Slacker

I have been a slacker with my blog lately.  Abby was quick to remind me that I haven't posted since January 8th.  Well there goes my New Year's resolution down the toilet.  Actually the only one that I have upheld so far was not to do any unnecessary shopping.  I have done pretty good with that, even though the peep and I ventured to TJ Maxx today...BUT it was for a birthday present for Abby so it was permitted.  Actually, it was like a crack fix!  I felt so much more relaxed after I left.  This my friends is sad........I am really a shopaholic:(

Actually my slacking as been indicative of some health issues that I have been having.  I am hoping that the wonderful Mayo Clinic can help me figure out what is going on in March so I can be normal once again...well as normal as I possibly can be.

These pictures are enough to warm my heart though!

She likes her rockabilly devil duck!

Alot of plans for this weekend.  Abby turns 15!

Finicky Baby

Okay I know that every baby is different. All 4 of mine were, but
little Adalae is giving her yaya a run for my money. She loves the
booby. Wants nothing else. Never drank from a bottle. Refused formula.
Refuses breastmilk from anything besides her personal milk source.
But I always had babyfood as a back up. That is until now when she has
refused to eat the stuff!

So yaya went to Target yesterday and bought this nifty contraption
called the nibbler. It holds food in the mesh sack so babies can
chomp it without choking. Truly ingenious. A small food processor was
bought for the counter and now baby is eating pureed tablefood. I
made funnel cakes today and she was loving them!

She says nice when petting the animals and said no a few times today.
She's growing up so fast and is so smart. It must be all of that
booby milk!

Smooshy Yarn

Well I drove to The Local Needle today.  I ran out of yarn for the girls sweater shrug that I'm knitting.  It is very nice...very Anthropologie looking.  I'm using Lorenas Laces Shepard Worsted in Pewter and am very happy with it. 

So after arriving there at 10:00 with intentions to run in and get my skein wound and then skiddadle out, I left the shop at 11:15.  I couldn't help myself.  I was reserved though.  I did buy a lovely skein from an Indie company called Stitch Jones.  It's lace weight alpaca/silk/cashmere and the yarn I'm going to use for the spider shawl. 

I also fell in love with a brand of yarn called Dream In Color.  The have a line called Smooshy and then they have a branch off of that called Knitosophy.  The colors are smashing.  One cool thing is the art label and the names of the colors.  Each color also has an inspirational quote on the label.  Each one is hand dyed so you never really know how they will knit up.  I didn't buy any this time because I did by the other two and spent $56.00, but will buy a skein next week.  It looks like one skein will make a pair of socks and cost $25.00. 

The Wii

I am an adopter of new technology.  I love it and can't help myself.  When the Wii came out Noah and I stalked the stores to find one.  We happened to be in Target when a new truck came in with 10 consoles.  We snatched it and jumped up and down!  We played it...it was cool...and then the Wii sat.  We got busy...he's addicted to his Xbox 360.  We bought Wii fit when it came out thinking everyone would use it.  They did for the first week and then it was placed in the closet.  During Christmas break this year the Wii was revisited due to boredom.  According to Wii fit it had been 536 days.  They can't seem to get enough of the thing now!  Even Sam was playing basketball on it last night with Noah.  My grandmother came over and the kids placed her on the balance board to test what her fit age was.  She's 82, but has a fitness level of a 78 year old!

I bought Wii resort which is cool and has alot of fun games.  Today we are going to buy Dance Revolution and Harvest Moon if we can find it.  The Wii is fun and interactive, but lacks alot for a serious gamer.  I love RPG games.  My ultimate favorite is Kingdom Hearts.  If PS3 releases a new KH I will be buying this console!

Well I have completed the first 12 pattern rows for my first aphgan
square. I ripped it a few times and started over. My first bobble
looked sad. However, this one actually looks good. I enjoy the
pattern work. It's not boring!!

Bake it Pretty

Bake It Pretty is a fantastic online bakeshop supply site that has the cutest things. I bought the Christmas kit last year and made cupcakes that had glitter, vintage trees, santa heads, snowmen and kitchy dears. I was lazy this time and didn't do them. I need to order some new stuff to make some kitchy creations. Check this out.......