January 22, 2011 – 9:36 am
When I asked for Eli to pose for this photo, I asked him to look sad. He replied that he wanted to be happy. We got kinda bogged down in the discussion after that when I was explaining to him that when the brain slug is on your head you are most definitely not happy.
Brain [...]
January 7, 2011 – 10:20 am
Eli and Liza got straw glasses for Christmas. They have been nearly endless entertainment for everyone involved.
Liza poses like a rock star with an octopus I just finished crocheting for charity.
November 11, 2010 – 1:45 pm
Here’s hoping that it won’t be too many more years until this is what we are all doing every Saturday morning.
October 25, 2010 – 2:04 pm
I’m still making hats even though I made my 50 hat goal. But I took a break this weekend to make a couple of sweaters for my mom’s dog, Lola.
She was unimpressed with her fittings up until she had to go outside one morning and it was below 50°. My dog sister was slightly more [...]
October 11, 2010 – 8:18 am
And here are a few of my favorites:
October 7, 2010 – 2:00 pm
We had studio portraits done today of the kids. This is one of the photos from the shoot.
If you are related to us, you’ll be getting photos for Christmas. Just so you know…
September 24, 2010 – 3:05 pm
It was about 8 pm on a Wednesday night when I realized we had a house guest. I saw a praying mantis clinging to the ceiling in the kitchen when I looked up from making Thursday’s lunches.
I pointed out the praying mantis to Stephen and we decided to let him stay inside until the [...]
September 17, 2010 – 2:25 pm
I finished my Dr Who doll in time to take it to Dragon*Con. Renee and I had a blast taking photos of him all over Con.
Since Con, I’ve also finished Rose (notice my Dr Who poster that I got at Con in the background):
I’ve been making hats for a hat drive ever since:
The goal of [...]
August 21, 2010 – 6:16 pm
Alana has been visiting us this weekend and we’ve had some big fun. Friday we went to Build-a-Bear to celebrate 50 years of Sanrio.
From left to right: Alana’s new Yorkie, Rooney, My Hello Kitty, Eli’s Keroppi, Liza’s Tropical Kitty, Liza and Eli. Notice Eli’s band-aid on his forehead, that’s where the stitches are.
Having LanaBob [...]
August 16, 2010 – 8:56 am
As you may have noticed, we’re a wee bit obsessed with the white kitten overlord around here. As proved by my constructing an idol this past week:
Many thanks to K & J Dolls for the pattern and to Glass Eyes Online for the official Hello Kitty! eyes and noses.