MY KIT PIX!!! Yay!

Here is one of many pix I took of my super sweet package! I am sorry there is only these and they are HUGE, but for some reason this is all it will let me do right now.
If you click on them they will take you to my album so you will be able to see them better. Sorry...
Anyways, I want to take this time to thank my amazing spoiler Rowan Dragonsinger! My girls just LOVE the scarves you made them, and the pom-poms are the new best toy they have! lol I Love all the yarn you sent me, 4 balls! Sweet! I can't wait to start trying the new 2socks-at-a-time thing. That is gonna save me so much time. I really love the scarf, hat, gloves combo you made for me. I have already had comments on the scarf. The color thingy is cool, I was looking at one of those the other day really. My girls thought it was for them. Nope, that's mommy's toy. lol My oldest can't wait til we do the hand prints too. I am already useing the bag, and the pumpkin spice tea is THE BOMB!!!! OMG! If you have never tried it,you need to, so yum-o!
I just can't say thank you enough, I really do love it all! making not only me something, but BOTH my girls too. It means a lot that you thought so much of my girls too.
{{{{Big Hugs}}}} Thanks again!

My super sweet kit!

I love my handmade goodness too!


They love them so much they won't take them off!

Pic Post

I just want to say thanks to everybody that asked about my girls. They are both doing LOTS better now. Finally! : )


Here is Patch, showing off for the camera phone! Is there something else in the pic?



Here are 2 crappy close-ups of what I'm working really hard to get done. Man are they really crappy pix! Ya can't even see what color they are. LMBO X-D
What ya think Emma, ya like? ; )

Still Sick

Sad to say we are still sick here in the Starfire house. Just Tuesday we took Oldest house elf(7yr) to Doc and he said that she has H1N1. Yeah, I was freaking! Well turns out it's just like the reg flu, but higher temps and lasts a lil longer. Ok can deal with that, I guess.... today she is fever free(so far) and is playing. Our younger house elf(6yr) now has the flu. She doesn't have the super high fevers, only 101-102, but she is in pain. I feel bad cuz she just had the tummy flu, now she has this! Thankfully DH hasn't gotten real sick, it's only been us girls sick for the past 2 weeks.
Everyone is sick around here. I see on the news all the time lots of school closings, events being canceled, and even church meeting closing due to illness. This is nuts!
It makes me think, what do others do when they or their kids get sick? Have movie marathons, make tons of chicken noodle soup, or nothing at all? Just wondering. Set up camp in our king size and watch rented movies(really the only time we rent movies). Lots of freezer pops, and spill-proof cups full of flavored water.
Well I better go, it's nap time now.
I'm sorry I haven't been around much. I am hoping everyone will be feeling better and things will be normal by next week. : )

Rosie

Hey everyone, sorry this post is so late. I just got back from hurrying my lil house elf to the Doc. She has the tummy flu. Poor girl. she keeps telling me she's fine so she can play. I wish she really was feeling better. It's going around really bad here, lots of schools are having to close due to illness. Don't feel too bad for her though, I always spoil my lil house elves when they are sick. ; )


And as for my spoilee, here's a lil teaser.

I have a ______ picked out. I also found the perfect ______ for ______! I have a lot of ______ for a ______, and for ______. I just know it's gonna be great! he he he
I got these the other day, just because. I love my DH! <3

Sweet Summer Time Fun

Now This is my idea of summer time! Sitting out in the sun with a drink, sunglasses, and my knitting.

I really loved walking around town looking at all the bikes, but these two take the cake. That's the way to get two seasons out of these. Very smart ; )

I took this from a tower in the middle of the road. I think this was the East side view. This wasn't even 25% of the bikes that were in Muskegon Bike Time!

My BIL ran his bike on the Dyno. It was neat to see.

Remember the yarn I dyed myself? I thought I'd use some of it. This sock only used half of a skein! I am working on the other sock right now, and half way done with it.
I only get to work on this when I am out of the house. When I am home I am working on a bag. This bag has been giving me trouble! I had to redo the outer part twice. Grrrrr! Oh well, I just hope it is well loved when it is done.
I also got another lil package done and ready to go in the mail. I got to the post office only to find it closed, and it was only 9am!! I was sooooo mad! I hope to get it out tomorrow.
I will have to post again as soon as I get my latest pix loaded. We took our 1955 Dodge Pickup through it's first car show! It was sooo great! Well gotta go for now, more to come later.

Summer Time Fun!

Wow! It sure has been a busy and fun so far! This is sweetie showing off his new goggles! In the background you will see my two lil swimmers!

If you have seen my FB then this is the purse I was talking about. No, it's not a swap bag. This was just for fun. I made it out of some left over fabric from a quilt. Still working on the quilt, I have most of the blocks cut, just need to sew everything up. I have a lot of time left for that though. I'm not sure I like how this bag turned out, but I learned a lot from it!

And THIS. I was so happy to open this! The card itself is so neat. I just love the color combo of the yarn. I am still looking for the perfect pattern for this super yummy yarn!
Just the other week I got to hang with my lil bro and sis. This is me and sis tanning our legs at the beach. That's lake Mi in the background. The water was too chilly(60) that day to go swimming. You could walk and let the water lap at your toes though.
This was so cool to see. The boat was called the Baby Duck(I think). They came right up next to us and picked up more friends. BTW- that's the White Lake channel in the background.
Here's bro and sis getting the hang of the 2seater bike. It took awhile, but they got it. Good thing no one got a picture of me ridding on it later...not good! LOL
Here we all are ridding on the Hart Montague Bike Trail. In this here, we're going under the road. Rose(right in front of me) slowed way down to get a good look. She really had to pedal her butt off to keep up with everyone. LOL
And on the last day of their visit we went to the Silver Lake Dunes. We had a great time. Bro ended up not feeling well so we called it a day, but not before going up test hill 4 times. We went up backwards too. We didn't make it all the way the first run, but the next 3 we did! The sand was very, what we call, sugary, or not packed. Here we were letting the Dune buggy(old dodge ram charger) cool down on top of Test hill. Too bad I didn't get a pic of the others beside us.

Now I am about to get ready to take the girls to the park, and then to their fav old fashioned soda shop. Then tonight is what I am the most giddy for...I am going to FINALLY go see the HBP!! I'm happy that I get some time out with adults, no kids, but I am soo geeked about seeing the movie!! I just can't wait!!
Well, that's all for now. Hope you liked my picture show! ; )

Spring Kitchen Towels

OK so this is the first time I have ever put a pattern up on my blog. If I left anything out, or messed something up, please feel free to comment and let me know. This should be fun!

What you will need-

• 1 ball of Peaches & Cream Ombres(the orange and lime colors are great)

• Needle size US 8/5.0mm

• a set of stitch markers

• darning needle

For the large towel- cast on 60 st.
Row1- K1, P1
Row2-9-knit the purl st and purl the knit st(seed st pattern)
Row11- seed st 10st, PM, knit 20, PM, Purl 20, PM seed st last 10.
Row12- seed st 10, sm, purl 20, sm, knit 20, sm, seed st last 10.
*Repeat rows 11 and 12 until you have 20 rows in the knit and purl squares.(so in total it should be 30 rows)*
Row30- Now you just do the opposite of the square below for 20 more rows.
Row50- Now just finish off with 10 rows of seed st.
bind off in pattern, then sew in ends.

**For the small towel-
The seed st borders are multiples of 5(so 5 rows at the top and bottom, and 5st on the sides)
For the middle squares they are in multiples of 10(so 10st in each row, and 10 rows to a square)
Super Simple, Right?!
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Homemade Pizza

A few friends asked me for this recipe. My SIL and I found this and LOVE it!! I can't remember where we got it from though. Please be sure to read it all the way through BEFORE you start. This is super fun for the kids to do with you!! We like to cut the mounds smaller, like 4 or 5, and then each person can have their own pizza! Oh, and one more lil thing... If you like cheese in the crust, all you have to do is use string cheese! Half the strings then roll it in the sides. Try it, you'll love it! Have Fun! ; )

• 2 3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Envelope Active Dry Yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
• 1 Cup of Warm Water
• 1 Can Pizza Sauce(left over spaghetti sauce works too)
  
• Shredded Cheese
• Your Favorite Toppings
  

Pour warm water, yeast, and sugar into small bowl, stir with fork, set aside. In a large bowl, mix flour and salt. Add the yeast mixture and olive oil. Mix the dough until it comes together. Add a small handful of flour a bit at a time as needed. Spread flour onto the counter, and dump out the dough. Knead until it doesn't stick to your fingers. Rub a bowl with olive oil. Put dough in and cover securely with plastic wrap. Let it sit in a warm spot for about an hour. Gently punch dough once. Place dough on floured surface. Cut dough into 3 equal pieces. With your palm, roll each piece against the table to form a mound. Cover with a damp towel or plastic, and let rest 5min. Roll out the dough to about the size of a dinner plate and just under 1/4 inch thick. Put on baking sheet. Then with the back of a spoon, spread out about 1/4 Cup of pizza sauce over the inner crust. Then add toppings. Place in a 475 degree oven. Bake until the cheese is melted and gooey, and the crust is nicely browned. About 15 to 18 min.

Summer Time!

Well, what do you think of my hat? I have been working on this one hat for 2 months now...I know I'm bad! I'm not done yet...lol if you can't tell. I guess I just really like this pic, DH likes it too! ; )
I'll have to dig for the pattern if you want it, I've made it so many times I don't need to look at it. ; )

I have been very busy so far this summer, and I only say that because that is not common for us! Most of the time in the summer I have a hard time thinking of things to do....not this summer! We have every weekend full of camping with friends, swimming, going to the movies(HBP!!), going to visit family down at the Indiana line, going to a convention on the other side of the state, and just finding time to chat with my buddies in HSKS camp.


This is only the past 2 days...I still have yet to post pix of our camping trip from the first of this month! LOL

This is today, now the tea is gone and they are running around yelling and chasing the puppy! Poor puppy!

BTW: the tea is Celestial Seasonings "Wild Berry Zinger" they didn't like it, but I did! "Momma likes tea!" They only like chamomile tea, or Mamma's sweet tea.




This is the puppy. Her name is Patches. she's one year old.
This was just yesterday. It was so hot out!
(can you tell my yard was a hay field)






This is "The Girls." I can't believe they stayed still for this pic, and my phone has a really long delay!! XP*
They played out in the water for 3 hours, and wouldn't come in til Dad came home. Now they have pink skin! Now they know to come in when Mom says to...yeah right, who am I kidding!!

Yay!

Last weekend was the start of the yard sale season for me. I loved it! Okay think over 40 items, some free, all under 1 dollar each, and I only spent 14.00!! Can you see the snowman? ; ) We(lil ones and I) went out to eat with our savings! We had a lot of fun. Then a downer...Mon and Tue were so rainy and cold we didn't do anything! Tue in fact we just slept the afternoon away. So yesterday I babysat, and got to work doing chores. So Fun! Not! And today I still have stuff to do...bummer. that's what I get for being lazy on Mon and Tues! lol
I am though going to take the lil ones and clean out the camper. I hope to get hubby to go camping this weekend. It's going to be almost 80 peeps!! I can smell the camp fire now! what a great smell. : )
Oh but the best part of the week....Miss Queenie got her Kit!! She LOVES it!! Yay! Check it out! I just hope the socks fit..lol


P.S. I just got a call that my sister(who just had her baby, scroll down) went to the hospital. They thought it was her c-section come open because she was in so much pain. It's Kidney Stones! She is home now with pain meds. They said that she has more to pass and the next is bigger then the others! Poor girl! I had that and passed only one WHILE I was prego for my last. For those of you that don't know how it feels, ur blessed! The only way I can think to explane it is it feels like bad contractions that do not stop or lessen! I felt as though I was going to have my baby right there on the floor! Sara (my sister) may have to go back to the hospital again if it gets too bad. The real bummer is that I live over 3 hours away. :* (

checking out my new set up. i set up to i can txt to my blog. thought it could be useful..ok now i am just txting to txt...lol ; ) i hope this works..here goes

New baby Lexi

Here is the happy family!
Daddy-my DH's youngest brother Fred
Mommy- my oldest sister Sara
Big sister- Riley
Baby- Lexi













And here is Riley holding Lexi and giving her a kiss! So sweet!

We really aren't sure who Lexi looks like yet. She will change some then we will see mom or dad in her. Though I think she does have mommy and my nose! lol

Working very hard!!

Well this is what I get for waiting till the last min to finish the bag! and of course I gotta add all kinds of things to it...lol
I will be working on this bag through the night tonight. I will get it done darn it!!!
I still have to do my homework and other things here around the house!
neways....I have great news as some already know we have a new baby in the family!!
Her name is Lexi Taylor! She was born at 8:01 am Tuesday morn. I got to be there and it was so great! Sorry everyone but I don't have pix yet of me holding her cuz my MIL took those and has yet to let me see them. lol Mommy is doing great and is home now.
Well I better get back now and work on that bag...lol I hope HRM likes it. I love it!
ttfn peeps!

My week...

I have some time now is I better use it...lol
I have been on the run doing this and that this week! My classes are okay, I haven't had too much homework from them. The thing is after class and the weekends. I have just dyed my first multi-colored wool yarns. They turned out really colorful! there are 5 1/2 of them! Wow that was fun too! Now I am balling them all up. I have 3 1/2 done now. I just have to get the other two done. I still haven't found a pattern for any of them yet.
I was called home to help cut wood and gut a deer(road kill)...So fun..NOT!! I didn't have to do much with the deer, thank goodness, but I did have to cut 2 loads of wood.
I am working on a fingerless mitt for myself right now. I still have a little work to do on the bag for Queenie. I can't wait till she sees it! I'm not so sure I will be able to send it to her! I love it!
Anyways...My Auntie Jen sent me an owl telling me that my Uncle Reise is not at work this week and it's driving her nuts! Wouldn't want to be there in that house right now! lol
Well better go for now...TTFN