Weekending · Zim

Weekending

I was looking forward to a quiet weekend at home, but my li'l sister called and she missed me! Kate had the day off on Saturday and had never been to Annie's new house yet, so we drove up for lunch and a quick visit.

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Cauliflower, potatoes & carrots, mustard & cumin seeds, mung beans; turmeric gives everything an amazing color!

Annie made Dal (recipe similar to this one) and it was SOOO good. We had fresh-from-the-oven Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, too, and a nice little visit with the whole family.

Addison's gym class is in a "tumbling" unit, so he was up-side down a lot of the time, demonstrating handstands, cartwheels, round-offs. I think he was impressed when I told him I used to do all those things and MORE! Back-bends, walk-overs, back walk-overs, and handsprings. I used to practice in the front yard… usually around the time that Jim Davis would ride around the neighborhood on his bike to deliver papers. Haha.

After reviewing S1 & S2 of House of Cards over the past few weeks, we are now about mid-way through S3. We are pacing ourselves! I'm so glad we re-watched… it's pretty amazing to see those characters develop (or disintegrate, as the case may be).

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On Sunday, I had Ali bring Junah over for his 1-year photos… he'll be 14 months old in just over a week. Time flies!! He's reading our old favorite, Goodnight Moon. We had him with a few different props, in different outfits, and even in his birthday suit. So adorable.

I spent the afternoon updating Rusty's Oceans and Dreams website. It was fairly significant, too, as I'd never quite got around to doing the previous update. All spiffy now!

And I finished the knitting of Tsuwano! That was enjoyable and fairly quick. It needs a little soak and a light blocking, and some buttons!

What shall I knit next???

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One

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It's hard to believe…

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3 Weeks

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4 Weeks

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6 Weeks

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9 Weeks

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6 Months

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10 Months

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(the light)

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1 Year!

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Let there be cake! Haha!

…it's been an entire year!

I just don't even know what to say… it's been amazing and wonderful.

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Addie summed it up nicely in the card he made. Boys! Who knew??

 

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9 Months!

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He cut a third tooth (the first on top) over the weekend, and is just beginning to crawl. Figuring it all out!

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Compare: 9 Weeks, above, and 9 Months, below (special attention to bear!).

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Also, hair! You cannot see it, but it's there… soft and wispy, it even blows in the wind!  :)

 

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Updates!

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I'd been going a little bit crazy for a while at home, looking for a pile of baby sweaters & knits. With the remodeling and other changes at home, they were moved… someone moved my cheese! (I'm sure it was me!) I even ran across them not too very long ago and thought to myself, Aha! Remember this location!!

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Among them were hand-me-downs I'd made for Mack & Addy: Wee Weasley, a couple of Wallaby sweaters, Opptuna, Baby A.

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Also among them were the baby knits that I'd made/began before I even knew there was a baby on the way (the ones not given at the baby shower): Fiddlehead, Puerperium, Boy-O-Boy, Hug Me, Demne, Vintage Baby Cardigan, along with some hats, a bib.

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Not an insignificant number of handknits!!

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I finally spotted the bin last weekend and pulled out a few items for Junah — Aviatrix and Puerperium, for sure, because they're perfect for a newborn!

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Big bonus for this knitting grandma is the opportunity to update Ravelry project pages! So far, Parcheesi, Soakers, Aviatrix, and Puerperium! Some of these knits — years old — have never been worn by a baby!!

Oh, how things change: There were two photos of Junah & me to choose from, he looked good in one and I looked good in the other… heh. LOVE!