It Was Sunny and Then Raining...

It was bright shine sunny outdoor on Tuesday and Wednesday. I give up and went to clean my patio desk in my backyard, so I can sit to be with the sun. I got a mild sunburn that I am happy. I know, I know that sunburn is unhealthy.

Emma found a butterfly. She was trying to saved and fed a butterfly with weed flower. She is pretty good of decoration and tried to helped a butterfly. I think that a butterfly was hit something and injured. 

Yup, she even touches a insect. She loves butterfly than the insects. I was surprised to see when I saw her to do that. She was happy and loved. She is keeping said, it is cute butterfly. She asked me if I ever saw a pink butterfly. No, I don't think so, I said. When we went to Great Harvest Bread Co., next to it was a gardener store. I gasped and yelled to Emma, we saw solar dance pink butterfly beside by the tree. She kneeled down and watched. It was just toy. But it was pretty. 

So I sat down outside and knitting. I am knitting Wee Envelope. I couldn't put it down. I am working on the body part now. I am using magic loop instead double points needles. I just want to knit a baby sweater for fun. I am thinking to put up for my etsy shop. I love the yarn: 50% merino wool and 50% silky. It's perfect yarn. 

Emma wanted to play outside to play with the water on the trampoline with the sprinkle hose. It was so warm outside that day. Of course, after school Wyatt wanted to play for a bit with Emma. I couldn't let them to play any more of water, it's expensive for our utility bill. 

Ta-Da, you can see what I am working on the Wee Envelope. I knit last night, and right now it's longer than this rounds. I love Ysolda's creative of knitting this. I am not that good with math for knitting. I am good with reading, so I am good. 

I made homemade lavender soap with coco butter. It smells amazing! Now we have enough of soaps for a few months. 

This morning, I went to the Starbucks for teas. I had Matcha latte and Youthberry White Tea. Yummy drinks. I like matcha the mostly. I wasn't in the mood for strong coffee today. I wanted tea. I also read the book, Knitlandia by Clara Parkes. It's about knitting life. Also, I knit too. A few people were stared at me while I was knitting. Not that many people here are knitting in Logan. I never go to the cafe by myself for a long time. Since I get up early everyday now, so I decided and went. Before I left for Starbucks, it was heavy thundering and raining. I was startled that I thought it was my fire alarm, nope it was thundering. Derek thought I have a problem with our van to get out of our garage. He got out of bed to checked on me. I said, it was thundering. We felt it. The horses were scared and running around. They don't have the shed. Poor them. I asked Emma about it while she was in school. She said yes, she indeed felt it.  

What is this photo all about? Yes, there is a plane. I purchased the tickets to Seattle and Portland, OR for my trip in one day. I love plane. I have been wanting to go to the airport. But we were not planning on any vacation anytime soon. So I am going for a ride on June 20th by myself. I am studying the Seattle and Portland airport map. I will be riding in Delta. I am excited. My parents think that I am nut. My dad said, we live once and have fun. My mom said go for it. It's same cost of Lagoon Park price for 2-4 people. I purchased for multi stop planes. I hate non-stop. I love takeoff and landing. I want to see Seattle and Portland in the air. 

Happy knitting and Happy May. 

 I have to do a laundry.   

Today's Blog

Hello you all,

I have been so busy like a crazy. May, June, and July will be so super busy for me. But that is good to keep me to stay sane than being bored and grumpy. The kids will have the activities in the summer to keep them busy while I am working.

Next week or two, I am getting surgery to fix my uterus tubes tied. I am exciting and relieved. I can worry free. No BC, or IUD or anything. Derek will get his later in next year or so.

In June, we will be at Disneyland again. Surprisedly! Yeah, the kids didn't know until we get there. We have been keeping secrets for a while.

Anyway,

I decided to bought this FitBit Alta bracelet after I went to doctor visiting. I am really enjoying it so far. It has vibrate, time, sleep tracking, calories tracking, exercise tracking, date, read texts, how many minutes, and how many steps. It is water resisted. I like the charger than using the battery, battery is pain in a$$.

Yesterday, I took a bike ride to Knit Unique yarn shop. It was little hard due to little hill up than down to my house. I want to keep exercise daily. I also frequent taking the public bus around the city for my exercise and save my gas. I walk, I bike, I take the bus. Those are fun and work out well.

Derek's friend from the work, gave me the fresh shored off of the sheep hair for me to spinning. I am so excited! There are still a lot of wool to be wash. I am doing time to time due to huge wool. Washing is hard work. I have to do repeat and repeat wash in one batch of wool. I have about 12 batches of wool. I used blue dawn dish soap. Wash for like 3 times. The first of wash, there was so dirty and brown water. Then second and third washes, there were some of dirty remain. I have to shake then off after they are dry. 

I want to buy another spinning wheel. It is Louet S10 DT. I want this ones to spinning with the wool. I bought the hand carders for woolen yarn, I need to buy hand combs for worsted yarn soon. I bought the Craftsy class: fiber preparation for spinning with Esther Rodgers. I love this class online. It was so good and learning a lot. 

On May 7th, we will go to Cornish for Wool Trek 2016: Who: spinners, knitters, weavers, and curious interlopers. When: May 7th 10:00AM-3:00ish (or however long folks want to stay). Where: Cornish. What: potluck brunch wheels, spindles, needles and gossip, skirt scramble, wool sales-fleece-roving-yarn-felt.

It will be my first time for yarn festive! I am exciting, because I have been wanted to go to Rhinebeck, New York for wool fair festive in every fall season. 

It will be fun! Yay me!

Eh, ugh, yikes, ew to this weather today. I want sunshine, sun, sunny, bright sunny to be here. I hate this depress, gray, cold, dark, and tired weather. It's been almost 2 weeks. I miss sun, anyone of you who are living in the sunny place, you lucky! It's has been windy. I was worried about my trampoline in my backyard, and also my trash can. But they are all ok after I woke up this morning.

I'm going to sit down by my precious fireplace and knitting. I have been working on my Etsy all this morning.

Randomly on Monday

I finished the socks for Justin. It's looking good. 

I finished the baby socks for Brantley. So daddy and son have the match colors socks. Baby socks are quickly than adult socks. I got it finished in 2 days. 

I'm currently working on crochet Unfold cowl. I'm using Madelinetosh 80/10/10 fingering weight yarn. 

I love this quote. I think it's pretty funny. Cheer.

I captured this yesterday sunset. There was a little rainbow on the left above of mountain. It's hard to see it. After this, it was turned into dark blue-gray. 

Wyatt had his dentist appointment today. He has another silver caps on. He had bad cavities, I wasn't realizing after I saw when he was laughing. Emma hasn't yet have her baby front teeth out. 

Derek and I have been planning on our vacation in June. It's surprising vacation for the kids. 

I'm still obsessed about Yarnharlot. I asked my husband for a permission to buy the ticket for flights. He said yes. So I'm planning on go by myself to Seattle and Portland in Oregon for just in 24 hours. I love airplane. I wish I hate it, but nope. I'm just visiting the airport, not outside to tour around in the city. Just want to stop by then flying to Portland. Then again, flying back home. I live here in western. But never touch Washington and Oregon. It's kind of bothering me. I'm happy to just see the city in the air. Go ahead and laughing. You think that I am crazy, but I think it's good idea to "touch" the states without the vacation there. We are planning on to fly and touch the 50, actually 47 states to see instead tour around in the cities. I realized that I only fly in four states. California, Arizona, Nevada and New York City. Idaho, Colorado, and Wyoming were in car trips. 

I saw San Fransico in the air. I saw Golden Gate Bridge, bay, and white point building. I'm good enough. My eyes touch the cities than my physical body touch the lands. 

Derek is planning on to go to Denver to watch the Broncos football game with his friend. So we made the deal about the flights trip. 

Happy Monday and happy knitting. 

Welcome April

Finally, March is gone. That's means the summer is getting closer. I usually love winter cold days. But the beginning of the year, I wanted sunshine, warm, & long daylight. I am happy that daylight is finally here. No more dark early. I love to see the sunrise in every early morning. My body must to have sun soak on me. It's help to cheer, lift up, and sun therapy.

I usually love this temperature of 50 F degrees, but right now, it's BRRR for me. I wanted 80 F degrees. (I can't wait for Mesquite, NV for our mini vacation in June)

I ordered 8 books by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. I love knitting related book. I just bought Knitlandia by Clara Parkes. Currently, I am reading A Yarn Whisperer also by Clara Parkes. I love this book. I didn't thought of this reality life compare with knitting life world.

Lately, I have been ordered a lot things from Amazon. I feel like it Christmas again. I  love to see the boxes at my front door. I know that I already know what is inside, but I love to see and touch the real things on my hands from the orders on the computer. Also, what is inside that boxes when my orders are shipped. They are not in organize shipping. I have one remain that are still in shipping to come.

I ordered dark blue fingering weight yarn to knit the a pair of socks for my mom for Christmas 2016.

I am almost finishing the second socks for my brother, Justin. Like I said in earlier, that I am knitting everyone in Thourp's family socks for Christmas. Except for Jayden, his wife is allergic to wool.

We went to Baby Animals Day in American West Heritage Center. We had blast time. I love to hold the baby chicken and ducks. I am little disappointed that we missed the baby rabbit. The weather was so weird. The moment we arrived, it was light mist raining, a half hour later, it was so wet and humid, I took off the jacket. Sweat and humid= unforgivable. Then another half hour later, it was sunny. The last moment before we leave to head home, the raining was so pouring hard and windy. We ran to our van in the very far away from the entrance.

Here the pictures:

 
The baby chicken.

The baby ducks.

 The donkey and goat.

The baby bears.

The baby turtles.

The baby goats. I love them so MUCH! They were "BAA" at me. I love to pet them, really soft fur. I saw the dried belly cord connection to the mother.

 The baby cow.

Our spring break was good. The kids went to the Moab with their grandparents Thorup. I was free for  Saturday night to Wednesday afternoon. I love to sit on my bed and watched the Netflix and knitting. No chores for me. but we did cleaned the kitchen together and went to WinCo grocery store after we came come from the frontrunner to dropped off and picked up the kids. I love to take frontrunner, because I hate to drive the crazy freeway down to Bountiful. The freeway roads were chaos due to the construction. I hate slow traffic, busy, too fast than limited MPH, and cops. We used the highway 89 to Ogden. We parked our van there and take the train to Woods Cross. My parents picked us up. I love being in the train, worry free, watch outside while the train is in motion, love to sit with the table, it has plug for changer, it has restroom, and we love to sit the top level of train. Derek was sleeping there. I was planning to knitting, but I was so much enjoyed to watching outside the views.

Tonight, I am going to knitting and watch the movie: Daddy's Home.

Happy Knitting and Happy Spring.

A Few Things

Derek's grandma, Maurine Godfrey, passed away last week. We went for the viewing and funeral. I was not good at emotional thingy. I don't like to cry in front of the people. I didn't mean that I look like I don't care. Just not good at emotional thingy.

We already know that death is part of natural, life, earth, and you can't do to prevent it. Derek was lucky to have his grandma until he is in his thirty's. My both grandparents are gone when I was very young. Our nephew, Quintin, is lucky teenager boy to have his great grandma until he is 15 years old. My great grandparents are already gone before I was even born. My parents had the children in late age. My dad was only ten when his first nephew was born. That's why the reason I got married right after graduation from High School and immediately to have the kids.

The cemetery is in Clarkston. It was windy and cold outside. I didn't wore the coat. 

We had lunch together.



I finished this long cowl a few days ago. It was wet and blocked. Now it is dry and ready to wear it. I use Cascade Yarn Eco Alpaca yarn. Pattern: Wintering.

I started working on socks. Because it is March now. I don't want to be stress when the summer is over.

It is for Justin. I am already on heel flap part now.

Today's weather: we have snow lately. I was ready to wearing the short, mother nature says nope, you are not. I desperate for the sunshine.

A Few Good Reasons...

The reason is: deaf.

1- I realized that my neighbors have the dogs. They are quite barking around here. I'm glad I don't have to hear the annoying noise. 

2- The horror movies. If I'm scared, I just look down and knitting. I'm glad that I don't have to hear the eerie sounds. 

3- I hate thunderstorms. But I love raining. Not flash light. I would have no clue when the lightning hits. 

That's all for now. 

PS: I'm watching the movie- The Shining. The horror film. Hooray for knitting!

Freaky Friday

Sighs. My day is not over just yet. My work is not over yet. I was surprised that I was super busy this week. I usually am not super busy these days. I was working on my desk lately. Computer works, set the many of appointments. I haven't a chance to set up an appointment with my H&R Blocking just yet. We got a bonus paycheck. I was so relieved! My van is sick right now. It has fluid leak transmission and brake is worn out.

I was groaning when Derek reminded me about this Sunday. We are supposing to go to Clarkston for Derek's dad birthday party. I told him that we can't drive that far with this sick van. Derek told me he got this covered. He will ask his aunt to borrow her car for this sunday. We can only drive a mile from our house. I am taking the bus for the store. We only have one vehicle. I am so glad that I live in town that are closer to the businesses. Our van will be in hospital for surgery(the nissan shop) this Tuesday morning after we drop the kids off to school.

I need to exercise soon. I baked the mini blueberry pies with the mason jar lids.

After I baked, I was nervous wreck due to new for paypal account. It's my first time experience about this. I liked it. I admitted that I ordered the yarns from Ravelry. I bought the pattern from England. I want to make this cowl for Etsy or myself if I fell in love with it. I will wait and see after I make it. The color will be blue/purple/white multi-colors yarn. It is Madelinetosh 80/10/10 . It is so hard to find this yarn because I think that it is discontinued. So I ordered from the seller on the Ravelry, that she is selling. I got my chance to buy before it is too late. So I set up my account on paypal. I was surprised how it was so easy. I looked up my bank account. It's so quickly pended the money. I am thinking that I am going to enjoy it.

I am going to make this cowl: Unfold by Yuliya Tkacheva. 

Ah, before I forget, I got my business cards for Etsy.

It is one page. One on front and one is on the back. I have 500 cards. I am all set for Etsy. I already opened the new bank account just for Etsy. My own mini shop business. JennaLoveYarn.etsy.com



Happy Friday. Not for me, my husband is working double shifts today to tomorrow. He has a lot of overtime work this week that which it is not normal. But more money to come home, yay!

Finished and Quotes

I finished the projects above. I need to knit another socks before christmas arrive. Oh yes, Christmas will be here than you think. Because it is already spring and sun is staying longer. I can't decide if I should to sell the shawl with the beads on my etsy shop. 

That reminds me that I want to knit Brantley the socks too. 

Since I stepped out of my comfort zone a few weeks ago. I am glad I did it. I needed something different. So lately, I have been reading the quotes to help me to get through. Quotes are the best and fit in the world for me. 

I ordered the car humidifier. It included air humidifier and oil diffuser. I love it so much. I am planning to order for Derek's truck to save it. I am thinking about to buy this for christmas presents. Black Friday is the best place to order these to save some of money. It costs me $32.00. The oils are not included. I buy the oils from Nature Grocers. I love this shop. You will enjoying it, I promise! It'll be good for winter season. Oh my, I just can't believe that winter is almost gone. Spring is almost has been sprung. See, I told you that Christmas will be here tomorrow.

Kids

I took this immediately when I thought of this girl with a dog. It's so precious. It's happened last Christmas of 2015.

Haha, oh Emma! She is getting big girl everyday. She was playing with her doll's pacifier. 

Wyatt joined the Scout. It's his first derby race car. His grandpa Thorup helped with him to built the car. I love how Wyatt puts his popcorn in his belt. He won in 3rd place. 

The kids were building the snow cave. Almost succeeded. But We are proud of them. 

They are proudly fans of Broncos on Super Bowl 50. 

We were at friend's house for Super Bowl 50. We also brought the kids with us. 

We went to Eastridge park to slid down with the tube. We did went too. I was out of shaping but it was good one. It's free than go to ski company.

Oh Derek! He took a photo of me while I was knitting. I wore Derek's hat from his coat to help dim my eyes from the sun. It was so bright outside. 

Derek is being a goofy to take a picture of Emma while they were cooking Mac and Cheese. 

Ah, what a good memories. Enjoy it.

A Little Big Change

Feeling: nervous, anxious. 

Wanting: back to the old life.

Needing: a comfort with by pets

Thinking: still too much overthinking 

The reasons why I posted these above is: 

My dad is retired from a teacher, but he just got a new job: calebas (spelling?). That means he will have to work on weekend and on summertime and nothing like what teachers, their schedule of school- no school, summer break, spring break, Christmas break, etc. it's hitting me a little. I used to this since I was junior high school. Before became a teacher, he was worked in the hospital with mental illnesses people. 

I'm nervous and anxious, because my neighbor sold their house. The new owner just moved in. Their SUVs is parking on my front yard. I wasn't happy about it. Matt and Devery Jeppesen were building their house in Smithfield. I don't know why. 

I need a pet to cuddle. The kids are getting annoying from me when I was trying to cuddle them. They are growing up so fast. So it's time for to adopt the pet, so I can cuddle. Derek is busy with his job, like a normal for husband and father. He's still cuddling with me but I need more. 

Old life back- dad remains at teacher, the neighbor remain owner, but life is always changing. I'm hoping this won't affect me hard than it needs to be. 

Overthinking- too many stuffs in my mind. My mind needs a maid to clean up. 

I don't like change life. 

Anyway, I knit. Always knitting. I started this winterlong cowl. 

Well, I need to be an early bird in the morning. Good night.