I LOVE PINK!

I Love Pink! I love this BAG! It turned out so much cuter than I could have ever imagined. It kind of reminds me of candy and I think my daughter thinks it is because she won't leave the darn thing alone. She is going to be two years old next month and she already loves shoes, clothes and you guessed it, PURSES! I still have to sew up and sew in the lining, but I love it so much I just had to start using it. The rose material it is sitting on will be the lining. I'll post pics once I get it done.

On a personal note: So as I said above, my daughter loves purses and especially the ones I make. Today she and I were getting ready to run some errands and she insisted on holding my purse. I just had to take a pic of my mini me. She is just too darn adorable!

On Fire!

I'm on FIRE when it comes to crocheting, lately. After finally finishing many of my waiting around WIPs, I'm extremely motivated.

I really want to make myself a cowl neck poncho after seeing one in an advertisement and while looking for a free pattern online I came across a pattern for a bag from the 70's. Soooo, since the pattern was rated easy on Ravelry and since I'm sick of carrying around a large diaper bag, I decided to make it for my daughter's stuff. So far so good, totally adorable and pretty easy! My daughter loves it too. I keep having to move it so she won't get a hold of it, which makes her VERY mad. :) I have a feeling though, that I'm probably going to run out of yarn, TYPICAL! I hope to God if I do that I'm able to find the same yarn at the store. Keep your fingers crossed I don't run out!!!
On a personal not: You know Fall is coming when you feel like making a casserole. This chicken crescent roll casserole was one of my favorites growing up and has turned out to be a favorite of my family, as well. It is super easy to make and tastes great. I served it with rice and a salad, but I could have served it with the salad only because they barely touched the rice. Sorry the picture isn't all that great; it tastes better than it looks! :)


On a funny note: Let me introduce you to one of my BFFs. His name is Bruno aka Big B and he follows me everywhere I go. So this morning while crocheting and surfing the Internet, I realized he wasn't at his post, laying near my feet by the couch. I could hear him softly snoring and when I walked around the corner of the couch this is what I saw. He was sleeping in my son's booster seat. He is soooo funny. I guess the floor wasn't good enough for him today. :) :0 :)

Well, I really should get back to my other BFF before she destroys the house. :)

Have a great day!

Little Bit Closer

I finally made a trip to the local craft store and purchased all the supplies I needed to complete almost all of my pending crochet projects.

My Gma MiMi's Cupcake Pincushion is done and adorable.

My Brown Fat Bottom Bag is done, but I need to add either a silk flower or pin to it. I planned on putting a pin from my Grandmother on it, but when I went to find it, I realized I didn't take that one so now I need to rethink what to do.

My Cranberry Crochet Neckwarmer is almost done. I needed three buttons for it, but the ones I wanted were sold only in pairs. So I purchased two sets and once I was home, I realized one set is slightly smaller than the other. AHAHAHAH, my fault for thinking I could going shopping with three children.

Under the Weather

It's inevitable that when you have so much to do and very little time in which to get it all done, you get sick. I'm not sure exactly what it is... a cold, a 24 hrs bug. What I do know is I don't have time for it and I sure wish it would GO AWAY!

Last Weeks Silver Lining

School was back in session last Wednesday and our morning ran smoothly, thanks to a pep talk from Dad. :) My oldest was bummed out about going back (somethings never change), but my younger son was very excited, as he was going to begin Kindergarten. I wasn't sure how he would handle it, but like the trooper he is everything worked out great. I was impressed at how he said goodbye to me so easily, sat right down on the carpet and intently listened to his teacher's tour of the classroom; no crying for him or me (believe it or not), just his baby sister, who didn't understand why he wasn't coming home with us. :(

We ended the week on a GREAT note! We headed out on Friday evening to Leo Carillo State Beach for a weekend of camping. We love this place because where you camp feels like you're in the mountains, yet you are a short bike ride to the beach.

We ended our last night with smores and hanging out around the camp fire.

Crazy as it is sounds, with all that happen this last week, I found time to crochet and am 95% done with my Fat Bottom Purse from the Happy Hooker. Think it's time to add the handle and take a pic. :)

Summer Is Officially Over....at least for us!

No more sleeping in! Labor Day was our last HOORAW for Summer. The kids had a blast playing in the pool, riding bikes, skateboarding, etc. We BBQd with our good friends and just made the best of our last day of fun!

School starts today; should be a BLAST waking up the boys! Their Father had a talk with them last night about cooperating for me this morning...time to find out if he had an impact on them. :)