We’re still in a bit of recovery mode here from the flu. It’s that time of year when we all take turns being sick. It’s especially good when my oldest daughter and I manage to be sick at different times so we can take turns taking care of everyone. I’ve spent all week playing catch … [Read more…]
Last Saturday my husband bought me a new sewing machine. The one I had had served me well for over fifteen years. I’m passing it along to my daughters for them to learn how to sew on. My new sewing machine is computerized and runs like a dream. I’ve been having so much fun learning … [Read more…]
I’m still addicted to knitting socks. I’m on my seventh pair! These are my smallest pair yet because they’re for my four year old. Here’s a couple of pictures. The brown pair is my husband’s, the tweed pair is my dad’s. Now on to what I found interesting this week on the internet. This post … [Read more…]
We’ve had a busy week – two birthdays, I started a fleece quilt and nearly finished it already (for myself), designed a Legos game with my daughter for the birthday boy, I’m trying my hand at knitting a pair of socks without a formal pattern, lots of snow for the children to play in, started … [Read more…]
We’ve survived our first week back at school after the holiday break. This was such a nice holiday time for us because my husband had both weeks off. We eased back into school by just going full steam ahead. I’ve also gone back full time to the “Trim Healthy Mama” (THM) diet. I have to … [Read more…]
Taking a break from school – life is wonderful! We’re all in full swing of making gifts for each other. There’s sewing and digital paper crafting, cardboard crafts and baking. Plus we were recently given the game “Skip-Bo” and have had many happy games the past few weeks. I’ve also nearly finished my third pair … [Read more…]
Last week we had family friends visiting us for the week so obviously not much was accomplished here other than keeping everyone fed and talking, talking, talking. It was so good to visit with our friends. They have three boys, and all of our children get along with them. There were games, laughter, lots of … [Read more…]
