so the bath puff was everything that i thought it would be. basically a complete failure.
bath puff
looks cute, right? it's already been trashed. i finished it on sunday night and tried to put it to use monday morning. soap refused to lather on it so i was glad that i hadn't thrown away my old puff. then 8 hours later, it was still frakkin' wet! ugh. dishcloth cotton is really only good for dishclothes. maybe this puff would have been good in some acrylic blend? i have no idea. i'm certainly not going to make another one.
to distract you from the utter failure of the puff, i bring you food and peanut.
potato dinner rolls
i saw this recipe for potato dinner rolls in the veganomicon and HAD to make them. they were so good! i'll definitely make them again but next time i'll wait until we have mashed potatoes on hand instead of cooking some up especially for them.
standing!
the peanut is pulling herself up on pretty much everything now. walking is not too far off in the future, methinks. i was loading the dishwasher yesterday (she loves the dishwasher and the refrigerator) and i caught her standing up using the open door as a prop. then she lifted up one of her legs and tried to crawl in! had to put a stop to that quick!
here are two videos that we've shot in the past two months or so. the first one is of the two of us. i pointed the camera at us but flipped out the screen so that she could see herself on camera. her reaction is priceless. the second one is of her crawling. she's pretty good at it now!
p.s. i'm almost through the raglan section of flair so i'll post something about it later this week, i think.
i cast-on for the peanut's pants but it's nothing to show yet. i also washed and dried some fabric this week that i'm going to make a skirt out of. i've been reading up on pattern drafting and i hope to do all my measurements tonight and start on it tomorrow. so, since there's not much to show, i thought that i would pass on some randomness to give you something to do this friday.
first off, i ran across this article on wired on how to speed up your mac. i did pretty much everything that it suggested and i do see an improvement on my powerbook's performance so i'm passing it on to you.
and here are some videos (click through from RSS to see. i promise. it's only good stuff.)
it's hard to believe that in two and a half weeks i'll have to return to work. my maternity leave will be over *sob*. i'm so smitten with my peanut that i get very teary eyed just thinking about leaving her everyday. it's not something i like to talk about.
daddy and peanut, same expression
she's getting bigger everyday and hitting all of those milestones that are making her into a real human being.
sitting in the corner
she just started stretching her vocal cords recently. if your heart doesn't completely melt while watching this video then you must be made of stone :) (click through from RSS to see.. it's cute, i promise)
anyway, i'm uploading more videos to vimeo now. i'm so done with youtube. it's full of crap that teenagers put up there and then comment and say the stupidest things. not only that but the comments are full of spam too. who needs that? it's as bad as myspace now and i swore i would never get a myspace account (and i still haven't!) so why stick with youtube. vimeo is much better. you can find my videos here and they will always be in the sidebar as well.
i love this hat
so besides playing with the peanut and trying to extend her dreaded 45 minute naps (45 minute naps are the very worst. what's the point? you might as well stay awake!) i've been doing a little crafting. the mitered squares are still on the plate. i've finished 8 squares. i plan on knitting another 4 and then weaving in all the ends before continuing.
possible square
possibly?
these are only possible color combinations.. we'll see!
i tried starting a pair of charade socks and have only managed to knit a few rounds of ribbing. i'm just exhausted in the evenings! by the time the nut goes to bed, we eat dinner and then there's an hour of downtime before we turn in. i have a feeling that's going to get better though. the peanut is starting to play more independently now and her routine is getting more predictable.. and she's sleeping better (touch wood). so maybe i'll feel better about getting more done in the evenings.
in the meantime, it's all nut all the time while i enjoy our last few weeks together.
p.s. i got my hair cut. couldn't stand all that hair when it's so hot.. and it was falling out anyway.
