Mac Plays His First Game at Rexall Place

Mac really enjoyed his first time playing at Rexall. He and his team enjoyed watching the Oil Kings defeat Vancouver and then really enjoyed playing their game against the Eagles. Unfortunately they lost but they didn't care at all.

I can't believe that I'm doing a second post today. Must be the cold weather we are having and that the kids are happily playing in the kitchen with the play dough that I made today.


I decided that I should post the pics of some of the knitting and crocheting that I've been doing. I haven't blocked any of it because I mostly don't bother with dishcloths.

First is my seed stitch heart cloth. I got the pattern from a Leisure Arts Love to Knit Dishcloths book.

This is my plain Jane dishcloth that I make when I have a little time but can't be bothered to pay too much attention to what I'm doing.

This is the first KAL in the Monthly_Dishcloths group that I belong too. I think that I might make a couple more in other colours.

Here is Jamie's Scarf to match his hat that I made him before Christmas.

I'm not happy at all with this cloth, I used the needles called for int he pattern but feel that I should have used smaller ones.

Just an extra cloth that I found in my yarn stash, must have done it a while ago and then forgot about it.

This is my pebble stitch finger towel.

This is my 2009 cloth.

Wow it has been way too long since I last blogged. Things have been really busy with the renovations and Christmas and hockey and all that. Hopefully things are back to normal or whatever normal is.

Today I took the time to take photos of some of my postcard collection.

I have so many more and may well post some more pics later.

Today is one of those day when all I want to do is curl up and watch tv. Unfortunately that isn't happening, maybe tonight. we are getting some bad wind, rain and a bit of snow. Just and icky day.

Mac has gone to a friends to play while the girls and I did some baking. We made a pan of brown sugar brownies and also started some molases oatmeal bread in the bread machine. I had to make a recipe up as I have never found one that we like.

Kira's Molases Oatmeal Bread

1-1/2 cups warm tap water
2 tablespoon margarine
2 tablespoons molases
3-1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoon instant nonfat dry milk powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup dry oatmeal
2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Dump everything in breadmachine press start.

I have been working on finishing up some WIP and getting them ready for use. Here is my Spider Web Scarf.

I also finished up 2 dishcloth kitchen towel sets.

WIP Finally Finished

I'm so happy with myself I have finally finished my multi coloured afghan that I started not 1 but 2 years ago this month. I came to hate the pattern but I made myself finish it.

Melissa has claimed it saying that it is very pretty. I have decided that she can use it but I do get to cuddle up with it while watching late night tv which is what I made it for.

Renovations

I just want to say that I will be so glad when all the renovation are done.

Here is my living room

New paint is in and it looks really great can't really tell from this picture but soon I will be able to post completed room pictures.

My new floor looks awesome if I'm allowed to say so myself, thank you hon for getting it done.

The kids and Jamie helping to burn up the scraps from the renovations, still more let to burn.

Wow it has been a while again since I last blogged. I really have to get better at this or give it up completely. Probably won't happen. Oh well bare with me if you want.

This weekend is Mac's Hockey Teams first fundraiser, we are having a bottle drive after the practice tomorrow morning. So today I'm baking some treats for the kids to enjoy. I have made some Graham Cracker Squares and some chocolate cupcakes (used a mix this time).

Graham Cracker Squares

Whole Graham Crackers

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup milk

1 egg

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cup shredded coconut

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

Line the bottom of a 9X13 pan with whole graham crackers. Mix brown sugar, milk, egg and butter in pot and heat on stove until bubbly, remove from heat and add coconut and crumbs, sp[read over crackers top with another layer of whole crackers cool and ice with chocolate frosting.

Melissa helped me clean up isn't she cute.

She is now taking a bath to clean up.