Wonderful Weekend...

So this weekend started with a box of delicious cookies. I made a trip to Trader Joe's. It's been awhile since I've shopped the unique food items so I thought i'd stop in to see what there seasonal items were on display. I bought these cookies and they are delicious!

and also bought these Pumpkin Spice herbal blend tea. I am trying this today! A great afternoon beverage... oh and of course with the cookies!

my kids think they are funny... we were out to dinner at Luna's Pizzaria, my favorite family italian restaurant in clovis!

I put all of these lovely colored yarns in my basket... then I sat, looked at them to see what I could make. Well, I made some wristwarmers. I love color!

These are my Fiesta Fingerless Gloves. They were really easy to make but yes, needed a lot of yarn colors. I love them! So bright and cherry! A thought... make them yourself, click here for the pattern! So, you don't want to buy all of the yarn colors... click here for the pattern kit!

Then I thought of course I will make a pattern to load in my Etsy shop, and then thought... it would be hard to buy all of these yarn color skeins so I created a Crochet Pattern Kit. I will send all of the yarn needed along with the pattern. Pretty clever I might add.

Time for a break, I made some queso for my family to enjoy.... yes it was yummy! Of course it was a Pioneer Woman recipe. I just love her easy recipes... so tasty! You can find it here.

Doesn't it look delicious! It was.

Then I made another pair of fingerless gloves with my yarn selections. I love these colors too! Again, they are cheery!

I even love the snippets of yarn from the projects I made. I may put these in a large jar just to admire my hard work!

So now I am working on a camouflage beanie to add to my shop. So happy Monday you all! And don't forget to enter my giveaway listed here on my blog! Ends tomorrow!

Cherie

It's Monday and it's 2012...

So I have been up since 6:30 am thinking about the new year.

I've decided that I need to start designing a few more items for my Etsy shop. After the holiday rush, mailing out 36 caps with beards... I think It's time to get busy again. Yes, my fingers were about to fall off but I survived. My goal for this week is 4 new designs. Yes I will do it... I need to keep on track.



Christmas stuff needs to be put away today. No exceptions. For some reason the tree we picked out this this year was so dry. Why? I love to keep the tree lit through new years but couldn't this year to prevent a house fire. This is the kids last day of holiday break so they can help me put it all away.

My new Erin Condren planner is ready to go, filled with soccer and baseall games for the upcoming spring season. Well, soccer is happening now. Can't wait for Wednesday's soccer game. It's been two weeks of break and I need a game! Good luck Courtney and Buchanan against Clovis North this week. Kind of hoping Courtney will think about trying out for softball after soccer but I don't think that's a go. Oh well.


Oh yeah, if you don't have a planner for 2012, stop on over to http://www.erincondren.com and order yourself one. Seriously, I can say I have finally found the perfect planner. You really don't want to know how many planners I have purchased over the years. None of them have worked out. So, get yourself one. What's so special you ask... How about personalization or you pick the cover. I say no more. You just get over there and get yourself one. They are in Cali down south so you'll get it quick!

Pinterest. Have you heard of it? If not get yourself over there at http://www.pinterest.com . I made a couple of yummy foods for New Years Eve and all of the recipes and ideas came from Pinterest. The amazing photos and links people post are awesome. Once you request to joiin, which is free by the way, you will get an email saying you are accepted in about two days. You must do this now. Seriously.

Family. This year I will take photos all of the time when I am around family and sporting events. I want to make sure we capture the moments, soccer goals, home runs, grand kids, etc. I don't want to miss anything. My kids have grown up so fast, I just wonder where the time has gone. Nw my grand kids are growing and becoming cute little people. Since my son Ryan lives about 2 hours away in my hometown, it's kind of hard to spend time with his two kids. This year I hope to get over there to see them more often, my other son Steven is in law school at Santa Clara law so pi need to take some trips to San Jose to visit with him. He was at University of Arizona for four years so we didn't see much of him. Gina, my oldest daughter. She is in Salinas really needs to move back to our area. I really do miss her. Trisha, l
Dom, Courtney and Chase are here in Clovis so I can bug them anytime I want! Ha! Life is too short so spending time with family is important!

Organization... I need to get my bedroom, office and garage in order. We just need a bigger place!

Well, ready to tackle the New Year. I think it's time to start the day off right! Thinking some exercise!

Happy New Years everyone... Make it a great year!

Cherie

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Something I Love...

Happy Thursday everyone! I am getting excited today... I am leaving tomorrow to Tastefully Simple on Tour in Garden Grove, CA. It will be nice to get away with my upline and fellow consultants. I can't wait to taste the New Spring/Summer line products from the New catalog! That's right... the New Tastefully Simple Catalog is out in a few weeks! I was busy working my calendar this morning to make room for taste-testing parties. I love these parties, seeing the expressions of the guests as they try each item! Everyone loves everything! Kind of bummed that I will miss my daughters FCC Softball doubleheader on Saturday. I seriously thought of not going down south but there will be more games! I am just game crazy!  My son in Tucson, AZ texted me this morning to tell me that he is making Tastefully Simple Bountiful Beer Bread. So yummy and easy!

Spring is the busiest time for us in our house. Last night I was busy designing a new Crochet Headband Earwarmer. The sun is out shining and the weather has been warming up so I thought i'd make more designs of these that have a lace look. Here's what I came up with. I will be putting together after I get home later from taking my daughter to her dentist appointment. The part I dislike... weaving in the strands later. Why didn't I just do that last night.

Have a Happy Thursday everyone! Tomorrow I will be featuring different items from Etsy shops. If you are interested in having your items featured, please let me know on your comment.

Saturday...

It's so quite in my house... I cannot believe it! Caesar, Chase and Blake are at baseball reviews, Courtney is at her friends house, and Dom is at FCC Softball today for team bonding. I think I watch a movie while blogging. Oh, the dog is here... my buddy. He can just snuggle up with me. Maybe there is a dog movie on so he can watch too. He really does watch dogs on TV but gets disappointed when he cannot find those dogs on screen in our house! Found a movie... The Secret Life of an American Wife? Looks wired. Oh well... so no baking today, and maybe no cooking today. Could be a pizza night! So for my next knitting project, I am thinking of designing a hot water bottle cover. Just seems interesting. Why, I don't know. I drove all over the place looking for a hot water bottle. I did buy one at Rite-Aid for $14.50... too expensive. When I searched Walmart online, it said they do not stock in stores. Well... last night I went to Walmart for something else and thought I should take a look for one anyways. Ha! I found one! Only $4 something! Taking the one back to Rite-Aid today! I know a lot of people put down Walmart but I have saved money and have found some items there that no one has in stock. Anyways, I guess today is a lazy day. No games, no practices, nobody needs me to take them somewhere. Kind of boring but my 3 kids at home will be starting up with school baseball and softball soon so I guess I'd better enjoy the lazy time. I will be a crazy lady soon racing all over the place! Well everyone, have a wonderful weekend!