A new beginning

After a long break, I have decided to give this blog another shot. I am going to use it to chronicle my crafting projects. (Maybe I’ll actually finish a few projects now!)

Currently, I am working on a knit tank top and a knitted lace shawl that is using hand dyed yarn. I also have stocked up on Easter egg dye, so I am looking forward to more hand dyed yarn in the near future.

I also have several paintings that are in the works. Here are a few photos of the paintings-the first two are completed, the last two are still in progress.

The Circus, a pile of leaves, and a fire

My sister and I are taking my boys to the circus today.  It will be the baby’s first circus.  He’s at a great age for it – as long as he will sit still. 

It is fall once again here.  My yard is covered with leaves from our Maple tree.  The boys had a wonderful time playing in them yesterday.  At one point the baby fell into them and disappeared for a moment.  Then it began to rain.  Wet leaves aren’t much fun.  Looks like we will be bagging up wet leaves in the next few days.  That will be a day of hard, messy work.

The weather is playing games with us regarding the temperature.  It is no wonder that I am sick.  One day this week it was sunny and 77 degrees.  Today it is overcast and supposed to reach a high in the 40s.  Sounds like a good night for a fire.  A fire, a mug of hot chocolate, and a family movie is on the agenda for this evening.

I’m so glad to have a family day with my kids.  (Too bad my husband is working and can’t enjoy it with us.) They are growing so quickly, days like this will be greatly missed…

A post about nothing

I haven’t been very faithful to my blog.  It could be that I’m just too busy.  It could be that I’m just too lazy.  It could be that I have nothing worthwhile to say.  I don’t knwo what it is but I thought I needed to post something.

I guess I could give an update about me.  I am still attending grad school.  I have a little over eight months left to go and then I will be finished and hopefully will be able to obtain a full time teaching job for next year.  My boys keep me busy.  My oldest has started cub scouts – he has already built a toolbox (with help from his grandpa) and has researched and learned all about cardinals (he had to learn about an animal or bird and make a poster showing what he learned).  He has gone camping and cooked us dinner.  He is really having a lot of fun with scouts.

My middle son is in Kindergarten this year and he is jsut really doing well.  He is learning so much every day.  He is becoming a little social butterfly and has really changed since he has gotten his glasses and can actually see the world around him now.  He finds so much enjoyment and excitement in his surroundings.  It’s amazing what we take for granted.

My youngest is now 19 months old.  He is definitely part monkey.  He climbs without fear.  (Well, I have fear…) He is talking…we just don’t always know what he is saying.  He is a cuddler and is just a happy go lucky child.  He is rarely in a bad mood – but he DOES have the red head temper.  When he is mad, everyone knows.  I’ve heard him screaming because I left him with his daddy while I walked the oldest two to school from four houses away – and the door was closed and the windows were shut.  Yep, there is nothing wrong with his lungs.

My hobbies are my hobbies.  I’m am still continually starting projects without finishing them.  I have so many ideas and not enough time to devote to them.  One day…..

Reading is something I always have time for.  I am still a HUGE Stephenie Meyer fan.  I have my sister and mother hooked too. (Mom hasn’t read Twilight yet, but she enjoyed The Host.)  I can’t wait for the movie…come on November!  I am also reading the Eragon series by Christopher Paolini…well, Brisingr…I’ve already read the other two…

My wonderful husband took me to the movies the other day.  We actually saw a chick flick…first one I’ve seen in over a decade.  He knew how much I liked the book The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and he took me to see the movie.  It was very true to the book which translates to being a good movie in my opinion.

I’m suffering from my regular change of seasons cold.  Makes it difficult to work when you sound worse than the teacher you are supposed to be filling in for.  Makes life interesting.

Well, I don’t really know what else to say.  There is a lot on my mind but that’s a post for another day.

Back to School

Well, the kiddos start school in two short little days.  That means a lot of changes in our house.  My oldest will be starting third grade, my middle son will be entering Kindergarten, and my youngest will be lost without his two older brothers to play with all day.  I will be going back to work as a substitute teacher which means I will be getting paid again.  (YAY!!)  Along with a paycheck, I will be able to feed my habits of crafting and reading.  I have recently started a book club on my True Friends forum.  I am also an over the top Twilight fan (Stephenie Meyer)…and The Host by Stephenie Meyer was awesome as well!  The Twilight movie comes out in December….you know where I’ll be when that happens.  I am trying to accomplish finishing several big projects by Christmas…none of which I have started yet.  LOL  And I thought I would try my hand at designing some original patterns in my spare time (haha) and post them here for the taking.  I will be starting a “crafts” category on this blog to fulfill that purpose.

Sorry I haven’t written in a while.  I’ve been in a funk waiting for work to start back.  I don’t want to spend less time with my kids and will miss them when they go back to school…but there is something about a paycheck…

Light at the end of the tunnel

Do you ever wonder about that light at the end of the tunnel?  I know you have heard the old cliche expression and the quaint comeback that the light is a train.  I have to say, I am tired of being run over by the locomotives on this track I’m on.  If I could find an emergency escape exit in this tunnel I would use it in a heartbeat.  Unfortunately, the engineer who designed my tunnel didn’t provide me with an escape route.

So, what does that mean for me?  That I have to continue to travel toward this oncoming train with no hope of avoiding it?  That I continue to hope against hope that the light is a little bit of sunshine blessings that will rain down on me instead of a train?  Well, I haven’t been very optimistic about my options lately.  I know in my head that this is a dry spell and that dry spells come and go and that I will survive this as I have other difficulties in my life.  I know this in my head but apparently, I am ruled by my heart.  So how do you convince your heart of something your head knows when your heart is dead set against listening?

I don’t know.

I am finding myself falling on my face before God and pleading for His mercy on my life.  I know that I cannot do anything without His strength.  I know that He has a plan for me and that His plan is perfect.  I know that He will sustain me until He calls me home.  Maybe instead of praying for mercy and blessings, I should be praying for His comfort.  My soul is tired, my resolve is weakening, but my hope carries on.  My hope is in the Lord, and He will not fail. I must find a way to accept the comfort only He can offer.  I must trust in the Lord completely – my struggles are not too big for Him to handle.

So, dear reader, if you wouldn’t mind, please pray for me that my spirit would be refreshed and that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and know that it is not a train, but the Son.

Cosmo

Cosmo

Cosmo

Who could resist a face like that?
Meet our puppy Cosmo.  Cosmo is a Puggle.  For those of you not familiar with the breed it is a mix between a Pug and a Beagle.  Cosmo is almost 11 weeks old and he has been part of our family for a full week now.  Today, we bought engraved tags for Cosmo to wear.  He is truly special to my children and to me.
He loves to go for walks and he tries his best to keep up with the boys as they ride their bikes ahead of us.  It’s amazing how much things can change in one short week.

The first blog

This is my first blog using WordPress.  I have another blog that has been up and running for a few weeks.  I am in the process of transfering the entries from that blog site to this one.  Please excuse the saw dust as this site is still under construction.

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