Sorry for the delay....

There has been a delay in posting once again as Aidan is renovating the office, which holds the computer that has all my photo software on it. I do have a bunch of pictures to show you, and I don't really want to tell you about all of the stuff that has been going on without the pictures to go along with it!!! Hopefully he'll have most of it done by the end of the weekend.

The kids have started swimming lessons again, and Owen actually put his whole head under the water to retrieve something from the bottom of the pool. Unbelievable! He's starting to get more comfortable in the pool, and LOVES his class. He has a big grin on his face from the start to the end of his lesson. Maeghan is doing really well too, she is working really hard on her swimming, and is almost swimming on her own! Last session she kept trying to race the other kids by running in order to beat them instead of swimming, so we had to remind her that she was there to learn to swim, not to race, and that she should concentrate on that! She did very well last night, and really tried hard.

I have been working like a mad woman on various projects, most of which I cannot talk about! I did finally cast on for Rusted Root last night, but I had to rip it out, I must have been tired because I had already screwed up by row 2! Oh well, I'll try again today. I have the day home by myself (yipee!), but I do have an awful lot of stuff to get done. I'm meeting some friends for lunch, and I have to get the shopping done before the weekend. I also need to do some cleaning, so I'm not sure how much farther Rusted Root will get today, but I'll try to get a little bit done.

We are heading over to Conor and Holly's tomorrow afternoon for a visit, and then I have been invited to a............well, how can I put it nicely...................a special party for women only.....similar to Tupperware, but dirtier, if you catch my drift. I've never been to one of those parties before, and I'm a little nervous that I'll be red and embarrassed the whole time! And when I'm embarrassed my eyes tear up (which is extremely annoying), so I guess I better wear waterproof mascara and bring some tissue. Although, I will also be bringing a bottle of wine, so that should help a bit!

Take Care and have a great weekend! I'll hopefully have pictures for next week.

Maeghan's Birthday And Some Other Stuff

I can finally post some pictures from Maeghan's birthday. Here is the cake that I made:

(Sorry the pics are a little dark...I was too lazy to edit them!)



Not too exciting, but there was a couple of important features that Maeghan insisted were on the cake.....her name......a four leaf clover......and green icing (we had her party on St. Patrick's Day). Voila! That's what she got. I wasn't too imaginative this year because I was scrambling to decorate it the morning of her party since I worked all week and didn't have time otherwise.



She loved it and that is all that matters! We had a party with some of her friends from both the complex and school, and we made some masks as a craft...then, rather than playing games I let them run hog wild in the basement. It was CRAZY! I should have taken an after picture of the basement. It looked like a bomb went off. We finally cleaned it up last weekend...a full two weeks after her party. I couldn't face it before then!

A week later we had a family party on her real birthday. She had a lot of fun tearing open the packages from Oma and Granny. But when it came time for blowing out her candles....



Owen beat her to it!!!!



Not a happy girl....so Daddy re-lit the candles...



And she tried again....



We've had some nice weather lately, so finally the kids have been able to play outside. Owen just goes and goes...he loves riding his bike, I won't be surprised at all if the training wheels come off this year...hopefully for Maeghan too!



He will be the next NHL star in our family, I'm sure!

However, he will need to stop doing this:

(Disclaimer: The following photo may not be suitable for all viewers. Parental supervision is strongly recommended!)



Or they may not let him in! It's Lester the Molester!!! Doesn't he look creepy? He called me into the bathroom the other day because he was so proud of what he had done. Apparently in his world mascara belongs on your eyebrows. I told him we would have to try and wash it off, and he said "Why? I like it!" His poor little face was raw after the scrubbing it took to get it off!



So I think we've caught up a little bit. I'm working on a few more projects right now, but unfortunately I can't post them yet because I don't want anyone to see them.

My next project for me will be this:



as soon as the yarn comes in. Hopefully I'll have wrapped up a few other things in the meantime. Have a great day everyone!

Okay, I suck!

I have been working so hard on all of my projects lately, that I have been really slacking on the posting, and now the computer where I store all of my photos is out of commission while Aidan does some upgrading, so this post will be unfortunately without pictures. I have a whole slew of photos to share, so when everything is back to normal I'll will have a huge post!

We had a wonderful, but short, visit with Ted and Charmaine and the girls on Thursday night as they pass through town on their way to Terrace. We'll catch them again on their way back which I'm pretty stoked about. I can't believe how old the girls are getting. Athena is practically a teenager now, and Hera is not far behind her! Little Isi is just the cutest thing ever. She has a really great personality! So funny.

Well, that's it for now, I don't have a lot to say without the pictures it seems. Hopefully soon.

See ya'll later!

Edited to add:

And a wonderf ul visit with my dear friend Connie who served us a delicious dinner and entertained us with the hockey game, and her growing belly. Kevin was there too.

Wicked Is Finally Done!!!

I can't believe it...my first finished sweater. I took my time on it and really tried to do a good job, which is kind of unlike me because I tend to just want to get things done, even if it doesn't turn out perfect. I'm not saying Wicked is perfect, and if I saw it in a store, I don't know if I would buy it, but I love it because I made it, and I'm pretty sure I'll wear it alot because of that fact!

Presenting for the first time..........Wicked!



My darling photographer "Miss M" took these pics for me because I wanted to post them so badly to show the world that I'M FINISHED!!! She did a really good job too, even though my face is a little bit blurry...which actually is a good thing...it helps to blend in my wrinkles! Boy, she really knows her stuff!



If you click on the pics and make them larger, you may be able to see the detail a bit better. Please excuse the messy kitchen, sometimes knitting is more important than cleanliness!!! Take a look at my fridge...I think it's time to clean it off!

I had wanted to do a longer post today and catch up from Maeghan's birthday, but the kids are itching to get out the door to go to Bronagh's to play. So I will do my best to post again this week. Until then....ciao!

WICKED!!!

Well here it is, my first sweater. This is Wicked, and it has been a lot of fun to make so far.



Here is a close-up of the neckline, my first cables! Yipee!



And this is what it is supposed to resemble when it is finished.

We'll see how I do. It has been a lot of fun trying it on as I go to see how it fits. So far so good! We've had a pretty uneventful week. Really busy as usual with work and school, but now I get a few days off, so I can finally relax! Somewhat. Maeghan woke up with a fever and really sore neck yesterday morning, and this kinda worried me so I took her in to see the doctor. It's just a virus though, nothing serious, and she just needs fluids and rest to hopefully get over it soon. Since we were there anyways, I got the doctor to check out Owen's cough (he's had it for a month or so now), and he's a little tight and wheezy in the chest so he has to go back on the nebulizer again. He's pretty upset about the thought of being medicated, and doesn't remember the nebulizer at all from last year, so we'll have to pin him down to strap it on, I'm sure. However, he is much bigger and stronger now, it may be more difficult. I'll have to come up with some kind of incentive for him to do it. He is a lot like his mother in his love for chocolate, so maybe some mini eggs will do the trick! Although chocolate right before bed doesn't sound like such a great plan!

Take Care Everyone!

Here it finally is. My best attempt at a hat so far.



What do you think? Do you love it? I think it turned out really well. Owen was kind enough to model it for me even though he wasn't feeling very well. I actually made it small for Owen's head, but apparently I knit pretty big because once again, there is "room to grow". At least it will fit him for a while. He picked out the yarn himself. I think he did a good job!

Now that my family is finally getting over the flu, and I have enough energy to post, here are some long awaited photos from Darren and Robin's wedding.




Aren't they a beautiful couple? I'm so happy. Oh! And check out these three hotties.....



What else can I say except....hubba hubba! And here is me and my terminator...



(Don't you think he looks kinda like the Terminator with those glasses on?) There aren't alot of pictures of Aidan and I together, so I thought I would share one that wasn't too bad! However, I may have forgotten to suck in my gut in this one!

And of course, my crazy father and loon of a sister...



Nice glasses guys! Here my beautiful mother is keeping dad in line...



Ohhhh, young love!



So that is a brief look at a fantastic day! Not a lot else has happened in the last little bit. We were all home for a week with that nasty virus, I'm so glad we are starting to recover now. It is really hard to look after little ones when you are feeling really crappy too! I have my very first sweater on my needles right now. I'll post more of that at a later date. Hopefully it turns out. Take care everyone!

Great Weekend!

We had a really wonderful weekend, my brother Darren got married! I still can't believe it, my baby brother is now a husband, and soon to be father. He's all grown up! And I couldn't be happier with who he chose as a wife! Robin has already felt like a real member of our family for some time now, so we are really happy now it's official!

My brother Dave and his family stayed with us over the weekend for the wedding. Owen and his cousin Brooklyn got along really well. They were so cute together, and had a blast at the wedding. It was a really fun day, I was exhausted....and a little tipsy (along with Melissa! Heehee) by the end of the night. It was nice. Now everyone has gone home and it is quiet again, which is probably good because my family is all sick now. There are some really nasty bugs going around!

I have completed another hat for Owen this time, it turned out really good, I'll post a picture when I have time to take one. I am so tired......I need to go lay down.