Do you like "Flock of Seagulls"?

And I raaaaan, I ran so far away........

Seriously cute!

"Hey Mom! Here is my cute face."...seriously, he said that.

This is what happens when you mix one part active little boy, one part crazy hot winter hat, and one part dry time.

New Kitchen/Dining Room

Here is a shot of the new light, fridge, microwave, wall color, and flooring in our kitchen. You can just make out the new counters too.








Here is a close up of the new counters and our new sink and faucet. (Pay no attention to the dirty dishes, what do you want from me!?!?) I love, love, love it. Can't wait to get the new carpet in. Then, I will show you a pic. of the dining room with the new lights and flooring. Thanks to my hubby and Dad for helping with the counters and sink. Yes, I painted and helped the hubby with the floor. He cut, I locked and measured.

Look At What I Found

Here is the last photo taken of my Grandpa Herbie. It was on Christmas Eve at my house. I found it on my camera. I forgot it was there and thought everyone in the family would like to see it. We all had a great evening that night. He was in great spirits. (Do you see the meat basket we gave him? NO, the food did not stay out of the fridge for a long time!

Working on a new project

So I started making the convertible mittens from my new book, "Not Just More Socks" by Sandi Rosner and lost steam when the weather got warm. Trouble is, I have one mitten finished (minus flap) and am debating on frogging it. I think I'll just let it sit for a couple of months and decide then....

Fallen off the Planet?

Ok, so it may appear that I have fallen off the face of the earth. For anyone who cares, I have not. I have just been busy.

I have been knitting up a storm (pictures to come at a later date). I have also been sewing. I had to, I was running out of bags to store my knitting in!

I have also been busy re-doing our kitchen. We currently have new counters, floors, paint, and lighting. We are waiting for carpet before we put the base boards back up. I think we may need to purchase new as our dog, Porter (pictures to come at a later date), decided to shorten some of the boards with his own sawing technique. Once the weather picks up for the better, we will re-finish the cabinet fronts, very exciting. Being gone from the house for a year has really energized us to fix the things that have been annoying us for the past 8+ years.

TTFN, we have to go carpet shopping.

My new swift

I really, really, really, really, really wanted a swift. However, I didn't want to pay upwards of $70 for one. I'll admit, I'm cheap. I started looking online for cheaper ones and saw several different designs. Looking at some I thought they were garbage, looking at others, I thought, "Hmmm, I'll bet Dad & I could make one cheaper." Needless to say, he agreed so we did. I give you my collapsable swift.Dad is a bit of a builder type and had tons of extra wood. The base is pine, the cross arms are oak, and the pegs are cherry. The cross arms are each roughly 31" long. We drilled holes for the pegs 2", 6", & 10" from each end. This will allow for flexibility based on the amount of yarn I'm using. Very pretty in person. I'm debating adding finish or leaving it as-is. The arms spin around the center post. Nice and smooth I might add...
Dad thought I should make it so I can take it apart. I can see where he's coming from, however, with the way I work, that means I'm guaranteed to lose several pieces before I ever use it. Notice the small sewing ruler in the upper left of the pic. I added that so you could see how large it actually is.