A bit of this, a dash of that

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Today, it’s catch-up day on the blog….all those things I’ve been meaning to share but they aren’t enough for a full blog post:

  • Today Netflix released a new iPod/iPhone app to allow you to watch movies/tv shows from your instant queue! Love this! I almost can’t wait for the next time the boys take over the television! I’ll go find a comfy chair – maybe backyard on my swing? – and watch a bit of my old favorites!
  • Sweater Design Class.  Tonight is class #2 and I think I’m ready to set aside the sleeves but I’m a bit confused how to do that and what to do with the rest of the stitches so I’m definitely looking forward to this class! I hope to take some pictures tonight to share here – stay tuned!
  • Linde Lane Tea Room – I’m so blessed! Tomorrow, Ruth, Margaret & I are headed back for visit #2 and then, next week, I’m headed there with a friend who works with Hubs!  Yeah for me!!
  • I realized it wouldn’t hurt to bring a little organization to Sissy’s day.  So I did a quick search and was super happy to find http://www.letteroftheweek.com/ is still around.  This is a free curriculum for preschoolers that I used for J1 & J2 and loved.  (I wasn’t in a good place to do anything like this with J3 – poor J3, and me!)  Check it out if you too want some structure for your preschooler!
  • We now have all our curriculum for J2’s school year!  We are plugging away.  I am SO happy to have some help each week!  I hope when we have his IEP to ask for a bit more, some speech therapy for his Auditory Processing and possibly to have him retested.
  • We also finally have a weekly therapist for J2.  I hope she will help him recognize emotions in himself and others to help him in his interactions.
  • Jennifer S. shared about the Home Ec class she is using with her kids on her blog, For Such a Time As This, and it’s free! Definitely going to use this with my boys.  It’s written for girls, but I think it will work for them with just a bit of tweaking!  Check it out here:  http://www.futurechristianhomemakers.com/FCHLessonsIndex.html
  • Working out first thing in the morning is working great so far.  By the time I wake up enough to think I don’t want to do this, I’ve already been there for 25 min so I might as well finish! 😉
  • Downside is that it is really cutting into my work schedule.  So I’ll be working on that next.
  • J1 starts school in just about 1.5 weeks but we found out his teacher is still on maternity leave. :(  Please pray along with us that the substitute will be a good match for J1 and our family!
  • I’m attending a free webinar next week “Ten Stumbling Blocks to Writing” . I’m really looking forward to it.  Check out the link – there are other great webinars available for you!  Definitely an encouragement!

Guess that’s it!  Hope you enjoyed some of these links!

Peer (knitting) Pressure

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I am a victim!

It’s not my fault!!

All the cool kids (knitters) are doing it and I want to too!

Ok…can you tell I have teenagers in my house?  LOL  Anyway, I was talked into this and I’m hopeful I won’t mess it up! Knowing that others are relying on me is scary – even if it’s just to get a dishrag knit up quickly and put back in the mail!

So, I thought I’d pass on the pressure! ;-)  If you want to learn more about this fun (I hope) knitting relay – check out the dishrag tag website for all the details (click on the graphic)

8/17/2010 edited to add:

They are full and are not taking anymore applications.  I’ll let you know how it goes and maybe you can play next time.

Sweater Design

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Last night I was excited to head out with Ruth & Margaret to attend a sweater design class taught by the wonderful Becca, formerly of Knitter’s Playground.  I had planned to get photos but got so carried away that I forgot to pull my camera out! But next time, I’ll remember!

We are doing top-down raglan sweaters.  I’ve opted for a v-neck cardigan.  Trying to keep it simple but, to be honest, it’s hard because I’m so excited!  Not only will I get to express myself, but no longer will I be stuck with making do with the pattern as written because I don’t know enough about how you knit it to be able to change it!!

I’d take a picture of what I’ve knit so far but I’ve spent most of the morning pulling out what I did last night and creating a spreadsheet to help me keep track of where I am!  Yes, I’m truly a Knitting Geek – I love knitting spreadsheets!  Now that the spreadsheet is done and I’ve written out my directions – I can get started!  Woo hoo!!

If you are reading my blog on a reader – come visit and see my new look! 🙂

Random Catch-up Time

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Thanks to twitters at least I can’t say I’ve completely abandoned blogging.  But I feel like it’s been close.  I’ve just been too busy to really sit and catch up like I want to every day!  But I hope a few of you are still reading – cause here’s a real live update! 🙂

  • I wrote an article for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Summer 2010 issue.  It’s on pages 52-54 and it’s called “Making a plan and letting it go”.  I hope you can read it and let me know what you think!!
  • I’ve decided to paint my kitchen red and yellow….and then I changed my mind! LOL  Now it’s just going to be red and white.  The yellow would be nice, but my kitchen is too busy (some would call it messy lol) to have three colors I think.  See?
  • I went to Michael’s this week and picked up a few things to decorate my home:

A new centerpiece for the dining room table:

some flowers for the living room:

And, a simple garland for my hearth:

  • Also, we had a visit from a young man we knew while we were in Oregon.  His dad, Gregg, was Eric’s best friend.  Someone Eric could be completely comfortable and real with during our years of ministry.  Sadly, Gregg died a few years ago and we lost touch with his family as people do when their lives get busy – it’s so sad!  But last night’s visit with Allen was great! He was on leave from Ft Hood and traveling home to see his family before he leaves for Iraq.  We were so blessed to see what a great young man he has become!
  • In knitting news, I’ve been knitting socks.  I decided to create my own sock club with the sock yarn I’ve been stashing (HT: YarnHarlot)  Here are my socks so far:
  • June:
  • July(ish)
  • August

Well, it’s time (past really) to feed the kids and I’m trying to scrapbook our trip to IL & Mo so I’d better close!  Only 2 more weeks left to my summer!! Yikes!!

June Socks Done! July Socks…here we go!

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June’s Socks are done!!

I decided to start a personal sock club (ala Yarn Harlot) and my first month is done!  I jused Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock yarn – colorway: Mixed Berries.  The pattern is Coralicious (Ravelry link) and I love them!  I might have to keep them for myself! They are SO my colors!

And, here is the yarn I’m going to use for July’s socks….and I’ve promised them to the Hubs:

tofutsies_greyblack

And the pattern is Colonial Rib Socks (Ravelry link)