Leah’s done so well with her day a week at daycare that, after much discussion and money juggling, we’ve opted to send her three days each week. The hit to our bank account is well worth it — Leah comes home from daycare animated and full of chatter. According to Nora, our friend and Daycare Provider… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Blueberry Scowl
March 24th, 2012 • 3 Comments
I did it: I finished the 5 Cowls in 50 Days knitalong. The last cowl of the bunch is the Blueberry Scowl, a combination scarf and cowl. The yarn is scrumptious: it’s Rapture Merino from Radiant Yarnworks in Purple Haze. It’s soft and squishy and knits up beautifully. I’m slightly sad that I don’t have… Continue Reading
Posted in Knitting
Easy Fit Pants
March 23rd, 2012 • 4 Comments
This morning I woke up with the brilliant plan that I was going to sew a pair of pyjama pants for Adam — he’d picked out the fabric ages ago (blue with buttons!) and then all my (overly ambitious) sewing plans went up in smoke when I lost my dedicated sewing space. Oops: another Bad… Continue Reading
Posted in Sewing
Three Wheels
March 22nd, 2012 • 4 Comments
I’m starting to think that Global Warming isn’t all bad — I’m certainly loving the current temperatures that make spending oodles of time outdoors possible. After dropping Adam off at school this morning (with his Doctor Bonnie project in hand), Leah and I took a meandering route home that completely wore her out, but after a… Continue Reading
Posted in Kids
Homework Fun
March 19th, 2012 • 2 Comments
Adam so rarely has homework that when he does have a project to do, we’re both a bit out of practice. Honestly, I would love for him to come home with worksheets (and so would he!) but he manages to finish everything in class so, aside from his daily reading, we’re mostly homework-free. Over March… Continue Reading