broke back mountiain weekend

So it is that time. My hubby has packed his bags and headed up north for a fishing trip with the buddies. I always tease him about this because...he doesn't own a fishing pole. I always tease him and call it broke back mountain weekend. In all honest truth his buddy who owns the cabin has more then enough fishing poles so he borrows. But it gives me good material to pick on my hubby. So me and the girlie's are sitting on the couch at this very moment watching a movie (little monsters) and eating popcorn. :) good times. Soon they will go to bed and I think I will maybe hop in the tub for one is my lovely long soaks and watch some Veronica Mars on netflix. :)

But I had to show you guys what I have been up to...

These are Calvin's newest pair of as he calls them " crazy socks". He loves hand knit socks. The pattern is Hermione's everyday socks. It was easy and seems to fit the foot nice and snug.

I of coarse had to do my preferred method of short row heels and toes. I had monkey butt try them on. They have the same size feet. So it works out really great when I make Calvin socks. :)

I actually just cast on for my own pair :) I always tease my hubby about abandoning me with the monsters for days when he goes to the cabin and it did used to be very hard. Fire monster is such a daddies girl that it used to be rough and it still does suck sometimes like when we had severe weather and tornado warnings every night last time he went. In all honesty though it is sorta nice and I look forward to having some bonding time and getting me time when the girls are asleep and what not. Sometimes a sister even comes and stay the night But I do miss my honey when I go to bed.

Well people I am off to take full advantage of my time sans the man of the house. I will keep you up dated on all the girlie business I am up to this weekend. Hasta luego.

fo some what cowl...again..

So I buckled down and I finished re knitting my some what cowl in my new bust size. I did the neck line different then before. I also made the sleeves a size smaller then I did the bust this time and they fit much better. :)

So here it is preblocking and if you are curious here it the prebreast reduction ripping and reknitting version..

Note the neck line changes and sleeves (not the mention the difference in the chest)

Here is the back of the back after reknitting it. Well I am off to cook something I am starvin marvin. :) Have a good day guys.

What a great night

This Saturday I had the honor of attending the wedding of one of my hubbies co-workers. It is Mike Ricci who I had never met but had heard a ton about. It was luck that we got a sitter last minute and got to head up into a area of Minneapolis by the university referred to as dinky town. It was at the Loring pasta bar. The ceremony was beautiful and full of their personality and easy going...

Here is Andrea the bride looking beautiful...
Here is every one all lined up. The boys all wore converse shoes with their tuxes. :) Then you walked next door to the varsity theater for the reception..





This was the marquee.

This is very cute it says "Once there was a girl named Andrea who met a boy named Mike they spent some time together and had a good thing going now they are getting married."

This was inside the theater. (don't mind the ghost child standing in the front lol) but there where all the vases are is where the pasta buffet was set up. There were a few round tables set up in the main area of the floor then all around the outsides were lounge style chairs and end tables for drinks and what not. The music was fun and interesting just like the couple. (no chicken dance for these folks). and the whole evening was filled with a fun easy spirit. Every one danced and had fun and enjoyed the beautiful atmosphere and occasion we were there to celebrate. I did finally get to meet Mr. Mike Ricci and he was a blast. I was a bit nervous when he dipped me on the dance floor though since I was in my cute new strapless dress..

Even my sour puss old man of a hubby enjoyed him self and made it out onto the dance floor. :)

It was a great time the most fun I have had at a wedding in for ever. The wedding had soo much love and personality that it was hard not to be swept up in the great mood of the night this great couple created. I am glad every thing went wonderful for them and they got such a fun magical day. :) Congrats Mike and Andrea.

fo rainbow socks

So I am still fighting off that cold I got although the pink eye was just me being a hypochondriac. The kids didn't pass that on to me. I have been busy though. My sister bought more of these. Here is what they look like now...

They are from a old hotel in fairbolt..

I am going to take this and make it isn't this..

I will have a matching set of 4 by the end of the weekend. :) Other then that I made my fire monster a pair of socks from the left over pagewood farms sock yarn. The pattern is herringbone ribbing from interweave knits adapted to her tiny feet.

They are soft and fit well.

They pattern is a bit of a pain in the butt but they are cute. Well I have some chairs to work on sanding down while watching my new addiction Veronica Mars. :) Have a good weekend guys.

fo gyffindor socks.

So I am sick as a dog with a cold flu bug and quarantined to the couch. Both not just one of my girls but both have pink eye. I am soo congested I am probably going to choke and my own mucus and please don't start any rumors like all the celebrities it won't be a over dose and it won't be from anorexia that helps me keep my model like figure. It will just be chalked up as another casualty of the flu. but I did manage to bust these things out before I was hit by the full force flu...

Fire monster decided she needs some new gryffindor socks. So I came up with a a quick cable pattern..

They are cute and fit her well and stay up well. She hasen't taken them off since I finished them. She is too excited with her one puffy pink eye. Anyway I have a couch to die on while I watch the riches.

monkey butts 7th bday

As promised here is the finished product of the curl formers. :)

Doesn't monkey butt look so cute. They were very easy and they turned out perfect in the morning. I will be doing it allot I have a feeling. Well here is the scoop on the party...

First they split into teams and decorated boxes as spaceships.

Then we went down the hill and they had to race them as teams. This part was hilarious.

Megan and firemosnter were spectators

silly girls

Lane and Calvin were on the winning team. Lane picked him up and ran lol

the girls were 3 to a box for a long time and just tripped over each other and rolled around lol. It was a riot.

Here is monkey butt just hanging out looking curly
Then they played Woody's round up. They took turns being woody and everyone else would hide and woody would have to round them up.

Here is mckenzee as woody...

Calvin's turn to be woody..lol..

Calvin and Megan being silly

Cole being woody..

Calvin hiding...

monkey butt being woody...

Megan corrupting her cousin lol

Then they played hot mr potato head..

Here they are eating cupcakes and Calvin being silly what a character. He is soo silly. This morning we had a lazy day and I finished these for monkey butt.

They are made out of maizy and they are soo soft and cozy. She has been telling me that things are too "itchy" so these are great for little mrs itchy.

The pattern is black rose from knitty. It is sorta hard to tell on her little feet but the pattern goes up either side. On adult size it is extra pretty. Well I am off to finish muffins for my sweet hubby's birthday tomorrow and finish the movie sound of music with the girls. My girls have a unnatural obsession with older musicals. Night everybody

preping for birthday party

So it has been a busy day around here. I have been in full swing prep mode for the first friend birthday party. A BIG deal. Until this point my daughter has only had family birthday parties. But her being in 1st grade I figured it is time to let her spread her wing. So I have been trying to get my ducks in a row. We are having a toy story 3 birthday party. I got party favors today and I bought monkeys butts presents got decorations and stuff to make her cupcakes then came home to make these...

Aren't they cute??? The clawwwww..... lol I love them. They have cream cheese frosting and mentos eyes and the ears and antennae are apple licorice. I made about 25. I also had to do this...

Those things all over monkey butts head are curl formers. They are curlers. They are put on with a giant crochet hook looking thing and they are what monkey butt really wanted for her bday. So we had to put them in so she could have curly hair for her party tomorrow of coarse. Right now she is dead asleep on them so they must not be too uncomfortable. They are on there really sturdy thanks to some rubber at the opening, so I am really not worried about her losing them either. I will post some after pics of coarse. I am exhausted and going to knit and watch some tv while I wait for the hubby to get home from some m.m.a. fight thing. (don't' ask just know he owes me big and will be cleaning house for the party tomorrow) night every body