Apparently you're pretty smart!

It seems that all who read my blog are geniuses, congratulations!

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Although I don't know how accurate this is, since the second time I tried it said my blog was at high school readability. I think I'll stick with genius.

More bows

Here's some Christmas tree bows I made last night with my Mom. Which one do you like best?

Here's my favorite .......

*ETA - NICOLE!!!! Those little "balls" are ornaments! Well I could see it, if others are wondering why there's green spots on my bow, maybe I should throw that one out.

A great yarn shop!

I bought some yarn from a shop called Sonny and Shear (clever, I know). I got my order within 4 days with free shipping. There was even a handwritten note with some hot tea thanking me for my order. I loved dealing with these folks and will definitely order from them again. You can order from them, too, because right now they are offering 20% off (and always free shipping if your order is over $40). Just use the code VETERAN between now and November 17 to get your 20% off!

I've been robbed!

We got a call last night from our bank about some strange debits. It turns out someone got my debit number somehow .... probably at a restaurant or gas station, and went crazy in Brooklyn, NY. $800 crazy!!! It put us negative in our bank account. Hopefully, our bank will refund us our money back, but we won't know anything until Wednesday - that's when they set a time for us to dispute it.

On a happier note, I lost 2 lbs this week with Weight Watchers! That puts me at 16.6 lbs total.

What do you think?

Should I put the worms or not? I think I need more worms, but I finished my skein .... and I'd hate to start the next skein just for a couple more worms. I'm thinking I need to take the worms off and give this hat to Derek for Christmas, bc I think it looks pretty good on him. And it fits him well, too.

A baby gift

I made this stocking cap up in one night for a baby cousin that's due next month. Isn't it cute? It's from a new hat I bought last week called Itty Bitty Hats. I know I'll use lots of patterns from this book.

Trick or Treat

Every year, my husband's work let's all the kids come and trick or treat around the offices and cubicles. The kids love it and with 6 kids x over 100 employees passing out candy = too much candy at my house!!!

Look's like Cap'n Jack had a little too much rum

I know, I know ....

I have not posted in a while. So there has been a major change in my life - I put the kids in school *GASP* .... and not just any school ..... PUBLIC SCHOOL!!!! I know, I know, I know. Well it was absolutely the best thing for our family - even though Fay wholeheartedly disagrees. HA! Anyway, the younger 3 are loving having their Mommy all to themselves and I'm loving giving myself to them. We are reading more, taking naps together, not blogging together ... it's great!

In other news, praise the Lord, we got rain this week! If you're reading this, please pray for more rain for GA.

I'm on my dh's laptop tonight and don't have my pics on this computer, so I will leave you with a photo from earlier this summer. I came across it earlier and I just love it. It's very rare when we capture an all out smile on Charlie's face - so I love this pic.

Sisters ....

These two do everything together and giggle all the time they're doing it. I think they are louder than the boys ever thought about being. They sure are cute, though.

My boys can sew!

For school last week, we were supposed to do an "American" art for Geography. They suggested a "quilt", that the boys would cut and glue the squares on a piece of cardboard. I thought, "Why not let them sew it?". They had a lot of fun using my machine and broke nothing. I think we're going to make a pillow out of it.

more bows .....

Dressed in Sunday best

Here is a pic of my baby girl this morning before church. Since a cold front has moved in to Georgia, (I know, I'm exaggerating, but still 10 degrees cooler since last week ..... for those of you not in GA, it's still 94 degrees here today) I thought I'd let her wear her dress. Hopefully she wasn't too hot. It is a cotton yarn; breathable, but still a heavy dress.



Here's the butterfly bow in her hair. It's so cute and was so easy that I'm just going to have to go make some more in different colors. I found another great site with some bow making intructions here.

Like mother, like daughter

My mother told me if she sees a neat craft, she'll overload herself with stuff she doesn't ever use. Well, Mom, look what I bought tonight ..... to make 1 bow.


And here's two that I just made. Not to great, but I guess not bad for my first ever bows. The dragonfly's wings are a little lopsided. Now that I look at the picture, his tail is a little wobbly, too. I like the butterfly better, although it would have looked better with a korker body like it was supposed to have.

Completed dress + it's my anniversary!

Well first off, Happy 12th Anniversary to Derek and me! I got Chocolate! Well, a LG Chocolate cell phone. I think I might be the last person in America to get a cell phone. I got tired of borrowing my friends if I was ever out, and Derek likes to reach me. And here is my present ....

And now for the dress. I have been close to putting the finishing touches on this dress for awhile, but with it being so stinking hot outside; I didn't think she would want to wear it. Although it's made from cotton, it's rather heavy. The pattern came from a book called Knits, Knots, Buttons, and Bows. The pattern called for short sleeves that have the same lace pattern at the bottom, but I chose to make it sleeveless so my girl can wear the dress thru the fall and winter as a jumper.

I am a bad blogger

There, I've said it. I feel like I can't post an entry without a picture, and I'm too darn lazy to walk downstairs to go get my camera to upload my pics. I've finished baby girl's dress and I'm blocking it as I type. It should be dry and ready to wear by tomorrow.

Remember that sock I did earlier? Well I finally started the 2nd sock and I should complete it by week's end. Wow, my first pair almost finished in only 3 months time. Hey, who wants to think about socks when it's 100 degrees outside - not me.

I found (well technically my Mom found the site and sent me the link) the cutest hair bows at Hip Girl Clips. I bought some clips and some ribbon and I'm going to make some clips to match the dress I knit. I don't know if I'll do the dragonfly, butterfly, or rose. What do you think?