part one: done

After knitting feriously for a week during all school hours, I have the first part of Gidions sweater done, washed and blocked.  He is very excited that it is for him and keeps trying to run off with the yarn, to play with, claiming, “Mine!?!”

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finding the perfect pattern

With less than two weeks until my youngest son’s birthday, I went on a hunt for the ‘prefect’ sweater pattern.  Now mind you, I already had my yarn picked out — a yellow sports weight wool that I knew he adored.  I also had a pretty good idea of the style I was after… I [...]

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“it shoulda been made a paper!”

“Mom!”  Came the cry from upstairs. 
We were rearranging the pantry, finding jars for this years harvest and taking stock to see what was left from previous years.  I had just sent Adam up with two usable jars, for the job at hand.   What could possibly be wrong?
“Mom, Daniel!  Gotta come!” 
At this I was running, realizing [...]

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bread

After harvesting and shelling the peas I really wanted some heavy, chewy bread.  The boys thought it sounded great, so we made this for supper… served with a side of salad.  Dad did not complain one iota!

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a fire somewhere

Yesterday afternoon I noticed a strange color had taken over the sky, but clouds were building, so I didn’t give it too much more thought.  Then it began to rain and hail.  Odd, the sky was yellow instead of green.  Oh well, I thought, this altitude is so different than the one I grew up [...]

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good morning!

I just love the way the morning sun shines through the hollyhocks in the garden.  Every day I take time just to enjoy the view out my back door.  The hummingbirds zoom from flower to flower, chasing each other around and around the stalks and through the fence.  What a delight!
What are you taking time [...]

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ready for underwear?

Potty training has been off and on for a while now.  He loves the idea, but not the practice…  This morning was no different.  He took off his diaper, sat for a few minutes, then took off streaking through the house.
When I caught up with him, he had managed to put on a pair of [...]

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happy birthday Caleb

After a weekend of camping, it was good to get home and celebrate this precious little boy’s birthday!  I can hardly believe he is six years old already.  I am so thankful he is still with us…
Don’t you just love the button-down shirt with the swimming shorts?  Oh yah!  That is his type of style!

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