It's the finished project round-up today. This was tote bag weekend. All totes, all the time.
Other finished projects include:
I am also working on a pair of Jaywalker socks that are a gift. They're knit out of Socks that Rock medium weight in Fairgrounds. I'm up to the gusset, then on to the foot. I'll show a progress shot this weekend.
Hope to be more exciting next time.
Two weekends ago (I know, I know...), Jeff's cousin Mike and his son Gabe came to visit us for the weekend. They were both a delight to have around, especially when Mike mistook a photo of Jeff for "some guy who is a cross between a rugby player and an underwear model." Mike will now always be Jeff's best friend. What did we do with our lovely house guests you ask?
We played bocce ball in the back yard.
If memory serves, Mike and Gabe were the big winners. Gabe was particularly good at ball placement. Jeff and Annika need some practice!
We built marble runs. These take a lot of work, but are so fun.
Here is one creation. There were many others that had varying levels of success. This one was a winner.
Annika climbed trees. Big shock. She's in the fig tree in the yard. She has a little perch that's about halfway up. It's way more fun when there are leaves and Mommy can't find you to take your picture.
Big fun was had by all. Gunnar had a sleepover at a friend's house, so Annika had Gabe all to herself. She was one happy girl, not having to share her cousin with her big brother.
I'd blog this past weekend, but I took no photos. We had a Mardi Gras party on Sunday that was much fun. We had a crawfish boil and Annika sucked the heads. Everyone else behaved well and the food was yummy. Yay! Now I'm caught up.
Next up - crafting help!
Okay, this part of the post is primarily for Sarah, but anyone else can feel free to weigh in. Annika and I agreed on this color scheme and set of fabrics, plus one aqua blue that is not pictured, for her room. I can also add solids for some balance. I have between 1-2 yards of each one. Quilt? Large colorblocked coverlet backed in something coordinating (sort of easy faux quilt that is more at my skill level)? Denyse Schmidt style strips of color that don't have to be straight lines? I need ideas, but not complex ideas.
The girl needs to learn to love her room. I'm bribing her with pretties. Not with pink and purple unicorns and ballerinas with bows in their hair and the full set of My Little Pony type of pretties, but pretties all the same. In addition to redecorating, I'd love other suggestions for convincing her that her own room is cool and a fun place to be. Help...
We built marble runs. These take a lot of work, but are so fun.
Here is one creation. There were many others that had varying levels of success. This one was a winner.
Annika climbed trees. Big shock. She's in the fig tree in the yard. She has a little perch that's about halfway up. It's way more fun when there are leaves and Mommy can't find you to take your picture.
Big fun was had by all. Gunnar had a sleepover at a friend's house, so Annika had Gabe all to herself. She was one happy girl, not having to share her cousin with her big brother.
I'd blog this past weekend, but I took no photos. We had a Mardi Gras party on Sunday that was much fun. We had a crawfish boil and Annika sucked the heads. Everyone else behaved well and the food was yummy. Yay! Now I'm caught up.
Next up - crafting help!
Okay, this part of the post is primarily for Sarah, but anyone else can feel free to weigh in. Annika and I agreed on this color scheme and set of fabrics, plus one aqua blue that is not pictured, for her room. I can also add solids for some balance. I have between 1-2 yards of each one. Quilt? Large colorblocked coverlet backed in something coordinating (sort of easy faux quilt that is more at my skill level)? Denyse Schmidt style strips of color that don't have to be straight lines? I need ideas, but not complex ideas.
The girl needs to learn to love her room. I'm bribing her with pretties. Not with pink and purple unicorns and ballerinas with bows in their hair and the full set of My Little Pony type of pretties, but pretties all the same. In addition to redecorating, I'd love other suggestions for convincing her that her own room is cool and a fun place to be. Help...
A quick post tonight. It's been busy with work and knitting and cooking and kids. I'm trying to photograph along the way. Here are some recent photos.
Here's some knitting. I finished this a while ago and finally took a photo. It's a very simple garter stitch scarf for Gunnar that I made from Socks that Rock lightweight in Titania's Revenge. He claimed it as his own. There's a matching hat that has a stripe of green in the middle because I needed to stretch the yarn a little. Right now I'm working on a blanket for Jeff. I'll take progress shots this weekend. I also finished the Argosy scarf. Must blog before mailing. Oh, and the Clapotis from Sundara yarn Silky Merino Sport Weight. I just ordered more yarn from her - the sport weight merino in Grass over Lime. It's going to become Wicked. I can't wait to get it.
It's my boy. He was enjoying the sunshine and I stole a photo. He looks so majestic here. Love. This. Dog. We watched the dog show and no dog compares to my Jakey. Or to Luna. We'll blog her next time. Right now she's still on my list for stealing 4 raw hamburgers that Jeff foolishly left on the counter while he started the grill.
Gunnar is mixing rainwater (yes! rain in Phoenix!) and leaves and stuff to make outdoor soup. Pumpkina also met an untimely death in this process. Farewell Pumpkina. It was nice while it lasted.
Annika has quite the fashion sense. Not sure what else to say, other than I'm glad she has limited this look to the back yard. I think she's ready for it to be swimming weather.
Yummm... We made homemade lasagne and macaroni and cheese for dinner last weekend. Lasagne for Lindsay and mac-n-cheese for Gunnar and Annika. It was lotsa home cookin' that weekend. This weekend we're making jambalaya, crawfish boil, and bread pudding with whiskey sauce for our reborn Mardi Gras party. Hurricanes will also be served. Stay tuned for the report.
I think that's it from here. I'd just like to mention that it is now 62 weeks until Jeff finishes law school. Not that I'm counting....
Gunnar is mixing rainwater (yes! rain in Phoenix!) and leaves and stuff to make outdoor soup. Pumpkina also met an untimely death in this process. Farewell Pumpkina. It was nice while it lasted.
Annika has quite the fashion sense. Not sure what else to say, other than I'm glad she has limited this look to the back yard. I think she's ready for it to be swimming weather.
Yummm... We made homemade lasagne and macaroni and cheese for dinner last weekend. Lasagne for Lindsay and mac-n-cheese for Gunnar and Annika. It was lotsa home cookin' that weekend. This weekend we're making jambalaya, crawfish boil, and bread pudding with whiskey sauce for our reborn Mardi Gras party. Hurricanes will also be served. Stay tuned for the report.
I think that's it from here. I'd just like to mention that it is now 62 weeks until Jeff finishes law school. Not that I'm counting....
