grumpygirl

Not fine bone china

Getting him hooked early.

And slow progress on a WIP.

7TWO

I am am going to love the second channel 7. Full of crappy (but good) shows. Martha Steward, Jay Leno, Coronation Street, Emmerdale...all shows I discovered by accident. I've held off doing a full investigation in case I become even more of a couch potato.

Bark, Forest, Brick and Frost

We went for drive to Bendigo yesterday. I'm glad I didn't attempt this with WB on my own. It was a long drive there and back, and although I thought I'd taken enough food for him, it wasn't. He really enjoyed his first proper babycino.

Plus, it took me ages to choose colours at the mill. I'm glad I saw them in person though, as the shade cards just don't give you the full picture. I really liked the Denim colourway in the 8ply cotton, but there weren't any other complimentary colours to make up a blanket so I didn't buy any. I also tried to get some matching colours for the leftover Oceanic in 8ply Luxury, but nothing goes with it.

So, I ended up buying some colours that I normally wouldn't have gone with. Not sure what kind of knitted or crocheted blanket these 8 balls will become. 

And lastly, here we have WB's usual reaction to anything which I lay down neatly on the floor.

I'll do a proper photoshoot after it's been washed and blocked.

Oh and yes, I skipped posting yesterday, but that means I'm only 2 post short this month, which is not bad, all things considered.

Awaiting

I've been so busy I haven't told you that I finished the pink & purple granny two nights ago. It's sitting by my bed waiting to be washed, blocked and photographed. But, seeing as the wedding is not until March, I'm not in a huge hurry.

Less

Confession: I've been watching Beauty and the Geek for the last few weeks and I quite enjoyed it. Tonight was the finale and I really couldn't decide who I wanted to win. I really disliked the guy in one couple and the girl in the other. The couple with the girl won. I disliked her less, so I guess that's ok.

Befuddled

WB fell asleep on the way to the park today and then woke up rather befuzzled.

Grumpy

It's late, I'm tired and grumpy.

Now I'm off to be grumpy in bed.

Bounce

It's amazing how they bounce back, huh? Maybe it was just an upset stomach.

Today I managed to catch up with two of the mg girls for the first time in ages. WB sat in the sand and played quietly for ages, it was amazing. There were, of course, some attempts to escape the sandpit, but they were thwarted.

I'd decided to go to the park after I'd left, so I wasn't really dressed for the extremely sunny afternoon, but I think I did count about 3 nice breezes.

 

It must be a day to re-connect. A friend rang, and then just as we hung up, another one did. Very weird, considering that phone calls are rare as it's mostly email and sms these days. Plus, I don't actually like talking on the phone anymore. Today however, it was nice. Even though it's not nice to hear sad news.

And then there was puke

Late yesterday afternoon, we set off for the hills to our first Xmas do.

Once again, we didn't really talk to many other people, mostly because we don't know them and also because it's really hard to chit chat whilst 80% of your mind is focused on one very active toddler who really just wants to be allowed to stage dive down the verandah, into the rain and close to the dogs.

But it was nice to be outside and to see sockmonster. And WB LOVED the dogs and the people and the space and the dogs and the children and the trampoline, and, did I mention the dogs? And sockmonster's littlest, who is way taller than me.

I didn't get any pictures apart from on the drive home, but they just didn't capture the eerie light through the trees.

Today, we picked up some yarn from Northcote and then went swimming. Where I frogged half a ball of that dratted lacy chevron blankie. For the third time. 

I love seeing all the dads in the pool with the babies though.

Then home to veg out and wait for the crazy rain to stop for a ride. It didn't really happen. Which it turns out was probably a good thing, as WB threw up on me again about an hour ago, poor thing. God I am loving childcare.

But he's asleep now and I've actually cast on some knitting for once. I still have the garter striped blankie to knit, but it's a bit boring and since I'm no longer knitting it for WB and have no other kidlet in mind yet, there's no imperative. During the hot hot hot days of last week, I was racking my brain about what to knit but just couldn't contemplate anything substantial, really, as the idea of holding any amount of yarn bigger than a granny square would make me sweat.

But today, I decided on Ishbel. Only half the world has made it now, so I guess it's safe, right? I really really wanted some slightly variegated yarn for it, but I don't have any, so I settled for the Blue Sky Alpaca's Alpaca and Silk, of which I have 3 skeins of in Garnet. It's lovely and squishy, so should make me happy.

Incidentally, yarn shop in Northcote? Weird. But it was 20% off and had the Purelife Organic Cotton in Logwood, which I can't find anywhere else in Australia, so I can't complain. It saves me from doing a purchase from Webs in the US, and then buying more yarn to make the most of the shipping.

Out riding

The boys went on a ride this morning whilst I stayed home and did some chores and worked on seaming up the blanket.

1.5 hrs later, I looked up to see them outside the house and ran to get my camera.

Just what it was designed to do!