Catching up

Honestly the only excuse I have for being MIA in the blogospehere is that I have been submerged in Brayden's blanket. Yes, I said Brayden's. Aslynn's well, for right now is sitting in two piles, waiting for more pieces to be completed and for the completed ones to be blocked.

Brayden's has given me more of a challenge and I love it. I actually checked out from the library Jan Eaton's book 200 Crochet Blocks. I love love love this book, and I checked it out because I couldn't find it anywhere except online. Well, now I have found it at Michael's but I am going to wait to buy it, because this book is a must have!

When I get my pictures on my laptop, I'll post current pictures of both blankets.

And yes, I said laptop. We broke down and bought two new HP laptops, 1) since are desktop was on its last leg anyway and 2) because with Brad leaving soon to go to school to get his CDL its a form of communication for the both of us.

Most of my time though lately has been either cleaning and taking care of the kiddos or crocheting. I actually even took a break from both blankets and starting working on other things. :D I won't divulge just yet since part of what I am working on is for both my mom and Monica. Nothing too big, just an aching to work with another type of yarn and to test my skills. BTW, I absolutely love working with Cotton yarn. LOVE IT!!

I did get a new book for Valentine's day. It's called Beyond-the-Square Crochet Motifs by Edie Eckman. I am loving that book and cannot wait to get my hook going on some of those patterns.

I will, though post pictures when I am done and they have gotten theirs.

I'm starting to think that Hell has frozen too. I live in Alabama. And I will be damned if before this past year I could count on all my fingers and toes how many times it has snowed since I was a wee one. Now, 2010 is a different story. In just the past 2 months, it has snowed 5 times. That isn't normal here. People run out and clean the stores of milk,eggs and bread. WTF are they going to live off of French Toast if they get snowed in?? I'm not complaining, I love the snow, I honestly wish it would snow like it does back in Michigan.


Other than that not much. Brayden has his hearing tested tomorrow, the 16th, to see if he needs tubes and if that is indeed is what is causing his delay in speech. We have his meeting with the school system on March 3rd for Pre-school for the Head Start program. And we will start his transistion from his at home services to the pre-school program and in the fall he will start Pre-school!

Aslynn is Aslynn. We've given her paci's for naptime and bed because her two fingers that she sucks on could use a break. She sucks on the so much that they are cracked and everything. She picked out her own pacis and doesn't mind them one bit.