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The blanket that never ends
A few weeks ago, Michaels had an insane sale on Patons SWS which was awesome because I REALLY needed some more for Shaya's blanket. You know, that great wool, twin sized blanket that I thought I might...
View ArticleI'm Twittering
Have you all heard of Twitter? It seems to be a combination of a mini blog and a chat feature all rolled up into one. It is all the rage on Etsy so I signed up. I think I might be addicted, but am not...
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That's what big sisters are for
Look 3 kids entertained by a single bowl of oatmeal at the same time!It's nice when the "helping" is actually more help than hindrance.
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On the Chopping Block
Happy Tuesday Morning everyone! I have a busy Recycling week planned. Keep an eye out for them in my shop this week, and as always if you are particularly interested in something, please let me...
View Article25 Random Things
1. I don't really like breakfast foods, so I have a chocolate Carnation Instant Breakfast shake every morning.2. I always wanted to be a stay at home mom, but saying that in school was frowned upon,...
View ArticleComplicated plan to get out of debt
You all may know that I am on Dave Ramsey's plan to get out of debt. I have had to learn some very complicated rules, like the one shown here in a clip from SNL.
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We made it a whole year!
Happy Birthday Baby Boys! Somehow we have all managed to survive an entire year. From what I can tell, we're all happy, and healthy too. I have gotten so used to them now that I forget that babies...
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Addictive bit of lace
The February Phatfiber sampler box went on sale today! It is a sampler box full of stitch markers, mini-skeins of yarn, batts of spinning fiber, and all things lovely fiber. I was aproached 2 months...
View ArticleThe problem with twins
There are innumerable joys in being the mother of twins. Watching them interact with each other is amazing and wonderful. They have loved each other since before they were born and you can tell. They...
View ArticleFinding Balance
This has always been a struggle for me. I tend to throw all my energy into my current obsession and the other things in my life tend to slide. My Dad says that it is genetic that I am this way, but I'm...
View ArticleClean, must clean!
Today begins a major cleaning and organizing spree of my master bedroom. Last night I was attacked by a flying mouse. There is nothing like waking up at 2am to the shocking realization that some flying...
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The Wall of Fiber
So, after the whole 2am mouse incident, my bedroom has been thouroughly cleaned and vacuumed. The living room looked like a tornado hit it with all of the clutter, but the bedroom was clean. The...
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Phat Fiber Samples
Look for my Infinity Ring stitch marker samples in March's Phat Fiber Sampler box! I am sending in 45 samples, and if you don't happen to get a sample, I am also sending in 75 coupons for FREE...
View ArticleDear world, our Mama is mean
Dear world, our mama is mean. We the twins (Hyrum and Quintin) have hijacked her blog to tell you just how mean she is.She is trying to wean us. We have no idea why, but it is unacceptable. We LOVE...
View ArticleSuper simple Chicken Nuggets
I've decided that I want to share with you all in blog land some of my favorite recipes. These are all either things that were standard fare when I was growing up, or ones that I make a lot for my...
View ArticlePotato Soup
I make several versions of this soup since it's so easy and tasty, but this is my favorite and the one that I seem to come back to.Potato Soup3-4 Large baking potatoes1 stick butterabout 8 tbs flour1/2...
View ArticleThe State of Oatmeal
Breakfast is usually a fairly calm affair. This morning, though, I'm afraid that it quite distinctly showed the personalities and developmental stages of my 5 children.The Twins:The twins are 1. They...
View ArticleI think the designer knits English
I will admit to the fact that I haven't done much knitting of late. I blame this on the number of children running around and on the fact that my Etsy shop just hit it's 300th sale since I opened it on...
View ArticleHubby is so awesome
Look at that, Hubby put my Shawn the Sheep on my birthday cake. Add that to the fact that he made breakfast and dinner for us all, and let me lay around reading all day and pretty much ignoring the...
View ArticleBeing a twin
Being a twin does not seem to be a whole lot different from being a single baby. Hyrum and Quinn are still VERY active little boys who enjoy climbing on everything they can reach and generally...
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