That is what my 3 year old is screaming in the background. She wants another cheese sandwich. Because somehow she has come to the conclusion that if the piece of bread breaks, the sandwich is poisonous and she needs another one. She's howling. She won't just eat the cheese, she won't eat it without the missing piece of bread.
So I take the said sandwich, break the slice of bread in half, and put the sandwich (albeit a bit smaller) back together for her. She seems pleased for a second, then starts to cry "I don't want a little one."
I can't win against a 3 year old.........
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
P.S.
The monkey is off my back. I finished the Argyle Vest with a week to spare. He's even worn it once. He better keep on wearing it. It was a real labor of love.
Long time no blog
I think I used this post title before. Oh well, it's the truth. Since my trip to the ER I still haven't felt completely myself, then the kids have been sick, etc. Last week it was B with a sinus infection, this week was Cee-Cee with a stomach bug that had her throwing up curdled chocolate milk in the car. Grosser than gross, I tell you. Poor kid couldn't keep anything down for 24 hours but she's better now. She had chocolate milk this morning and all of it stayed inside her. I feel like celebrating!
Last weekend my mom and I did a little yarn crawl and visited 4 yarn shops. I bought stuff in only 2, which was seriously restrained. I love yarn shopping and could have spent a ton of money, but alas, I didn't have it. I did buy 3 skeins of LL Shepherd Worsted to make a Neckdown Bolero for Cee-Cee.
I'm going to do the trim in Chocolate, but I won't post that skein since it just mainly looks like the brown part of this skein. I got the pattern yesterday. I wound up the yarn (or should I say, Cee-Cee wound while I directed) but won't let myself start until I finish the Baby Hat from One Skein. I need to send it off to a friend in Canada who is going to have her daughter prematurely any time now. She's been very sick and in the hospital for weeks. She has a daughter with special needs who is the same age as Cee-Cee so I know it's been tough on her.
I got new glasses yesterday. My first pair of bifocals are causing me to walk around like I'm drunk and I feel seasick. I hope I get used to them soon. Good thing my old glasses are in good shape so I can switch back if I feel too yucky. I love the new frames though, and I also got a pair of sunglasses. Different frames, but they are lovely too.
I think the kids and I are going to make cookies or pastries or something this weekend. Since it's Easter Sunday, I'd like the snack table at church to be full of homemade goodies instead of the packaged crap that's shown up a lot lately. Maybe we'll make cupcakes or muffins. I had a good cupcake recipe but it's been misplaced.
I have test knitters for my socks and as soon as I can get a little more feedback, I'm going to publish the pattern. I think I'll give it away free since it's my first. I'd like to get into designing a little more but we'll see how this one goes. I've received good feedback that has helped with my pattern writing skills.
Last weekend my mom and I did a little yarn crawl and visited 4 yarn shops. I bought stuff in only 2, which was seriously restrained. I love yarn shopping and could have spent a ton of money, but alas, I didn't have it. I did buy 3 skeins of LL Shepherd Worsted to make a Neckdown Bolero for Cee-Cee.
I'm going to do the trim in Chocolate, but I won't post that skein since it just mainly looks like the brown part of this skein. I got the pattern yesterday. I wound up the yarn (or should I say, Cee-Cee wound while I directed) but won't let myself start until I finish the Baby Hat from One Skein. I need to send it off to a friend in Canada who is going to have her daughter prematurely any time now. She's been very sick and in the hospital for weeks. She has a daughter with special needs who is the same age as Cee-Cee so I know it's been tough on her.
I got new glasses yesterday. My first pair of bifocals are causing me to walk around like I'm drunk and I feel seasick. I hope I get used to them soon. Good thing my old glasses are in good shape so I can switch back if I feel too yucky. I love the new frames though, and I also got a pair of sunglasses. Different frames, but they are lovely too.
I think the kids and I are going to make cookies or pastries or something this weekend. Since it's Easter Sunday, I'd like the snack table at church to be full of homemade goodies instead of the packaged crap that's shown up a lot lately. Maybe we'll make cupcakes or muffins. I had a good cupcake recipe but it's been misplaced.
I have test knitters for my socks and as soon as I can get a little more feedback, I'm going to publish the pattern. I think I'll give it away free since it's my first. I'd like to get into designing a little more but we'll see how this one goes. I've received good feedback that has helped with my pattern writing skills.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Been Sick
I had DH take me to the ER on Monday night after I couldn't stand the nausea anymore. I was also having pain in my upper abdomen. Several hours later (after an IV, lots of blood drawn, morphine, and a ultrasound) I was sent home. I saw my PCP on Wednesday, and they are leaning toward the possibility of an ulcer but I still don't have any definite answers yet. I feel much better finally and almost normal. Not quite, but almost.
I've had some time to knit, and finished a Koolhaas hat for a friend of mine. Turns out her birthday was yesterday (I didn't know) so I'll have a nice gift for her. I'm also making her a pair of socks which will probably be a late gift. She's pregnant with #3 so I expect she needs some pampering.
I did work about 5 rounds on DH's argyle sweater yesterday. I need to do about 2 more inches of plain stockinette before I start any shaping. This is the most boring part. I should just get it done though and get the monkey off my back.
I've had some time to knit, and finished a Koolhaas hat for a friend of mine. Turns out her birthday was yesterday (I didn't know) so I'll have a nice gift for her. I'm also making her a pair of socks which will probably be a late gift. She's pregnant with #3 so I expect she needs some pampering.
I did work about 5 rounds on DH's argyle sweater yesterday. I need to do about 2 more inches of plain stockinette before I start any shaping. This is the most boring part. I should just get it done though and get the monkey off my back.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Out of Town
Dan had to go to Seattle on Friday, so the kids and I decided to tag along. We left Thursday afternoon, after much ado (the kids were being nightmares, packing was awful, the dog took off and wouldn't come home, etc). We got to our hotel around 8:30 and still had to make a trip to Walmart that evening. All said, everyone got to bed around 11 and I slept like crap. I always do when we are away from home. Sometimes I wonder why I ever leave.
Dan had to go to the Kent training center Friday morning, so the kids and I just hung out in the hotel since he took the car. I had brought the boys' schoolwork along but I wasn't feeling well so we didn't do anything productive. Dan finished up around noon and we went to lunch and shopping at Ikea. I wanted to spend a ton of money, but we made it out of there for under $60, and that included buying a hanging pot rack which I'm really excited about. We came back to the hotel for nap time (and I really needed one). We went to dinner at Claim Jumper, and it's a good thing Dan found out you can make reservations online. It was busy when we got there, but seriously packed when we left. I ordered tri-tip, which I normally love but I only about about 1/3 of it. I just don't feel good. I think I'm getting the flu. Dan had fried chicken which was better than my steak was. The kids had the usual kiddy kind of stuff like burgers, corn dogs, and mac and cheese. We tried to go bowling after that, but 3 bowling alleys later (all full of leagues) we ended up coming back to the hotel. The kids played with the toys they got at Walmart and Dan and I just watched TV. I guess we are just boring.
I finished the two Santa Cruz hats I was working on, one for my friend Tracie and one for her daughter. I'm seriously not sure about the instructions. I followed the instructions for the worsted weight, to the T, and it's definitely baby size. I used the sock instructions to make an adult sized hat and while it's on the big side, the other one is way to small. Maybe the girl who wrote the pattern has a really small head. Good thing I've knit lots and lots of hats before, and checked Ravelry for other people's experiences.
I'll get some pictures tomorrow when we get home.
Dan had to go to the Kent training center Friday morning, so the kids and I just hung out in the hotel since he took the car. I had brought the boys' schoolwork along but I wasn't feeling well so we didn't do anything productive. Dan finished up around noon and we went to lunch and shopping at Ikea. I wanted to spend a ton of money, but we made it out of there for under $60, and that included buying a hanging pot rack which I'm really excited about. We came back to the hotel for nap time (and I really needed one). We went to dinner at Claim Jumper, and it's a good thing Dan found out you can make reservations online. It was busy when we got there, but seriously packed when we left. I ordered tri-tip, which I normally love but I only about about 1/3 of it. I just don't feel good. I think I'm getting the flu. Dan had fried chicken which was better than my steak was. The kids had the usual kiddy kind of stuff like burgers, corn dogs, and mac and cheese. We tried to go bowling after that, but 3 bowling alleys later (all full of leagues) we ended up coming back to the hotel. The kids played with the toys they got at Walmart and Dan and I just watched TV. I guess we are just boring.
I finished the two Santa Cruz hats I was working on, one for my friend Tracie and one for her daughter. I'm seriously not sure about the instructions. I followed the instructions for the worsted weight, to the T, and it's definitely baby size. I used the sock instructions to make an adult sized hat and while it's on the big side, the other one is way to small. Maybe the girl who wrote the pattern has a really small head. Good thing I've knit lots and lots of hats before, and checked Ravelry for other people's experiences.
I'll get some pictures tomorrow when we get home.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Knitting Time
Ever since I started homeschooling my boys, my knitting time has been severely limited. But I managed to finish several things since Christmas, and I'm happy with that.
First, I made some Fingerless Gloves for Kimmy. She is my friend whose house flooded. She, her husband, her 2 year old son, her cat, and 3 dogs stayed with us for about 3 weeks. She saw some gloves that our friend Andrea had that were similar, so she asked me to make her a pair.
I ran out of yarn in the middle (FYI, it's Bernat Cashmere Blends), so when I got some more I picked up an extra skein just in case. I used it to make her a Halley's Comet Hat to go along with it. The picture below is not Kimmy, but my mom who tried it on so I could post it on Ravelry.
I also made another pair of Fingerless Gloves in a different pattern for my bestest friend Kari. I made these with Bernat Alpaca Blend in a similar pink color. I may have just enough hat to make her a hat too.
On January 1st, I decided to start a new pair of socks, so I decided to make some Firestarters. I finished them pretty quickly, but they would have gone faster if I didn't get a bit of SSS. It's inevitable I guess.
In November, Kari's mom asked me to make some fingerless gloves for her to go along with her clown costume. I've been putting off finishing the 2nd one because they have very short fingers and the fingers are complicated. I finally finished those on Friday night at 1:30 AM. I'm glad to have that monkey off my back. Kari is going to visit her mom on Saturday so I needed to have them done before she left.
Right now, I just started on another hat for another friend, Nicole. I'm designing it myself and it's going to be called "Pucker Up Nicole". Hopefully it will turn out OK. I'm also working on some Pomatomous socks for myself, and random dishcloths whenever I feel bored.
First, I made some Fingerless Gloves for Kimmy. She is my friend whose house flooded. She, her husband, her 2 year old son, her cat, and 3 dogs stayed with us for about 3 weeks. She saw some gloves that our friend Andrea had that were similar, so she asked me to make her a pair.
I ran out of yarn in the middle (FYI, it's Bernat Cashmere Blends), so when I got some more I picked up an extra skein just in case. I used it to make her a Halley's Comet Hat to go along with it. The picture below is not Kimmy, but my mom who tried it on so I could post it on Ravelry.
I also made another pair of Fingerless Gloves in a different pattern for my bestest friend Kari. I made these with Bernat Alpaca Blend in a similar pink color. I may have just enough hat to make her a hat too.
On January 1st, I decided to start a new pair of socks, so I decided to make some Firestarters. I finished them pretty quickly, but they would have gone faster if I didn't get a bit of SSS. It's inevitable I guess.
In November, Kari's mom asked me to make some fingerless gloves for her to go along with her clown costume. I've been putting off finishing the 2nd one because they have very short fingers and the fingers are complicated. I finally finished those on Friday night at 1:30 AM. I'm glad to have that monkey off my back. Kari is going to visit her mom on Saturday so I needed to have them done before she left.
Right now, I just started on another hat for another friend, Nicole. I'm designing it myself and it's going to be called "Pucker Up Nicole". Hopefully it will turn out OK. I'm also working on some Pomatomous socks for myself, and random dishcloths whenever I feel bored.
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