Do You Leave Things Until The Last Minute?

I often wonder why kids leave things to the very last minute before they tell you they need something for school. Whether its money for excursions, forms to be signed, clean uniform to wear or that their clothes just need mending.

Do the boys like seeing their Mum getting frustrated because we have just had two weeks at home & they've left things until the night before school goes back?
I doubt they think that way. I know they don't annoy me on purpose it just feels that way sometimes. I guess I really should be asking them the week before the holidays are over. Maybe I will learn that before the start of the next school year.

Are you a super organised person and get everything over and done with early? Do you have any tips for me? At this point I am willing to try anything that will make my life easier :D

Here's Why You Should Carry A Camera ... part 1

I received some of the cutest photos of animals I have ever seen in an email from my friend Julz.  I just had to share them with you. Since there are so many photos I thought I would spread it over a couple of posts.

Creative Knitting

I bought a knitting magazine the other day called Creative Knitting. Well two actually. It was one of those special deals where you got two books for the price of one. Any way I have never come across this particular magazine before. I guess I must have had my head stuck in the sand or something but I really like them :)

They have some really nice patterns in them. Some that I may even consider making for myself (one day).

How cute is this?

The photo below is my latest WIP. It's a super cute little baby cardigan. I know I should probably stop making baby stuff but they are really fast to make and I like having something made up reasonably quickly. Projects that take a while just aren't inspiring me these days. So for now its more baby items. I can always pass them on to my niece, Allie. Her baby is due at the end of this month.

This pattern is really cute & looks great so far. 

I've Been Playing Photographer

I've been playing photographer again. Really I was just filling time while Brodie was at an appointment yesterday & I thought hey why not take a photo to show what my new glasses look like. They don't look all that different to my old ones. The only thing is there is a slight colour change. Instead of silver they are a light gold/rose colour and the arms are a dusty rose.

Anyway I took a few snaps and decided that this one looked the best. I still think my camera phone does a pretty good job at times :) Of course I thought my face looked awfully red. Sadly my psoriasis seems to be flaring a little but that's a whole other story *sigh* Since my face looked red I thought why not have a bit of fun playing around with my photo. Here's what I came up with :D

This is the original. All I did was crop it. There were no other changes made to this one.

Look at me I am a Smurf :D Although the boys thought I looked more like an Oompa Loompa for some reason.

Brodz wanted me to do a sepia toned one. I quite like this one :) 

This kind of reminds me of a 1960's photo for some reason

So there you have it. I had some fun & a good laugh with these. Which one do you like the best?

Thankful Thursday

I can't beleive it's week two of the school holidays already and that it's almost over. I guess its a good thing to be busy. It helps keep me out of trouble. It's a shame that it doesn't work the same for the boys :-/
Here's what I am thankful for this weekend:

• Optometrists. It seems a little strange I know but I got my new glasses yesterday & I LOVE being able to see things in the distance :D 
• Mild weather. It's been great to be able to wear lighter clothing and not be weighed down by jumpers and coats.
• Sleeping in. I know that will end soon with school going back next week but I am enjoying the lie in :) 
• laptops. They keep the boys out of trouble (most of the time)
• Being grumpy. Sometimes when I get grumpy the kids actually do their jobs like the dishes or even tidy their bedroom (they only do a little but it's better than nothing)

What are you thankful for this week? 

Cute Cat Alert,

I swear this poor cat puts up with so much from my boys. Well more like one boy in particular but I wont mention Brodie's his name at all. This is what happened to our three-legged cat Trip when he was lazing about on the couch the other day. How cute does he look really? He is so adorable & affectionate.

Brodie covered him with a cushion because he felt like it. Oops that's right I wasn't going to mention his name. Oh well. Trip didn't mind at all. In fact shortly after I took these photos he hid underneath the top cushion. If you didn't look before you sat down you wouldn't have known he was there.

Finished Object - Popcorn Baby Blanket

Ta Da I have now finished the bably blanket. I did manage to run out of the yarn I was using and I decided to put a larger border on it. I used white though & I don't feel that it looks quite right. I didn't wish to pull it apart after the amount of time it took to make it.

Thank you Poetess for telling me what the name of the crochet stitch was for this blanket. On the pattern I have (from Just Crochet) it was just called a bobble.

I'm off to hunt through ravelry for some more patterns. I was hoping to make up a pretty little baby dress. I know the style I would like I just hope that I can find a pattern.