Wandering Cat Yarns Contest!!

Win yourself some beautiful hand painted yarn. Head on on over to WanderingCat's blog, leave a comment which on colourway you like best (mine is of course "Twilight", the colours look amazing together), link back to the contest on your blog and you're entered. Draw will be open till midnight Monday, July 13.

Good luck!!

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Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadian's out there, perhaps some much needing knitting time will ensue today for all you knitters out there. :-)

I also thought I would share some progress on the Ripple Baby blanket that I have been working on for my sister's little girl who was born back in May. It's a slow go, but I will get it done.

Paisley's summer holiday's have officially kicked of as of last Friday. Too bad the weather's been so crummy this week, I'd like to get out with the girls to the park or something but it's too iffy out to take them (I don't want to get caught in any downpours or thunderstorms). Maybe I'll just wait to get Rowan's new ride. I've been wanting to get a jogging stroller for her for a while and a used one popped up on kijiji yesterday for $50, a Jeep Liberty and it looks as though it is not in too bad of condition and it is mine. I have made arrangments and Rhonda said she would pick it up for me. Ironically I also just sold a bunch of my stuff that I am no longer using through the site to my MIL Rhonda's neighbour who fosters infants.

Well...back to the daily grind of cleaning while Rowan naps and Paisley plays outside with her friends (until it starts raining or something).

Enjoy the day!!!

***Edit***

Rhonda delivered the stroller this afternoon. I just finished scrubbing it down. It's in pretty good shape, just a bit sun faded (but it's evenly faded) and some minor surface scratches but other then that, it's decent. :-)

Can't wait to get out and have Rowan give it a test drive. Maybe tomorrow we'll have a nice break of no rain.

A Celebration!

Today was a special day for one of my little ladies. She graduated the 2 year kindergarten. program at C.B. Stirling Elementary School here in Hamilton. Yes, Paisley will be in grade 1 in September!!! I got a few pictures of her, one before entering the gym with the graduating class and then I got a nice one of her teacher handing her the certificate. Unfortunately my camera's batteries were dying since the first picture but we did get some...at least.
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I even caught my baby girl Rowan enjoying the festivities...or she was eagerly awaiting the treats afterwards.


We also received her report card yesterday and she did excellent, so I guess she'll be getting a bigger bike at some point this summer like she asked us for. She learned how to ride 2 wheeler earlier this spring, so she's exciting about riding now.

Mommy & Daddy are so very proud of you Paisley and can't wait to see what grade 1 will bring!!!!

Baby She's 1

On Friday my baby girl Rowan turned 1. It seems like just yesterday I was trying to get on the computer after having her to blog about the new baby's arrival.
We had a small party for her on Saturday, both my parents and Ron's came for the gathering. I baked her a cupcake cake the night before, I was trying to make it into the shape of a heart. It didn't turn out quite how I wanted but hey...I tried. She loved the cake, so I guess it really didn't matter in the end. In the two months since my last post, I made her a hat for the big day. I made her the birthday cake hat from Susan B. Anderson's Ittty Bitty Hats. I've been just itching to get it up here too, but I figured I'd wait for her birthday.

As well as spending time outside with the girls and going to Paisley's soccer games, I have been knitting. I'm currently working on a baby blanket for my sister, it's the ripple baby blanket from More than one way to knit a hat. Ironically, I started it the night she went into labour without even knowing it. She wasn't actually due until June 25th, so she was well over a month early. She had her little girl Halle Brianne Rose on her birthday (May 22nd) which is kind of neat and at least I' ll never forget her birthday (I'm good with remembering birthdays anyway). I also finished the sweater I was making for Rowan. I promise, I will post pictures soon. (Famous last words eh??)

MIA

It certainly has been a while since my last post. Needless to say, I have been busy!!
Paisley has been wanting a Wii Fit since Christmas so we finally purchased one earlier in March. I wasn't sure about it on the first day we got it, but I have become quite an addict and haven't missed a day since. I can't believe how much of a work out it is too! I love doing yoga, rhythm boxing (which you have to unlock with credits you earn for playing), I also love step aerobics and have unlocked advanced step and free step. I've been working on jogging as well! I can't believe how much fun I am having with it and have banked way more hours on it then my whole family combined. :-) It's even a really nice scale and you have to do a daily body test and weigh in everyday. I haven't really lost any weight yet(bummer, I keep fluctuating up and down), but I'm sure I have lost inches.
I have been knitting a bit too. I finished the Pinwheel sweater, and I need to rip out the edging on the shrug and redo it. I also received a new book for my birthday from Rhonda. Socks a la Carte. I've cast-on for a pair of socks and I like the book. It has really neat split pages inside where you can mix and match cuffs, bodies and toes. My only complaint about the book is the photographs. I felt they should have used a different colour of yarn to illustrate the patterns better but other then that a really cool concept. :-)

Last Wednesday we decided that we had enough of our Kraft Dinner Orange walls and painted them a really nice beige colour called Pecan Sandie. It looks so fresh and clean! I'm really liking it. We also rearranged the living room and Rowan has lots of crawling space. After years of searching we also found a blind for our little side window we have by the back door. Love LOVE love it!!!!!!

Speaking of Kraft Dinner, Rowan decided that she wanted it for lunch today with Paisley. My little baby's growing up. :( Although, she was too adorable while eating it.

I think that is about it. I'm just anxiously awaiting the nicer weather, we've got to get out and practise soccer with Paisley as it will be her first year playing. It's going to be fun going to games every week. I also can't wait to get some new pictures for my bare walls, I'm working on that next as well as touching up my baseboards. I'm thinking we're due for some family type stuff up on the walls....

Wow, what a ramble, but that has been my life lately!!! I've really gotta get knitting for my new niece due in June, eeeak.

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On The Move

It's been a long time coming, but as of Friday Rowan has officially been on the move. The crawling has begun. It's slow but she can get anything she wants now. Of course there are tonnes of things that she could possible get into but she goes right to my knitting corner every time, pulling out yarn or really anything in arms reach to her. I'm in need of something nice that I can keep my WIP's in so they are still close for me when I have free time to work on them. My birthday is coming up in 14 days and I asked them just that, although I'd like something decorative that has a flat surface so that I could possible set my tea on top (since hubby occupies my coffee table with his laptop). The last week in my house has been a sick fest here, both the girls have been sick. I had to take Rowan to see the doctor last week and she ended up having an ear infection. They're both still hacking and coughing with runny noses and a little cranky but I think they are getting better. As for me, I may be coming down with it...not sure yet. I've had a sore throat for a few days but it's not too sore. I'm hoping maybe it'll just go away and I get off un⋅scathed.

Knitting has been at a halt for now, although I did finish the i-cord edging on the pinwheel sweater last night and I'm pretty much done the shrug that I was knitting for Paisley. The shrug was for a wedding that we were supposed to go to on Saturday but couldn't go to due to the girls being under the weather. I'll get some pictures up here soon!

Not too much as been going on though. I'm glad that there has been no snow lately, I'll take this cold instead. It's so much easier getting Paisley to school and back without it...stroller moves better. :-)
Rowan will be 9 months on Thursday too, only 3 months until she's a year. Wow, it's been flying by!


Well, until next time...

Happy Knitting!!!!!