Lion hat

Fun guy to make

I've been busy :)

So, I have been crocheting like a crazy woman...thanks to all my requests for things I haven't ever made which makes me want to make it that much more.  I will post some pictures.  Let me know if you have any requests.

Dallas in his Owl hat

photo prop, net for baby

Most adorable Chick infant hat, Easter time

Hooded cocoon

Monster hat!  Dallas has grown, love him.

Infant pom pom hat

Infant Owl and Cocoon set

Penguin Hat

neck warmer on Averee, love this photo

Blogging...FAIL!

So, it is the end of February...I started this blog in October...what in the heck?!  I didn't hardly blog at all while I was healing from surgery.  I guess I failed at blogging.  I will not be so hard on myself.  I am busy every single day.  However, I will definitely try to blog more.  I have been reading other people's blog and noticed that my sister Tori blogs quite often daily.  My cousin's wife Hannah blogs on Tuesdays, which is cool since I think I could actually set an alarm on my phone to remind me.  HA!  I love to read what I was writing and thinking though and so I think I will try to be a lot more regular.  Any ideas on how to keep blogging from fellow bloggers?  Just curious.  One thing I do see as a problem is the way I titled my blog...I feel like I almost set myself up for not being able to talk about crochet every single time I write...but that is okay too right?

It's been awhile....

I have been neglecting the blog...I thought it would keep me going while recovering at home but I find with all the stress I have been under it only serves as a major bitch fest and that is a downer.  So, I thought I would try not to vent tonight, even though I can't sleep which I am getting used to, and make insomnia a plus.

Averee stayed home today not feeling well so we did some pattern searching on Raverly and found the cutest baby patterns for Shay's new baby boy.  I can't wait to get started.  Her nursery is in a Noah's Ark theme so I picked a super cute giraffe layette pattern that I hope she enjoys.  I made Averee a purse and a neck warmer today both with super chunky hook and lots of colorful yarn.  As I took the pictures of her modeling said warmer I was blown away by how grown she looks these days...what has happened to my little girl?

Dallas

 She is becoming a young woman right before my very eyes.  I suppose it is a blessing that I have had the summer through now to spend with my kids at home.  Both Ave and Drew have blossoming personalities that are just awesome...I enjoy spending time with them.  They are goofy, smart, talented and all around really good kids.  Andrew of course turned 9 on the 1st of January and in a matter of days Averee with be officially a teenager when she turns 13 on the 15th...where has the time gone?

 I am posting a pic of Ave in the neck warmer and a picture I got from my dear friend Kayla McCombs...I made her an owl hat for her baby shower and she had her precious bundle on Christmas Eve...the picture is of the new baby, Dallas, in his owl hat.
Gotta love newborn pics and I especially love this certain boy since he was born to two of the most deserving parents I have ever met.  Enjoy him Kayla and Cory!  ♥

Blogs from an insomniac

So...I can't sleep...like ever.  James and I usually go to bed at 10 or earlier and I always fall asleep or at least cuddle until he does and then about 1 a.m. I need to use the bathroom and BAM!  My brain is on auto drive....Did I turn off the stove?  Did I change the laundry?  What should I make for dinner tomorrow?  Did I make James a lunch?  Did Andrew take a shower?  Should I write a new blog?  What should the title be?  Oh...figured out what to write about...repeat, repeat, repeat...it goes on for at least 3 to 4 hours.  What in the heck do you do about it?  I always get up, clean up the living room...read something, crochet something, facebook...etc.  It sucks!  Then the following day I am so exhausted I can hardly see straight!  UGH!  So, anyways...it is 2:58 a.m. and I am currently not sleeping.  I am really worried about the surgery I am getting ready to have...which is on Tuesday, yikes!...and not for the most reasonable reasons.  I am concerned that I may die...that my kids will not have rides to school...that they will drive James insane and he will be miserable...what on earth will they eat?...who will care for Cowboy (our dog) and Diva (our kitten) while I am away.  It is damn stressful.  So, I just don't friggen sleep and worry about everything I cannot control.  I feel like I am being self absorbed...i know that the lack of sleep and stress makes me emotional (which should be against the law since I am too emotional already) and therefore hard to handle.  Poor James!  Anyways...I am rambling and sound like a dork so I will stop.  I have vented...maybe I can get to sleep now!

This is serious....

My sister Tori started a blog when she was out of the country...I would tell you where she was but I can't spell it ;)   I started crocheting when I was working at a call center and at the time we had no calls...we were encouraged to do some community service projects and with a new hospital opening in our area we, as in the whole 150+ group decided to make hats for the nursery.  I had tried and failed at knitting and crocheting a few years before but somehow this all stuck with me and I have enjoyed this so much.  I really like the creative outlet it has given me and if I can make some extra money to buy more yarn...well, then woo hoo!!  So, I will just say that this is gonna be a journey...I will post some free patterns when I can sit down and write some out.  Let me know if you want to see a pattern for anything I may have on here and I will try to steer you in the right direction.  This is the first hat I made...and I must say that I had fights on my hands by girls that didn't even have kids.  (Steena) I still have the hat though...maybe I should send it to her.