3 Years

Well today is J and my wedding anniversary! Yay! Three years ago today we started our life together. Its been a great three years. Tonight our friend, Kaeli is coming over with her son Eli to watch Evie for us. So we can grab dinner. Eventually we will go for the couples massage but there was nothing open for us today. I feel bad about not walking the dog today but I just don't have time. Poor guy maybe after dinner when we get back I can give him some love and attention, lol. Its been a wonderful day. :)

Anyway I am off to get ready and hang out before Kaeli and Eli come. Evie is napping, yay. :)

Wedding Numbah 3

Well its time again to travel to Ohio. We leave thursday. Thankfully this time we are flying. So yet again we are going to a wedding. It seems insane to travel home for 3 wedding in 2months with a 5 month old but its what we do apparently. There were suppose to be 4 weddings but we decided to bail on one of them because that would mean back to back weddings. It just wasn't going to work.

Anyway. My spoilees package has slowed to a crawl. I need to make some stops at a few places to buy the filler stuff and needles. I have the other stuff mostly together. I need to finish making the handmade project but I am having a hard time stepping away from the Vivian Cardigan. The sleeves are attached and I am 2 rows away from the shoulders. I can't wait to finish it. I also need to buy a zipper. I've never put a zipper into a cardigan before so this will be a new experience. I really want it to be done so I can take it to Ohio with me to wear but I know this is not going to be the case. Still I can't help but try, lol.

For now I am off to finish getting the house together, the laundry cleaned and everything ready to leave tomorrow evening. I have to make sure the house is in good shape for my friend who has kindly offered to live here with the pooper and kitty until we get home. So nice of her and good for me because this house has needed some serious cleaning and I needed some serious motivation. :)

Week 5 Matching Game

1. Vine wood and Dragon Heartstring Hermione Granger
2. Walnut and Dragon Heartstring Bellatrix LeStrange
3. Hawthorn and Unicorn tail hair Draco Malfoy
4. Hornbeam and Dragon Heartstring Viktor Krum
5. Ash and Unicorn hair Cedric Diggory
6. Rosewood and Veela Hair Fleur Delacour
7. Elder and Thestral Hair Albus Dumbledore
8. Mahogany and an unknown core James Potter
9. Elm and Dragon Heartstring Lucius Malfoy
10. Cherry and Unicorn hair Mary Cattermole
11. Yew and Phoenix Feather Tom Riddle
12. Holly and Phoenix Feather Harry Potter
13. Willow and Unicorn Hair Ron Weasley

a. Ron Weasley b. Albus Dumbledore c. Mary Cattermole d. Viktor Krum e. Lucius Malfoy f. Harry Potter g. Cedric Diggory h. Tom Riddle i. Hermione Granger j. James Potter k. Belatrix Lestrange l. Fleur Delacour m. Draco Malfoy

Week 4 Quiz

1. Why does Harry accuse Remus Lupin of being a coward? He was leaving Teddy and Tonks to go adventuring
2. Who is R.A.B.? Sirius brother Regulo Arcturus Black
3. According to legend, what would a person become if he could assemble the Deathly Hallows? I think its death himself or something
4. What is Ariana Dumbledore rumored to be? squib
5. What is written on Harry’s parents’ gravestone? the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death
6. Why does Krum want to fight Xenophilius Lovegood? he is wearing the mark of grindelwald
7. Why does Voldemort seek the Elder Wand? it is rumored to be the most powerful wand in existence and he wants something that can kill harry
8. Where did Dumbledore’s family live? godrics hollow
9. Whose eye does Harry see in his magic mirror shard? dumbledores brother aberforth
10. What item does Harry steal from Gringotts? hufflepuff cup
11. Where does Rita Skeeter get her information about Dumbledore? bathilda bagshot
12. What is inside the Snitch that Dumbledore leaves Harry? resurrection stone
13. Why does Dumbledore leave Ron a Deluminator? to help him find his way back
14. Why has Hermione not read The Tales of Beedle the Bard? she is muggle born
15. What is Dumbledore’s greatest regret? the death of his sister
16. Whose mail did Snape open? sirius' from lily
17. What form does Snape’s Patronus take? doe
18. Why can the Sword of Gryffindor destroy Horcruxes? it had aborsbed basilisk venom
19. What name is given to wizards who help Mudbloods? bloodtraitors
20. How do Harry and his friends enter the Ministry of Magic? polyjuice potion they take on the identities of ministry members
21. Who made Harry’s wand? ollivander

1. In what ways do the dead speak to the living in this book?

   Through the Mirror or Erisaid in book one. They don't really speak but they exist in the mirror. They also communicate when the wands connect. Harry sees the ghosts of his parents. At the end of book 7 when Harry is walking to his death, he is surrounded by his parents and their friends. The portraits also communicate with people. So in a way the dead live on forever in their pictures. Harry also has a conversation with Dumbledore at the end of the book in his head. The dead communicate in many ways.

Fun Game Assignment 3

1. Pumpkin Pie
2. Owl post
3. Leaf tree
4. Weasley twins
5. Quaffle quidditch
6. Hallow deathly
7. Mad eye
8. Dragon gringotts
9. Crystal ball
10. Trees forbidden forest
11. Hermione granger
12. Hogwarts school
13. Burrow ron
14. Dobby house elf
15. Horcrux voldemort
16. Ministry magic
17. Magic wand
18. Sirius uncle
19. Apple cider
20. Juice poly
21. Candle wax
22. Ghost nearly headless nick
23. Snake nagini
24. Wand elder
25. Invisibility cloak
26. Tent palace
27. Spell wingardium leviosa
28. Umbridge ugly
29. Dursely dudley
30. Prophet daily

That was fun and simple we need to do that more often. Off to take care of crying baby...yay, lol. :)

Busy Week

This week is going to be interesting. We are leaving for Ohio on wednesday for my sister-in-laws wedding. That should be fun. I'm not really looking forward to the car trip. Its going to be long especially with a 5 month old.

In the world of knitting we have some project progress. I am about 50% done with my spoilees present. Sorry no details until she gets it in the mail. My Vivian is coming along nicely but it won't be ready for our trip back home. I finished the body up to the sleeves and finished knitting the left sleeve yesterday. I like working on this project. It gives me a little break from my spoilees gift. Its very relaxing to knit. I hope to cast on for the right arm before we leave town. I'll probably even take it with me. Its nice to work on in the car. I still need to sew the buttons on my MIL's cardigan. I need to do that before we leave so I can wash it and give it to her this week. She likes it and it looks better on her than on me. Some how I managed to knit a more petite cardigan than I was hoping for but thats alright because I know she appreciates and will wear it.

I managed to find 2 dresses for the wedding (rehearsal dinner and wedding). I could not find a dress before my cousins wedding but I finally found 2 I really like. Its going to be interesting trying to breastfeed with a dress on but thats ok. I have such a hard time finding clothes that fit right now since I am breastfeeding. I am hoping the baby weight will start coming off a little more quickly. I am a little sick of trying to find clothes that fit right. Oh well what can you do.

October is just around the corner and I've bought some Halloween themed outfits for Evie. I really hope the weather starts cooling down some more so she can comfortably wear them. I love this time of year. Fall is amazing and beautiful. I can't wait to share this experience with her. She is definitely going trick or treating. I bought her a ladybug costume. So cute. :)

Yay for knitting!

Left Sleeve Vivian Cardigan

Main Body Vivian Cardigan

As you can see above I've been busily working on my Vivian Cardigan. The only modification I have made to this point is a different yarn. The Cascade Eco is coming out great and I love the color. I can't wait to finish. My hoped for finish date is before the first weekend in October. If I keep plugging along all should be fine. So fingers crossed. :)

Other than that I have been brainstorming ideas for my spoilees package and I think I have a good idea what I want to do. :) I just need to put the plan into action. First off I need to order yarn ASAP. The rest will begin to fall into place as I go. Little purchases here and there to make the package awesome.

For now I am off to work on my Vivian Cardigan and order some yarn while Evie naps. Shes so cute. :)

Evie got a jumper this weekend. She seems to really like it.