It's a dilemma...

Do I inundate you with all my knitting projects at the same time, or do I spread it out as blog fodder for the next week...

Well, I guess we'll start at the beginning... I think this is the beginning.

 Heavy sigh. As in, this was a labor of love. As in, I love it so much that I would wear it everyday if I didn't 1. Live in Florida and 2. Get strange looks for being overdressed in the dropoff line at Preschool. Jerks.

Please, try to keep your eyes on the shawl. I understand that my breasts are well, busty. Shawl.
The pattern is called Haruni.  It's my first foray into knitting with laceweight yarn. Wow. It was stressful. But now I feel awesome. I mean, look what I made?!!? With my own two hands!

Also, not a great picture of the shawl, but I like the way I look...you know, kinda blurry.
A big thank you to my six year old daughter who took these and the next couple of entries' pictures. Isn't she awesome!?

Ahem... Where were we?

Oh yes. Blogging.

So, school started awhile ago for us. We've entered our third week and as a bonus, this year Miles is attending a five day a week half day preschool. So, between the hours of 12p and 3p (read: naptime for Lucas AND Libby), my house is silent.  Well, except for the sweet clicking of my knitting needles. Yes. I am liking this.

My husband is kind enough to do the early morning walk to the bus stop. I couldn't love him more for it. I am not to be seen in public before 9am. Trust me.

So, here they go. Off to First and Third Grade. 

They really love riding the bus. I love that they ride the bus. It's a win-win.

 And for the record, I already hate third grade. But I promise that you don't want to get me started. I could really complain all day long. It is making me take a long, hard look at my reasons for not homeschooling... we shall see.

 My girls each picked out skinny jeans to wear to school that first day. I've had to enforce the "please put your dirty clothes in the laundry hamper and not back in your drawer to be worn for 5 days in a row" rule.

 Heh. Skinny Jeans that sag on my children's tiny heinies. Bwahahaha.

 

Ah yes. Welcome back to freedom school.
And this is the part where I confess that Miles's first day picture got taken with my camera phone... stay tuned. 

Better School Pictures - Take 3!

A couple of years ago, I started a program which I received a great response from and which I totally enjoyed doing. Better School Pictures!  Since then, several of my photographer friends have started similar programs in their areas. It makes me so happy!!! If you're in the Austin, TX,  or the Tri Cities Washington Area quickly call those ladies!

So! Here are the details, which are only slightly different from last year.


The Better School Picture Day
Saturday, October 2, 2010
9am - 11am at a location TBA in the Longwood/Lake Mary Area.
$25 per child. I spend 5-10 minutes with each of your children. Just time enough to get 3-5 great shots of them. Your pictures will be fully edited and presented in an online gallery. The $25 pays for the sitting and ONE fully edited full-resolution file on a Data DVD with rights to print. If you decide you would like all 3-5 files, the cost is only $50 total (or an additional $25, make sense?)
Email Me now to reserve your spot! Or call! Whatever!

And for illustration purposes...
Here is the picture that was sent home from the ACTUAL SCHOOL PICTURES.

Oh Mah Gosh.

Seriously.

I think you've all seen my daughter.

You have, correct?

She's not usually so demonically possessed.

I promise.

No really.



Here is a picture I took of Abbie around the same time.

Honestly, I don't know how the school photography places manage to screw it up so badly, but there you have it.

And just to prove that I can get pictures like that of your kids too...

I don't know about you, but I'd much rather be sending out those pictures to my relatives...

ONE HALF

Good Gravy.

 I am one very lucky mama.

 I've had the lovely opportunity to have this precious little girl in my life everyday for the last 6 months.

 Her smile lights up my every moment.

 And despite those cheeks, she's a tiny peanut. A mere 12 pounds 9.5 ounces at 6 months. But since that's pretty standard fare for our family, we're not concerned.

 She crawls. Really. She eats solids. And despite what the above picture looks like, she does not yet have any teeth.

 But she's working on them. She absolutely adores her big sisters. And I believe the feeling is mutual.

 We really just can't get enough of her.

 It's okay to admit you want to steal her. So long as you don't ACTUALLY steal her.

Instead maybe just blow her some kisses.

Coming Soon to a Blog Near You

1. Better School Picture Day - Take 3 is coming!
2. Holy Crap my baby is 6 months old!
3. Holy Crap I have 3 kids in school!
3. Knitting Projects Galore!
4. PFMP Randomness!

And because no blog posts should go by without pictures.