November Weekend

We had a very very full weekend. I cleaned the house and washed a whole lot of clothes and for the first time in our lives, we have a backyard full of leaves. Hubby had a racking and jumping party with the boys while I was at the gym. We ended our Sunday night with close friends, a fire, cakes and roasted marsh mellow.

Evenings...



This is what late afternoon look like when I get off the train in New Jersey and walk to my car.
Two stops to make to pick up my babes. Breast feeding, planning for dinners and the homework. Always trying to figure out which one should come first then comes the baths, the baby vitamins, the teeth brushing, the stories and then finally bed time. Second round begins with the dishes and the house cleaning. My days and nights are full and my mind is occupied with other matters...

So my girlfriend tells me to chant this to myself "no one can control your inner life, your inner thoughts, your inner mind, how you think and view the world."

As I drift in and out of sleep with at least 2 to 3 interruptions...and I start my day all over again.

Tai's Green Sweater

Progress report. I finished the back of Tai's new hoodie sweater last week and I'm starting the front with 3 cables going on. I had to frog it once but I think I got the gauge corrected. I hope to have the front of the sweater finished by this weekend.

Halloween 2009. It was a good one!

Yoda and Luke Skywalker.

I was bitten by the knitting bug...

and because of it, my needles have been flying on the New Jersey Transit and also at home after 9p.m. Oh yes, I'm determined to finish this sweater in the next three weeks and then I think I need some leg warmers. So dirty dishes must be loaded in the dish washer by a certain time. Mommy has to knit! I have an idea what I am going to design on the front of the sweater and on the sleeves. Tai's only request was for it to be green and a hoodie and I want to make some cables on this sweater. It should be fun!

Car has been fixed! We are in business of dropping children off at day care and school again. Hubby's fever is gone and he is up and about. Thank God for all that.

Here is a couple of pictures on sweater progress and Tai's pumpkin face design. We are carving our pumpkins on Thursday and that's the plan!

Weekend...

So we spend our weekend at home with our car broken down and in the repair shop. I was on my way to the gym and engine light came on and the car started to choke. I turned around and thank God I made it home. Guardian Angel is always with me. I felt it! Hubby's been having a fever all weekend. Poor guy! He's had a tough month with broken foot back pain and now fever.

I can't tell you how thankful that I made it home and didn't get stuck on the road!!!!!! I do feel bad Tai missed soccer two weeks in a row. I had to work last Saturday and hubby's in too much back pain to take him with the baby.

All is good! We spend all weekend home. We have food in the house and plenty of Tylenol, although we only had 3 eggs left. I used 1 for pancake and I scrambled the other 2 with milk and cheese to make more out of the eggs. Ha ha and it worked! We all had eggs for breakfast! I even got Tai's new sweater started. He wanted a green sweater with a hoodie. That was his only request. Little guy also completed his book of 26 pages. All drawings of Star Wars. He basically retold the story. Whatever makes the boy use drawing and writing utensils. He was so proud!

I'm off to bed and hoping the car will be ready tomorrow and won't cost us too much money to repair.

I found my felts, floss and all other crafty stuff. I haven't been able to locate them until tonight and when did we move? March! I tell you. It's been way too long. Now that I've found my stuff, I have to start making stuff. On top of my list, of course is my grandma's beret. I have to finish sew in the ends. It's taking me forever. I have about 35 to 37 minutes of NJ transit ride these days and most of the time, I divide my time between reading, listening to This American Life or sleeping.



This past two days, I've been inspired by this blog. It's all about stitching. I think it's a pretty popular blog. I just happen to just discover it but never too late to be inspired.

My friend Stacy and I went down to P&S Fabric on Canal Street during our lunch hour. I brought some embroider rings and some black and white floss. She brought felts to make her Halloween Costume. I have plan to make some embroidery rings for my bedroom walls. Going make me some time to do this thing!!!!!! Time to get my butt to bed.

Wednesday - On my way to work...

I take the Midtown Direct to New York City every morning. It's getting darker now in the mornings when we get up and get ready for school and work. Couple more weeks, we'll have day light savings time and then we'll be trading in our late afternoon light for an hour of sunlight. I'm never quite sure how I feel about that. I'm always thrilled to gain an hour but then sadden by the darkness that waits for me when I get out of work.

Tuesdays



It frost last night! I could not believe it! I've been enjoying the cool weather because it gave me the urge to knit. I'm almost done with my grandmother's beret. I'm done with all the knitting and now, It's time to sew the ends in and steam felt it. I've made my NJ transit ride into my knitting place just like what the subway used to be. I'm finally feeling comfortable enough to let my needles fly. I treated myself to t a Vogue Knitting magazine this weekend. Even though the patterns in that magazine is way beyond my knitting comfort level, I just love looking at the knits. They are gorgeous and stylish. I look at the Vogue Knitting magazines as collector's item, just in case one day I'm actually going to knit up something from them. As for now, I'll just look and admire.










Miles is wearing a sweater that my friend Stacy made him before he was born. I think he's finally fitting into it. He wears this beautiful garment at least once a week and he's been wearing it big. I figure he'll grow into it.

Few Thoughts



I have to bring in my Plumeria inside tonight before it gets too too cold.



Give my sweet little baby more hugs, kisses and snuggle every chance I get because he's growing up way way too too fast.



Take more pictures of Tai playing soccer in the open field because he looks so professional and cold weather is approaching us. His games will soon move inside. Florescent lights are crappy for pictures.



I have to work this coming Saturday. I'll be away from my babes for a total of 5 hours with commute time included. But I have to be a good worker bee and do good for the job that pays my bills. It kills me to spend time away from them on the weekends but what's a working mama's gonna do. I will miss soccer! Good Luck to the daddy on duty this Saturday.