Columbus Day Weekend

We had a lovely Columbus Day Weekend. It was relaxing, fun and very productive.

Tasks:
Cleaned house - Check.
Laundry done - Check.
Crafting - Check.
Worked out - DOUBLE Check!
Baked cookies for the Bake Sale at my son's school - Check!
Fixed broken pipe under my kitchen sink - CHECK!! (That's another story for a later time!)

I love long weekends! I get so much done and then there is always time to hang out with friends.

Here are pics from our visit to a local Cranberry Bog Farm:

Me and My Pumpkin

My son (center) with two of his friends

And of course my son HAD to get his face painted as the Joker!

Baby Uggs?!?

Yesterday, as I was browsing Ravelry, I came across a knitting pattern for a pair of "Suede Baby Booties," AKA Baby Uggs. I literally shrieked with delight when I saw these booties and decided that my friend's unborn daughter, Olivia, NEEDED them. Big time!

So last night, I got down to business and made one boot in a few hours (as I watched Big Bang Theory and The Secret Circle.) Here are my results:





I think that this is really the most stinkin' adorable project that I have ever knitted. It is easy and fast. My friend loved the boot (along with my co-workers) and requested that I make Olivia pink Uggs too! I wish that there was an adult size!!! ;)

If you want to knit these Adorable Baby Uggs you can find it on Ravelry or at Knit and Crochet Now! for FREE. (you have to sign up for a user name on Knit and Crochet's site - but they have a lot of free patterns — totally worth it!)

Peek-a-boo!

I SEE YOU!

Yes, I am still alive and well. It seems that I got caught up with summertime fun, but now I am back! I may not have been blogging but I have sure been busy!

My summer highlights include: Camping, lazing around in my pool, going to the Beach, seeing the animals the Zoo, trips into Boston, throwing a B-Day Roller Skating Party for my son, and having half days on Fridays from work. Now that summer is over - I vow to be better at blogging!

Aside from from all my adventures, I have been crafting up a storm! I have discovered the book "60 Quick Knits."


The projects are fast and easy - it only takes me a day or two to complete each project! Many of the projects are going to be Christmas Presents. Here are some examples:

Bobbles & Cables Cap
Made For: My Mom

Striped & Bobbled Hat

Made for: My friend's 3-year-old daughter

Textured Tam Hat
Made For: Unknown :)

I have also knitted many other items but they are secrets! I have two friends that are pregnant with girls (both are due on the same day!) I have been crafting away on those various projects but I cannot reveal them just yet!

Happy 4th of July!

Sorry that I have been MIA lately! I am having a very busy summer! (Though I hope to find time to blog again soon, as I have a lot going on!)

Happy Birthday America!

I look forward to seeing my friend and family (and the fireworks!) Do you like my flag cake?

Foto Friday - A bit delayed!

I am a bit delayed with this week's Foto Friday, as it's Saturday! I was enjoying the sunshine too much and took advantage of my Friday off!

Yesterday, my son and I went to a local dairy farm/ice cream stand. I decided to bring my camera along to see if I could snap some pics of the cows. Here are some of the results:

Cows in the field

Grazing Cows

This is a little Ferret that wanted to play with us!

Cute Baby Cow

Of course I had to sneak in one of my son!

Foto Friday - Baby Foxes

I have been playing around with the idea of doing a new Friday feature.

I am a big fan of photography. I love to take photos and I carry my camera around with me 95% of the time. I love to see people's reactions when they find a photo that moves them. I love how a photo can stir up memories that have long since been forgotten.

So on that note, may I introduce Foto Friday.

Every Friday I will feature my favorite photo(s) (taken by me - or by a guest) for the week.

I think that this is going to be a great challenge for me (and perhaps get my creative juices flowing!)

Today, I had the opportunity to get up close and personal to four baby foxes. They live under a porch at my work and they are the cutest things EVER! It seems that the mama fox comes back every year to have her babies. Everyone at work goes crazy for them! Today, I was finally able to snap some pictures of the little darlings!

Why hello there!

I think that this one is my favorite!

I love the little one peaking out in the background!

Aidez Knitting Project

On Saturday evening I started a new knitting project - yup I am SUCH a party animal. But in my defense, my other half had to work the night shift at his job and my son was in bed.

The project is called Aidez - which I got free here via Ravelry.com

Here is my progress as of Monday night:


I am LOVING the twists and turns of this pattern!! It is so fun to knit.

I got the yarn at a local craft store which is going out of business. I used to go to this place as a child with my aunt and/or grandmother. We would spend hours there browsing. This place will surely be missed! :-(

On a side note - I got A TON of yarn for 35% off! I may go back for some more before they close! ;)

Yummy Mummy Wristwarmers

I finished this project several weeks ago, but I have been busy making Patrick costumes and being Super Mom.



I am love with these wrist warmers! They are perfect for those spring nights, when it is quite not warm enough to wear a lighter jacket. I will wear these under my sweatshirts. They are sooooo warm! Since they are fingerless, I can still take pictures at my son's Little League games!

Pattern info:
Linda K's Yummy Mummy wristwarmers

Yarn:
Loops & Threads Sophie in Cream. (I bought this yarn SUPER cheap at Michael's - it was on the clearance rack!)

Difficulty:
Medium - You should know how to Cable to do this pattern.

Here is a sneak peek at my next project:

Anyone else have any fun projects going on?

It is Patrick!

After weeks of practice, my son's school talent show has arrived. He is doing the Sponge Bob Squarepants theme with two of his other friends. It was decided weeks ago that he was going to play the part of the pirate in the beginning song:

Are ya ready kids? Aye, aye captain!

So on Tuesday, Billy and his dad went to shop for said pirate costume. Billy some how convinced his dad that he REALLY wanted to be Patrick. There were no Patrick costumes available in the store! Or anywhere else! Needless to say, they did not purchase the pirate costume.

When they returned home empty handed, I was not a happy camper. Where the heck was I gonna get a Patrick costume on such short notice?! (The talent show was on Friday.)

After calming down and thinking things out, I came up with an idea - I would make the costume! (I majored in Art during college after all!)

The costume was due in three days. Could I do it? In the famous words of Barney from "How I Met Your Mother," "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!"

So I got to work. Collecting cardboard, lots of pink paint and an IV drip of coffee, I was ready to go.

Here's my inspiration:


I found this picture at Coolest Homemade Costumes. I decided I was going to change a few things around, such as making Patrick's mouth the hole he would see out of and keeping the eyes intact.

This project was really easy to do and I had it finished in 1 day. (I work extremely well under pressure.)

Here is the basic shape of the head.

Painting Patrick in Pepto-Bismol pink.

Here is the final result:

I just had to try it on and dance around!

I love him!!

Bring on the talent show!

And then there were four...

Our lonely egg got three more siblings today!

So now there are four eggs. I am still not too sure what type of bird the mom is, but she wasn't too happy to see me checking in on the birdies-to-be. But in some ways, I am their landlord - so I have every right to visit my tenants.

Today I was forced to evict my "friends" out of the fort. We are having lots of children over the house for my son's 1st Communion. I thought that the nest would not survive the horsing around from the wolf pack of boys. So with gloves on and the help of my friend Heather, we moved the nest to a neighboring spruce tree.

I hope all goes well with the move....

We have a guest!

My son made a discovery in his playhouse last week:



Apparently, this is not the first time, he has found a bird's nest in his fort. My son and his father have been at "war" with birds in our yard (we have a plethora of them!) The first time, about 3 weeks ago, my son found a nest in his fort and he threw it out on the ground (don't worry there were no eggs in it). The next day, it was back in the same spot - so my son removed it. The next day it was back! How did it get there? It was a mystery.

So Billy and his dad kept going back and forth with the "game" until one day, they witnessed the birds actually pick up their nest and fly back to the fort. (Determined little birds, huh?)

This is what I found in the nest recently.



I have issued a cease-fire to both parties.

I heart Tulips

Tulips are hands down my favorite flower. So it is no surprise that I have many blooming in my yard as we speak:










Happy Spring!!