Lily of the Valleys!!

I have always liked Lily of the Valley flowers. I've tried to get them to grow since we got married almost 10 years ago with little success.




Last year, I got the plants to actually come back the year after I planted them and now this year, I have flowers!! YEAH!
















I also really like Violas, too, and those, I don't have a problem growing. They come back all by themselves!

And of course, we also have these lovely yellow flowers all over the lawn!

No Bake Brownies

Sarah saw a package of brownies at the dollar store. I noticed that it said that it didn't need to be cooked! And then I saw that it was from Rose Art. I didn't think that brownies from a company that makes crayons and paint would taste very good, but since it was only 69¢, I figured I'd let the girls try it out!








Here's the kit.
















Pour in the powder,





















Add water and stir,
















Pour into the mold,














Wait 20 minutes, and pop them out! The girls seemed to like them, but I didn't taste them. We have 2 more pouches to make, so I may give it a try next time!

How to Avoid Doing the Dishes!

I didn't get my dishwasher unloaded on Saturday and on Sunday, I was sick and wasn't up to doing anything. So I took Monday a little easier, too. Well, today, I put the teapot on to warm up some water for tea. I was in the other room and heard a loud clattering sound coming from the kitchen. It sounded sort of like Legos being dumped. I went into the kitchen and found glass EVERYWHERE!!





































I had accidentally turned on the burner for the front instead of the back. I had a stack of 2 glass cake pans (9x 13) and a 8 x8 square pan sitting in that spot.











The bottom one got so hot, it exploded! So now I don't have to wash it, although I DID have to clean up the glass!

More Diapers

I have some "Infant" sized diapers that I got when Sarah was born. I used them for Sarah and Emily until they potty trained. But with the girls, I used PUL wraps, so the diaper just got laid in the wrap and the wrap hooked in the front. With Will, I have been using a Snappi with the wool soakers. This means I need the diaper to be able to come far enough around the body to hook the Snappi.





Here is Will wearing the Infant diaper with the Snappi.

















Close up you can see how there isn't much overlap of the diaper to hook.











My Infant diapers are getting worn since they've been in continuous use for almost 4 years.












I bought some Premium sized prefolds from the same on-line group that I bought the Preemie sized ones












Here is one unwashed measuring about 14 x 22½"












Now after 3 washing and drying cycles, (laying on top of the unwashed one) it measures 12 x 18"










I added the Infant sized one on top to see how it compares in size.












And just for the fun of it, here is the Preemie one added on top.











See how fluffy the are?













I put them back in the box so that you could see the difference in size from when they first came.











I did have about a dozen Birdseye diapers about the same size.













But they are quite a bit thinner and I didn't know how well they'd hold up to the Snappi.

A Start

After finally finishing Dan's scarf and then doing added projects of dyeing some yarn and two pairs of shorties, I got started on these:







Can you tell what they are?

Here's Dan modeling them for me!













They are turning out so different from each other, it doesn't look like I'm using the same color of yarn!










Here I am modeling them myself.

More Shorties

I finished knitting another pair of shorts for William. They are the same size and pattern as the Easter Egg dye ones, but are done using Patons Classic Merino in Retro color.







Front












Back












Close up















William wearing them

After I took Will's picture, Emily said, "Now me!" So I had to put them on her for a picture. She said she was a baby (notice the similarity with her pose as William's!)

Side view action shot

Riding a Dragon

Sarah had to try out the new tire dragon at Grandpa & Grandma's house.