I have to start doing better at this

I have so many things I am trying to learn now. I got the ultimate sweater machine for Christmas and have been working on figuring that out. I have done a scarf with it.

I am also trying to teach myself free form crochet and AMIGURUMI Japanese Crochet .

In my venture I bought a couple of patterns at knotjustknitting.com and just knitted a fun pink collar. Still need to put the buttons on and then it will be picture time.

I also got a yarn winder and let me say that that is a fun gadget to have if you are a knitter or crocheter. I took some yarns that I wanted to knit together and put it into 1 ball. That way I only have to deal with the 1 instead of 2 or 3.

I also took 2 skeins of yarn and connected them into 1 so I could continue my project without having to add a new skein. That keeps me from having to add in the middle of a project.

As I learn these fun things I will add pictures of the good and the mistakes

Also about the scarf, that is a yarn I purchased from RedHeart and it is a self striping yarn.

I love the way it turned out.

Dear Santa

My friend Alison sent me this.......

Dear Santa,

I've been a good mom all year.

I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor, sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground.

I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze; but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.(I LOVE THIS!!!!!!)

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely.

It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold. Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always, MOM

P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.

Here's a peek from our Xmas picture taking..thanks to MBeth for her tripod..worked great!


love this one too!



and this is what goes on when they think I am not taking pictures



And I have been wanting to post this house I made for Deidre and Mike..kind of a Xmas gift and welcome to your new house gift. I didn't want to post it until I gave it to her since she reads this..hi Deidre. Anyways..it seems I fussed with it FOREVER and here's the final look



Well that's all for today..Christmas is in 10 days!!!!!!!!!!

Julia

Christmas Projects

Just wanted to pop in and share some new Xmas projects.

These are for Bo Bunny and use the new Holly Jolly paper collection.



another view of the tree..it's got glitter and sequins and rhinestones on it..



here's another two sets of letters I made using Bo Bunny papers for a friend to use at her work party for table decorations





And today I am the hightlighted designer on the Paper Salon blog. You can see a Christmas set I made for them using their beautiful papers too! Here's a link:

http://papersalon.typepad.com/


and lastly the tree is up although the decorations around it are not..but you can see my overloaded snowman, fun, bright kids ornament tree..we love it!


I've got a million things to try and do this weekend and all the while finish watching Johnny Depp and Pirates of the Carribbean..Dead Man's Chest! Best looking guy in makeup hands down!

Have a good one,

Julia

A Funny...

Here's a quick post with a funny from a friend:

Living Will

Last night, my wife and I were sitting in the living
room and I said to her,

"I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and
fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug."

She got up, unplugged the TV and then threw out my beer.

HAHAHAHHA I can sooooooo relate to this!!

Here's some altered letters I made for Deidre..



and a quick picture of Parker who I am so proud to say is done with Speech Therapy, has no other learning issues that they mentioned were a possible(YES! I knew it) and will go back to our home school next year!! Way to go Parker!!!!!!!!!



Lots to do around here..the tree lights are finally on after having to buy 10 new boxes of lights. Now for the 10,000+ ornaments!LOL Have some more gifts to get, items to return, xmas projects to work on, package to mail to Scotland and on and on. Watched Elf, The Polar Express, Love Actually and looking forward to Christmas Vacation which get us all in the mood!

That's it for now..ttys!

Julia