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Grace 14/365

1. A full nights sleep. My first in a long time... Longer than I care to admit!
2. Easy parking at trader joes, and no long lines at checkout!
3. Goat milk Brie! Yum!!
4. Frosting with a spoon. Thanks Karen!
5. The chicken dance. Joi, you know what I mean.

Grace 13/365

1. A wee bit more sleep, makes mama a lot happier.
2. A husband who works from home on Friday.
3. Unbridled laughter first thing in the morning.
4. A sincerely delivered compliment.
5. Quick and easy done-in-one-night knitting project.

Grace in small things 12/365

After two night of less than three hours of sleep, today was a pretty rough day for me. I found myself taking a lot of deep breaths and closing my eyes so not to completely lose myself. The afternoon seemed to drag on forever, each minute felt like an hour. However, there were many brilliant moments of grace today.
1. A relatively meltdown free trip to OMSI. Especially one that involved Ruby holding my hand through the parking lot without complaint.
2. Watching ruby watch the fish, calling out each one by color.
3. Drinks and dinner with funny women. Listening to one tell of rediscovering her passionate self in a new relationship.
4. Knit night. Complete with yarn for a quick new project.
5. Coming home to a sleeping toddler, a clean kitchen and the promise of a new day.

Grace in small things 11 of 365

1. Old school sesame street on you tube. Because when you only got 2.5 hours of sleep, and your toddler wakes up early, you can stay in bed a little longer.

2. Friends who can come over at the last minute to watch said toddler so you can get acupuncture when your sitters kid wakes up with a fever.

3. Left over sugar cookie dough in the fridge.

4.Buttercream frosting with coconut milk that you can lick off of the beater. And watching your toddler enjoy licking said frosting of a beater for the first time ever.

5. LOVE. It's all about love. 

6th folder 6th picture

My friend rockin granola did this fun meme on her blog, and I wanted to play!

The rules are simple:

- open your 6th photo folder

- post the 6th picture

- share about your picture

- tag 6 more to do the same

So, here is my 6th photo from my 6th folder:

this was from September 2008. Ruby needed some messy fun time, so I put some shaving cream and food coloring out on the deck for painting. She had no desire to paint the paper... just herself. She's more of a performance artist. ;) 

Who's up to play? I won't tag you... just comment that you're doing it and get to work!

Grace 10/365

Some days are just good.
1. Gymnastics class, even tho it just goes to show my kid is weird. More on that in another post.
2. Quickly made by surprsingly delicious pasta lunch.
3. Sugar cookies.
4. Fewer tantrums than normal, with just as many hugs and kisses.
5. A rousing game of chase around the dining room table, in which everyone carried a candlestick and a placemat. Also evidence of the weird.

Man, I love that kid.

grace in small things 9 of 365

Today started rough. I woke up feeling crappy. Achey all over, with a headache and a side of crab. I wanted nothing more than to get back in bed and spend the day knitting or sleeping. Unfortunately, Monday is a work day, and mama never gets a day off. So, after a brief extra 20 mins in bed, I was on deck for the day. It was a long hard day for me, even tho I only worked for 3 hours, and then we watched a movie in the afternoon. Fortunately by the end of the day, I didn't feel any worse (nor any better), and was still just achey and tired. So... here we go.

1. Bubbles at 7:15 in the morning. Relentless laughter is a good way to wake up.

2. Hot black tea with sugar, also a good way to wake up.

3. Kind words from a friend. 

4. Sauteed veggies with sea salt. yum.

5. Yarn with a purpose. 

Happy endings

Some knitting projects are full of frustration, and some are quick, easy and perfect. I needed one of these this week!

I give you the crofter's cowl knit in cascade eco+ left over from some other project. I cast on one night, and finished it 2 nights later. Probably would have finished in two nights instead of three, if I hadn't realized at the end of night one that I'd twisted the first row, and it was a bit of a mobius. 

I've also begun working on my February lady sweater.  I love this pattern. It's simple, sweet and just exciting enough to keep me from falling asleep.  yes, it's february, but you all know, I ain't no lady. ;)

I'm about 1/3 of the way through it, and already wishing I'd used nicer yarn. Lion brand wool ease was in the stash, and I'm on a yarn diet... so this is what it will be. 

 

I also finished a hat a while back. It's a nice enough hat, but strangely, I've not been that into hats this winter. Felicity... i just think I'mnot hip enough for a hat like this. I'm too dorky. See photos to agree.

Once I finish the Feb lady sweater, I'll move on to a sweater for a friends baby, but i may cast on the baby sweater sooner... we'll see. I just found the perfect yarn for it, and now i just need to choose the pattern!

Grace in small things 8 of 365

I woke up feeling crappy. Achey, sinusy, bleh. I spent the day laying low as everyone around me who has gotten sick has gotten SICK. I watched movies with my girl, and knit the afternoon away on the couch. As bedtime approaches I'm not feeling too much better, honestly, I'm feeling worse. Ah well, life moves on,no?

1. Husbands who make dinner, and a delicious one as that! tilapia and roasted asparagus. yum.

2. Easy and quick sugar cookie recipes. Cause I needed a cookie today.

3. My toddler who says "WOW!" when watching Ratatouille as the scene pans across the Paris skyline. 

4. Clementines. Delish and a shot of vitamin C in everyone.

5. Oscar night. Who doesn't love the glamour, the speeches, and all the movies you wish you'd seen this year??

Here's to feeling better tomorrow!

Grace in small things 7 of 365

1.  Parents coming for the weekend to help corral children and re-arrange the craft room. 

2.  Having my craft room useable again!

3.  Perusing my entire yarn stash and fondling my favorite things. 

4.  The Shawshank Redemption. Excellent movie.

5.  Sunshiney days and toddler kisses.