Well, guess what!

We/Shaun have/has been upgraded from looking for a better job part time, to the opportunity to seek one out full time!Isee the gears turning.....yes.....yes,that's right.He got fired.Technically let go, as you cannot legally be fired unless your work is defficient.He got fired for his work being too good.After working all day Saturday, After putting in a full day Monday.Gee, thanks, new manager!Yeah, we knew the deal was sealed when the senior manager of 15 years was fired not two weeks ago.It was a matter of time, and frankly, a relief.We are free to find more suitable employment.:)AND,to install the laminate flooring!YAY!

SO, folks, let us know if you have any great connections regarding anything requiring 6 mo. or less training or management positions.We are open to relocation:)

In the meantime,we appreciate your support in keeping this a positive and regenerative experience!

Well, THAT was short-lived!

I began this year with a great idea to post once a week and title the posts with the number of the week....I made all the way to Week Two, and I was even late for that!!!!!Such a sad state of affairs!WELLL,therestwasnotmyfaultthecomputergotavirusanditshutdownandweJUSTbarelygotitfixedandupagainandiknowithasbeenmonthsbut.....
So,I return,humbled,less wired,and SO ready blog again!:)

A lot has gone on in what I will refer to as "The Lost Months" (dramatic,right?)I turned....(deep breath)THIRTYONE!Again,I couldn't help it,it just happened on it's own.It's a heavy one.I am IN my 30's now.IN.No longer are my 20's a mere yesteryear away.(sniff)
In other aging news,PJ is no longer a baby!!!!!She is an official toddler.With the bruises and vocabulary to prove it!Her face changed in a 3 day space of time, and she looks as old as she is.(Only more bitter,as the same thing was happening to me.I have a wrinkle/laughline and funky facial hairs !-all will be denied if brought up publicly.)
Eli is a preschooler now!!!!Also broadening his vocabulary to include Scooby Doo phrases such as "I can look at myself naked!" "Jinkies" "Zoinks" and a plethora more(about 5 dvd's worth)He also has deeply incorporated the word "exactly" into everyday use.For example; I,hackwey don' like to eat those,those,THOSE!"Or,"I am hackwy tiurd mom."I know, ya just wanna hug him, don'cha!!!!!
Eve is cooking chocolat chip pancakes as I type.She truly is a natural chef.She's been having night terrors, though they have waned in the last 2 nights.She's a good cleaner and will do the job 100% including vacuming IF she is alone.She is completely uncoperative in groups.She's on the verge of decoding words,which is very exiting!She is also as fast as I am in simple addition and subtraction flashcards!
Dylan is way too quickly becomming a young lady.She apply's red lipstick when going anywhere of import,is very particular about her wardrobe, and shoes,and yet....she could care less the there is a colony of snarles on the back of her head....She is also a speed wiz in math and is reading when interested.
Asher is reading everything in sight!!!!!He is also becomming a broody,reclusive,moody person.It's a 50-50 who ya get with him.He is a very astute observationalist and surprises us with very articulate reports,ideas, and commentary.
Shaun is working away,and we are on the verge of a new and improved financial situation-we just need to grab on to it.We just celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary.And I do hold out hope for another 11.
I have been using my time offline knitting up a storm, and will report with photo's later.

As for now, pearl has somehow gotten the pamcake mix and poured some inthe carpet, so I will be closing here to address that.Wish me luck!

Week two 2010

So, I'm a few days late on posting this, but I am getting it posted!I would really be happy if I could manage a post a week of the whole year.:)So here is week 2.

Monday we established our school schedule. Very important for a good,well rounded week.Okay,honestly, I'm assuming this is what happend, because sadly I cannot remember right now!We DID have a good week so we must have established it on Monday!

Wednesday is our day with the van, so we usually go to the treehouse museum...


Pearl at the dress up mirror.

Our damsel in distress.

"Am I rescued?"

The huge chess set we all love.Pearl was plowing down these pieces with her head,then climbing onto them and rolling them around with her belly.Fun, imaginative game!


Dylan and Pearl crowning the Queen.

Eli's favorite chess set.Fun to throw and knock over.


Pearl with one of the doll displays.

We LOVE the Treehouse!Surprisingly, Asher is in none of these pictures.He is usually at the chess sets most of the time.

Dylan has been making an aquarium all week.Completely self led.She found all the sea books we have,and studied them,played with our hermit crabs, inspected a dried starfish we have, and on Friday, she made a sea anemone!Awesome!

Eve making her anemone/noodles/dreds...Great use for the garlic mincer.Ever the chef.:)

I finally got the boys lego books framed and on their walls!

Fun week.We also switched Eve from her daily Language arts(reading and coloring)to phonics.She is SO ready to read!Yay!And Asher got more in depth with his writing.:)

Phew!See ya next week!

Hold the phone!

It has happened, my friends!I have,after eleven months of toil,COMPLETED my first knittery!!!!!!It is a success!It works, it fits, and it doesn't look like crap!Suuuure,it's not wool like I planned,and we hardly use cloth anymore, but This may be the very boost I need to feel like I can get back into our cloth!Okay, that's a bit early yet.Maybe in a month or so, when it's warmer and we can air out bums and rooms and hang the diapers outside and put the animals outside so they don't eat the soiled diapers....BUT the point is, I domestically engineered!

What I have learned knitting this diaper cover;

1-I had a very tense year.(tight stitches!)

2-I need to learn to relax when I am knitting.

3-I CAN follow a pattern!!!!!

4-HOW to knit!

5-How to do a purl stitch,and ribbing.

6-How to double crochette!

7-That I much prefer crochette especially with little tasks requiring me to use one hand.When I'm knitting I have to stop the whole thing and start it all back up.With crochette I just hold my work and hook in one hand, the hook holds my place, and I have a free hand!

8-and this one is HUGE!!!!!!! I learned the deep satisfaction of providing a fine and useful article for the use and comfort of my child. :)

9-I learned a little about the art of perserverance(not how to spell it, mind you).I learned how to keep at something a little at a time.I learned to put something aside and not lose focus.I learned that time can be magically made,and creation,no matter how small brings peace of mind.

10-I can see how knitting opens pathways in the mind for greater focus,mathematical reasoning,kinetic understanding of how things can fit and work together,and a purposeful reason for following direction and pattern set out by someone else.I can see how it would help the mind strengthen reading(left to right)and hand-eye coordination.I can see how the mind needs some work to free up other important parts of the mind,of thinking and problem solving and creativity.I can also see how these things are being lost to our children and ourselves.Too much,too fast,too easily at the expense of others efforts and our own time traded for money and then for items we feel we don't have the time to create for ourselves.It's a cycle.A pattern of sorts.

Hey,look at that!I can almost see the >>>>>> of a knit pattern in those words.The tapestry of my blog...O.K. a little far fetched,but,I am inclined to quip "I don't give a knit!" Potty mouth.Must be why I knit a diaper cover....

Week one 2010

What a great week to start the year with!We were so ready to return to our regular lives after the holidays,it was a relief to be on task again!I had kids asking for more schoolwork,more structure,etc..!Truly!AND I was actually able to provide it!SO,we had a full week of consistant school lessons!FIRST TIME EVER!!!!!

Also, we got lots of quilting and knitting done,

and to top off the week, Eve lost a tooth unexpectedly Friday night-her tuna melt toast was too toasted she said.It took her about 1/2 an hour to process and then she was happy to show and tell dad and siblings:)THEN Saturday morning the one next to it flopped out!She was still in bed!AMAZING!Very exciting!She placed the teeth in an acorn top for the tooth fairy to transport easier.:)

Great week, hope we can keep it up!

One flu over the cuckoo's nest

So, as I was sick,I had some thoughts.One;I will refer to this time as "one flu over the cuckoo's nest"The whole nest/household was sick at the same time!Even the dog threw up.:( Two;I had this fleeting idea that now that my system was completely cleaned out, I could cease....I mean seize the opportunity to return as a healthier me.HA!I said fleeting, right?Yeah. I am having a chocolate chocolate chip muffin and a Dr.Pepper for breakfast as I speak.It's so good to be back in the land of the living!!!!!!
P.S. Is it possible to have all 3 weeks of swine flu misery in one 12 hour period?I think that's what we had.None of us ever remember being so sick in our lives.If this is a new mutation,ouch.

And so I return a better blogger!

I took a small hiatus to boycott my inability to share photo's.Now I can!Wew hew!I feel complete as a blogger once more and am again prepared and motivated to share on the great world blogosphere.On that note, let me see if I can get my pictures to load!...

Geez Louise!This video is taking an insanely long time to upload!I guess I'll stick with still shots.(or upload on someone elses nicer computer!)

Yay!It finally worked!Let me explain the video a smidge.I was just recording Eli's cuteness and I kept asking "How was your day ?" cos he usually says "it was terrble."and slumps over or throws his hand down.He was very involved in his adventure though and would not be deterred.PJ just wanted to put the camera back in the case,but you can se how well she expresses herself!

Now that I know I can do this, I promise more interesting and pertinent recordings. :)