DeeDee's Musings

Today were making handprint keepsakes for Mommy and Daddy.

Using a 2 ingredient dough I got from PagingFunMoms site. It was so easy to mix together and smells wonderful!

Hope you have as much fun as we did!

Aubri is two now and is a BIG sister! Little Max was born at 9:55 AM on May 31st, 2012. She's a pro at giving soft kisses and touching his arm softly to check on him.



Ava is 9 months old and a ball of fire. A fisher of goldfish, a climber of stairs and an all around taster of all foods.

Ava and Aubri are bestest buddies and they enjoy playing and engaging each other. :)

Ava is still getting to know Max, but is warming up to the idea.

bug watching

swimming conversations

poolside giggles

deep thoughts shared under a tree

Between snapping up pictures and giving kisses, this Granny has been sewing a little, experimenting with new recipes and with a gift of an embroidery machine have been trying my hand at digitizing and embroidering.

Well the hooks and needles are calling to me and so in order to keep from logging a bunch of time in a project that I really wont wear, I decided to make something for Aubri.

With my navy yarn from Caron simply soft (I just love this yarn) I went to designing a sundress for her with a crocheted top and a knitted bottom. My way of learning knitting without a huge investment.

Maybe the investment is why I haven't progressed.....

Anyways... as I started I got excited about a little sweater to cover the sundress, seeing we still have chilly mornings and evenings down here in Texas. It is January after all.

So after drawing it out, planning it, I started it last night.

Well back to crocheting!!

After a wonderful day in service, we relaxed outside where I let my creativeness flow.

Here are a few photos I snapped up while enjoying the afternoon sounds.

The socks may be by Granny, but the lil one is a gift from her parents!

Aubri is getting to be such a big girl. She rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time. Lol, well at least over at her Grannys house.

She is intrigued by everything, loves playing with her light up and musical toys, and she's getting where she turns her head to see the picture you just snapped up. :)

Little ones are just so smart and advanced nowadays.

Here is 56 assorted crochet hooks. Yep 56!

pretty much quarantees that I will have the correct hook for my project no matter where I am. Lol

I also won a HUGE lot of knitting and more crochet hooks. Awww man this is wonderful!! My most recent win is a needle felting kit with wool roving. I have been eyeing all of the wonderful creations on Ravelry for sometime and finally decided to take the plunge. Heheheee also have some other colors of wool roving I'm bidding on, we will see how that goes. :D

Started on a grey wool jumper for Miss Aubri today, maybe I'll be finished by the time the chill in the air gets here. After its made will make a little pink top with a peter pan collar. CUTE!!

Well thats all for now!

DeeDee

ps: on a side note..... All of my way to tardy swaps are now shipped!!! Yea and thanks to my wonderful partners for being so patient with me. ;)

wow! planted this amaryliss last year when Nina and Nathan were building their house. it sprouted up the greenery pretty fast and then went to sleep, despite my talking and petting it.

Saturday, we were coming in from service and while taking pics of a baby praying mantis I spotted little pods and started taking pics of the emerging flower.

true beauty is always right before us.

A meal to remember, that's what. Kurt started cooking last night and let it simmer and smoke all night long, getting up only to add more wood and stir the coals.

At 11 this morning he started pulling meat out of the smoker that was so tender he didn't even need to use a knife to cut it. Roast, chipped bbq, sliced brisket, scraps and a little fat for beans and we have meals for quite a while.



Never tried it? Please do. Besides the satisfaction of making not only many meals in advance for your family, you have made it all by yourself, no added costs, chemicals or worry. Just go online and find yourself a good marinade for your meat, make sure to keep your smoker at the recommended temperature for food safety and when it gets ready you and your house will smell so delicious that you too will be telling the world!

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