Monthly Archives: May 2018
April’s Crafts
The month of April was an absolute blur, and May is following right along in it’s footsteps. The weather is warm, and we seem to have way too many things on the schedule. I’m packing along little crafts when I can, and trying, really trying to finish what I’ve started at home.
I’ve been working on this over sized granny-square blanket for Agnes in bright colors. It seems like whenever I thought I was done, I needed to add a few more rows.
I finally got it finished just in time to throw on her bed for Summer.
The large granny-square is that perfect mixture of just cool enough for Summer nights, but keeps you a little warm too.
I’m also knitting up a stash of odds and ends for a cozy Autumn/Winter blanket for downstairs.
I keep some in a basket upstairs.
I keep some in my too big bag to work on in the car.
I knit until I run out of yarn, and then I wrap it up for stitching in the future.
I’m also working on a granny-square blanket for a certain little cutie.
My Sister (in law) is expecting a baby boy in August!!! I’m so excited!
I’m using woodland colors, and crocheting a whole bunch of granny-squares.
It is quite a work in progress. I think I need to crochet another twenty granny-squares, and then figure out how I want to edge this blanket.
May is busy, and I’m still working on the kid’s blankets from last Summer. I keep trying not to start another project, but I feel the urge to get the sewing machine out.
April’s Favorite Photos
I have several photos to share from around our neck of the woods.
Kitchen window
Trees in bloom
New Dress
Favorite blanket
Sick day
Cupcake the Chickadee
Hidden garden center
Scared Of Summer
A word of caution, this is ranty post… So here’s a picture of my cat being cute and watching the cars drive by.
As the title suggests I’m scared of Summer… The kids have just six days left of school, and I’m not ready for everyone to be home just yet. The school year seemed to pass so quickly, and my quiet days are now numbered. I’m not ready for the endless days, the boredom, the fighting, the groceries, and feeling stuck.
You see, Summer is not kind to me. My seasonal affective disorder peaks and crushes me. My days are filled with bone tiring depression, headaches, polymorphous light eruptions, and I just want to escape it all. Sleeplessness, and anxiety occupies the rest of the twenty-four hours, with no schedule to adhere to. It isn’t fun, and I’m not pleasant.
I try my best, and every Summer I pep myself up that this year will be different, it never is, bu July I’m completely wrecked.
I’ll say I’m tired, I’ll put in the hours, I’ll smile and entertain, but I’m counting down the days till Autumn.
Hello May
This month is going to go by in a flash… The kids are down to just seven (that’s right SEVEN) days of school, and I’m really not ready for Summer.
I’m trying to get the garden planted, and house cleaned and stocked before that first day of Summer break.
We also have a ton of field trips, last minute projects, music programs, eighth grade graduation, and fifth grade awards. I’m afraid I’m going to miss something…
The weather is finally starting to turn into Spring, and I think the extra time outdoors is helping our moods a bit. I can’t stay out of the garden centers though. I want to plant flowers everywhere.