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…Lie Lay Sit Kneel. This is what happens when a toddler refuses to take a nap even when she really, really, really needs one. She slept like this for over an hour!
There was a huge downpour while we were eating dinner, and as I was cleaning up the table after dinner I glanced out the window and spotted this double rainbow. I’m pretty sure it’s the first “real” rainbow Carrie has ever seen – although she’s seen plenty in books before – but she seemed a [...]
Apparently, a shawl I knit four years ago has generated some interest at Knitting Daily. How exciting! But when I clicked the link to my own page, I realized that all of my actual current projects weren’t even mentioned on my current projects list. So, without further ado, here are my current projects: Clue #1 [...]
Dear Carolyn, Today you are two and three-quarters. You’re starting to ask if you’re three yet. I think you just want a birthday party, since a couple of your friends have just turned three and had their birthday parties! You have nearly figured out the whole potty training thing at this point. We are all [...]
It turns out I was too sick to go to the release party for Harry Potter 7. But Denis, Carrie, Nana and Poppy picked it up for me yesterday on their way to the grocery store. I meant to read it slowly, to savor it since it was the last book…but I couldn’t. I’m sure [...]
I was cleaning out my refrigerator this morning, tossing a few things out and collecting plates to put in the dishwasher, when I heard the oddest sound. It started out as a loud, wavering “BeeeeEEEEeeeeEEEEeeeeP!”, and then resolved itself into “Beep! Beep! Beep!”…”Beep! Beep! Beep!”. I realized it was a smoke detector going off, so [...]
I have absolutely no idea where the week has gone. None. All I know is that it’s already Thursday. Tomorrow, Clue #4 of the Mystery Stole comes out…and I’m not even halfway through Clue #1. Tomorrow, Denis’ parents are coming for the weekend. But tomorrow is also very important for one other reason… The book [...]
Check out the pink smooshy yarn I made! It’s pretty darn bulky all plied up – around 9 or 10 wpi depending on where you measure, as I’m not the most consistent spinner yet. I wound up with 188 yards split into two skeins about 84 yards apiece and a tiny skein of 20 yards [...]
Last night I painted Carrie’s toenails. She didn’t ask for it, and it’s been so long since I wore nail polish I’m not even sure why I thought of doing it. She looks so grown up with her pretty pink toenails! In potty training news, Carrie finally filled up her sticker chart – we had [...]
Here’s my swatch for the Mystery Stole: The bottom half is on US4/3.5mm needles, the top half (with the beads) is on US2/3mm needles. I think I’d ideally like to use the size in between…but all of my size 3 needles are currently in projects! (I apparently gravitate towards projects that are all the same [...]