Tis the season

Tis the season for snow! we had about 5 inches yesterday and got more today and its still snowing.. here are some pics of the kids in the snow (minus the baby lol)

Clean up has begun

here are some pics of our front yard LOL luckily they gave us waivers for the dump so we could take it away, was about to get very expensive :) now that the garage is empty, the mud slinging will begin LOL

for now, I'm going to go knit some of the stress away :)

When it rains it apparently floods

so as most anyone in Washington knows.. EVERYONE by a river got flooded.. And of course our NEW house was no exception... We live by the south fork of the stillaguamish river and it rose to just under 23 feet on Monday, hence we got 2 1/2 Ft in the garage (we get lucky, the house sits on top of the garage, so its 12 Ft off the ground) but on the bad side... Half our apartment was still down there :(

Oh well, live and learn.. So Wyatt and I spent the day flinging mud at each other while packing up all the destroyed stuff into garbage bags (around 40) and I just wanted to cry out "You know your a redneck when all your belongings are in the front yard" every time I put another deposit into the pile of trashed stuff LOL.. I will take a pic of that in the morning, but for now here is a pic of my neighbors (exact house just next door) and our garage with 2 inches of clay like mud.

kmks

Knit Mitt Kit Swap www.ksks.scoutj.com/

The Questionnaire:

What are your favorite colors? Deep red, forest green

Are you a new mitt knitter? How long have you been knitting mittens? New, haven't attempted them yet :)

Do you prefer solid or multicolored yarn? Multi colored

What fibers do you prefer in mitten yarn? Something soft

Where do you usually knit mittens? Haven't yet

How do you usually carry/store small projects? In my purse LOL

What are your favorite mitten patterns? Not sure

What are your favorite mitten knitting techniques? Not sure

What new techniques would you like to try? Anything and everything

What are your favorite needles for knitting mittens? Circular?

What are some of your favorite yarns? I love alpaca, I've been using merino wool a lot lately

What yarn do you totally covet? red heart

Any pattern you would love to make if money and time were no object? Something with cables

Favorite kind of needles (brand, materials, straights or circs, etc)? Don't really have one, just use what I can find around my house (if the kids have not hidden them)

If you were a specific kind of yarn, which brand and kind of yarn would you be? Alpaca from knit picks

Do you have a favorite candy or mail-able snack? I love chocolate with nuts in it

WhatÂ’s your favorite animal? Koalaa bear (althoughI have never seen one in person)

Would you prefer super warm mittens or something more like fingerless mitts? fingerless

If you were a color what color would you be? I would be forest green


What is your most inspiring image, flower, or object in nature? Snow on a deck at xmas time with blue xmas lights around it


Do you have a wishlist? not at the moment butIM sure I can come up with one LOL

Anything else youÂ’d like to share with the group today? I have 4 kids from 10-4 months, house is chaotic to say the leasLOLol I love to knit, this is the second swap thingy I have done, I just finished the scarf one and just loved it!! I love to talk to new people. I also work at a toy store :)

Happy Halloween

happy Halloween.. Kids had a ball running around for four days in their costumes.. If anything they have new dress up clothes LOL They didn't get to go trick or treating since I had to work that night and hubby was too tired to go out in the cold night with three kids 4 and under LOL I really don't blame him.. Oldest one goes with her dad, unfortunately I do not have a pic of her in her costume, but she was "Scream"