Yes, it's me again...just cant get enough of you today ;)
I just wanted to take a moment to share that I absolutely LOVE being a mom, and I love my girls very much. Sometimes I read back and see my tone may be read as a bit "down" or "unappreciative" of my girls, and that is absolutely not the case. I guess I just use this medium to vent more than applaud lately and I'm going to try to adjust that ~ I'm also a bit tired lately so I'm not watching my tone like I should. I think it is very important to focus on your blessings.
Jess is the most adorable baby and a real lovebug/cuddlebug, and she's hilarious already! She must know that she's going to be the middle child because she's already going out of her way to crack me up. On top of that she's a talker! I cant quite understand what she's telling me, but we've already had many extensive conversations ;)
And Grace of course has always been my sweetheart and she is an incredible helper. She has adjusted to being a "big sister" much better than I could have ever hoped. We've had a few rough spots of course - she is only 2 yrs old... Still she just absolutely amazes me every day with what she comes up with.
I love my family :)
Ok, I feel better now, Good Night!
Mar 25, 2007
Celebrated too soon...oh well
So, UNC let me down...I've dropped to fifth place, but I'm still having fun! Go Ohio!!!
I think I'm getting bit by the Fantasy Sports Bug...this is a lot of fun :)
I think I'm getting bit by the Fantasy Sports Bug...this is a lot of fun :)
Sickness - be gone from my house!
So we've gotten better and worse over and over throughout this month - I think we went back to playgroup too soon - but the cabin fever would have killed us otherwise anyway. It has been a long winter in Chicagoland for a 2yr old. With the latest bout, only Grace got it, and not nearly as bad as anyone in the playgroup. The girl's got some good genes from her daddy!
The bummer part of Jess getting sick was she was a monster for nearly a week - would not sleep on her own and dont even think about putting her in either her swing or bouncy chair! Thankfully she's better now and back to smiling and talking to her toy bar on both above mentioned diversions. (or I dont think I'd have any hair left)
Since Jess has been attached to me, I dont have much knitterly progress to speak of although I am 3/4 through the 3rd edge of Grace's blankie so that means I'm nearly there! Hooray!!! Hopefully the blackhole of knitting wont find me on this project.
Oh! I've come across a little "extra" money by being a good girl and I think I'm going to sneak in a trip to my LYS to grab some pretty yarn for Argosy, I'm so excited!
I was all excited to join Nona's Pick em tournament so I could hopefully get lots of knitting time in - foolish me, my 2 month old has other ideas so far. However, I am VERY excited to be in first place right now - who'd of thunk for all the red on my bracket? It's also been fun to see how my picks have stacked against my hubby's - he's not so happy right now (thanks to Oregon), so I'm trying not to celebrate too much ;)
in lieu of a knitting pic, I'll share my littlest one who is getting so big so fast:
Ohio State better keep on winning or my mommy will be bummed!
Mar 17, 2007
Happy St Patty's Day!
So, I spoke too soon. Jess mutated the virus to include viral pinkeye...she was a handful the next few days and then was so sweet and shared it with me! I've been down for the count since and aside from still feeling like I'm hearing the world from underwater, most of my symptoms are finally gone.
Since today is the first day in a week that both eyes are clear, I havent gotten much knitting in. I have turned the 2nd corner on the edging to Gracie's blankie and since I'm babysitting (after the kiddos go to sleep) tonight, if Jess cooperates I may at least turn the 3rd corner if not finish!
So what's next? I'd like to wear Pebble Beach 2.o soon, so I guess I should work in earnest on that one next. However, I'm being lured by the Argosy Shawl. The yarn I want to use is worsted however, instead of sport weight, so I may have some figuring out to do (or stash enhancement) in my future. And Icarus is gathering dust and crying for attention so maybe I'll get some more work in there as well.
Well, enjoy green beer, corned beef sandwiches, and basketball!
Mar 6, 2007
Inching along
Well, I think I've managed to kick the bug before it got me too bad - hooray!!! Grace and Jess still have a bit of a cough but it diminishes daily so hopefully we are out of the woods. I've also decided no playgroup this week to see if we can finally fully kick it.
We did get out today to play with a friend and had a great time...we had too much fun and spent all day there so there was no knitting today (well I may slip a few more inches of border in later). Over the weekend I finished the last section and started the border; yesterday I finished the first whole edge of the blanket border, hopefully I'll find time for a picture tomorrow.
John's hosting poker night here Thursday night so tomorrow will be a cleaning day (but I'm sure to slip a few rows in here and there) - I'm crossing my fingers that the kiddos cooperate so I can get a lot done and not have to stress too much on Thursday. I'm getting so much closer to a daily clean house and I'm working on a Spring resolution to almost always have my house visitor ready on a daily basis - I'm so sick of clutter!
We did get out today to play with a friend and had a great time...we had too much fun and spent all day there so there was no knitting today (well I may slip a few more inches of border in later). Over the weekend I finished the last section and started the border; yesterday I finished the first whole edge of the blanket border, hopefully I'll find time for a picture tomorrow.
John's hosting poker night here Thursday night so tomorrow will be a cleaning day (but I'm sure to slip a few rows in here and there) - I'm crossing my fingers that the kiddos cooperate so I can get a lot done and not have to stress too much on Thursday. I'm getting so much closer to a daily clean house and I'm working on a Spring resolution to almost always have my house visitor ready on a daily basis - I'm so sick of clutter!
Mar 1, 2007
Batteries down!
So yesterday was an interesting day - both girls were out of sorts which equals mommy getting no knitting time. We have been fighting off a virus spreading through our playgroup and now hubby must have blended an office virus with what we're carrying and he was down for the count Mon night through Wed and now it looks like I may be losing the battle but I still refuse to surrender. Thankfully Jessica is still hanging tough aside from random congestion.
Today I finally got Grace down for a nap and Jessica is happy in her swing for the moment so I hurried up and laid out G's Log Cabin blanket and had to use the flash since we are having yet another snow day here in the midwest - the snow is "falling" sideways by the way because of the wind.
This is the only shot you get because it is the only shot I got between the battery low indicator coming on and the camera shutting itself off. Oh well, you'll see more of it very soon as I'm nearly done. Yes that little bit of pink signifies the last wedge being worked and all that's left is the border, blocking, and weaving in the ends. And yes, the green looks a bit wonky because it was salvaged from another project and I was too much in a rush to see how it looked to properly reset it, hopefully it will block out after it has been washed.
Nothing much planned for this weekend aside from lots of decongestants, kleenex, movies, and hopefully plenty of knitting and recovery. With a 2 month old I have no way to plan my knitting time, but I do plan to recover as best I can ;)
Today I finally got Grace down for a nap and Jessica is happy in her swing for the moment so I hurried up and laid out G's Log Cabin blanket and had to use the flash since we are having yet another snow day here in the midwest - the snow is "falling" sideways by the way because of the wind.
This is the only shot you get because it is the only shot I got between the battery low indicator coming on and the camera shutting itself off. Oh well, you'll see more of it very soon as I'm nearly done. Yes that little bit of pink signifies the last wedge being worked and all that's left is the border, blocking, and weaving in the ends. And yes, the green looks a bit wonky because it was salvaged from another project and I was too much in a rush to see how it looked to properly reset it, hopefully it will block out after it has been washed.
Nothing much planned for this weekend aside from lots of decongestants, kleenex, movies, and hopefully plenty of knitting and recovery. With a 2 month old I have no way to plan my knitting time, but I do plan to recover as best I can ;)
Feb 28, 2007
What I've been up to lately
Knitting (and blogging) has been a bit neglected since the arrival of this:
Jessica Leanna was born Dec 28, 2006 at 6:59pm she was 7lbs even. She's a wonderful, healthy, sweet baby, and her big sis has really enjoyed her so far and we are all adjusting very well.
And yes, I realize I havent blogged since July, and I never really shared my wonderful news and just sort of sprung her on you...but the new condo, chasing a 2 yr old, and being pregnant really took a toll on me. Plus my camera was really bugging me and I finally got a new one for Christmas - silly excuse, but that's all I have to offer. I'm back now for real! My life was just a bit too much for me in 2006 and was just not a good year for blogging.
Obviously, she is a wonderful reason to not have much knitting to show. I'm slowly working more knitting into my days finally, but I have to be careful to not plan on having knitting time as those days seem to be the days she needs me all day long.
I do have a pic to share today of Jessica's log cabin blankie:
Tomorrow I'll share progress on Gracie's log cabin blanket since she wanted one too ;)
Jessica Leanna was born Dec 28, 2006 at 6:59pm she was 7lbs even. She's a wonderful, healthy, sweet baby, and her big sis has really enjoyed her so far and we are all adjusting very well.And yes, I realize I havent blogged since July, and I never really shared my wonderful news and just sort of sprung her on you...but the new condo, chasing a 2 yr old, and being pregnant really took a toll on me. Plus my camera was really bugging me and I finally got a new one for Christmas - silly excuse, but that's all I have to offer. I'm back now for real! My life was just a bit too much for me in 2006 and was just not a good year for blogging.
Obviously, she is a wonderful reason to not have much knitting to show. I'm slowly working more knitting into my days finally, but I have to be careful to not plan on having knitting time as those days seem to be the days she needs me all day long.
I do have a pic to share today of Jessica's log cabin blankie:
Tomorrow I'll share progress on Gracie's log cabin blanket since she wanted one too ;)
Jul 11, 2006
Pictures soon I promise!
So, I've decided this week that I am going to finally give up the soaps I was watching. I'm willing to admit that I was an avid abc daytime watcher since I stopped working for maternity leave/raising Gracie, and lately I've decided that I'm tired of retarded storylines and bad writing, so no more soaps for me!
My new hope is that I will now do a better job of blogging since I *should* have more uninterupted time - we'll see how well that works out. I am also going to try to turn off the TV during that time since I'm beginning to realize I watch way to much television.
On to knitting news, I joined the Mystery Stole Along 2 - the first clue was released last Friday and membership will be closed as of this Friday, so join now or miss out on the fun! I have really enjoyed the pattern so far and am really into this lace project - like I said, pics soon, I promise!
I kinda went easy on myself during the swatch phase (I really did swatch, I swear, but I should have tried the next size up just to see and I didnt) and after I had finished 1/2 of the 1st clue (one whole chart repeat - 50 rows) I decided my fabric was too dense and have bravely started over with the next size up and am liking the results much better.
Previously I was working on JenLa's Fiber Crack baby blanket pattern, which has been the most enjoyable baby blanket I've worked on, and will get back to it as soon as I finish this week's clue for the Mystery Stole.
Now that we are nearing Mid-July, I'm beginning to think along the lines of who's getting what knit for them for Christmas, but I'm not ready to pick up wool yet...so I guess I'll just stick to the planning stage for now - I just have to remember to write my ideas down this year ;)
well, happy knitting! I'll be back soon with pics!
My new hope is that I will now do a better job of blogging since I *should* have more uninterupted time - we'll see how well that works out. I am also going to try to turn off the TV during that time since I'm beginning to realize I watch way to much television.
On to knitting news, I joined the Mystery Stole Along 2 - the first clue was released last Friday and membership will be closed as of this Friday, so join now or miss out on the fun! I have really enjoyed the pattern so far and am really into this lace project - like I said, pics soon, I promise!
I kinda went easy on myself during the swatch phase (I really did swatch, I swear, but I should have tried the next size up just to see and I didnt) and after I had finished 1/2 of the 1st clue (one whole chart repeat - 50 rows) I decided my fabric was too dense and have bravely started over with the next size up and am liking the results much better.
Previously I was working on JenLa's Fiber Crack baby blanket pattern, which has been the most enjoyable baby blanket I've worked on, and will get back to it as soon as I finish this week's clue for the Mystery Stole.
Now that we are nearing Mid-July, I'm beginning to think along the lines of who's getting what knit for them for Christmas, but I'm not ready to pick up wool yet...so I guess I'll just stick to the planning stage for now - I just have to remember to write my ideas down this year ;)
well, happy knitting! I'll be back soon with pics!
Jun 15, 2006
Yet another picture free post
Sorry guys, been too busy to set up photo ops lately - I will try to do better soon!
Not a whole lot of knitting progress lately, my newly 2 yr old has been very demanding lately and I've had too much to do in my "free time" to get much progress done on any of my current projects.
We went on vacation a few weeks ago to a historical town in IL called Galena, it was absolutely beautiful and it almost felt like a time portal back to when President Ulysses S Grant walked the cobblestone streets. While there I of course hit up the LYS - Fiber Wild - it was a lovely shop and I could have spent all day there, however my DH brough my DD in with him and she started trying to climb the loom and grab at the expensive yarn (of course) so I had to grab the laceweight alpaca silk blend I had in my hand, pay for it and run before I had to buy more than we could afford ;)
The intended project for my new yummy purchase is the Icarus Shawl in the latest (summer 06) issue of Interweave Knits. This was the first shawl I saw that I "had" to knit now...so we'll see how it goes, I didnt make it much past clue 3 of the Mystery Shawl before the lace got to me. This project looks pretty straight forward until you reach the edging so hopefully by then I'll have enough time invested to work my way around wanting to stick my Size US3 needle in my eye when the charts attempt to get the best of me later on.
A surprising development lately is that I've recently returned to cross stitching. I had 2 projects nearly finished when Gracie arrived and then burnt out. One is a blanket with alphabet patches that just needs the back put on and the other was a birth record that just needed the finishing touches - read miles and miles of back stitch with a few french knots thrown in for variety ;) I finally finished the stitching of that one the other night and now just have to clean, press and frame it! I'm really into stitching right now and am working on starting another project with her name...so yes, I have a wandering eye lately - forgive me knitting!
That's about all I have in me tonight - hopefully I'll be back sooner rather than later, thanks for hanging in there with me!
Not a whole lot of knitting progress lately, my newly 2 yr old has been very demanding lately and I've had too much to do in my "free time" to get much progress done on any of my current projects.
We went on vacation a few weeks ago to a historical town in IL called Galena, it was absolutely beautiful and it almost felt like a time portal back to when President Ulysses S Grant walked the cobblestone streets. While there I of course hit up the LYS - Fiber Wild - it was a lovely shop and I could have spent all day there, however my DH brough my DD in with him and she started trying to climb the loom and grab at the expensive yarn (of course) so I had to grab the laceweight alpaca silk blend I had in my hand, pay for it and run before I had to buy more than we could afford ;)
The intended project for my new yummy purchase is the Icarus Shawl in the latest (summer 06) issue of Interweave Knits. This was the first shawl I saw that I "had" to knit now...so we'll see how it goes, I didnt make it much past clue 3 of the Mystery Shawl before the lace got to me. This project looks pretty straight forward until you reach the edging so hopefully by then I'll have enough time invested to work my way around wanting to stick my Size US3 needle in my eye when the charts attempt to get the best of me later on.
A surprising development lately is that I've recently returned to cross stitching. I had 2 projects nearly finished when Gracie arrived and then burnt out. One is a blanket with alphabet patches that just needs the back put on and the other was a birth record that just needed the finishing touches - read miles and miles of back stitch with a few french knots thrown in for variety ;) I finally finished the stitching of that one the other night and now just have to clean, press and frame it! I'm really into stitching right now and am working on starting another project with her name...so yes, I have a wandering eye lately - forgive me knitting!
That's about all I have in me tonight - hopefully I'll be back sooner rather than later, thanks for hanging in there with me!
May 4, 2006
Could it be?
A new post from me?
We are finally home owners!!! It is very exciting for us to finally "own" the place we call home - we've started with a condo which we will either sell or turn into rental property in a few years and move on up to a house. Babysteps are fine with me.
My knitting unfortunately has become a victim of my preoccupation with the whole homesearch, closing, packing/moving/unpacking so I dont have much to show you...
I miss knitting, hopefully I can return full swing back to my passion now that things are calming down a bit. I'm just a bit scatterbrained right now. I sit down and get halfway through a row and see a box/mess out of the corner of my eye and have to go take care of it. I'm tired of living with boxes/clutter and I am a woman on a mission.
There are some other things going on that are distracting me as well, but I'm going to have to keep that secret a little longer - with any luck by the time anyone gets around to checking to see if I've decided to blog again I'll be ready to share anyway ;)
To my once upon a time readers, I miss you and am sorry I disappeared. Now that my desk/computer is back out in common space instead of our bedroom hopefully I will be posting more frequently. At minimum I should be posting every Thursday night - otherwise I'll do my best. I love blogging so I should get back into the swing soon.
On the needles: sitcom chick - I know, I'm a little late to the game, but that cardigan has caught my eye from the first time I saw it, and now I'm finally getting around to it
Also working on finishing another baby blanket for Warm the World.
We are finally home owners!!! It is very exciting for us to finally "own" the place we call home - we've started with a condo which we will either sell or turn into rental property in a few years and move on up to a house. Babysteps are fine with me.
My knitting unfortunately has become a victim of my preoccupation with the whole homesearch, closing, packing/moving/unpacking so I dont have much to show you...
I miss knitting, hopefully I can return full swing back to my passion now that things are calming down a bit. I'm just a bit scatterbrained right now. I sit down and get halfway through a row and see a box/mess out of the corner of my eye and have to go take care of it. I'm tired of living with boxes/clutter and I am a woman on a mission.
There are some other things going on that are distracting me as well, but I'm going to have to keep that secret a little longer - with any luck by the time anyone gets around to checking to see if I've decided to blog again I'll be ready to share anyway ;)
To my once upon a time readers, I miss you and am sorry I disappeared. Now that my desk/computer is back out in common space instead of our bedroom hopefully I will be posting more frequently. At minimum I should be posting every Thursday night - otherwise I'll do my best. I love blogging so I should get back into the swing soon.
On the needles: sitcom chick - I know, I'm a little late to the game, but that cardigan has caught my eye from the first time I saw it, and now I'm finally getting around to it
Also working on finishing another baby blanket for Warm the World.
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