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  Since I’m using the pictures-a-day challenge to chronicle parts of our life this year, it seems strange I don’t have a picture of newspapers yet since they are a big part of it. 

 E1 starting an afghan block has inspired me to cast on a new project as well.  This yarn will (eventually, I hope) be a pair of felted mocs for E4 using a pattern from LittleTurtleKnits.  The yarn I’m using is very different than what I’ve used before, it’s Paton’s SWS which is a 70% wool/30% soy blend […]

 We had a really relaxing afternoon. We started a 1000 piece puzzle while finishing our current audiobook, Magyk by Angie Sage.

 Have you seen the new dollar coin yet? I’m still playing around some with macro photography. OlympusDigitalSchool is a neat site I found that has different types of photo lessons. Some of them are listed for their specific cameras, but I think that the concepts are useful for any digital camera.

 Since I don’t have anything new on the needles to show (or any time to knit), I’ll show E1’s new project. K bought me the Knitting Pattern-a-Day Calender.  One of the patterns each month is a themed block, then at the end of the year it has directions for putting the blocks together into an afghan. E1 has […]

  I read something online about searching for backdrops outside, so I took E1 out for a casual “model” photo shoot. It was fairly breezy, and a lot of fun!

 E3 and E4 just being together. 🙂

 It’s taken three months, but I’m almost there. I have 24 stitches to graft, and 2 ends to weave in. Maybe by April she’ll be able to wear them? 🙂 Good thing wool has cooling properties and we’ll have cool nights for a while yet.

 E2 is really enjoying his new loft bed, particularly the space underneath. He often tucks blankets all around the outside for a “clubhouse.” He also uses the desk every day- it’s great for Legos! We celebrated Pi Day with pizza for lunch, and had fun figuring out it’s circumference and the circumference of all the […]

 K’s dad made this dollhouse for E3 for her birthday last year.  She loves it- it stays in the living room for the most part, and she plays with it almost every day. I love to watch my kids play. Their creativity often amazes me; they most often play with something different than the designers of the […]