What a week it's been, and next week starts a-whole-nother one...
Hope you enjoy the break between them and have an awesome Mothers Day! (I know it's not a good day for everyone for various reasons, but hey, reclaim it and enjoy it!)
...and hey, Noel, here's a shout-out on my blog for you... I hear another contest entry calling my name :)
Friday, May 06, 2011
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Current Crafts
I am still knitting...
I started another pair of socks for my husband. I'm using a pattern called Java. Because of the way these socks are designed I'm trying to make them following the pattern exactly. This means that this pair of socks is being made top down (I start with the ribbing). Normally when I make socks, especially socks for my husband who is tall and has long feet, I like to start at the toe and just keep working on the leg until the yarn is done (or half done rather for one sock). This starting with the ribbing is fun, but it's making me a bit anxious already, and I'm only an inch or two in.
I started another pair of socks for my husband. I'm using a pattern called Java. Because of the way these socks are designed I'm trying to make them following the pattern exactly. This means that this pair of socks is being made top down (I start with the ribbing). Normally when I make socks, especially socks for my husband who is tall and has long feet, I like to start at the toe and just keep working on the leg until the yarn is done (or half done rather for one sock). This starting with the ribbing is fun, but it's making me a bit anxious already, and I'm only an inch or two in.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Star Wars Day
Happy Star Wars day to you all! May the Fourth be with you always! :)
I'm not quite sure how we will celebrate (aside from Little Tomato wearing his new star wars shirt - he thinks it's really cool that it has a darth vader helmet on the front - and back!)
There will probably be game playing (lego starwars and lego clonewars) and perhaps some movie watching, and I'm almost positive we'll be playing my kids favorite you-tube song. Although I don't think the festivities will continue into food (I'm just not big on decorated cupcakes - I do like puns though, anyone got anything normal I can make that can pun its way into star wars territory?) we'll try to have a day without any fear, anger, or hate and with ewoks lots of singing and you can sing along.
Let us know how you celebrate this fun day!
I'm not quite sure how we will celebrate (aside from Little Tomato wearing his new star wars shirt - he thinks it's really cool that it has a darth vader helmet on the front - and back!)
There will probably be game playing (lego starwars and lego clonewars) and perhaps some movie watching, and I'm almost positive we'll be playing my kids favorite you-tube song. Although I don't think the festivities will continue into food (I'm just not big on decorated cupcakes - I do like puns though, anyone got anything normal I can make that can pun its way into star wars territory?) we'll try to have a day without any fear, anger, or hate and with ewoks lots of singing and you can sing along.
Let us know how you celebrate this fun day!
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Ten on Tuesday: Favorite Birds
Ten Favorite Birds:
This is kind of a tough one. I don't mind birds, in fact, I enjoy seeing them, but I usually don't tell them apart or look _for_ them. I do enjoy seeing different ones in pictures or museums or zoos. Hmmmm....
1. Flamingos - pink from the shimp - I love it.
2. Penguins - Have you seen this movie? If not, you should. Oh, and march of the penguins... wonderful stuff.
3. Chickens! Friends or food, chickens are good. :)
4. I have to make sure African Grey makes it on this list - my husband had one growing up, and although not always sweet he is a very cool bird.
5. Peacocks
6. Heron
7. Hummingbird
8. Ducks
9. Ostrich
10. Vulture - who can't love them after their performance in disney's robin hood.
This is kind of a tough one. I don't mind birds, in fact, I enjoy seeing them, but I usually don't tell them apart or look _for_ them. I do enjoy seeing different ones in pictures or museums or zoos. Hmmmm....
1. Flamingos - pink from the shimp - I love it.
2. Penguins - Have you seen this movie? If not, you should. Oh, and march of the penguins... wonderful stuff.
3. Chickens! Friends or food, chickens are good. :)
4. I have to make sure African Grey makes it on this list - my husband had one growing up, and although not always sweet he is a very cool bird.
5. Peacocks
6. Heron
7. Hummingbird
8. Ducks
9. Ostrich
10. Vulture - who can't love them after their performance in disney's robin hood.
Monday, May 02, 2011
Chickies
This past week we have the fun experience of chick-sitting. It worked out well that only one day was really rainy and one day was kind of cold - so we got to put them outside and enjoy them at our leisure most days.
It was fun to take care of them, but I'm glad I normally don't have 14 extra little lives depending on me...
The family we chick-sat for was kind enough to let us choose two to keep and raise, so yesterday we chose the two we wanted to keep and returned the rest.
(These are not necessarily those two, as this picture was taken earlier during the week)
It was fun to take care of them, but I'm glad I normally don't have 14 extra little lives depending on me...
The family we chick-sat for was kind enough to let us choose two to keep and raise, so yesterday we chose the two we wanted to keep and returned the rest.
(These are not necessarily those two, as this picture was taken earlier during the week)
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