Day Off

Yesterday I found out that the church where we meet for Classical Conversations had cancelled all activities at the church for yesterday and today. I am so happy that we get to stay home again! I haven't left the house since Monday and it has been wonderful. I know, to some of you that sounds terribly boring, but I'm okay with that. This is my realm and I'm content here. Being home for several days in a row usually means I'm well rested, the house is in order (sort of), the laundry is managed (notice, I didn't say "caught up"), and we've had quality time together. This week we've watched a blizzard from the warm confines of our living room and not had to worry about missing anything bcause we had no major plans.
The kids are so excited that I declared today "Reading and Crafting Day." They have some boxes they are eager to turn into cars or airplanes or something. We're flying through a good book together that we just might get to finish today. I'm sure I'll see Kate lounging in bed reading for hours. I plan to get some serious knitting done. It will be a great break from our regular routine.
Then tomorrow we need to get some house cleaning done since last Saturday we didn't do our usual chores. And there are some suitcases that need to be packed for a big trip coming up.
The yarn is calling.....

A Creative Outlet

I just love knitting. I love choosing yarn and seeing a project materialize off my needles. Since I'm a little distracted around here I tend to choose projects that require little concentration, but to be honest, I am getting sick of knitting scarves! So I found this pattern and I am really excited about making it for myself. Recently I made a felted tote bag and it's really the only thing besides scarves that I've made for me! I've made bags, sweaters, hats, and blankets for other people, but tend to not knit for myself. I'm going to try to post a picture of my bag and of the scarves I've been working on soon. For now, here's the jacket/sweater I'm going to make (mine won't be yellow though).

Behind on Pictures

The other day when I was taking pictures I noticed I have a lot of pictures in my camera that haven't even made it onto my computer- let alone on the blog. So then, of course, the guilt kicks in- what a horrible job I'm doing of documenting my childrens' lives. I have scrapbooks atleast started for most of them. I just find the organization of pictures to be such a HUGE task. Especially when we didn't even have a digital camera until after baby #4 so I have BOXES and ENVELOPES filled with unorganized pictures of my sweet babies! I tend to work on pictures in spurts- a few intense days here and there and then I go months without making any progress.

Well, since I don't have a whole lot of time to devote to my love for crafty endeavors- scrapbooking, stamping, knitting, and decoupage (haven't done much of that one, but I'd like to), I'll stick to reading about them. I just added a list of blogs on the bottom right side- check them out and be inspired. And maybe you'll find a few moments here and there to let your creative self out.