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So life with two children has been a little more trying than I had thought it would be. Not to say that I am regretting it, or that I would change things. Instead I find myself wondering where the day has gone and why I am so very tired. Nothing prepares you.

It couldn’t be because 3-4 hours I am nursing in a 24 hour period, or that my dear sweet son is still not sleeping through the night. Nor could it be the constant chatter, and challenging questions … “But WHY did the meteorites come to kill the dinosaurs?”.

I promised to share with you some of the reading I did when the laptop was in the shop. Then there was a car accident, now there is the fall out from that. New car seat shopping for Ethan, estimates for repairs … yada yada … boring yucky stuff that must be done.

I have been desperately trying to carve out a little time for myself, for my hobbies … to fill my cup so that when there is another “Why is it still winter?” or i have to nourish my sweet kids, I have the patience and love to do it well. I find that these days I have too many interests and not enough time. If only the kids would not grow up so quickly, then I would not feel the need to always put them first. There would be just a little time, to sew, paint, do more designs and sleep.

A newly found friend asked me where I found the time to do my own thing. She figured I just never slept. I do a lot in stages. One piece here and there, in hopes it will all get done. I try to encourage the children to be apart of it (cooking dinner, cleaning) but there is a deep desire to have a little alone time as of late.

So Thursday there will be a contest. You could be the next big winner … Until then I will try to read, write, knit, sew after I have spent hours reading “My ears are too beeg for my head. My Head is too Beeg for my body…“, roaring, tickling, singing … loving it all.

Well it appears if J is driving, eventually he will be in a car accident!

This is the FOURTH accident my husband has been involved in ONE year! This is getting a little crazy! Once again he was not at fault, the accident was thankfully minor and neither my husband, Ethan or the other driver was hurt. J is getting all sore and tense from the impact, however Ethan totally has no signs of pain.

J & Ethan went out to get some food for supper and upon returning home, a lady turned in front of him, and although J totally slammed on the brakes, the slippery conditions prevented him from being able to stop in time. It was so nerve racking waiting for him to come home!

I am convinced this car is cursed (although one of the accidents J was HIT by a car while WALKING at the university in California). Hopefully there will be no issues in the repairs since the other driver was issued a ticket.

Isn’t it ironic that today, J & I were all … “Sweet everything is falling into place and coming together”. By no means is this accident the end of the world as we know it, but still annoying to have yet another thing to deal with.

I am incredibly grateful that Ethan and J are ok. I told Becca after J called that they were in an accident, her first response “Well good thing I didn’t go, I would have been hurt!” Then she went around the apartment making presents and cards for J & Ethan. It was like the second time J took Ethan out on his own! Poor J. Poor car.

I am so so ready for things to get just a little boring. Just long enough that I can complain that it is boring … k?

She is home. Precious is ok. Data is there. We can all take a huge collective sigh of relief. Still need to back her up. Always Back up your data! w00t for The Halifax Mac Store! They were super friendly (even when I called to check in on her..hehe) and speedy!

Her logic board died. How sad is that? Now with a new one, may she last another three years! I missed her so dearly. I did get a lot of reading done though, so watch for some thoughts and reviews, in the near future.

I have been a knitting machine, but not a very good photographer. In part, this is due to the fact that my husband cannot take a good picture. The poor guy, seriously has no eye for it. Every picture of me there is some fatal flaw that is totally awful! He tries, like really hard, yet the pictures are always off. One eye is closed, or expressions are wonky, my bra is showing or there is a booger hanging out (usually on the children since I like to blow regularly when needed!) So a lot of my knitting as of late has been items for moi, so pictures have been challenging. Even if I wanted a less than flattering picture, my husband has been working a lot and not really around to take a picture

The Cloche something I have wanted to knit forever, so I purchased some wool from the farmer’s market and knit it up in a few days, from this pattern. It needs a ribbon or some sort of embellishment to give it that extra touch, but I really like how it turned out.

I did finish J’s scarf (weaved in the ends weeks ago!) I adore Mission Falls Wool. It is so soft (and washable)! J loves his scarf so it is a hit! I am totally ready to try the Mission Falls Cotton. I have mentioned it is Canadian wool?

The Natalya fingerless mittens were so fun to knit. I dyed the merino wool like forever ago in New Mexico. They are my first installment in Project Spectrum. They are totally on FIRE, and I hope they will keep me toasty warm when out taking pictures. I still have a hefty skein in those fiery colours, that I keep seeing a short sleeve sweater, with red sleeves, the multi colour in the body with a red front pocket … this Wicked Pattern maybe? … all in my mind’s eye … must knit that someday.

I feel like I am forgetting a bunch of knitted items. I am working on a project that still needs to be felted (I am so bad for knitting like mad then taking forever to work on the finishing!) Also knitting a second sock from a pair that I started in July (oops!), plus a book bag for Becca since the one we are currently using has actually worn out!

Ethan is completely tortured by TWO teeth erupting on the bottom, tearing apart his gums and making his life (and in turn ours) miserable. He has mood swings that would put a pregnant woman to shame! Poor baby. Can you believe we are less than a month away from his first birthday!?!?

Becca enjoyed a morning playing at a friend’s house, while Ethan and I chatted and admired their home. It is so exactly what I would dream for, if umm yeah we did not have a HUGE tax bill to take care of. *sigh* There are moments I am consider returning to work part time just to help get us out of this rut and into that dream home a little faster. Then I look at Ethan and Becca … I really do not want to miss a thing. Even if that means we are in this apartment a little longer. *sigh*

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