Life is busy

We are in the middle of winter.  It finally snowed last Thursday and it looks like winter.
The kids are playing in the snow with the Tonka trucks.  My older son is snow blowing.
They are playing in the snow with the dog and playing football. Their Dad will not play
because it is to cold.  He pulled a muscle the last time he played with them in the cold.

I have decided that it is time to get back to what makes me happy.  So we have
started drawing again and I have been knitting. The kids put my picture on the frig
because they think it is good.  I have made 8 knitted/ and crocheted wash clothes.
Two more wash clothes and I will send them to my sister in law. Then I will finish
the sweater I started last year.   I am reading a book called  Knit with Love by
Lisa Bogart.  If you like to knit,  give it a try.

So what are you doing with your winter to relax and keep your kids happy.
Keep warm.

What do I like about winter?

A post from a couple of years ago

Body perfect set wonderful for winter skin.

True be told, I don't really like winter.. It is too cold and I don't like driving in snow...
If I don't have to go anywhere, snow is pretty... If it is 20 degrees or warmer, I am willing to go out side and play with the kids.  Yesterday they were playing in the snow. Today it was to cold... 0  degrees. Brr...

I like the trees with the snow sitting on the branches...The snow makes everything look bright and clean.
Winter also, brings tea parties and baking bread.  Wheat bread, Candy cane bread, etc...

I like to knit and this is the time of year that I knit... I will be teaching knitting to 4-H kids this year.  It will be fun to get back to it.  When I was in 4-H, I would knit a lot.  I was fairly good and now I have to get back into practice. I made many sweaters through the years.  Since I have had kids, I haven't had time to do much knitting.  All my kids know how to knit scarves, slippers and wash clothes. I love cotton wash clothes. When you make cotton wash clothes, make sure that you soak them in salt water before using them.  This will set the dye so you don't end up with a wash cloth that fades.  (2011)  This year I finished a prayer shawl to give to lady who

fell and hurt her rotator cuff.  

                                         Intense moisturizer set... wonderful for winter skin

Favorite thing to do in winter.

In winter our family loves to have tea parties... We make a treat and have it with tea mid afternoon.

When the weather is above zero we like to play outside... sledding and making tunnels and snowmen.

I like to bring out my knitting... the knitting is fun and it, also, keeps me warm...

What is your favorite thing to do in the winter... by yourself and with family.

Blessed Christmas to you all.

Does life ever slow down....? Hi everyone, I have a computer and my house back to just our family again:)

So many things that I would love to do..

Since my daughter got married... my oldest daughter and my grand baby went home October 1st.  Since
they have been home-- my grandbaby has started climbing stairs and got any other tooth (making it 6).

My youngest daughter (4th)  has been playing volley ball with our church. They are doing very well for 6th graders and have their tournament this coming Saturday. I love to watch my kids play sports.   My 3rd daughter was running cross country until she hurt her ankle again this year. Anyone have any ideas on what to do to make stronger ankles.?

My 3rd son has  been working when not in school.. He is painting some days and working on a farm other days. Some of the days he has free he is hauling farm equipment with a friend of his.

My 4th son is doing schoolwork and has joined a homeschool biology group that meets every other Friday. On the way home last time, I got lost .. so we bought a map and he had fun with my 4th daughter navigating us home.  They took the long way, but I let them because it was a beautiful day.  They  learned how
this road was connected to roads that they already knew.

My fourth son loved when we were in the airplane in September going to San Diego, CA. He said mom look. out the window.. I said oh what... He said, "Look at all the circuit boards down there!"  He Dad is an electrical engineer and so my son is in tone with what a circuit board looks like and is fascinated with them.

With all these activities going on,  I have, also,  been cleaning 2 to 4 days a week.  Teaching 4 grade CCD.  They have a new program this year that is terrific. I am happy things are changing.  Teaching skincare and playing Backgammon with my kids.  They are much better than I am but, I am learning.  Tomorrow night get to meet with the knitting ladies group that I have been with for a year. I haven't seen them for 2 months with the wedding and graduation and house guests.

Looking forward to visiting you all again.