Brrrr....

It's just plain cold around here recently.  We got some really nice snow on Thursday and it was mostly melted by yesterday late afternoon.  Anything left is frozen now.  Unfortunately, the children didn't get to play in it.  Tabi and Noah are still fighting these upper respiratory viruses and we NEED them to get completely well again.

I did manage to update my personal Flikr gallery today with some more recent photos.  We've spent most of our time since Josiah's arrival just trying to adjust to our newest blessing and get into a decent routine that works.  And, I won't even pretend that we're really getting much sleep... we're not.  However, we know that this is a phase and we will survive and eventually get more sleep again... probably in another 18 years.  ;-)

While Tabitha napped, Noah went with his dad this afternoon so that both of them could get much-needed hair cuts.  Eliana has watched a VeggieTale movie and Sillyville while I enjoyed some time sitting here knitting.  Josiah has been up and down.  He's very content as long as he's nursing and/or being held.

I am about 40% finished with this pair of longies for Josiah.  Then, I'm going to work on some soakers and coordinating knit booties.  So far, I'm doing good in the stash game... I haven't bought any yarn.  But, I also haven't gotten much knitting done.  I'm really wishing I could get some of Joyce's Satellite yarn in a sock-weight.  I think it would make a gorgeous funky pair of socks.  Of course, I'll have to wait until March to ask her for some... so that I don't blow my stash game ambitions.  :-)

The rest of today is going to be spent playing with the children and preparing for our weekly trek to church tomorrow.  I have diaper laundry started.  I have to get everything ready for the diaper bag for Tabi and Josiah (diapers, spare clothing, food, etc.).  I also have to gather and set out the clothing for all of the children.  Then, I'm going to enjoy whatever time I can knitting.

I'm also beginning to plan my next stocking at MudpieBabies.  I'm thinking that I'm going to offer a variety of yp (you pick) size and closure of plain colored PUL AIOs and covers.  So, no embroidery or special options.  This might help a few more people to be able to try MPBs at a more reasonable cost.  Then, I'll offer a couple of specials with embroidery at the next stocking.  I'm thinking that this first stocking will be early-to-mid February and the next one will be near the end of February.  It depends on how well things are going around here.

We are also beginning to work on preparing the house to once again go on the sales market.  We need to do massive decluttering, cleaning and painting.  And, we have to find a way to replace the nasty carpeting.  I'm praying that our tax return is enough to more-than cover what we need to get done.  Once this house sells, we will use the proceeds to pay off our debt completely and use the rest as a down payment on a place back in Manassas.  We aren't even going to look out there until we have an offer on this place.  And, it's all a matter of trust and faith.  If this is truly what God wants us to do... HE will provide the buyer and the price that we need for this place... and what we need in Manassas.

Time to go... I hear the littlest piglet beckoning.

Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) ~ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.