"Tulips" and Fishing

I went for a big adventerous walk in the back yard today. (Well, maybe it was for Jetta. ;) I hooked up her harness and took her out the side door while Duke was out front on the chain.)  Here are the "Tulips" that are coming up. ;)  Lol  They're daffodils. Poor hubby doesn't know flowers..  They are so pretty.  They're coming up in a lot of spots.

Some blooms ready to open.

And here are some pictures I took when we went fishing last weekend. Just at the lake by our subdivision.  We didn't catch anything. But I know Eon liked it. Every time he would get a bite he would get excited (in a "I'm too cool" kind of way..).

This is where the boats can launch off from.

He caught on how to cast by himself real quick. He did really good.  I still have to put the worms on for him. Kind of funny, because I did that myself, when I was younger than him. ;) (And he's a boy..)   Steve went again the next day, and took Eon with him. They went to a new lake but didn't catch anything there, either. (I think it is still too early/cold.)  But they had fun! Eon came in when they got home and said "I got a bite but he took my worm."  ;P   I think it's great. Now if we can just get Eli to go! They need to start going outside and doing other things besides video games. It was too hot in NV/nothing to do there. But there are lots of outdoor things to do/places to go here. And they really need to go outside more.

Some ducks and a swan. They would just come up next to you. I almost was afraid they would attack us, a couple times..  Probably (well, I know for sure) because people feed them. I saw a bunch of crackers and Doritos on the ground next to the dock.   I made a video, too. But I still do not know how to get a video on here.

Random Thoughts

I have been trying to think of what to crochet (I am almost done with my bunny idea) over Spring Break. I've also been tryinng to think of things I could put in my Etsy store.  Well yesterday I was baking a cake (because "there's nothing to eat".. Lol). I opened up the hot pad drawer and saw my rooster hot pad. I thought, "I should crochet one of those!"..  I think I have only made three so far. I was trying to think of other colors to make, too. Of all the yarn I brought with me from NV, I brought all my dishcloth cotton (and baby yarn). I'll have to see what colors I could use. I started another black one last night. I didn't have enough of the black/white for the tail. So I went to Hobby Lobby. I didn't see any black/white, but I got some grey/white that will work for the tail/comb.

I took this picture two days ago. It was sunny and 74. Beautiful. But then yesterday it was cold, rainy, and super windy. :(  Today is starting out cold, too.  Our neighbors tree is already bloomed. Probably not going to be good for his tree. Our big tree in our back yard hasn't bloomed yet. It's supposed to get beautiful flowers on it. I will definitely take pictures. My husband said "some tulips or something" were coming up in the back yard, too; so I will have to go look.

I joined the March Postcard Pal Swap in the Love of Letters group on Ravelry.  I have not been able to find one postcard anywhere, since we moved here. So... I went googling and found these online.  I wanted to go somewhere while the kids are still on Break. So far we've only gone to the doctors.. :(  I tried to get Eon to go to the library. But he didn't want to. I need to go to the Post Office today to get postcard stamps. Maybe I can talk him into going to the Museum across the street. Maybe the museum will have some postcards, too.    Oh, I take that back. We did go get our licenses, and went fishing. I will have to post about that. We didn't catch anything, but I think Eon really liked it.

Another Pair of Minion Slippers

Messing around with my phone again.. :D I finished these today.  I posted them for sale in my Etsy Store.  I've had a couple things in there (another pair of minion slippers, a bow ear warmer), but nothing has sold yet. I'm thinking when it starts getting closer to Christmas/colder outside, maybe I will get more sales. (I'm hoping..)  I'm pretty happy with how this pair turned out.  I was thinking about how I used to try and get into Craft Shows. I never actually did a show (because I never had enough stuff to sell at a show). That's kind of why I like the Etsy stores. I can just add things as I finish them.  If they don't sell, maybe I will have enough by that time to actually do a Craft Show. Lol   There is a store in a strip mall here that has booths to sell your things. One has (way overpriced, IMO) crocheted items in it. I don't know how much it would cost to rent a stall.   Guess I will stick with the Etsy store for a while... Okay I'm done rambling. :P 

Bow Ear Warmer

I finished my bow ear warmer yesterday.  Here is the link to the Etsy store where I got the pattern. (Swellamy.) Bow Ear Warmer. You get two patterns, another ear warmer pattern called Bobble Ear Warmer (I think), and this one.  

I wore it all day.  It got kind of itchy after a while.

I told you, it was an "I don't feel like doing my hair day.." :P  I wasn't going anywhere. So.



I don't know if you can tell, but that's Duke getting into a bag of puppy food. :P  I guess it tastes better out of the bag. I worked on my Minion Slippers a little, too. I'm almost to the toe part.  

Banana Bread

I made a double batch of banana bread yesterday. I had five bananas in the freezer. Used them all up. I have to feed my "starving" kids. ;)   (Plus, I do like to bake..)  I downloaded a free photo editer on my phone, and I have been playing with it. (I took this picture with my phone.)   I have two smaller bread pans (which I really like, they're good for making bread to give as gifts), and the one pictured. I also made some Whipped Honey Butter to go with it (so yummy on warm banana bread... Although I have to say-- I should not be eating it with butter..) I don't remember where I got the recipe for the honey butter. But I just basically pour some honey into some room temp (softened) butter. And "whip" (stir) it. :P  But if  you want an official recipe: Whipped Honey Butter.  :)   

I haven't started my bunny I had an idea for, yet. I am working on finishing some Minion Slippers first. (Then I will have two pairs to put in my Etsy store.)   I did start a Bow Ear Warmer for myself today, though.  I have made several for gifts (second and third pictures) for other people. I haven't made any for myself though.  Today is a "I don't feel like doing my hair" day. So...  :P  I probably won't get the headband done today. Oh well. 

Easter Puff Pal Bunny Is Done

I finished this guy last night. I did the legs, arms, and ears yesterday. (Well. One leg was done. So.)  I technically still need to make a pom-pom, for his tail. I hope the little boy will like it.   I have an idea for another bunny. I kind of had an idea for a pillow, too.. I might start the bunny over Spring Break. Then, it's back to work. So.. 

I'm thinking about making banana bread today. I have a bunch of bananas in the freezer. I might make chocolate banana bread. I guess I will ask my husband which kind he wants. It's really foggy out, and it looks beautiful this morning. Have a great day, everyone.

Project Progress and Snow..

I finished crocheting the bunny's body last night, and sewed the head on. I also finished a leg. But then I realized I did the colors backwards. I think I'm just going to go with it. The darker colors will be better anyway for the reservation.  (The legs/arms are supposed to be, the darker color for the feet/hands, the lighter color for the rest.) I did it backwards: lighter color for the feet, darker for the leg. :P 

It snowed yesterday. I was a little surprised. I said "It's not supposed to snow on Spring Break."  This is about all the snow we got. Maybe a little bit more, but not much..  I didn't think it would be so cold or have this much snow down here.  

Here is a picture of a Creepy Clown!! Eon drew in Art Class. He brought all his art projects/papers home last Friday. Since Art Class is over now. :(   The "SM" stands for "Super Market".   I know he just drew this to try and give me nightmares. ;)

I thought I would share a few cute doggy pictures..  :)  Eon was messing around with an old pair of my glasses. I was looking for something in my nightstand for him (ear plugs, I think) because it was storming and windy and he said he wouldn't be able to sleep. I didn't find any ear plugs, but I found a couple pairs of mine and hubby's old glasses. These are mine.  He put them on Duke. :P  Being the Ham he is, Duke posed for a picture... :P

And here he is again, in a basket...   Lol

I took this one of Jetta. She turned three years old in January. You wouldn't know it since she has regressed to her puppy days, it seems like (since we got Duke). 

Did anyone get any Paczki's today? I wanted to, but my husband took my truck to work today. :(  I could take his, but it's been a long time since I've driven a stick. Plus.. it's a stinky work truck.   I texted him, so maybe he will bring some home. (Knowing him, he will bring a bag of powdered donut holes home.. Sigh..) Gotta love him, he tries, though. :p   Happy Fat Tuesday, everyone. :D

New Project, and A Double Ear Infection :(

I *think* I started this Friday afternoon. I know it was this week. I knew Spring Break was coming, so... I thought "I should start something new/fun.."  Well after digging through all my patterns, I thought I would start an Easter Puff Pal. It's a pattern that a member of the Crafting For A Cause yahoo group (non-existent, any longer) had; and a few of us had gotten a copy. :D    I'd been wanting to make one, forever... So...   I finally started one. I think I am going to give this to a little boy I still sponsor on Pine Ridge.    With some other goodies, of course.   

The first day of Spring Break, Eon woke up saying his ear hurt really bad. :(  I knew he had had a cold for almost two weeks, so I instantly thought "Ear infection".  I asked him if he wanted to go to the doctor; and he said no at first (he will fight it to the end). But then he said yes. I asked him if he wanted some Tylenol (he will fight that to the end, too) and he said yes for that, too. I got in the shower to get ready, and when I came out he was snoring. So I waited until he woke up, then we went. He had a double ear infection. :(   I felt so bad. He had only that morning complained- at all. But it had to have been bothering him for a while, to get that bad. The doctor said his right ear was bulging and about to burst. :(  Then looked in his other ear and that was infected, too. She asked if she could have a Med Student look at his ears, because this was a "classic good case". (Why did that not make me feel good?..)  They gave him a shot to kick start him, and some antibiotics to take home.  Poor Guy. He fell asleep on the way to the doctor. Fell asleep in the waiting room. Fell asleep after they gave him a shot, on the table! Then we had to go out in the waiting room and wait for our prescription to be filled (they do it right there, which was nice so we didn't have to go to the pharmacy, too). Well he fell asleep out there and on the way home, and after we got home. Slept all day.  You know they're sick when they sleep like that.  :((    He is feeling a lot better today, though. I'm so glad. 

Postcard Stamp, And... I Got A Job!!

I recently got a new rubber stamp (I don't know why, I didn't go out looking for one..) My husband gave me some money and said "Why don't you go to Hobby Lobby?"  I did. But I couldn't find anything I wanted or needed. (Can you believe it?) I guess I just wasn't in the mood to shop. (I haven't been, lately).  Anyway I was looking at all the rubber stamps to see if I could find anything I liked. Then I saw a stamp to make your own postcards. I wasn't going to get it, but I thought; "If I don't, I bet I will regret not getting it.."   Funny thing is, Eon made postcards with the stamp before I have even used it. :P  (He cracks me up.)  He was home from school again yesterday because he wasn't feeling good. He sounded congested and like he was getting a cold (I think it might be his allergies, too). And he hit his head at school on Thursday. He said his head hurt so I gave him the ice pack and some tylenol..  Anyway he still didn't feel good Friday so I let him stay home...  And he made some postcards. The palm tree and the coffee (to go) cup and words are stamps and he drew the backgrounds. He said "I'm going to start my own post card business." Lol  I asked him if I could buy his coffee cup one. He said "Sure. $100."  Lol! I think we are going to have to give him a reality check. ;) 

Here's the back, and what the stamp looks like.  The top one got a little messed up. He was mad about that (did I mention what a perfectionist he is about some things? I wish he was like that about his homework/school...)  Anyway. He tried so hard (he stamped about five stamps.. then the front of the postcard, too. So he did pretty good!) to get them all right.  He has been doing melty beads, lately. But the latest project he is working on, he needs more beads for. And he didn't want to try a different one. He wanted to do "Art".  :P

And, guess what?.. I got a job!!! :D  (Finally!!)  I had been applying for this certain job forever. It kept coming back up on the site, and I would apply again... Well on Wednesday afternoon she called me (I didn't know what the number was at first), and asked if I could come in for another interview (she already interviewed me once, in December last year).  I said Yes! Then yesterday she called me and said she wants to hire me!  I am not sure if I am supposed to say on "social media" where I am working..  But.. it is part time. Mon-Fri. It will be good for me I think. I didn't think anyone would hire me. No one would even call back after I applied, anywhere. I even went to the Career Center in town to get my resume re-done and see if I could take any classes. (They still haven't called me about my resume, yet; either..) It has been six and a half years since I have had a job.  I was thinking I am just outdated, no skills.. No one will hire me. Maybe I should just go be a waitress again. :(  I even had Eli help me (um, do it for me..) make a flyer to clean houses again.  I really didn't know if I could do that again, though..    So...  I hope I will do good at this job. :)  Really don't have the confidence in myself that I used to.

Buffy Dog

I finished my Buffy Dog yesterday. I still call him Boofle, since that's what he is supposed to be like.  I still need to get a button for his belly. He turned out pretty small.

Even smaller than the original Boofle. Next time I make one (if I do); I think I will use a bigger size hook and maybe even yarn. I used an E hook and Bernat Baby yarn for this one. The ears and arms and nose were really difficult to do.

Eli's Birthday

His birthday was last month. I don't know why I didn't post any pictures anywhere. I think I thought, "People are sick of 'photo albums' on facebook... No one cares.." (Plus, I had accepted a friend request from my MIL... That's a long story.. I have since unfriended her.)  But... I don't know why I didn't post them on my blog.   Here are the helium balloons I got..

I decorated his bedroom door. (All while he was at school, on his birthday.)

This isn't the greatest picture, but he was actually smiling. (He was smiling because there was money in his card..) So I *had* to take a picture. ;)  He is my hardest child to shop for. He "doesn't want anything." Not clothes, not shoes... I have bought him new jeans, he won't even try them on. I had to return them. He only has one pair of jeans, and wears them all the time...  The only thing he is interested is his xbox/games. (Sigh...) He wanted a gaming computer (and asked for money so he could save up for one.) We told him we couldn't afford to buy him one, and he would have to save up his own money. (We just bought him the xbox a couple years ago. ) But then I think he decided he wants an xbox one. They *do* get outdated fast.. (xboxes)   Anyway~~

Opening his present.

Vans shoes.. (I had to order them in the mail.)  I thought he might like these. He needed new shoes, bad. I thought if I bought him some special shoes, it could be a birthday present... (They are expensive.)

Trying them on.. They fit. :)

The cake on fire. :P

Yum...

And this is what the cake looked like. He just wanted a "chocolate cake". So, I thought, "I'm just going to make him one myself this year."  I used The Best Chocolate Cake recipe.  I don't remember what frosting recipe I used. Just a basic chocolate buttercream one, I know..  I looked all over town for fun cake toppers. I couldn't find anything he would like. So, I just bought a basic "Happy Birthday" candle set at Walmart. And the numbers 17.  I can't believe he is 17 already..

A Late Valentine's Day Breakfast

I saw this on Pinterest. (Strawberry Nutella Stacked French Toast. There's the actual website..)I couldn't make this on Valentine's Day (it was a school day). And I wanted to make it on a day we would all be home for breakfast. Which is usually Sundays. But my husband didn't work yesterday. There wasn't any heat on the job they were doing, so they couldn't do it. So we got to see him all weekend.  I could have mad it yesterday, but I didn't have all the ingredients yet. (Is that the story of my life, or what? ;P Lol)  Anyway. It's pretty simple. I probably didn't do it exactly like I was supposed to. I just cut out hearts with a cookie cutter, made french toast..

Spread it with Nutella then a layer of strawberries.

Here it is after two layers..

Then I put whip cream on top (and another layer of Nutella. Plus the extra strawberry juice. We didn't even put maple syrup on. It was sweet enough. And I thought "Wow, three pieces of french toast? Who could eat all that?" But, by the time you cut them out with the cookie cutters, they are pretty small.. So it was probably only a piece and a half all together, or maybe two pieces...  You could totally make this just regular french toast, too. :) 

Happy Valentines Day

It's a day late, I know. But.. I hope everyone had a nice Valentines Day. We don't usually do much. But I decided to make a heart shaped cake yesterday. I was going to make a chocolate cake (same recipe as Eli's Birthday Cake- I don't think I posted that?). But I didn't have enough ingredients. Then I thought, "I could make a yellow cake with any frosting." Then I thought, "I should make it look like one of those Conversation Hearts!" I thought it was an original idea, but someone else had thought of it before... (I googled it to see.) Anyway, I did have to go to the store after all. For the frosting. Since I didn't have enough ingredients for that, either. I just bought some candy letters. They didn't even have red writing gel.  For the cake, I just made an 8 x 8 square pan (it might have been 9 x 9, I don't know). And a similar size round pan. Then cut the round cake in half. With the square cake laying like a diamond shape, put the two round halves on top. I had to "carve" some off of the round parts, since they were a little bigger and didn't match up. I put a little frosting in between all the pieces, for "glue". :)  I think this might possible be the only type of cake I could get away with putting hot pink frosting on, in a house full of boys! :P

Look what my Valentine got for me. :D  I love the little Panda.  I got my husband a card and a Boofle Dog. His dogs' eyes are not covered, and his heart says "You make my heart happy".  I should have taken a picture of him.

I got the boys both little goody bags. Nothing much, just a few things of candy. We went to Walmart later and got them some microsoft cards, too. And I got Eon some Melty Beads platforms (?) to put beads on. He brought all his Melty Beads with him when we moved, but only had one of the shapes and it doesn't work for what he wanted to do.

Which was this. :D  A Minecraft Sword.  During their two Snow Days (don't get me started on their "Snow" Days..) Eon got bored so I was googling things to do..  He really likes Minecraft, and always picks up the Minecraft Swords in Walmart or this one book store (which is super over priced) we go to..   So here's his sword.  He isn't happpy with it (sigh...) So today I have to re-do it.  He made a cool heart (for Valentines Day) too. Which he isn't happy with, either. And I have to re-do. (Sigh..)  Can you say "Perfectionist"? ;) 

And, I finished my Boofle dogs' head. I've actually gotten two legs and almost the whole body done, too. It's a free pattern. Here is the link on Ravelry.

Some FO's

I'm still here...  :)  I have been neglecting my blog. And not crocheting much or knitting. I got burned out, and didn't pick up a hook or needle for at least a whole week. :(  I don't know why.  I am still looking for a job. I don't want to go back to work. Not because I'm lazy. I just don't know how I can do it all AND work again. I do have some things to show that I have finished..  This hat scarf and gloves set. (I bought the gloves.) I don't think I posted this here yet. I know I uploaded it to Ravelry. It's for the PR group BOJ on Ravelry.  I haven't sent it yet, though. I think I have until March 1st to send it.  The hat is the All Grown Up Striped Slouch Hat. The scarf I just chained until it was long enough, then did hdcs or dcs in the back loops.

A sleep sack I finished using Suzie's Ripple Sleep Sack pattern. I cast on around the top edge and did k2, p2 ribbing for four inches.  For the PR OB Ward.   This, my friends, is what I think I got burned out on. Making baby stuff. I haven't done one single thing this month. And I liked working on baby things. I don't know what happened..

When I kind of got in the mood to do anything again, I did these. But...  Then I realized I totally forgot to add the black stripe behind the eyes. (Sigh...)   I started these with the intention of putting a few things in my Etsy store.  I almost didn't put them in there. But then I decided to do it, anyway. I just added them at a discounted rate.

A Bow Ear Warmer I also added to my Etsy store.

This has been sitting there, unworked on, too. I love the Boofle Dogs I see in Walmart around Valentine's Day. (I ended up buying one, too. Still haven't decided what I am going to do with it..)   I thought, "There has to be a pattern for that, somewhere.." So I started googling. There is. There's actually a couple. But I wanted one that was online, for free. So I am making Little Owl's Hut Buffy Dog.  I got it back out this morning, to try and work on it some more.   I also wanted to see if there was a pattern for the Android Robot. (There is..)  

I am going to make some Valentine's French Toast this weekend. I saw it on Pinterest. Here's the actual website. Looks yummy.