Cadillac Ranch

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Gotta love roadside attractions!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

We're Off!

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The kids and I leave today for Dallas. My initial plans for the road trip got waylaid by the weather that came through last night. I was pretty disappointed as we were all excited about the planned adventures, but I quickly recovered and revised the plans. We are going to make some really fun stops, and we'll hit the other adventures on the way home. Hoping to be able to post some photos

Nest Assist

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To go along with our birdhouses this week, I also thought it was time to put make the nest assist project we've been planning (another idea sent from my mother-in-law including a little bag of yarn). We gathered string, yarn, cotton filling, dryer lint, ribbon, and old fabric scraps. Anything that we could find that would make good, soft nesting material for birds. The kids (with friends!)

Those Pesky Leprechauns!

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They played all kinds of tricks at our house last night...They put our chairs on top of the table, but left us a treat!(just for the record, Lucky Charms embodies everything I dislike about processed food, but I figure once a year won't hurt!)They peed in all our toilets - green pee!(I can't believe I'm showing a picture of my toilet!)And they turned Nina Sprinkles GREEN!(I wanted to use

Birdhouses

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For Christmas, my mother-in-law gave each of the kids a kit of pre-cut & drilled pieces of wood to make birdhouses. Jack was a little confused when he opened it, but still very excited. I think he said several times, "Wow! I can't believe I got wood!" It might be my favorite gift of the season (am I allowed to think that?). It is fun, creative, and useful. Matt helped the kids put the

Sleeping Under the Stars

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The last two nights I've been up in the mountains getting everything ready for some spring break visitors that will be staying up there. I slept on the couch both nights (I'm lazy and didn't want to wash sheets!) and found a pleasant bonus to my sleeping site - the two skylights straight above. The clear nights gave me an amazing view of the stars as I fell asleep and a few glimpses during the

Road Trip Details

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Road tripping it to Dallas to stay with my parents. It will be me, Kate, Jack, and Nina Sprinkles (poor Matt has to stay home to support our wild ways!)Still working on the exact plans. Thought about a night or two of camping along the way, but I'm reconsidering that plan. We'll definitely see some great sites along the way! Only one more week!

Free 18" Doll Poncho Pattern (shown on American Girl!)

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Kate loves her American Girl doll. I was a little iffy about getting her one when we attended the American Girl store opening (don't remember that? Look here and here.), but now I'm so glad we did! She loves dressing up like her doll, and I'm excited they have something handmade to wear now.18" Doll Poncho Pattern(shown on American Girl Doll)2 colors of yarn (I don't know how much to be honest

Kate's Poncho Pattern

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I used this free Bernat Yarn Easy Poncho pattern (you might have to sign in to see the actual pattern). Just a few adjustments, mostly so I wouldn't run out of yarn! I was trying to use up some yarn that I had purchased on clearance awhile back and knew I wouldn't be able to match it if I ran out. Here are the adjustments I made...Only used 2 colors of yarn.I used a Bernat Worsted Weight

Crochet Projects

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Look what I've been busy making!It was supposed to be for Kate's birthday... uh... 2 weeks ago. Just a little late. I altered a free pattern for Kate's poncho, but made up my own pattern for the American Girl doll's poncho. I'll post both patterns later this week.

Cross Country Skiing

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Back in college, I babysat for a family that I adored. I wanted their life or at least to model my own life after theirs. The mom was a nurse, the dad a nurse anesthetist (E, remember when we had a thing for him after seeing him in the OR?!? For everyone's info, that was before I started babysitting!), and they had 3 beautiful children. The youngest was born my senior year. They lived in this

Road Trip

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Decided to go on a road trip with the kids for spring break! Woohoo!

February Reading List

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Reading list is a little short this month. Probably because I've been busy crocheting. I should get some books on tape so I can crochet and "read" at the same time!Three Cups of Tea - this book has been on my "to read" list for a long time. Snagged a copy from Bookmooch awhile back. While certainly inspired by the work of Greg Mortenson and a bit envious of his calling, I liked the book but

February Running

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February goal: 80 milesActual February mileage: 40.5 (argh!)YTD mileage: 116.5Miles left for 1000 mile goal: 883.5 (not so sure this is a doable goal still, but I'm going to keep on trying!)Excuses, excuses...My last long run before my race got nixed because of weather (and motivation) and I did short, easy runs the rest of that week. The week after my half marathon, I had some pain in my left

A Little Bit of Crazy, A Little Bit of Quiet

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The CrazyThree birthday parties this weekend. One Friday at a Mexican restaurant where I got my newborn baby fix, but no photos.One Saturday afternoon at my house where I had more than my fair share of 6 year old girls. Details to follow in another blog entry.and a Moroccan themed surprise birthday party on Saturday night that was definitely NOT for kids. A friend's house was transformed into a