I Am Broke

And I needed a certain color of yarn. I used to dye yarn. It was a lot of fun too. I even sold some but it takes a lot of money to keep that going and I couldn't do it anymore so I stopped. I still have some left over dyes and a few hanks of yarn. So I mixed some dye and pulled out my dye pot. My fingers were crossed that the dyes would even dye, they were old.  I used up the last bits of dye just in case. 

Well a week later (took forever to dry in this humidity) here they are. Three silk blend and two sock blend. 

Wanna guess what color I needed? =]

Clues in the picture (HeHeHeHe)

Happy Father's Day Honey

To my Hubby. The man who  sired these kids and contributed his genes to the crazy kids of ours: I Love You

(Yes my 12 year old is almost as tall as his 6'1" father and K is standing on an ottoman)

When did they get this big?

Dad- I don't even want to count how many years it's been. I still miss you. I still wish you were here. Happy Father's Day Dad. I love you

NYSSMA

This year my two oldest participated in the NYSMMA festival. My oldest was a level 5 which even though it's just the next level for him, there was a big jump in difficulty. For K it was her first year. Also this year our school district hosted the festival which meant our district went first and took almost 3 weeks of practice away. This is stuff they don't tell you in march when you have to sign up  

Anyway. D got a silver (85/100) in viola

Yes he is almost 13 ( in less then a month!!!!!) and has reached that stage where just asking him to pose so I can take a picture results in all pictures looking like this. He is in the stop embarrassing me mom stage. Oh well. I am not going to I am proud of him and his talent and I think scoring an 85 in a very hard piece with not much practice and only three lessons is pretty good. He has this natural talent. 

Here's K

Yeah she's almost 12 and is not yet as bad as her brother. She got a 27 out of 28 on her viola piece! Remarkable for a first timer with the same little time and only three lessons. She received the outstanding medal (their terms not mine)

Next year I might just have three since A is having a great time with her cello. 

I love hearing them play (just not at the same time though). Going to their concerts is my favorite school function. 

Normally I would be upset

Today was run day, my third this week, but after half a mile I just could go. So I stopped and walked home. It's foggy, my body hurts and i am tired. So I figured why beat myself up. 

Besides I already ran 2 5K's this week- the first Monday pushing Mj the second Wednesday running solo in the rain ( my fastest yet) :)

I think my body is telling me it needs a rest

This made me smile

I think I'll use it. 

A little sewing

Over the past month or so I have made three bags. The first one I loved the fabric but the strap was too short. Kris inherited  it  

The bag is completely reversible and washable. Very handy with kids. 

The second I tweaked it to make it longer and deeper. I use it across my body and it holds a lot more then I thought it would and it comes in very handy with MJ in tow. I don't have to worry about a bag in my hands or falling off my shoulders. It also comes in handy when my two oldest have baseball and softball games at the same time and I have to run back and forth with drinks and snacks. 

(Ignore fabric underneath. That's something else)

The third is for a friend of the family's little girl. She is very sweet and hurt her foot. She mentioned she liked my bag a few times and I couldn't help but make her one. She will be on crutches for a while and this can help her carry stuff. I was told she loved it and used it right away. 

Three pluses and 6 yards if fabric used. All in all I would say they turned out well. 

=]