Simple Shawl in Progress

I've been wanting to post for some time now about some of my crafty projects...but I am only just getting to it:-p I have several sewing projects I want/need to get to, but I will post about those later. For now, let's talk knitting!

A little before Christmas I decided to make a shawl. I've been wanting to for awhile now, but never found something I thought was easy enough for my skill level.(I've been knitting for about 3 years now, but I am still very much a beginner)

Well, a dear old blog friend(perhaps some of you remember Jewel, at Eyes of Wonder) had posted a pattern to a shawl that her and her daughter made. Well, I LOVED it. Simple and pretty:-) So that is the one I decided to do.

And thanks to my sweet parents(for my birthday), I got some yarn that I hope will make a lovely shawl. My Mom insists the color and yarn are perfect. I haven't decided yet if I like the yarn..it is kind of a boucle yarn and it blurs the stitches a bit. However, I may find that I like it very much..the color certainly is nice. It is kind of a misty color, with blues and browns in it.

Here is my current progress on it. Not much I know, but for a lady with 3 kids(one being a baby) well, I'd say I'm doing okay:-)


I'm using circular needles..size 7 or 9. Can't remember right now. The pattern is really quite simple and I enjoy it.

Here is a close up of the edge. I like that there is a lacey look but that it is easy to get. I don't really have to remember a bunch of difficult stitch patterns.

And just for grins...here is a picture of Dan playing piano and his little boy coming to help:-) Liam loves it when his daddy plays...and can often be found "playing" along side him!

Well, I am hoping to get back to my knitting sometime tonight. I keep getting stalled when Liam decides he isn't going to sleep well. Well, at least it should be done by next winter:-p

Hope you all are having a splendid day!

Blessings,

Sommer

Sunday Rest

"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."

Psalm 46:10

Today, Let us take the time to be still and meditate on our Lord.

I am heading off to church and hope to maintain a thoughtful mood today. It isn't always easy Sunday mornings...but it should be what I do.

I hope each of you have a wonderful Lord's Day!

Blessings,

Sommer

Sisters and Brother

Initially, I planned on sharing a post about a knitting project I'm working on. Well, that didn't happen today:-) Instead, when I sat down to write, I felt compelled to share some pictures I took of my darling children enjoying each others' company.

There are times, when Fiona and Brenna bicker and complain...making rude faces at one another and perhaps acting less than friendly. But most times they are dear friends and you can see it in their actions. Also...these girls adore their little brother. They kiss and hug him and say how much they love him...even when he has grabbed their toys for the tenth time in as many minutes:-) Somehow, he can do no wrong.

So here are just a few of the pics I took....


Brenna and Liam hugging and enjoying a new ball.

Liam "helping" Fiona brush her hair. Doesn't he look like he is up to no good?

And the two sisters. I love catching moments of shared joy...and this was one of them:-)

I really desire that my kids will be close and be good friends even when they are grown. I think they have a good start!

Blessings,

Sommer

I wish I had a fireplace...

All week it has been raining...pouring today in fact! Mind you, I'm not complaining...it is just that it is raining...alot! We need it though.

But, I have no where to go...again, I'm not complaining. Who really wants to be running errands and dragging babies around in the rain? Certainly not me:-) I like being in the rain, so long as I don't have anywhere to go and the babies don't need to be carried around.

Here is my problem...along with the rain, it is cold and my apartment is down right freezing at times. With it being so cold, I want to just curl up with a cup of tea or hot cocoa, some snuggly socks and a sweater...in front of a fire...

No, I don't have a fireplace and I so miss it on days like these. This would be a perfect day or night to turn on a family movie, roast some marshmallows and drink something hot. Sigh....

Perhaps someday we will be blessed with a home that has a fireplace, but until then, I will just enjoy looking at this picture and thinking of the toasty drink I'm about to pour:-)

Hope you all are having a splendid day!

Blessings,

Sommer

My Birthday Girl

Yesterday was my eldest daughter's birthday! Fiona turned 8 years old! The years have gone by all too quickly since this darling girl came into the world. She came into the world after many hours of labor, 1 hour of pushing and then a C-section. I can't say my recovery was easy or that I could even see her clearly the first day or two, but I loved that little girl from the get go:-) She was beautiful and healthy...I never expected to have such a big girl at 8lbs 12 oz., but I did. With all that went wrong during this labor, I was blessed with the little girl I wanted. Thank you Lord!

And, now she is a most beautiful girl. Lovely, energetic, happy and bright! She will no doubt breeze past me in math and science sooner than I'd like and her reading skills just make me so proud. She is tall, fun and a joy to have around. There is much that she needs to grow in, but on the whole, I wouldn't change much.

So, yesterday I baked her a cake. She wanted it to be purple...so she got chocolate with purple icing and sprinkles:-) As simple as it was, she was very pleased!


She blew out her candles like a pro! I even got her in mid blow! LOL!

And here is the very happy girl, waiting to dig in...come on Mom, let's eat already!

After Dan left for work, we headed over to Toys R Us. Since we had been sick for so long, I had never gotten out to get her a gift. So we went there and I let her pick. She picked two Littlest Pet Shop pets and is very pleased with them. On Saturday(I hope) we will take her and Brenna over to Golfland and play miniature golf. I love playing miniature golf...and she was happy to do this for her birthday. We might get some pizza too...but I'm not sure yet. We also went and had dinner with my parents last night, to celebrate. That was very spur of the moment and fun:-)

Next Friday we will get together with them again to celebrate Liam's 1st birthday and a little more for Fiona. I can't believe how all my baby's are growing up so fast! I need to have more!

Happy Birthday Dear Girl!!!!!! Mommy loves you:-)

Blessings,
Sommer