Still nothing of great importance going on. The weather is beautiful though and warm enough for summer wear. Which means later this week I will be going through Melodie's old clothes for some shorts for Harmony to wear, though I know there won't be many to fit her at the moment.
I've got knitting and crocheting going on to keep me busy, out of trouble and off the computer. Here's hoping everyone has had/is having a wonderful weekend and hopefully I'll have more to say soon.

Time for a little catching up.
Sunday's Knitting Retreat was fantastic. Only about 4 hours long, but the conversation, yarn and laughter were wonderful. Good food. And I even won a door prize!!! Too much talking and fun while knitting meant a lot of people didn't get far on knitting, no one minded though.
Melodie's little garden is looking great despite the cooler weather and she shows it off everytime we go outside. In all honesty not much else has been going on other than my trying to get things finished and sent off the the right people. Happy Hump Day!

Hmmm...

It has been a fairly quiet Saturday. The girls and I did take a trip to the library for them to run around on the playground and then on to our nearby thrift store where we got a bag of clothes for my girls and my best friend Hanniah's daughter for $3 (saved me about $3 off the normal prices of 25-50 cents per item). And Melodie is thrilled she got a purple dress. I'm happy I got another canvas tote/grocery bag for 75cents and a couple of summer-ish clothes for Harmony since she has hit a growth spurt and the seasons are off for what she is wearing and what Melodie wore. Gotta run and rescue the house from the girls. Have a good weekend.

Little girls & flowers

Yesterday Melodie bought her flowers and soil and planted her flower garden. Admittedly it's only a small patch by the front porch steps, but it is hers. And I have to blame Grandma for them since she and Melodie planted some sunflower seeds by their hot tub. But it is all good and sweet and the girls had fun in the sun...with Harmony getting frustrated that Grandma wouldn't let her go beyond our yard or off the porch later :). Short and sweet with a pic.

And I have to mention the little giveaway that's going on over at Lisa's blog (Knitty, Vintage and Rosy ). I love reading her blog, when she posts and she has a great knit hexagon pattern tucked in her sidebar. Also a thank you to saraeden for being my first follower!!!!! (Wow!)

This & that

Sorry it's been a few days...but there have been some changes here and between the goings on in the house and Harmony hitting a growth spurt, not a lot worth blogging about has gone on. I am finishing up my swap gifts in hopes of mailing them out tomorrow (depends on little girls moods and mama-needfulness tonight). I found out today I get to go on a knit retreat on Sunday (Thank you soooo much, Joy). My lys Knit'N'Purl is having a yarn retreat on March 22 and today was their one year anniversary of being open (Congrats Phyllis & Tracy). I get to sit and knit with my co-worker/friend Carol and Joy and who knows who else...can't wait!!! Actually taking some me time without either girl that doesn't involve work...a novelty( Okay it's only 5 or so hours, but still). Well, it's time to go knit something that requires a little concentration while my girlies are sleeping. Have a great evening.

Swap goodness!

All I can say is WOW! Thank you so much Jenna! I am a member at crochetville and decided to go ahead and participate in the kitchen swap (I still need to finish a couple things and mail Jenna's package). I've ogled YarnPirate yarn, needles and such and told myself "one day". I may not have gotten yarn pirate yarn, but I got yarn pirate needles! She sent a bunch of 'coasters' which my girls confiscated and have been happily playing with (pics above). She also sent a beautiful skein of fleece artist yarn, 2 skeins of creme de la creme (never tried it), cute stitch markers, a cable needle, needle sweaters, sz1 & sz2 circulars, and a spectacular sock pattern (which is way beyond my abilities for socks at the moment, maybe once Harmony is 2 I'll have the time to devote to such a lovely pattern). There is also a cute cat pocket planner, a lovely spiral notebook, 2 pencils (hmm...maybe I'll actually start writing down the stuff I make on the fly...maybe) a cute pack of tissues, cocoa, goldfish (Melodie has claimed those, but said she will share), crochet hooks and a pack of glow sticks. All of the above came in one little box. I am thrilled and impressed and so grateful. It brightened up a semi-bad day. Okay, I'll stop running on...Have a good day!!

A little update

Not much new to report....still behind on projects, but much closer to finishing my kitchen swap gifts. Been spending time outside with the girls and passing out from an allergy medicine I am on (okay I've decided to stop using it because falling asleep off and on all day/evening is really annoying and doesn't get anything done). Hoping to go pansy shopping this weekend with Melodie and Harmony, though Melodie will be doing the flower choosing. We may not have much spending money, but $10 on flowers and potting soil is a worthy expense when it creates so much joy for us all. Who knows we might even pick up some veggie seeds.

Little girls & sunshine

Yesterday was all about my little girls and playing in the sun (after I got off of work). It was the first truly nice and warm day in a bit that wasn't threatening rain or dropping temperatures over night. They had so much fun playing between our house and our favorite neighbor, Mr. R's, place. Miss Melodie was 'planting' clovers in the dirt while Harmony ran everywhere her little legs would take her. She even decided to climb Mr. R's back porch steps, which she did perfectly with no hesitation on her first attempt at steps. Should have figured on that since she is our climbing monkey while Melodie has always been the runner(and bouncer and jumper). At 4 and 1 they keep us very busy and I look forward to coming home to them every day.
I am way behind in my knitting and crocheting, but with the nasty virus that went through us all the past week (and now is with Mr. R and my grandparents) I just have had no energy or ambition to do much of anything, plus the girls have been 'mama-ing' me constantly. I'm getting a little done here and there and hopefully later this week I will at least get caught up on the gifts I need to finish and the give away set I am working on. I hate how far behind I've gotten towards stocking my etsy shop, but such is life. I will get there when I was meant to and that is what matters. Besides my give away won't show up till the first Friday of April over at Heather's blog, Beatuty That Moves . And I must mention/recommend Cathleen's wonderful homemade soap (first bar soap that hasn't made my skin dry and/or itchy) My Sewing Serenity . Hopefully a little later I will be trying Rhonda's scone recipe Down To Earth and once I have mastered it I will try Brin's version (I am so going to miss her blog, she's such an inspiration) My Messy, Thrilling Life . Sorry for such a short first post, but I'm still trying to catch up from the illness that hit our little home.