Fri Jun 25, 2004

Stalling for time

Ok, ok….. I’ve got nothin’. The last two days have almost completely sucked. The next few aren’t shaping up to be much better. I would love nothing more than to have a cook, a housekeeper, a nanny, and doctors that make house calls so that I can sit for a couple hours and have some nice, calm me time. Heck, I’d be thrilled with two out of the four. Whew, I’m exhausted, and I haven’t even begun the day yet.

SO, like I said, I’ve got nothin’.

When Nate came home a couple nights ago and saw the backpack yarn, colored pencils, and scratch paper with color combinations of stripes doodled on it, the artist in him simply could not resist. He quietly, (almost sneakily) picked up the colored pencils and the doodle sheet, and slipped into his back office and closed the door. Anyone with children will understand that evenings are the madhouse time of day, so his activities went almost unnoticed. Awhile later, he proudly emerged, having created these

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Cool, huh? So a lot of the work is done for me. I’m ready to start knitting, when the planets align and I have time to spend doing something enjoyable.

Friendly reminder: Tomorrow is Health Group.

3 Responses to “Stalling for time”

  1. Angie in Tx. Says:

    Wow!! those color combinations are amazing! I am in awe of the artisrtry skills.

  2. Jen Says:

    Your hubby has a great eye for color – I can’t wait to see these backpacks.

  3. Studioo Says:

    Actually, to give credit where it’s properly due, Laura picked the colors for the backpacks. I just put them together in the stripey pattern. But I’m glad you all like them?designing for knitting is a bit of a new thing for me.

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