Spending time...

Spending time at the park by Gabby and Gup's house

I got to spend a week at the lake with my favorite kiddos in early August.  That is when the weather is the best.  The lake was perfect.  We spent hours swimming, jumping off the neighbors raft, floating on anything floatable, searching for the perfect rocks and shells, picnicing, eating and making new friends!  I loved spending so much time with them and really hope that Melissa and Dave let me steal them away for a week every summer!  Jamie kept saying that he wanted to come back for a few more days!  I love that!

I can't believe she is 5'1"!!!

Sophie and Jamie on the St. Clair River on the Lightship Huron.

We fed Pringles to the friendly squirrel in the park

We visited the Lightship Huron and saw the Bluewater Bridge.

Sophie and Jamie on Lake St. Clair

They even got to perch fish with Gup and their dad before they went home!  

A whole lot of nothing...

So I had a bunch of posts lined up, and I am still going to try to post them all this week, so watch for them...  really, I am still going to put them out here in the blogosphere, even though they begin almost a month ago!

1)  First off, I got to spend a whole week with my favorite 2 kiddos at the lake!  Look for this post on Wednesday!

2)  I got home and the computer worked fine, 2 days later, nothing.  No amount of beating, swearing, moaning, etc. would make it turn back on, so I have a new computer....  Look for this one on Thursday!

3)  I finished a project and it was a doosey!  Look for this one on Friday!

For now, here is a little sneak peak of our week at the lake!

It's Hurricane Season....

I love knitting small projects in the summer time.  It's so nice to whip up mittens and hats in the summer and not have the weight and the heat hanging on you.  Thus, the inspiration for Hurricane.  Since I STILL have left over skeins of Snowbird that I can't seem to use up...  here it is...

I love the subtle lines in this hat!  It fits perfectly and I can't wait to get a picture when the weather gets cooler!

And how bout these beauties!  My Peekaboo Mittens.  I'm loving the flap!  My falanges will be toasty warm this winter!

Laughing Cow Chicken

I finally remembered to take pictures of the Laughing Cow Chicken last night.  Here is the link to the recipe, I hope you give it a try.  It's a simple and delicious, not to mention healthy twist on Chicken Cordon Bleu.  4 ingredients is all you need!

I would also like to NOT recommend the Ore Ida Steam and Mash Potatoes that can be found in the freezer section.  They are handy, yes, but incredibly salty!  I drank about 4 glasses of water after dinner last night!  The texture is great though, just like mine, but way to much salt!  

My poor neglected blog.... getting back on track post #2

There is another reason that I haven't been updating as much as I should, but some things can't be shared yet, because they aren't completed!  Things like sewing projects for the shop that I am trying to stock before opening, and knitting things that are gifts!  Not to mention the fact that I neglected my camera for the whole holiday weekend too.  What is wrong with me?

Well, I guess I can show you this...  Finished this weekend: Toasty Mitts from Leslie @ A Friend to Knit With.  I seriously love her blog.  All her knitting projects and the recipes she shares!

And this was such a quick and easy knit.

I had grand plans for little projects for the weekend, Cupcake Mittlets, Toasty, Bella Mittens, a re-usable swiffer cloth, and I only got these done.  (Oh, and the left Cupcake Mitt too, but that was in the car on the way up, so I'm not sure if that counts...)  I spent most of the afternoon and evening on Sunday dragging little Texans around on inflatable boats in the lake!  We had a crowd of people at mom and dad's all day, including our friends 3 grandchildren from Texas who spend 5 weeks here every summer!  It was so much fun!  Not to mention the food.  My dad grilled a whole turkey.  YUM! That's all, just YUM!  More soon, promise, just not sure when.  And possibly a recipe or two...

Oh, I do have a picture to show you...  The Cupcake Mittlets went to Jodi for her birthday!

Nice view I get to knit with on the weekends, right?

Oh, and BTW, RuRu has recently decided that he's got some junk in the trunk goin' on, so he's been getting on the ellyptical daily.

See you soon!

My poor neglected blog... getting back on track post #1

I'm sorry, I truly am.

Between having the wireless card in my computer die an untimely death, working with AT&T to determine why exactly I had internet one minute and none the next, and heading to Best Buy to purchase a wireless adapter, and a million other things, my blog has been very neglected, and all of the intended posts are a little behind the times now, so I guess I will just give a brief overview of what's been going on...

FYI - this is going to be a very picture heavy post....

Memorial Day Weekend (wow, that was a long time ago) was lots of fun, we smoked ribs at my parents house with the Milo's and Messings...

Bri, Dad and Ivan and the cigar holder....

Dad and I ..  I don't really smoke cigars, but I like how they smell...  and I had to hold Brian's so he could take pics...

(Notice the handknit that I now have to wash because I wore it around cigar smoke, Doh!)

Lori makes THE BEST homemade rolls and I wanted a lesson, so I asked her to bring them for the party.  Ha, sneaky sneaky!

Along with 4 different kinds of ribs, we had a HUGE pan of mom's mac and cheese, salad, Lori's rolls, bourbon apples with ice cream, & strawberry rhubarb crisp.  Fun times!

Come back tomorrow for the next update on my neglected blog!  Fourth of July weekend, better late than never!  See you tomorrow!

Happy Anniversary

I love this man.  I think he knows.  I tell him everyday (repeatedly)  but just in case, I'm gonna put it out there again.  Happy 2nd Annivesary Honey!  I want 50 more, OKAY?  I LOVE YOU!