We Have a Computer Again!

Its hard to believe how are lives are sometimes so dependent on technology. I have really felt out of touch with my family this whole week while we waited for our new computer to come. Its like a blessing and a curse, a blessing because it allows me to keep in contact with family who are far away from me and a curse because I sometimes waste time doing nothing of value on it. That said I'd like to catch up on a few things that happened last week.

On Tuesday Ashton and I made cupcakes. Cherry chip cupcakes to be exact. He took his job of licking the bowl very seriously. At one point he had his head completely in the bowl, he got batter all over his hair, so he had to get in the bath to wash it out.

Here he is waiting patiently for the cupcakes to come out of the oven.

Later in the week on Friday we went to the mall to play at the tree house. There were a lot of kids there. We stopped by the scrapbook store before coming home. We found Scooby-Doo stickers 75% off, wow! Then we picked a page of paper that we liked and some cool frog brads too. To finish off this artistic wonder he put his own thumbprints all around (some of them got on Aunt Dani's counter too). He thought it was funny to wear the crocheted ball bag on his head, like Santa he said.


On Thursday I finished another project, hooray. I had wanted this sweater to be a present for Heather for Christmas, but I didn't have time. I had to make the sleeve three times to get two that matched. What a relief to finally complete it. I hope that it will be the first of many that I create.


Yesterday I started my next big project. KCK One diapers for my sister-in-law Holly. Her baby will be born in 4 1/2 weeks so I really need to bust a move on this project. I practiced the welt pocket that goes in the front of the diaper so that the lining can go in, I feel pretty good about it so I began the task of cutting out all of the diaper outers. I hope that later today I can get the inners cut out. I'll have to let you know how it goes.

My First Completed Project of the New Year!

Look at this cute hat! It's a lumberjack hat...way cool! I am a subscriber to Crochet Today and when we got the Jan/Feb issue Heather said that she wanted this hat. So I started it about three days ago and have finished it just in time for her big snow day at Aspen Grove with all of the youth in the ward. I think that she looks totally cute and she says that it keeps her head really warm. I made it out of the lion brand suede yarn, the stitches came out really tight so I don't think that any arctic air will be getting through.
Here is what it looks like with the flaps up. I think that it looks great either way. I want to get some more yarn and try to make one for me. I feel really great about getting this project done. I had wanted to get it done in time for Christmas but that didn't work out... oh well, it's done now.