Thankful - a never published post

Look at this post I started and never finished!!!  I had totally forgotten about it.  haha.  Ok, so even though it was unfinished, I have decided to publish it as is.  So, here you go, a Thanksgiving post 4 months late.  Apparently I didn't get very far on it, but you get the idea.

Many people are doing things like '30 Days of Thankfulness' on Facebook.  I don't think I would remember to keep up with that, so I thought I would do it all at once.  

Photo by Ruby Jewel Studio

First and foremost, I am thankful for this man and this baby girl.  Aren't they a sweet pair?  My husband is a wonderful and patient man and a loving and attentive father.  What more could I ask for?  And this little girl, what can I say about her?  She is my joy.  Despite her being somewhat.... we'll call it strong willed, she is my sunshine and I tell her so every single day.

I couldn't have gotten to where I am today, with a wonderful husband and beautiful daughter, if it wasn't for my parents, so I am also thankful for my parents.

On having to blog and a trip to LA

Blogging when I have no idea what I want to say can be really hard.  And it leaves me feeling really uninteresting.  So, since I don't have a whole lot left to say about dryer balls and I never have time to knit anymore, here are some pics of my adorable daughter on our recent trip to LA!  These pics were all instagram pics and mostly posted on facebook already.  I'll try and get some more from the real camera up sometime.  Come to think of it, I never posted her amazing one year pics, so sometime I will get around to doing that.  ;-P

Who needs toys why you have a box of beans?

Baby's first participatory drum circle.

Only my child would fall asleep at a drum circle.

Trains!

The bride was so beautiful!  Love ya, Kathleen!

All she wanted to do at the wedding was go up and down the steps.

Asleep on her first trip to ikea.

A minor!  Still makes me laugh.  

Little Mermaid ride at Disneyland!

Nap time at Disneyland!  We love our Obimama!

More Obimama at Disneyland!

Oh Disneyland, I love you!

Dumbo ride!

Bye bye, Disney!  So tired!

Sleepy Snuggles

I'm wearing a hat, can I go outside?

First sound mixing lesson.

Plane ride home!

Well behaved little flyer!

I'll try and do a better job of maintaining my on-line presence.  If you are after dryer balls you can always message me through my facebook account.  I have been keeping really busy with the store orders and the individual orders that come in that way!  When I first started making them I really never expected that.  So thank you to all those who have bought dryer balls from me or the stores I sell through. Thank you for keeping me too busy to blog!  Thats a good problem to have, right??

Its Becoming a Regular Thing

I'm guest posting again today over at The Cloth Diaper Whisperer.  This particular post is about how everything is prettier when you cloth diaper and its absolutely 100% true.  :-)

It is easy to write about things that are going on in your life and right now there is much more going on in the world of diapering than in the world of knitting.  I have been inspired recently though and my fingers are itching to knit.  I am hoping over the holiday weekend to get to do a bit of that.

And for absolutely no reason at all other than cuteness, I will leave you with this picture from Museum Babies.  (BTW - if you live in Tulsa and haven't heard of Museum Babies, go to the Gilcrease website to read up on it.  They are on a break for the summer but we can't wait to start back up in the fall!!)

100 Facebook Fan Giveaway

In celebration of reaching 100 facebook fans I am having a giveaway.  There will be not just one but three winners!  Up for grabs are 1 pair of felted wool dryer balls and 2 sets of stitch markers.  Each set of stitch markers will be a set of 5 coordinating markers.

This is my first rafflecopter giveaway, I though I would give it a try and see how it goes.  I am leaving the giveaway open until the 20th to give everyone time to enter.  :-)

Thanks for helping me meet this milestone.  No matter how small it may seem to some, it means a lot to me!

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Love You, Mom.

Happy Mother's Day to my mom, my Grandma and my Mimi.  I love you all and Evelyn does too!

4 Generations

Evelyn's First Ball Game

Visiting Mimi, Evelyn is full of giggles!

First Wedding

First Valentine's Day and First Tea Party!

Snuggles from Great-Grandma Pat

My first Mother's Day was wonderful and I hope yours was too.  I got to knit!!  Really!  It was so nice. And my thoughtful husband built me a swing set!  If you know me, you know how awesome that is.  My first order of business will be to hang my hammock chair and have a nice lie-down and read a book, I can't wait!  :-)

Before I head off to a much deserved soak in the tub, I want to take a minute to thank my wonderful mom.  Even though this was also her day she got up and fixed fantastic blueberry pancakes (my favorite) for a big family breakfast this morning.  Thanks for helping make my first Mother's Day special, Mom!  

My mom is a wonderfully talented and awesome person, on top of being a great mom.  I am so grateful for everything she does for me.  I am glad she was there when my baby girl was born and I am glad we live close enough that I see her all the time and that Evelyn will get to have a close relationship with her.

Happy Mom's day to all the moms out there.  And double and triple to all the grandmas and great-grandmas!

Time passes so quickly now

I am still not as good at time management as I would like to be but I am working on it.  I have cut down on TV so much.  I don't turn it on until after she is asleep and some nights not at all.  I don't want her getting all TV obsessed.

I did another guest post for The Cloth Diaper Whisperer.  It all about pimping out my cloth diapers.  I am obsessed, I tell ya.

Speaking of obsessed, I am obsessed with Rumpkinz diapers.  Soooo cute!  I really, really NEED a Minion diaper.  I have 2 of her diapers so far, a Kermit the Frog face diaper and a Thing 1 Thing 2 diaper.   I really like them and they have hemp inserts.  Since I like them so much I am going to be hosting a co-op to order some at discounted prices (yay!) so hit me up if you might be interested.  We will have to get together at least the minimum order to qualify for co-op prices.

Well, I will leave you with some phone pics of Baby Girl from Easter.  I know, I am really behind on that kind of thing.  But you'll be happy to know I have been pretty good about keeping the baby book up to date.

 This bathing cap has an adorable matching old fashioned looking tiny swimsuit.  She will be the belle of the pool.

 This hat has a cute matching dress, all from H&M.  Its fun and adorable.

This little chair was my dad's contribution to Evelyn's Easter basket.  Since her nursery is frog themed, its totally perfect.  And look what a good job she did of sitting up momentarily at just barely over 3 months!

We do take a picture of her every single day, so it can be kind of overwhelming to go through all of the pictures.  I need to get on top of organizing all of those.

Speaking of pictures, I am working on become more at ease with our large DSLR.  I have been reading up on stuff, but if you have books, websites, or blog post recommendations that I should check out as I work on that, let me know.  I have been practicing but I am not at all ready to show my practice shots to anyone.  :-P

uh-oh, she just woke up....

Guest Post

Ok, it has taken me a while to get around to posting this.  Again.  But you can find me guest blogging here at The Cloth Diaper Whisperer.  

I decided that one of the best ways to get out that urge to gush incessantly about my love for cloth diapers would be to guest blog about it.  That way it doesn't totally take over this blog.  I'll be sure to mention it here when I do though, even if it is a little late.

Back in the world of Knitting, my handspun cowl is done except for blocking!  It only took me 3 weeks to bind off!!  Oh well.  So, blocking and pictures, coming soon!!