This is Halloween!

So, again, since I didn't blog last week, I have a lot of catching up to do. See my photos for even more about what's happened over the last week.

I got a new cookie scoop and hand mixer.


I L.O.V.E. this thing!!!



And I've been baking up a storm.


Cherry Chip Cake Mix Cookies


Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Cookies

I bought a Hairagami.


I'm attempting to grow my hair out with minimal breakage. So, five days a week, I have my hair up. I bought a Hairagami to help me get creative with it... getting pretty good at it. This was a bedtime bun.

I donated some yarn and a knitting loom.


I donated some yarn and a loom to a grade school where a lady from my knitting group teaches. This is what the kids already have going.

Danika went Halloween shopping with Ashley and I, she was very excited.



I mailed a scarf to The Red Scarf Project.


This is the scarf made of squares done by members in my knitting group, Salt Lake City Stitchers. I did the joining and border. I should've taken a better picture.

Ryn's getting over 100% in Honors English!!! YIPEE!! Good job Ryn!

I haven't done much with knitting and crocheting, I been busy. Whew!

Well, it's time to get back to it... ♥

I'll leave you with this...



Now Playing:
One Week - Barenaked Ladies

Mom's Spaghetti Salad & An Amazing Speed Painter

The lovely Jessica has requested that I post the recipe for my Mom's Spaghetti Salad, so here it is:



Spaghetti Salad

2 lbs spaghetti noodles
2-3 large bottles zesty italian dressing
4 green peppers
6-8 roma tomatoes
4 cucumbers
1 purple onion
1 can olives

Cook spaghetti as directed until just barely al dente.

Cut and chop veggies as noodles cook.

When noodles are just barely al dente, strain and run under cold water immediately.

Combine noodles and all veggies except onions (add these the morning it will be served, otherwise they will stain the noodles) and half of the dressing (add the other half the day of serving).

Mom says it's best to do half the dressing and let it sit overnight in the fridge, then add the rest in the morning. The al dente noodles will soak up the dressing and soften, so you will need to add more afterwards.

Mom and I serve the salad with parmasan cheese on the side (some don't like it with cheese).

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Here's an amazing video of a fantastic speed painter, Jean Francois. I first saw him while surfing through channels and he was on some PBS station. Check out the rest of his videos too!

Flashback

Photo Album and Knit & Crochet Photos Updated!


I wrote a pattern for an MP3 pouch and published it on Ravelry, it's the second one I've pulished there! The pattern can be found here.


I've given up on my initial Scrappy Tuesdays pattern , which was knit, and started again with this one.

This is gonna be one ugly blanket, but I'm sure I'll love it!

Ryn's Grandma sent her some lavender for her pillow. She wanted to know how long it would take to be able to smell the lavender through the plastic baggie... so I just made her a sachet out of fabric from and old tank top and some bulky yarn.


Just got this picture that was taken during the Park City trip from a co-worker. So, Christy and I played around on the luggage cart. She ran up and down the hall, pushing me.


I sent my scarf off to The Red Scarf Project on Thursday. I'm also still collecting squares for scarves from the ladies in my knitting group as well. The deadline is coming up, the end of October.

Look what they're selling at Walmart!




Just one of those funny things to see items shockingly close to your own hobby being pumped out from machines to be massively sold at the most popular department store in America. Kinda makes me jealous that I can't do the same with my own hands.


Danika is sitting up on her own now! She still needs supervision and a human safety net, but she totally supports herself!


Now Playing:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: I Robot, You Jane

MP3 Pouch - Free Crochet Pattern

Materials:

Worsted Weight Yarn (I used Red Heart Super Saver in Pink Camo)
H hook
Yarn Needle

ch 15

(Mark first stitch in round if it helps you.)

rnd 1 - skip first ch, sc 13, 3 sc in last chain st, (working on other side of foundation chain) sc 13, 3 sc in last chain, join with ss to first sc, do not turn

rnd 2 - (working in the round now and throughout) ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 1 skip next sc, sc in next sc) 16 times, join with ss to first sc

rnd 3 - ch 1, (sc in next ch sp, ch 1) 16 times, join with ss to first sc

rnd 4-21 - sc in first sc, work even in pattern (ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next ch sp) to end of rnd 21, ss to first ch when you reach the end of rnd 21

rnd 22 - ch 4, (dc in next ch sp, ch 1) 15 times, ss in third ch on beginning ch 4.

Finish off, weave in ends.


Ties (make 2):

ch 30, finish off and trim ends, leaving them long enough that the knots won't come out.

Weave the ties in and out of the dc's, one tie in front and one in back.

Tie the tie ends together on either side of the pouch.

A Bloggy Facelift

Photo Album and Knit & Crochet Photos updated!

My blog has a new look for fall! Cool, huh?


My knitting group has to leave the regular coffeehouse because their hours have changed. Shirley, who works there has always been a great hostess and friend so I crocheted this coffee cup for her as a thank you.


I knit another finger sweater for a more classy project picture on Ravelry, but now realize it looks like a bandage! Oh well.


Week 5 for the Scrappy Tuesdays blanket. I'm seeing a growing trend of only one square a week, haha.


Bye, bye blankie. =( Here's the pink & red star blankie getting ready to get into a gift bag. I hated to part with this one. But, seems Kari (a co-worker) enjoyed receiving it, so that makes me happy.


We had a baby shower at the office for her on Thursday, which I made Mom's spaghetti pasta salad for. Everyone loved it.




September 26-28 was the 2nd annual Park City weekend for all the ladies in my office, paid for by the company. Thanks again Steve!

Me before coffee...


Me after coffee...

These are the dorkiest (and most unflattering) pictures I may have ever taken in my life. Oh well, ya laughed, right?

My Dad just celebrated his 50th birthday! Dang, he looks good for 50, huh? Happy Birthday, Dad!




Jen made the cake to look like the Mahi-Mahi (Dorado) that Dad caught in Mexico.


He also got $50 in shiny, new pennies from Polly and Dave.



And of course, That Baby was there...


...with her crazy, sweaty, mohawky nap hair. She's six months old now, becoming a little chunker and rolling over! ...She's the most awesome little person I know.♥

As seen just above, Ryn taught me how to type hearts. Rad, huh?! Thanks Ryn! ♥

Oh yeah! And I made cookies today...


I made these from a boxed muffin mix. I think we'll take them to the BBQ at Justin's tonight.

My Mom makes cookies from cake mixes, but I didn't have any cake mix, so I used muffin mix that we had instead, it worked great! Thanks Mom!

Now Playing:
Psychosocial by Slipknot
from All Hope Is Gone

More yarn, gaming and a Slipknot lunchbox.

Photo Album and Knit & Crochet Photos updated!


My first news is that Ryn is got A's on her progress reports in Art and Math! (These are the only progress reports she recieved.)


Here's my progress on the Scrappy Tuesdays Blanket (week 3). Not too much yet, I'm slackin'.

I've also made some progress on the Basketweave Baby Blues Blanket...


I love the look of this blanket, the pattern is so fun!

Lots has happened over the last week...


Stu on Warhammer. This was for "headstart" on Sept. 14, where people who ordered the special edition version (like Stu) got to play a few days early! The game went fully live on September 18. He loves this game and says that it just keeps getting cooler.


Stu got a Slipknot lunchbox...


...then proceeded to consult it during our Uno game on Family Night.


I grabbed another box of yarn from my storage unit on Thursday (they're charging me WAY too much now, so I'm slowly cleaning it out) and re-organized my craft stuff on Saturday.







Christy gave me some shredded zucchini from her garden and I made some cake with it. We can't even tell it has zucchini in it though. I think there was too little zucchini or too much cake batter. I'll keep this in mind for next time. It's still yummy though!


I did yoga this morning. I'm having a hard time keeping my bum-bum down on my feet in child's pose (shown here), but I'm sure I'll get better with practice.

Now Playing:
Ghost Hunters - So She Married An Axe Murderer

I don't have a monkey on my back...

...it's on my dining room table.

Photo Album and Knit & Crochet Photos updated!


Hand sewn for my cousin Raechel's birthday.

This little guy was fun to make! Only a tiny bit of challenge involved. Although, he did take longer than I expected, being that his body and tail (the first things I did) went really fast! He took prolly about three or four hours total. I'm guessing.

I bought a pack of three pairs of socks just to make this one. So, I will be making more of these soon and might add them to my regular crafting schedule. Poor Stu will be swimming in a sea of sock monkeys. I hope he finds it fun, haha!

I followed the directions seen here.

We had another gal show up to the SLC Stitchers (on Ravelry) meeting this last week. Her name is Jessica and she's really sweet. I hope she keeps coming!

Look what we saw!


Stu and I were on our way to go grocery shopping yesterday and saw this going the opposite way! There was a police escort for this convoy. You can see all the pictures starting here, photo viewer is to the right.

Not too much else going on this last week. Stu and Ryn and both doing great with school though! Yay, tribe!

Now Playing:
The Sundays - You're Not The Only One I Know