After I Finish This Row

The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree

Look what Julia designed last night.  Isn't it cute?

She's going to submit it to the 2009 Crochet Pattern A Day Calendar. 

A place for everything

and everything in its place. 

That is my motto for 2007!  I'm a recovering clutteraholic, a stacker, a pack rat.  But that is a long story.  Let's focus on the here and now. 

My midwife friend gave Kate some chap stick today and its so wonderful! Its made by the Savannah Bee Company, I just had to make it its own holder so we wouldnt loose it!  So using this http://crafts.vigilant20.net/?cat=24 chapstick holder crochet pattern I made this, which I messed up a bit, but still serves the same purpose.  I'm making a few more for the car, my purse, some friends. 

Crochet and Marriage

First, Sean thank you so much!  Crochetcabana.com is great!  I'll post a picture after I add a bit more of the second skien but the poncho is turning out really cute.  Becka, learn its fun.  I needed a bit of variety.  And Kim, I left it as is.  I didn't rip.  I want it to be a reminder to me and my kids thats its ok to mess up.  And somethings in the past can not be corrected. 

In no way have I ever thought I was the best wife even when Pat has said so.  I am very stubborn and head strong.  But I have had a crazy revelation.  We've been married 14 years and in many ways I am his helper.  But the majority of our problems have come from me being upset with his short comings.  The revelation is to help him instead of criticize him.  Not in a snotty way, but in an informative way.  Why is it that I can do this with my other friends? 

Crochet Signature

Here's the SWS in its third reincarnation.  I thought I was going to crochet a simple little poncho, but I can't find the last stitches on each "row" or when I try to compensate I end up over compensating.  I think I'm gona rip it.  Of course I am, it looks awlful.  But the colors are really pretty and I didn't know there was the blush color in it till I was stitching it.  And that's another thing, crochet jargon, I don't get it.  I think I'm gona take a class. 

Obligatory Cute Kid Picture.

Julia is doing smashingly crocheting away on little baby hats. 

The other night when we were sitting at the table trying to figure crochet out I heard screeching tires and a big Boom.  There had been a motorcycle accident on the street next to us.  The bike rider had been injured but was alive.  I didnt let the kids see the accident, but what a wonderful lesson "Wear your helmet if your gona be on a bike or better yet, stay off of motorcycles."  (Yeah, I know that doesn't work.)

Kate was so cute retelling the tale. remeber shes almost four. "I was just sitting there, double crocheting and I heard this big noise."  She was actually wrapping kitchen cotton over the hook over and over again "crocheting a sweater for Grace."  :)  So sweet.