10 Favorite Children's Books

In no particular order:

1. The Poky Little Puppy – This was the first “gift” I received from a boy.  I got it from Richard in Kindergarten.
2. Bear Snores On – I bought this for my daughter when she was little because the pictures are adorable and so is the story.  I have since passed it on to my nephew.
3. All-of-a-Kind Family – This was my favorite book when I was a kid.  It made me want to have lots of siblings and to “visit” the city like they did.  It also made me curious to eat a roasted chestnut which I have and the book makes them sound so good but they really aren’t.
4. Seven Alone – Although this is more of a young reader’s book.
5. Any of the Value Tales books.
6. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish – Gotta love Dr. Seuss
7. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? – This book is great to sign the animals to. 
8. The Greedy Python – Love this book.
9. Goodnight Moon
10. Encyclopedia Brown books – Again, more for young readers but a great series of books.

As Elton would say, “I’m moving out!!”

Princess Ivi and I have found a place to live.  Yeah!!!  After we went and looked at it and gave the money, we sketched out what it looked like and decided where we were putting our stuff.  We are really excited.

The timing of our move is up in the air right now.  I have to find out about the utilities and then the landlord is going to shampoo the carpets (which is great).  Once the carpets are done, we can move in.  It just depends on what they need for a deposit for the lights. 

But I expect we will move all of our heavy stuff (dressers, couch, etc.) in on the 19th or 20th.  Lights on 14th, shampooing on the 14th, keys on the 14th or 15th, boxes moving over nightly starting on the 15th and then big stuff on the 19th.  My brother has volunteered to come down and help move the big stuff.

By no means is this place a mansion but it affordable and will allow us to still have a life.  It has two bedrooms (one master and one tiny bedroom which will be Princess Ivi’s), a bathroom, kitchen/living/dining area and a washer and dryer hook-up.  It has a nice fenced in yard too.  And we are able to have the dog. 

I think that with the shampooed carpets and a good cleaning, some curtains and our furniture, it will be really cute and we can make it really homey.

The best part about it is that it is in a little subdivision that would be perfect to walk in.  Oh and there are two police officers who live on the same road as me, one two doors up and one five doors up.  So I am assuming it will be safe. 

Completed Knitting Project

Finally, a finished object… I made Princess Ivi a case for her phone.  It is purple and matches her ipod and camera cases.  Pics to follow. 

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Knitting quote

“I like hanging around people who knit. They are usually in a good mood. People who are staring into their iPhones *and* demanding your attention at the same time are not as much fun to be around.” from happiness interview with Mark Frauenfelder by Gretchen Rubin.  See more article here. 

Where the heck has the time gone?

It has been forever since I last posted here.  Shame on me.  I am a bad blogger.  I have a hard time getting on the computer at night to update this but hopefully that will change soon. 

First an update on Princess Ivi…

The shoulder pain that was believed to be an unhealed broken rib was actually a tumor.  Thankfully it is benign but it still causes pain and nerve problems.  Unfortunately, the surgery is pretty high-risk so we have decided to leave it for now and see how things progress. 

Her 8th grade graduation is June 10th then it is on to high school.  She has already registered.  She is going to be taking JROTC and Tennis as her electives this year.  Hopefully, the shoulder doesn’t cause too many problems.

Her graduation dress is all picked out and so are the shoes.  She is very excited.

She has an end-of-the-year trip to Islands of Adventure on June 1st.  She is looking forward to that as well.

There are no summer plans yet but hopefully, we will come up with something soon.

An update on me…

There is not much to report in my life.  I haven’t knitted in months (since March, I think) but I did start a new project on Sunday, a case for Princess Ivi’s phone.  I should be done tonight. 

I have been reading like a fiend lately and can’t seem to read and knit at the same time.  Imagine that!

Princess Ivi’s psychiatrist has told me that we need to move out of Mom’s house.  Preferably, within a month.  He thinks that will help a lot with making Princess Ivi feel settled.  Makes sense to me so I am starting to look for a place.

Sadly, it is not just blogging and knitting that I have been neglecting.  I have also been neglecting reading my email and Google reader items.  I have over 1000 unread knitting reader posts and over 600 unread knitting emails.  Oops.  I also haven’t been logging onto Ravelry lately either. 

Gotta change that…