Knitting In The North

So Random

Arianwen tagged me a million years ago for one of those 6 Random Things things and I thought it would be fun to share with you on this cold, wet, wet day.  Here are some Things about myself, which you may or may not know.

1) I just finished knitting a super secret present for my Mother, and I feel so terribly clever, I can hardly wait to show it to you!

2) I often feel so terribly clever, but it seems very full of myself to tell you, so I don't.

3) I like doing laundry, from making our own laundry soap, to folding the nice clean stuff at the end.  There is something deeply satisfying about seeing all those piles of clean clothing, ready to go.

4) I hate vacuuming, and can count on one hand how many times I've used our vacuum (purchased 1 1/2 years ago).

5) I have a copy of The Creative License, and want very badly to learn how to sketch and paint watercolour.  I haven't tried it yet, because of the whole "I'm afraid to be imperfect" thing.

6) I still don't know what I want to do, professionally, when I grow up.  Do you know what you want to do when you grow up?

Because I never tag anyone for these, I thought today I might!  How about  Sheri, Sarah, Marce, & Denise?  (I'm sure I should do 6, to be all matchy, but Liam's hanging on my leg, so I gotta run!)

Big Kid Interview = Enlightening

 

I came across this meme on Facebook, but I'm not much of a Facebooker, so I thought I'd share it here.  Let me know if you decide to play along!

Ask your child(ren) to answer the questions and type their answers in.
Tag other moms(dads) with older kids who might have fun with this. Of course, you dads need to replace 'mom' with 'dad' when asking the questions, right?

Answered by:
Katie, age 11
Brian, age 6
Gwenyth, age 3

Liam had nothing to say, so there's a cute picture of him, instead.


1. What is something mom always says to you?
K: Yes
B: Do a chore
G: I love you

2. What makes mom happy?
K: Yarn
B: A present
G: A piggy bank

3. What makes mom sad?
K: When knitting needles break
B: When she gets nothing
G: Maybe nothing

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
K: When she tickles me
B: Telling a joke
G: She tickles me

5. What was your mom like as a child?
K: Bossy
B: Messy
G: She put clothes on

6. How old is your mom?
K: 31
B: 31
G: 6 or 7 years old

7. How tall is your mom?
K: 5'9"
B: 10 feet
G: 65 zero months

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
K: Knit

B: Knit
G: Knit

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
K: Knit
B: She goes out
G: Go out

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
K: Knitting the world's largest thing
B: Knitting the world's biggest thing
G: Knitting

11. What is your mom really good at?
K: Taking care of kids
B: Knitting
G: Doing the dishwasher

12. What is your mom not very good at?
K: Cooking
B: Climbing trees
G: Building

13. What does your mom do for her job?
K: Babysits
B: Babysits
G: Knitting (don't I wish!)

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
K: Wraps
B: Chocolate
G: Casserole

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
K: She's nice
B: That she's nice
G: For knitting

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
K: Velma from Scooby Doo
B: Daphe from Scooby Doo
G: Just you

17. What do you and your mom do together?
K: Go shopping
B: Crafts
G: Look under rocks for crabs on the beach

18. How are you and your mom the same?
K: We both have glasses
B: We have the same noses
G: We have the same noses

19. How are you and your mom different?
K: I don't like to wear long sleeves all the time
B: I don't wear glasses
G: Waving

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
K: She says it
B: She says that she loves me
G: Kisses

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
K: He works a lot
B: He's cute
G: Kisses

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
K: Yarn shop
B: Wal-Mart
G: Knitting

Peeps

It's been a while since I've done one of these, but Sarah at All Fingers and Thumbs (sorry, still no linking capability, sigh) tagged me for this one, Peeps I Want to Know More About.

1) What was I doing ten years ago?

Ten years ago I was a mom to baby Katie, working part-time in a daycare, because it allowed me to work without having to be away from her.

2) What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:

1. Appointment with midwife
2. Weekly shopping
3. Meet friend to take some belly photographs
4. Take kids to the park
5. Watch Jon & Kate plus 8 & Rome, while knitting baby shower gift.

3) Snacks I enjoy:

Right now, I'm really into a good fruit salad, even better with a scoop of sherbert.  Usually, it's anything chocolate, but at the moment the only chocolate I'm really loving is milk chocolate M&Ms.

4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

Live debt-free, probably buy us a home out of town, give lots of money away, travel.

5) Places I have lived:

Winkler, MB; Saskatoon, SK; spent some time traveling around with my family in an old school bus turned into a camper; Steinbach, MB; Piney, MB; Brandon, MB; Chetwynd, BC; Prince George, BC.  Yikes, eh?  I think our move to Chetwynd, the year I turned 16, was my family's 16th move.

6) Jobs I have had

Chamber-maid, store clerk, baker's helper, real estate assistant, administrative assistant, office manager, branch manager, bank teller, daycare provider.  I'm sure I'm missing a few, but you get the idea.

7) Peeps I want to know more about:

You!  I'm sorry, you all know I'm the anti-tagger.  But if you'd like to answer, I'd love to read about it!

It Made my Day

I was recently given an award by Hasbu, the You Make My Day Award!  Here are the rules:

"Give the award to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blogland. Let them know by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times."

What could be more fun than that?  The only tricky part is keeping my list down to 10, it could go on and on and on...

1. Nora
2. Jo
3. Karen
4. Jennifer
5. Poppins
6. Ruth
7. Marianne
8. Opportunity Knits
9. Stephaneener
10. Spider Woman Knits

My inclination is to, of course, write a chatty note about each blogger and how wonderful they are - but I'd far rather you checked them out yourself!  Naturally, none of you are obligated to continue this - only do what brings you joy, that's what this one is all about!