MaeLyn's Musings

My project for the last month or so, since General Conference really, has been knitting. In October I knit myself a sweater of soft grey baby yarn. Now I'm working on a cable knit sweater vest for one of the boys. I'm discovering that I like knitting cables. I like the texture and the patterns, creating illusions of twining vines. Who knew it could be so fun?

It was Veteran's Day so there was no school. Steven had already left for work and I laid in bed, wrapped in my blankets with my eyes closed, reveling in the joy of not having to get up and get the boys to school.  Eventually my stomach complained. Normal feeding time had passed and it was hungry. I got up and made my way to the kitchen. As I entered the living room, I caught a glimpse out the window of a beautiful winter wonderland. This was the first snow of the season! I spent a moment just looking. There is something about a clean white blanket of snow, untouched by footprints, leaves and mud that appeals to my soul - especially on a day when I don't have to be out in it. Later, Josh and Peter pulled on snow pants and boots and warm coats and mittens (It seemed overkill to me because it really wasn't all that cold) and headed out to play. Peter built a snowman, complete with a carrot nose. Hannah made apple cider. John spent the day coding on his computer. And I watche...

It's been a week, and the camera still hasn't shown up... so.... Saturday, October 24th was a busy day. John and Josh were busy putting finishing touches on the costumes they had been working so hard to create. Steven raked the leaves from the ground below the two huge trees in front of our home. I took Josh on a walk down to the park for a photo shoot. (One of the homework assignments from my photography class was to take a portrait of someone.) Hannah and Peter carved pumpkins. Steven baked cinnamon rolls. Hannah and I dug through our Halloween decorations to find some with which to decorate the back of our van. A little before 3:30 in the afternoon, I loaded the three older kids and their costumes into the car and dropped them off at the church to help set up for the ward Trunk-or-Treat. I returned home to don my costume, collect the carved pumpkins, cinnamon rolls, camera, candy, candy bags and whatever else we would need for that evening of fun. Then Steven and Peter a...