2.06.2007

snow day 3.0

Another snow day, hooray! This is our street, a main street in town. What a mess! I'm very happy to not have to drive anywhere today. I find that I'm much more cautious with this baby travelling around with me. Speaking of whom, baby G has been kicking up a storm this morning. :) A storm, get it? Heh heh.
And this is a corner of our fabulous yard amidst the snow. That's our japanese cherry tree in the corner, and a bit of a very fat yew on the left. As much as I like how it all looks covered in snow, I'm eager for summer when it's easier to sit under the cherry tree and read!

I found a neat idea at Craft Leftovers this morning. I think I'll make some of these reusable cloth tea bags sometime today. And some squares (they're super easy and you can make them to your liking - melt some mini marshmallows and a little bit of butter together in a fairly large pot, remove from heat and throw in whatever you have on hand (oats, dried cranberries, raisins, sunflower seeds, chocolate chips, coconut, pecans, almonds, or other nuts, you get the idea) stir them all together and press in a pan of a suitable size. Mmmmmm.) And hopefully I'll get my closet cleaned out and organized - I won't be using most of my regular size work clothes until next January, so I think they can be stored! I have chicken and wild rice in the crockpot, so lunch is taken care of. Again, mmmmmm. It's shaping up to be a super snow day!

2.03.2007

tulips


Adam came home from work last night and brought me a beautiful bunch of my favourite flowers - white tulips! They are stunning.

More ebay diapers arrived today, and they look pretty good. The first ones were 6 prefolds (they look great - brand new), these were 4 Kushies Cuddlers, and a brand new package of 8 Cuddlers should be arriving soon. I'm looking forward to seeing them on a cute baby bum! We wanted to have a variety of types of cloth diapers to start with, and we can kind of see as we go which we like best.

Ooooh, I got that pair of pants hemmed last evening, and learned how to do a blind hem with my sewing machine! It's not really that difficult once you figure out what the diagrams are trying to tell you. It's not the most perfect hemming job, but I'm sure it will get better as I practice. I had a great time reading in my sewing machine manual (I realize how funny that sounds!), and am impressed at the variety of things this machine can do. Looking forward to making some fun baby things!

2.02.2007

winter walk

It's been an excellent snow day so far. Adam and I went for a walk and took some pictures...
"That wall needs a haircut," Adam said when he saw the wall above.

And this hydrant is in the strangest location. It's off of a path between two roads. It looks like there was supposed to be some kind of further development there which never took place.
I think that Snoopy must have been designed after a hydrant.

I haven't touched the pants to be hemmed yet, but I picked up a sewing book at the library which is almost as good. Went and got groceries (the roads are clear now but we're supposed to get more snow / rain), made some amazing pasta sauce, bread is in the breadmaker, kitchen's tidy and a nap is almost certainly imminent.

snow day 2.0

Thank you, thank you, thank you! (For all of the crossed fingers and other appendages.) It is indeed a snow day today. Quite a bit of sticky snow is down, but the forecast is still calling for more snow turning to freezing rain and then rain. The weather at Environment Canada right now says 0 degrees, and the description of the weather is 'fog depositing ice'. I've never seen that one before.

So what will I do with the first day of my long weekend? I have a pair of maternity pants I'd like to hem, and I would also like to read my sewing machine manual (oooooh, exciting!) and maybe make a little baby something (a change pad or something simple) for baby G. I'll definitely post pictures if I get something made!