Slow Socks

These shouldn't have taken as long as they did but the last week has been mental & I have been too exhausted.  There were 2 nights that I couldn't even pick up the knitting as I had no inclination whatsoever....  that rarely happens...

Anyway, they are done.  Another pair of Crazy Zauberball wool socks.  They look really cool.  I hope someone likes them.

Week 50

So very, very close now...

Week 49

Wow, it's getting close now...

Thursday Thanks (Late!)

• The coming end of year.  We're over school!  lol
• Great school reports.
• Enjoyable end of year picnics for the boys.
• I got to go on the Kinder picnic!  Yay!  
• Good work days that keep me sane.  lol
• Weekends to recover from the week!!!  
• End of swimming at a new place & a huge improvement!  So encouraging to see.
• Enjoyable 8 weeks of Milo Cricket.
• Terrific teachers for both boys.  Can't ever be thankful enough for the teachers they had this year...

592/1000

Wishing Tree

Last year the elf left the boys money to pick a present for the Kmart wishing tree.  This year the boys have washed our cars to earn money for their presents for the tree!  They never actually got the money for washing cars, it just meant they had worked for it themselves.  We got time today to go & do it.  They made good choices!  (even if it was all dinosaur related!)

Elf Shenanigans

Day 11

Douglas found the Pokemon cards.  So he & Maggie had a Pokemon battle with some but hid 20 in the house.  They left a note & the names of 20 so BJ & DJ had their own game of Pokemon Go.  (we don't have the real one!)  They enjoyed that!  Lucky we found all the cards again!  

Day 12

Is it Maggie & Douglas?  Or Douglas & Maggie?  

 Day 13
BJ made this terrific tree at school.  Twenty four pockets & things to create an Advent calendar.  Douglas & Maggie hung out on there & used a crane to hang the star over the top.  (the star is a quilted coaster!)  They sat their Christmas cards from BJ on the shelf behind & like the boys also do in this house, they left their clothes all over the floor too!

Day 14
Pay back time at last!  DJ was so happy to see that Maggie finally paid Douglas back.  He was tied upside down though.  A bit rough but maybe that will teach him!  lol

Day 15

Fun playing with the felt pictures.  Poor pirates have elf/Santa hats on, & the cannon is shooting snowballs.  Pirates have even built snowmen.  I don't know why the pirate in the middle is upside down.  But DJ had actually put this picture together the previous night.  Douglas & Maggie just embellished it.  

50/52

A portrait of my boys once a week for a year.

Apparently it was warm enough to play under the sprinkler today!!!