same birthday! She turned 3 and we spent the weekend at a hotel with an indoor water park. I hope you enjoyed your birthday as much as she enjoyed hers!
Posted by Heather at June 15, 2009 8:36 PMHappy Birthday! I hope you had a wonderfully relaxing day!
Posted by turtlegirl76 at June 15, 2009 9:09 PMhappy BD stephanie! i now it's a day late but birthdays should last all week once we pass 40 . . .
Posted by anne at June 15, 2009 9:29 PMHappy Belated birthday. I think you should be able to do what you want to do for the rest of the month.
Posted by Le-Teisha at June 15, 2009 9:35 PMHappy belated birthday! Hope you had a really good one.
The blanket looks great so far. I have a shorter attention span than a gerbil (gnat, perhaps), so an all garter stitch blanket in soothing solid neutrals would take me years to complete. I can just picture myself, guilt-ridden, pulling it out once or twice a year to complete another rectangle or two before succumbing to another project.
Best of luck completing it in one fell swoop -- something I could not accomplish! (But then again, you have the attention span of a gerbil, which far exceeds that of the gnat...)
Posted by Jamie Wang at June 15, 2009 10:46 PMHappy birthday! Hope you had a great day doing whatever you wanted to do.
Posted by Julie at June 15, 2009 10:52 PMhappy belated birthday -- hope that your day turned out all that you wanted it to be!
Posted by Romy at June 15, 2009 10:53 PMHappy Belated Birthday! Hope you had a relaxing day.
xoxo
Posted by bipolarbear at June 16, 2009 12:11 AMI had forgotten it was your birthday -- again -- so soon!! But how could I forget?? There are so many wonderful, great, fantastic, truly special people with birthdays today. It must truly be a most auspicious aligning of stars. Best wishes for the next 41!!
Posted by Tallguy at June 16, 2009 12:15 AMBelated Birthday Wishes!!!! Thanks for all your efforts of sharing your world this past year. We all certainly appreciate it. You were being "discussed" in Columbus this past weekend.I saw a lovely top on a lady while we were both visiting Knitter's Merchantile. She shared the pattern name and yarn type. I did find the pattern after looking through their bookcase.KM unfortunately didn't have enough of that yarn but sure did try to find me something similar. After a while a light came on and I said "Oh I know where I've seen this before...Stephanie made it and loved it!!!" It was the "Flow" top by Nora Gaugain (sp?) And it looked as cute on the lady in the shop as it did on you! I may have to knit it!!!! Thanks for showing it to us first!! Hugs!
Posted by susan voegtly of Cinti OH at June 16, 2009 12:15 AMI thought about you on your birthday, but didn't get near a computer that day. Anyway, I hope you had a very happy b-day, with lots of knitting and coffee, and that ever-elusive critter, time to yourself.
Happy Birthday!!! Have a great day, and lots of fun, whatever you decide to do =D
Posted by Kylie at June 16, 2009 3:52 AMHappy Belated Birthday!!!!!!! I was on vacation and didn't get a chance to read your blog so I missed your big day. I love birthdays (especially mine) and I believe that everyone should celebrate and enjoy each and every birthday because it's a gift. Besides, getting older definitely beats the alternative! Hope your birthday was wonderful and just what you wanted it to be!
Posted by Dyepotgirl at June 16, 2009 5:38 AMHappy Birthday, belatedly. I hope your day to yourself was wonderful. When my kids were little (they are young adults now) they would go off to see their father (we were divorced) and I would think I was going to get some mad amount of stuff done. But as soon as they were gone and the house was quiet, I would be lost and sort of frozen in time.
Hope your special day went surprisingly well for you.
Best to you and yours,
firefly
Happy Birthday, belatedly. I hope your day to yourself was wonderful. When my kids were little (they are young adults now) they would go off to see their father (we were divorced) and I would think I was going to get some mad amount of stuff done. But as soon as they were gone and the house was quiet, I would be lost and sort of frozen in time.
Hope your special day went surprisingly well for you.
Best to you and yours,
firefly
Happy Birthday Steph!
Posted by Jackie at June 16, 2009 9:28 AMHappy Birthday, Stephanie! I want you to know how much I enjoyed your reading here in Austin a couple of weeks ago. I know you were feeling badly, but you were such a trouper and kept us all in stitches! I hope you are feeling all better now and had a great birthday. Sandy
Posted by Sandy at June 16, 2009 9:32 AMDear Stephanie,
Thank you for your birthday. I bought (myself) a new,(but lovingly used), Lendrum folding wheel, for your birthday. It was total serendipity; no such thing as coincidence. It's working very nicely, except that, it has such a great whiz bang ratio set and lots of bells and whistles, I'm having to (ahem) re-learn spinning. Such travails!
Well anyway, it beats bursted balloons and empty honey pots. Forty-one ain't so bad. You are in the top of the inning. Forty-six, well that's another kettle of fish.
Thank you again. and many happy returns of the day.
Posted by Meg at June 16, 2009 10:08 AMHappy Birthday! It was Susan Rainey's Birthday on the 15th...see:
http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1430
Happy Birthday! It was Susan Rainey's Birthday on the 15th...see:
http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1430
Happy birthday! Don't have any kids yet, but know the feeling of 'never ever having a day off'. Don't feel guilty about a day of leisure. There are many years of fulltime running around to compensate :)
Posted by Jenneke at June 16, 2009 10:51 AMHAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!
Posted by Lindseyrose at June 16, 2009 11:36 AMHappy (late) Birthday! Hope your day was excellent and Yarn-filled!
Posted by Jolene at June 16, 2009 12:49 PMBirthday blessings to you Stephanie. May your day be a great one!
Posted by Barbara L at June 16, 2009 12:55 PMHappy Belated Birthday Stephanie!
Posted by Chris in Knitvada at June 16, 2009 1:37 PMHappy belated birthday! I was in VT all weekend and didn't get to read blogs so I missed it. Hope it was a lovely day!
Posted by (formerly) no-blog-rachel at June 16, 2009 1:59 PMHope you had a wonderful birthday. And regarding your twittering of today, my goodness a little gardening seems to have done wonders for you! Look at you doing all those computer "thingies". Impressed.
Posted by KarenFL at June 16, 2009 2:22 PMHappy belated Birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day.
Posted by shelle at June 16, 2009 2:23 PMHappy late birthday!
Posted by Rachel at June 16, 2009 2:29 PMSorry to miss your birthday, I was too busy reading "The Secret Life of a Knitter"! A friend loaned it to me knowing I like to knit, well - I think I might even be your Type A knitter as I could relate to so many of your little episodes. Anyway, held the pages open with a wooden laundry peg so I could knit while reading, and did laugh out loud several times. I have a dog who only wants to go out when I'm "busy" (insert there reading/knitting) and even a "face licking" cat - I found your comments about the nose licking as opposed to whining at the door hilarious, having experienced both with the same personal reaction. Will look for more of your books (hint - Daughter works for Indigo) - knitting, reading, laughing - what more could one ask for?!
Posted by June at June 16, 2009 3:38 PMHappy birthday, with ewes.
Happy Birthday, with ewes.
Happy Birthday, dear Harlot,
Happy Birthday, two ewes.
Happy Belated Birthday, Dear Stephanie (I was at the Estes Park Wool Market and couldn't send wishes on the day----thought you'd understand)
Posted by lisa, co springs at June 16, 2009 3:41 PMYou'll do anything you want, that's what you'll do! Hopefully it won't involve any multicolored post it notes or Summit planning...unless that's what you want to do, of course.
Happy Birthday! May it turn out to be just the you wanted.
I know a friend who went to see a principal about accepting her fostered Down syndrome child as a new entrant at his school, the principal referred to the child as 'thingie' during the whole interview - would it surprise you to know that she didn't ask to have her enrolled at that school.
My 'thingie' beats your 'thingie'.
Posted by StellaMM at June 16, 2009 3:56 PMHappy Birthday !!!
Posted by Shweta at June 16, 2009 4:10 PMHappy Belated Birthday, I hope it was wonderful. It really looked like you were off to a great start.
Posted by Tracey at June 16, 2009 4:12 PMHappy Happy Birthday!!!
My dad totally taught me the IMAP thingie for organizing email: it's probably one of the most technologically involved things I know. Only down side is that now i get my hundreds of spam messages a day to one box.
Hurray for innovation...
PS to the above comment: calling a child a 'thingie'?!?!?! That's absurd and maybe someone should consider getting that one removed. I'm not being hostile, just maybe it could be *considered*...
Posted by DanDann at June 16, 2009 4:14 PMWhoops, running late... happy belated birthday!
Posted by lynne s of oz at June 16, 2009 4:36 PMAnd on this very same day my Sweet Baby Daughter turned 26! Lord, could I be old enough to have a 26 year old? And for this occasion and the occasion of her graduation with yet another BS degree what did Mom help her buy???? Oh YES! A spinning wheel! So, Stephanie are you proud or what????
Happy Birthday Stephanie and Katie. What day is Spinning day? Tuesday? Can I finance a trip for her to spin with you????
My daughter's birthday is also on the 14th. She turned 9 and has not yet reached the point where she can appreciate sharing a birthday with the Harlot! Happy birthday, Stephanie!
Posted by Robin at June 16, 2009 9:06 PMI waited to be last (or as close as I could)...hope your birthday was a happy one; it sounds like your camera was the perfect gift. (I got a telephoto lens for my camera as a b-day gift this year - it's so much fun to get something you want and need!) Thanks for being here for all of us.
Posted by Julie at June 17, 2009 1:46 PMI waited to be last (or as close as I could)...hope your birthday was a happy one; it sounds like your camera was the perfect gift. (I got a telephoto lens for my camera as a b-day gift this year - it's so much fun to get something you want and need!) Thanks for being here for all of us.
Posted by Julie at June 17, 2009 1:47 PMYou and I were born on the same day. How come you seem so much older? That's just the jealousy talking... a whole day to yourself! Wow! The blanket looks great and I love the yarn.
Posted by Cheryl at June 17, 2009 5:41 PMHappy Birthday! And my boyfriend made me coffee the other day... It made my week. And I've made sure to remind him how impressed I was several times. Double points cause he doesn't even drink coffee.
Posted by TheBondinator at June 17, 2009 6:51 PMHope your day was wonderful! Garter on!
Posted by karen at June 17, 2009 10:12 PMHappy belated birthday!
Posted by Nicole at June 18, 2009 11:43 AMHappy Birthday, a few days late.
Posted by Chris at June 18, 2009 12:18 PMI recognize that mug! Glad you're Keeping Austin Weird all the way from Canada!
p.s. so glad you could make it down here!
Posted by claire at June 18, 2009 1:30 PMHappy belated birthday!
Posted by Ana at June 19, 2009 5:58 AMI hope you didn't do anything else - that sounds perfect. But then I have two little ones, so my birthday will not involve much time to myself. But my husband does make coffee for me on a reguar basis. Happy Birthday!
Posted by Kathleen at June 19, 2009 7:39 PMCouldn't log onto twitter, but Meg looks absolutely beautiful. You must be a proud mother!!!!!
Posted by Anita at June 19, 2009 8:16 PMAllow me to add my voice to the throng wishing you a happy (quite belated) birthday. (On your birthday, I was 1000 miles from home, with a daughter recovering from swine flu, so was not up on my blog reading or commenting. All is well now, however!)
Hope it was a good day, indeed. It sounds that way.
I also hope that the blanket is meditative rather than hair-pulling. (You LIKE garter stitch.)
Posted by Cathy-Cate at June 21, 2009 8:42 AMMan, I'm not even 21 yet. I guess it speaks to your awesomeness that I find you enthralling. And, if it makes you feel any better, my husband is a year older than you are, love.
Wooly thoughts,
Ezikiel
Posted by Ezikiel at June 25, 2009 6:53 AMHappy-Happy-Happiest of Birthdays to ya!!!
Hope it was grand!
Posted by Yamhill Knitter at June 26, 2009 8:57 AM