It was a quiet week compared to last.....well as quiet as it can be with 8 kids and 2 dogs and all that! The Christmas knitting is going strong and I am working on two new projects this week! The first is a pasha hat for my daughter Claire and the other is another in three's cardigan for Hannah Grace. The cardigan is...
Well last week was quite the adventure as we navigated through life with no power for 6 full days!!No internet meant no yarn along post but I did get a lot of knitting done! I must say I enjoyed the candlelight meals and staying close to the warm wood stove.......but no hot showers and very limited plumbing was no fun at all!! But...
Yesterday was a very long day.......in the car. And I decided to redeem the time by casting on for a sweater for me! (Driftwood) I have been eying this pattern for a while and decided to jump in and just do it! The size of it is a little scary to me and I think it might take a while to complete but...
I have failed......has it really been almost a week since I posted pictures? I have been taking them.....we have so many gifts to share but the reality is life is busy and I just can't seem to get them posted every day. I am trying.....really..... baskets of babies and puppies....what could be better! running errands around town the gift of exercise and enjoying...
Hot tea, boxes of tissues and some good read aloud books is what you will find on the coffee table this week.....as most of us are battling a seasonal cold. Oh and of course some knitting!! I started a new project this week and it is almost done! I wanted to make the baby leggings to wear under her dresses......warm wooly leggings!! This...
Well it seems I am having a hard time getting to this spot every day but every other day is pretty good! I have been taking lots of photos every day but the time to get here and upload them is not always easy to find. The beginning of the week found most of the kids and even Brian sniffling and coughing.....it looks...
Life is full and even though the weather was not so great our weekend was jam packed with more of HIS gifts......... puppy love birthday boys and special treats 9 years of loving this big boy!! favorite food the joy of running 8 miles in the misty weather on a rocky trail.......and placing first place in her age group a little dirt to...
amazing weather today after a week of rain......we chose to enjoy the gift of his creation today....... big brothers that love so well...... soft sweet cheeks adventurous boys heartfelt hugs the amazing beauty found in His creation.......created just for us....so thankful! ...
Well I got the yarn along post up yesterday but was not able to get back to get my gifts post up....Weds. is co-op day and then we also brought home a new addition to our family....(totally unplanned) but it's all good..... here is the new addition....Daddy named him Loki after the Norse god that delights in upsetting the balance of the universe.......
The weather has been just perfect for knitting! And it is getting to be just cool enough to begin wearing those knits as well!! I love fall...the colors.....the temperature and just the return to spending some time in the house....preferably knitting of course! Here is a the picture I promised of Emily's birthday cowl.....love the color and I loved this yarn as well....so...
