tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345978602024-03-13T14:57:58.020-05:00Dreams in FiberWatch me as I go through the joys of day to day life while attempting to stuff fiber into all the nooks and cranniesEricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.comBlogger452125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-42271535853249359262018-11-28T12:57:00.001-06:002018-11-28T12:57:09.165-06:00Happy Birthday, Little Man!I can't believe little man is turning 14! Where does the time go? Here are some photos from his most recent trip around the sun :) In no particular order...<br />
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-10435780957141135922018-01-10T13:30:00.002-06:002018-01-10T13:30:35.910-06:00Reiman Gardens - Part 1, the ButterfliesI have posted about Reiman Gardens before but it is truly a great place to spend an afternoon. The butterfly section is fantastic and each time you go (when you go once or twice a year like we do) is different because of the sculptures they have at the time and because different plants and flowers are in bloom.<br />
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One of these times I will get the photo that I want of the beautiful blue ones - they thwarted me once again last Summer.<br />
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They seemed to have more of these giant moths this past Summer as well :)</div>
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We always stop by the butterflies first when we arrive, next up is the sculptures :)Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-26286839787885230152018-01-10T13:06:00.001-06:002018-01-10T13:06:18.624-06:00At the FairThe minions and I took our annual walk around the Fairgrounds shortly before
they opened for their 2017 season. We got in just as they were putting
up a fence around the entrances so I'm not quite sure how we'll get in
this year but we'll see :)<br />
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Here are some photos from our loop.<br />
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-22836871695864079032018-01-10T12:31:00.000-06:002018-01-10T13:32:47.447-06:00Eclipse and other August Odds and EndsAugust 21st was the solar eclipse. Everyone was going mad for this eclipse - you had to get the glasses and find somewhere to be, people were coming over from other countries to check it out, you couldn't travel anywhere along the total eclipse path because it was all booked up... I was actually working that day so I timed it so I took a late lunch and picked up the kids and the hubby to go view the event. We had a fairly good view of it from our driveway but I had this great idea to go to Thomas Mitchell Park, watch it there, and do my Foggrun at the same time. Our neighbors went with us and unfortunately my great idea wasn't so great because as soon as we got there it started to downpour. We regrouped, and drove around to try to find a clear spot and ended up in the Four Mile Elementary parking lot. It was cool to see, but it was also a bit anticlimactic. We had a few pairs of glasses that we passed around and used as a makeshift filer for our cameras. The neighbors also made a safe viewer using a cereal box so that was fun to use as well.<br />
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We also headed to the in-law's lake house for a short weekend trip.<br />
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This was the first year that I can remember where I wished Summer would last longer. It was weird - usually the heat and humidity get to me and I am ready to bring on cooler temperatures by the 4th of July but I was really unhappy that the school year was going to start back up again. We had a lot of fun this Summer. Somehow both minions are in Middle School now! Back to School socks were made for both again this year but it was a bit warm and I really make them to make sure they have a warm pair that fits once the cooler temperatures return :)<br />
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Random full moon in August.<br />
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Also, I can't not include this photo - the minions were lucky enough to swim with Coach Cady again this past Summer - he has done such a great job with them!<br />
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The Cicadas were incredible this year in the sense that we were able to see so many of them along the fence molting. The minions and I learned quite a bit about them this past Summer! We were able to watch around 10 molts or so, usually there were multiple going on at the same time. This is a progression of sorts that shows the process the cicadas go through.<br />
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They start off by crawling out of little holes in the ground and work their way up trees or fences, decks... Anything they can cling onto.<br />
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Then they start moving around and pulsing a bit and create a crack in the back of the shell that they squeeze themselves out of. I was able to get a video of this and it's neat to watch.</div>
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Once their upper body is out they work themselves into this horizontal position so their wings can start to unwrap themselves.</div>
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They stay horizontal for a little while and then do a crunch and pull their lower half out and cling to their shell while their wings continue to straighten and harden. Most of the ones we saw stayed in this position for quite a while as well.</div>
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When they've had enough, they crawled to the top of the fence and flew off to meet their friends. The whole process took a few hours on average. </div>
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Here are some other friends we met over the Summer.</div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-88683546760603630662018-01-09T13:12:00.001-06:002018-01-09T13:12:07.244-06:00New Shawl PatternOnce upon a time I had an idea for a giant worsted weight shawl using the natural shades of the Au Naturel wool/alpaca blend that I had blended at the mill not far from where I live. I knew I wanted to pull inspiration from the gansey-style sweaters that I adore so much and so I set about creating a shawl that incorporates different stitch patterns/aspects from those sweaters but with a feminine touch to it. <br />
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After pouring over book after book and chart after chart and tweaking this and that and crunching number after number, I came up with this.<br />
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The shawl did not take all that long to knit either - I was pretty monogamous with it and wanted to make sure the numbers and pattern repeats worked and there were adjustments/ripping things out but it worked out in the end and I am rather happy with it. Little man and I took it to the Enabling Garden close to our hose for the photoshoot and then went on a FoggRun afterward. Here's the kicker - I still haven't released the pattern because I haven't been able to come up with a name. It's terrible, I know. The shawl though, is fabulous - it is giant and squishy and so warm. We took it with us over New Year's to Chicago and I used it as a lap blanket in the car and in the hotel and Adam's Grandma J used it as a lap blanket at his Aunt A's house... I adore it and am thinking about knitting another in a solid color (dark gray maybe) and possibly seeing what a smaller DK version would look like. Perhaps it's a good thing I haven't released the pattern yet ;) </div>
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Here are some of the flowers and things we saw in the garden and on our outing.</div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-9388878124352685142018-01-09T12:00:00.001-06:002018-01-09T12:00:14.253-06:00Thomas Mitchell Park - July 2017Thomas Mitchell Park is another place that the Dreams in Fiber household likes to frequent. There is a playground and area where the kids can play ball, a pond for catching frogs and things, and some trails that weave in and out of a wooded area near the campgrounds. It's not a super lengthy trail but it is well kept and there are always things to check out :)<br />
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These beetles - they were everywhere last Summer. They were eating my garden, they were eating our buckeye leaves... At one point we grabbed gallon-sized baggies, scooped them into it, and the minions/neighbor kids smacked them with a hammer for fun. They loved it. There's a lot of goo crammed into one of those little bugs!
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I've always loved the woods - I spent a lot of time growing up in the woods near my house. I would hike and explore, read, sled, run the trails... Even though you can find the same trees and plants and things in various woods across the state, each has it's own personality and feel. If memory serves, we were at Thomas Mitchell for a birthday party that day and I took these pictures when I did a quick loop around the area between festivities.Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-49568067802341854292018-01-09T10:55:00.002-06:002018-01-09T10:55:31.691-06:00Catching Up. Again. - Annett Nature Center OutingHere it is, January 2018 and I haven't posted since last July. I seriously doubt anyone is surprised by this fact. I have thought about just posting photos to Instagram and Facebook (which is where I usually post these days), but I do like having a blog archive to go through. So, one of my goals for 2018 is to actually post at least once a month. To get to that point though, I need to wrap up the second half of 2017 ;)<br />
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Let's see.... The minions and I had a pretty good Summer, really. We spent a lot of time outdoors, we hung out with family and friends and got a lot of mileage in for the FoggRun :) I actually had to go through my Instagram feed to figure out what we did for these posts.<br />
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Here are some pictures that I took during an outing to Annette Nature Center shortly after we got back from Missouri.<br />
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This is one of our favorite places to go - there is not usually a lot of people around so you can meander and explore at your own pace and the views are beautiful when you are up in the tower. I can't wait to go again next Summer though I wonder what it is like in the Winter... Maybe I will look into a weekend outing sometime soon :)</div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-44526512626521111982017-11-27T07:36:00.000-06:002017-11-27T07:36:51.071-06:00Happy Birthday, Little Man!<div style="text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago, little man was asked what age he could be if he could choose and after a bit of deliberation, he decided that 12 was his "best year". Well buddy, I hope your 13th year is just as wonderful as your 12th was. It has been such a privilege watching you grow up and I can't wait to see who you become! Here are some random shots of "his best year" so far :)</div>
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I love you, little man. Happy Birthday!</div>
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One of the things I really enjoy about going here is that even though the paths are the same, it's always different - different bugs, different birds, different sounds, different flowers are prominent, different stages of other plant life...<br />
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This is today's adventure (aka things that made me happy) in chronological order - more or less.<br />
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It was a nice little outing. Next time we go we'll be able to spend more time looking around. Maybe we'll even double dip and check out the lake nearby as well... Hmm... We did try out a new-to-us trail that we hadn't been on before which is where I found all that lovely fungus! Overall, there weren't as many noticeable insects this time and the prominent color was yellow - yellow flowers were everywhere. I loved the tall sunflowers standing guard along the trail. They were in the process of mowing so maybe that had something to do with the lack of insects... Also, not sure what those black caterpillars were but I have never found so many in one concentrated area before. They were only on 2 plants but those plants were covered top to bottom. Weird.As always, there are more photos on my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/83101710@N00/albums/72157686171620256" target="_blank">flickr page</a>.</div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-90182216779789751592017-07-13T18:20:00.000-05:002017-07-14T17:38:54.266-05:00Mark Twain Lake - Camping Excursion - Day 2 - Back to the WoodsOnce we got back to the cabins everyone else changed to swim at a different part of the lake. I needed to get my daily walk in and since a) I don't like swimsuits and b) I don't like swimming in lakes, I took the opportunity to go for my daily FoggRun2017 and after walking around all 3 campsite loops, I hit the trails. Here are some photos of what I saw during my walkabout. I had to make do with my phone since I didn't take my camera with me.<br />
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The trail was nice because it took you deeper into the woods and then brought you back out to catch various glimpses of the lake. It was a really big lake. Parts were soft, parts were green, parts were rocky. Parts were steep, others smooth. It was a nice variety. I want to go back and explore some more!</div>
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From this photo you can see the rocky shoreline close to where we were staying - look about halfway down the rocky portion of the coast and (if you enlarge the photo) you can make out the log little miss was sitting on.</div>
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One of the troubles with hiking with my phone was a few random shots like these.</div>
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Oh well :) Growing up there were some woods near my house and I spent countless hours alone in them; it was how I recharged. Whenever I can spend time in the woods it's rejuvenating and feels like home at the same time. Not everyone gets that though. I was accused of being 'antisocial' because I opted to go for a hike instead of sweating on the beach and to that I say "suck it!". I get it, though, not everyone is an introvert. Sometimes though, I just like 'to be' and I'm still glad I went hiking! ;)</div>
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Showers were had by all and after dinner I was gifted with another beautiful sunset. The boys went fossil hunting while I sat and enjoyed the view.</div>
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Dinner that night was kabobs and smores of course!</div>
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The light was too dark for my camera and phone but trust me when I say that H is a lightning bug catching machine!
It was time to pack up and head home in the morning.<br />
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After saying our goodbyes, we stopped for one more view of the lake as we headed out.</div>
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I'm sure we'll be back! With better mattresses though - the cabins were nice but the bedding was a bit lacking... A big "THANK YOU" to my SIL and her family for coming up with this excursion :) As always, there are more photos on my flickr page for any interested parties.</div>
Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-67190715325581136702017-07-13T17:32:00.002-05:002017-07-13T17:32:38.623-05:00Mark Twain Lake - Camping Excursion - Day 2 - The CavesSaturday was a busy day. After a quick breakfast we drove to Hannibal, MO to check out the Mark Twain Caves. I grew up reading Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn so it was fun to walk around the area that inspired parts of the book. Plus, we were able to learn a bit of history about the area :)<br />
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The Mighty Mississippi (as viewed from the car).<br />
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Evidently, the caves were originally discovered after a man chased his dog into this hole.<br />
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This is the main entrance now :)<br />
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I will admit, I have never been one to readily explore caves to the point that I can't easily find my way out or that there isn't at least some sort of light. I don't know, just not my thing. This trek was completely fine though since it was a guided tour with lights :) Aside from those few minutes that they turned off the light<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>;</u></span> that was a weird experience. I don't know that I have ever experienced absolute darkness before. Anyhoo, here are some photos of our tour. I think they were crazy back in the day to go in with nothing but a candle.<br />
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We were all rather hungry by the time we exited the caves so we stopped for a bit in Hannibal and headed back to the campsite. I'll stick my other photos on a new post :)Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-63101700776751463012017-07-13T17:09:00.001-05:002017-07-13T17:09:41.961-05:00Mark Twain Lake - Camping Excursion - Day 1Well, we got back home last Tuesday and headed out again on Friday to Missouri this time to go camping with my SIL's family and the in-laws at Mark Twain Lake. It was hot, I'm not going to lie and I spent a fair amount of time feeling like the floor of a locker room but it was fun just the same. Autumn is my favorite time to get out and about on the trails (less bugs and humidity) but things just aren't as green then... Obviously... Truthfully though, I needed a bit of a break to enjoy nature and silence.<br />
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We split ourselves between two of these cabins and each cabin had a little path that went down to connect with a larger trail but also continued further down to the rocky shoreline.<br />
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Here are a few photos of the initial view.<br />
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I, of course, brought a bit of knitting with me :)<br />
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It was a bit of a drive to get there so it wasn't long before dinner the campfire was put to use and everyone amused themselves in their own way. M brought along his guitar and both of my kiddos were excited to give it a go. I am now starting to budget for a guitar for them so if you have any input for me in that department I would welcome it!<br />
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The first night we were there I was able to catch a beautiful sunset, and little miss and H were able to explore the area and find rocks and all sorts of other little things.<br />
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Little man found some cool rocks around the area as well and of course there were smores!<br />
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I might leave this post here and start with the caves on the next one :)Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-29993912290598532072017-07-12T17:46:00.000-05:002017-07-12T17:46:18.453-05:004th of July Weekend - Part 7 of Many (lake shenanigans part 3 - the last one - and misc)I know, I know, how many photos could she have possibly taken? I'm almost done, I swear!<br />
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Once the rafting was finished, everyone jumped in the lake for a bit more fun before my SIL's family headed home. in case you're keeping track, this was Monday July 3rd).<br />
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I didn't really take any photos after this - the rest of the day was rather low-key and we left the following day to get caught up on laundry and go to a few apts and last Friday we were off again to meet my SIL's family at Mark Twain Lake for the weekend. I still need to go through those photos so stay tuned for that but in the meantime, here are some random/nature-y photos taken over the course of this weekend. I did do a bit of knitting, but not a lot.<br />
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I was having too much difficulty paring down the pictures of Grandpa H on this particular pass so I thought I would give him his own post. The many faces of H. Enjoy.<br />
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This particular pass was a bit more subdued given that H was onboard...<br />
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"What? I'm innocent, I swear!"<br />
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The ladies started things off.<br />
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Then it was the gents. - this was 2 runs.<br />
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The ladies finished things off. Poor H was airborn and wasn't too keen on that but pulled through it like a trooper!<br />
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Since we were all together it made sense to celebrate both of the girls' birthdays.<br />
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The rest of the group went for a boat ride while I went on my walk. I am still going strong with the FoggRun2017 and walking at least 1 mile every day but it's always been more than that - I put in almost 30 miles last week :) That particular day I went on a 2 hour jaunt around the entire lake which gave me 8.4+miles if memory serves. Anyway, when I got back everyone ate lunch and then a few of them decided to enjoy more time in the lake.
It was during that time that we found out Z could walk on water!</div>
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That night the clan blew up more stuff and little miss caught her very own toad. She didn't want to touch it because "it was bumpy" so she was rather clever and trapped it in a bucket :)</div>
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We dubbed him Humphrey and found him a nice spot by the driveway where we found him.</div>
Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-32562223903402062952017-07-12T16:40:00.000-05:002017-07-12T16:40:05.674-05:004th of July Weekend - Part 3 of Many (blowing stuff up)After dinner, it would seem that most of the people in attendance were in the mood to light things on fire. There was a close call up on the hill (after the first shell went off it tipped and shot just over the van we were sitting in) and a few of the kiddos weren't too excited about the larger fireworks but most of them were very enthusiastic. Fortunately my SIL was feeling better by then as well!<br />
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They started with parachutes and a few other smaller things like saturn missles and then went up to the hill for the bigger stuff.<br />
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<br />Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-52619717002640485582017-07-12T16:19:00.000-05:002017-07-12T16:19:24.194-05:004th of July Weekend - Part 2 of Many (pool time)The temperatures were starting to heat up so the minions et al were looking to cool off in the pool. The water was very cold so it took them a bit to get used to it.<br />
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Once little miss dove in for the first time it became a bit of a free-for-all.<br />
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Some poolside spectating.</div>
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Oddly enough, whenever my FIL arrives at the lake on Saturday afternoon shenanigans always seem to ensue... This time it was Water Wars. No one was safe.</div>
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Alrighty then, that's enough water photos... One of these days little man will beef up. Hopefully. He eats constantly but doesn't gain an ounce. What I would give for a fraction of his metabolism...Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-7561120531816628332017-07-12T15:54:00.004-05:002017-07-12T16:24:51.106-05:004th of July Weekend - Part 1 of Many (Sat am/early pm activities)The DiF household has had a busy couple of weeks, starting with the fourth of July weekend. We took our neighbors down to the in-laws' lake house and met up with my SIL and her family and my MIL and FIL. It was a big day. Unfortunately my SIL was down for the count with a migraine but I took pictures so all was well. I took so. many. photos. It was a ridiculous amount even by my standards so this will be broken up into multiple posts... I am also leaving out quite a few of our neighbors just because I'm not quite sure how they feel about online posts.<br />
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Saturday morning was spent outside in the yard playing on the playground and watching the testosterone-fest going on on the football field.<br />
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The ladies.<br />
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The gents. Z was really enjoying football.<br />
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Victory!<br />
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But why stop there?<br />
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A cool-off was in order and then it was back to business. I think the big kids were having just as much fun as the little ones were.<br />
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The littlest man really likes my little man so he spent part of his time with G and part of his time with the older boys.<br />
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Next up was freezy pops, a few fireworks, and a couple more yard games.<br />
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Okay - that's enough for this post. Believe it or not there are actually more photos on my flickr page if you're interested :)Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-71253863410606211482017-06-28T08:59:00.001-05:002017-06-28T08:59:37.577-05:00Happy Birthday Little Miss!!!You have gone through so many changes this past year I can hardly believe it. I am so proud of you and the person you are becoming!<br />
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It's amazing how fast time is flying by...<br />
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-6447107415113323782017-06-27T21:43:00.002-05:002017-06-27T21:43:42.050-05:00Thomas Mitchell ParkThe minions and I joined forces today with our neighbors and their kiddos and headed to Thomas Mitchell Park to enjoy the day.<br />
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It started a bit rocky - little miss had another one of her migraines so I left little man to help out with their kiddos and took her home for a bit of rest. When she was feeling better we rejoined the rest of the group and had a lovely afternoon. It has been so hot and nasty that today's temperature and breeze were very welcome!<br />
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Remember those beetles I posted about last time? They are everywhere!!! When we got home there were at least 40 on our buckeye. Rotten pests... I had one in my hair the other day - freaked me out. I felt something move around in my hair and felt something large - did a panic/grab/fling maneuver and threw it across the car. It was a flipping beetle!</div>
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I needed that outdoor time - I have been itching to get out and about and take some photos. We're supposed to get rain this week but perhaps we can fit in another outing..Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-2664237302696214122017-06-27T21:26:00.000-05:002017-06-27T21:26:07.022-05:00Knitting, Bees, Gardening, and MiscellaneousIn between games and tournaments and swim lessons and orchestra camp, I have been working on projects :)<br />
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I've finished a few pairs of socks, I worked on some patterns/samples that have been sent for publishing :) (more on that once the book is finished - I'll have a few patterns in it), I crocheted up 11 hanging pot holders for my fence, and have been working on multiple other WiP's. I'm really excited about a new pattern I am working on now but I don't have any photos of that yet - hopefully soon :)<br />
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Here are a few photos of some recent FO's.<br />
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Both of these pairs of socks were knit using Opal yarn - the orange was the Talisman line and the other was a Cabaret 6ply.
These are the patterns going into the book - a hat/cowl combo, socks, and a stocking that I made based on the one I made for my nephew Z. </div>
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My fence is so colorful now!</div>
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Right before school ended, a friend of mine asked if I would be willing to take a peek at a blanket that had some issues in it for a teacher I used to work with. Evidently this blanket has been around for a while and her kids are rather attached to it but a few of the inner squares were coming unraveled.</div>
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I hadn't come across an issue like this before but I figured out how to fix it :) As far as I can tell, I think the yarn was just slippery and the knots/joins had come undone with use/washing. Hopefully my fixes will hold for a while. I took care of another few areas that were close to unraveling while I was at it. Can you tell where I fixed it? </div>
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I'm going to shift gears a bit and provide a PSA re: Carpenter Bees. Did you know they existed? I didn't. </div>
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I was knitting on my deck a few weeks ago and kept hearing this sort of itching/biting sound but couldn't find the source of it. Maddening as it was, I let it go and later that night, as I was coming up the stairs and could see the area of the deck behind my planters, I found an odd sawdust pile... I could see wood particles floating down from the railing of our deck but was at a loss as to what would create this perfect hole.<br />
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I went inside to do a bit of research and the hubby came home soon after - we found another hole that wasn't as far along and saw part of whatever insect it was.</div>
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We killed that one and was surprised to find a large bee inside. It looks like a bumblebee but isn't - it's mostly black with a yellow fuzzy area.</div>
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We went back to the first hole we found and tried to get to that bee but the hole was too far advanced. We talked to our neighbors and sure enough, they had a few holes in their deck railing as well! My neighbor wasn't going to let that go so he got cutting - ours and theirs and we found this inside.</div>
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What they do, is they drill straight up and then branch it out horizontally where they create these caverns for their larvae. The larvae (little white things) feed on the darker "stuff" until they are mature and then crawl out. They create one cavern, and make a "wall" with sawdust and whatever they stick it together with and move on down the line. Our neighbors had 4 caverns and ours had 5. You can see the vertical hole here on ours. The orangeish areas on the right were filled caverns and it had started working on the left side when we interrupted things...</div>
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Here's the larvae in better light.</div>
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You can see the sawdust "wall" on this photo.</div>
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All of the bees are now dead. I am all for helping out the pollinators, but not this particular kind - they do a lot of damage and keep coming back to the same nests year after year so we will replace the one board and plug the other hole they had started - it was only 3/4 in or so I'm not worried about that.
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In other news, the raised garden beds are going well, I have had to thin a few things out but I am rather pleased with how things are growing. Changes will be made for next year and I might entertain the thought of adding one more box but we'll see.</div>
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What's driving me nuts though are these beetles! They're everywhere - I don't recall seeing this many of them around before. Maybe it's a hatching year or something? Anyone know? Anyone know how to get rid of them?</div>
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A few other random photos of our day/yard.</div>
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I love that this spider seems to have a Santa <u>b</u>eard ;)</div>
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Little man's team didn't do too bad this year - I cannot tell you their win-loss record (the games are all blurring together at this point) but I think they ended up winning more than half. I think. It wasn't a wash, I'll say that ;)<br />
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He had a good time and I think he's feeling good about next year's team :) His preferred positions are Center Field, Pitcher, and Catcher but he even played second base and made some nice outs in the infield :)<br />
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Little miss' team did better this year as well. They kept plugging away and we ended up in a lot better shape than we did last year and they participated in the Rec Tournament in Ames on a brutally hot and windy weekend. </div>
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I know, I have more photos of little miss - there just seems to be more action in a soccer game... What can I say? The PHSC were really chintzy this year and didn't provide medals for the teams; instead they got some thing you stick on your phone. So, I had medals made for our team.
Oh, the Tsunami (our team) also got to be ball girls at a few SEP games this year. They had their picture taken with the SEP team after the game :) </div>
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Assuming their ball games don't get rained out this week, I'll get more pics of little man in action!</div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435402263634357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34597860.post-57927464358158995192017-06-27T20:42:00.000-05:002017-06-27T20:42:07.773-05:00Memorial Day WeekendLet's see, where did I leave off? I might break this into a few posts...<br />
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When I left off, little miss had graduated Elementary School and we were heading into Memorial Day Weekend. The Dreams in Fiber Household headed to the in-law's lake house and invited some of our neighbors to join in the festivities.<br />
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Fish were caught, lawns were mowed, trees were cut down and split, toads were caught (and released), fires were had, little man made bamboo flutes and drove a vehicle for the first time, and I took more nature/insect photos :) Little miss is finally big enough to drive the lawn mower and I wasn't sure about <br />
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It was a nice weekend - I wasn't sure how the neighbors felt about being on the blog so I kept them out of the post, mostly :) The weather was crazy on Saturday morning and the sky was pretty cool. Once all that passed, the weather was beautiful!
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