Right now...

I'm sunburned...
ouch-my thighs are a lovely shade of red-eeek!

I have two kiddos sacked out. Exhausted from a long day, full of swimming and then playing with friends.

I have a crochet project that makes me happy--even though I don't love the yarn. (colors...ugh) I love the pattern. It's a star. It makes me happy.

My heart is breaking for a friend. A friend that has shown more grace in her situation than I think I am capable of mustering. She truly amazes me. Encourages me. I am praying for her--and so thankful for her example.

I'm reading The Spirit of Sweetgrass by Nicole Seitz. I read another of her books last year for review and fell in love with her writing.

Tomorrow I have a mani/pedi--that's a goooooooood thing.

It's my birthday week-that's a gooooooooooooooooood thing.

Today was a hard day in a lot of ways. My heart hurts today. But the thing is--this isn't it. It will get better. My Momma always says, ''this too shall pass'' & it will. There will always be bad days--but then, there are those days that take your breath. Those perfect days. They make all the bad days managable.

This is me.
Making it.
Day to day.

Now-the older boys are in bed & I have to do the trash run.
Tomorrow-after the mani/pedi. I get to resume 'farm duties' ...and
there will be chicken pictures
just for Rhonda. :)

And so it begins, again...

Yes, this used to be my craft blog-however, now, it will be *the* blog. I don't do well maintaining one blog...heh, so to think I can have 3-4-5 covering different things/areas (books I've read, homeschooling, crafting, gardening...) is just crazy.

So Kudzu & Koolaid has combined them all & you can look forward to a hodgepodge of a little bit of everything.

If you've stopped by, thanks! I've missed you.

I hope you are looking forward to a fabulous summer!

Decidedly pink...

Decidedly pink...
Originally uploaded by Kudzu and Koolaid

I made my second sideways shell newbie afghan in May for a friends baby girl.

This is a great pattern. It works up very nice. It's easy to follow and fun to crochet.

Poppy's Ripple

Poppy's Ripple
Originally uploaded by Kudzu and Koolaid

I finally finished up my dad's bday afghan. It's washing now. I'll mail it this week. :)

ohhhh I'm cool...

ohhhh I'm cool...
Originally uploaded by Kudzu and Koolaid

[originally posted at flickr on March 29]

So we woke up to a blizzard.

Literally.

White, snow falling, it's about 6 inches deep.

I decided to ignore the weather. I thought of summer. I thought of hiking. I though of flora and fauna. I thought of warm sun. I thought of four kids and four water bottles and me having two hands and my blissful thoughts of hikes was suddenly filled with ''mooooooooomma can you plllllllllease hooooooold thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis water botttttttttttttttttle'' and I decided to be proactive. I pulled out some dishcloth cotton and made a water bottle holder. AE's is done. Only three more to go.

current WIP

current WIP
Originally uploaded by Kudzu and Koolaid

my daddy's birthday is coming up. I'm working on a ripple throw for him.

***added note-I'm in a pause on this one currently. I ended up ordering my daddy another gift and will send him this a bit later. I am using the random stripe generator and ran out of yarn. heh! I had to order more and am waiting for it to arrive.

Tu Tu -- completed

Tu Tu -- completed
Originally uploaded by Kudzu and Koolaid

Part of Anna-Elizabeth's Easter basket. I used this tutorial:
kiddley.com/2007/02/06/no-sew-tutu/

She is all about pink right now--everything must be pink...she will be thrilled!