These are a few of my Favorite Things.

This Christmas we went to Arkansas, where this super sweet kitty lives. His name is Rosco.

And here is Romeo!

Before we left, the elf on the shelf got into mischief.

Hello blogland!

I do not have an image to post, but figured that I would say "hi". My girls are both in school now and I have returned to the world of the working... at least for part time. I have a great new job that is incredibly busy... but I am so thankful to have found work so quickly and in my field of graphic design.  So I am not planning to post a lot, but I would like to keep this going. Things are certainly still going on in our house, I just don't have the time to write about it : P

But if I have the time, I will. Until then, cheers!

Baby Blanket.

I knit this for my good friend’s beautiful baby girl. The yarn is Cascade Superwash 128.

Dinner Balls.

Look! I inadvertently made a dinner where each food was in the shape of a ball! Couscous, peas and meatballs.

Shamrock Light Catcher.

Look at how cool this turned out! My 5 yo daughter and I made a bunch of these Shamrock Light Catchers. We kind of made it up as we went along: First, I grated different shades of green crayons with a cheese grater. Then my daughter used a hole puncher to get a bunch of tiny green circles. We spread out a piece of wax paper, and she sprinkled on the crayon bits with the tiny circles and added some glitter glue too. I put another piece of wax paper on top and with a low heat iron setting, ironed/melted it all together. After it cooled, she traced and cut out shamrock shapes, punched a hole in the tops and stung a ribbon through to hang them. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

LIFE! DO YOU HEAR ME? GIVE MY CREATION... LIFE!

When I was a kid I was seduced by the promises of this advertisement:

Those brilliant white smiles! The blonde with a bow on her head! Is that one playing a lute?

I did in fact try to hatch some Seas Monkeys when I was younger, but it was a colossal letdown. None hatched. So when I saw that Santa (that sly devil!) had brought some for my 7 yo daughter, I was ready to help give it another try.

Without further ado, here are the results:

I am alternately disgusted and intrigued by these things. In general, I don’t like sea life - I don’t eat any seafood, and for me, most underwater things are on a par with insects... cockroaches and the like. But it is pretty amazing to see these guys and gals flitting about, procreating with wild abandon. No bows, lipstick or musical instruments of any sort, but still pretty cool. And gross. I think the weirdest thing has been that while typing this, my soda is sitting next to the tank... and every so often when I reach for the soda, I think What if I accidentally grabbed the tank and drank the Sea Monkeys instead of the Dr. Pepper?! And then I feel slightly nauseous for a few minutes.

A Game of Thrones.

I have been reading A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin. They are the basis of the HBO series Game of Thrones, which is coincidentally the name of the first book. Right now I’m reading A Feast for Crows, the fourth book out of the five that have been written. These books are huge in scope, written from the p.o.v. of many different characters... it reminds me a bit of Lord of the Rings in many respects, but is much more interesting IMHO. The best part about these novels is the element of surprise - the plot twists over onto itself so many times. And Martin is not afraid to kill off main characters; the good guys definitely do not always win in this story.

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