Tama viikko / This week

Lomalta paluu arkeen on tapahtunut oikeastaan ihan ok. Paivat ovat niin paljon hiljaisempia ja rauhallisempia kun toinen neiti on koulussa. On ollut kylla aika vasynytta tyttoa kun kotiin on paassyt.
Mina puolestani olen varkannyt sukat. Ne sateenkaarisukat joita jo aloittelinkin jossain vaiheessa mutta purin sitten kun jalki oli mita oli. No, nyt on sateenkaaret valmiina ilostuttamaan paivia jalassa. Kunhan saatais viela se toinenkin sukka kayttoon niin kaikki hyvin. Lastassa tai buutsissa villasukka on liian kuuma. :(
Ja noista mun hilavitkuttimista puheenollen.... pikainen kurkistus jalan tilanteeseen. Olen seurannut kirjaimellisesti laakarin ohjeita ja lepuuttanut jalkaa niin paljon kuin vain voin ja se on yllattavan paljon tassa sirkuksessa. Okei, ne pari kertaa oli pakko lumitoissa olla ja siitahan jalka ei tykannyt ollenkaan. En voi vielakaan pistaa painoa kantapaalle. :( Eli jalka ei varsinaisesti ole parempi. Jos pitaisi sano etta onko vai ei niin sanoisin etta ihan vahan parempi. Aina valilla on paiva, jolloin se tuntuu jo ihan inhimilliselta, mutta sitten ollaan taas samassa vanhassa. Mutta ei tammosta voi jatkua pitkaan. Soitinkin laakariin (niin kuin sanoi etta jos ei ole viidessa viikossa parempi ota yhteytta) ja sain ajan maanantaille, jolloin paikalla on myos joku jalka- ja nilkkaexpertti, joka katsoo tata koipea. Alkaa olemaan henkisesti aika rankkaa kun ei paase normaalisti liikkumaan ja tekemaan asioita. Talla viikolla kavin kirjastossa kun oli pakko palauttaa kirjoja ja eilen hain tyton tanssitunnilta (sai kyydin sinne). Siina on taman viikon "ulkoilut". Alkaa vahan tympimaan tama elamanmeno. Jalka on siis saatava kuntoon.
Onneksi yksi ystava kavi eilen taalla moikkaamassa minua. Syotiin yhdessa aamiainen (molemmat siis pisti lapsen kouluun ja sitten oli aitien + yksi pikkuneiti oma aamupala kaikessa rauhassa. Oli ihana saada hopottaa jonkun toisen aikuisen kanssa. Mieheni on tehnyt talla viikolla ymparipyoreeta paivaa eli ei ole pahemmin kerennyt puhelemaan.
Nyt pitaisi sitten keksia seuraava kasityprojekti. :) Ei kun inspitraatiota etsimaan ravelrysta ja pinterestista.

Return to school has happened quite successfully. Days are much more quiet and calm now the Big Miss is back in school. She's been pretty tired this week when she gets home.
I have kept busy knitting socks. I'm talking about those rainbow socks that I started at one point and then took it apart as I didn't like how my knitting looked. Now they are ready to cheer me up. I only need the other foot out of the boot and splint as a woollen sock is too warm in them. :(
Talking about my fancy footwear.... a little look to my situation with the foot. I've meticulously followed the instructions the doctor gave me and rested the foot as much I possibly can  and it's been surprisingly lot in this circus. I admit I had to do the snow those few times and my foot did not like it at all. I still cannot put weight on my heel. :( So the foot is not really any better. If I had to say is it better at all then I would say just a tiny bit better. Every once in a while there's been a day that it has actually felt quite good. And then we're back to square one. But I cannot go on like this. I called the doctor (as she said to call if the foot wasn't better in 5 weeks) and I got a time for Monday. There will also be another doctor to consult. Some foot and ankle expert. This is getting to be mentally quite hard as I cannot move normally or do things normally and there's really no sign of the foot getting better. Today I had to go to the library to return some books and yesterday I picked up Big Miss from her dance class (someone was kind enough to take her there). That's my this weeks outings. Otherwise I've been at home resting the foot. I just have to get this better.
Luckily a friend of mine came over yesterday morning for breakfast. It was so nice to be able to talk to an adult. My husband has been working long hours so haven't seen him really enough to talk about anything.
Now I need next knitting/crochet project. :) I'll be headed to Ravelry and Pinterest for inspiration.

Sinnesfrid

Se on valmis!!! Siis ihan oikeesti kaikkinensa, nappeineen, paattelyineen, pingotuksineen valmis. Minun Sinnesfrid-liivi. Mutta olipahan kivinen tie. Varsinkin alku. Ohjeessa ei sitten loppupeleissa ollutkaan mitaan vikaa vaan vika oli neulojan korvien valissa. :( Yksinkertaisesti ei voinut ajatella mitaan muuta tai katsoa telkkua ennen kuin kaikki lisaykset oli lopulta oikeissa paikoissa eika yhtaan ollut unohtunut. Kuinkas monta kertaa aloitin sen alusta? Nelja? Viisi? En edes muista.
Tykkaan kovasti liivista. Olisin voinut pingottaa sen pikkasen enemmankin. No, ensimmaisen pesun jalkeen sitten katsotaan uusiksi. Ainoa asia, mika jai harmittamaan oli etta ohjeen mukaan paattelin viimeisen kerroksen oikealla. Olisi pitanyt tehda se joustavaksi. Meikalaisen lantio kun olikin leveampi just siita liivin helmasta kuin liivi itse tahtoo ja nyt alimmat napit meinaa vetaa ihan vakisin ennemman tai vahemman. Ei kylla yhtaan huvittaisi ruveta sita purkamaan. Eli katsotaan ensimmaisen pesun jalkeen sitten mika on tilanne.

It's finished!!! I mean actually with all the buttons, finishings, and blocking! My Sinnesfrid- vest. But oh what a rocky road it was. Especially the beginning. There was nothing wrong with the pattern in the end. The problem was in between my ears. :( I just had to concentrate on knitting and do nothing, think nothing else but what I was doing so that I could add all needed increases where they belonged. How many times did I start it from the beginning? Four? Five? I cannot even remember.
I really like the vest. I should have blocked it a bit wider. After the first washing I'll block it again. The only thing slightly niggling at the back of my head is the binding off. I did it knit wise as asked in the pattern. I should have made it stretchy. My hips are wider where the hem lies than the vest is and the bottom buttons are pulling. I really do not want to undo the last row. So I'll see how it behaves after first washing.

Koiruus / Doggy-woggy

Meidan vanha ukko, itepainen pontto-orvelo, tykkaa nukkua siella missa on pehmeaa ja/tai lamminta. Mieluiten tietysti peiton, aamutakin, tai jonkun muun vaatekappaleen alla kollien. Sohvalle jos istahtaa niin kylkiainen on hetkessa paikalla. :) Nukkuisi sangyssa jo antaisi mutta en anna kun hautautuu ensin peiton alle ja sitten kun tulee kuumea kompii pois ja tata samaa ravia jatkuu koko yon. Niin on mamman poika kun vain voi olla. Mun myyriainen on mun ensimmainen "lapsi" ja kovin on rakas! ♥ ♥ ♥

Our old man, stubborn grandpa, likes to sleep where it's soft and/or warm. Preferably he'll sleep under a quilt, under a dressing gown or another piece of clothing forgotten on the sofa. If I sit on the sofa I'll immediately have a little "klingon" glued to my side. :) He would sleep in our bed if we let him. He will busy himself under the duvet and when he gets too hot he will come out and sleep on top of it and then go back under it again.... and will do this through the night. He's such a mummy's boy. My doxie is my first "child" and oh so dear! ♥ ♥ ♥

Viikon teema: sairaus / Theme of the week: sickness

Luulisi etta lomalla olisi aikaa kirjoitella blogia. Ei ainakaan taalla silla meilla sairastelut jatkuu. Ensin siis isommalla oli vatsatauti, josta paastiin eroon aika nopeasti, ma aamuna pysyi jo sitten ruoka ja juoma sisalla.  Tiistaina samainen neiti mainitsi iltapaivalla etta korvaan sattuu. Illalla korvakipua jo itkettiin. Yolla piti antaa lisaa ibuprofeiinia kun molemmat korvat olivat kipeat. Aamusta soitto laakariin ja niihan se sitten oli etta molemmissa korvissa korvatulehdus. OU JEE! No, saatiin antibiootit ja ne on nyt jo helpottanut oloa. Onneksi. Nyt vaan sitten toivotaan ettei tule muuta. Pikkuneiti haluaisi kanssa vaaleanpunaista laaketta ja tulee kertomaan minulle kuinka korvaan sattuu ja menee jaakaapille laaketta hakemaan. Mita isosisko edella sita pikkusisko perassa.
Tiistaina tuli taasen lunta sellaiset 25cm. Eilen viela pari senttia lisaa ja nyt sitten loppuviikko menee plussan puolella aika reilustikin. Tanaan +8C ja huomenna pitaisi olla +11, sataa vetta ja ukkostakin on lupailtu. Ja on kylla aikamoista taa saa taalla. Laidasta laitaan. Mutta lumi kylla saa kyytia jos on noin lamminta ja viela sadetta pukkaa.
Neulomukset on edenneet. Kohta on mun Sinnesfrid liivi valmis. Nappilistat puuttuu, viimeistelyt, blokkaus (mikakohan se on suomeksi, muotoon hoyryttaminen ja napit kiinni. Joskos tanaan saisin blokkausta vailla valmiiksi. Toivossa on hyva elaa.
Kylla oli taman tekeminen vaantoa. Alku varsinkin. Kunhan siita paastiin niin sitten kylla rullasi mukavasti. Jos liivi on niin kiva kuin ajattelen niin voisi mahdollisesti toisenkin tekemista harkita. :D Taidan olla vahan hullu. Ehka vahan enemmankin.

You would think that I'd had time to write the blog during the winter holiday. Well not really as we got rid of one sickness only to get another one. First was the tummy bug which we passed relatively quickly. On Monday Big Miss was able to drink and eat. :) On Tuesday same Miss told me her ear was hurting. In the evening she was crying as the pain was so intense. In the morning a call to the doctor's office to get a time and not a surprise: infection in both ears. GREAT! Well, we got antibiotics and they are doing their job and she's now nearly pain free. What a relief. Now I'm hoping there's nothing else. Little Miss wants pink medicine like her sister gets so she comes to me once in a while telling how her ear hurts and then skips to the fridge to get medicine. What ever bigger one does the little one follows.
We got more snow on Tuesday, again about 25cm. Few more cm yesteday and now it's supposed to be plus degrees for the rest of the week. Today +8C, tomorrow +11C, rain and even thunder in the forecast. The weather here is quite something. It's from one extreme to the other.  But at least the snow will melt some if it's this warm and rain on top.
Knitting is going well. Soon my Sinnesfrid vest is ready. I'm missing button bands, finishing and blocking. I'm hoping to get it done today and leave the blocking for weekend. Hoping for the best. This whole vest has been such a process. Especially the beginning. When I finally got over that then it went smoothly to the end. If the vest is as nice as I think it will be then I might even consider making another one. :D I think I'm a bit crazy. Maybe a bit more than a just a bit.

Loman aloitus / Holiday start

Isompi neiti on talvilomalla. Ei koulua ensi viikolla. Ihania hitaita aamuja vaikka joudunkin heraaman pikkuneidin kanssa kuuden jalkeen. Mutta ei tarvitse hotkyilla minnekaan. Voi rauhassa juoda aamuteen tai kaksikin yokkareissa ennen kuin ryhdistaytyy pukeutumaan paivan koitoksiin. Tanaan isomman neidin piti paasta luokkakaverin synttareille elokuviin mutta suunnitelmat muuttuivat nopeasti aamupaivasta. Oksupoksu yokotys tuli meille kylaan. :( Nyt siis 1/4 pedissa. Toivottavasti muut saastytaan mutta varaudun pahimpaan. Reppana oli niin pettynyt ettei paassyt kaverin synttareille. Ma mina suren puolestani etta joudun perumaan huomisen marttakerhoilun, jonka piti olla meilla. En uskalla riskeerata etta osallistujat vievat popon mennessaan koteihinsa. 

Eilen tuli taasen lunta noin 20cm. HUH! Siis ihan oikeesti. Nyt vois ihan oikeesti riittaa. Tiistaille luvattu TAAS lisaa. Ens viikolle on luvattu myos plussa-asteita eli joskos edes vahan naita lumia sulaisi. (Lumikuva on otettu viime viikolla samanlaisena aurinkoisena paivana kuin tanaan. Tanaan kuvassa olevan penkin istuin osa on reilusti lumen alla.)

Neulomismojo taisi loytya. YES! Se tuli takaisin hanta koipien valissa. Ja mikas sen mukavampaa nyt kun kerran on lomaviikko edessa ja me ei oikein paasta minnekaan. Tylsa viikko siis tiedossa. Tylsa ehka tytoille muttei niinkaan mulle. Tosin voi olla etta ma revin hiukset paasta viikon lopulla naitten kahden kanssa. ;) 

Big Miss started her winter holiday. No school next week. Lovely slow mornings even though I have to get up with Little Miss after six. At least I don't have to rush. I can have a cup of tea or two in peace in my PJ's before getting dressed for the day.

Today Big Miss was supposed to go to a birthday party at the movies but our plans changed very quickly in the morning. She was sick. Twice. :( (Twice more later the day.) So now I have 1/4 in bed. I hope the rest of us will be spared but I'm preparing for the worse. Poor thing was so disappointed that she had to miss the party. I on the other hand am quite disappointed that I had to cancel our weekly crafty meeting as it was supposed to be at our place. I cannot risk the ladies taking the bug to their homes.

We got more snow yesterday! AGAIN! Come on, now it's quite enough. But to our joy more snow forecasted for Tuesday. But also plus degrees so hopefully some of this snow would melt. (The snow picture was taken last week on a similar beautiful sunny day. However, today the sitting bit of the bench in the picture is covered by few inches.)

And it must have been my lucky day yesterday as my knitting mojo returned. Couldn't be better timing as we have a week ahead of us where I'll be home with the girls. It's going to be a boring week for the girls as I cannot really take them anywhere. Maybe we'll try the library one day. Could be with these two that I'll be pulling my hair out by the end of the week. ;)

Ystava / Friend

Ystavyys on sellainen ukko,
jolla on kadessa avain ja lukko.
Niilla se sitoo ystavat yhteen,
niin kuin maamies pellolla lyhteen.

Hyvaa ystavanpaivaa kaikille!

PS: Nama kuvat on otettu ystavani luona, jossa kavin tyttojen kanssa keskiviikkona kylassa.

In Finland Valentine's Day is more of celebrating friendship. This is a little traditional poem from my home country Finland about friendship. The kind you would write in your friends notebook. I'll try to loosely translate it for you to get the gist of it.

Friendship is the kind of man,
who has a key and a lock in his hand,
With those he will tie friends together
as a farmer a bunch of hay on his field.

Happy Valentines' day to everyone!

PS: These pictures have been taken at my friend's place where the girls and I visited on Wed. Merci mon ami! :)

Lajia / Piles

Tanaan olen katsellut kaikenmoisia lajia. Lumilajia eniten. Pyykkilajia. Kangaslajia.
Meillekin saapui sitten TAAS lumimyrsky, joka on aiheuttanut kaaosta ensin etelassa ja nyt sitten siis taalla. Koulua ei ollut. No, tytot sai olla yokkareissa niin pitkaan kuin halusivat. Ihanan hidas aamu. Aamupaivasta oli pakko menna lumitoihin. Rakas ukkoni teki toita kotoota muttei paassyt irti telekonferenssista, jossa oli. Yksikseni koikkaloin koipeni kanssa. Lunta oli siina vaiheessa noin 5cm eli ei kamalan paha mutta oli ihan tarpeeksi painavaa. Pari tuntia myohemmin mentiin uudestaan ja HUPS siella olikin sellaiset 30cm. Siina menikin sitten koko perheelta pari tuntia etta saatiin piha puhtaaksi. Jalka huutaa hallelujaa mutta ei voi mitaan. Oli pakko auttaa.
Pyykkilajiakin tuli katseltua ja kasiteltya. Noh, niita riittaa eika niista sen enempaa mutta sitten ne kangaslajat. Ah ihanuutta. Olen saanut hyppysiini nyt useapia ihanuuksia. Osa sellaisia, jotka olen tilannut aikoja sitten mutta tulleet nyt vasta viime aikoina. Laja oli aikamoinen ja niita olen nyt sitten pessyt valmiiksi ompelua varten. Sunnitelmat pyorii paassa. Koskakohan paasis toteuttamaan? :D

I've been looking at all kinds of piles today. Mostly snow piles. But also laundry piles and fabric piles. We got AGAIN a snow storm. The same one that has been creating havoc down south. School was out so another snow day. Well, the girls got to stay in their PJ's as long as they wanted. Lovely slow morning. I had to go and do the snow around 11am. My beloved husband was working from home but was stuck in a teleconference. So I was out there with my foot, hobbling. At that point there was about 5cm of snow. Fine, no problems but it was heavy enough. Couple of hours later we went again and WHOP there was a FOOT of snow. Well, it took the whole family 2 hours to clear the drive. My foot is screaming but it cannot be helped. I had to help.
I looked at some laundry piles and did something to them. Well those piles are never ending and I won't say more about them but then the fabric piles. Oh bliss! I have been able to get my hands on several beauties. Part of them are such that I've ordered a while ago but only now got them in my hands. The pile is quite a big and now I've been washing them few at a time to be ready to sewn. Lots of plans in my head. I wonder when I'll be able to start doing something about them? :D

Mojo kateissa / Missing mojo

Mun neulemojo on ihan selkeesti hyljannyt mut. Aikana jolloin ehdottomasti sita tarvitsisin. Erittain epahuomaavaista ja -ystavallista tuollainen kaytos etta hippaloitsee muille maille ilmoittamatta asiasta mitaan. Ja mina kun taalla sohvalla tartteisin justiinsa sita mojoa.
Noh aloitetaan mun todellisesta murheen kryynista. Loysin netin syovereista Sinnefrid liivin, johon ihastuin ja halusin ehdottomasti tehda sen. Luin ohjeen ja totesin etta kylla tama onnistuu ei hataa. Langat loysin sielta ihansta lankakaupasta jonka loysin askettain. Hetimiten oitis piti paasta kokeilemaan... No siihen se sitten tossaskin. Olen nyt aloittanut ja purkanut tekeleen nelja kertaa. Onneksi en ole paassyt pidemmalle kuin 24 rivia. Mutta arsyttaa silti. En ole mikaan nopea neuloja ja sehan tassa potuttaakin kun aikaa mokomaan on tuhrautunut vaikka kuinka ja paljon. Nyt ei taaskaan silmukat tasmaa ja pitais ruveta purkamaan. Pitais purkaa ainakin sellaiset 500 silmukkaa niin etta varmasti paasee kohtaan, jossa ollaan taasen paikassa, jossa varmasti on kaikki ihan oikein. Mulla alkaa olemaan sellainen viha-rakkaussuhde tahan tyohon. Haluaisin tehda sen ihan ehdottomasti mutta toisaalta haluaisin heittaa sen nurkkaan ja antaa olla siella. :( Jotenkin on sellainen idiotti-olo, en yksinkertaisesti tunnu osaavan nyt seurata tata ohjetta ollenkaan. Tai siis osaan seurata mutta huomaan etta jos ajatusten antaa vahaakaan harhailla niin jo jotain menee pieleen. Hidasta hidasta puuhaa. Eika ole ollut yhtaan rentouttavaa.
Varkkasin mina pikkuneidille pipon. Siinakin meni aikaa vaikka kuinka, aina keskeytettiin ja nyt se pipo on sitten odottanut reilun viikon etta saisin siihen aikaiseksi punaiset pompulat. Ei ole iskenyt inspis niiden tekemiseen.

My knitting mojo has definitely abandoned me. And on a time when I especially need it. This kind of behaviour from my mojo is extremely impolite and unfriendly. Especially as it didn't have the courtesy to let me now that it was going to  disappear. And I do need my mojo back, sitting on the sofa trying to entertain myself and my foot.
Lets start with the truly pitiful story. I found the Sinnesfrid pattern while surfing and fell in love and really wanted to do it. I read the pattern to make sure I would be able to do it and indeed it was not too challenging. The yarn I got from that lovely yarn shop I told you about earlier. Had to try it immediately...... Well, that's where things started going wrong. I have now started and taken it all apart four times, and started it again for the fifth time. Luckily I have not gotten past 24 rows. But it's still annoying. I'm not a quick knitter and it's really really getting at me that I've used hours and hours trying to get this thing done. With the time I've spent to start this I probably would be half way already.  Again I found out that the stitch count is not right and I would have undo about 500 stitches to be again in a spot that I know is correct. I'm starting to have a love-hate relationship with this UFO (un-finished-object). I really do want to make it but I also want to throw it in the corner and let it live there with the dust bunnies. :( I feel like an incompetent idiot. I just don't seem to be able to follow the pattern. Actually I do know how to follow the pattern but if I let my thoughts wonder at all something goes wrong. Slow going. And not relaxing at all at this point.
I did make a hat for Little Miss. I managed to use lots of time for that too as I got interrupted again and again and again.... Now the hat has been waiting more than a week for me to make red pompoms for it. No inspiration so far.

Taas tulvii / It's flooding again

Siis lunta on tulvillaan raikas talvisaa. Eilen sitten humpsautti n12h aika 40cm lunta. Just. En paase ulos ottamaan kuvia ihanasta raikkaasta paivasta. Aurinko paistaa. Hanki kimmeltaa timantteja. Ja sunnuntaille on luvattu lisaa. Just.
Eilen oli siis lumipaiva, eika koulua. Lumityot tehtiin ainakin 5 kertaa. Valilla pakkashotoa ja valilla markaa ja painavaa. Ei osannut ollenkaan paatta mita sielta taivaalta tulee. Ei olis pitanyt menna ulos taman koiven kanssa. Otti nokkiinsa tosi pahasti. Itku tuli kun illalla tata yritin sitten "jaadyttaa". Kaveleminen ilman mun seksikasta toppostani ei tullut kuuloonkaan. ARGH! Tanaan ihan vahan parempi yollisen venytyksen jalkeen muttei kauheesti. Tanaan pikkuneiti on saanut luvan kanssa katsoa ihan liikaa telkkaria (onhan tuo valilla tehnyt palapelejakin) kun mina olen nokottanyt sohvalla kiltisti lasta jalassa ja valilla laittanut kylmaa ja venyttanyt. Voi kun voisi olla koko paivan nain mutta pitaa menna hoitamaan isompi neiti tanssitunnilta pois. Saa koulusta kyydin sinne onneksi.
Eilinen meni siis kotona. Miehen toimistokin oli suljettu ja teki siis toita kotoota kasin. Onneksi niin. Tytot leikkivat keskenaan suurimman osan paivaa. Isompi luki kirjoja ja pelasi iPadilla kun pikkusisko nukkui. Miten muuten tuossa asennossa voi pelata??? Mina varkkasin sukkaa. Naista sukista tulee mun sadepaivan sukat. Tai sellaisen paivan sukat jolloin on mieli oikein maassa. Tasta langasta ei voi tulla kuin hyva mieli. Sateenkaarisukat. Karkkisukat.

So it's not really flooding here. We're flooded with snow. It's just that we've got sooooo much snow. YEsterday within about 12h we got 40cm of snow. Right. I cannot go outside to photograph the gorgeous sunny and bright white day we have today. The snow is full of diamonds. And they forecast more snow for Sunday. Right.
Yesterday we had a snow day. Meaning no school. We did the snow five times. Sometimes it was fluffy and sometimes wet, heavy snow. It just couldn't decide what to throw at us. I shouldn't have gone out to help my husband. My foot did not like it at all and now I'm paying for it. I had tears in my eyes when I was trying to ice this in the evening. Walking/hobbling was out of question without the boot and. ARGH! Today it's slightly better after nights worth of stretching but not so much that you could be really happy about it. So, today Little Miss has been watching way too much tv/films with my permission (she has done puzzles in between) while I've been sitting put on the sofa either with the splint on, icing the foot or stretching it. I wish I could be like this all day but I can't. I have to go get Big Miss from her dance lesson. At lest she got a ride from school to there.
So, yesterday was a home day for all. My husband's office was closed and he was working from home. The girls were playing nicely together most of the day. Big Miss read books and played on the iPad while her sister was napping. Can you tell me how can anyone play in that position??? I was knitting a sock. These socks will be my rainy day socks. Down in the dumps -day socks. This yarn just makes me smile. Rainbow socks. Sweets socks.

Elainkauppaa ja kirjastoa /Pet store and library day

Piti kayda hakemassa lisaa koiranruokaa. Elainkauppaan meno on aina ohjelmanumero. Ennen kuin mennaan sita ruokaa sielta kaupan peralta edes etsimaan niin pitaa tarkistaa mita elaimia kaupasta loytyy ja mita ne touhuaa. Tanaan nahtiin fretteja, marsuja, hamstereita, undulaatteja, hiiria, rottia, kilpikonnia, erakkorapuja, erilaisia kaloja ja pari sisiliskoa. Hiiret olikin mukavia katsella kun oli kovasti vilinaa. Olivat kehittaneet ruuhkan juoksupyoraan. Se oli niin taynna hiiria paallekain kuin pyoraan vaan mahtui ja osa yritti toiseen suuntaan ja osa toiseen. No eihan se mihinkaan liikkunut. :) Pienen ihmisen ilo oli taattu kun sai kaikkia naita otuksia tutkailla.
Kirjastoonkin oli pakko menna palauttamaan edelliset lainat seka uutama uusia kun ei mamma ole saanut aikaiseksi lukea tarpeeksi.  Kirjastossa lastenosastolla on pieni kilppari nimelta Murphy. Lapset rakastavat Murphya. Kaikki kayvat aina moikkaamassa Murphyn kun tulevat sinne. Kiva kuunnella "Hi Murphy!" "Hello Murphy!" huudahduksia lasten tullessa ja tottakai Murphy pitaa hyvastella kun pois lahdetaan.
Isompi neiti oli loytanyt kirjahyllynsa perukoilta Shakespearen tarinat nuorille (ok, ei ehka ihan viela seitsemanvuotiaalle). Ilmoitti haluavansa lukea ne kaikki. Okei. No, mina rupesin sitten niita kirjoja katsomaan. Romeo ja Julia, Henry V, Antonio ja Kleopatra, Kesayon unelma, Macbeth, Hamlet, Myrsky, Loppiaisaatto. Hmmmmm. Annoin luvan Kesayon unelmaan. Epailen ettei tykkaa mutta kokeilkoot. Muihin sanoin etta joutuu pistamaan viela takaisin hyllyyn ja odottamaan pari vuotta selitettyani minka takia. Olen vielakin ihan hakeltynyt etta neiti toi minulle Shakespearen kirjat ja haluaa ehdottomasti lukea ne. Oli nimittain aika pettynyt kun selitin miksi en halunnut viela muita lukevan. Meidan neiti. Lukee Shakespearea seitsenvuotiaana. :O

Going to the pet store is always such a treat for Little Miss. Before we go even looking for the food at the back of the store we always check all the animals and what they are doing. Today we saw frets, hamsters, guinea pigs, budgies, mice, rat, turtles, hermit crabs, all kinds of fish and few lizards. The mice were fun to watch as they were so active. They had created a traffic jam in their running wheel. There were so many mice in the wheel and all trying to go different directions that the wheel was completely "stuck" and not moving at all. :)  Oh the joy of Little Miss seeing these small animals.
We had to go to the library as well to return some books and renew few that this mummy had had not time to read. In our library's children's department there's a little turtle called Murphy. Murphy lives there are all the children love him. It's so much fun to hear all the " Hi Murphy!" "Hello Murphy!" greetings when children come in and of course they say good bye when leaving.
Big Miss had found from the back of her book shelf a set of junior Shakespeare books (well not quite for a 7-year-olds). She announced wanting to read them all. OK. Well, I started looking at the books and leafing them to determine the language and detail of the story. Romeo and Juliet, Antonio and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, The Tempest, Twelfth Night. Hmmmm. I gave her permission to read the A Midsummer Night's Dream. The other's I told she would have to put back in the shelf and wait for few years after explaining why. I'm still quite flabbergasted that Big Miss brought me the Shakespeare stories wanting to desperately read them. Our Miss. Reading Shakespeare at 7 years of age. :O

Lankataivas / Yarn heaven

Lauantaina kavimme ystavani kanssa lankakaupassa, jonka olemassaolosta meilla ei viela pari viikkoa sitten ollut yhtaan mitaan. Kyseessa on Hub Mills yarn store, joka sijaitsee kylla sellaisessa paikassa etta jos kyseista kaupaa ei tieda niin ei kylla sita loydakaan. Teollisuusalueen perimmaisessa nurkassa.
Mutta se on tahan saakka paras lankakauppa, jossa olen taalla ollut. Paljon tunnettuja lankamerkkeja Madelinetoshista, Norosta, Malabrigosta aina Millamia:aan. Ja niin paljon muuta. Varivalikoimat eivat ole kehuttavat. Heille tulee jotain jaamaeria jostain ja muita ei tilata. Itse asiassa kauppa on taalla Massachussetissa valmisettavan lankamerkin outlet. Muut merkit ovat vahan niin kuin siina sivussa. No, ei haittaa. Paaasia etta paasee hipeltamaan. Minusta on niin hirvean vaikea ostaa lankaa ellen paase kokeilemaan milta se tuntuu kadessa. :)
Mukaan tarttui tietysti sukkalankaa, joka on kuin karkki. Ja Madelinetoshin pashmina merino muuttuu toivottavasti piakkoin Sinnesfrid liiviksi. Se olisi seuraava projekti kunhan saan pikkuneidin pipon valmiiksi.

On Saturday I went with a friend of mine to a yarn shop that we didn't know existed few weeks ago. I'm taking about Hub Mills yarn store, which is tucked away in the farthest corner of an industrial areal. If you don't know it's there you will never find it by chance.
So far it's the best yarn shop I've been here. Lots of known yarn brands e.g. Madelinetosh, Noro, Malabrigo and Millamia. And so many more. The colour choices are not the best. They get remains from somewhere and no other's are ordered. In fact the store is an outlet to a yarn that is made here in Massachusetts. The other brands are there in a minority roll but (the best part for me). It doesn't really matter. I'm glad that I can at least go and feel the yarn. I don't know how to buy yarn if I cannot touch and feel it. :)
Of course I bought some yarn: sock yarn that is like candy and some Madelinetosh Pashmina merino which till hopefully turn into Sinnesfrid vest. That's my next project after I finnish Little Miss' hat.

Viikonloppu kuvina

Kertokoot nama kuvat tasta viikonlopusta. Nyt ei muuten yksinkertaisesti jaksa.

Let these photos tell about this weekend. I just don't have the words right now.