And you doubted me . . .

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I know I talk a lot about knitting, and it seems there is rarely anything to show for it! But I occassionally do finish projects. And I occassionally finish projects worth blogging about.
This is Erin's pinwheel sweater! I found the pattern on Ravelry and immediately cast on. I worked at a (relatively) feverish pace and finished in only a few days. I love it! And I have already cast on for Jillian's! (Understand that there is a lot of Christmas gift knitting goin on right now, so I may not have Jillian's sweater done before the end of the year. But shortly thereafter, Jillian will have a pinwheel sweater too!)
There more photos on flickr if you are interested . . .

Happy birthday to Jack!!

Valerie's youngest son is one today!!!! I thought that deserved it's own post. Not only did Jack make it through his first year, but so did Valerie!! Congratulations to both of you!


Val is excellent at keeping up her blog so you can check it out to see photos of some of the cutest boys I've ever seen! (see link at right)

The Story of the Chicken

Thanks for reminding me, Valerie, that the chicken needs a bit of an explanation. Erin had first insisted she was going to be a ladybug (maybe because she saw pics of Jillian last year??) I was at Target one day and they had no more ladybugs. So I asked her about a bumblebee, and she liked the idea. I bought that, but when we tried it on at home it was WAY too small. So I took it back, and she came with me, so that I could see what would fit her. It was this trip to Target when she fell in love with the chicken. She pulled it off the rack and said, "Is this too pall (ie - small) for me?" I told her it was her size, and she was very very excited. She could not consider any of the other costumes; she was absolutely going to be a chicken. And now I will say what everyone else is thinking - - she is, after all, Mark's daughter, right?

The first time Mark asked Jillian what she was going to be for Halloween, he really had no expectations that she would actually even answer him. We didn't even really know she knew what Halloween was. But she immediately answered, "Pumpin!!" And so there you have it!

Halloween Wrap Up

Trick or treating was in Helga's neighborhood with the gang.Because our children are painfully slow (and I can't really emphasize that enough) we went to about 5 houses and had to turn around. Trick-or-treating until December is usually frowned upon. The girls don't know any different, though, and had a fantastic time. As I am sure you could predict, Erin said neither Trick or Treat or thank you. Jillian, however, caught on right away and was pretty much ready to enter anyone's home who opened their door. She said thank you (verbally and with her sign) as she climbed down porch steps on her bottom, because proch steps are generally as tall as her knees. It was a very fun evening with friends and a pretty cute pumpkin and chicken.

Most of the time Jillian pushed the stroller herself, which contributed to our lightening fast pace. But toward the end she was content to let Erin push her.

When we got back, the girls of course were inspecting the stash. I thought it was very interesting how their sorting methods perfectly illustrated their personalities.

But when Jillian saw what Erin was doing, she (of course) had to follow suite. (Again, very telling.)

I have more to post - - Mark the soccer coach, making Halloween treats, and Erin wore a handknit sweater to school today!

But I have to vote, and Blogger is unbelievably slow at uploading pictures right now. So I will save it for this evening.