Busy Busy

I'm back! For all those who were worried (I know you were) I did not fall of the face of the earth.My feet are firmly planted right where they've always been.I have just had a few things on the go and some things I wish would go! Our household has been afflicted with the dreaded COLD! Sniffles,hacking , humidifiers, cough syrup, endless supplies of Kleenex,you name it.I used to be proud of the fact that I hardly ever got sick.Then BAM! you have kids and then that wonderful record goes out the window.*sigh*.The sniffles are still present but at least they seem to be not so bad.They sure are taking their sweet time to leave though.In the mean time I decided that I would teach myself to crochet.One hook is much easier to deal with than two needles.I have knit before.My grandma taught me when I was small but I was never very thrilled with the fact that I could only make a doll scarf.So it wasn't long before I lost interest.So why crochet?Well I wanted to make one of those little "beanie" hats for my "pumpkin".I figured if I made a few and added some flowers people would stop thinking she was a little boy!My first one took me three days including several hours of trying to untangle unruly yarn.In the end it kind of looked like a doily but I salvaged it with some ribbon and flowers so it looks really cute.I did another one for my "monkey".It took far less time the second time (about 6 hours) .I still wasn't perfect but at least this time it actually looked like a hat.LOL.We have also started a new renovation project which shouldn't take too long.We are adding french pocket doors between our dining room and living room.I'm not a big fan of open concept design so this is kind of the best of both worlds.I get my seperate room but the doors let in a lot of natural light there by giving the feeling of openness.Thats it for now I will share some pictures when the project is complete.