August 2009 « Redshirt Knitting

RT @gregerskine: ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS DOGS IN THE PARK / NOW THERES ONLY DOGS IN THE PARK / NOTHING I CAN DO / TOTALLY DOGS IN THE PA… about 1 hour ago
Slow Cooker Sunday: Kalua pork @RachaelHerron tweeted about last week. Pork shoulder, salt, 1/2 bottle liquid smoke, 12 hours on low. YUM! about 1 hour ago
Sims Sunday: Party time, excellent! http://t.co/y0drHzVkCA about 4 hours ago
@BrandyGrabow It starts a little slow, but each episode builds on the ones that came before it. about 4 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
@kniterrupted it is as doomed as it is poorly lit. about 6 hours ago in reply to kniterrupted
Why am I going to Target on a Sunday afternoon? What is wrong with me? Whose idea was this? about 6 hours ago
Got caught up on Hannibal last night. It's a smart, fascinating, disgusting show and I'm sure it will be cancelled soon, which is a shame. about 8 hours ago
Reading a book about an evil dr who starved her patients to death. It's making me hungry. http://t.co/UfBHvl4CdC about 10 hours ago
@advicemonkey Killed my first mouse in a snap trap. Opted not to take a Polaroid. about 10 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
Seriously? "It is hard to shake the sense that the book is the work of a man, so cool is the narrative voice" http://t.co/Dk8n96Udpx about 13 hours ago

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Sir Half-A-Sock, At Your Service

By Erika, on August 31st, 2009

Here’s where I ran out of yarn for this pair of socks.

Of all the rotten luck.

Sims Sunday: Jerboa’s Big Move

By Erika, on August 30th, 2009

Jerboa is such a studious child. She does her homework every day after school, without any help or prompting.

If you’ve ever wondered what it means to be a Sim with the “Light Sleeper” trait, it is this: even if you’re sleeping in a completely separate building, you still wake up when the baby . . . → Read More: Sims Sunday: Jerboa’s Big Move

My Organize, Let Me Show You It

By Erika, on August 26th, 2009

Back when I blogged about the desk shelving I built, Ayla said “I want another blog-honest picture in exactly one month.” Your wish is my command!

Not bad, right?

I want to make it clear that I’m not posting this to point out what an awesome and capable person I am. We’ve all run . . . → Read More: My Organize, Let Me Show You It

Chicken Update

By Erika, on August 24th, 2009

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the eggs are starting to be laid on a regular basis. I get at least two a day, sometimes three. However, they are all still quite small – about half the size of a regular egg. It’s kind of annoying to have to crack five or six eggs just . . . → Read More: Chicken Update

Sims Sunday: A Confusion Of Birthdays

By Erika, on August 23rd, 2009

I understand now why I stopped having a proper number of children in each generation, and why I never bothered with birthdays. The entire last week was nothing but BIRTHDAY CHAOS. With eight people in the Alphabetti household, there were so many birthdays going that I had to start throwing combination birthday parties.

. . . → Read More: Sims Sunday: A Confusion Of Birthdays