I'm so glad! Finding a supportive and friendly community, especialy so close to home, is just an incredible thing.

Oh, you just know she's going to somehow make it all about her and play the role of the victim.

I am also devastated for these imaginary people! I immediately started thinking about how hard it would be for them with baby Chickie and the whole Barb thing. I know they're not real BUT STILL.

How was it? Did you have fun at the meeting and meet some cool weavers?

Also, I forgot to mention that in order to participate in this program childcare centers have to pay their carers/teachers a certain amount per hour so it encourages better pay. LOVE IT.

For us, aftercare is $275 per month, and we only have one kid. For parents with multiple kids in aftercare or kids too young to be in the free pre-k/early pre-k, this will be a life-changing program.

While New Mexico has problems, I love that so much effort has been made to take care of children and help parents. We have free breakfasts/lunches at childcare centers on up through high school, free quality pre-K and early pre-k, and now universal childcare so you don't have to pay for aftercare.

Also, as soon as you turn in your application you are part of the program--even while it's pending. They are giving refunds for people who already paid for tuition in November, which is doubly great.

When he told me I shrieked and ran around the house grabbing all the books I'd accumulated. I'm just glad he's as excited as I am, lol.

I even took Arabic in college and while I remember almost nothing (apologies to my professor who I absolutely loved), but I remember great conversations about modern Egypt and, of course, food. So kid and I will be talking about more than just ancient history. I cannot wait!

I knew what canopic jars were before I could read. In grade school, I'd buy cheap grocery store barbies to mummify as accurately as I could. I have watched so many documentaries and read so many books, and I bought just tons of books for kids as soon as I was expecting.

If you want to help save classical music public radio in Kansas (and who wouldn't?) consider throwing a couple of dollars to radiokansas.com.

Absolutely! I have not warped my loom back to front before (I was taught by Madelyn van der Hoogt's video and she's a staunch front to backer), but I know enough to either answer your questions or find out the answer from somebody who knows more than me!

I cannot recommend Learning to Weave enough, though. It's considered by many to be the golden standard for intro to weaving books, and I agree. I hope this helps and if you have more questions, let me know! 8/8

I'm pretty sure most of these books are still in print, and you can probably get them at your library if you don't want to invest yet. (I think Piroch may be out of print, but it's not a popular intro to weaving book so you might be able to pick it up used for cheap.) 7/

Learning to Weave by Deb Chandler is an absolute classic and the one book I recommend every multi-shaft weaver own. Lots of black and white photos and illustrations, very thorough. I'd actually recommend this over the Piroch book. It also has both front to back and back to front instructions. 6/

If front-to-back is what you're after, The Magic of Handweaving by Sigrid Piroch is pretty good. Lots of photos, although they're not the best, and some good information overall. 5/