“hank” the cat, “jeanette” the rabbit, and “henry” the bear

Tomorrow marks the official kickoff to the Dead Day of the KAL – there is still time to join for those who are interested in paying tribute to someone special. If you aren’t interested in joining but are looking for a traditional recipe for empanadas, I scored an authentic one from my mother in law [...]

wisdom teeth = booties

Well, today the tables are turned and hubby is on bed rest wearing frozen peas and corn wrapped up in a tube sock over his cheeks, sipping broth, and eating pudding. Me and the boys had the honor of taking hubby to have his wisdom teeth extracted and I had the waiting time to finish [...]

“don’t they flick and eat their boogers?”

Today’s ultrasound (sorry my scanner is at work and I’m not going back there until Monday so please forgive my picture-less post – If you check, I think it is my first ever without pics so give a girl some slack) showed three very healthy and active dutchicans as well as gender confirmation. Ready?????
Baby A [...]

the “what was I thinking?” sweater

Looking for a quick knit, having adorable dk yarn burning a hole in my pocket, and mesmerized by the borderline nauseating cuteness factor, I impulsively selected a pattern. I figured, it’s newborn size and with average triplet birth weights being from 2-4 pounds, it will be well worn. Thanks for the kind words and advice [...]

in need of an engineering degree

I’m taking a froggin’ break in hopes that I will have an epiphany about how a baby kimono is put together from this book (which by the way I plan to make EVERYTHING in sans the maternity clothes – figure by the time I would complete a maternity sweater that the kids will be bringing [...]

holy buttons batman!

A trip to Joanne’s for some finishing accessories, not much to tell but some to show:
This was a baby albert knitted last year but lived in the closet naked without any buttons until now:

and a closeup:

And then on to the baby tunics – Take one:

and a button close up:

and take two:

Drawstring saga continues – tried [...]

model for hire

The birth of this blog occurred one afternoon when my first knit in the round hat was placed on Otis’ noodle and a camera happened to be beside me. Otis has this strange fascination every time he hears the sound of the shutter opening to a digital camera – it’s the equivalent to how some [...]

happy cerclage!

Ah the beauty of multiples never ceases! Friday, after a 16 hour fast of no food and drink, I had the privilege of having my cervix sewn shut like a cinch sack to keep these chitlins from showing up too early to the party. Nothing to worry about, a cerclage is a standard procedure for [...]

kal reminder – kickoff approaching

Just a reminder to folks that may not have read prior posts or checked out the Day of the Dead KAL site that Amy and I have up – there is still time to sign up and decide on a project. Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is about paying homage to those [...]

out of the closet

Nothing like a bunch o’ babies to force some major organization. We are fairly organized people for the most part, but with no more rooms to spare, everything upstairs is up for donation or giving. We officially have upstairs at current: three empty bedrooms with empty closets, one empty bathroom, and one empty loft with [...]