A week in photos

Ha, it's probably more like a month but here goes.



My Cookie A sock yarn club began in February so that always means 2 sock patterns and 2 cookie recipes. I started with the cookies.




A hike in Palos Verdes on a hazy day.



Enjoyed the cats...




Josh learned to not leave out his homework where the cats could get to it.

3 day weekend

Instagram style.....

Love Cats

Here is your dose of cat pictures.





They do crack me up with their antics.

I think I crack them up too.

something

By staying at home, I have lots of things I can be doing, cleaning, cooking and general errands. I do try my best even though I admit I'm not the best or organized at it.

So, by your definition that I don't DO anything is your problem. I am dedicated to my family which comes first. I will help my elderly mother who as much as I get irritated/frustrated I will always help her out to the best of my ability.

My kids can count on me whenever they need me or even when they don't realize it. No one asks me how my day went nor does anyone care....today I spent 3+ hours buying things for my mother, spent time vacuuming and trying to de-flea our home even though I was told that I shouldn't worry about fleas since these aren't outdoor  cats. Half of us seem really tasty to the bloodsuckers and it sucks a lot so we have to deal with no sympathy.

I will wipe away my tears and keep going because my family comes first even though I feel like I'm insignificant and don't do anything that you would count as something. I SPENT my time caring for my loved ones.  I guess that's my salary of being a stay at home mom.

Keeping busy

I'm trying to stay in the moment while preparing ahead what I can. I have one kid down with a fever/cold but he should be okay for tomorrow.

We had some rain along with the Santa Ana winds/weather so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with my general tiredness and sore/dry throat. I went to bed early around 8:30pm and slept till 6:30am so that's pretty good.

The weird thing is the other day I noticed a little red bite on my arm and collarbone. Not itchy but definitely a bug bite. Today after my shower, I see many more bugs bites on my back and sides. Bigger bites but not really itchy. The bites run along my sides where I laid down. I seriously hope these are not bed bugs. We had a instance several months ago where both of us got bites. This time it's only me so I'm leaning toward fleas which is still very weird. We just got our cats about 3 weeks ago which may explain this incident but I really don't know what to do. Fleas, mosquitoes really love my blood or scent my entire life.

Change of subject since I'm feeling pretty squirmy now....here are the kitties settling in our home.







Here are some non-cat photos. We had some rain yesterday which is greatly needed.
My no fuss plants enjoyed the rain, here is a pretty fuchsia flower. Some spider had a web among the plants which made for a neat photo.






Gotta run to decipher my mom's shopping list. It's like a puzzle, she gives me clues and I guess at buying the product then wait for her to tell me it's wrong. Oh yes, there is a story of the one time I bought the wrong bananas...

Crank It up

I'm on fi-yaaaaah! But I'm going to slow down a bit to give my wrists a break. 




This is Globular Hat which is another free pattern on Ravelry.  Gotta love those talented people on Rav to come up with some great patterns.

My friend Matt works outside a lot so he always appreciates my hats that I knit for him. I usually knit with acrylic or wool blend but this time I splurged on some Malabrigo Rios for him which is so soft and machine washable. It's hard to see the different tones/shades of colors in this hat but it's really gorgeous. Sort of a dark gray with bronze in it. The pattern has good texture which highlights the yarn too.

I even had enough for some fingerless mitts. 



Here is a better view of the yarn. As a knitter it really helps me keep going when the colors are so interesting. Actually I enjoyed this pattern more than I thought I would,  here in LA area we don't need super cold weather gear but these are perfect for our chilly mornings/nights.  Like I said before, the yarn is so soft that it feels great on the hands.


Monday was a holiday so the kids and I went to the Redondo Beach pier and then we walked to the Hermosa Pier. It was a nice walk while Josh rode his new longboard, Tyler & I discussed the different architecture of the beach houses. 





We couldn't ask for better weather because the next day was foggy/overcast.




This beach shot is at Hermosa and it's deceiving from this angle. We were standing on top of the pier and this is a huge sand berm where people/kids were hanging out on. Kids brought their snow gliders to slide down this sand hill.

From where we were standing, we could have climbed over the railing and stepped onto the sand. Josh wanted to come back with our snow sled. :)

Hats keep on coming

Since I'm on a roll with the hats, here are  some more that I've finished....




 Scoops Hat that I'm keeping for myself. Josh looks all bored and wants to finish his breakfast. Free pattern on Rav.




A Slouchy beanie pattern inspired by the movie/book The Fault in Our Stars. Free pattern on Ravelry.

I'm using some leftovers trying to make a dent in the pile. Sort of working. Hats don't use up a lot of yarn.

Sanpo hat featuring Totoro...also free on Ravelry. It came out huge even on my big noggin so the verdict isn't fully decided on this to rip it all out or see if I can fit this over Josh's snowboard helmet.