She Knits Shiznits posts each Thursday what she loves. Today she asked about what we love. Here are a few of mine:
- working on a home craft with other women and feeling part of a community (like yesterday's dyeing)
- when DH reaches over to touch my shoulder when we are both working on our respective computers just to connect.
- peppermint mochas (made at home) and Peet's caramel lattes (made at, well, Peet's)
- Cold bring-out-the-sweaters weather.
- the joy on my toddler's face when he makes the huge jump from the coffee table to the sofa. (But don't tell him!)
- the bottom tooth-less grin on Z's face.
- finding a great treasure for the nature table
- children quietly and happily playing together
- Candy cane Joe's O's
Thursday, November 30
Wednesday, November 29
I really need to remember I have a camera
I went to a dyeing party today to dye a couple of cotton playcloths that I bought and there was this beautiful clothesline full of rainbow colored playsilks and playcloths. But did I take a picture? Of course not. So once again, you are subjected to my almost useless (but shamefully overused) camera to see the 2 that I dyed today in much less attractive light. *sigh*
I made a purple-y blue and a green (for water/evening sky and grass/treetops) Now I need to iron them and put them away for Hanukkah.
It is amazingly windy around here today. So blustery in fact that drying the playcloths outside was extremely difficult as they kept flying away! But they did dry quickly once I got them pinned down. (so to speak. I can't actually pin anything down because clothespins do not last around here.) I keep waiting for our power to go out as it often does during heavy wind.
Now I have a few more projects to start and complete in the 2 weeks and 3 days until Hanukkah. I'd better get cracking I guess. At least I've ordered the supplies for the biggest of them...
I made a purple-y blue and a green (for water/evening sky and grass/treetops) Now I need to iron them and put them away for Hanukkah.
It is amazingly windy around here today. So blustery in fact that drying the playcloths outside was extremely difficult as they kept flying away! But they did dry quickly once I got them pinned down. (so to speak. I can't actually pin anything down because clothespins do not last around here.) I keep waiting for our power to go out as it often does during heavy wind.
Now I have a few more projects to start and complete in the 2 weeks and 3 days until Hanukkah. I'd better get cracking I guess. At least I've ordered the supplies for the biggest of them...
Tuesday, November 28
MIA: Another tooth
Can you believe it? Tooth #2 is out only 4 days after tooth #1. and here is Z's self portrait of tooth #2 (or 2th as Z spelled it for the tooth fairy):
In knitting news, there is no way at all that I will finish this for Lacevember. It just isn't gonig to happen. But I will get it done before the 1st of the year. I have a goal! This is Lacevember 2 days ago. I have 2 more repeats done on it to make a total of 12. Just over the halfway mark.
By the way, I've found a new trick - a tiny piece of modelling beeswax (in red in my case) stuck next to the current row I'm repeating on the pattern. It moves easily, doesn't fall off as easily as a post-it and is red so that it draws my eye to it as I glance over to work the row.
In knitting news, there is no way at all that I will finish this for Lacevember. It just isn't gonig to happen. But I will get it done before the 1st of the year. I have a goal! This is Lacevember 2 days ago. I have 2 more repeats done on it to make a total of 12. Just over the halfway mark.
By the way, I've found a new trick - a tiny piece of modelling beeswax (in red in my case) stuck next to the current row I'm repeating on the pattern. It moves easily, doesn't fall off as easily as a post-it and is red so that it draws my eye to it as I glance over to work the row.
Wednesday, November 22
Big day here at Chez Woofairy
First Z lost his 1st tooth!! About a month before he turned 6. Same as me!
And then there were walnut boats! (See that north wind blow?)
And then there were walnut boats! (See that north wind blow?)
Tuesday, November 21
More knitting... and a little not
So I have made 6 repeats out of 23 on this Trellis Scarf. I think it will be a valiant effort, but I am, perhaps, a touch over my head to try to finish this lace project in a month. Here are my current efforts:
In other bits, the parent teacher conference wasn't the agony I thought it would be. Turns out the issues weren't as bad as we thought and the teacher is concerned about the few specific things we brought to her and will keep an eye out. In the meantime, we will keep an eye out for Z and his issues here at home. I firmly believe he has sensory issues on many levels that are contributing. I'm trying to keep the boys dairy free, which is proving to be a challenge because DH keeps forgetting and giving them things with dairy in them. I do know when B has cheese or regular milk or yogurt, he is up screaming throughout the night. I am allergic to dairy with special sensitivity to cheese (If I have any I get an immediate and sometimes severe headache) Have I mentioned I like cheese? ::grumble::
I did some good holiday shopping at the Elves Faire on Saturday. That place is such a joy! I look forward to it every single year and so does Z. More later. Off to do laundry and be Mommy!
In other bits, the parent teacher conference wasn't the agony I thought it would be. Turns out the issues weren't as bad as we thought and the teacher is concerned about the few specific things we brought to her and will keep an eye out. In the meantime, we will keep an eye out for Z and his issues here at home. I firmly believe he has sensory issues on many levels that are contributing. I'm trying to keep the boys dairy free, which is proving to be a challenge because DH keeps forgetting and giving them things with dairy in them. I do know when B has cheese or regular milk or yogurt, he is up screaming throughout the night. I am allergic to dairy with special sensitivity to cheese (If I have any I get an immediate and sometimes severe headache) Have I mentioned I like cheese? ::grumble::
I did some good holiday shopping at the Elves Faire on Saturday. That place is such a joy! I look forward to it every single year and so does Z. More later. Off to do laundry and be Mommy!
Wednesday, November 15
Trouble in __________ City
a. Lace
Before I go in too deep let me say that I have overcome (?) and now have 5 repeats done, but not before needing to take a break after noticing a dropped stitch at least 1 repeat down. I haven't included lifelines in this piece because this yarn does not frog. It just breaks and knots. So I fixed it as best I can and am now working on accepting my imperfection. But I was mega-disappointed.
b. School
The last few weeks Z has been laothe to go to school. He bargains with me every morning to not go. The last two days I kept him home since I had the (admittedly weak) excuse of impetigo on his face. So we went to the school's Thanksgiving feast today and I had a disturbing (to me) conversation with another parent who helps in the class regularly (I can't since we don't have childcare for B right now) about how the teacher invalidates, ignores or is downright disrespectful to Z's feelings etc. She had several specific examples that sounded as unbiased as she could make them. (her characterizations of my son were fair but accurate to both his good and not so good characteristics) Apparently during "Magic Circle" (which is a time where the kids are encouraged to share their feelings with their classmates) many of the kids have taken to saying I like so and so (whoever they played with at recess that day) and one day a child named many many people in the class and left Ezra out and he said "what about me" in a hurt way and rather then acknowledging those feelings and helping him and the class through them and using it as a learning experience, she told him he wasn't allowed to comment on someone else's words and he probably just wasn't listening anyway. The other parent also told me of a few other incidents from Magic Circle and also of times where the teacher has corrected him in such a way in class as to embarrass him instead of simply to correct him.
I don't agree with Magic Circle in general, but the point of it is to help the kids to understand and process their feelings and the feelings of others. If real true deep feelings are being ignored, then not only is it not helpful, but it is truly deeply detrimental to their emotional health.
Tomorrow is our parent teacher conference (as luck would have it) and this needs to and will get brought up. At this point, even though I am loathe homeschool, I am beginning to feel as though I have no choice. He is still just a baby and he will learn soon enough that people are cruel and mean, at 5, he should still think things are lovely and safe.
Before I go in too deep let me say that I have overcome (?) and now have 5 repeats done, but not before needing to take a break after noticing a dropped stitch at least 1 repeat down. I haven't included lifelines in this piece because this yarn does not frog. It just breaks and knots. So I fixed it as best I can and am now working on accepting my imperfection. But I was mega-disappointed.
b. School
The last few weeks Z has been laothe to go to school. He bargains with me every morning to not go. The last two days I kept him home since I had the (admittedly weak) excuse of impetigo on his face. So we went to the school's Thanksgiving feast today and I had a disturbing (to me) conversation with another parent who helps in the class regularly (I can't since we don't have childcare for B right now) about how the teacher invalidates, ignores or is downright disrespectful to Z's feelings etc. She had several specific examples that sounded as unbiased as she could make them. (her characterizations of my son were fair but accurate to both his good and not so good characteristics) Apparently during "Magic Circle" (which is a time where the kids are encouraged to share their feelings with their classmates) many of the kids have taken to saying I like so and so (whoever they played with at recess that day) and one day a child named many many people in the class and left Ezra out and he said "what about me" in a hurt way and rather then acknowledging those feelings and helping him and the class through them and using it as a learning experience, she told him he wasn't allowed to comment on someone else's words and he probably just wasn't listening anyway. The other parent also told me of a few other incidents from Magic Circle and also of times where the teacher has corrected him in such a way in class as to embarrass him instead of simply to correct him.
I don't agree with Magic Circle in general, but the point of it is to help the kids to understand and process their feelings and the feelings of others. If real true deep feelings are being ignored, then not only is it not helpful, but it is truly deeply detrimental to their emotional health.
Tomorrow is our parent teacher conference (as luck would have it) and this needs to and will get brought up. At this point, even though I am loathe homeschool, I am beginning to feel as though I have no choice. He is still just a baby and he will learn soon enough that people are cruel and mean, at 5, he should still think things are lovely and safe.
Sunday, November 12
Another Lacevember Meme
What are your ideal lace making conditions?
First and foremost there can be no children awake or at least in the same house as me. The stress of having to stop mid-row is too much. Will I remember where I was? Won't I? Will I drop a stitch because I wasn't paying close enough attention and then lose heaven only knows how much work?
Besides that, I love to sit in my big ole chair/recliner (although I don't recline in it often, especially while I am knitting) and watch reality TV. Well, listen to Reality TV, because, let's face it, if you are watching something else while you are attempting to knit lace, whcih means following a chart and following your own needles, then you may as well try to knit with a toddler in the room! If there is a fresh latte next to me the more the better so that I can sip between rows. It better be decaf though because, as I mentioned, I'll be drinking it post-kids bedtime and while I enjoy knitting lace, I don't want to be up all night doing it!
What are your ideal lace making conditions?
First and foremost there can be no children awake or at least in the same house as me. The stress of having to stop mid-row is too much. Will I remember where I was? Won't I? Will I drop a stitch because I wasn't paying close enough attention and then lose heaven only knows how much work?
Besides that, I love to sit in my big ole chair/recliner (although I don't recline in it often, especially while I am knitting) and watch reality TV. Well, listen to Reality TV, because, let's face it, if you are watching something else while you are attempting to knit lace, whcih means following a chart and following your own needles, then you may as well try to knit with a toddler in the room! If there is a fresh latte next to me the more the better so that I can sip between rows. It better be decaf though because, as I mentioned, I'll be drinking it post-kids bedtime and while I enjoy knitting lace, I don't want to be up all night doing it!
Wednesday, November 8
A little Lacevember photo session
Because I am pathetic and cannot figure how to get pictures off of my real digital camera onto my computer, I must torture you with cell phone pics. Hey, at least they are something. They prove I am knitting. Or at least someone near me is knitting and I'm taking the credit. Blame? Anyway. It's me and here are the photos of the Trellis Scarf to prove it. Well, 3 repeats of the trellis scarf anyway.
Because I am pathetic and cannot figure how to get pictures off of my real digital camera onto my computer, I must torture you with cell phone pics. Hey, at least they are something. They prove I am knitting. Or at least someone near me is knitting and I'm taking the credit. Blame? Anyway. It's me and here are the photos of the Trellis Scarf to prove it. Well, 3 repeats of the trellis scarf anyway.
Monday, November 6
The knitting questions, or the usual suspects (a Lacevember post)
How long have you been knitting? 4 years
How did you learn to knit? taught myself from Melanie Falick's Kids Knitting when I signed up for a parent and me class at a Waldorf school and found out we weren't covering knitting until the spring. I wanted to learn now! thankyouverymuch. So I did.
Favorite thing about knitting? the challenge of learning a new skill. I don't think I have approached one single project without planning for it to teach me something. First knitting in general, then purling, then in the round, then socks, etc. It is a real sense of accomplishment. And then I seem to give everything away. So I guess it is also a built in gift system?
How long have you been knitting lace? 1 1/2 years
Favorite thing about knitting lace. Lots of holes in my work that hide the accidental ones...? No really, probably the delicacy of it. I am not a lacy person in general in both style and my physical person. Knitting lace is a feminine feeling thing and it reminds me that I am delicate too.
The yarn questions, or flash your stash
Favorite lace yarn? Don't have one. Least favorite is Rowan 4 ply cotton. Makes a good hat, but is tough to continue to knit with throughout the whole project. Also? Booooooooooring.
variegated or solids for shawls? Wow. Totally depends on the shawl. Generally in lace I like solids, in heavier yarns, variegated.
Favorite lace color? Must be blue since I keep knitting lace with it! Although I didn't realize it until this question.
Technique, or show us your skillz
Circs or straights? I prefer straights. I like the longer needles in my hands
Favorite lace knitting trick? I just don't have one. Or if I have one I don't know that it is a trick! Are there favorite tricks out there that I'm totally missing?
Lifelines? If so with what? I have had friends recommend this to me and I totally considered using it for this project, but this yarn is completely unfroggable, so I figured "what's the point?" So short answer? No. But I am keeping it in my future tricks to try file.
Fancy blocking wires, or just sewing pins stuck in your carpet? Sewing pins. Carpet. Toddler. Really it is a race against time. Block it at night after bedtime and hope it is dry first thing in the morning and pull it up before he finds it. It adds an element of suspense to blocking that I think it is really lacking LOL
Pattern, or can you follow directions
shawls or lacey items? shawls and scarves. I like hats too, but they are harder to find patterns for in lace.
triangle, rectangle, or circular shawls? What do I like best? Rectangle absolutely. At least if I'm going to wear it.
Charts or printed instructions? charts for intricate things, but printed instructions are fine for simple repeats.
Favorite lace you've knit? The one I'm working on now - IK Spring 2006 Trellis Scarf
Favorite lace you want to knit? Shetland Shawl.
Just Fun, yup that's right, just for fun
Favorite jelly belly flavor? A toss up between toasted marshmallow and sizzling cinnamon but I enjoy occasionally grossing myself out with the Bertie Botts flavors (eeeewwww earthworm!. Bacon?)
Tell me everything you know about Eric the Red..... Oooooo that movie with Tim Robbins and John Cleese? Oh wait. That's Erik the Viking... It's funny though. Or at least it used to be when I was an adolescent.
Coke, classic or with lime? Dr Pepper. Coke is a poor substitute but will do in a pinch.
Holiday carols, sing along, or wish they would be banned from all public airwaves? Banned except for like a two week stretch. Especially as piped in sound in stores!
What is the definition of irony? The fact that the Alannis Morrisette song about irony doesn't include even one example of actual irony?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? I have never licked a Tootsie Pop. Who licks a Tootsie pop? It is a sucker. You suck it. And you suck it until it is thin enough to crunch and then you chew it so it mixes in with the Tootsie Roll center. Any other way is blasphemy. Licks. Girlfriend, please. That was always a misguided commercial.
Why is my cat always puking in front of my son's bedroom door? Boobie trap.
What is your superhero power? bedtime! I can get a houseful of children (and occasionally a husband) asleep by 7:30, 7:45 at the latest! (watch that come back to bite me in the butt!)
If the laundry is 9 foot by 11 foot (just dreaming, that's a big laundry room), and the walls are 8 feet tall, and you are going to tile the entire room in tiles that are 3 inches by 5 inches, what color should those tiles be? Anything but white. And make them mildly textured so when water drips you don't get a closeup of them right before you black out.
What's for dinner tonight? Leftover turkey meatloaf made into burgers. And corn and salad.
What is clogging my children's bathtub drain? non skid strips. They love to pull them up from the bottom of the tub and then must dispose of them in an inconspicuous place. The drain is obvious really. It is handy and under the water, so the evidence can be disposed of without even coming above the surface of the water. And they are often clear. Mark my words...
How long have you been knitting? 4 years
How did you learn to knit? taught myself from Melanie Falick's Kids Knitting when I signed up for a parent and me class at a Waldorf school and found out we weren't covering knitting until the spring. I wanted to learn now! thankyouverymuch. So I did.
Favorite thing about knitting? the challenge of learning a new skill. I don't think I have approached one single project without planning for it to teach me something. First knitting in general, then purling, then in the round, then socks, etc. It is a real sense of accomplishment. And then I seem to give everything away. So I guess it is also a built in gift system?
How long have you been knitting lace? 1 1/2 years
Favorite thing about knitting lace. Lots of holes in my work that hide the accidental ones...? No really, probably the delicacy of it. I am not a lacy person in general in both style and my physical person. Knitting lace is a feminine feeling thing and it reminds me that I am delicate too.
The yarn questions, or flash your stash
Favorite lace yarn? Don't have one. Least favorite is Rowan 4 ply cotton. Makes a good hat, but is tough to continue to knit with throughout the whole project. Also? Booooooooooring.
variegated or solids for shawls? Wow. Totally depends on the shawl. Generally in lace I like solids, in heavier yarns, variegated.
Favorite lace color? Must be blue since I keep knitting lace with it! Although I didn't realize it until this question.
Technique, or show us your skillz
Circs or straights? I prefer straights. I like the longer needles in my hands
Favorite lace knitting trick? I just don't have one. Or if I have one I don't know that it is a trick! Are there favorite tricks out there that I'm totally missing?
Lifelines? If so with what? I have had friends recommend this to me and I totally considered using it for this project, but this yarn is completely unfroggable, so I figured "what's the point?" So short answer? No. But I am keeping it in my future tricks to try file.
Fancy blocking wires, or just sewing pins stuck in your carpet? Sewing pins. Carpet. Toddler. Really it is a race against time. Block it at night after bedtime and hope it is dry first thing in the morning and pull it up before he finds it. It adds an element of suspense to blocking that I think it is really lacking LOL
Pattern, or can you follow directions
shawls or lacey items? shawls and scarves. I like hats too, but they are harder to find patterns for in lace.
triangle, rectangle, or circular shawls? What do I like best? Rectangle absolutely. At least if I'm going to wear it.
Charts or printed instructions? charts for intricate things, but printed instructions are fine for simple repeats.
Favorite lace you've knit? The one I'm working on now - IK Spring 2006 Trellis Scarf
Favorite lace you want to knit? Shetland Shawl.
Just Fun, yup that's right, just for fun
Favorite jelly belly flavor? A toss up between toasted marshmallow and sizzling cinnamon but I enjoy occasionally grossing myself out with the Bertie Botts flavors (eeeewwww earthworm!. Bacon?)
Tell me everything you know about Eric the Red..... Oooooo that movie with Tim Robbins and John Cleese? Oh wait. That's Erik the Viking... It's funny though. Or at least it used to be when I was an adolescent.
Coke, classic or with lime? Dr Pepper. Coke is a poor substitute but will do in a pinch.
Holiday carols, sing along, or wish they would be banned from all public airwaves? Banned except for like a two week stretch. Especially as piped in sound in stores!
What is the definition of irony? The fact that the Alannis Morrisette song about irony doesn't include even one example of actual irony?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? I have never licked a Tootsie Pop. Who licks a Tootsie pop? It is a sucker. You suck it. And you suck it until it is thin enough to crunch and then you chew it so it mixes in with the Tootsie Roll center. Any other way is blasphemy. Licks. Girlfriend, please. That was always a misguided commercial.
Why is my cat always puking in front of my son's bedroom door? Boobie trap.
What is your superhero power? bedtime! I can get a houseful of children (and occasionally a husband) asleep by 7:30, 7:45 at the latest! (watch that come back to bite me in the butt!)
If the laundry is 9 foot by 11 foot (just dreaming, that's a big laundry room), and the walls are 8 feet tall, and you are going to tile the entire room in tiles that are 3 inches by 5 inches, what color should those tiles be? Anything but white. And make them mildly textured so when water drips you don't get a closeup of them right before you black out.
What's for dinner tonight? Leftover turkey meatloaf made into burgers. And corn and salad.
What is clogging my children's bathtub drain? non skid strips. They love to pull them up from the bottom of the tub and then must dispose of them in an inconspicuous place. The drain is obvious really. It is handy and under the water, so the evidence can be disposed of without even coming above the surface of the water. And they are often clear. Mark my words...
Sunday, November 5
My first Knitalong!
I have joined the Lacevember Knitalong. Eek! Now I actually have to actually do what I say I'm gonna do and knit this darn thing!
And "this darn thing" is the Trellis scarf from Interweave Knits Spring 2006. Gulp. It has 23 repeats and I can do one repeat a day because it takes two hours to do a repeat of 16 rows. And I can only do it after kids go to bed because it is a complicated lace pattern and therefore not conducive to putting it down mid row to chase a 1 1/2yo!
Well, I have two repeats done. Just 21 more to go!
I have joined the Lacevember Knitalong. Eek! Now I actually have to actually do what I say I'm gonna do and knit this darn thing!
And "this darn thing" is the Trellis scarf from Interweave Knits Spring 2006. Gulp. It has 23 repeats and I can do one repeat a day because it takes two hours to do a repeat of 16 rows. And I can only do it after kids go to bed because it is a complicated lace pattern and therefore not conducive to putting it down mid row to chase a 1 1/2yo!
Well, I have two repeats done. Just 21 more to go!
Saturday, November 4
Thursday, November 2
Love Thursday
I love
-post bath candlelight bedtime with the boys
-seeing DH more now that he works closer
-making new friends
-Peet's caramel lattes - now 10 cents cheaper!
- B's toddler words
pum-pum pumpkin
birbee birdie
Ama Mama
Mama for Daddy (I'm sure that'll get straightened out!)
and a brief appearance halfway through Trick or Treating on Tuesday night that was some approximation of trick or treat, but untypeable and probably will never be repeated again. and speaking of...
-Trick or Treating with the boys. OMG did B have a blast. who knew a 20 month old would enjoy that so much. Z loved it too. He really got into discovering the neighborhood with us and was bummed when we canvassed all of the neighborhood we intended to.
-freshly roasted pumpkin seeds
-luminaries. I had no idea I liked these so much!!! They made our front path look so inviting though.
I love
-post bath candlelight bedtime with the boys
-seeing DH more now that he works closer
-making new friends
-Peet's caramel lattes - now 10 cents cheaper!
- B's toddler words
pum-pum pumpkin
birbee birdie
Ama Mama
Mama for Daddy (I'm sure that'll get straightened out!)
and a brief appearance halfway through Trick or Treating on Tuesday night that was some approximation of trick or treat, but untypeable and probably will never be repeated again. and speaking of...
-Trick or Treating with the boys. OMG did B have a blast. who knew a 20 month old would enjoy that so much. Z loved it too. He really got into discovering the neighborhood with us and was bummed when we canvassed all of the neighborhood we intended to.
-freshly roasted pumpkin seeds
-luminaries. I had no idea I liked these so much!!! They made our front path look so inviting though.
Saturday, October 28
A week off
So Ez has had this past week off from school for Fall Break. We've had fun painting and keeping house and we even got to go to where Daddy's new office is gonig to be and help lay out chalk lines for where the desks are going to be. I think he's going to be a combo of bummed and glad to be back at school on Monday. They are actually going on a field trip to a farm on Monday, so that should ease the transition. And then there is Tuesday - Halloween. They are having a costume parade on Tuesday morning followed by their first Integrated Arts Day. I have no idea what that entails exactly, but I guess I'll know soon enough. The boys are going to be train engineers for Halloween - Ez's idea. The plan is also to turn the Sit N' Stand Stroller into a train engine with the aid of a large cardboard box. We'll see how that turns out. If that turns out.
So Ez has had this past week off from school for Fall Break. We've had fun painting and keeping house and we even got to go to where Daddy's new office is gonig to be and help lay out chalk lines for where the desks are going to be. I think he's going to be a combo of bummed and glad to be back at school on Monday. They are actually going on a field trip to a farm on Monday, so that should ease the transition. And then there is Tuesday - Halloween. They are having a costume parade on Tuesday morning followed by their first Integrated Arts Day. I have no idea what that entails exactly, but I guess I'll know soon enough. The boys are going to be train engineers for Halloween - Ez's idea. The plan is also to turn the Sit N' Stand Stroller into a train engine with the aid of a large cardboard box. We'll see how that turns out. If that turns out.
Saturday, October 7
Thursday, October 5
Well, I think I'm back at blogger. Xanga just wasn't working out for me. And I figured out my blogger problems (which involved self-hosting and a wonky template)
For a Z funny, try this one out:
Z has been battling (along with his brother before him and his mother after him) Hand foot and mouth. The mouth sores *really* hurt and keep you from eating and make you feel generally awful (and I can tell you this from current experience) Anyway, this is what he said the other day:
I'm telling on G-d for this. I'm gonna tell Moses!
Kids are funny.
For a Z funny, try this one out:
Z has been battling (along with his brother before him and his mother after him) Hand foot and mouth. The mouth sores *really* hurt and keep you from eating and make you feel generally awful (and I can tell you this from current experience) Anyway, this is what he said the other day:
I'm telling on G-d for this. I'm gonna tell Moses!
Kids are funny.
Thursday, September 28
Sunday, November 6
Just seeking if this works
I am mostly posting over at Xanga nowadays since blogger hates me, but I wanted to do a shout out to myself because I have FINISHED the French Market bag (that I had to put on hold all through my pregnancy and which I never really returned to after B was born.) And all of a sudden I am in a knitting renaissance. Now that I finished it, I finally feel cleared of all that dead weight and I have all these new project ideas. And what's more, I actually like the bag, so I will use it (I thought I would never want to see it again, but felting it changed everything)
Now on to some baby socks and longies...
I am mostly posting over at Xanga nowadays since blogger hates me, but I wanted to do a shout out to myself because I have FINISHED the French Market bag (that I had to put on hold all through my pregnancy and which I never really returned to after B was born.) And all of a sudden I am in a knitting renaissance. Now that I finished it, I finally feel cleared of all that dead weight and I have all these new project ideas. And what's more, I actually like the bag, so I will use it (I thought I would never want to see it again, but felting it changed everything)
Now on to some baby socks and longies...
Thursday, June 30
New Babies are Time-Consuming!
I know that seems like saying that the sky is blue, but I really forgot how little time I have to do things, especially if they involve typing. Plus I have a few IRL projects going on that I really need to finish up this weekend and get into the mail - late as usual.
Bobo is a busy baby, he isn't quite 4 months yet and he is starting on the path to crawling. He scootches all over the house backwards in an attempt to go forward! I keep rescuing him before he disappears under furniture. He can get across a big room in minutes. He passes toys hand to hand, has a tooth and blows raspberries like he's Archie Bunker. lol.
Ezbug is busy too. He's ready for school although kindergarten isn't ready for him yet (His birthday falls 10 days past the cutoff) and DH and I don't know what to do about it. We can't afford preschool, especially the JCC's or WSOC's, and even if we could, we have missed the enrollment period and now we would be wait-listed. *sigh* I try to be busy with Homelearners, but because of the Lact-Aid, it is hard to be out for any length of time. We did Disneyland the other day before the passes went black for the summer and nursing is SUCH a hassle out of the house. Warming the thing up, getting a good position to nurse in where I can juggle a wiggly baby, a tube to put into said baby's mouth and of course large nursies, which don't help at all. And don't forget keeping an eye on a 4 1/2 year old. It sure would be easier to have people come over to play more, but that doesn't seem to be working out well. I don't know if people just feel uncomfortable meeting at people's homes or if it is just my home, but it sure would be awesome if I could get that.
One of my best friends and I have started to drift apart because our kids, who used to be very close, no longer have much in common. Ezbug loves his friend dearly, but there is an 18 month difference in their ages and his friend is much more into computers and TV and video games, etc and we don't have the same access to thos things as his friend. We aren't completey 100% media free here in our house, but Ez watches maybe a hour of TV a week at most (and that is entirely Blue's Clues or Dora) and he is very occasionally allowed to play on the computer (paint program usually or a music game at VMK).
Baby's awake. More later. Maybe in a week or two. LOL
I know that seems like saying that the sky is blue, but I really forgot how little time I have to do things, especially if they involve typing. Plus I have a few IRL projects going on that I really need to finish up this weekend and get into the mail - late as usual.
Bobo is a busy baby, he isn't quite 4 months yet and he is starting on the path to crawling. He scootches all over the house backwards in an attempt to go forward! I keep rescuing him before he disappears under furniture. He can get across a big room in minutes. He passes toys hand to hand, has a tooth and blows raspberries like he's Archie Bunker. lol.
Ezbug is busy too. He's ready for school although kindergarten isn't ready for him yet (His birthday falls 10 days past the cutoff) and DH and I don't know what to do about it. We can't afford preschool, especially the JCC's or WSOC's, and even if we could, we have missed the enrollment period and now we would be wait-listed. *sigh* I try to be busy with Homelearners, but because of the Lact-Aid, it is hard to be out for any length of time. We did Disneyland the other day before the passes went black for the summer and nursing is SUCH a hassle out of the house. Warming the thing up, getting a good position to nurse in where I can juggle a wiggly baby, a tube to put into said baby's mouth and of course large nursies, which don't help at all. And don't forget keeping an eye on a 4 1/2 year old. It sure would be easier to have people come over to play more, but that doesn't seem to be working out well. I don't know if people just feel uncomfortable meeting at people's homes or if it is just my home, but it sure would be awesome if I could get that.
One of my best friends and I have started to drift apart because our kids, who used to be very close, no longer have much in common. Ezbug loves his friend dearly, but there is an 18 month difference in their ages and his friend is much more into computers and TV and video games, etc and we don't have the same access to thos things as his friend. We aren't completey 100% media free here in our house, but Ez watches maybe a hour of TV a week at most (and that is entirely Blue's Clues or Dora) and he is very occasionally allowed to play on the computer (paint program usually or a music game at VMK).
Baby's awake. More later. Maybe in a week or two. LOL
Thursday, May 19
I haven't totally disappeared
I just keep losing posts and even entire temmplate updates when I try to publish. Either I try to post when everyone else at Blogger is or I just need to move this darn blog somewhere else. Boo!!!!!
Everyone is well. Boaz is growing like a weed. So is Ezra for that matter. We're heading over to Disneyland tonight to catch the parade and fireworks since Michael will be home earlier than usual due to E3 going on in LA. He went, he saw, he was bored. At least he didn't pay $50 for parking. Yikes! He got the last $10 spot in the Convention Center lot (literally. They closed the gates after he drove in) But they sized up the competition and saw what their publisher is doing to promote their game.
I just keep losing posts and even entire temmplate updates when I try to publish. Either I try to post when everyone else at Blogger is or I just need to move this darn blog somewhere else. Boo!!!!!
Everyone is well. Boaz is growing like a weed. So is Ezra for that matter. We're heading over to Disneyland tonight to catch the parade and fireworks since Michael will be home earlier than usual due to E3 going on in LA. He went, he saw, he was bored. At least he didn't pay $50 for parking. Yikes! He got the last $10 spot in the Convention Center lot (literally. They closed the gates after he drove in) But they sized up the competition and saw what their publisher is doing to promote their game.
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