Busy, Busy, Busy Day!

Earlier in the week, I put up a random Facebook post about the probability of my survival if I had birthed three, rambunctious boys, like my daughter has. The odds are not good that I would have been thriving in the same way were this scene part of my daily experience:

Yet, thrive she does, enjoying sweet moments and snuggles...

Moments of defiance, as he will clearly go any direction he pleases on that ladder, Mama...

Moments of big feelings, when the little kids watch big kids get off the school bus, and then the bus just drives away...without taking them anywhere...

Even the joyful moments make my heart leap in unexpected ways, because this idyllic scene...

Can quickly turn into the scene where the baby is done, and he will clearly roll himself off the swing, all by himself...Mama, he done! 

Gah! Somebody catch the baby!

So, it's been a busy, busy week in the lives of the local Pretties, and our hearts are full! My Saturday is also full, I've been going since about 6am today, so this will be a quick post. I have cookie-baking plans with my daughter this afternoon, a hat to finish, and a pair of socks to start!

A favorite shortbread cookie recipe
New cookie cutters that I am pretty pleased with
Another Musselburgh hat in a Stroll Gradient
Some sock planning and design...shhhh!

These come on the heels of chili-making, muffin-baking, chocolate caking (I dunno. I guess I'd like some chocolate cake? Lol...), and more! 

All of this in preparation for a fun afternoon with the boys and their parents. Yes, even despite the rough patches that are sure to show up from time to time, my life is good. Yay! I hope you are finding some good in your life lately, too, but it's time for me to stop typing and get on with the day.

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Better Week...Yay!

This week, while not perfect, was much better than last week's slog, so yay! There was knitting, 

Sunshine and bubbles...and an Oreo cookie,

An afternoon at the zoo, 

Some time in nature with the big boys, 

and even a sleepover last night, complete with donuts this morning! 

All of this means that I'm a little extra tired today, but it was all worth it. Maybe I'll grab a nap tomorrow, though...

What's keeping you busy? Whatever it is, I hope you've got some buddies to enjoy it with. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Remember the Hats!?

When I typed that title, I thought, "Remember the Alamo!" Of course, that has nothing to do with hand knits... but it gave me a chuckle! 

So, do you remember the hats I knit for Christmas? These were two of my favorites, and I had grand plans to make matching mittens... but you know what happens to the best laid plans? 

They sometimes work out! Check out these mittens that match their hats AND match each other!

So fun, and the boys love them! If they slow down long enough today, there will be photos of wool-heated heads and hands at the end of this post! 

I'm knitting other things, too...but some of them are secret. Secret and super fun, so I hope you'll keep coming back! 

In the meantime, thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

SMS?

Nope. Not a blog about secure text messages... more about mittens. You see, when one knits mittens, it's a mixed bag of sorts. Mittens are quick, but there are two...just like socks...which means that even after a successful cast on and cuff, 

followed by fun colorwork, 

hand and thumb closing, 

you still have a second mitten to knit. If the knitter does not cast on that second mitten immediately, 

Life can take over and new, shiny projects may beg for their chance on the needles...leading to Second Mitten Syndrome. 

Second Mitten Syndrome may be defined as the lack of motivation to start a second, identical item...which does not feel anything like a new project, because it is actually the second half of an unfinished pair. 

One more? Just like that one? Hmmmm... boring. 

Well, for some knitters it's boring. But for the knitter that has knit multiple multiples on many fronts (human beans, tiny t-rexes, gnomes, and countless hats and socks and other things through the years)... well, that knitter is Pretty, and she is not at all daunted by SMS. As a matter of fact, that second mitten is already cast on...

And there are plans for a second pair of these when this pair transitions from a HO to a FO! (Half-finished Object to Finished Object - not sure what you were thinking...)

In the meantime, I'm also looking at shiny, new projects to cast on. What did Willy Wonka say? "So much time, so little to do... scratch that, reverse it..." So I'm off, but I'm glad you stopped by, and I hope I'll see you again next week! 

Knit in Good Health! 

Is It Really Over?

It's the last day of the year, and I'm not sure how to feel. The excitement of Christmas is almost over (we have one final celebration this afternoon), and the tree is put away, so things are right where they should be on the holiday timeline... but I'm feeling a little "blah."

Last weekend brought the excitement of Santa and presents, 

Holiday food and family, 

and we'll have some of that today, too. But the weather warmed up a bit, the sky is crying, and it just feels a little weird to have rain in place of snow for December 31st in Ohio. 

There's still plenty of Christmas decor in the house, which I'll probably tuck away tomorrow, 

and it'll be nice to have the house back to normal...but I think these guys are hoping we'll get at least a bit more snow this winter. To be honest, I'm hoping that too.

When I wake up tomorrow, what will be different? What will 2023 bring? What do I want it to bring? 

I'm still figuring that out, and if you're doing the same, maybe we can figure it out together. My main goals for the next 24 hours are to find some joy, eat something yummy and maybe cast on a selfish knitting project. 

I think I can, 

I think I can, 

I think I can... 

Now, because I probably won't be up until midnight, I'll end the blog here with a Happy New Year to all, and a Knit in Good Health!