Eden: Mom, why aren’t you like your mom? When Grammy drives us she doesn’t say rude things and bad words.

ooops!

So today I decided to take home this bag that my mom made me. I’ve had it up on display at Tangle since we got the Amy Butler fabric.

I’m very happy to be carrying it and Jim is also happy as he hated my last purse with a very fierce passion. (I thought it was cute, but whatever.)

• Today is Jim’s 33rd birthday. Happy birthday Jim. I love you. I have a small list of things that I cannot stop being grateful for and you and our marriage is the first on the list.

• After over a week of being sick, I’m running at about 90% today. It’s good to feel somewhat normal again.

• Eden only has 15 school days left before summer break. I’m feeling really sad that she won’t be with her kindergarten teacher any more. I’m also amazed at how far she has come this year. She’s reading really well and is good at math too. I can’t believe that kindergarten is almost over…

• I do not think that Tucky Puppy’s little surgery did anything to mellow him out. If anything, he’s become more obstinate. I think I need to read the dog whisperer book.

• I finished these on Saturday. I don’t even remember when I started them but I think it’s been around a year ago.

The yarn is a discontinued color of Regia Crazy Color 6ply. I knit them toe up, two at a time, magic loop on size 2 addi turbos.

Monday
out to dinner for Jim’s birthday

Tuesday
Kosher beef hotdogs with coleslaw

Wednesday
Chicken taco salad

Thursday
Portobello guacamole Burgers

Friday
Pasta Salad

Saturday
Veggie Pizza

Sunday
Homemade Tamales

A few weeks ago, we had a ridiculously windy day and our canopy over our back patio was destroyed. The wind snapped the metal and shredded the canvas cover. I’m so sad! We’ve spent SO many hours on the patio enjoying the shade and cover of the canopy.

Today we’re starting to rebuild the back yard. The poor yard has seen better days for sure. We just sort of let the dog have his run of it last year and now we have to work harder to restore it to it’s comfy, pretty self. We’re going to expand the patio out into the yard a bit and the decide whether we want to buy another canopy or build a more wind friendly arbor. I’m going to plant lots of flowers and my small vegetable garden again. I’ll probably do my usual salsa garden with peppers and tomatoes. And I’m definitely planting mint this year. mmmm, mojitos!

We also have to clean up the wood chip edging, it probably needs more of the weed barrier and a new layer of wood chips. At any rate we have lots of work to do, but I think it will be worth it.

So I mentioned a few weeks ago that I have two knitting patterns that are being published in the new book, Pure Knits. Today I got to spend the money I earned from those patterns. This is what I bought myself:

It’s simple and it’s red and I really like it. And I’m happy that I started simple so I can expand on the design as time goes by.

I have been SO sick.

Last weekend was crazy busy. This week to come is scheduled to be crazy busy.

Eden lost her first tooth.

I want to feel better so I can enjoy my week.

Honor: What’s Mothers day?

Jim: It’s like Fathers day but much more important.

Monday
Seared Tuna steaks with steamed sugar snap peas

Tuesday
Tri colored pasta with marinara and salad

Wednesday
Enchilada Casserole

Thursday
Veggie Burgers

Friday
something special – tbd

Saturday
plans with friends

Sunday
Chicken Stir Fry

• My little sister got ENGAGED over the weekend! Don’t know when the wedding is going to be yet, but we’re all very excited.

• My right arm is sore from playing Wii golf.

• It’s going to be 76º here today but Wednesday it should only get up to 50º. If I knit really fast I can have my Tree Jacket done by then.

• I bought Honor some juice popsicles at the health food store – the kind in the plastic tube – and we’re waiting for them to freeze. He has been asking me every 5 minutes for the last hour if they are ready yet.

• I admitted defeat with my homemade dish detergent. But I have been mixing it half and half with the 7th generation detergent and it’s working out great. I guess that’s better than nothing…

• Hopefully we will never have to use the self-clean function on the oven again as the house is going to be smelly for quite some time. Next oven-related project: re-seasoning my 2 cast iron skillets.