Jeanne Marie at Six Months (with squash)
Monday, February 19, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Lots o' pics!
Sarah is up visiting us from the great T.O., and her camera is better than mine, so we've been taking lots of pictures of the Munchy. Enjoy!
Jeanne really missed Jake while he was at sea, and she's so happy he's home.
Exersaucer baby.
Extreme close-up.
Exersaucer baby II.
Bouncing on the couch with Aunty Sarah (or 'The Anti-Sarah,' as we call her).
Jeanne just loves Sarah, 'cause she's got so much more energy for bouncing than Mummy does.
Mom's Cute Navy Girl (okay, you try spelling something with only one of each letter - I think we were pretty clever).
Jeanne really missed Jake while he was at sea, and she's so happy he's home.
Exersaucer baby.
Extreme close-up.
Exersaucer baby II.
Bouncing on the couch with Aunty Sarah (or 'The Anti-Sarah,' as we call her).
Jeanne just loves Sarah, 'cause she's got so much more energy for bouncing than Mummy does.
Mom's Cute Navy Girl (okay, you try spelling something with only one of each letter - I think we were pretty clever).
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
A new yarn
My yarn arrived! I ordered it on-line from Larkspur Funny Farm in Colorado last week (check out her Etsy store too). I don't know if the colour will show up that well in this pic, since all monitors display colours quite differently, but it is just beautiful: %100 handpainted organic alpaca wool in shades of pink and green. The little felt ornament was a bonus she threw in, and it's really cute.
P.S. for those of you who haven't yet discovered Etsy, check it out! It's a well-designed website that helps artists sell their wares online, and everything that is sold is handmade. I have bought some incredible items there (like this yarn), and I'm planning on setting up my own store once I have some inventory.
I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do with this yarn, but I think it will become an amigurumi rabbit, though smaller than the one I made for Jeanne since the yarn itself is more delicate than the chunky stuff I used for the original 'sleepy bunny.' I've even ordered some organic cotton stuffing so that the entire toy will be organic, and hopefully this will be the start of something marketable.
But all that will have to wait until I finish the bunny I am currently working on (in worsted-weignt acrylic in shades of blue and green) for the MFRC's parent'n tot programme. I made a ball which I brought in on Monday (actually it was the severed head of a bunny I didn't feel like finishing because it would have been huge!, but it looked like a ball), and the kids seemed to enjoy it (you can really whollop someone with it without hurting them, which is a bonus). I want to see if the kids and parents like my bunnies (free product testing), plus it's nice to give something back to the programme Jeanne and I enjoy so much. It's a new pattern too, designed entirely by myself (though done in the amigurumi crocheting technique), and I'm testing it out for the first time now (the hardest parts are the ears), so wish me luck!
And now, the obligatory pictures of Jeanne:
Waking up from a nap.
Looking in the mirror: she got a real kick out of it this afternoon (before she completely lost it because her gums were hurting her.)
P.S. for those of you who haven't yet discovered Etsy, check it out! It's a well-designed website that helps artists sell their wares online, and everything that is sold is handmade. I have bought some incredible items there (like this yarn), and I'm planning on setting up my own store once I have some inventory.
I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do with this yarn, but I think it will become an amigurumi rabbit, though smaller than the one I made for Jeanne since the yarn itself is more delicate than the chunky stuff I used for the original 'sleepy bunny.' I've even ordered some organic cotton stuffing so that the entire toy will be organic, and hopefully this will be the start of something marketable.
But all that will have to wait until I finish the bunny I am currently working on (in worsted-weignt acrylic in shades of blue and green) for the MFRC's parent'n tot programme. I made a ball which I brought in on Monday (actually it was the severed head of a bunny I didn't feel like finishing because it would have been huge!, but it looked like a ball), and the kids seemed to enjoy it (you can really whollop someone with it without hurting them, which is a bonus). I want to see if the kids and parents like my bunnies (free product testing), plus it's nice to give something back to the programme Jeanne and I enjoy so much. It's a new pattern too, designed entirely by myself (though done in the amigurumi crocheting technique), and I'm testing it out for the first time now (the hardest parts are the ears), so wish me luck!
And now, the obligatory pictures of Jeanne:
Waking up from a nap.
Looking in the mirror: she got a real kick out of it this afternoon (before she completely lost it because her gums were hurting her.)
Monday, February 12, 2007
Thursday, February 08, 2007
New things
Hey all,
Jeanne and I had a really long day, with parent'n tot in the morning and Kindermusik in the afternoon. When we got home, I tried Jeanne in her exersaucer for the first time and she just loves it, so I though I'd share the pic. Enjoy!
Jeanne and I had a really long day, with parent'n tot in the morning and Kindermusik in the afternoon. When we got home, I tried Jeanne in her exersaucer for the first time and she just loves it, so I though I'd share the pic. Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Boobies!
Check out this neat article: Knitted breasts help new mothers
I'll have to find a pattern and start making them, even it it's just for fun (maybe with nipple rings?)
Graffiti on a bathroom wall:
MY MOTHER MADE ME A LESBIAN
Underneath, in different handwriting:
IF I BUY HER THE WOOL, WILL SHE MAKE ME ONE TOO?
And now, as usual, pictures of Jeanne:
I'll have to find a pattern and start making them, even it it's just for fun (maybe with nipple rings?)
Graffiti on a bathroom wall:
MY MOTHER MADE ME A LESBIAN
Underneath, in different handwriting:
IF I BUY HER THE WOOL, WILL SHE MAKE ME ONE TOO?
And now, as usual, pictures of Jeanne:
Friday, February 02, 2007
Busy busy
Here are a few new pics of the Munchkin.
Jeanne wearing her new dress.
Mum and I did a little sewing while she was visiting, and this is the little dress I made Jeanne for the parent'n tot Valentine's Day party. I'll post a pic of her wearing the one Mum made for her soon.
Napping before Kindermusik.
We started Kindermusik this week, and Jeanne and I just loved it. She grinned the entire time!
Sleeping Wendy.
While still quite thin, Wendy is doing much better on her new Thyroid medication. What I'd do to be able to nap as well as she does...
Our crazy baby, with her tinfoil hat (don't ask).
At the beach.
While Mum and Gram were visiting, we rented a car and went on a drive along the shore south of Halifax. The day was bitterly cold, but I wanted to walk along the beach anyways. A local even stopped to see if we needed a hand (wondering, I suppose, who in their right mind would be outside on such a bleak day unless they absolutely had to).
Jake would be proud of me: I brought home a picture of stones rather than filling my pockets as I usually do. P.S. It makes a great desktop, if I do say so myself.
We stopped for lunch (an amazing lunch!) in a tiny little town, and I just couldn't help taking a picture of this great retro toy. You don't see many of these around any more.
Everybody's favourite sailor. We miss you love; see you soon!
Jeanne wearing her new dress.
Mum and I did a little sewing while she was visiting, and this is the little dress I made Jeanne for the parent'n tot Valentine's Day party. I'll post a pic of her wearing the one Mum made for her soon.
Napping before Kindermusik.
We started Kindermusik this week, and Jeanne and I just loved it. She grinned the entire time!
Sleeping Wendy.
While still quite thin, Wendy is doing much better on her new Thyroid medication. What I'd do to be able to nap as well as she does...
Our crazy baby, with her tinfoil hat (don't ask).
At the beach.
While Mum and Gram were visiting, we rented a car and went on a drive along the shore south of Halifax. The day was bitterly cold, but I wanted to walk along the beach anyways. A local even stopped to see if we needed a hand (wondering, I suppose, who in their right mind would be outside on such a bleak day unless they absolutely had to).
Jake would be proud of me: I brought home a picture of stones rather than filling my pockets as I usually do. P.S. It makes a great desktop, if I do say so myself.
We stopped for lunch (an amazing lunch!) in a tiny little town, and I just couldn't help taking a picture of this great retro toy. You don't see many of these around any more.
Everybody's favourite sailor. We miss you love; see you soon!
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