Logan's blanket :: Take 2

I tore out the first one I did (blue cotton yarn) after realizing I'd need like 20+ balls of that cotton yarn to make it big enough for him. Opps. LOL

I went to Joanns and with the guidance of my mother picked out a chunkier acrylic/wool blend. I also got thicker needles so knitting 2" takes 20 minutes instead of 8 hours. :-D

I'm a little more than 1/2 way done. I still have to finish the red stripe I'm workin gone....do another black, a red and then a double black stripe...and then it's done.

Are they all yours?

I was asked in Walmart/Dunkin Donuts today "Are they all yours?" and I smiled and said "Yes!".

I really wish I would have come back with a better response though....like

- No, MidCoast was having a buy 3 get one free deal.
- I'm not sure, we're still working on DNA tests.
- No, I stole that one (pointing to Ben).
- I wish. I gather all the kids I can find and take them to Walmart with me for fun. Because taking 4 little boys shopping is a BLAST! (Can you smell the sarcasm????)

Thankfully the lady came back and redeemed herself with a "Good for you!!" and smile so I'll stop my ranting here and let it go.

I need a t-shit that say...
Yes, they're all mine.
Yes, they're ALL boys.
Yes, I'd love to have a girl next time.
Yes, we have a TV.
Yes, we *might* have another someday.
Yes, I realize that how busy I am makes me look tired and old...and no I don't care.

A quote.

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task,
but it is my chief duty to accomplish small
tasks as if they were great and noble."
- Helen Keller

Update on the boys.

Logan and Billy are spending a few days with Shaun's parents. They'll be back Thursday morning in time for Billy to attend orientation for Kindergarten.

Ben is talking up a storm and has developed quite the cute personality. He's very loving, demanding, and independent at the same time.

Garrett is growing up WAY too fast. He's sitting, and starting to crawl. He still only has the two teeth on the bottom but he's working on more.

Our desktop is on the fritz (caught a bug) so I'm without my graphics program which means I haven't been taking any pictures (since I can't easily re-size/fix them). I promise to post current one of the boys as soon as we're back up and running.

They have all grown so much this summer.

Duh.

I bought a shake on the way home from the dentist thinking the cool drink would feel good on my sore gums and hungry belly. At least it would have felt good if my lips weren't so numb.

I couldn't close my lips around the straw.

No lip closing = no suction when you suck.

Duh.

Knitting - Logan's blanket

My knitting is getting better. I'm going to make each boy a blanket as practice.

Here's a look at what it looks like so far


I'm making my own pattern up as I go along.

Happiness is.....

Having Elmo on your butt.

Learning to knit.

I'm learning how to knit (again LOL). I've known how since I was a young child but have never perfected it enough to actually make something other than a dishcloth or a scarf.
So for practice I've made two dishcloths...here's the first...


I know....it's soooo impressive isn't it. LOL At least I'm proud....and it's useable. The second one came out better but I wiped up baby puke with it before I could take a picture of it so I'll have to post one once it's out of the wash.

My next project is going to be a hat.

Woolwich Days 2008

We took Snowflakes on the road to Woolwich Days. The boys had a blast and I even sold a few things. Garrett slept most of the time but when he was awake he smilied at everyone who looked his way. Grandpa watched the boys while they jumped in a blow-up jumping thing. Logan and Billy even got their picture in the newspaper. I'll scan it in as soon as the desktop is back up and running.

Close enough!

Do you think these people parked close enough to our durango?


We took the boys to listen to swing music at the gazebo tonight. When we went to get back in the car to go home we found we were blocked in from behind by a car from New Jersey. The kicker....there was 10 feet behind them...and no reason for them to be so close. Is summer over yet? I'm soooo ready for all the tourists to GO HOME!

Garrett's Teeth

He has two.


a close-up pic

Sprinkler Fun

July 5th

A few pics from the fair....

Garrett


Shaun and Ben


Billy, Logan, and Grandpa (my father)


Garrett

My nephew

Teddy Bear


Isn't he cute?! I want to not like him...but he's sooo cute (when he's not barking).

5 Months

4th of July

Grandma and three of her boys


Billy and Logan


Grandpa and Ben


Garrett....relaxing in the shade




My Grandfather (the boys Great-Grandfather) riding uptop of an antique fire engine that he has helped to restore.




and one last pic of Ben

Bad Blogger

I know....I've been a bad blogger lately. I promised myself I would not let this blog sit without updates...but sometimes I guess life just gets in the way of blogging. LOL

I've been busy with my business and having some summertime fun with the boys. I have also slacked off on taking pics of the boys. I do have some recent ones to share...just need to re-size them first.