Just go with the flow..

So , Im here to start off again by apologizing for not posting as often as I had intended .. But no one is reading anyway. At least not regularly or following . 

But since my last post a lot has come into play. Big brother has started Kindy and is loving it ! , Big sister is rocking the 4th grade ,and is loving being involved with student council. And newest news is that Little brother will now be a big brother too ... so I guess Big brother gets bumped to Bigger brother .

   We are expecting baby #4 , by mid February . It's another BOY! we are thrilled , Big sister was hoping ,and a lot for a little sister , but no such luck.. She's come around to the idea a lot more here lately . 

So soon to be 4 kids, are we crazy? No. Are we financially wealthy? No, we could always use more money. Are we taking things as they come and cherishing every day with our beautiful kids? Yes, and we wouldn't have it any other way. 

This has been a great motivator to get on the ball with our plans to purchase a home. We are both sure we want to stay in the same school zone that we are in now. We love this little school and this side of town. We have been loosely following Dave Ramsey's plans for Financial Peace. It has brought us a long way in a short amount of time , But between now and the end of the year we are really cracking down and plan to pay of the 2 small debts we have only leaving my van to be paid off. In hopes that it will boost our score a few more points since they will be early pay offs and help us by lowering our debt/income ratio .. not to mention just saving us that much more money on a month to month basis.. 

So, hopefully I will have some fantastic news to post , good news Im hoping. As we purchase our first home.

you really should , plan ahead

Happy Friday the 13th, I hope you had a fantastic day. Mine was no different that had it been Friday the 12th or 14th.. 

So back to the topic of today's post... "Plan Ahead". I am actually going to start on some Christmas gifts now , in August,seriously. I've always got an eye out for a good deal, but these particular gifts are going to be handmade. No, not picture frames out of popsicle sticks, or a yard of fleece with the ends cut and tied together given as a blanket , or even potpourri crammed in a mason jar with a strand of Christmas lights.These will actually be knitted items the first one is going to be a pair of "Punky Gauntlets" a pattern I found on Raverly ( a knitting/crocheting forum). After searching hundreds of patterns and ideas I had for the gift. After finally deciding on this pattern I learned the author also has a blog that I am sharing with you :) Doublepointed , is the name of her blog and to be honest I have only read this pattern , so I cant vouch for the rest of the content.

These will be for a younger cousin , I am undecided on what colors still .As Im wanting to choose something that will coordinate with more clothing items , BUT having said that , if you knew the cousin these were for. she would wear them if they were neon and polka dot. I really think she will love this. I have other knitting plans on my agenda , a cowl for my aunt ( pattern to be determined later ) , some fingerless mitts for my daughter , and depending on how those go , I will add more from there, but those are my for sure items. I will be updating with the progress of the projects as progress happens .

For the first (and hardest ) part of knitting a project is , what yarn? what weight? what color? solid or variegated? So I am seeking your input.... 16 year old , wild and funky/fun girl... what colors would you make the sleeves in? I had thought about blue,light blue and white striped... but always open to suggestions.