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    T Tuesday: quick check in edition

    January 30, 2018 - By 

    My life in the petri dish of school has continued. Just as I was feeling better, I was hit with the crud again. I missed Thursday of school last week. UGH!! GERMS EVERYWHERE!!  I feel good now with the exception of a residual cough congestion cough. So frustrating.

    I did start a new project on Friday and finished it up over the weekend. I learned how to use a different kind of knitting loom with a completely different stitch thanks to Pinterest and YouTube. I love all the resources we have at our finger tips these days!loom knit cowl

    I followed this blog post to learn the new stitch. The kind of yarn I’m using doesn’t really show any stitches and I think perhaps in part of it I messed up. Thank you forgiving yarn…no one will never notice it.loom knit cowl

    It’s so soft. I wore it to school yesterday as a snugly edition to my outfit.

    loom knit cowl

    Sorry for the poor photos. I took these after dark last night.

    Speaking of photos…I’m nearly done with January. Here are the next six of the challenge.

    24. begins with s…stickers

    25. my morning view….everyday

    26. thank you for….coffee

    27. in the night….Marvin waits for me to top off his bowl before bed each night

    28. text…dictionary pages covering my ancient fridge

    28. magic….just the tip of the iceberg of the cards we’ve been collecting since 1994

    I’ll need to pick my new challenge for February. These photo a day challenges really keep me stretching my creativity even when I can’t create hands-on.

    T stands for Tuesday
    Work, errands and archery are on the list today…
    What are you doing today?
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    T Tuesday: snow day edition

    January 23, 2018 - By 

    I am super late getting this posted. Yesterday was a scheduled day off for school although it’s highly likely that school would have been released early due to the blizzard that rolled through.  On the bright side…Mini-me took her knowledge test and got her learners permit yesterday. I let her drive a bit in a parking lot on our way home. It was crazy slippery already at 11am.

    (fyi…this will be a photo heavy post)

    Lets back up a bit….last week I was super excited about the Vikings playing for a spot in the Super Bowl. Yep…they lost. By a lot. It was almost as if they didn’t show up. Don’t get me wrong…I’m still a fan. Always a fan but I’m not going to lie it was disappointing.

    Me circa 1976 sporting a Vikings Fan club button.

    The game was so stressful to watch that I kept myself busy knitting Little Hats for Big Hearts

    When I switched to crochet the pattern got away from me. Not really sure what this might end up as…certainly not a hat.

    I’ve continued with the January photo challenge…this month is going really well and a fun challenge to think outside the box at times.

    13) floral

    14) faceless portrait….faceless portrait of a Vikings fan

    15) new….my new Vikings shirt

    16) wall….local tribute to Prince

    17) thoughtful

    18) cool

    19) paper….embarrassed to say only part of my collection

    20) reflection

    21) day off

    22) scenic…out for a drive at the start of the blizzard

    Last night we waited and waited and waited for the plow to go through so we could clear the driveway. The snow just kept coming getting deeper and deeper. Finally we heard it come barreling down the street at about 8:30. The four of us suited up and began to dig out.

    Fast forward to this morning…I get the call that school is delayed by 2 hours! Hooray! In the meantime Mr. G leaves for work.  Then I get an email to district staff telling us that school is now closed for the day. The kids were screaming for joy and passing the news along to their friends since the automated call had not come through yet. The joy was lost a bit when they realized the chore we still had in front of us….moving a ton more snow.

    The drifting sure looks pretty but makes crazy mounds of snow in other places.

    My garden is in the deep snow.

    The kids worked hard shoveling while I pulled the drifted snow off the roof.

    The struggle was real. We got a foot (30 mm) of snow in total that drifted in crazy ways.

    Since we were all tired and hungry I took the kids to breakfast. I had buckwheat pancakes. They were so good!! I was so hungry I almost forgot to snap my photo for T stands for Tuesday!

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today?
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    T Tuesday: Happy New Year edition

    January 1, 2018 - By 

    2018….wow! I remember thinking as a young girl that I’d be “so old” when the millennium changed. The last 18 years have flown by and I’m not that old at all! 😉

    We went to the neighbors to celebrate on New Years Eve…thank goodness it was just across the street because we’ve been in the deep freeze like much of the country. Lots of food and sweet treats as well as some games.

    This was a new one to me…a Christmas gift one of the party goers brought along. It was ok but you definitely need a group of people all around the same age to “get” the jokes you had to make up with random cards.

    The kids and I head back to school Tuesday. It’s shocking how quickly 11 days can go. It was so cold that we really didn’t do much outside the home. We had company for Christmas Eve and Day, Mini-me got her braces off and celebrated her birthday.

    Mr. G had tried to get tickets to a play the day after Christmas as soon as he found out he was off that day. The shows that day were sold out, so instead he cleaned up the kitchen after Christmas. Best gift ever!!


    There were so many dishes over a 3 day period…including the mixing bowl and bundt pan used to make this little gem. This rum cake has become a Christmas tradition at our house. We tried a different rum this year. It wasn’t bad but I think next year I’ll stick with the Captain Morgan.

    We’ve been battling against the frigid temps…there are icicles on the inside of my windows…no joke.

    As I sat down to do a bit of knitting while Mini-me played a video game I grabbed the remote for the gas fireplace. BRRR…no wonder I was feeling the need for my quilt. I’m sure our lovely host Elizabeth will scoff at that temp but that’s cold enough for me.

    I’ve gotten a bit further on my knit hat. I’m realizing now that it won’t be adult sized. Since I’m pattern challenged and not much of a rule follower, I didn’t use the right size yarn or needles according to the pattern basically because I didn’t have any. Oh well. I’ll find someone this hat fits.

    The kids start archery tomorrow after school so that should be interesting to hear about.

    I’m thinking I’m going to give a photo challenge a go again now that the commitments seem to be fewer again at home. This is my challenge.

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today?