Latest Project

This scarf and fingerless gloves were an easy project that took less than two hours to complete. Finding the perfect buttons was fun. I hope Aimee likes them.
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Hopefully I will have another big project done by tomorrow. I have been working on it for 2 weeks now. I will post pics if I finish it!
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And maybe I'll have a big announcement....
(No, I am NOT pregnant.)
~Karen

Silly Kid

This boy loves his Papaw. Yes, Papaw has a moustache. Moe colored this on with several types of markers--some washable while others not--so, he still has some of his 'stache left even after some scrubbing.

It's raining today. Yuck-o. We are trapped indoors, and we are already feeling some cabin fever. I dread the upcoming months of cabin fever.

Have a great day!
~Karen

Good Weekend!

Kevin hooked me up with some storage. You have no idea how happy this makes me. I have thousands of buttons. I adore buttons...especially vintage ones. Now, I have most all of them in a central spot.

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Ralphie is recovering from his "snausages" poisoning.
I bought the pup some treats. We gave them to him all the time, and Kevin would often say in falsetto "snausages!" Well, we kind of noticed he looked like he was losing weight and from time to time he would vomit. We were concerned, but not overly so. And then one day, while pouring my coffee, I read the back of the treat bag, and it said :

Refrigerate after opening!

Oop! Maybe we aren't responsible enough to have a pet in our care? ;)

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My brother and his wife just returned from vacation. They got me the coolest pendant:
And after returning, my brother learned he passed the bar!!! He gets sworn in later this month!!! I am so proud of him!
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(Spoiler for Amanda--look away!!)

Here is what I finished up over the weekend:
It is for my dear friend Amanda! I hope she loves it. I love my granny shawl. :)

Have a great week!
~Karen

Watch & Laugh

My Projects

A scarf for an orange loving friend:
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House breaking a dog:

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Two blankets:

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A pile of new books:

Hopefully all of these will be accomplished by Monday! I can always hope....
I have said this before:
YAY!!! IT'S FRIDAY!!!!

I love weekends!
~Karen

Random Thoughts

I finished my dad's blanket, and I delivered it to him, but I forgot to take a picture. Oh well. I was so excited to get it to him. He was happy.

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The kids are still a bit sick. They have stuffy noses and one is particularly whiny today....

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Ralphie got his last round of shots yesterday, and he had an allergic reation. It looked like he had botox done on his lips. I am not kidding. It was sad. He puffed up in the face, and he cried whenever you touched him. Poor dog. It is strange how well he has infilitrated this family and become one of our pack. He is my third child.

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I am kind of in between craft projects. I really want to start a quilt, but I have some nervousness about it since I've never made one. I don't know why I find quilt making intimidating.

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It is official: Fall is here. It is cool at night and in the morning.

The kids bundle up to go out to swing. I think I appreciate the swing set as much as the kids. It really frees me up to surf the internet, read, and craft. I am still outdoors with them, and we do chat, but it is not my responisbility to entertain them. As a child I spent countless hours on a swingset. I love listening to them chit chat while they swing or do the teeter totter. It is so nice, and it was the way I had envisioned it. I am not gonna say they NEVER fight out there....Believe me; they do. But the physical activity keeps them occupied and happy. I think they go down for naps and bedtime more easily.

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Okay. Enough said. I should start laundry, load the dishwasher, and pick up!

~Karen

Crochet Project & Eye Ball Removers

Here's the blanket I'm making for my Dad. Hope he likes it....I have some crazy colors in it....Hopefully it will all work out in the end!

Granny squares are everywhere in my house....I actually like making different types and then connecting them later. It is much harder for me to take a big project from room to room or outside.

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We don't have cable television or satellite. We use a simple cheap-o antenna. And we have a digital box so we can pick up the free channels. The only way we can get the free channels is with the antenna poking out into the center of the room. Kevin and I call them eye-ball removers.

This morning I woke up to this:
See what Kevin stuck on the end?
Too funny!

Have a great week!
Oh, and in case you wondered, the kids wanted to go out at 8am this morning. The swing set is getting some use!
~Karen