Liam is at his first day at preschool. It's very weird, to not have either child home. I'm a little lost as what to do with myself.
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| He was more excited than he looks here! |
He was pretty excited, although I'm pretty sure he didn't understand the part about Mom and Dad not being there. He held my leg at first, when we told him we were going, but the teachers there are really good, and distracted him. I think he'll be fine, but I still may or may not of teared up a little.
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| The Ladies aren't too happy with Winter, but they like food. |
After dropping everyone off, I came home. I fed the Ladies, who got a special treat of strawberry tops and asparagus with their cracked corn. Happy Ladies lay happy eggs. And I now have 3 Ladies laying regularly. This morning, my Easter Egger gifted me with an awesome Blue-Green egg. She's the only one I can identify as a layer (and a much relieved person I am- I feared she might be male!) because of her distinctive egg coloring. I'm almost positive the other layers are Buff Orpington and the Australorp because their combs are very bright red, but you never know. Easter Egger has a very dull comb.
I do need to have a discussion with the Ladies though. One of them decided to lay an egg in the snow in the run. I mean, really darling? Isn't that a little cold, and so not good for the egg...
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| This morning's contribution by the hard working Ladies. |
So now I'm just trying to decide what to do with myself. There are so many options- knit, crochet, clean, organize, write, work out...so many options, I think I feel a little overwhelmed.
I've been working on and off on a few things these past few weeks. I finished up the hat and scarf I was working on. I wasn't completely satisfied with it, but I suppose that's normal. I'm still learning to crochet, so I guess mistakes are bound to happen. I think I've gotten really good at magic loop. I get geeky giddy about starting a project with magic loop. The scarf was really simple- I think it took me an hour or two. I need to fix the buttons, but it's nice and warm.
I also did my first granny square. I probably should've picked something less complicated, but it was kind of fun. I look forward to having enough to make a blanket or something made with granny squares. There are so many interesting patterns out there. Practice makes perfect, right? Heh, I'm going to get a lot of practice! And I found a really good tutorial on blocking, which I never really understood before. Or at least, it seemed complicated. Of course, I'll have to improve my sewing skills. My sewing skills are totally lacking.
I started making doll clothes for Lilia's dolls. She likes them a lot, and has been asking me everyday to make more. I made this cute little outfit and hat for her doll (whose name keeps changing...) and now she's requesting shoes and gloves for her. It makes me laugh a little. It's a good thing I have a ton of yarn to burn through! I'm wondering if I can make doll furniture as well. I'll have to give that a try at some point. I've seen a few patterns, although I think they might be for barbie.
I also made a Slime amigurumi from Dragon Quest for the husband. It was a fun little first amigurumi, and I can't wait to make more. It was a little more complicated than I thought- mainly I didn't realize stuffing the little dude would be so hard. And like I've said, my sewing skills aren't that great, so creating a mouth and eyes were a little difficult. I did an okay job I suppose, but I'll have to keep at it until I get it better.
