Finished just in time

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I think I set a knitting record for myself, a hat in a week. I love it, and finished it just as the weather is getting cooler around here.

Frig Friday but on Saturday

Frig Friday 2
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I suppose the title of this post just doesn't have the same ring but that's just the way it is.
Can you tell this has been an 'eat out' kind of week. Let's count them together - 7 - yes that's right 7 different take out boxes. Thank goodness they're each not from a different place. The kids have been begging me to go out for pizza, order & pick up just would not do. So we have lots of left overs from that and another meal out when our eyes were bigger than our stomachs.
I would like to draw attention to the round head of lettuce on the left. This is an ongoing debate between my husband and myself. He only purchases ice berg lettuce. He know the other kinds I buy: romaine, escarole, green and red curly are better for you and have more vitamins, etc. But he just likes the ice berg better. He makes a giant taco salad or tacos with it for himself and the kids on my night to work so he is not forced to see my look. The one that says so much without even opening up my mouth. Yep that's what nearly 13 years of marriage will do.
Oh yes I know - I still have to clean up that spill on the bottom. Maybe this week it will become a priority. Probably by Thursday night as I contemplate another Frig shot!

First Frigerator Friday!

It's been a while since my last post, we've been crazy here with the icky sicky stuff. But I thought I'd share an inspiration..... Frig Friday's. (thanks Nicole and Liz for the encouragement) Perhaps this will make me clean the inside of my frig more often, after all I am sharing this with the world. I'd love to hear (read) you comments about my food choices. Our family staples usually revolve around organic milk, baby spinach (my 4 yr. old son and I love this), applesauce, ground turkey is a new find for me. I've used it before, but now Aldi's carries it on a regular basis, so I'm always substituting. Tell me what your frig staples are. Next week we'll check out the condiment door of my frig - I know you can't wait. But really what other bloggers out there show case their frig contents?

Laundry Love?

We all hate the cyclical nature of laundry... wash, dry, fold, put in drawer, wear, return to laundry room, repeat.  Some strange people (no insult intended) out there might actually enjoy the chore of laundry - but I do not. The only thing that does make it a bit tolerable is the nice smells as the clothes come out of the dryer or on the rare occasions when I have time to line dry. Nice. In my quest to be more Green and use cleaners that are better for the environment and the family I have only to look down the street to my neighbor to provide an awesome laundry detergent. It hits all the right buttons for me, green (all good ingredients), local (keeping the cash in the community & no shipping - I pick up), works great, smells great (Mmm lavender and tea tree), and no lugging huge bottles or boxes from the giant grocery stores.

Well I won't keep you in suspense any longer - visit Georganne's The Yellow Ducky on etsy.  Etsy is the place to shop for all sorts of hand made greatness. I have so much fun browsing and shopping there. Georganne's  All natural Laundry Soap rocks! Try it and tell her I sent you! For those locals out there, save yourself some S&H, buy local!

Love this site

I wandered across this site at work and did take some time with it. I was impressed with the ways you can search for books for your Kiddos. Many of our family favorites appeared, I especially loved the non-fiction part or the "just the facts" section. Most sections had a coming soon link and being a big fan of public libraries...... ( yes I do work in one).... I am especially fond of the "Get this Book = Library finder" link. When I tested it, it was right on. Don't forget that if your local library doesn't own the title you're looking for, they can try to order it in from another library. We love to help people get the books they want!

Alright - enough with the commercial for your local public library - but we REALLY can provide so much in this economic downturn (that does sound so lame even when I use the term). Think free programs for the kids, DVD's, music, downloadable books, magazines and newspapers. Okay, now I'm really done.

Enjoy the site, read to your bunnies, find some new great authors & illustrators. I'm working on a post for grown-up book suggestions too.

Love in a jar

Yes, I realize this looks more like a Christmas post, but I just got around to baking these delicious cookies with my oldest. The kitchen needed a warm up on my day off, so what better way to take the chill off... BAKE! I do love oatmeal cookies, I tend to bake them more than any other cookie, from scratch or otherwise (remember I work full time and have 3 wee ones - so the occasional break 'n bake cookie does come out of my oven). This great treat came all the way from Colorado from my cousin to my daughter as a Christmas present. They were so easy and delicious.

As you can see I did drag out the vintage Christmas glasses, of course, the cookies were a Christmas gift after all, and I just had to share North Pole memories from childhood. My parents purchased these glasses for us on our last trip to Lake Placid and were a holiday tradition every year, alas only 2 survive. My wee ones do share, and the smallest was overjoyed to see them again and insisted on using one to dunk her warm cookies in.
This was a great way to end an afternoon home with the kids, cookies and milk and great Mommy points for me. Thanks Ashley for Love in a jar!

Leg Warmies

Warmies
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These are the first completed project for 2009! They were knitted with lots of love for my wee one. As soon as she unwrapped them they were slipped on and the dancing began in earnest. They are the Leg Warmies pattern from nevernotknitting.blogspot.com. The wee one asks to ware them nearly every time we venture forth on the bitter cold, which seems almost daily, UG! Spring can't arrive quick enough in WNY, although the warmer it gets the less knitting I do because the gardens start calling.