fever: My sweet little guy woke up around 12:30 am the other night– “there’s something in my rooooom!” I was asleep, but daddy was not, so Andrew ended up in bed with me. The next 5 hours were kind of a blur. See, earlier that night he had a fever. No other symptoms, really, [Read More...]]]>

fever: My sweet little guy woke up around 12:30 am the other night– “there’s something in my rooooom!” I was asleep, but daddy was not, so Andrew ended up in bed with me. The next 5 hours were kind of a blur. See, earlier that night he had a fever. No other symptoms, really, but he was warm. I expected him to fall back asleep, but instead of a blissful slumber with a warm cuddly bear, we pretty much talked all night. Every little shadow he saw, he thought was SOMETHING–kitties, owls, scary ladies, and finally at 4am he declared the shadows were turning daddy GREEN. I assured him daddy was NOT green and that HE wouldn’t turn green if he fell asleep. I could see him drifting in and out, but he wouldn’t just STAY asleep. At least not until around 5:30. I promptly fell asleep after I was sure he was out only to be woken up an hour and a half later to get my oldest ready for school. After sending him and Jason off, I napped with Andy until about NOON. It definitely threw me off, but he was feeling better and there was no pesky fever. Whew!

style: He went out with my mom, this afternoon. He wanted to wear his “doctor shirt” (omgosh) and blue jeans. then, when we put on his brown boots and jacket, he noticed the brown hat hanging by the front door. Voila! We have an adorable outfit.

hat: $4 clearance at Kohl’s (score!) / shirt: Kohl’s / jacket: thrifted / pants (not shown): Nate’s old Levi’s blue jeans

I never really want it to be over until it’s 8pm and we’ve been going-going-going for 2 days straight and I finally feel like I’ll explode with sugar and happiness. It sounds like it’d be sweet, but…no. If I exploded, it’d be horrible. And so we shuttle home and transfer children from car to [Read More...]]]>

I never really want it to be over until it’s 8pm and we’ve been going-going-going for 2 days straight and I finally feel like I’ll explode with sugar and happiness. It sounds like it’d be sweet, but…no. If I exploded, it’d be horrible. And so we shuttle home and transfer children from car to bed and then collapse on the couch. I sleep for 12 hours and the next day, we do NOTHING. No cleaning, no sorting, no nothing. And then I REALLY want it to be over.

Yesterday, my mom took my boys for a few hours and I was able to take down the tree and pull down some decorations. They’re all sitting in a box on my living room floor. I want so desperately to be able to do things completely, but I struggle with it. I get distracted easily. I used to have discipline, but it lost its way. Maybe it doesn’t really matter, but sometimes I think it would be nice.

taken with my new camera!

It’s over. I’ll miss the ornaments and glitter, but I am really glad things can go back to normal.

How are you? Did Christmas wipe you out? Have you recovered?

// Week 1 // Week 2 //

I was sitting in my knitting chair (tell me you have a designated knitting spot!) thinking about how I should make a tiny tree skirt for my tiny tabletop tree. I sighed when I realized that December was pretty much already here and I’d have to settle with a quick felt skirt. Nothing against [Read More...]]]>

I was sitting in my knitting chair (tell me you have a designated knitting spot!) thinking about how I should make a tiny tree skirt for my tiny tabletop tree. I sighed when I realized that December was pretty much already here and I’d have to settle with a quick felt skirt. Nothing against felt, I just don’t have any of the GOOD stuff around and would have to use craft store felt, which is just plastic-y and gross.

I decided to forget about it and arrange one of my new shelves full of yarn. Upon combing through a few bags (tell me you sometimes store your yarn in plastic bags), I found a little stash of doilies. LIGHT!BULB!ON!

I took the base off my tree and threaded the metal tube through a few of the doilies and voila! A pretty lace tree skirt. No sewing, no gluing, no cutting, no nothing. It took me less than a minute to put together.

I like the messy mound of doily snow. I think it’s perfect for this tree full of little doily ornaments…

Now I need a bunch of tiny presents to put under it. I already ordered my husband’s gift off Etsy. It will be the first. I’m finally finishing up my toddler’s socks and I’ll wrap those up for the tree, too. I need the perfect little gift for my 6 year old, though. Hmmmm. He’s already getting a ton of random crap (I know, I know), so I need something meaningful.

2. Lace Love was printed and released! Yay!

3. My littlest and I went to a baby shower to [Read More...]]]>

The end! Can you believe tomorrow is December? If you’re looking for a last minute sponsor spot, check out THIS PAGE. We averaged over 2,500 page-views per day in November. Spectacular! I’ll be debuting a new blog design tomorrow, too.

My son and I were actually talking about this on our walk home from school, yesterday. He was talking about family traditions and somehow we ended up on quinceanera and he said an alternative to a big party would be a trip to someplace. We went through the obvious destinations a six-year old would [Read More...]]]>

My son and I were actually talking about this on our walk home from school, yesterday. He was talking about family traditions and somehow we ended up on quinceanera and he said an alternative to a big party would be a trip to someplace. We went through the obvious destinations a six-year old would like–Disney World, Disney Land, and pretty much any other theme park he could think of–and then he said he might like to go someplace different if he were six-TEEN (heart.stop). Maybe he would want to visit the Eiffel tower. Well. I suppose it’s a date.

-photo source-

I missed posting this yesterday. I thought about it all day and then forgot to post. Anyway, I couldn’t really think of a skill I would like to learn. I know how to do a lot of things, so I suppose I would like to learn how to those better.

Oh. Wait. I [Read More...]]]>

I missed posting this yesterday. I thought about it all day and then forgot to post. Anyway, I couldn’t really think of a skill I would like to learn. I know how to do a lot of things, so I suppose I would like to learn how to those better.

Oh. Wait. I suppose I should learn to drive. Yeah. That might make trips to the craft stores easier. Womp. Womp.

This was taken November 26, 2010. Yesterday one year ago, but still.

I was doing a lot of knitting and Christmas decorating. It was our first holiday season in our home.

CHRISTMAS. Of course.

I carried around two bags, this holiday weekend: a camera bag and a knitting tote. Like my last post said, my cameras didn’t even get used! Bummer.

My tote just had my knitting project, some construction paper, and crayons. My big bag, on the other hand…

[starting at top left] my wallet Instax [Read More...]]]>

I carried around two bags, this holiday weekend: a camera bag and a knitting tote. Like my last post said, my cameras didn’t even get used! Bummer.

My tote just had my knitting project, some construction paper, and crayons. My big bag, on the other hand…

[starting at top left]
my wallet
Instax 210
extra film
x-stitched “dinero” coin purse
extra underoos for my toddler
a tiny moleskine
various writing utencils
lens cap to represent my D40
lens cleaning tissues
dry shampoo
external flash
remote for my camera
lightsphere
lip gloss
advil

All that and my D40 fit into this baby:

Aside from the obvious–family, friends, etc.–something that means a lot to me is my ability to create. I love to knit and crochet and make things with my hands. It means a lot that I can make things with a simple piece of string!

This was my shot for Project 365 on Thanksgiving [Read More...]]]>

Aside from the obvious–family, friends, etc.–something that means a lot to me is my ability to create. I love to knit and crochet and make things with my hands. It means a lot that I can make things with a simple piece of string!

This was my shot for Project 365 on Thanksgiving day. It is usually a day for family. I bring along my camera with the best intentions of getting lovely shots of people enjoying each other, but then I end up being one of those people and my camera stays safely tucked in my bag. I only remember it when we’re already on our way across town to visit even more family. I know the same thing is going to happen–I’ll get lost in conversations and chasing littles around and my camera will stay in its place–so I take a photo of what I do between meals. Knitting.

Let’s start the Black Friday sale early, shall we? With the coupon code SUPERSAVER, you can get 25% off your ENTIRE order from the GOODKNITS shop! I have a few doily blankets left and 3 custom listings and THAT’S IT! Once they are gone, they’re gone, baby. Get ‘em while you can. With the [Read More...]]]>

Let’s start the Black Friday sale early, shall we? With the coupon code SUPERSAVER, you can get 25% off your ENTIRE order from the GOODKNITS shop! I have a few doily blankets left and 3 custom listings and THAT’S IT! Once they are gone, they’re gone, baby. Get ‘em while you can. With the custom listing, you can make a note of what color you’d like, or send a photo for me to color match. I will get it made and out to you within a week, depending on where you are in the queue. With the coupon code, you can get your blanket for under $60!

If you’re not in the market for a doily blanket, how about a hat, shawlette, or crochet ornaments?

I also only listed 3 custom orders of ornaments, so if you liked the Simple Statement Ornaments, but don’t know how to crochet, check it out!

Have a wonderful and safe holiday, friends! I am thankful for oh so much and I’ll be including you guys when I reflect on all that I have. All my love!

September, October, and November in Vermont, 2003.

1. I traveled to Vermont by Greyhound when I was 18. Alone. With 2 huge suitcases and a backpack. It took 3 days.

2. A few months later, I saw REAL snow for the first time. If it made me THAT happy at 18, I [Read More...]]]>

September, October, and November in Vermont, 2003.

1. I traveled to Vermont by Greyhound when I was 18. Alone. With 2 huge suitcases and a backpack. It took 3 days.

2. A few months later, I saw REAL snow for the first time. If it made me THAT happy at 18, I can’t imagine how sweet it would have been to experience as a kid.

3. I don’t drive.

4. I’m really terrible at bowling.

5. I’m creeped out by: insects, frogs, snakes, turtles, small rodents, etc. Pretty much anything that is alive and smaller than my hand–stay away from me. It’s hard being a mom to boys who revel in such things.

6. I don’t have a cell phone.

7. I can’t fry an egg without breaking it, but I can make a mean (re: delicious) quiche.

8. When I was 8, I was obsessed with drawing dinosaurs.

crafting with my little one. Oh, the day he asks me to teach him to knit, or crochet, or even sew–that will make my life.

He’s on Thanksgiving vacation for this whole week. Today, we made winter hat ornaments from the tutorial I posted yesterday, by Kate. You should really check it out! My [Read More...]]]>

crafting with my little one. Oh, the day he asks me to teach him to knit, or crochet, or even sew–that will make my life.

He’s on Thanksgiving vacation for this whole week. Today, we made winter hat ornaments from the tutorial I posted yesterday, by Kate. You should really check it out! My first grader got a hang of it fairly quickly! He even taught my sister how to make them, this evening.

“If you make that stupid face too often, IT WILL STICK.”

Oh, also. How dapper is my little fella? We went to a baby shower, yesterday. He was a charmer–blew raspberries on all the pretty ladies’ faces.

p.s. I am accepting December sponsors! Goodknits has grown so much this month and I [Read More...]]]>

“If you make that stupid face too often, IT WILL STICK.”

Oh, also. How dapper is my little fella? We went to a baby shower, yesterday. He was a charmer–blew raspberries on all the pretty ladies’ faces.

p.s. I am accepting December sponsors! Goodknits has grown so much this month and I am happy to have the lovely blogs in my sidebar. See [THIS PAGE] for more information. There are going to be TWO sizes available next month!