Idle Hands

A while back I read a local magazine article about the DIY craze here. Alongside the article was an interview with a group of older ladies who told the reporter that this was not a new thing. One lady said that when she and her friends were young they decided that when they all sat outside with there friends to talk at night, they would always be working on a project too. They decided they never wanted to have idle hands. I found this really interesting and thought about all that I could get done if, instead of just sitting and watching tv at night, I also kept my hands busy on some kind of project. That was in October. Since then, I have knitted 2 baby sweaters, a sweater for Ellie (who wouldn't wear, so it got passed to Lydia), a sweater for Bella, sewn 14 dresses and 3 skirts, and patched up several shirts that would probably have been put in the trash. Now, I will admit that not of those things were done while watching tv...I don't watch that much tv. But with projects going, I found that while I waited for something, I could knit a couple of rows. I have found that I don't to watch every word that Bella reads while she does her reading and can sit beside her and knit while I listen and still be perfectly free to help her at any point.

Anyway, here are a few pictures of some projects that I've recently completed.

Striped sweater for Bella

Skirt for me

Simple dresses for the girls

Dress for Bella

None of these were fancy, but they'll be perfect for letting the girls play in and tear up all summer long.

Menu Monday

I should have known this would happen. I finally decide to start something more regular on my blog and I have menu block...seriously, this almost never happens to me. Well, I've got most of my meals planned out and most likely we will have noodles or some other cheap Chinese food on the day I can't come up with anything.
Here's the true problem: I have the pre-vacation blues. I'm so excited about next week. All of the being warm, Indian food, Gloria Jeans, being warm, water parks, amusement parks, being warm, pizza, Thai food, being warm, aquarium, planetarium, TGIFridays, and of course, being warm! With all of this on my mind, everything I cook pales in comparison!
So, here's what's cookin' in the Sperduto house this week!

Monday

eggs and toast

sandwiches and popcorn

cheddar broccoli soup and bread

Tuesday

oatmeal

sandwiches and crackers

homemade chicken nuggets, roasted potatoes, green beans

Reese's pieces brownies (thanks, mom)

Wednesday

bagels

leftovers

chicken tacos and homemade tortillas

Thursday

eggs and toast

Chinese

beef and barley soup

Friday

Waffles

noodles

cheeseburgers, mac and cheese, cabbage

Saturday

pancakes

sandwiches

????

Sunday

leftover breakfast stuff

eat out

finish off the leftovers cause we are leaving!!!

Now that I've started this, I will immediately be taking a couple of weeks off. But hopefully, we get to eat lots of cereal and other stuff that's just too expensive to eat here. I'm off to clean up the table and work on my "no idle hands" projects (to be discussed in a later post!).

New Year's Resolution

Yep, I know, it's already the 14th...but I had some really good ones! One was to read the Bible through chronologically. One to be more organized, including tieing a pen around my neck. One was to lose five pounds by vacation...well, anyway. One was to start doing some more regular "work" on my blog. I've seen several blogs where people keep up regular posts. I really feel inspired to do just a little more. So my good intentions have been slow in being realized.

Hopefully, starting Monday I will be posting a Menu Monday. I'm also planning to pick up some other topics, but it might taking me a little while to realize fully!

While I try to get some things together, here are some long overdue pictures. P. S. Those are some mighty fine Godiva chocolates which I got from my sweet friend for my birthday!

Christmas

New Year's Day Feast!