Memory

Ohh! I miss my yellow beetle car. I went to Desert food storage to collected my "grocery". My time went too fast since I had this car. I gave up my baby car-- I can't afford it. So I returned it to my parents after I got married. I bought a new car back in 2006. (Blue dodge neon car) I still has blue car since 6 years. It's still great car. Never has a bad problem with this car. Blue car was made in 2005. Oh well. For our sake, I drove a white Toyota van. (Just wanted to keep our memory) Also I want our kids to see what was my first car looks like. In future, there will be totally different looks style of beetle car.

Macey's Event

 Wyatt loved a bounce slide. Emma doesn't wanted to go because it's so hot on surface. Yes, their shoes required off.

 Emma has a purple ball, so do Wyatt has a blue ball. I think that's wasting of money to buy them a cheap toy. They tends to break things.

 Emma had a bright red on her face from the heat. I avoided the sun. I stood in a tent outside.

We wanted to take them to paint booth to paint their faces. (It's free, I am happy) Wyatt had a green dinosaur. Emma had butterfly.

We saw the old classic cars on parking lot. I didn't want to go because too bright sunshine HOT day. So we only took them for a bounce and paint face. There were a lot of the activities: shoot for pop sodas, throw the balls at target for person to drop into a bucket water, free cotton candy (we didn't get it--too sticky especially on a hot day), BBQ (pay, dang it!), old classic cars, you name it.

I wanted to go inside of Macey's for a short time to cool us off from the heat. Of course, cold water drink. I decided to shopping our groceries there to save our time to go another store. I am glad they had fun time.

I wish this activities start in the morning instead 12pm to 4pm. Oh well.

PS, yes I am complaining about the heat. I went to my utility bill office, asked the questions about the AC, bill, and budget. I was shocking that my bill increase up to $10 for AC from this stupid heat weather. So I decided to turn it up a little. 78 to 79 degree with the fans- they're helping A LOT. My budget will be comfort again soon.

I was surprising that this summer season is so different from normal. Mother Nature has a moody. Once upon a time, wild blizzard winter and now this wild dry with low humid hot summer. There are 400 fires in this state caused by humans. I was shocking. I am nervous about our Cache Valley. There is no fire here in Cache Valley just yet. It's starting in south Salt Lake City to St. George. I am trying to keep up to water my grass around of my house. It's not so GREEN grass yet. There are mixing of yellow and green color grass. It hard. Also we have the idiot grasshoppers too.

What Am I Doing Lately....

 I am currently working on a project: a light cardigan. I love the color of green. They are so light weight airy. Also 100% merino. I am planning for my sleeves -- up to elbow instead the long sleeves.

Last night, I was so exhausted from the kids. The kids were in bad behavior. We put them into their beds too early. I had enough. Because they were in boredom= meltdown. There are nothing to do during hottest of time in day. I don't want to go outside. The kids couldn't understand why. So I ignored them. I don't want my temper to be blown up. I couldn't understand why people have 4 children. I can't handle more than 2 kids. For myself, I don't like/fan of a BIG family. I always wanted to have 2 children, period. Some people said, oh you have plenty of time, or done for now, or oh, you are too young. So I had enough of these. TWO CHILDREN, PERIOD.

Anyway, they were bothering me all day yesterday while Derek was sleeping because he was working over-time. He's still working over-time this week too. It's making me go nut. So I want a small project to knitting -- the plain socks. I can put sock yarn, a counter, and needles in this little bag with a handle for arm. I can easily on the move or go. Oh yes, without a pattern. Hey, I am talent knitter. I can knit another project when the kids are calm down. If they are not calming down, I put my project away, grab a sock project and dealing with the trouble kids.

I used the swatch squares to made this little bag. I think that's great idea. I don't want to lose needle, drop, or lost my stitch while I am dealing the kids. A bag is protecting my project. I am happy about it.

Pool Day

 I love Emma's face down on pool. I think that's funny.

They are on "rodeo horse" pool. It's cause them to bounced up and down. Derek took them outside and filled the water with water hose to be pretend it's raining when a water hose is up. I didn't went outside because I can't stand the heat.

They had fun time.

Prophet Joseph Smith Statue

Derek's parents, Khalil and Sheri went on their 40th wedding anniversary vacation in Nauvoo. They bought the statues for each of our families. I love it. I wanted a temple statues. But at least we got a prophet statue. Reason why I want a temple to remind us of our wedding in Bountiful temple. I never have any of our LDS church statue in my house. We watched "movie" from their camera's memory card about their trip.

The kids were playing with their cousin, Kiera in their grandparents' house. We went to Derek's parents' house for Father's Day. We have dinner together. The kids went in a hot tub with daddy and uncle Shawn. I don't most of time go in a hot tub. Derek loves a hottest tub. I only go in, in my own bath in bathroom with right water temperature. Also the chemicals itch me.

 Aidyn (behind the kids), Emma, Wyatt, and Kiera. Shawn took the pictures of them. Derek asked him to sent the pictures for us.

 Wyatt and Kiera dressed Emma up.

 They are just cute kids.

Summerfest 2012

Summerfest! I love it. We went there every summer since I got married. This year, this time, there were TONS of foods than before. I bought pina colada drink with a real coconut cup. Delicious! Love it. Derek and I saw Hawaii pork with rice booth, we immediately went and bought it. We love pulled pork with rice. We bought snowie drink for the kids. They had blue raspberry. I forgot to bring a camera with me.

We went to the many booths. Once upon a time, back in 2009, there was yarn booth. This year, there is no yarn booth, only quilts. :(

The kids were in their stroller to be safety and stay glue with us. Fun. We went there at 7pm. I don't like hot weather like 4pm. I prefer in the morning but Derek wanted his sleep. At least, we went!

Ohh Manos!

 Finally, they are here at my house. I ordered them a few days ago. I also ordered another one skein and another 3 different kind of yarns. I am waiting for them to arrive here too.

 So pretty color. It is wildflower color.

 Manos del Uruguay. Sport weight.

 Oh my, baby alpaca+pima cotton. So soft to touch.

 Look at them, they are piling up together.

More view of color with window open. (mouth drooling) Oh! excuse me. I can't resist to look away from them.

Yeah, sorry if this is bored for you guys, but I am fell in love over them. :) Of course, I do love Derek so much. ;)

My Inner Feeling For Knitting

 I ordered the two skeins of yarns. Yarn: Knit Picks Stroll Tonal. Color: Springtime green/yellow. You normal see the yarns in the stores that already had been winded into a ball. This yarn is not yet winding into a ball. Its come in skein. When I first time saw this kind of skein, I was surprised and afraid to mess up. I never see this way until I had become knitter. I went to a real yarn store in Salt Lake City. I was like faint and wanting to fell down after I entered in a store with Derek. I wanted everything from the yarn store.

 I actually never see this umbrella swift to hold a skein of yarn. I was fantastic when I saw this. A woman asked me if I want a skein into a ball, I was like huh? She showed me. I love it! I used to wind a stick with my own hand. That's forever and pain in butt. Umbrella swift is faster and easy! So I ordered them a few months later. Love love love it. I can't resist. I will trade anything for wool, ha ha.

Once upon a time, when I was winding a yarn into a ball from a wood stick. Derek had to hold a skein with his hands up. Derek hates it too. Especially when a telephone ringing, kids' whine/bother, or our favorite TV shows on. It's disturbing our focus thing.

 A ball winder.

 When I wind this ball winder, it was like you were looking at a floor of road when a car is moving to a high speed by car's window. I just love to see 'whoosh' road than human's slow walk. Anyway, I still have to be careful or I could get it tangled. Not fun!

 Cool, huh? Yes?

 Ta-Da! What a beautiful ball. A strand from center is easy to pulling out than fell down and rolled and got it tangled by the kids. The kids are "my cats play with the yarns".

 I knit the swatches to check my gauge. I like the color. Perfect for summer color.

This project that I am working on next now with this green yarn. It's very thin jacket. The yarn is fingering weight. Pretty, huh? No?

I am planning to knit up to elbows length.

Our Saturday

 We went to Macey's last night. I saw these. Why not to buy them. I only ate about half of them. Derek ate them all, well not all- the kids also had them too. But Emma was too afraid to eat it because it is a ladybug cake that she scared of the bugs. Derek tried to gave a watermelon cake to her, she was slowly eating it. I think that's funny and cute. Wyatt ate like a pig. He loves it too. He still has a frosting on his mouth. Emma only eats star cookie.

 Wyatt wanted to take the pictures, so he took the picture above by himself. I held a camera so it won't touch the cake. I hate clean. Good job, Wyatt.

Hello sunshine! They woke up at 6:30AM!!! Mommy is so tired! Blame at summer season's sun sunrise early through our windows. I went to bed late last night. I wanted a hot and peacefully bath. The kids didn't went to their beds until 10PM, the sky doesn't completely out until 9:30PM and their bedrooms are facing west side where the sun was. I told Derek that I am ready for Fall season to come: nasty and idiot grasshoppers are already here in our backyard, and the sun doesn't out until late. The kids' bedtime routine are 8PM. Pppffftt. Oh well.

I am still homesick and spousesick= I don't want go out anywhere, my home is too comfortable right now. We were supposed to go to Clarkston today for Pony Express. I will be tired later today because of woke up early. Derek worked last night. I knew that he will be grumpy today without his sleep. It will affect the kids' moods. He was little grumpy this morning before he went to bed. My feet are hurt. I wore Dr. Martin shoes yesterday that I have them since 5th grade. We went to summerfest, so that's why my feet are hurt from walking around the park. My left pinky toe is hurt from grow-in nail and crack. Hate that. I pulled and nail clipper nail last night to help reduce pain. I miss my husband so much lately. He worked more than about 120 hours. I want to be with him. Today he is off from work, finally! I hate every time when he leaves for work. I am so looking forward for his retired already! But it will be about 40 years from now.

We had fun time at summerfest on main street. There were too many people. We had to use stroller for both kids. Actually 2 seats in one stroller. I don't want them to be lost. We bought pina cola with a real coconut cup and pulled pork with rice. The kids had their snowies drink. After summerfest, we went to Willow Park. A slide was broke so the kids couldn't slide down. They went to a different slide that has a red steep curly slide instead.