2-9-2016 Finished Yellow Hat

It fits my 2-year-old GD perfectly!

I used the 1898 Seamen's Hat pattern

with baby yarn (#3/sport/D.K.) and size 6 needles.

2-8-2016 Happy Chinese New Year!

Year of the Fire Monkey!

My New Mah Jongg Card!

2-7-2016 QCSO

DH & I attended the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra performance

last night and may I just say, OMG!!! The SuperBowl halftime show's

got nothin' on these folks!!! This was amazing!!!

Neither of us had heard the first one by Edward Grieg before...

may need to find a recording of it to play at home.

It was LOVELY!

The Samuel Barber piece was bizarre, and thus...'interesting.'

And Beethoven's 7th Symphony

got a standing ovation!

2-6-2016 It Fits!

Now baby sister wants one too,

so I've started a yellow one for her...

2-5-2016 Finished...

Hope this earflap hat

 fits one of the GDs!

If not,

I'll donate it.

2-4-2016 Another 1898 Hat

Starting another 1898 hat...

this time using baby yarn (sport/D.K.)

and US size 6 needles

in hopes that it will fit a child.

2-3-2016 Making Valentines

2-2-2016 Before and After

Before...

After Clue #3...

2-1-2016 Frozen Salt

It's a bit nippy today...even the salt on my garage floor froze!

Love the beautiful crystalline pattern!

1-31-2016 Sun Salutation A Challenge

DH and I 

did a Sun Salutation A Challenge

during this past month.

Every single day

we would do one more Sun Salutation A, 

so on January 1, we did one,

on January 2, we did two,

and so on to January 31.

I am happy to say that 

we both made it to the end of the month!

During February

we plan to continue the SSAs, 

and add some Sun Salutation Bs.

1-30-2016 Happy Second Birthday

Happy second birthday to our GD!!!
Mommy and Daddy had to work yesterday
on your actual birthday, 
so they scheduled your party for this morning.

We love you!
The tacos for lunch that mommy and daddy made, and
the pink and purple birthday cupcakes you made were yummy!

1-29-2016 Swimming in the Bubble Pool

The GDs put on their swimming suits

and got to go "swimming"

in Oma's "Bubble Pool"

and took turns pushing the button

that turns the jacuzzi jets off and on.

They had sooooooooo much fun!!!

1-28-2016 Finished Clue #2

Today I finished Clue #2 for my sock KAL

while knitting at my LYS...

Patrons of the LYS

knit hats and scarves

to donate to the needy and homeless

and hang them on the fence outside the store

for the people to take for free.

1-27-2016 Early Bird B-day Party

 Big sister wrapped the presents

and made and decorated cupcakes

for little sister's birthday party!

The birthday girl holding her "lovee"

and wearing her dragon slippers!

1-26-2016 "The Doodler" Progress

Finally got the rest of my green yarn

and finished the cable at the top of my "Doodler" shawl.

Now I'm ready to start the scalloped edge at the bottom.

1-25-2016 Dragons Guarding their Treasures

 Oma,

these dragons 

are guarding their treasure!

Fun with Oma's Mah Jongg tiles!

1-24-2016 Swedish Slippers

Finished these Swedish slippers for my DD today.

Hope they fit her!

1-23-2016 Cabin Fever

Since the outdoor temps

got out of the subzero range

and up into the 20*F range today

with only 5 mph winds,

DH & I decided to go for a walk outside

along the Illinois River...

along with a gazillion other people

who had the same idea!

The trail led to a beautiful frozen waterfall.

 Icicles and fractals  at the waterfall...

Hmmm...I see zentangles in this rock cliff too!

1-22-2016 Bumps and Shadows

There's GOT to be 

a Zentangle pattern in here somewhere!

1-21-2016 My Girls

1-20-2015 Kitty Puzzle Focus

Our 3-year-old GD

sat and worked a 50 piece KITTY puzzle today!

It took her about 45 minutes

and I thought she would give up after

the first 5 minutes, but no.

I was amazed by her focus.

After she finished the puzzle,

she took off all the edge pieces

and did the edge again.

Wasn't ready for this fun activity to end!

I told her that mommy used to do this puzzle

when she was a little girl.

Meanwhile,

little sister rolled play dough.

1-19-2016 Kombucha

My favorite new drink:

Kombucha !

I may have to learn how to make this at home!

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-kombucha-tea

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1-18-2016 Mellow Yellow