March is only half over?

And what a half of March it's been!  I have nothing to show in the finished projects but there is a lot going on  in my nook of the living room.  Hopefully there will be something finished soon!  Which is not to say there haven't been some fun happenings.  We celebrated Dr. Seuss birthday.  We celebrated it every year when my kids were little and it's fun to pick it back up again with grandmunchkins.  Green eggs and ham and pink ink yink drink are always on the menu.  I think she sports the pink ink yink drink mustache quite well.

Then there was a grandmunchkin sleepover so Mom and Dad could have a date night.  We played games, watched Peter Pan, and then all but Graypa and one grandson slept in the living room.  We hauled out beds and blankets and had a grand time of it.  The next morning it was off to a local coffee shop for hot chocolate and donuts and then to church.  I'm sure there Sunday school teacher appreciated 4 hyped up pupils.  I rested up in the nursery!

Spring has sprung!  Dinner on the deck and flowers blooming and birds chirping.  And rain.  Lots of rain!  But that's a spring definition in our neck of the woods.

Several in my itty bitty group have picked up cross stitch again.  I have felt the urge for some time and I just needed the little nudge.  I am loving it again.  This is my latest project.  It's a princess design I got from etsy and is stitched on sparkly linen.  Linen....arrrrghhhh.  Hard to count and despite being very careful in counting I was off by one thread when I finished the border.  I doubt anyone will be able to tell.  Maybe the judges at the fair?

This last weekend was a dream come true for me!  I got to attend Vogue Knitting Live and take a class from Susan B Anderson!  My Mom and Sis went with me for company and they seemed to enjoy the marketplace.  My Mom enjoyed Susan's lecture with me.  My sister loved the ferry ride on Sunday over to Bainbridge Island and Churchmouse Yarn and Teas.  She was so taken in by the yarn she bought a learn to knit book, some yummy yarn, and some needles.  We've inspired her to jump into the water.  I hope she finds it feels good!

Vogue Knitting Live was held in Medenbauer Convention Center.  It was open and airy and a great place to be inspired.

Yarn bombing everywhere!  This reminded me of Dr. Seuss!

A knit chess set.  I would love to have one of these.  There were kits being sold but there is no way I have time for it right now.  I loved looking at it though.

My favorite part of the day!  Susan's sock bunny class!  I got my knitting mojo back!  I love taking classes.  I always learn something new and am inspired.  This class was no exception!  I was so busy having fun I didn't take but a few pictures.

Sunday the rain was coming down but we decided to head for Bainbridge Island anyway.  We were going to be walk on but got in the wrong lane and ended up driving.  Considering the distance from the dock and the weather we are so glad I did!

Another something I really wanted to do...visit Churchmouse again!

It truly is a delightful yarn shop.

After that weekend of inspiration, I'm casting on and finishing up.  Hopefully the next post is all about knitting.  Wishful thinking since the little ones here take time and are so photo worthy that it will be about them.

Big NEWS!!

A quick post.  Time to start school and head outside to enjoy the sunshine!  A bit cold but sunny so we'll take it.  Still lots on the needles and in the sewing room but nothing finished to show yet.  Fingers crossed that next week the blog will be all about FOs.

So the big news?  IT'S A BOY!!!!  Grandmunchkin number 10 cooperated in the ultrasound and showed his Mommy, Daddy, brothers and sister that he's going to be a fun one to have around.  He moved and rolled and even waved.  And showed he was indeed a he.  Let the knitting begin!  9 birthdays in 7 weeks......

Guess who's birthday we celebrated last week?

 Oobleck was a huge hit!  And a huge mess!  Next year I will use a bigger tub or do it outside!  But they had a lot of fun and it sure made the story more understandable.  Especially the moral of the story.  Oobleck is basically equal parts cornstarch and water and, of course, it has to be green, so green food color.

 Now do you know?  Yep, Dr. Seuss.  Only because there are so many fun things to with Dr. Seuss.  We read his books and we had....Green eggs and Ham!  And roasted potatos and truffalo trees. 

 And let us not forget the pink yink ink drink!

 In other "big news", Miss R wrote her first story.  Inspired by Dr. Seuss perhaps?  And Mommy read it aloud during dinner.

Any excuse will do!

Any excuse to get the gang together. Even if it's Dr. Seuss' birthday. We used to celebrate it when the kids were growing up just for fun (and for green eggs and ham) but we let it kind of go for a few years. But now that there are grandmunchkins it was time to breathe life back into the tradition. And somewhere I found a Green Eggs and Ham cookbook that I dusted off for the occasion. Two years old is not too soon to introduce Dr. Seuss. This little guy already knows who the Cat is and knows not to eat green eggs and ham "in a house, with a fox, in a box".

The menu for the night: green eggs and ham, who pudding, blueberry bumplings, pink yink ink, and raspberry stew (which in not from a Dr. Seuss book but for Little Mommy, one of grandmunchkin R's favorite books-she has it memorized!)

The Yink Pink Ink was a huge hit.

Taking pictures was not.

It was just fun to get together for a silly reason and next year we hope to do it again. But the guys are requesting "roast beast".

And I've got my knitting focus back! I restarted the Evenstar shawl with a merino/silk that is working much better. Pictures soon. And there's a shrug near completion and the silk has been cast on for another, different, shawl.