Okay, remember this? Like anyone could forget such an atrocity on the eyes.  Ick. Well, money is tight.  But seeing that this is the dr...

We decided our timeline permitted us to take advantage of the foreclosure side of the market.  We'd been looking at houses for a couple ...

I do intend to start blogging regularly again. No.  Really.  I do. I'm biding my time, living in a tiny rental, wishing I could pain...

So...how are things? o_O I've been slogging my way through life, anticipating the day when all the dust will settle and I will wake ...

Phase 1 Complete: The Businessman has a new job! Ft Collins was headed toward a dead end for him.  Now he has a proper job in a proper city...

A follow-up to this post . It's images from my new backyard.

"Experienced knitters don't make fewer mistakes than new knitters.  They make bigger ones faster."-- Yarn Harlot Cast-on.  Kn...

The knitting machine, which really will need a name soon, is providing a pleasant distraction as I watch My Sewing Room being whittled away ...

What my FaceBook wall would say if I had the time: TBM has worked from home for 143 minutes.  We decided to drop the price of the house to...

I did it.  I made a sweater on the knitting machine.  It only took me a day and a half. I love the fact that I can make a sweater for my k...

My mom and I went shopping a few weeks ago and popped into J.Jill.  We were enchanted by these sweaters:   I don't know why we...

I'm a knitter.  I acquire yarn at lightning speed.  I try to knit through it all but it's just not possible.  Especially when the pr...

Buttons really pull it together. Weaving the ends in really finishes it. Stuffing it in a box and sealing it before I can add a nice lit...

I've found my go-to pattern for baby girls. The pattern is well-written. It's fast, a little technical, and so stinkin' swee...

Have you ever... ...created a gift... ...so charming... ...you couldn't bear to give it away? Yeah.  Me neither. Smock Jacket ...

My youngest child.  My baby.  He's the one who's supposed to be on my side.  He's the one who's supposed to shower me with u...

Our home is on the market now so the frantic aspect of "getting the home ready for market" is finished, only to be replaced by ...

Summer is not my best knitting time.  For so many reasons. The kids are home.  It's hot.  It's sticky.  The kids are sticky.  Oops, ...

His name is Midas.  The children love him.  After watching the video below... 7yo was laughing so hard he fell off the chair. 4yo laughed...