Nutmeg is home.....She came home Sunday night....had a nice dinner....Monday we went to lunch and went shopping for plant containers for her apartment.....Monday night we took Mandrake and his friends snacks and Dr. Pepper (they were out fishing).....we watched the first two Harry Potter movies Sunday night and the last two Monday night...up way to late both nights.....this morning I got up with a stomach virus.....so since it is raining out I think I will not be leaving my bed..... Friday I was so tired of knitting on the pie shawl so I started on a baby sweater......It has cables and I thought it would be a quick project to try a sweater and learn how to do cables....I have the front and back finished and have started the sleeves....

Spending the evening enjoying my new stitch markers...so much easier the pearl markers are every 5 sets of stitches...

A nice quiet evening...a good day...Basil had fun at MMO...Elderberry came home early so I was able to get out for a couple of hours alone...

Saturday Cinnamon and I spent time shopping and at the library.......Mandrake had asked if some friends could come over Sunday, than before we went to church he said they weren't coming..we went to church came home and all took a long Sunday nap.....woke up to a house full of kids....lol...would have been fine except we didn't even clean up our lunch mess before our nap.....

Today Basil went to story time at the libary....

we worked in the yard and played outside....it was a beautiful day...

Monday I finally finished the slip cover for the couch....Not bad for the first time...definitely would do some things different next time...but the result is liviable...




My new distraction tonight...stitch markers for my knitting...great fun..but I need a bead store...sometimes I wonder if it is the craft I like or all the little accessories to play with.....

The family reunion responces are coming in alot more than I expected...

Cinnamon's gifts finally ready...the lamb is from a pattern on Turkey Feathers blog...the heart washrags pattern is from Smarie knits blog... Hopefully the mate to this will be knit tonight after everyone is in bed...

Dinner is cooking....now I just need to pick up....laundry....laundry....laundry

Busy weekend....surprises for Valentines Day.....

Just hanging out...keeping warm.Getting ready for a little trip....not jetting off partying like some people....then will be cleaning and baking for Saturday...hope to see everyone.....Nutmeg change of plans....call me.....

A little lunch, new game....nap time for kids...for me...

Jimmy Stewart..new knitting, started the perfect pie shawl from "Weekend Knitting" I don't think this is a weekend project for anyone with kids....LOL

I finished this scarf today. It is the "Divine lace" scarf from "hats gloves scarves" by Louisa Harding. Knit with Rowan kidsilk haze. I just now looked at the picture and see an obvious mistake, I guess I am not done, yet. LOL.

I decided to start a blog, mainly because I have enjoyed reading other blogs and children who are no longer at home can see what they are missing. My husband is Elderberry, we have 5 children Lavender 22yo daughter, Nutmeg 20yo daughter, Mandrake 16yo son, Cinnamon 6 yo daughter and Basil 2yo son. I enjoy sewing, knitting and crafting in general. I have gotten so many ideas from all the amazing blogs and podcasts and have spent way too much time reading them at night.