My Family

The cat and I are the only females at our house.  My husband and I have 4 boys who are eating A LOT and growing fast.  I take care of a little boy for a friend and even the dog is, you guessed it, a boy!  A friend once told me that I was woman enough for this household.  I'm not quite certain that sounds entirely like a compliment, but I choose to take it that way!  :)

I've been wanting to share the family with you a little bit, and like Lucy at Attic24, I think it best to be discreet for safety reasons.  So here are some glimpses.



Here the 3 youngest are watching popcorn pop in an oil popcorn popper for our End-of-School Party last week.  (We homeschool.)  You would have thought it was the Comedy Hour.  There was much excitement and giggling and screaming as the kernels popped.

Here is my second born pretending to be the Hulk.  (He took these pictures from here on down himself, except for the last one.)

Here is the dog.

And here is the other 'woman-of-the-house':

With my oldest petting her.

I saved the BEST for last.

The D.H.:

Crochet Limited by Produce

Hmmm....I haven't been able to crochet much lately.  Why?  Everything else is demanding my attention.

Today it was these:

Yum!  We had our first fresh batch of Green Beans on Monday night.  Now I have some more for tonight and tomorrow plus some for the freezer!!!

Our cherry tomato has given its first fruits as well.





Next, I will be moving toward the apricot tree.

Because LOOK:

Again, YUM!!!


 I think slowing down on crochet production is worth these yummy other endeavors.  Plus, my growing boys get more out of the fresh vegies and fruit than my crochet!  :)


I have worked in a little hooky time.  And I'm nearing the end on these:

Stay tuned for the finishing touches!

Yarn Bootie Progress

Well, Friends, I'm making progress,

slowly, albeit surely.

This IS my usual

M.O. (method of operation)

because homeschooling my

4 boys takes up most of my

time and church activities take

up another large chunk.

What time that is leftover

I must split between my

crochet, blogs, gardening, and songs.

So here is a picture just to keep

you updated:

Not looking like much yet,

BUT, it will!

So far, I loved the method Kay

uses to turn from the sole

to the bootie side.

And here are glimpses from another love:

Romans 1:20a  "...since the creation of the world God's invisible 

qualities--His eternal power and divine nature--

have been clearly seen, being understood

from what has been made, so that men

are without excuse."

Cherry Tomato gone Wild!

I thought everyone might like to see this crazy cherry tomato plant we're growing.  It is almost as tall as our 6' privacy fence.  I can hardly believe how tall and bushy it is.  And there are tons of small green tomatoes on it!  I can hardly wait for them to turn red.  Gardening is right up there with crochet in my hobby list.

AMAZING!!!

My other main hobby is writing songs.  Here are the words to one of them:


Whatever Good You See In Me                    Written:  Fall 2007
(Lezlie Lindsey)

Verse 1
Whatever good you see in me, it’s Jesus.
Whatever draws you to me, it’s Jesus.
Like a facet in a diamond,
My life twinkles so you can find Him.
Whatever good you see in me, it’s Jesus.

Chorus:
Heaven born, now Heaven bound.
I’m so grateful I am found.
Whatever good you see in me, it’s Jesus.

Verse 2
I have nothing of my own; it’s Jesus.
I am nothing on my own; it’s Jesus.
He is everything to me.
What freedom brings humility.
Whatever good you see in me, it’s Jesus.

(Chorus)

Verse 3
I’m giving all the glory to Jesus
He’s the writer of my story, Jesus
Every creative thought, every act of love,
Every good & perfect gift from above.
Whatever good you see in me, it’s Jesus.

(Repeat last 3 lines.)

(Chorus)

I feel honored!

You know, I've been making the Kay Meadors bootie patterns for about 6 years now.  And, obviously, I love them.

...Then, I get on Ravelry.

And there she is!

As NaturalStateKnit.

So I claimed her as my friend A.S.A.P.

And then, to my very great surprise (and delight), 

she returned the favor.

She noticed my small bootie collection that is fast growing over there.

(If I had taken pictures of all of them I've made, oh my!  Enough said!)

Anyway, I'll come to my point

...in just a minute.

I felt like I'd met a celebrity and one that offered to be my friend as well!  :)

As Lucy at Attic24 would say, this circumstance made me heart-skippy happy indeed!

So, back to my point...

Kay Meadors is making new bootie patterns, 

this time with yarn instead of thread.

(Check out her work over at Natural State Knitting 

or at Ravelry.)

And...

she asked me to test the crochet patterns for her!!!

"Would I?" I said.  "Well, of course!"  :)

So I am and in order to do it I must venture away from my beloved thread and use yarn, sock-weight.  (So hopefully my fingers won't notice the difference too terribly!)

And...

since I didn't have any of that kind of yarn,

I simply HAD to venture over to our local yarn shop,

The Yarn Basket.

Miss Lorene fixed me right up.

I bought 3 colors (to allow for both baby genders, of course)!

The brand is Pace.  It is a washable, unshrinkable, wool blend.  Have any of you ever used it???

And, so, for certain and for sure, I have to show YOU, my blogging buddies!!!

Ta-daa!!

Isn't it PRETTY?

Denim, Cream, and Pink yarn loveliness!!!

I'm especially fond of the Denim!

I can hardly wait to get started, so...

I'm going now...

P.S.  I'll post the names once I get started to head you in the right direction over at Ravelry.

Adventurous Oval - continued

Progress is being made:

What do you think?

Have a BLESSED day!!!

Ta-daa!!!

Some time ago, I showed you this:

But it is finished now and
given to its new owner!

So I can show you the "Perfect Pineapple" in all its intricate perfection!  I LOVE IT!!!

Isn't it MAGNIFICENT???

I can hardly believe I did it!!!  

Patricia Kristoffersen is the bomb 

(in the world of doilies anyway)!

This pattern is in the Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies book.

I don't know if I've ever found a pattern book before

where I like EVERY pattern in it.  

But this book is

IT!!!

And judging by the work of The Shrone and the Dixie Redhead,

 over at Ravelry,

who major on PK doilies, 

Ms. Kristoffersen's work is

SUPERB

across the board.

Eventually, I would like to own all her pattern resources...

But...I am a trifle obsessive!  ;)