Sunday, July 22, 2012

And the fair countdown begins!

Yes, the fair is only 17 days away, but believe or not I've been pretty busy these past few weeks. Starting tomorrow (or the next day) I hope to start posting every day giving updates on things I'm working on or finishing up. I can't promise pictures every time, but I'm using my friend Elaine as my inspiration to finally get something posted on this blog!

The penguin above I made for my friend Judy. She is getting a new grandbaby (her first!) and wanted a penguin something. I'm actually making three things for her grandbaby, but this is the first thing I finished. I have a hat on some needles right now. About 1/2 way done on that one. Using the same yarn as I made the hat and scarf for the penguin above. Rumor has it that penguins are taking over the Home Arts building this year. I have to do my part to contribute to the madness!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Happy Birthday Claire!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet girl Claire! Hard to believe it was 7 years ago that you came into our lives!!

On a side note, sorry for the lack of posts other than to wish my children a happy birthday, although I have to admit, they are the most fairworthy things I have ever created!!!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Birthday Kate!!

Kate is four! She's one of the best Valentine's anyone could ask for! She had a birthday party for the first time this year and really enjoyed it. She wanted to invite everyone she knew from school, Mother's Day Out and bible class, but alas we did not have the room to house all those children and being February, the weather did not allow for an outdoor party. She had a fine time despite the small number of children.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Happy Birthday Ben!!

I finally have a teenager! That is why the picture above is when Ben was a baby, because we can rarely get a current one of him. So proud of how well you've done in school and so glad you are a part of our family. :)

Friday, December 02, 2011

Another donation of Hair!

After much fussing and fighting with Claire's hair and my suggestion that she get her hair cut and donate her hair to Locks of Love, Claire finally said okay! I had purchased a Living Social deal for a hair cut at Claire's favorite hair cutting place as they cater to kids. We haven't been in forever because they're expensive and the results have been less than great the last few times we've went. I've been cutting the kids hair at home with equal or better results. But I figured this would be pretty straight forward. What could go wrong? Famous last words.

Before! Every time I see this picture, I cry a little bit.

Measuring. Apparently not doing a good job at it! She said we needed to make two pony tales because Claire's hair was so thick.

Cutting. I want to yell "STOP!" I had a bad feeling from the beginning when she seemed so unsure. I should have just walked out, but Claire was so happy.

Two pony tails in her hand. One is long enough for Locks of Love, the other is not. Boo!!! The good news is they are plenty long for Pantene's Beautiful Lengths hair donation program, so we are donating them after all!

After what seemed like the world's longest hair cut and more frustration on my part (I kid you not, the hair stylist wasted another 2-3 inches in trying to get it even and even then it's still shorter on one side than the other), Claire was finished. When I first saw this picture I thought Claire looked a lot like Eleanor! She likes her hair, although she's upset it's shorter on one side as well. She wants me to fix it, but at this point, we're just going to let it go. Her hair grows pretty fast and at least for the next few months we shouldn't have the same brushing, washing hair issues that we've had for a while now.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Happy Birthday Macy!!

Happy 11th birthday to our sweet Macy!!!

Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

May you be happier on this evening than my own little Rapunzel!