Knit it while the knitting is good....

I started these pants a few months ago for Sollie, but they were put aside so I could finish other knitting projects. I finally got them done! I found the pattern free on Ravelry.(For thoes who may care to know, they are called "Kanoko Pants" by Yumiko Sakurai). They would have been a pretty quick knit if I stuck with them. But they were one of those projects I had to force myself to complete....like the second sock...that second sock is so hard to knit, especially if I start something new after the first one. Does anyone else have this problem?
There is only a short period in a child's life when he is still willing to wear hand knit pants.....so it was a race against time. Solomon still seems okay with it...I think he genuinely likes them....

Busted!!

Someone got into their sister's play make-up when his mama wasn't looking....... grape flavored purple lipstick. How could I be mad at that face?
"Mama too?" he asked.
Sure baby, why not?

Getting out of Dodge....

We had a very productive long weekend.On Saturday we hiked around the waterfalls in the gorge, and today we visited the Ocean yet again. It was a beautiful sunny drive out to the coast but a high tide and several storms that are lined up out in the ocean made wandering along the beach pretty much impossible. I don't remember ever seeing the waves so high. The waves at Oceanside pretty much swallowed up the entire beach. Amazing to watch but not the place to fly a kite, not this time at least.
Sophie and I still managed to find quite a few agates near the bay but the waves were very sneaky and stong....which made this mama quite paranoid.
Is it wrong to feed seagulls egg salad?
This time we made it home before dark, a much more relaxing drive through the mountains.
Back to city life again...

Trying to help a little...

At the moment my family and I don't have anything to give but I am hoping to raise money for the people of Haiti through my HumbleLuna shop and my crafting A.D.D
Now through the end of February I will donate 50% of the sales from my Etsy shop to Mercy Corps for disaster relief in Haiti.
I am working on adding several new items to my shop in the coming days.Please check back.
Thinking of others in desperate need really puts my life back into perspective. I have felt many stresses lately due to current unemployment and financial uncertainties. But we are still living pretty comfortably.We have food, water, shelter, love, and our health.We really have SO much.We can still help.
I know many, many other Etsy shops are helping out too. So if you need to buy a gift for a Birthday or Valentines Day consider checking there first.

Send your prayers to Nie Nie

If you don't already know about Stephanie and her story please check out her blog HERE
If you believe in the power of prayer please send them to her, or your good thoughts,blessings,light,love,vibes,energy....she is going through several surgeries to repair her neck this week.
She is so incredibly inspiring. She blows me away.

All Boy

This is so funny. This is how my silly guy falls asleep. He likes the flashlight shining directly in his face, I don't know how he sleeps that way.

For Solomon on his 2nd Birthday....

I just wanted to share the dinosaurs I made for Sollie's birthday. I started the Brachiosaurus a few days before Christmas and finished it in only two days. I figured I would have enought time so I made the Triceratops too. I used Kureyon from Noro yarn and the pattern can be found HERE.