True Blue Gloves

I couldn't resist reposting the True Blue Gloves post back in January. Seriously, don't go to the snow without a pair.

On our snow trip last week, I was able to dig out this big hole and still have toasty warm fingers/hands.

White Egg Thingy

My auntie uses pair of cheap wooden ohashi to remove the chalaza, the white thing that keeps the yolk in the center of the egg (it actually is not an embryo). It really works!

Where's Perry?

My son's newest interest is golf. My husband found the perfect junior starter golf set, which includes: a driver, two irons and a putter.

I could resist making a Perry the Playtpus putter cover. Now whenever we're looking for the golf club bag we say, "Hey, where's Perry?".

Lego Stormtrooper Alarm clock: priceless.

I was so tired of my son waking up grumpy, forcing him to get dressed, eat breakfast, and brush his teeth, then have to rush to get him to school on time. It was becoming such a problem, until I got him a Lego Stormtrooper Alarm Clock.

Mornings are completely different now. When the Stormtrooper alarm goes off, my son knocks him on the head (or turns it off), jumps out of bed, puts on pants and socks and waits for me to come get him (I've even found him reading). It's been working for over a month!

I HIGHLY recommend giving this a try if you have a grumpy "waker" like I used to.

Knitting Guide

I thought I would attempt to knit a really cute sweater, Mariah, that I found on Knitty.com. I've successfully knitted a few items from this site and I thought I was ready to tackle this project, but I've never knitted from a cable chart before. My first couple of tries didn't go very well. I had a hard time keeping track of which line I was knitting on the chart.

I decided to make a guide by using two pieces of card stock. I cut a small slit in the top piece and taped the two pieces together. I use it to highlight the line I'm knitting, sliding up as I complete a line.

I also wrote pattern notes on top of the guide, so I wouldn't have to keep referring back to the original pattern.