So there I was, knitting happily away on my new shawl, Summer Flies (Ravelry link) by Donna Griffin, without a care in the world.  I had fi...

My stairs have now been completely uncovered and the wood is beautiful.  But, check out what the original painters left for me to clean up: ...

So how do you know when you've used a drop too much bubble bath in the kid's tub?    I think I might have found out:

The One Skein, A Stole! (Ravelry link) is finally finished and blocked!  This is a super easy project and works up pretty quick thank...

Happy Friday! So far it's been a good Friday for me.  I went fishing this morning at Lake Wedowee, AL where my folks live.  Wanna kn...

We got up really early this morning to go to a nearby flea market.  The locals all get there at around 5:30 am (rural Alabama time) and carr...

On Friday afternoon I started pulling up the carpet on my stairs.  The first four stairs are done, nine more to go.  My husband complained a...

I'm thinking that my husband should just probably start avoiding coming home on Fridays.  It seems to be the day that I tend to get the ...

It's getting so close now.  I can see the finish line.  10 more rows of the center section need to be completed and then the end secti...

Know how to keep an imaginative four year old occupied for several hours?  Make Popsicle stick puppets! If you're a They Might Be Gian...

I've been considering getting an e-reader lately.  I'm a self-confessed book-aholic.  Having kids, I'm frequently waiting around...

Saturday, my Sis-In-Law and I had a combined yard sale over at her place.  This may have been the most comfortable yard sale that I've e...

Let's talk today about what really gets under our skin as knitters.  The knitting disasters whether small or large.  Really, size doesn...

Totally uncool, unhip father (In very sarcastic tone) to 9 year old Harry Potter fanatic who had been ordered to bed last night while Harry ...

Wow!  This is my 704th post.  Who knew I would be able to stick around so long?  And to show you what entertaining things I have on my blog ...

I felt like crawling under a rock this weekend.    The Eldest and his Dad went camping, so The Youngest and I took off to the lake to visit ...

Having been out of town for a few days and letting the resin cure, now that I am back I can let you see how the large counter top renovation...

When renovating your kitchen counters that are hideously colored blue (with craft paint and resin of course), you should do the following: ...

And so we begin again.  This is the third and last installment of the counter top renovation.  Yay!  It feels like I've been dragging th...

I keep most of my images up in my Flickr account.  I recently had someone complain (don't know who they were) that I don't title my ...