I'm rather new to knitting, but I've got ideas.
First, I want to make plus size cloths that actually fit. That one will be much later as I become a better knitter.
Second, I want to make a scrubbie for dishes. I've seen flat ones, but I want a big round one or one thick like a sponge. I've seen some patterns that call for tulle so I think that will be my choice of material, but from there I'm still thinking. I'll let you know when I've come up with more. :)
Monday, March 22, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Just keep going!
I finished my first knit sweater yesterday! WhooWee, I'm excited! Now if only Joel would put it on so I can see him in it. Hah!
Today we are going to the dentist. Eek! I would rather give birth than go to the dentist since I was blessed with terrible teeth. I have never, not once, gone and had a cavity free visit. I brush and brush and get lessons every time I go, I get special tooth paste, I've even gotten special stuff to put on my teeth before bed. Yup, none of it worked and I still have cavities. The best part is, I don't drink soda or juice, I don't eat candy very often, and I drink my milk and water with flouride. Why the cavities then??? Well, my Dad was 20 when he was blessed with dentures and my mom has terrible teeth as well. I'm going on 30 and seem be getting along okay, but still it sucks.
The worst part is... Is that Caleb got my terrible teeth. He couldn't get Brandon's fancy teeth which are cavity free and he never brushes. Caleb is now going to hate the dentist just as much as I do and for reason other than life sucks! Stupid teeth. I hate that he gets yelled at for eating crap even though he only gets soda at Grandma's and juice only sometimes and candy is even more rare.
Today we are going to the dentist. Eek! I would rather give birth than go to the dentist since I was blessed with terrible teeth. I have never, not once, gone and had a cavity free visit. I brush and brush and get lessons every time I go, I get special tooth paste, I've even gotten special stuff to put on my teeth before bed. Yup, none of it worked and I still have cavities. The best part is, I don't drink soda or juice, I don't eat candy very often, and I drink my milk and water with flouride. Why the cavities then??? Well, my Dad was 20 when he was blessed with dentures and my mom has terrible teeth as well. I'm going on 30 and seem be getting along okay, but still it sucks.
The worst part is... Is that Caleb got my terrible teeth. He couldn't get Brandon's fancy teeth which are cavity free and he never brushes. Caleb is now going to hate the dentist just as much as I do and for reason other than life sucks! Stupid teeth. I hate that he gets yelled at for eating crap even though he only gets soda at Grandma's and juice only sometimes and candy is even more rare.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Cooking
So this week I decided to cook and cook and cook. It's all good because I love it. I made 3 batches of cookies and dinner every night. I had gone to one of my favorite stores and got awesome blueberry balsamic and some good Tuscan herb EVOO. Awesome!
But to make a long story short, my cookies did not come out. Same recipe, same type of flour, same everything. Just this time they were flat and really crispy. Eek! the only thing I can think of is that the brand of flour is different, but wheat flour is wheat and unbleached is unbleached. Yes, I know they can be drastically different, but hey
And I'd like to mention that the sweater I started on Monday should be done by this weekend. Should being the key word. I'm excited to see what it looks like when it's all done.
I like to leave on a positive note and that would be that we are getting away for the night to visit some family. Then the rest of this week Brandon has off. Yes, 9 days in a row off!!! That doesn't mean he'll stay home, he'll end up going to work at 3 of the 5 work days. That's why I love him though, he won't throw his co-workers under the bus during projects ;)
But to make a long story short, my cookies did not come out. Same recipe, same type of flour, same everything. Just this time they were flat and really crispy. Eek! the only thing I can think of is that the brand of flour is different, but wheat flour is wheat and unbleached is unbleached. Yes, I know they can be drastically different, but hey
And I'd like to mention that the sweater I started on Monday should be done by this weekend. Should being the key word. I'm excited to see what it looks like when it's all done.
I like to leave on a positive note and that would be that we are getting away for the night to visit some family. Then the rest of this week Brandon has off. Yes, 9 days in a row off!!! That doesn't mean he'll stay home, he'll end up going to work at 3 of the 5 work days. That's why I love him though, he won't throw his co-workers under the bus during projects ;)
Monday, February 1, 2010
Schooling
So, after two years of talking homeschooling with Brandon he is finally all in. And I mean all in. He is ready to go with it and knows I'll do a good job and he's ready to take on teaching as well. Way cool right? Well, now I'm freaked out. I have to be the teacher and parent and with both kids all the time? Some of that sounds good, but then some of it doesn't. I can image all sorts of fights starting over getting homework done because I know I'm not ready to do unschooling just yet. Eek!
On the bright side I found some good stuff for homeschooling. I'm also pretty sure there a group out there we can join. I'm also certain that we will meet lots of parents at homeschooling swimming lessons and such. WooHoo. I was in GS with a large group of girls who were home schooled and they were so nice. I also know growing up I wish I had been home schooled because peers were just so mean.
Now I'm rambling on and need to stop. Overall, it's time to make a change again. I'm excited to move forward with the journey of raising kids.
Oh-one positive thing. Caleb read an entire chapter book all by himself and then was able to tell me all about what happened. He missed some parts, but heck, he's only in first grade. I'm so proud!
On the bright side I found some good stuff for homeschooling. I'm also pretty sure there a group out there we can join. I'm also certain that we will meet lots of parents at homeschooling swimming lessons and such. WooHoo. I was in GS with a large group of girls who were home schooled and they were so nice. I also know growing up I wish I had been home schooled because peers were just so mean.
Now I'm rambling on and need to stop. Overall, it's time to make a change again. I'm excited to move forward with the journey of raising kids.
Oh-one positive thing. Caleb read an entire chapter book all by himself and then was able to tell me all about what happened. He missed some parts, but heck, he's only in first grade. I'm so proud!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Crafty again!
I spent the better part of today online trying to figure out pattern to tie dye my brothers sweatshirt. Then I realized there was a woot-off going on so I looked at that. Of course one thing lead to another and before I realized it I was online for nearly an hour and a half.
Anyway, I did get the laundry started, kitchen cleaned up somewhat and the sweatshirt tie dyed in what I hope to be is an acceptable pattern. If it doesn't turn out it's all good because he was going to throw the shirt away anyway.
On another bright side, while on the world wide web, I discovered that for around $2,000 we can get Brandon a newer/nicer car. His car has taken a beating and keeps just keeps going, but now I think it will cost us a good amount to get it working again after his accident yesterday. It's all good because we can use the parts off the car. Thrifty! I just don't think buying a brand new is a good idea just yet. We'll see.
Anyway, I did get the laundry started, kitchen cleaned up somewhat and the sweatshirt tie dyed in what I hope to be is an acceptable pattern. If it doesn't turn out it's all good because he was going to throw the shirt away anyway.
On another bright side, while on the world wide web, I discovered that for around $2,000 we can get Brandon a newer/nicer car. His car has taken a beating and keeps just keeps going, but now I think it will cost us a good amount to get it working again after his accident yesterday. It's all good because we can use the parts off the car. Thrifty! I just don't think buying a brand new is a good idea just yet. We'll see.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
This crazy week!
While this week hasn't been too crazy, it's been reasonably long. Every night we work on Caleb's dino project, have dinner, work on the project more and then watch a TV show or two while Joel nurses. Joel caught a cold so he is nursing much much more than he did last week, but I'm loving every minute of it since I'm not sure which time will be the last.
So, with the new year we've taken on a new healthy resolution which was to stop eating any processed food. Yup, I'm talking all fast food and anything at the grocery that is already prepared. So those cans of soup or frozen pizzas we all have in our cupboard are off limits to us now. Surely this will be a process since I ran out of homemade chicken stock and needed to open up a box to finish off my chicken dish earlier this week. Overall, we are doing really well because we've decided once or twice a week I would provide us with a homemade dessert as well, but I'm having a hard time coming up with ideas.
On the other hand we eat so much yogurt, that I've learned how to make my own so it's not packed full of sugar and other processed food ingredients. I was also finding that a lot of the yogurt I was eating had diet ingredients which I was my fault for not reading the label, but I get terrible headaches from NutraSweet and the like. So, now I know exactly what is my yogurt.
My yogurt was 4 cups milk scalded and cooled. Mixed in 1/2 cup organic plain yogurt with live active cultures and then put into a warmed oven for 5ish hours. I took it out and cooled in the refrigerator overnight and for breakfast we had a nice yummy bowl of yogurt covered with homemade granola and homemade raspberry jam. Thinking about it is making me hungry.
So, with the new year we've taken on a new healthy resolution which was to stop eating any processed food. Yup, I'm talking all fast food and anything at the grocery that is already prepared. So those cans of soup or frozen pizzas we all have in our cupboard are off limits to us now. Surely this will be a process since I ran out of homemade chicken stock and needed to open up a box to finish off my chicken dish earlier this week. Overall, we are doing really well because we've decided once or twice a week I would provide us with a homemade dessert as well, but I'm having a hard time coming up with ideas.
On the other hand we eat so much yogurt, that I've learned how to make my own so it's not packed full of sugar and other processed food ingredients. I was also finding that a lot of the yogurt I was eating had diet ingredients which I was my fault for not reading the label, but I get terrible headaches from NutraSweet and the like. So, now I know exactly what is my yogurt.
My yogurt was 4 cups milk scalded and cooled. Mixed in 1/2 cup organic plain yogurt with live active cultures and then put into a warmed oven for 5ish hours. I took it out and cooled in the refrigerator overnight and for breakfast we had a nice yummy bowl of yogurt covered with homemade granola and homemade raspberry jam. Thinking about it is making me hungry.
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