November 15

1}  Thankful for a fridge and cupboards full of food even if we think it's almost empty.  I grocery shop every 2 weeks (that's when we get paid)...right now we are a week and a half from the last time I shopped...this is when everything starts to feel empty and I start hearing, "we don't have anything to eat!"...
when in fact we have a bowl of fruit on the table
a cupboard with 3 boxes of crackers, a bag of pretzels, various bags dried fruit.
a fridge with veggies {and dips}, cheese, meat, etc....
It's the same food they've been eating for over a week, so they want something new...so, it feels like we don't have anything, but I know I could feed them for another 2 weeks without going to the store.

2}  I'm so very thankful that my kids don't know the meaning of truly being hungry!  How many times have you had this conversation...
kid-I'm hungry...
parent-eat an apple ....
kid-I'm not hungry for an apple....
parent-then you can wait for dinner...
kid-but I'm starving...
parent-if you were hungry then you'd eat the apple....
as frustrating as that can be, I am also thankful that they have never experienced true hunger.

3}  Thankful for crocheting...

this pattern is NOT in English, but this video helped me get it
it's a fun pattern and different from most crochet patterns.

I took a few years off from crocheting but picked it back up about 2 years ago...and I am loving it!  I have some friends that come over once a week for our 'hookin' nights and I'm really enjoying our time and our creations.

{W*I*P Wednesday}

Work In Progress...

I've been working on some Amigurumi...
Ami-WHAT?

Amigurumi (編みぐるみ?, lit. crocheted or knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.[1] Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features,[2] as is typical in Japanese culture...


can you guess what I'm making for my children?

boy child's...just parts at this point

girl child's almost done....just missing eyes

if you guessed Perry aka Agent P...then you are correct...

I have looked everywhere for the 'saftey eyes' that the patterns call for...and can't find them...

so I'm going to crochet some eyes for these little perry's

I also have some hooker crochet friends that are asking for a pattern so I need to write down the pattern for this guy...I roughly followed this pattern  from over at Craftster, {courtesy of Beavisfreak}...but made quiet a few changes to it and need to write it down...

My goal is to have both Perry's done by Monday...including eyes...

they may or may not be sporting fedoras.

And also have the pattern written out.

I'm sharing over at Ambassador Crochet for WIP

& Tami's Amis

confessions

*I heart yarn
....like really really love the stuff

*I try to justify it by saying things like I can decorate with it

....bowls of yarn are totally.100%.home decor....

lovely

...just lovely....
simply wonderful...

I have dinner in the crock pot
waiting for my Beau to get home from work

the kids have finished their homework
    girl child is getting her math
    & the boy child finished his first 'chapter' book


and they remembered something...
...something just amazing...
they have a backyard...
and they have been playing out there for the past hour...
    playing unicorn and dragons 
         with walkie-talkie's and 'disguise glasses' 
               (not sure how that works)

I have all the ingredients for a cake ready to bake
....when the girl child gets in from playing we will put it together....

and rather than spend my time on facebook or pintrest or in blogland
....gasp I know...there really is a life outside of the computer...
I have been crocheting my lovely afternoon away.....