I feel like I’ve talked a lot about my Newsom cardigan already, but it is finished now so I had to share the finished item! The good: The pattern was really fun! I loved the construction and it was really easy to follow. Thanks for a great pattern, Bristol! Also, the yarn is amazing. It has … Continue reading →

Today has included… Setting up the tent in the front yard so we could clean it out after C1’s camp out this weekend. Boys sword fighting in the driveway. A little bit of bike riding close to the house. And, not pictured, a whole lot of knitting in an effort to finish my Newsom Cardigan. … Continue reading →

I wound up being the coach for C2’s Pre-K/K soccer team this season.  I have never coached a sport nor do I have much experience with pre-K kids beyond being a babysitter when I was younger and a parent of one now.  But, I’ve learned a lot over the span of the season, and I’ve wound … Continue reading →

I like reading the five on Friday posts I’ve seen on other friends’ blogs where they just tell you about five random things on Fridays, so here goes! Are you on Periscope, yet?  I was hesitant because I don’t usually like watching internet videos.  I tend to be pretty impatient and videos seem long sometimes … Continue reading →

So I’m not busting out the Christmas music just yet, I do wait for thanksgiving before doing that, but I am starting to plan the activities on our advent calendar this year. Each day from December 1st until Christmas Day the boys get to pick an activity out of our advent calendar. Sometimes it is … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on my Newsom cardigan since March since it hibernated on sleeve island for a while.  But, now the sleeves are all done and I’ve attached all of the pieces.  I missed an increase after attaching things, so I had a little frogging episode recently, but now I’m almost back to “positive knitting”. … Continue reading →