A bit from today

Thursdays are always a little busier with Playgroup in the morning and school in the afternooon. But I love the time I get to spend with some wonderful friends. I love visiting with them and they are wonderful inspiration and help with my projects.

Before playgroup, we did a puzzle (well, William did), did a little Christmas shopping at the bookstore. I'm telling you, I could spend a lot of money at that place. And we got most of our morning chores done. It's always nice to come home to a clean house.

After days of rain, we had a little sunshine this afternoon. It was glorious opening the blinds in the bedrooms to have beautiful sunshine streaming through. Now dinner is cooking and we're waiting on Ryan to come home. It'll be the first night that we actually get to see each other!

Oh, and about that first picture - this is how I typically make dinner; with a small child cliging to my legs until Daddy gets home to hold her. A bit annoying now, but I know I'll miss it one day.

going around and around

So this was the beginnings of my attempt to knit in the round. I used a fourth needle to do the knitting. I started trying yesterday and ripped it out probably over ten times. I finally got the hang of it and when I went to switch to the circular needle, it all fell apart (not literally). So I will begin again tomorrow, for I ran out of time today. I am in serious need of a knitting mentor - I'm reaching the limit of my ability without help from a living person. Knitting for Dummies will only get this dummy so far.

Rosie Update

Rose's first birthday has come and gone, a few weeks ago. I know that the only reason most people look at my blog is for the pictures of my kids. So I will do my duty and post some pictures of Rose. The only problem is trying to find a few out of the hundreds I have of her. I hope these capture her little personality, though the quality of the photos is highly questionable.



Showing the things Rose is best at right now: climbing, snuggling, getting into everything, making mess and being silly.

I have several projects going right now. I get so caught up in my sewing or knitting, that I have to force myself to stop to make dinner, clean up messes, help with piano practice, etc. That would be my main reason for lack of blogging. Christmas is coming soon and there are a lot of gifts to finish. I knitted a third of a hat today using a method I've never used before and was doing great until I make a rookie mistake, forcing me to rip the whole thing apart. Sad.

City Girl

After living in the downtown area for almost two years, the first night Ryan and I spent in our new home, we said something along these lines:

Wow, it's really quiet here.
Are any of our neighbors even home?
It's kind of creepy how there's no noise.
Seriously, are people actually living in these houses?

We had gotten so used to the continuous buzz of city life, that the utter silence gave us the creeps.

We spent the weekend in Chicago - we had a blast. I will have to say, having grown up in the suburbs, vacationed in the country, and lived in the city, I would have to say that deep down, I'm a city girl. I love the vibrancy, life and movement. There's always something going on, people to watch, things to do and places to explore.



The only problem with the city, is the money it takes to live there. I guess the occasional weekend will have to do for now!

2012

So I don't know if any of you have seen the trailers for the movie "2012", but it's basically another "end of the world" movie where a John Cusack is outrunning a giant crevasse opening in the earth in a sports car and then later a helicopter. Then there have been TV documentaries on what could happen in 2012 and the ancient Mayan prophecies surrounding it, etc. Well, then I saw the preview for another show hosted by some sort of survival expert. This "expert" is going to show you how to survive in the event of "the end of the world".

Here's what I'm thinking, 2012 couldn't possibly be the year of "the end" because there is no way Heavenly Father is going to let Hollywood be right on something this big. THEN, if it's going to be like anything this movie predicts or anything like the scriptures predict (wars, cities falling into the ocean, earthquakes, etc.), there is no way you're going to learn everything you need to know to stay alive in some 1-hour-surviving-the-end-of-the-world-special on cable. I think our hour would be better spent reading the scriptures or evaluating our food storage. Call me crazy, but I think we're good at least through the year 2012.

"I like bugs" sung in a really high, horrible voice

There is a kids show some of you may be familiar with, it's called Yo! Gabba Gabba. I'm not sure if I put the exclamation point in the right spot. Anyway, it's completely bizarre and ranks right up there with "Boo Bah" which if you haven't seen...the only way I can describe it is, Teletubbies on acid. What is going on over there in the UK? Anyway, back to Yo Gabba Gabba - the first episode I ever saw contained a song like no other called "I like bugs". Unfortunately, it easily got stuck in my head.

Well, that was two years ago and since then, I sing it to the kids, mostly to annoy them, making up new lyrics, etc. So this past week, I turned on the TV and lo and behold, that exact episode was on. Ryan had only heard me sing this song, so I had to prove to him that it does exist and it is just as weird as I sing it. Hearing the song, Rose immediately started doing her strange belly rocking. So here it is; and don't be surprised if you find yourself singing it tonight.

Firsts

This has been a month of firsts, new discoveries and accomplishments. Here are a few:

Deep fried Oreos are awesome!!
Ryan and I have almost perfected our fried green tomatoes recipe
(lots of deep frying going on here)
Rose is walking - my earliest walker at 11 1/2 months
Rose is almost a year old
We had a toilet overflow for the first time. Not so fun.

I was going to wait until Halloween to post pictures of the kids' costumes (and hopefully had better pictures) but here they are anyway. I took the pictures as we hurriedly left for the ward Trunk or Treat.

Alice in Wonderland "Yes, your Majesty"

WallE of course.

And our Incredible

Claire and William had their class parties today - it was fun to see all of the kids dressed up, but of course I think mine were the cutest!