J, Apple and I were having fun with the ‘photo booth’ application on my computer.  I know this isn’t our best side, but it was truly hilarious.  J and I were laughing so hard I was crying.  And well poor little Apple had no idea what on earth we were doing.  We took about twenty photos before we were finished.  One day I will pull them all together into a photo album just to remember how much fun we had being silly.

Can I also say that I am now officially a knitting addict?  It all started with a hat.  Actually it started with a book about hats that turned into a complete addiction.  Apple doesn’t have her own hand knit blanket.  J has three but is only willing to temporarily lend the one that he never uses to her for the car.  She is constantly grabbing his blankets and staring at his blankets and so I started knitting one.  What you see above is one weeks worth of knitting.  By the time I am finished it will be summer, but that’s ok because she will still need a blanket in the summertime.  I really enjoy that I have something to keep my hands busy, but I may have to take a break for a few days to get caught up on a few items on my to-do list.

My to-do list could be a blog post on its own, it is two whole pages long.  And that is lined paper, not just a note pad.  I have already crossed off a couple of cleaning to-do’s.  Like the loft.  Our never ending clutter room.  That is the room that houses my work table, Hubby’s desk and the kids desk.  Everything get put there for sorting.  Piles of paper, stuff without a home.  So together Hubby and I cleaned it up this Sunday.  It was great because I cannot be crafty surrounded by clutter. Today I tackled two cupboards in the kitchen.  All of a sudden I realized that there was a whole shelf us stuff I hadn’t touched since we moved in here almost three years ago.  Today was garbage day so off it went. And now the shelf has become the chip shelf so the chips no longer have to reside on top of my pots and pans.  I am so happy!   The rest of my to-do is pretty much crafty projects I want or need to complete.  I have a few new ideas floating around and can’t wait to finish my blanket so I can give them a try.

Please excuse the poor quality of these photos, but I was finally able to move them from my cell phone to my computer thanks to my littlest Sister. And They are all taking me back, way back. Two years to be exact. This first photo is from the U2 concert November 25, 2005. What do you mean you can’t see Bono? I waited so long to see them in concert that it was indeed the best concert ever.
This second photo is a sleeping J. Most likely one of the first times he fell asleep on his own at my Mom’s house. He is cuddling my Sister’s bear, all wrapped up in her blankets because I forgot his. That was the last time I did that.

This is J May 2006. Isn’t he such a preppy boy? This year was the first year he would not wear a hat like that one (and yes his ears got burned from it as did his neck). We were at Costco and I cannot remember why I took a photo but his baby cousin is asleep in the bucket behind him.
And the whole reason I even thought of trying to unload these photos was to post one from our fabulous walk the other day. That is Apple in her puppy jacket her “Auntie” otherwise known as my Best Girlfriend bought for her. It is a little big, but oh so snuggly. It is complete with puppy ears and spots. I will take a proper photo another day. You can see the sunlight streaming through the trees, it was truly a wonderfully gorgeous day.

Otherwise, today was rather boring. I went to the dentist for a cleaning. My teeth hurt, nothing much else to report. Apple was woken up from her naps all day long, so here it is almost her bedtime and she has been asleep for two and a half hours. I guess I should go and wake her up. Oh there she is I can hear her now.