And so it begins...

I promised kick-off pictures for my clean-up campaign tomorrow, but I have them a day early. This is my desk in our office. It was almost usable at one point, but then the baby started to crawl. I piled everything...

Posted by jennifer at 6:10 on Thursday June 28, 2007. | 0 Comments

Log Cabining Along

I posted a couple of days ago about the Inspired by Nature KAL. My awesome sister-in-law delivered the last of the yarn to our house last night right at bedtime for the baby. I have two skeins of both the...

Posted by jennifer at 21:14 on Tuesday June 26, 2007. | 2 Comments

One Skein Wonder

I got my last package from the Spring Felted Bag Exchange yesterday. Jessica sent me this: It's a "One Skein Sock Bag" from a pattern she designed and one skein of Bernat Sox yarn in the color Denim Hot. The...

Posted by jennifer at 20:33 on Tuesday June 26, 2007. | 1 Comments

It took me long enough...

I decided a while back to join a knit-a-long (KAL). For those of you who don't knit: the idea is that a group of people knit something "together". It usually involves a certain object or a theme. The Inspired by...

Posted by jennifer at 10:20 on Monday June 25, 2007. | 0 Comments

Swaps are coming to a close...

I'm kinda sad that it's ending! I've really enjoyed doing this. I had an awesome pal named Juli. She really sent me great stuff. My final package came from her on Monday. Juli sent me two skeins of Knit Picks...

Posted by jennifer at 13:34 on Wednesday June 20, 2007. | 0 Comments

Hey Mr. Tally Man...

Tally me bag-nana. So, I made this for my mom for her birthday; which was Friday. It arrived on time, but I hadn't gotten around to posting it yet. I didn't think it was fair for you guys to see...

Posted by jennifer at 9:31 on Monday June 18, 2007. | 0 Comments

That's nice; can I eat it?

As I used to be an art teacher, we decided a couple of weeks ago that almost 11 months old was a good time to start drawing. Here's how it went: I dug up some So Big Crayola crayons and...

Posted by jennifer at 13:26 on Friday June 15, 2007. | 2 Comments

He put a penguin in the dishwasher.

Yep, the baby thought his penguin needed a bath. And what better way to get something really clean? Don't worry, I removed the penguin (several times) before I closed up the dishwasher and ran it. It's turned into what ever...

Posted by jennifer at 9:44 on Thursday June 14, 2007. | 0 Comments

I have the yarn!!! and a new computer...

My wonderful hubby bought me a replacement for my ibook. Turns out that the ol' ibook was turning 5. Years. Yup, I used it happily for 5 years and would have continued with it if the dog hadn't shoved it...

Posted by jennifer at 13:03 on Wednesday June 13, 2007. | 0 Comments

Stuck between...

We went to visit our friends Summer and Casey and their two kids yesterday. While we were there the baby crawled under their end table and then started to crawl back out between the leg of the table and a...

Posted by jennifer at 10:09 on Sunday June 10, 2007. | 0 Comments

Seriously?

For starters, I ran out of yarn while knitting my circle. So now I'm going around and around with my unfinished round. I managed to find a skien the correct color, but will have to work hard to fit going...

Posted by jennifer at 14:53 on Thursday June 7, 2007. | 0 Comments

bumps and bruises

I felt the need to assure my dear hubby that I'm not abusing our son when he got home today. I will assure y'all too that I am, indeed, NOT abusing my son. That said, my almost 11 month old...

Posted by jennifer at 19:42 on Wednesday June 6, 2007. | 0 Comments

The Yarn Fairy Strikes

Yesterday ended up being a some what tough day at our house. Tooth number 2 decided to finally come in with all the super short nap fanfare. So I was pleased when the mailman arrived with an envelope for me...

Posted by jennifer at 20:34 on Tuesday June 5, 2007. | 1 Comments

Monkeying around and a round

I (we?) finally decided on a theme for the baby's 1st birthday party. Monkeys. We've always called him G-Monkey, and he loves going to the zoo, so it seems appropriate. Plus, it should make for a cute cake, invites, paper...

Posted by jennifer at 14:20 on Friday June 1, 2007. | 1 Comments