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Okay, trying this on my new, tiny computer with its tiny,tiny keyboard. Eventually we will get the big machine operational, but for now this will do.
I can’t show the projects or adventures I had in December, but I can show what I’ve done recently.
First, a project I have been meaning to do for a long time. I hesitated until I discovered that it had fully written directions, so I tossed the chart aside and had this done in about two weeks. Could have faster if Danger Baby didn’t spend the entire day trying to find new ways to terrify me. I’m kind of proud of this one. I did not think I could make something so pretty, make so few mistakes and finish so quickly while my kids were still so small. Sometimes, at the end ofthe day I am so tired that my eyes shake, so getting anything remotely creative and not related to cleaning chiding or cooking done seems miraculous. Okay, enough complaining. My Haruni:
Yay it worked! New technology + learning curve + small children does no always equal success. Now that I can write from this tiny machine I might be able to keep up to date. Unfortunately I won’t be able to show what I did in November and December, which was quite a lot, but whatever. You’ll have to trust me.
Okay, what else? Yes, my Theolie:
 Had this pattern for a few months,and had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to use for it, but Christmas got in the way, so it was put off. I used Sweet Fiber Merino Lite, which hasbeen sitting on my shelf winking suggestively for a while now. I am very pleased with it and wouldn’t be surprised if I made more in the future. Hey, check out the snow! It doesn’t snow often, but when it does I try to get FO pictures so I can get some cred as a Canadian. Okay, so far so good.
Yep, it’s Halloween. This is our first year really doing Halloween. We’ve given out candy before, but never did the pumpkin thing or had any little people to take out. We figured at almost three, it was a good time for C to start. Of course, having no other kids on our street makes it a lot less fun, although one of our neighbours just called to see if he was coming, which I thought was pretty sweet.
So, pumpkins. We bought two of them, and we each had one to carve. Mine was done in about fifteen minutes. This included the planning, predrawing and carving. I think she turned out pretty good!
 I like cats, and I didn’t want to make the pumpkin too scary. I think it’s pretty respectable for someone who hasn’t done pumpkins in a long, long time, and was never really trusted to carve one herself.
Here is pumpkin number two:
What you don’t see is the halogen lightbulb that has to illuminate the thing. Husband used a template, and carefully spent several hours carving this out, but when I tested it with a candle, it was not carved deep enough, so he had to take out some power tools and spend several more hours on it. It is far superior to mine, but I do think mine has a certain rustic charm. And, I will admit the whole GMC thing kind of freaks me out. It reminds me of high school, where the boys would argue about Chevy vs. GMC. Apparently truck loyalty starts young. I feel like we’re picking a side here, and I don’t necessarily want to irritate the Chevy crowd. Ah well. It was fun. Soon I can put them both in the oven and harvest their innards for my nefarious baking purposes.
Knitting! I done some!
Can I tell you how convenient it is to have small people around. I knit two small people sweaters in a week! And seriously, I don’t have that much time. So yay for that. Here’s number one:
 A Little Hoodlum in probably the ugliest variegate in my stash. I must have been compelled by price, or perhaps it was one of those yarns that looks nice unwound but knits up baaaaad. No worries, though, he seems to like it, and overall it doesn’t look too bad.
Here’s number two:
It’s the same sock yarn tee I did a few months ago, but this time bigger, and with fish. Cute!
I finished a pair of birthday socks for the husband, too.
Anyway, one handed post, and getting tired of the balancing. Baby says hi!
mmmm…! Halloween candy! one of life’s small pleasures. (But I tend to eat too much at once, so I really can only have some about once every two weeks, to let my tongue recover. You’d think I’d learn…)
Busy, busy time. Busy with nothing, though, just the business of small children, running a business and trying to sell the house. Lots of starts and stops, and of course, in this real estate market, frustration. We really need a new place, though, as the ridiculousness is getting epic. But never mind. Just another thing I have no control over.
And can you see that in this family we like to have control? Here’s little Big Boss himself, helping out before a viewing.
 I don’t know where he get’s that attitude! (tee hee hee)
Okay, I don’t really have much worth reporting. I have a bunch of half finished projects. The one I have most recently completed was the Cedar Leaf Shawlette, which I made in Malabrigo worsted. Here it is:
I like the finished product but boy, was this ever a boring, boring knit. Yikes. I suppose that might be all I have time for, but wow. I’m not sure I’ll make it again, even though I have the pattern. Maybe we just need some space.
Of course, the first time I put it on and foolishly picked up my baby he threw up all over it. This was after carefully washing and blocking it, and drying it by the fireplace. Well, at least he has good taste. I guess he just likes to share. Oh, he has two dear friends! This baby is very gregarious and social, so this should be of no surprise. Here’s his girlfriend:
Indeed, it is difficult to change his diaper, as he twists and turns and has to coo and grab at her. His other good friend is someone I am more familiar with:
 (sorry about the photos. I can’t resize when kids are running around making happy shrieky getting in troubley type noises…) Yep, this kid is easily amused! Put him in front of the mirror and he’s just tickled. Of course, he usually throws up a few seconds later, as he is also the King of Spit Up, but hey, it’s all just experience in carpet cleaning.
Okay, thing to go to and kids to clean up first, (and I have to try to find clothes that are not covered in spit up, and can be worn outside the house) so that’s all folks.
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