She's a Farm Lady Now

Kaiya comes back from her grandparent's yesterday and says that grandma says she's old enough to start picking up the eggs from the hen house. OK, I almost immediately forget about this. Kaiya forgets nothing.
So, in the morning she says that since she is a 'farm lady' now she needs a job and that job should be picking up eggs. Did you ask grandma and pawpaw? Yes, they said she should.
After breakfast she and Zoe don their bathing suits, grandma gives them a basket and off we troop to the hen house. Zoe is allowed to accompany her sister but not pick up eggs as she has butter fingers, still, like her mama. But that's OK, the hen house is so exciting and mysterious and there is always a chance of getting to pet a chicken in there.

This I love!
By the way, today is my parent's 38th wedding anniversary. 38 years... wow! Happy Anniversary, you two.

When It's This Hot...

...everyone heads to the water.

Look at those poor, blue lips!

That smile!

Hope you're keeping cool!

Strawberry Lemonade

We just wrapped up a splendid evening with my mom and dad and our sweet friend Ruthie.

River's sweet hat, made by Ruthie.

And the star of the show.... my WORLD FAMOUS strawberry lemonade! Did you catch that it's world famous? At least here in my teeny tiny part of the world. So I am going to share it with you and spread the love around a bit. Why don't you join me and share your best summer time recipe?

SQUEEZE 8 lemons
BLEND, until thoroughly liquefied, 12 strawberries
ADD 3 cup of sugar
MIX all ingredients and fill the rest of pitcher with water

MAKES 1 gallon

ENJOY!

Just Kaiya

This little girl really cracks me up sometimes. She got a bicycle last year for her birthday and, having a year long moment of bad motherhood, I didn't have a helmet for her. But, you see, she didn't actually start riding the bike til this year. Our driveway is gravel and she just wasn't able to push over the rocks.

Well, we are now putting the finishing touches on our new deck that covers a large portion of our front yard (as grass would not grow in this area due to a large maple that blocks out all sunlight. Nice and shady but a big 'ol mess of red clay that I really hated for the girls to play in) and she is now able to ride her bike to her hearts content. And, being obviously much more sensible than her mother, had to have a helmet. She found this one rooting around in the toys at Salvation Army and decided to put back the doll she was going to get to have this instead. And now she wears it constantly...constantly. She puts it on first thing in the morning, wears it at the table, gardening with Grandma...constantly.

I did something the other day, I'm not sure what, something completely unremarkable. And she laughs lightly and says "You're so clever, mommy!". I really adore this child.

This Light

My mom and I took the girls to my cousin's today to swim. It was 8pm when we returned and the light was making everything sort of glow.

I hope your summer is getting off to wonderful start!

Tonight

It's coming up on 12 am and my three little girls are fast asleep for the night. And I am up knitting, with dry hands that hurt. Oh, but for the fiber.....
I'm feeling rather nostalgic tonight... lately. Going over lots of thoughts and emotions, making tough decisions and still working on putting things together again. Feeling a yearning... for something, a heaviness in my chest but optimism and looking forward, too. Don't get me wrong, we are doing well here. But sometimes, of late, I slow down a bit and reflect, and feel.
I'm watching my baby grow, too. It's happening too fast, going so quickly. I could have cried as her newborn phase passed. You see, she is the last baby. We had already decided before she was conceived that just one more would do, for several reasons. And that's still what I want but it does pain me to see this babyness go whooshing past at such a break-neck speed.
So, I am taking the time to tickle and kiss all those roly poly parts and breathe deeply that sweet baby smell. And soon I will be enjoying watching, for the last time, my baby crawl and take her first steps.
But, just for now, I think I'll go snuggle in bed with her and soak her up completely.

Giveaway #7

Today is the last giveaway of 7 Days, 7 Giveaways. And today I'm offering this brooch, a simple knitted rose. The rules are the same;

And all you need to do to enter is Like my fan page. Simple enough? For one additional entry you can suggest my page to your Facebook friends. Just please leave me a comment on this post that you have. I will announce the giveaway of the day here, on my blog and the previous days winner on my fan page by 2pm, EDT.


One winner per day and you can only win once during duration of giveaway.
You only need to enter once. All fans will be reentered each day as long as they have not previously won.

Growing

It struck me as I watched Zoe drawing just yesterday. Almost overnight she went from the wild, wide, crazed scribbles to carefully drawn heads with eyes, hair and even legs.

Their growing just kind of sneaks up on you, wouldn't you say? You wake up and see, wow, she's more like a very tiny little lady now.


I must say, this happens all too quickly for mama's taste, but how I do love to watch them grow.

#6

We're down to the last two giveaways in my 7 Days, 7 Giveaways promo.
Today I will be giving away another knitted crown in you choice of color.

Rules remain the same....

Today you will have the same chances to win;

And all you need to do to enter is Like my fan page. Simple enough? For one additional entry you can suggest my page to your Facebook friends. Just please leave me a comment on this post that you have. I will announce the giveaway of the day here, on my blog and the previous days winner on my fan page by 2pm, EDT.

Plus one. BLOG about this giveaway and leave me a comment on this post and you will be entered once more. Do all three things and that's a total of three entries.

One winner per day and you can only win once during duration of giveaway.

You only need to enter once. All fans will be reentered each day as long as they have not previously won.

#5

Mustard Pincushion
Originally uploaded by ThisCosyLife

I have just a few of these pincushions left... I used to sell alot of the in my old shop. So I am offering up this one as today's giveaway.
Just 2 more giveaways to go.

Today you will have the same chances to win;

And all you need to do to enter is Like my fan page. Simple enough? For one additional entry you can suggest my page to your Facebook friends. Just please leave me a comment on this post that you have. I will announce the giveaway of the day here, on my blog and the previous days winner on my fan page by 2pm, EDT.

Plus one. BLOG about this giveaway and leave me a comment on this post and you will be entered once more. Do all three things and that's a total of three entries.


One winner per day and you can only win once during duration of giveaway.

You only need to enter once. All fans will be reentered each day as long as they have not previously won.

Giveaway #4

I'm digging in my craft show stash today. There are a few items that I make just for craft shows, little things, impulse buys. So, for today's giveaway I am offering a sweet smelling, dried lavender filled sleep mask.

Today you will have the same chances to win;

And all you need to do to enter is Like my fan page. Simple enough? For one additional entry you can suggest my page to your Facebook friends. Just please leave me a comment on this post that you have. I will announce the giveaway of the day here, on my blog and the previous days winner on my fan page by 2pm, EDT.

Plus one. BLOG about this giveaway and leave me a comment on this post and you will be entered once more. Do all three things and that's a total of three entries.

One winner per day and you can only win once during duration of giveaway.

You only need to enter once. All fans will be reentered each day as long as they have not previously won.

#3

We're going to luch with my mom so really quickly now.....
Let's do a $5 coupon for the shop today. You know the drill.


And all you need to do to enter is Like my fan page. Simple enough? For one additional entry you can suggest my page to your Facebook friends. Just please leave me a comment on that this post that you have. I will announce the giveaway of the day here, on my blog and the previous days winner on my fan page by 2pm, EDT.

Good luck to you!


One winner per day and you can only win once during duration of giveaway.
You only need to enter once. All fans will be reentered each day as long as they have not previously won.

I Was Thinking.....

That despite how desperate I am for mommy time, tonight might be a good night for an early bed time.

Hmmm...not exactly what I had in mind. Well, early to bed is way overrated, anyway. Perhaps I'll stay up and knit, instead.

Giveaway Day 2

Another day another giveaway. The winner has been announced on my fan page feed and I am ready to announce another prize now.
Today I will be giving away a knitted crown in your choice of color. You can see the colors available here. They will fit a 2 year old all the way up to adult and are just plain fun! And the rules are the same as yesterday.....

And all you need to do to enter is Like my fan page. Simple enough? For one additional entry you can suggest my page to your Facebook friends. Just please leave me a comment on that this post that you have. I will announce the giveaway of the day here, on my blog and the previous days winner on my fan page by 2pm, EDT.

Good luck to you!


One winner per day and you can only win once during duration of giveaway.
You only need to enter once. All fans will be reentered each day as long as they have not previously won.

7 Days, 7 Giveaways

Well, I have finally got my Facebook fan page up and running. I started working on it months ago but abandoned it, feeling uninspired.
So, now I am going to offer one giveaway a day for the next seven days. That's Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday (June 8, 2010-June 14, 2010)....7. I don't know what all I will be giving away so it will be a surprise for everyone involved. I like surprises, don't you?
And all you need to do to enter is Like my fan page. Simple enough? For one additional entry you can suggest my page to your Facebook friends. Just please leave me a comment on that this post that you have. I will announce the giveaway of the day here, on my blog and the previous days winner on my fan page by 2pm, EDT. So, to get things started.....

I am giving away a coupon for $10 off plus free shipping on anything in my shop. Your purchase does not have to equal more than $10 but this is good for one checkout only, ie; if your total is only $5 you cannot save the remaining $5 for another time.
Ok, that's it! The winner will be announced on my fan page tomorrow.

One winner per day and you can only win once during duration of giveaway.
You only need to enter once. All fans will be reentered each day as long as they have not previously won.

Saturday

We brought new friends home yesterday.

Three Muscovy ducks. We think the one with lots of white may be a drake. Time will tell....

Wishing you a happy and productive weekend!