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40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Days 9 &10
The past two days, I’ve been very thankful for craftiness. It’s even given me two days of joy! (That’s my lame attempt to make up for not posting yesterday.) In truth, I’ve been super crafty lately. I think it’s the … Continue reading
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40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Day 7
Three things stand out particularly today to me: 1. Unexpected lunch dates with my husband are so awesome. It’s just so much fun and makes my day so much better (and Marion’s day too, she loves her dada so much!) … Continue reading
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Weekends – 1-1=3
Only in knitting does this math make sense. I had this one skein of yarn, so I was trying to get rid of it. Knit something up and decided it needed a border. So I went to the store, bought … Continue reading
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Please vote
and solve this split-decision in our household. Marion isn’t yet old enough to cast the deciding vote Short story: Should Tutu, the ballerina monster, have arms and/or legs? Meet Tutu: Currently limbless. Long story: I’m trying (emphasis on trying) to … Continue reading
Weekends: Hello & Goodbye
(I’m really behind, what else is new, but I’m going to try to get caught up today. We’ll see how this goes.) This post is a combination of a lot of hello and goodbyes that we’ve had over the past … Continue reading
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Weekends – Knitty Kitty
Marion’s first library book! We went up to the library last week and let Marion wreck some havoc in the kids area, and she picked out this book all on her own! So we did a lot of this And … Continue reading
Weekends – Marion’s First Easter
We had an absolutely wonderful Easter (long) weekend – it’s so good to get to spend time with family! It was a great time to show Marion off as she’s sprouting two new bottom teeth and starting to crawl! She … Continue reading
Weekends – Knitting
As it was another quiet weekend around here, I was actually able to get in some good knitting time! I completed one of Josh’s socks Let’s just ignore the fact that he was supposed to have a complete pair by … Continue reading
Weekends – Big Knitting Project
So things have been a little quiet on the knitting front here lately, but that’s just because I’ve been keeping a secret! My bestie Brenda had her baby shower yesterday, so I can finally post this. Brenda sent us the … Continue reading
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Weekends – Bad Baking, Good Knitting
Despite having the cutest little baking helper, my baking went all awry this weekend. When Josh and I were talking about new year’s resolutions, he simply said “I’d like more fruit pies please.” So I said, okay, I’ll bake one … Continue reading
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