Knitters May Be Wrong

Now, I hate to admit this, but Knitters may be wrong.  I know, it is sacralige to even think that the collective wisdom of thousands of meditative knitters may be incorrect, but here me out here. It is not always the best policy to bring your knitting with you. It is a long standing philosophy [...]

Halloween Wrap Up

I know that this is a bit late, but I’m not always as on top of things as I would like to be. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.  I love the crisp air, and the crunchy leaves, and the fun costumes.  I love pretending that I am someone totally different, or dressing up [...]

Wordless Wednesday ~ Tree Love

Wordless Wednesday ~A Long Way Down

Thing 1

Yes, that is knitting. Yes, that is a crochet hook. This is a wig destined for my very own 20 month old Thing 1.  Once I have finished putting on the roughly 900 or so individual “hair” tassles, I will have to make another one for his twin. This project appears to be larger than [...]

Wordless Wednesday ~ Quinn

5 O’clock

5 O’clock is the most difficult time of my day.  I am not sure what magic that last hour before dinner seems to hold, but it makes the natives restless.  All 5 of the children are home. They have finished their homework and usually exhausted their video game time.  They roam the house in a [...]

It’s wool weather

Today is the official first day of Autumn and Colorado has been prepairing for it for the last few days.  The skies are gray and brooding.  Rain has drizzled down off and on making our sandy yard muddy.  The mornings are chilly and all I can think of is raiding my sweater stash so that [...]

Sigh

A little less than 24 hours. The water has stopped flowing. My well repair people apparently are either sloppy, or they suck. I’m going to bed.

Water Troubles

I knew that this wasn’t going to be a good week when last Wednesday I didn’t wake up to the sound of my husband’s car driving off to work, instead I hear his voice saying “We need to call a plumber.  We don’t have any water”  Hmmm…. That can’t possibly be good Since it was [...]