I’m Not Winning any Popularity Contests

…at least not in White Suburban Hell.  It should be no surprise that Denver has received a TON of snow this winter, so that is the backdrop for this next heartwarming story. 
Yesterday when I went to pick up DQ from kindergarten, I crossed the (neighborhood) street…oh the horror…without a crosswalk, during which this interaction took [...]

What the children shall be called

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Originally uploaded by spuncrack.

My husband (haven’t thought of a name for him yet) says I need to give the kids pseudonyms to protect their identity. Henceforth the one that is female will be DQ for Drama Queen (for reasons that will be [...]

Handsome Hound

Handsome Hound
Originally uploaded by spuncrack.

I figured I should add some knitting content. I Just finished Handsome Hound this afternoon for a special someone who is turning one. The pattern is Handsome Hound from the book Handknits for Kids by Lucinda Guy. He’ll be on his journey tomorrow.

I’ll figure it out eventually

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Originally uploaded by spuncrack.

And because I need to figure out how to post more than one photo in a single entry, without further ado, I present Tummy Man.

The Thing

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Originally uploaded by spuncrack.

Just thought I’d share a photo of Tummy Man being the Thing. Though the two are almost exactly the same, Tummy Man looks more like the naked guy on a totem pole, as TM himself exclaimed to us while passing a totem pole at The Denver Art Museum. Now you know. The [...]

A Thousand of times

I’ve not been putting a “first” post in here because I wasn’t quite sure how to begin.  I didn’t know if I should put a background of me or a wrap up of what this blog will be, but that’s just not me, so I’m just jumping in.  If you don’t know me, you’ll have to [...]